For Parents

Information For Parents

We are honored to have your son as a member of the Pi Kappa Phi brotherhood and hope to be a monumental step in his journey into exceptional leadership. We hope you will encourage your son’s engagement with the Fraternity as he explores the opportunities available to him, forms lifelong bonds with his brothers and serves his community. You might have questions about Pi Kappa Phi and your son’s commitment – here are some common topics parents often ask. If you have additional questions, Pi Kappa Phi staff is happy to answer those and can be reached via our Contact page.

Benefits of Fraternity Life

Higher academic standards, personal-development, community building and irreplaceable friendships — these are just some of the benefits of fraternity and sorority life.

Fraternity life offers smaller communities based on shared values among a sea of new faces. It helps your son build bonds with loyal friends they can rely on for life.

And yes, it’s true. Fraternity life is a whole lot of fun. But going Greek is a process and a commitment. Your son will learn time management and discipline, expand his cultural circle and have unlimited chances to explore areas of interest, including:

  • Leadership roles
  • Financial management
  • Fundraising
  • Event planning
  • Organizational management

No matter what, he’ll learn how to be an effective leader, how to work better as a team and why it really is greater to give than to receive.

As a whole, a collegiate fraternity experience will make him a better student, brother, son and employee. On a resume, fraternity life shows that your son is a committed person with a strong moral compass.

Your Son’s Experience in Pi Kappa Phi

Below are some additional resources or links to information that will help you learn more about your son’s experience with our Fraternity.

Leadership and Education

Providing members with ongoing fraternity education is important in developing a meaningful brotherhood and also prepares members to shoulder their full responsibility as not just brothers, but l citizens. This includes leadership training opportunities, hands-on service opportunities at the chapter level and with The Ability Experience.

Pi Kappa Phi Foundation

The primary mission of the Pi Kappa Phi Foundation is to provide financial support for the leadership and education programming of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity.

Academic Success

Since our inception in 1904, our founders charted a clear path as scholars and proclaimed the importance of enhancing intellect through word and deed. Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity is committed to providing our undergraduate members with the tools and resources they need to excel in and out of the classroom.

Pi Kappa Phi Properties

The Pi Kappa Phi Properties team assists Pi Kappa Phi chapters by acquiring, constructing, improving, financing or managing housing that is competitive on their respective campuses.

Health and Wellbeing

Pi Kappa Phi encourages our members to lead healthy, constructive lifestyles. More than just good physical health, health and well-being describe a state of wellness of body and mind where your son is able to prosper and grow as an individual. 

The Ability Experience

The Ability Experience uses shared experiences to support people with disabilities and develop the men of Pi Kappa Phi into servant leaders. We do this by creating a community, one relationship at a time, where the abilities of all people are recognized and valued.

Prevention and Accountability

Pi Kappa Phi uses a comprehensive approach to risk management education, working to address the negative behaviors associated with alcohol and drug abuse, hazing and sexual abuse and harassment. Through education, training and mature adult guidance, we provide the tools to help students make good choices and understand the consequences of their choices.