Phi Eta Psi () is an African American collegiate fraternity. It was established on April 5, 1965, at Mott Community College in Flint, Michigan. The fraternity chartered 36 collegiate chapters which are now all inactive. Its alumni association and local alumni chapters remain active. The fraternity is a member of the North American Interfraternity Conference.
History Phi Eta Psi is an African American social fraternity that was established on April 5, 1965, at Mott Community College in Flint, Michigan. Its founders were Willie Buck, Jerome Davis (Jihad Hassan Sharif), Rondy Harris, James Humphrey, Leon Lucas, Lincoln Murphy, Ronald Thompson, and Eugene Tolbert.
A second chapter, Gamma, was formed at GMI Engineering and Management Institute (now Kettering University) in 1968. Beta, formed at the University of Michigan–Flint in 1971. The first chapter established outside Flint was at Eastern Michigan University in 1971; this chapter was active until 2010.
The fraternity has been active in voter registration drives, participated in the Poor People's March on Washington, and raised funds for Big Brothers and Sickle-Cell Anemia. It has sponsored seminars and discussions on political and social issues. The fraternity also sponsors annual scholarships, mentoring programs, and entrepreneurial training.
The fraternity applied for membership in the National Pan-Hellenic Council in 1971 but was turned down; at the time the fraternity just had four chapters and 150 members. Later, Phi Eta Psi became a member of the North American Interfraternity Conference. It was a national fraternity with fifteen chapters in five states by 1975. By 1984, it had 36 chapters and nearly 7,000 members.
All collegiate chapters are now dormant, although its alumni remain active at the national level. Its headquarters are located at 250 Boulevard Drive in Flint, Michigan.
Symbols The Greek letters Phi Eta Psi were selected to represent the Greek words "Philosophy of the Soul Psychology". The colors of Phi Eta Psi are green and gold. Its member's nickname is Emeralds.
Chapters
Collegiate chapters Following is an incomplete list of Pi Eta Psi collegiate chapters.
ChapterCharter date and rangeInstitutionLocationStatusAlphaMott Community CollegeFlint, MichiganInactiveBetaGMI Engineering and Management Institute (now Kettering University)Flint, MichiganInactiveGammaUniversity of Michigan–FlintFlint, MichiganInactiveDelta – 2010Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, MichiganInactiveEpsilonPurdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IndianaInactiveZetaUniversity of MichiganAnn Arbor, MichiganInactiveEtaMemorialFall 1975Wright State UniversityFairborn, OhioInactiveThetaEastern Washington University Cheney, WashingtonInactiveIotaIndiana University BloomingtonBloomington, IndianaInactiveKappaFall 1975Alabama State UniversityMontgomery, AlabamaInactiveLambda19xx ?Saginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity Center, MichiganInactiveMu19xx ?Wayne State UniversityDetroit, MichiganInactiveNu19xx ?San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, CaliforniaInactiveXI19xx ?University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CaliforniaInactiveOmicron19xx ?Ball State UniversityMuncie, IndianaInactivePi1998Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, MichiganInactiveRho19xx ?Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, MichiganInactiveSigma19xx ?Wilberforce UniversityWilberforce, OhioInactiveTau19xx ?Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort, KentuckyInactiveUpsilon19xx ?Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, MichiganInactivePhi ?19xx ?University of Detroit MercyDetroit, MichiganInactiveChi19xx ?Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MichiganInactivePsi ?19xx ?Washington State University SpokaneSpokane, WashingtonInactiveOmega19xx ?Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, MichiganInactiveAlpha Alpha19xx ?Indiana State UniversityTerre Haute, IndianaInactiveAlpha BetaInactiveAlpha Gamma19xx ?Northwood UniversityMidland, MichiganInactive
Alumni chapters Following is a list of Pi Eta Psi alumni chapters, with active chapters in bold and inactive chapters in italics.
ChapterGreek letter nameLocationStatusFlint Alumni ChapterPhi Alpha AlphaFlint, MichiganActiveIndiana Alumni ChapterPhi Alpha BetaIndianapolis, IndianaActiveDetroit Alumni ChapterPhi Alpha GammaDetroit, MichiganActiveMetro West Alumni ChapterPhi Alpha DeltaWest MichiganActiveHouston Alumni ChapterPhi Alpha EpsilonHouston, TexasActiveAlabama Alumni ChapterPhi Alpha ZetaBirmingham, AlabamaActiveAtlanta Alumni ChapterPhi Alpha EtaAtlanta, GeorgiaActive
See also List of African-American fraternities and sororities List of social fraternities
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