| Chi Psi - ΧΨ | |
| Founded | May 20 1841 Union College |
|---|---|
| Type | Social fraternity |
| Scope | National |
| Colors | Royal Purple and Gold |
| Chapters | 31 |
| Headquarters | 45 Rutledge Street Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
| Homepage | http://www.chipsi.org |
Chi Psi, ΧΨ is a fraternity consisting of more than 30 chapters (known as "alphas") at American colleges and universities. It was founded on Thursday May 20, 1841, by 10 students at Union College with the idea of emphasizing the fraternal and social principles of a brotherhood. It was the first Greek-letter organization to be founded on these grounds rather than the literary characteristics of the seven existing societies (the earliest of which was Phi Beta Kappa at William & Mary). In addition, Chi Psi was the first fraternity to establish a fraternity house, at the University of Michigan in 1845, a few months before the Lambda chapter of Beta Theta Pi. All alphas refer to their places of residence as "Lodges" rather than "houses" because the first place of residence in Ann Arbor, Michigan resembled a hunting lodge. Chi Psi Fraternity Inc. is the 8th fraternity to be founded in the U.S. Founded in 1845, Alpha Epsilon at the University of Michigan is the longest active alpha in the United States. Chi Psi's official colors are Royal Purple and Gold. Chi Psi's national headquarters, the Central Office is in Nashville, Tennessee.
Active Alphas
As of 2006, Chi Psi consists of 31 alphas:
- Alpha Pi (Union College)
- Alpha Phi (Hamilton College)
- Alpha Epsilon (University of Michigan)
- Alpha Sigma (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
- Alpha Beta (University of South Carolina)
- Alpha Gamma (University of Mississippi)
- Alpha Omicron (University of Virginia)
- Alpha Chi (Amherst College)
- Alpha Psi (Cornell University)
- Alpha Nu (University of Minnesota)
- Alpha Iota (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
- Alpha Rho (Rutgers University)
- Alpha Xi (Stevens Institute of Technology)
- Alpha Alpha Delta (University of Georgia)
- Alpha Beta Delta (Lehigh University)
- Alpha Delta Delta (University of California, Berkeley)
- Alpha Epsilon Delta (Northwestern University)
- Alpha Zeta Delta (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
- Alpha Eta Delta (University of Oregon)
- Alpha Theta Delta (University of Washington)
- Alpha Iota Delta (Georgia Tech)
- Alpha Tau Delta (University of the South)
- Alpha Chi Delta (Clemson University)
- Alpha Omicron Delta (Washington & Lee University)
- Alpha Mu Delta (Rollins College)
- Alpha Xi Delta (Texas Tech University)
- Alpha Upsilon Delta (Wake Forest University)
- Alpha Sigma Delta (Duke University)
- Alpha Pi Delta (North Carolina State University)
- Alpha Omega Delta (George Mason University)
- Alpha Rho Delta (Miami University)
Notable alumni
- Albert II of Monaco
- Stephen Ambrose
- Bill Belichick
- Edward S. Walker, Jr.
- Mark Bingham
- Clarence Birdseye
- Nicholas F. Brady
- Taylor Branch
- Temple Hoyne Buell
- Arne Carlson
- Roy A. Cooper
- Ross T. Dwyer
- Orville Freeman
- Melville Fuller
- David Gardner
- John Gavin
- H. John Heinz III
- Richard Helms
- Waite Hoyt
- Richard Jenrette
- Samuel Johnson
- Richard Lamm
- Henry Luce
- Eric Mangini
- Jerry Mathers
- Hugh McElhenny
- Charles Edward Merrill
- John Sargent Pillsbury
- William Proxmire
- Thomas Brackett Reed
- Kenneth Roberts
- William Scranton
- Vic Seixas
- Philip Spencer
- Thomas Tongue
- Jeff Torborg
- Stansfield Turner
- Richard Wilbur
- Kemmons Wilson
- Van Earl Wright
- Jamie Magee
