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| Phi Sigma Pi Professional Honorary Fraternity was founded on February 14th, 1916 by three faculty members of the Missouri State Teachers College at Warrensburg, Missouri, which later became Central Missouri State University. The three founders, College President Eldo L. Hendriks, Dean Claude A. Phillips and Professor C. H. McClure sought to help a group of students with high academic standards create a national fraternal organization. Phi Sigma Pi was created to combine and fill the gaps between high academic, leadership and social organizations. Phi Sigma Pi became a national fraternity on May 2nd, 1291 when the Gamma Chapter at Bradley Polytechnic Institue was founded. Strong leadership from early National Officers like Rolla Wood and Walter P. Percival enabled the fraternity to grow east across the nation and add another 13 cahpters despite the effects of WWI. In 1942, WWII caused the 15 active Phi Sigma Pi chapters to shut down unitl 1946, when all but one were reactivated. But between 1950 and 1955, Phi Sigma Pi struggled due to a loss of national leadership and financial resources. New hope and success began in 1955 as two new great leaders emerged. Dr. Richard C. Todd and Joseph Torchia led Phi Sigma Pi through the challenging 1960's and 1970's. On October 1st, 1966 the fraternity name was changed to Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity and a new outlook for growth and revitalization was realized. The social climate of the late 1960's and early 1970's was extremely difficult for all fraternities but Phi Sigma Pi managed to survive despite the Vietnam War and nationwide student unrest. In 1977, Phi Sigma Pi became co-educational with the honorary induction of Claudia Pennock Tood, wife of Dr. Richard C. Todd. Since 1986, Phi Sigma Pi has thrived under stong leaders such as Steven A. DiGuiseppe and Jeffrey L. Johnson. Because of its unique structure, as neither a simple honor society, service organization, or social fraternity, Phi Sigma Pi had become an asset of 26 universities nationwide by 1991. In 1988 the fraternity emplyed an office assistant and in 1991 employed a full-time Executive Director. Between 1988 and the present, Phi Sigma Pi has expanded and improved phenomenally. On February 12th, 1996 an 80 year high was reached with the reinstallation of Beta Chapter, which had been inactive for 60 years. -Excerpt from the The Scholar's Province, official handbook of Phi Sigma Pi |
| Phi Sigma Pi's Alpha Chapter had also become inactive in 1978, during one of the fraternity's most difficult periods. However, thanks to the relentless efforts of the National Council, National Staff, Alpha Chapter Alumni, and interested brothers from other chapters, the chapter was reactivated on December 2, 2000. Thirty-four brothers signed the new roll book that day, under the direction of National President Joshua Marder, and with an emotional audience of Alpha Alumni, National Officers and Staff, and brothers congregated from all over the country. The Charter Class inlcuded: Angela Franks (President), Taylor Trioani (Vice President), Lovely Thomas (Recording Secretary), Bridget Byrnes (Corresponidng Secretary), Erin Niemeyer (Treasurer), Stacy Owens (Initiate Advisor), Andrea Harlan (Recruitment Advisor), Andrea Brown (Historian), Chris Markley, Mellisa Wetz, Paula Bright, Stephanie Parks, Melissa Hinsley, Lindsay Allison, Amanda Wetz, Cody Schalue, David Mills, Harbine Domingo, Kathy Schnieders, Jennifer Kingsbury, Jessica McMeachin, Justa DeWitt, Kayla Kerr, Kelly Erisman, Kenna Jenkins, Kenny Domingo, Lynn Belobraydic, Mary Kamper, Shaunita Sharp, Staci Trobough, and Zach Knight. |
| Brothers Are We - The First official song of Phi Sigma Pi. (Copyright 1933 by Theta Chapter of Phi Sigma Pi) Brother - The Second offical song in the Phi Sigma Pi songbook. (Copyright 2002 by Phi Sigma Pi Honor Fraternity) (Unavailable) |
| Founding Fathers |
| President Eldo L. Hendriks |
| Dean Claude A. Phillips |
| Professor C. H. McClure |
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| Original Crest |
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| (Taken from March 2002 Purple & Gold) |
| Membership: 4,949 Undergraduate 22,534 Alumni Active Chapters: Collegiate: 97 Alumni: 4 National Budget: Fiscal year '01-'02 $841,850 Founded: February 14, 1916 Incorporated: December 2, 1966 |
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| NEVER QUIT! |