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List of Phi Kappa Psi chapters

List of Phi Kappa Psi chapters

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Phi Kappa Psi, also called "Phi Psi," is an American collegiate social fraternity founded at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania on February 19, 1852.[1] More than 140,000 men have been initiated into Phi Kappa Psi since its founding.

Party-goers pose in front of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity house during the 1922 Greek Swingout weekend,at Washington & Jefferson College

When Phi Kappa Psi is extending to an institution that does not currently have a chapter, a probationary group called a "colony" is formed. After the criteria are met, that colony receives its charter and becomes a chapter. A chapter becomes inactive when it relinquishes its charter, or the charter is revoked by the fraternity.

Chapter naming convention

The Phi Psi chapter house at Lafayette College

The chapter naming convention is composed of the top-level subnational division of that chapter's host institution, and a Greek letter in alphabetical order from when the charter was originally issued. For example, the first Phi Psi chapter is from Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. The first letter in the Greek alphabet is Alpha. The chapter name is Pennsylvania Alpha. The second chapter was installed at the University of Virginia, so it is the Virginia Alpha chapter. The third chapter was installed at Washington & Lee University, in Virginia, so it is the Virginia Beta chapter. The George Washington University chapter is the only one ever chartered in the District of Columbia, so it is the District of Columbia Alpha chapter.

If borders change, the chapter name does not. Virginia Delta was chartered at Bethany College in 1859. After the Civil War, Bethany College was in West Virginia, but the chapter remained Virginia Delta.

Chapters are named based on when the charter is granted, not when it is installed. As a result, there have been rare instances when the chapter naming convention may not appear to be consistent with the charter dates. For example, four charters have been granted in Iowa. The second granted was the fourth installed, so Iowa Beta chartered after Iowa Gamma and Iowa Delta.

Chapters

Following is a list of Phi Kappa Psi chapters.[2][3][4][5] The names of active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters and institutions are in italics.

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Notes

  1. Chapter was founded at Jefferson College, which merged with Washington College in 1865 to create Washington & Jefferson College. At that time, the chapter merged with Pennsylvania Delta and continued under the name of Pennsylvania Alpha.
  2. Chapter closed during the Civil War.
  3. In 2018, the chapter reformed from the Phi Society which was established in 2015.
  4. Operated sub rosa until the fall of 1962 because of the faculty's opposition toward fraternities.
  5. Chapter was closed from 1873 until 1880 because of anti-fraternity laws.
  6. Chapter merged into Pennsylvania Alpha when its host institutions merged.
  7. Chapter's charter was withdrawn by the fraternity in 1900 due to declining enrollment and a saturated fraternity system.
  8. Chapter went inactive at the beginning of the Civil War. When the university decided to desegregate in 1872, the chapter went dormant with the withdrawal of almost the entire student body. It was re-chartered in 1884 and remained active until state politics crippled the university to the point that the student body dramatically decreased in size and the chapter closed in 1892. The 1972, it reformed from the Maxey Brotherhood (local), established in 1956. However, in 1991 the chapter was no longer viable due to low membership and it went inactive.
  9. Anti-fraternity legislation closed all fraternities on campus in 1912. It was re-established in 1930 by absorbing Alpha Delta Mu, established in 1926.
  10. In 1880, the chapter's members voted to leave the college because of a faculty refusal to punish a student guilty of a vicious assault on a member.
  11. The chapter went dormant went its entire membership enlisted in the Confederate Army. In 1863, the college was burned to the ground by the Union Army and never recovered
  12. Chapter formed from Phi Beta Tau, established in 1858.
  13. Chapter membership became concentrated in the law department, and all but one member withdrew or graduated in 1877.
  14. The chapter was closed by the university in the Spring of 2016 after a pledge was found dead in the Delaware Run, a creek close to campus.
  15. Chapter closed due to anti-fraternity laws.
  16. The chapter was chartered at the University of Chicago (now referred to as the Old University of Chicago) that closed in 1886, resulting in the chapter going defunct. A new University of Chicago opened in 1890, and Illinois Beta was revived there in 1894.
  17. In 1899, its entire membership enlisted in the Spanish–American War, and the charter was recalled. The chapter was suspended in 2016. Recolonization was attempted in Spring 2020 semester but was not successful due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
  18. Chapter formed from the Irving Society, established in 1868. It went inactive in 1877 when Psi Upsilon recruited the existing members into their chapter, a practice that is now prohibited by members of the North American Interfraternity Conference. In 2020, the university "permanently revoked" recognition of the chapter nearly a year after a freshman student was found dead in a gorge after leaving an illegal Christmas-themed "dirty rush" party in October 2019.
  19. Chapter formed from Delta Psi Theta (local), established in 1857. After going dormant, it reformed as a colony in 2017.
  20. The chapter went inactive because of anitfraternity actions of the faculty. It was re-established in 1908 from Zeta Chi (local), established in 1906. In 2017, it reformed as a colony.
  21. Chapter went dormant when its institution closed as a result of an outbreak of Asiatic Cholera. Most of its members did not return to the college and the chapter was not reformed.
  22. The chapter closed in 1901 after enrollment in the college dropped dramatically, making it impossible to maintain the standard of the fraternity. It was reformed in 1948 from Gamma Phi (local), established in 1946.
  23. Chapter was forced to close by anti-fraternity laws but continued sub rosa for ten years until pressure from the faculty resulted in the chapter agreeing to disband
  24. This chapter was founded largely through the efforts of a Phi Kappa Psi alumnus, who was a member of the faculty; after he died, the chapter quickly faded away
  25. Began recolonization in the spring of 2023
  26. The chapter's members transferred to Stanford University when it opened and became the founders of California Beta.
  27. In 1970, the chapter went local and then disbanded. It recolonized in 1977 and was rechartered in 1978.
  28. After operating sub-rosa for some time, the chapter failed to receive faculty permission and was disbanded. Most of its members transferred to the University of Minnesota and the chapter there.
  29. Chapter formed from Kappa Delta, established in 1882. After going dormant, it reformed as a colony in 2001.
  30. The chapter formed from Aeonia (local), established in 1880.
  31. Chapter returned its charter and became a local fraternity known as Phi Psi
  32. In 2013, the university placed this chapter on suspension following an alleged hazing incident. According to the Morgantown Police Department, a 19-year-old pledge was pushed against a wall and suffered a split chin and broken teeth while doing push-ups and other hazing rituals. After a joint investigation by both the university and the national fraternity, the chapter house was closed and the chapter was suspended for five semesters.
  33. Chapter formed from Alpha Phi (local). It went dormant when its charter was withdrawn.
  34. Chapter formed from Zeta Beta (local), established in 1893. In 2016, it was suspended for issues related to alcohol. It reformed as a colony in 2018.
  35. The chapter's charter was revoked by the fraternity Executive Council after it broke its promise to the EC in a matter involving membership selection
  36. Chapter formed from Beta Psi, established in 1894.
  37. Chapter formed from Beta Kappa Kappa, established in 1898.
  38. Chapter was suspended from 2009 to 2011. It reformed as a colony in 2023.
  39. The chapter turned in its charter in 1978 and because Phi Psi (local) in 1979. It was accepted back as a colony and re-chartered in 1984
  40. Chapter formed from Phi Phi Phi (local), established in 1897.
  41. Chapter formed from Omega Psi, established in 1885.
  42. Chapter formed from Omega Psi, established in 1885.
  43. Chapter formed from Theta Psi, established in 1905. Later, it absorbed Omega Epsilon.
  44. Chapter formed from the Ozarks (local), established in 1906. After going dormant, it reformed as a colony in 2004.
  45. Chapter formed from the Friars, established in 1910. After going dormant, it reformed as a colony in 1998.
  46. Chapter formed from Phi Phi (local), established in 1906.
  47. Chapter formed from Kappa Psi, established in 1918. After going dormant, it reformed as a colony in 1998.
  48. Chapter formed from Kappa Theta Chi, established in 1919. After going dormant, it reformed as a colony in 1974, 2009, and 2021.
  49. Chapter formed from Zeta Kappa Epsilon, established in 1912.
  50. Chapter formed from Woodlawn, established in 1906. Its charter was withdrawn.
  51. Chapter formed from Kappa Psi, established in 1925. In 2011, the national fraternity closed the UCLA chapter over repeated hazing and alcohol incidents. It reformed as a colony in 2014.
  52. Chapter formed from Sigma Delta, established in 1928.
  53. Chapter formed from Kappa Psi, established in 1944. After going dormant, it reformed as a colony in 1975 and 2000. Its charter was revoked in 2012 for "repeated instances of hazing over some time".
  54. Chapter formed from Sigma Phi Sigma, established in 1919.
  55. Chapter formed from Beta Sigma, established in 1947. After going dormant, it reformed as a colony in 2006.
  56. Chapter formed from Sigma Beta Phi, established in 1916.
  57. Chapter formed from Beta Chil Epsilon, established in 1916. It was discontinued after the university dissolved all of Greek Life. After the university re-instituted Greek Life, it reformed as a colony in 1983.
  58. Chapter formed from Phi Delta Psi (local), established in 1914.
  59. Chapter formed from the Centaur Club, established in 1929.
  60. Chapter formed from Theta Sigma, established in 1952.
  61. Chapter formed from Kappa Psi, established in 1954.
  62. Chapter formed from the Highlanders (local), established in 1933.
  63. Chapter formed from Phi Psi Zeta, established in 1963. After going dormant, it reformed as a colony in 1981.
  64. Chapter formed from Delta Sigma Pi, established in 1934. It was closed by the national fraternity for hazing and racial insensitivity.
  65. Chapter formed from Alpha Phi Omega, established in 1950. It was suspended in the Spring 2017 semester through the Fall 2021 semester.
  66. Chapter formed from Phi Kappa Theta, established in 1947. After going dormant, it reformed as a colony in 1989 and 2014.
  67. Chapter formed from Phi Sigma Chi, established in 1959.
  68. Chapter formed from Kappa Delta Psi (local), founded in 1958. It closed in 1995 due to the damage done to the CSUN campus by the 1994 Northridge earthquake. It reformed as a colony in 2015.
  69. Chapter formed from Alpha Beta (local), established in 1966. After going dormant, the chapter reformed as a colony in 2009.
  70. Chapter formed from Delta Phi Theta, established in 1966. In 2017, pledge Matthew Ellis attended a fraternity event and was found unresponsive in an off-campus apartment complex the next morning. Ellis' death led the university to suspend all Greek activities on campus soon after. The chapter had been put on suspension by the national organization a week earlier for unrelated violations. The local police placed the fraternity under investigation to determine the cause of his death.
  71. Chapter formed from Tau Delta Rho, established in 1967.
  72. In 2014, Butler University suspended its Phi Kappa Psi chapter for three years for alcohol violations. Over a fourth of the student body signed a petition asking that the suspension be rescinded. In 2011, the university temporarily suspended the chapter while investigating rape allegations at a house party.
  73. In 2015, the chapter was suspended through 2019 due to reports of hazing and inappropriate pictures taken of a party attendee that was disseminated through the popular GroupMe messaging app. It reformed as a colony in 2023.
  74. The chapter was never able to acquire a chapter house through the university. When they lost the property they were using as a chapter house, membership declined to the point that the charter was pulled.
  75. Chapter was suspended in the Fall 2017 semester and recolonized in 2019.
  76. Chapter formed from Alpha Lambda Mu, established in 1986. It was suspended and is not allowed on campus.
  77. Charter was voluntarily returned to the national organization by alumni who did not approve of the direction the chapter was heading.
  78. In 2016, the University of Kentucky placed this chapter on suspension for five years following reports of hazing and alcohol abuse. Accusations included forced alcohol consumption, forced exercises in/around vomit until the pledge vomited, and forced watching of gay pornography. The chapter admitted that these and other accused hazing activities did occur. The chapter was recolonized in 2023.
  79. Chapter was recolonized in the Spring 2023 semester.
  80. Chapter formed from the League of Knights (local), established in 1989.
  81. In 2017, Loyola University New Orleans suspended this chapter for two years following reports of alleged hazing. Accusations included jogging around Audubon Park in the dead of night. The university's chapter unsuccessfully appealed the suspension based on the "inappropriateness of the sanction", according to the university's news publication.
  82. On 6 May 2008, four members of Phi Kappa Psi at San Diego State University were among dozens of individuals, arrested as the result of an undercover investigation into drug trafficking on the University's campus and in the San Diego college area. The chapter was suspended for 18 months before being fully reinstated on May 1, 2010
  83. Chapter formed at the University of the Sciences, which merged into St. Joseph's (PA) on June 1, 2022.
  84. Chapter formed by Delta Tau Upsilon, established in 1968.

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