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Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity "Phi Psi"
ΦΚΨ
[[Image:PhiPsiCrest.jpg|center|220px]] Coat of Arms
Founded	February 19, 1852 (1852-02-19) Jefferson College Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Type	Social
Scope	United States
Motto	Conjugati Amicitia, Vindicat Honore, Et Ducti Vero, Vivimus et Vigimus. United by friendship, sustained by honor, and led by truth, We live and flourish.
Member badge	Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity badge
Colors	Cardinal Red and Hunter Green
Flower	Jacqueminot Rose
Publication	The Shield (quarterly)
Philanthropy	Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Chapters	98 active including eight colonies
Members	5,000 active 71,800 living (111,290 total) lifetime
Headquarters	Laurel Hall 5395 Emerson Way Indianapolis, Indiana 46226 USA
Website	phikappapsi.com
Phi Kappa Psi and Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) were both founded at Jefferson College and are sometimes referred to as the Jefferson Duo. The coat of arms as adopted in 1905 has a sable (black) field, but today it is most often seen as shown above.

Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity (ΦΚΨ, Phi Psi) is an American collegiate fraternity.

History

Founding

Phi Kappa Psi was founded in 1852 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, on the campus of Jefferson College by William Henry Letterman and Charles Page Thomas Moore. Through long nights of caring for a sick friend during an outbreak of disease, the founders grew to appreciate their service, and decided to form an organization that would ensconce these ideals, and on the dreary night of 19 February 1852, the brotherhood of Phi Kappa Psi was born.

1852-1865

Grand Chapters

Main article: List of Phi Kappa Psi Grand Chapters and Grand Chapter Award Winners

The Grand Chapter was created to be the governing body of the Fraternity during its early years, between Grand Arch Councils. The 1886 constitution established the Grand Arch Council as the supreme governing body, with Executive Councils governing in between.

1886-193x

Symbols

Flag

The fraternity flag is in the proportions of eight and one-half feet wide by six feet high; the colors are the official fraternity colors; the design is three vertical stripes of equal width, a hunter green in the middle, flanked on either side by a cardinal red stripe. A smaller version is available with proportions roughly three and one-half feet wide by two feet high.

The Order of the S.C.

The Order of the S.C., formed in 1920 at the Grand Arch Council held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is regarded by Phi Kappa Psi as a "fraternity within a fraternity" and has no peer in the men's fraternity world. Entrance can only be gained by attending at least seven Grand Arch Councils and performing, to the satisfaction of the Order, one or more acts of benefit to the Fraternity. The Order meets every two years, during Phi Kappa Psi's biennial Grand Arch Council. The words which the initials "S.C." represent are held secret by its members, and there are currently more than one hundred living members of the Order who guard its traditions and carry out its work.

1947-1977

Creed

The following Phi Kappa Psi Creed was written by John Henry Frizzell of the Massachusetts Alpha Chapter and Kent Christopher Owen of the Indiana Beta Chapter. It was adopted by the fraternity's national convention, the Grand Arch Council, in Denver in 1964.

I believe that Phi Kappa Psi is a brotherhood of honorable men, courteous and cultured, who pledge throughout their lives to be generous, compassionate, and loyal comrades;

I believe that I am honor bound to strive manfully for intellectual, moral, and spiritual excellence; to help and forgive my Brothers; to discharge promptly all just debts; to give aid and sympathy to all who are less fortunate;

I believe that I am honor bound to strengthen my character and deepen my integrity; to counsel and guide my Brothers who stray from their obligations; to respect and emulate my Brothers who practice moderation in their manners and morals; to be ever mindful that loyalty to my Fraternity should not weaken loyalty to my college, but rather increase devotion to it, to my country, and to my God;

I believe that to all I meet, wherever I go, I represent not only Phi Kappa Psi, but indeed the spirit of all fraternities; thus I must ever conduct myself so as to bring respect and honor not to myself alone, but also to my Fraternity;

To the fulfillment of these beliefs, of these ideals, in the noble perfection of Phi Kappa Psi, I pledge my life and my sacred honor.

1990-present

Laurel Hall

In 2006, the Endowment Fund and the Fraternity Headquarters moved from its downtown Indianapolis location into its new acquisition, Laurel Hall. Complete with Ruth Lilly Conference Center and public access for special events, this property has enabled Phi Kappa Psi to host national conferences and board meetings as well as gain revenue from rental of the facility to other Indianapolis area citizens.

Government

Grand Arch Councils

Main article: List of Phi Kappa Psi Grand Arch Councils

The supreme governing body of Phi Kappa Psi is the Grand Arch Council (G.A.C.). The first convened in 1853, one year after the Fraternity's founding. They would then convene at an irregular schedule, until an entirely new form of government was ratified in 1886. Beginning in 1888, nearly all G.A.C.s have been regularly scheduled, and have occurred biennially, with the sole exception being that the 1944 G.A.C. was cancelled due to World War II.

Executive Council

The Executive Council of Phi Kappa Psi is composed of the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and 6 Archons.

Since 1886, Phi Kappa Psi has been controlled by undergraduates. This unique system of governance is achieved by a governing body, the Executive Council, which is made up of a majority of elected undergraduates. These undergraduates, known as Archons, represent the six Districts of Phi Kappa Psi, which divide the nation into roughly equal parts based on the number of chapters represented. Archons are elected during meetings of each District during Woodrow Wilson Leadership Schools, held during odd-numbered years. Four alumni also serve on the Executive Council and are elected at Grand Arch Councils, held during even-numbered years.

The current members of the Executive Council are:

Office	Brother	Chapter
President	Paul R. Wineman	Washington Alpha '55
Vice President	John Tryon Hubbard Jr.	Alabama Alpha '64
Treasurer	James L. Miller, Esq.	Ohio Delta '85
Secretary	A. Scott Noble	Texas Alpha '81
Archon I	Jordan B. Kaplan	Pennsylvania Theta '07
Archon II	W. Connor Walsh	District of Columbia Alpha '06
Archon III	Nicholas A. Estrada	Indiana Theta '08
Archon IV	Aubrey P. Richardson III	Alabama Alpha '06
Archon V	Steve R. Pasdiora	Iowa Alpha '08
Archon VI	Jared L. Smith	California Kappa '08

Foundation

Like many fraternal organizations, the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity maintains an independent endowment for the educational benefit of its members. The Endowment Fund of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, Inc., organized in 1914, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, public educational foundation. As of December 31, 2004 the Endowment Fund had net assets of $18,928,712. In 2004 the Endowment Fund spent $1,085,515 on scholarships, grants and other educational activities for the fraternity's members.

Although established in 1914, it was not until the mid-1990s that the Endowment Fund began to flourish. In 1994, net assets totaled a mere $620,503. Ten years later, that amount grew to almost $19 million. In 2004, under the leadership of Tom Pennington, Director of Development, and Wayne Wilson, a probate attorney who serves as volunteer Chairman, the Endowment Fund of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity became the largest educational foundation of any American or international collegiate fraternity or sorority. Gifts from wealthy alumni have helped Phi Kappa Psi reach this goal. The fund also relies heavily on smaller contributions to its "Chapter Scholarship Foundation" program, whereby 90% of a donation can be ear-marked for the benefit of a specific chapter. This has spurred giving among those who have a strong connection with the chapter at their collegiate alma mater. The California Epsilon Chapter at the University of California, Los Angeles has the largest Chapter Scholarship Fund, with $1.9 million in 2008.

Chapters

Main article: List of Phi Kappa Psi chapters

Grand Chapter award

In 1992, Phi Psi started awarding the Grand Chapter Award, named after the Grand Chapters that were the center of governance for the Fraternity until 1886. It is a high honor for any chapter of the fraternity. This award is given out each year, either at the Woodrow Wilson Leadership Academy or The Grand Arch Council.

Chapter controversies

University of Virginia

As a result of his apology in 2006 it was alleged by the state of Virginia that 22 years earlier on the morning of 5 October 1984, student William Beebe raped seventeen-year-old Elizabeth Schimpf, and that investigators believed that Schimpf had been gang raped by members of the fraternity. The victim reported that, prior to the rape, some of the men gave her a drink that they called the “house special”, and that, shortly after sipping it, she felt “like my arms and legs didn't work well.” Beebe was arrested, charged with aggravated sexual battery, pled guilty, and was sentenced to 18 months in prison, serving about six months prior to his parole. In July 2007 officials told the Associated Press they had exhausted all leads regarding gang rape and that that case was stalled. Although he lived at the house, Beebe was never an official member of Phi Psi, according to Shawn Collinsworth, Executive Director of the national fraternity.

San Diego State University

On 6 May 2008, four members of Phi Kappa Psi at San Diego State University were among 96 individuals, including 75 students, arrested as the result of an undercover investigation into drug trafficking on the University's campus after multiple overdose deaths around the campus.

University of Arizona

After a police blotter report of an alleged drugging and date rape at a Phi Kappa Psi party in the 8 October 2009 issue of the University of Arizona Daily Wildcat, approximately 10,000 copies of the edition were stolen in the early morning from their dispensers located across the University of Arizona Campus in a coordinated effort. Later, several thousand papers were found dumped in the desert along with the homework of 2 Phi Kappa Psi members. However, the UA Police Department did not interview the 2 members in question, and an inter-fraternity board later found in favor of Phi Kappa Psi.

Notable Phi Psis

Main article: List of Phi Kappa Psi brothers

Popular culture

• Oregon Alpha's (University of Oregon) original chapter house can be seen in the 1978 movie Animal House. It was used for exterior shots of Omega House.

External links

• National homepage
• Phi Kappa Psi Foundation
• Laurel Hall
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