Phi Kappa Psi (ΦΚΨ, Phi Psi) is an American collegiate social fraternity founded at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania on February 19, 1852.[3] There are over 100 chapters and colonies at accredited four year colleges and universities throughout the United States.[2] More than 119,000 men have been initiated into Phi Kappa Psi since its founding.[2] Phi Kappa Psi and Phi Gamma Delta, both founded at the same college, form the Jefferson Duo.
History[]
The Letterman home, where Phi Kappa Psi was founded
In the winter of 1850, a typhoid fever epidemic hit Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. Many students left school. Among those who remained were William Henry Letterman and Charles Page Thomas Moore. They chose to care for their classmates who were stricken with the contagious disease, and a strong bond was formed. In the following school year, Letterman and Moore decided to found a fraternity based on "the great joy of serving others" that they experienced during the epidemic. On February 19, 1852, Phi Kappa Psi was founded.
Members[]
See Category:Phi Kappa Psi members.
See also[]
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Footnotes[]
- ↑ Gorgas 1952, pp. 126–127.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Collinsworth 2011, pp. 8–9.
- ↑ Anson & Marchesani 1991, p. III 83.
References[]
Books[]
- Anson, Jack L.; Marchesani, Robert F. (1991). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc.. ISBN 0-9637159-0-9. OCLC 25278937.
- Van Cleve, Charles L. (1902). Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity From Its Foundation In 1852 To Its Fiftieth Anniversary. Philadelphia: Franklin Printing Company. OCLC 2140880. http://books.google.com/?id=yl9DAAAAIAAJ&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q.
- Campbell, J. Duncan (1952). The Centennial History of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, 1852–1952. Volume I, 1852–1902. Cleveland: Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. OCLC 3519106.
- Gorgas, Harry S. (1952). The Centennial History of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, 1852–1952. Volume II, 1902–1952. Cleveland: Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. OCLC 3519106.
- Keehn, Roy D. (1910). Grand Catalogue of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity (7th ed.). Chicago: Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. OCLC 5469453. http://books.google.com/?id=VuwCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1#v=onepage&q.
- Phi Kappa Psi (1985). Grand Catalogue of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity (12th ed.). White Plains, NY: Bernard C. Harris Publishing Company. OCLC 12695361.
- Phi Kappa Psi (1997). Grand Catalogue of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity (14th ed.). White Plains, NY: Bernard C. Harris Publishing Company. OCLC 324731269.
- Harper, Terrence (1989). The Manual of Phi Kappa Psi (15th ed.). Indianapolis: Phi Kappa Psi. OCLC 24765883.
Periodicals[]
- Collinsworth, Shawn (2010). Collinsworth, Shawn. ed. "The State of the Fraternity: 2008–2009". The Shield of Phi Kappa Psi (Indianapolis: Phi Kappa Psi) 131 (1): 5–11. ISSN 0199-1280. http://viewer.zmags.com/htmlCat/index.php?mid=rprthh&pageid=5.
- Collinsworth, Shawn (2011). Collinsworth, Shawn. ed. "The State of the Fraternity: 2009–2010". The Shield of Phi Kappa Psi (Indianapolis: Phi Kappa Psi) 132 (1): 8–9. ISSN 0199-1280. http://shieldwinter2011.efiscient.net/.
Web[]
- Phi Kappa Psi (January 25, 2010). "Grand Chapter 2010 Application" (pdf). Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. scribd.com. http://www.scribd.com/Grand-Chapter-2010-Application/d/25809907. Retrieved May 9, 2010.
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