Psi Phi Delta

Infobox Fraternity | name = Psi Phi, Delta Chapter
letters = ΨΦΔ
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motto = "Seqvere Optima"
colors = Red, Black and Gold
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birthplace = SUNY Potsdam
founded = 1948
chapters = 4 Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta
type = Social
scope = SUNY Potsdam
address = 2 South Street
city = Potsdam
state = New York
country = United States
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homepage = [http://www.psiphidelta.com www.psiphidelta.com]

History

In the winter of 1917, two Cornell University graduates formed an independent social organization, and quickly recruited many young businessmen who were often new to the community and wanting to meet people of similar interest. On September 9, 1920, after three years of meeting at the Binghamton, NY YMCA, the men chose to call themselves by the Greek letters "Psi" and "Phi," becoming Psi Phi Fraternity.

Psi Phi brother Harley Salisbury left [Binghamton, NY] in the fall of 1922 to attend Buffalo Normal School. One of the first things he did was to get permission from the college president to form a chapter of Psi Phi Fraternity on that campus. With 21 original members, the newly chartered Beta chapter of Psi Phi Fraternity became a recognized campus fraternity in 1923.

Harley Salisbury and fellow member Herb Shear graduated from Buffalo Normal in 1924 and settled in Syracuse, New York. Knowing some young men who were attending Oswego Normal School, Salisbury and Shear received permission from the college president in 1925 to start the Gamma chapter of Psi Phi Fraternity.

Several Brothers from the Gamma Chapter of Psi Phi befriended a few young men from the Crane School of Music at State Teachers' College in Potsdam, to found Delta chapter in 1948, receiving their official charter in 1950. Through the years, the Delta Chapter of Psi Phi has been the home of hundreds of young men.

Over 100 alumni returned to Potsdam in 1998 to celebrate the Fifty Year Anniversary. The year of 2008 marks the 60th Anniversary of the Fraternity. A large gathering of past members will coincide with the Alumni Weekend celebration at SUNY Potsdam.

All three remaining chapters, Beta 1923, Gamma 1925 and Delta 1948 of the statewide Psi Phi Fraternity, will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of their founding (originally at Alpha Chapter, Binghamton, NY) on September 9, 2020, with a grand celebration sometime that year.

The House

Psi Phi Delta has resided in five locations in the town of Potsdam since its founding in 1948, first on Garden Street, then Pleasant Street then 14 Pierrepont, and from 1970 to 2006 at the Chapman Estate located at 15 Bay Street. The current chapter house is located at 2 South Street -- just two blocks away from Phi Kappa Pi, their sister sorority.

Other Chapters

* [http://www.psiphibeta.com/ Psi Phi: Beta Chapter] (Buffalo, New York)
* [http://www.psiphigamma.org/ Psi Phi: Gamma Chapter] (Oswego, New York)

External links

* [http://www.psiphidelta.com/ Psi Phi Delta's Web Site]
* [http://www.potsdam.edu SUNY Potsdam's Web Site]