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Pi Kappa Phi - North Carolina State University - Tau Chapter
Description
Pi Kappa Phi History
In 1904, Andrew Alexander Kroeg, Jr., Simon Fogarty, Jr., and Lawrence Harry Mixson were all attending the College of Charleston. The three friends led a small campus movement to form a group called Nu Phi, which stood for "non-fraternity." Kroeg, in his determination to see his friends given the opportunity to influence the campus like fraternity men, decided that the only recourse was to start a new, full-fledged fraternity we know today as Pi Kappa Phi. Seven loyal Nu Phi's were at that ever-important meeting, and Pi Kappa Phi's foundation began to take form. On December 10, 1905, Mixson's mother cooked the men a special supper to celebrate Founder's Day with a dinner ceremony marking the achievements of the founding fathers.
The men chose to expand and create more Pi Kappa Phi chapters. The Beta chapter was established at Presbyterian in 1907, and Theodore Kelly established Pi Kappa Phi as a national fraternity with his founding of the Gamma chapter at the University of California. Pi Kappa Phi became locally registered in South Carolina on December 23, 1907. The coat of arms, motto, and rituals were established, and the creation of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity Journal strengthened communications between chapters. The Journal changed its name to The Star and Lamp, a name that still endures and maintains chapter communications today.
Pi Kappa Phi enjoyed a progressive beginning and it is that dedication which helped Pi Kappa Phi become a leading fraternity in the United States. Pi Kappa Phi has initiated over 90,000 brothers and is the fastest growing fraternity in the country. Pi Kappa Phi is the only national fraternity who has created and supports its own outreach project, PUSH America.
Contact
- ATTN: pkp.org
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- Yarmouth NS
- CA B5A 4B2
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