Many schools had such low enrollments, that the state legislatures considered closing them permanently. In late 1942, the remaining fifteen chapters went inactive because of World War II. Several chapters closed throughout the 1930s during the Great Depression. Other chapters were added during the 1920s and early 1930s. In 1921 the fraternity became national adding the Beta chapter at Northeast Missouri State University and the Gamma chapter at Bradley University. Phi Sigma Pi's established ideals for its members called the Tripod: scholarship, leadership and fellowship: The Alpha chapter inducted twelve new members the next year and continued to grow. Its founders included three professors (the founding fathers) and ten male students. Hendricks was the first to sign the fraternity's roll book, becoming known as Alpha 1, followed by Phillips and McClure. On February 14, 1916, Hendricks, Phillips, and McClure founded a new fraternity named Phi Sigma Pi Honorary Professional Fraternity when they could not find an existing fraternity to establish a chapter on their campus. They also contacted Omicron Delta Kappa and nationally known social fraternities which all had the same requirements as Phi Beta Kappa. Phi Beta Kappa policy stated that chapters could only be established on campuses of qualified liberal arts colleges and universities the State Teachers College at Warrensburg did not meet this requirement. Interested in creating an honor society at State Teachers College at Warrensburg (now the University of Central Missouri), professors Dr. Phi Sigma Pi chapters are at more than 140 four-year collegiate institutions. The fraternity is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization incorporated in the state of Pennsylvania to foster scholarship, leadership, and fellowship. Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity ( ΦΣΠ) is a gender-inclusive/mixed-sex national honor fraternity based in the United States. JSTOR ( November 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)įebru 107 years ago ( February 14, 1916).Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources. This article relies excessively on references to primary sources.
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