Journey with me, if you dare...and travel the minds of ten brave souls...the brainchilds of the fraternal family known as "Phi Delta Psi Fraternity, Inc."
The Most Honorable Brother Kwameh Barnett
The Most Honorable Brother Derek Bell
The Most Honorable Brother Richard Bell
The Most Honorable Brother Charles Cameron
The Most Honorable Brother Gregory Brown
The Most Honorable Brother Gerald Dixon
The Most Honorable Brother Dennis Jones
The Most Honorable Brother Peter McClain
The Most Honorable Brother Michael Mosby
The Most Honorable Brother Daulton Tansil
On March 21, 1977 on the campus of Western Michigan University, a fraternity of change was born...Founded on the principles of honor, perserverance, leadership, acheivement and true brotherhood, our ten brave Founding Fathers challenged a structure that lacked the social and political acknowledgement of minority African-American students on a campus predominately occupied by that of White students...The birth of Phi Delta Psi was imperative to the greater benefit of the University (Which was the #2 party school in the country at the time), and to other surrounding Colleges and Universities as well.

At the time in which Phi Delta Psi was founded, the already existing African-American student organizations were not neither "living up to their name," nor participatng in positive works within the community. Furthermore, a trend of unsatisfactory GPA's and "college drop-outs" had began. There were no role models in the college community...In addition, there were numerous public incidents of hazing, and even worse, pledges were dying at the hands of there big brothers. Our beloved founders felt that an intake process should only be conducted in the presence of members, and did not see the purpose of putting someone to riddicule for the entertainment of the public. They felt there was a purpose behind pledging, but did not see the purpose behind "hazing."

Our beloved Founding Fathers were leaders within the college community. Most were members of the Student Union, involved in athletics, and unlike the average college student, very mature for their ages. They felt Greek life should be an essential aspect of college life, but did not agree with how Fraternites at the time displayed themselves to the public eye. These Ten brave souls, with due respect to the already existing Greek organizations, felt a need for change...This change was a new organization that would ultimately carry on traditions Fraternities were originally based upon...
(THE GREEK LETTER "DELTA" SYMBOLIZES CHANGE...)
Founding Father Kwameh Barnett in 1977
The first ever line to cross the burning sands of Phi Delta Psi Fraternity, Inc.
"1/5 of PHI"...March 23, 1978
Founding Fathers Gerald Dixon and Kwameh Barnett
in 1980
Groundbreaking of the Phi Delta Psi Monument at
Western Michigan University in 1997



Nearly 30 years later, Phi Delta Psi still cherishes and upholds the values in which we were founded upon, which in turn, has been a contributing factor to our organizations' success...
Chapter History
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