Important People
Elected president in 1928, he is credited with galvanizing the National Officers into a cohesive unit, promoting PSP internationally; and bringing PSP into the Professional Inter-Fraternity conference, now known as the Professional Fraternity Association. Our graduate scholarship is awarded in his name annually.
Rolla Wood
The name of our region
Philadelphia Metropolitan Region
Name of Senior Vice President
Erik "Duff" Walschburger
Responsible for leading and developing our national philanthropic efforts with our national philanthropy
VP of Philanthropy Department
Order Of Business
1. Call to order
2. Roll call
3. Officer reports
4. Permanent or standing committees reports
5. Temporary or special committee reports
6. Unfinished business
7. New business
8. Adjournment
Who was the brother credited with creating the first membership handbook for PSP initiates?
Clair Wilson
Where Phi Sigma Pi was established (original and current name)
Original: State teacher's college at Warrensburg, Missouri
Current: University of Central Missouri
Name of National Secretary
Natalie Mikkelson
develops programs to foster communication between chapters and improve regional collaboration among chapters
VP of chapter development
Phi Sigma Pi's National Philanthropy
Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Foundation (HOBY)
A founder, he was dean of faculty at Warrensburg. He made a significant contribution to the field of teacher education. In recognition of his dedication to the fraternity, our national award recognizing outstanding chapter fellowship was named in his honor.
Claude Phillips
What year did PSP become a national fraternity?
Name of VP of Finance
Sarah Cantwell
Oversees the development of alumni resources/benefits; assists chapters and associations in improving and enhancing Alumni Relations
VP of alumni Development
The founders of our fraternity decided that PSP would stress___,___,and___in an equal tripod dedicated to these three ideals.
Under his leaderhsip and vision, the national organization nearly tripled in size; evolved to include a full time professional staff and eventually the building of a National Headquarters. An award for inter chapter and alumni fellowship was named in his honor to recognize his efforts to help build and strengthen the fraternity nationally
Jeffery Johnson
Date of Phi Sigma Pi's founding
February 14th, 1916
Name of VP of philanthropy development
Patrick Herron
Improves and develops resources to ensure initiation programs produce strong and dedicated brothers
VP of membership development
What action was required for PSP to allow women to be members?
An amendment to the national constitution had to be passed by the Grand Chapter
Founding fathers of Phi Sigma Pi
Eldo L. Hendricks, C.H. McClure, and Claude A. Phillips
Five active chapters and their locations
Alpha Delta- Widener University
Alpha Eta- University of Delaware
Alpha Lambda- Temple University
Gamma Xi- Drexel University
Epsilon Tau- Villanova
Zeta Iota- St. Joseph's University
Name of National President
Matthew Nicolleta
Guides the fraternity fiscally and develops an annual budget with the executive director
VP of finance
What was the dilemma facing PSP with the passage of Title IX?
Title IX required our organization to become a co-educational student organization