The USD PIKES received the awards on Saturday, Aug. 1, at PIKE’s summer event, The Academy. The Smythe award is the highest international honor bestowed on the top percent of the 230 Pi Kappa Alpha chapters in the United States and Canada. It recognizes a chapter that has excelled and set the standard of excellence on their collegiate campus and also internationally.

During the 2014-15 academic year, the USD PIKES:

  • Donated more than $37,500 to philanthropic causes;
  • Dedicated more than 12,000 hours to community service;
  • Earned a chapter GPA of 3.1, with more than 40 men named dean’s list scholars;
  • Won numerous intramural championships;
  • Had 100 percent campus involvement among members;
  • Held more than 65 campus leadership roles;
  • Sent 71 men to international events through PIKE University, Pi Kappa Alpha’s educational arm.

“PIKE brings out the best in others” said chapter president Nathan Christensen, a fourth-year kinesiology and sport science major from Pipestone, Minnesota. “It is an honor to be part of an organization of passionate, driven and dedicated men who are always looking to make a difference.”

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