Editing Pi Kappa Alpha (section)

==Symbols==
The fraternity's rituals were based on those of [[Independent Order of Odd Fellows]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4htx62wIXIgC&pg=PA256|title=Conspiracy Theories and Secret Societies For Dummies|first1=Christopher|last1=Hodapp|first2=Alice Von|last2=Kannon|date=4 February 2011|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=9781118052020|access-date=26 March 2018|via=Google Books}}</ref> Its colors are garnet and old gold.<ref name=":0" /> Its symbols are the shield, diamond, dagger, and key.<ref name=":0" /> Its flower is the lily of the valley.<ref name=":0" /> Its tree is the Oak.<ref name=":0" /> Its mascot is the White Horse. Its jewel is the Diamond.

''Shield & Diamond'' is the official quarterly publication of Pi Kappa Alpha. It was first printed in December 1890 by Robert Adger Smythe, who was then Grand Secretary and Treasurer, under the name ''The Pi Kappa Alpha Journal''. The name was changed to ''Shield & Diamond'' in 1891.<ref name=1970PledgeGuide />

The fraternity's nickname is PIKE and its members are called Pikes.<ref name=":0" />