173 YEARS OF PHI PSI:

173 YEARS OF PHI PSI:

BROTHERHOOD MOVING FORWARD

BROTHERHOOD MOVING FORWARD

Founders Day is a time for Phi Psis around the world to join together to honor Founders William Henry Letterman and Charles Page Thomas Moore.

In 1850, as a typhoid fever epidemic struck Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, and many left to escape the spread, Letterman and Moore decided to stay and care for their classmates who contracted the disease. The bond formed that winter between Letterman and Moore inspired them to establish a brotherhood built upon the idea of The Great Joy of Serving Others, and on February 19, 1852, Phi Kappa Psi was formed.

It has been 173 years since our Fraternity’s founding, and this bond lives on through our 90,000+ living alumni and over 90 campuses nationwide.


2025
FOUNDERS DAY
SCHEDULE

Tuesday, February 18

State of the Fraternity

Executive Director Ron Ransom Butler ’00 delivered an update on Phi Kappa Psi during his State of the Fraternity webinar. Click below to watch the recording of the webinar!



Wednesday, February 19

Happy Founders Day!

Time to celebrate 173 years of Phi Kappa Psi! Let’s spread the excitement and show you’re proud to be a Phi Psi on our Founders Day by:

  • Wearing your letters
  • Posting on social media and tagging @PhiKappaPsi


Thursday, February 20

Reading of the Creed

Brothers Tryon Hubbard Alabama ’64 and Tom Rozycki TCNJ ’93 will lead brothers through the Reading of the Creed, followed by an Alumni Happy Hour. This event is for members of Phi Kappa Psi only (both fully initiated members and colony members).



February 19-20

Founders Day of Giving Chapter Challenge

The Founders Day of Giving Chapter Challenge is Phi Psi’s official social fundraising initiative. It is a time for Phi Psis, family and friends to join in support of the fraternity experience and honor the founding of our brotherhood by Founders William Henry Letterman and Charles Page Thomas Moore.

Gifts made during the Chapter Challenge (2/19-2/20) provide the essential funding for member development, safe housing, and merit- and need-based scholarships. As Phi Psi grows within our chapters and expands to new campuses and communities, the demand for these resources is greater than ever before.

So, are you ready for a little brotherly competition? Help us inspire more than 750 members to join in celebrating Phi Psi’s 173rd Founders Day by making your gift during the Founders Day of Giving Chapter Challenge and inviting your brothers to participate as well.

Each chapter/colony has been given a participation goal based on the total number of living alumni. Alumni, undergraduates, friends, and family can make a donation of $18.52 or more (for our founding) from any of the funds listed under the designation dropdown. By selecting the chapter they are associated with under the chapter dropdown, their participation will count toward the challenge. The top five chapters/colonies closest to their overall goal or exceeding their goal by the largest margin will receive a grant to the chapter fund of their choosing*.

Winner: $5,000
First Runner-Up: $3,000
Second Runner-Up: $2,500
Third Runner-Up: $2,000
Fourth Runner-Up: $1,000




Is there a Founders Day celebration near you?

Go to our Events page to find out!

Founders Day of Giving Chapter Challenge!

Click below to make a gift for Phi Psi’s official social fundraising initiative!