Phi Delta Psi

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.

Phi Delta Psi
ΦΔΨ
Founded	March 21, 1977; 48 years ago (1977-03-21) Western Michigan University
Type	Social
Affiliation	Independent
Status	Active
Emphasis	African American
Scope	National
Motto	"All that we put into the lives of others comes back into our own"
Pillars	Eternal Honor, Perseverance, Leadership, Achievement, and Brotherhood.
Colors	Cardinal Red   and Aztec Gold
Symbol	Blazing Torch
Flower	Red rose
Publication	The Lion's Den
Chapters	21
Nicknames	Deuces, Flamethrowers, Phi-Men
Headquarters	P.O. Box 3088 Southfield, Michigan 48037 United States
Website	www.phideltapsifraternity.org

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]

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]

Symbols

Phi Delta Psi motto is "All that we put into the lives of others comes back into our own". It was founded on the pillars of eternal honor, perseverance, leadership, achievement, and brotherhood. Its colors are cardinal red and Aztec gold. Its symbol is the blazing torch. Its flower is the red rose.

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 italics. Note that the Phi Delta Psi local fraternity established in 1966 at Southern New Hampshire University has never been affiliated with this organization.^[6]

Chapters	Charter and range	Institution	Location	Status	Reference
Alpha	1977	Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Active
Beta	1981	University of Detroit Mercy	Detroit, Michigan	Active	[a]
Gamma	1981	Ferris State University	Big Rapids, Michigan	Active
Delta	1982	Wayne State University	Detroit, Michigan	Active
Epsilon	1982	Central Michigan University	Mount Pleasant, Michigan	Active
Zeta	1995	Grand Valley State University	Allendale, Michigan	Active
Eta	1998	Saint John’s University	New York City, New York	Active
Theta	1999	Michigan State University	East Lansing, Michigan	Active	[b]
Iota	1999	Saint John’s University	Queens, New York City, New York	Active
Kappa	2000	Norfolk State University	Norfolk, Virginia	Active
Lambda	2002	Hampton University	Hampton, Virginia	Active
Mu	2003	Drexel University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active
Nu	2003	Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti, Michigan	Active
XI	2004	Alabama A&M University	Normal, Alabama	Active
Omicron	2004	Saint Augustine's University	Raleigh, North Carolina	Active
Pi	2004	Temple University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active
Rho	2004	Pennsylvania State University	University Park, Pennsylvania	Active
Sigma	2004	Savannah State University	Savannah, Georgia	Active
Tau	2005	Kentucky State University	Frankfort, Kentucky	Active
Upsilon	2005	Columbia College Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	Active
Phi	2005–2010	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Urbana and Champaign, Illinois	Inactive
Chi	2008	Cleveland State University	Cleveland, Ohio	Active

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

• List of African-American fraternities
• List of social fraternities and sororities