Psi Sigma Phi
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Psi Sigma Phi | |
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Founded | December 12, 1990 Montclair State University and New Jersey City University |
Type | Social |
Affiliation | NMGC |
Emphasis | Multiculturalism and Service |
Scope | National |
Motto | Multicultural by birth, not by choice
"Our Sword is Education." "Our Shield is Brotherhood." "Our Armor is Multiculturalism." "Our Steed is Service." |
Colors | Black Silver White |
Symbol | Almighty Knight |
Nickname | Phimen, Phiman |
Headquarters | 344 Grove Street, #4017 Jersey City, NJ 07302 United States |
Website | www |
Psi Sigma Phi Multicultural Fraternity, Inc. (
About Psi Sigma Phi[edit]
Psi Sigma Phi Multicultural Fraternity Inc. was co-founded on December 12, 1990, at Montclair State University and New Jersey City University (at the time Jersey City State College) as a service-oriented, multicultural fraternity.
At the time of its founding, male college students could join only mainstream fraternities or fraternities that were predominantly Latin-American, African-American, or Asian-American. Psi Sigma Phi's founders created the fraternity to emphasize the importance of multiculturalism in the lives of college students.
Psi Sigma Phi's fraternal goal is to establish a unique bond among men of different cultures. This goal is to be accomplished through hard work, sacrifice and courage from all of its brothers - brothers who together strive to break social fears and ignorance.
Philanthropy[edit]
Psi Sigma Phi's national philanthropy is the Kidney and Urology Foundation. Other services participated in on a national level include:
- City Year
- Multiple Sclerosis Walk (New Jersey)
- Juvenile Diabetes Foundation (Walk)
- Hyacinth AIDS Walk
- SHU 500 (Seton Hall University)
- Food Bank of New Jersey
- American Cancer Society
- Valerie Fund
- Newark Soup Kitchens
- Dove Services (Seton Hall University)
- Adopt a Highway Program
Chapters and Colonies[edit]
- Patriarch Alpha - Montclair State University, New Jersey*
- Baronet Beta - New Jersey City University, New Jersey
- Gallant Gamma - Seton Hall University, New Jersey
- Dynast Delta - Kean University, New Jersey*
- Elite Epsilon[1] - Rutgers University-New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Zulu Zeta - Ramapo College, New Jersey
- Heroic Eta - Utah State University, Utah
- Triumphant Theta - North Jersey, New Jersey
- Infinite Iota - Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania*
- Cryptik Kappa - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina*
- LeCypher Lambda - Shippensburg University, Pennsylvania*
- Valiant Mu - University of North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina
- Imperial Nu - Weber State University, Utah
- Xalted Xi - Temple University, Pennsylvania
- Eternal Omicron - Rowan University, New Jersey
- Prodigal Pi - University of North Carolina at Greensboro, North Carolina
- Relentless Rho - Caldwell University, New Jersey
- Eminent Sigma - Felician University, New Jersey
- Immortal Tau - Bloomfield College, New Jersey
- Resilient Upsilon - Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia
- Fearless Phi - Colorado College, Colorado
(*) Inactive
See also[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Montclair State University
- New Jersey City University
- National Multicultural Greek Council
- Student organizations established in 1990
- Multiculturalism in the United States
- Fraternities and sororities in the United States
- Hispanic and Latino American organizations
- International student societies
- 1990 establishments in New Jersey