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[modifier] Histoire

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. It forms the Jefferson Duo along with Phi Gamma Delta, which was founded in 1848, also at Jefferson College. 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 February 19, 1852, the brotherhood of Phi Kappa Psi was born.

A full history of the organization and all relevant data can be found at www.phikappapsi.com.

(Note: the Historian of Phi Kappa Psi maintains a Phi Psi 150 Yahoo Group for those interested in the Fraternity's history.) There are also three volumes of fraternity history that have been written and printed that divide Phi Psi's first 150 year history into 50 year spans (the final edition is due to be printed in 2008).

[modifier] Croyance

The creed of Phi Kappa Psi was a result of efforts by John Henry Frizzell (Massachusetts Alpha, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1898) and Kent Christopher Owen (Indiana Beta, Indiana University, 1958). It was adopted by the Grand Arch Council at Denver in 1964. It reads as follows:

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.

[modifier] Symboles

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.

[modifier] L'ordre de S.C.

The Order of the S.C., formed in 1920, 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.

[modifier] Controverse

It is alleged by the state of Virginia that on the night of 4 October 1984, a member of the University of Virginia chapter of Phi Kappa Psi drugged seventeen-year-old Elizabeth Schimpf, and that on the morning of 5 October 1984, William Beebe and members of the fraternity gang-raped Miss Schimpf. Beebe has entered into a plea bargain and is expected to testify against other perpetrators.[1]

Shawn Collinsworth, executive director of the national fraternity, while acknowledging that Beebe lived in the chapter house, denies that Beebe himself was ever officially a member of the fraternity.[2] The official membership directory of Phi Kappa Psi, The Grand Catalogue, has not listed any "William Bebe" as a member of the UVA or any chapter of the fraternity, since at least as far back as 1980.Modèle:Fact

[modifier] Célèbres Phi Psis

[modifier] Statistiques

  • Over 100 Phi Psis have served as members of the U.S. Congress, including 17 Senators
  • Members have served in the following positions with the U.S. government: President of the United States, Attorney-General, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of the Army (2), Postmaster General, Director of the Peace Corps (2), FDIC Chairman, and U.S. Ambassador (7)
  • At least 12 members have served as state (or territory) governors
  • More than 104,000 members have been initiated into Phi Kappa Psi since its founding in 1852.

[modifier] Service publique

[modifier] Actuel

[modifier] Décédés

  • President Woodrow Wilson, (1913-21), Governor of New Jersey (1911-13), President of Princeton University, Nobel Peace Prize recipient (Virginia Alpha, University of Virginia, 1879)
  • John F. Kennedy, Jr., son of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, founder of George Magazine (Rhode Island Alpha, Brown University)
  • Joseph W. Barr, United States Secretary of the Treasury (1968-69), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman (Indiana Alpha, DePauw University, 1936)
  • Joseph Blatchford, Director of the Peace Corps (1969-71) (California Epsilon, UCLA, 1953)
  • Pierce Butler, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1922-39) (Minnesota Alpha, Carleton College, 1885)
  • George E. Chamberlain, U.S. Senator (OR), Governor of Oregon (1903-09) (Virginia Beta, Washington and Lee University, 1872)
  • John T. Connor, United States Secretary of Commerce (1965-67) (New York Beta, Syracuse University, 1933)
  • Paul Coverdell, U.S. Senator (GA) (1993-2000, died in office), Director of the Peace Corps (Missouri Alpha, University of Missouri, 1959)
  • John W. Davis, Democratic presidential nominee (1924), U.S. Ambassador to Britain, U.S. Solicitor General, noted attorney (Virginia Beta, Washington and Lee University, 1889)
  • J. Edward Day, Postmaster General (1961-63) (Illinois Beta, University of Chicago, 1933)
  • Joseph Benson Foraker, U.S. Senator (OH), Governor of Ohio (1886-90), candidate for 1908 Republican presidential nomination, first alumnus president of Phi Kappa Psi (New York Alpha, Cornell University, 1866])
  • James P. Goodrich, Governor of Indiana (1917-21) (Indiana Alpha, DePauw University, 1885)
  • Herbert S. Hadley, Governor of Missouri (1909-13) (Kansas Alpha, University of Kansas, 1888)
  • Homer A. Holt, Governor of West Virginia (1937-41) (Virginia Beta, Washington and Lee University, 1916)
  • Lawrence Judd, Territorial Governor of Hawaii (1929-34), Governor of American Samoa (1953) (Pennsylvania Iota, University of Pennsylvania, 1906)
  • Thomas H. Kuchel, U.S. Senator (CA), (1953-69; Senate Minority Whip) (California Delta, University of Southern California, 1929)
  • William P. Lane, Governor of Maryland (1947-51) (Virginia Alpha, University of Virginia, 1910)
  • Lloyd Lowndes, Jr., Governor of Maryland (1895-99) (Pennsylvania Beta, Allegheny College, 1864)
  • A. Mitchell Palmer, United States Senate Attorney General (1919-21), candidate for 1920 Democratic presidential nomination (Pennsylvania Kappa, Swarthmore College, 1889)
  • Raymond P. Shafer, Governor of Pennsylvania (1967-71) (Pennsylvania Beta, Allegheny College, 1935)
  • William C. Sproul, Governor of Pennsylvania (1919-23), candidate for 1920 Republican presidential nomination (Pennsylvania Kappa, Swarthmore College, 1889)
  • Lt. Gen. E.O. Thompson, Texas Railroad Commission's longest-serving member (1933-65) (Texas Alpha, University of Texas at Austin, 1913)
  • James E. Watson, U.S. Senator (IN) (Majority Leader 1929-33), U.S. Congressman and Republican Party Whip (Indiana Alpha, DePauw University, 1881)
  • Robert "B.J." Dion, Professor of Political Science and Master of French (1981-1985), (Indiana Gamma Wabash College, 1832)
  • Roy Scheider, Academy Award-nominated actor (Pennsylvania Eta, Franklin and Marshall College, 1954)

[modifier] Militaires

[modifier] Art et divertissement

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[modifier] Milieu des affaires

  • Jerry Yang, Yahoo! co-founder and CEO (California Beta, Stanford University, 1987)
  • Benjamin Lutch, Excite co-founder (California Beta, Stanford University, 1991)
  • David Fout, Aquilent CEO/President (Maryland Beta, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 1988)
  • Jerry Nelson, Ticketmaster founder (California Epsilon, UCLA, 1948)
  • Angus G. Wynne, Jr., Six Flags founder (Texas Alpha, University of Texas at Austin, 1933)
  • Michael Bloomberg, New York City Mayor (Maryland Alpha, Johns Hopkins University)
  • Herbert H. Dow, Dow Chemical Company founder (Ohio Epsilon, Case Institute of Technology)
  • Stephen Kotarksi, Jr., Invented Antilock Brake Systems for Mass Production (New Jersey Delta, The College of New Jersey
  • Many leaders of major Fortune 500 corporations, banks, and national professional associations

[modifier] Education

[modifier] Divers

  • Owen Garriott, Skylab astronaut (Oklahoma Alpha, University of Oklahoma, 1949)
  • Robert Lowry, Churchman and famed 19th-Century hymn-writer (Pennsylvania Gamma, Bucknell University, 1856); his work includes "Shall We Gather at the River," and "How Can I Keep From Singing?"
  • Elliott See, Gemini astronaut (Texas Alpha, University of Texas at Austin, 1945)
  • David G. Tyler, U.S. Congressman (VA), son of President John Tyler (Virginia Beta, Washington and Lee University, 1867)

[modifier] Fonds de dotation

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 31st, 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 Delta Chapter at the University of Southern California has the largest Chapter Scholarship Fund, with $1.3 million in 2004.

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. Its website is www.laurel-hall.com.

[modifier] Chapitres

[modifier] Culture populaire

  • Oregon Alpha's (University of Oregon) chapter house can be seen in the 1978 movie Animal House. It was used for exterior shots of Omega House. [3]

[modifier] Références

  1. ↑ Gilinea, Kristen; “A haunting letter leads to justice”, for the Associated Press 25 February 2007.
  2. ↑ Stuart, Courtney; “‘I harmed you’: 21 years, 12 steps later, rape apology backfires”, The Hook 12 January 2006.
  3. ↑ [1]


[modifier] Liens externes

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