, ▁such ▁as ▁Eli ▁Ban ana ▁and ▁T . I . L . K . A ., ▁were ▁originally ▁meant ▁to ▁increase ▁social ▁invol vement ▁among ▁students , ▁but ▁eventually ▁took ▁on ▁a ▁political ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁university ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁They ▁became ▁particularly ▁pr estig ious , ▁mainly ▁pulling ▁their ▁membership ▁from ▁frat ern ities , ▁and ▁election ▁to ▁their ▁soci eties ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁high ▁honor . ▁Despite ▁this ▁social ▁competition , ▁frat ern ities ▁continued ▁to ▁grow ▁at ▁the ▁university . ▁▁ 1 8 6 8 : ▁Found ing ▁of ▁Pi ▁K appa ▁Al pha ▁frat ern ity ▁ ▁Pi ▁K appa ▁Al pha ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁Sunday ▁evening ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁at ▁ 4 7 ▁West ▁Range ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia , ▁by ▁Robert son ▁Howard , ▁Julian ▁Edward ▁Wood , ▁James ▁Benjamin ▁S cl ater ▁Jr ., ▁Frederick ▁South gate ▁Taylor , ▁Little ton ▁W aller ▁T az ew ell ▁Brad ford ▁and ▁William ▁Alexander . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁exactly ▁one ▁year ▁after ▁the ▁Al pha ▁chapter ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia ▁was ▁formed , ▁the ▁B eta ▁chapter ▁of ▁Pi ▁K appa ▁Al pha ▁was ▁founded ▁at ▁David son ▁College . ▁Exp and ing ▁the ▁frat ern ity ▁proved ▁difficult ▁because ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁dis organ ized ▁many ▁Southern ▁colleg es , ▁and ▁many ▁colleg es ▁b anned ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁secret ▁soci eties . ▁After ▁almost ▁a ▁de cade