It's not Greece, but It's a start

Every so often one of our "friendly rivals" comes up with something worth mentioning. This one is in the "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" department.

One of the lesser publicized but major aspects that fraternities and sororities offer to their membership is undergraduate leadership development education, which is routinely provided by the diverse national fraternities and sororities. Such programs include Sigma Phi Epsilon’s Balanced Man Program, Pi Kappa Alpha’s Pike University, Phi Kappa Psi’s Men of Excellence and Pi Beta Phi’s Leading With Values.
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This year Pike University, one of North America’s leading providers of undergraduate leadership development education and a program of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, is proud to offer its first annual True Pike Challenge. The True Pike Challenge will take place June 18 to 24, at the Boulder Outdoor Survival School in Boulder, Colo. The Boulder Outdoor Survival School is the oldest and largest survival school in the world. Tuition for the challenge is being completely funded by the Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity.
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Participation in the True Pike Challenge was offered to the top 19 Pi Kappa Alpha members throughout chapters in the United States and Canada who had obtained at least Garnet standing (had attended a minimum of three Pike University events) and were not graduating seniors. Over 300 men qualified to apply for the True Pike Challenge.

Sounds a lot like the Quest to Greece, except without the ouzo.

New University Paper

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