Phi Kappa Psi Chapters and Websites

There is a List of Phi Kappa Psi chapters & their websites online.

We have a great variety of chapters in Phi Psi-- some very large; some moderate in size; some housed in mansions, some in cottages; some very conservative, some more liberal; some racially uniform, some very racially diverse; some with outstanding physiques, some with outstanding minds-- all united by a common bond of ideals and brotherhood that shows up especially at fraternity councils. 

Phi Psi Creed

Phi Kapppa Psi has adopted creeds, the best known being called the Phi Kappa Psi Creed.

Phi Psi Closing Song

Amici (mp3) is our traditional closing song. The phrase, "Amici usque-- ad aras!" in the lyrics means, "Continuing friendship-- until death!" (literally, 'the pyre')." This phrase is also one of our mottos.

Phi Psi Colors

 The current Phi Psi colors were officially adopted by the 1920 GAC as "deep red" and "dark green". The Executive Council of that year specified "cardinal red" and "hunter green".

Cardinal Red gets its name from the cassocks worn by cardinals. (The family of birds takes its name from the color.) Cardinal is the official color of Stanford University along with many other colleges and other organizations.

Hunter Green  is a dark green that is a representation of the color worn by hunters in the 19th century. (The first recorded use of hunter green as a color name in English was in 1892. Most hunters began wearing the color olive drab instead of hunter green about the beginning of the 20th century, per Wikipedia.)

 (More information including examples and tentative color specifications for personal computer use are on a colors page on this site.)

Phi Psi Yell

The Phi Psi yell was adopted in 1890:

High!  High!  High!
Phi Kappa Psi!
Live ever;  Die Never;
Phi Kappa Psi!

Greek Alphabet

Here are the upper and lower case symbols and names of the letters of the Greek alphabet
 

Incidentally, the symbol phi (φ or Φ) is used in mathematics and the arts to represent the Golden Ratio, 1.61803+, which is the ratio between two numbers which have the same ratio of the larger to the smaller as their sum has to the larger number. 

English Words Alumni, etc.

If you are uncertain about the words alumni, alumnus, and alumnae, then you are similar in this respect to most college freshmen. Here's the scoop:

alumnus : a man who has attended or has graduated from a particular school, college, or university. The plural is alumni, and can apply to men and women. (Formerly the terms applied only to graduates, not to someone who attended but did not graduate.)

alumna : a girl or woman who has attended or has graduated from a particular school, college, or university. The plural is alumnae

alum is an alumnus or an alumna. The plural is alums.

It is wrong to say "He is an alumni." It is correct to say, "He is an alumnus", "He is an alum", "They are alumni," or "They are alums."

Texas Hazing Law

Texas Education Code  prohibits hazing as defined in that law  [chapter 37, subchapter F (37.151-37.157)] in Texas public or private schools, and the Texas Education Code [51.936(d)] makes those provisions applicable to institutions of higher education.
 

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