Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity (ΦΚΨ, Phi Psi) is an American collegiate fraternity.
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 ni...
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Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity (ΦΚΨ, Phi Psi) is an American collegiate fraternity.
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.
The Pennsylvania Beta Chapter at Allegheny College has been on Allegheny's campus since May 5 1855, a span of 153 consecutive years, the longest continuous chapter within the fraternity. The Virginia Beta Chapter at Washington and Lee University was founded before the Pennsylvania Beta chapter, however it suspended operations during the Civil War.
A historical time line of the fraternity can be found at PhiKappaPsi.com. Two volumes of fraternity history have been written and...
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