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Revision as of 17:44, 2 December 2007
| Pi Lambda Phi | |
|---|---|
| ΠΛΦ | |
| Founded | 1895 Yale University |
| Type | Social |
| Scope | International |
| Motto | Nostros Amemus Not Four Years But a Lifetime |
| Colors | purple and gold |
| Flower | Woodbine |
| Chapters | 35 active in the United States and Canada 3 active colonies |
| Founders | Fredrick Manfred Warner Louis Samter Levy Henry Mark Fisher |
| Headquarters | 304 Federal Road, Ste 113 Brookfield, Connecticut USA |
| Website | http://www.pilambdaphi.org/ |
Pi Lambda Phi (ΠΛΦ or Pi Lam) is a college social fraternity founded by Frederick Manfred Werner, Louis Samter Levy, and Henry Mark Fisher at Yale University in 1895. It was founded as the first non-sectarian fraternity, "a fraternity in which all men were brothers, no matter what their religion; a fraternity in which ability, open-mindedness, farsightedness, and a progressive, forward-looking attitude would be recognized as the basic attributes." [1]. It currently boasts 34 chapers and 3 colonies in the United States as well as 1 chapter in Canada. The fraternity founded the Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity Educational Foundation [2] and sponsors the March of Dimes as its national benefactor.
Values
"Joining a fraternity means nothing but when you have really worked for it, sweated for it, cursed it, and loved it, as well as the men in it, you have something." - Brother Alfred Kovner, PA Alpha Delta, Temple University '42
Philanthrophy
The official philanthropy of Pi Lambda Phi is the March of Dimes.[3]
The Pi Lambda Phi Edcuational Foundation [2] was founded in 1938 to provide educational resources and scholarships for the brothers of the fraternity. In addition, the foundation provides recognition of humanitarian work and special achievements for people outside of the fraternity. More recently, The International Executive Council has elected to partner with the March of Dimes.[3]
The Creed of Pi Lambda Phi
- That all Men are created Free and Equal.
- That no Society of Men can flourish unless Members of that Society are endowed with the Opportunities and Privileges of Freedom.
- That Freedom implies the Elimination of Prejudice -- That the Elimination of Prejudice means a Better Understanding 'twixt Men.
- That it is incumbent upon me to fight for such Freedom even with my Life.
- That it is incumbent upon me in my Personal Life to be devoted to the Highest Standards of Honesty and Justice.
- That because my Country is dedicated to the Highest Standards of Freedom and Justice for all Men of all Creeds, I hereby pledge Allegiance to my Country, and to its National Symbol.
Active Chapters
CA Tau, University of California, Berkeley 1922
FL Delta, University of Florida 1925
FL Epsilon Lambda, Florida State University 1996
FL Delta Upsilon, Florida Institute of Technology 1992
IL Tau Delta, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1934
IN Epsilon Gamma, Vincennes University 1996
MA Theta, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1897
MD Kappa Chi, Frostburg State University 1993
MD Kappa Delta, Salisbury State University 1986
MD Pi Phi, Towson University 1985
MI Epsilon Colony, University of Michigan 2006
MI Delta Beta, Ferris State University 1989
MI Alpha Omega, Siena Heights University 1997
MN Kappa Chi, Winona State University 1991
NC Epsilon Kappa, North Carolina State University 1997
NC Omega Beta, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1939
NY Beta Omicron, St. John's University 1968
NY Kappa Tau, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1954
NY Omega Epsilon, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York 2001
NY Omicron Rho, Binghamton University 1990
OH Beta Tau, Baldwin Wallace College 1948
PA Epsilon Zeta, University of Pennsylvania 1896
PA Beta Gamma Colony, Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2004
PA Alpha Delta, Temple University 1927
PA Gamma Psi Colony, Lock Haven University
PA Sigma Upsilon, Shippensburg University 1984
PA Gamma Sigma, University of Pittsburgh 1914
PA Phi Sigma, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia 1969
PA Kappa Eta, Widener University 1987
PA Omega Gamma, Pennsylvania State University 1942
VA Alpha Psi, Christopher Newport University 1992
VA Omega Alpha, University of Virginia 1932
VA Omnicron Zeta, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1984
VA Omega Rho, Virginia Commonwealth University 1984
VA Delta Chi, University of Virginia's College at Wise 1991
WA Epsilon Alpha, Eastern Washington University 1995
WI Omega, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1926
Canada Kappa Kappa, University of Windsor 1987
Famous Pi Lams
- Norm Abram
- Lewis Black: Stand-up comedian
- Ben Cardin
- Howard Cosell
- David Croll
- Mark Cuban: Owner of the Dallas Mavericks
- Harrison Dillard
- Eliot Engel
- Richard P. Feynman: Famous American Physicist, considered the "Father of Quantum Mechanics"
- Arthur Garfield Hays
- Oscar Hammerstein II
- Kevin James
- Rafer Johnson
- Sen. Herbert Kohl
- Sandy Koufax
- Stanley Kramer
- Rudy LaRusso
- Enoch Light
- Ed Rendell
- Richard Rodgers
- Bud Selig
- Arlen Specter
- Leigh Steinberg
- Sidney Yates
- Michael Mann (film director)
See also
Reference
- ^ The The Founders' Period History of the Fraternity
- ^ a b Educational Foundation Pi Lambda Phi Educational Foundation, Inc. Cite error: The named reference "pi-edu" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b Pi Lambda Phi Partners with the March of Dimes official philanthropy Mar 2006