OUR

MISSION

The Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity engages men of integrity, further develops their intellect and enhances community involvement. With a legacy built on acceptance and trust, each brother realizes his highest potential through a lifelong experience of service and excellence.

THE CORE VALUES OF PHI PSI

For the past 170 years, Phi Kappa Psi has played a critical role in shaping the lives of its members. Each member has taken an oath and committed themselves to upholding the values of our Fraternity as committed scholars and upstanding citizens who recognize that our role on this earth is to serve something or someone much greater than ourselves. Phi Kappa Psi maintains the values that are the core of the Fraternity while integrating what we stand for into the ever-changing world in which we live. Providing value-driven experiences for our members is what we strive for.

INTELLECT

Academic Excellence.
Continuous Learning.
Curiosity.

MORALITY

Integrity.
Honor.
Virtue.

SPIRITUALITY

Empathy.
Self-Awareness
Purpose.

LOYALTY

To Our Values.
To Our Strong Band.
Engaged for Life.

BROTHERHOOD FROM THE BEGINNING

In the winter of 1850, a typhoid fever epidemic hit Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. As many students left school to avoid the epidemic, William Henry Letterman and Charles Page Thomas Moore stayed to care for their classmates stricken with the disease. Letterman and Moore then decided to found a fraternity based on The Great Joy of Serving Others that they experienced during the epidemic.

On the night of February 19, 1852, Phi Kappa Psi was founded.

OUR HISTORY…

+ OUR FUTURE

College Campuses

Active Chapters + Colonies

Initiated Members Since 1852

Current Living Alumni

THE GREAT JOY OF SERVING OTHERS

In 1852, William Henry Letterman and Charles Page Thomas Moore started the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity based on the concept of providing service to those who are less fortunate. This is why Phi Kappa Psi’s maxim is The Great Joy of Serving Others. Since then, Phi Psis across the world have been giving of their time and talents to causes important to them and their families.

The greatest impact occurs when members engage in three distinct forms of Serving Others simultaneously:

Community Service

Members get hands-on, providing a needed service within their community. Examples of these types of projects include building a community garden, mentoring children from a local school or helping to build a home for a low-income family.

Fundraising

Every organization needs financial resources to operate at capacity and maximize their impact. Our members learn more about the needs of their partner organizations and help raise the funds they need.

Advocacy

When Philanthropy is done correctly, our members are passionate about the mission of their charity of choice. Advocacy demonstrates a level of care that creates a deep meaningful connection between the chapter and the cause they choose to champion.