the two faces of πκα international

The Tulane chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha has gotten in trouble a lot lately — or at least trouble has bene imputed to them. Most recently, they’ve been derecognized by the university and dechartered by their international for allegedly dousing their pledges in a scalding bouillabaisse that saw the pledges hospitalized for second-degree burns and ten brothers charged with second-degree aggravated assault. But only two years ago, Pi Kappa Alpha international was firing volleys at Tulane in defense of their chapter, claiming accusations against them false, defamatory and reckless. They demanded retraction of a newspaper article implicating them date rape and sanction of the student government committee that had requested an investigation. The newspaper would admit its headline was “unfortunate” and the university quietly ignored the request. Whether defending or disowning their chapters, Pi Kappa Alpha international seems to be very much on the ball.