List of Phi Kappa Psi grand chapters

Phi Kappa Psi, also called "Phi Psi," is an American collegiate social fraternity founded at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania on February 19, 1852. There are over a hundred chapters and colonies at accredited four year colleges and universities throughout the United States.^[1]

Phi Kappa Psi's first form of government centered on a Grand Chapter.^[2] One chapter at a time was designated the Grand Chapter, and it was responsible for governing the national fraternity.^[2]^[3] This lasted until 1886 when a new constitution changed to the current form of government.^[4]

In 1992, Phi Kappa Psi began to award one exceptional chapter with the Grand Chapter Award. Its name is derived from the fraternity's first form of government. This award was initially granted biennially at Grand Arch Councils. 2001 marked the first time that this award was granted in an odd-numbered year, and it has been an annual award ever since.^[5]

Grand Chapters

Years	Chapter	Host Institution	Ref.
1852–1856	Pennsylvania Alpha	Jefferson College	^[3]
1856–1861	Virginia Alpha	University of Virginia	^[3]
1861–1866	Pennsylvania Delta	Washington College	^[3]
1866–1869	Virginia Delta	Bethany College	^[3]
1869–1875	Pennsylvania Zeta	Dickinson College	^[3]
1875–1878	Ohio Alpha	Ohio Wesleyan University	^[3]
1878–1881	Pennsylvania Theta	Lafayette College	^[3]
1881–1884	District of Columbia Alpha	Columbian College	^[3]
1884–1886	Pennsylvania Epsilon	Gettysburg College	^[3]

Grand Chapter Award winners

Year	Chapter	Host Institution	Ref.
1992	Ohio Lambda	Miami University
1994	Ohio Lambda	Miami University
1996	Indiana Zeta	Butler University
1998	Ohio Lambda	Miami University
2000	Ohio Theta	Ashland University
2001	California Beta	Stanford University
2002	Iowa Alpha	University of Iowa
2003	Indiana Epsilon	Valparaiso University
2004	Kansas Alpha	University of Kansas
2005	California Beta	Stanford University
2006	New York Theta	Rochester Institute of Technology
2007	California Beta	Stanford University
2008	Iowa Alpha	University of Iowa
2009	Ohio Mu	University of Dayton	^[6]
2010	California Beta	Stanford University	^[7]
2011	Ohio Mu	University of Dayton	^[8]
2012	New Jersey Epsilon	Rowan University
2013	New York Theta	Rochester Institute of Technology
2014	Indiana Delta	Purdue University
2015	Oregon Beta	Oregon State University
2016	Iowa Alpha	University of Iowa
2017	Pennsylvania Theta	Lafayette College
2018	Kansas Alpha	University of Kansas
2019	Iowa Beta	Iowa State University
2020	New York Theta	Rochester Institute of Technology
2021	Minnesota Beta	University of Minnesota
2022	Iowa Beta	Iowa State University
2023	Iowa Beta	Iowa State University

Footnotes

^ Collinsworth, Shawn (2010). Collinsworth, Shawn (ed.). "The State of the Fraternity: 2008–2009". The Shield of Phi Kappa Psi. 131 (1). Indianapolis: Phi Kappa Psi: 5–11. ISSN 0199-1280. Archived from the original on 2016-03-23.
^ ^a ^b Van Cleve 1902, p. 61.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Van Cleve 1902, p. 64.
^ Van Cleve 1902, p. 85.
^ Collinsworth, Shawn (2009). "2009 Woodrow Wilson Leadership School award winners" (PDF). Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. yimg.com. pp. 22–23. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 5, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2010.
^ Collinsworth, Shawn (2009). Collinsworth, Shawn (ed.). "2009 WWLS Recap Phi Psi's Leadership Program Comes to Buffalo". The Shield of Phi Kappa Psi. 130 (2). Indianapolis: Phi Kappa Psi: 21. ISSN 0199-1280.
^ Collinsworth, Shawn (2010). Collinsworth, Shawn (ed.). "75th Grand Arch Council". The Shield of Phi Kappa Psi. 131 (4). Indianapolis: Phi Kappa Psi: 44. ISSN 0199-1280.
^ "Woodrow Wilson Leadership School and District Council Meetings". Phi Kappa Psi. Phi Kappa Psi. Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2012.

References

Anson, Jack L.; Marchesani, Robert F. (1991). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. pp. III 82–85. ISBN 0-9637159-0-9. OCLC 25278937.
Van Cleve, Charles L. (1902). Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity From Its Foundation In 1852 To Its Fiftieth Anniversary. Philadelphia: Franklin Printing Company. OCLC 2140880.
Campbell, J. Duncan (1952). The Centennial History of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, 1852–1952. Vol. I, 1852–1902. Cleveland: Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. OCLC 3519106.
Gorgas, Harry S. (1952). The Centennial History of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, 1852–1952. Vol. II, 1902–1952. Cleveland: Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. OCLC 3519106.

External links

Phi Kappa Psi's official web site

[1] Collinsworth, Shawn (2010). Collinsworth, Shawn (ed.). "The State of the Fraternity: 2008–2009". The Shield of Phi Kappa Psi. 131 (1). Indianapolis: Phi Kappa Psi: 5–11. ISSN 0199-1280. Archived from the original on 2016-03-23.

[FOOTNOTEVan_Cleve190261-2] Van Cleve 1902, p. 61.

[FOOTNOTEVan_Cleve190264-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Van Cleve 1902, p. 64.

[FOOTNOTEVan_Cleve190285-4] Van Cleve 1902, p. 85.

[5] Collinsworth, Shawn (2009). "2009 Woodrow Wilson Leadership School award winners" (PDF). Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. yimg.com. pp. 22–23. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 5, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2010.

[6] Collinsworth, Shawn (2009). Collinsworth, Shawn (ed.). "2009 WWLS Recap Phi Psi's Leadership Program Comes to Buffalo". The Shield of Phi Kappa Psi. 130 (2). Indianapolis: Phi Kappa Psi: 21. ISSN 0199-1280.

[7] Collinsworth, Shawn (2010). Collinsworth, Shawn (ed.). "75th Grand Arch Council". The Shield of Phi Kappa Psi. 131 (4). Indianapolis: Phi Kappa Psi: 44. ISSN 0199-1280.

[8] "Woodrow Wilson Leadership School and District Council Meetings". Phi Kappa Psi. Phi Kappa Psi. Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2012.

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