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Phi Delta Psi

Phi Delta Psi

American social collegiate fraternity


Phi Delta Psi Fraternity, Inc. (ΦΔΨ) is a social fraternity. It was founded as an African American fraternity in 1977 on the campus of Western Michigan University.

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History

Phi Delta Psi was founded as an African American fraternity on the predominately white campus of Western Michigan University on March 27, 1977.[1] Its Founding Fathers include Kwameh Barnett, Derek Bell, Richard Bell, Gregory Brown, Charles Cameron, Gerald Dixon, Denis Jones, Peter McClain, Michael Mosby, and Daulton Tansil.[2]

Phi Delta Psi was founded on eternal honor, perseverance, leadership, achievement, and brotherhood. Its founding fathers wanted to create a fraternity that would meet the social, economic, and political challenges of African American men. The fraternity continues to honor its founders' mantra of community service for the benefit of its universities, families, communities, and the world.

One of the fraternity's first initiatives was its Sickle Cell Testing Initiative, followed by Great American Smokeout.[2] The group's current project is Stopping Aids by Forever Educating or the S.A.F.E Initiative.[3] Its publication is The Lion's Den.[4]

Chapters

Following are the Phi Delta Psi chapters.[5] Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are shown in italic. Note that the Phi Delta Psi local fraternity established in 1966 at Southern New Hampshire University has never been affiliated with this organization.[6]

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Notes

  1. The University of Detroit and Mercy College merged in 1990. Beta chapter had formed at the University of Detroit about a decade prior to the merger.
  2. Formed as a colony in 1998.

See also


References

  1. "Home". Phi Delta Psi Fraternity Inc. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  2. "Founders' History". Phi Delta Psi Fraternity Inc. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  3. "S.A.F.E Initiative". Phi Delta Psi Fraternity Inc. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  4. "The Lion's Den". Phi Delta Psi Fraternity Inc. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  5. Lurding, Carroll and Becque, Fran. (December 29, 2022) Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities. Urbana: University of Illinois. Accessed January 26, 2023.
  6. "History". Phi Delta Psi Southern New Hampshire University. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 2023-01-27.

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