Phi Sigma Pi Eta Gamma

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Are members of Phi Sigma Pi permitted to have dual or multiple membership in other Greek letter or academic organizations?

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Yes, membership in either a Greek social organization or academic society does not prevent prospective individuals from joining Phi Sigma Pi. Brothers are also permitted to join either of the above,

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Define hazing.

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Hazing shall be defined as any action of situation which recklessly or intentionally endangers the mental, physical, or emotional health or safety of any individual, regardless of the person's willingness to participate.

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What is the supreme legislative body of the National Fraternity?

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The Grand Chapter

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What is the Phi Sigma Pi legislative body composed of?

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The Grand Chapter consists of National Council; Delegates of Collegiate, Alumni Chapters and National Alumni Association (NAA).

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What is the executive and administrative body of the National Fraternity?

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The National Council

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The National Council is composed of:

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National President, Senior Vice-President, National Secretary, VP of Finance, VP of Chapter Development, VP of Membership Development, VP of Alumni Development and VP of Philanthropy.

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What is the Phi Sigma Pi Foundation?

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Charitable foundation created to help collect and distribute funds in support of the programs and goals of Phi Sigma Pi. Members are individuals and Alumni who have made significant financial contributions to the Fraternity.

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What is the purpose of holding a Grand Chapter meeting?

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The Grand Chapter meeting is held to conduct business. Delegates attend to discuss the relevant issues facing the organization. Amendments to the National Constitution and the election of the National Council take place during Grand Chapter business.

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What are the duties of the National President?

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Serves as official ambassador and representative of Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity.

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What are the duties of the Senior Vice President?

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Serves as the Parliamentarian at all National meetings.

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What are the duties of the National Secretary?

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Ensure that accurate records are kept at all National meetings.

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What are the duties of the VP of Finance?

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Guides the Fraternity fiscally and develops an annual budget with the Executive Director.

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What are the duties of the VP of Membership Development?

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Improves and develops resources to ensure Initiation Programs produce strong and dedicated Brothers.

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What are the duties of the VP of Chapter Development?

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Develops programs to foster communication between Chapters and improve Regional collaboration among Chapters.

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What are the duties of the VP of Alumni Development?

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Oversees the development of Alumni resources and benefits; assists Chapters and associations in improving and enhancing Alumni relations.

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What are the duties of the VP of Philanthropy Development?

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Responsible for leading and developing our National philanthropic efforts with our National Philanthropy.

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What is the National Council?

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Governing body of Phi Sigma PI, subject to the discretion of the Grand Chapter.

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What is the National Staff?

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Employees of the National Fraternity who manage the day-to-day administrative affairs of the Fraternity.

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A

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Alpha

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B

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Beta

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Γ

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Gamma

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Δ

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Delta

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Ε

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Epsilon

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Ζ

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Zeta

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Η

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Eta

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Θ

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Theta

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Ι

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Iota

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Κ

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Kappa

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Λ

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Lambda

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Μ

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Mu

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Ν

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Nu

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Ξ

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Xi

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Ο

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Omicron

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Π

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Pi

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Ρ

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Rho

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Σ

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Sigma

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Τ

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Tau

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Υ

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Upsilon

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Φ

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Phi

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Χ

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Chi

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Ψ

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Psi

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Ω

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Omega

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What is your Chapter's Greek letter name?

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Eta Gamma

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What are the names of our fraternal songs?

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Brothers Are We

Brothers

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Who wrote the music and lyrics of Brothers Are We?

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Edward Ingraham

Charles Darrin

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Who wrote the music and lyrics of Brothers?

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Thomas "Ted" Daniels

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What is Phi Sigma Pi's membership certificate?

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The Shingle

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Whose signatures are located on the Shingle?

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National President and National Secretary

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List the names of all of your chapter officers and their associated positions.

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Kayla DeCant - President

Gabrielle Klein - Vice-President

Jessica Hua - Secretary

Mishari Zambrano - Treasurer

Emma Demain - Parliamentarian

Koda Samual - Historian

Kate Galvan - Initiate Adviser

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What is the only means by which an individual may become either a Collegiate or Honorary member of Phi Sigma Pi?

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Through the use of The Ritual.

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What are the Fraternity colors?

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Purple and Gold

(White as auxiliary color only)

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What is located at the bottom of the Coat of Arms?

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Banner with the Greek words for Phi Sigma Pi.

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What is located at the top of the Coat of Arms?

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A lamp

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What objects appear in the center of the Coat of Arms?

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An open book with a staff laid across it on a field of purple

3 stars laid diagonally

Clasped links on a field of gold

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The _____________________ is the name of the monetary fund used to assist Brothers in need of financial support due to medical illness, personal loss, or other catastrophic hardships. The meaning of the fund's name translates to _____________________.

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Subrosa Fund

Under the rose

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Fraternal order existed as early as:

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15th Century B.C.

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What was the first Greek letter organization to be established in the United States?

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Phi Beta Kappa

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Name of the two earliest Greek letter organizations for women:

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Kappa Alpha Theta

Kappa Kappa Gamma

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State colleges and universities were once known and referred to as ___________ or ________________ colleges.

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Normal

Teacher's

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From which Greek letter organization did several of the original members of Phi Sigma Pi belong?

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Phi Lambda Epsilon

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Phi Sigma Pi was established at which institution?

(Original and current name)

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State's Teacher's College at Warrenburg Missouri

University of Central Missouri

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What is Phi Sigma Pi's founder's day date?

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February 14, 1916

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Who are the founding fathers of Phi Sigma Pi?

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Eldo L. Hendricks

Claude A Phillips

C.H. McClure

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The Founders of our Fraternity decided that Phi Sigma Pi would stress not only _______________, __________________, and __________________ but do so in a concept of an equal _______________ dedicated to these three ideals.

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Scholarship, leadership, fellowship

Tripod

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What year did Phi Sigma Pi become a "National" fraternity?

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1921

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Where was the second Chapter established?

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Bradley University in Peoria, IL

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The first National publication for mall Members (Collegiate and Alumni) was called ______________.

It was later renamed _________________________, which means ______________________.

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Phi Sigma Pi Newsletter,

The Lampadion,

little torch

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What was the reasoning of those who opposed the merger of Phi Sigma Pi with Kappa Phi Kappa Fraternity?

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Members felt the merger would unnecessarily change the identity of Phi Sigma Pi.

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Why was the 1940 Purple and Gold newsletter established?

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To maintain closer contact between the Chapters and National Office.

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The information published in either the Collegiate Newsletter and Alumni magazine is confidential and not to be shared with non-members. T or F

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FALSE

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Who was the Brother credited with creating the first membership handbook for Phi Sigma Pi initiates?

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Clair B. Wilson

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What events in the mid-20th century slowed the momentum and growth of Phi Sigma Pi had been experiencing in its early years?

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World War II

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In what year did Phi Sigma Pi become Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity?

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1966

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What was the dilemma facing Phi Sigma Pi with the passage of Title IX?

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Title IX required our organization to become a co-educational student organization.

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What action was required for Phi Sigma Pi to allow women to be inducted as Members?

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Amendment to the Phi Sigma Pi Constitution by the Grand Chapter.

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Phi Sigma Pi's first scholarship was established by _____________________________________________ to promote the academic opportunities of Brothers who ___________________________________________________

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Dr. Richard Cecil Todd & Clauda Pennock Todd

Embody the ideals of scholarship, leadership, and fellowship.

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What is the Tripod?

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Scholarship: maintain good academic standing. Scholarship expands outside the classroom and is part of a larger "always learning" philosophy.

Leadership: PSP provides the opportunity for students to gain core leadership skills to strengthen oneself and how to apply that skill to pay it forward.

Fellowship: PSP develops a culture of fellowship within the organization, fostering a sense of teamwork and camaraderie.

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Why do we use parliamentary procedure?

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1. Defines elements of the organization

2. Describes Governing documents

3. Gives us an Order of Business and the Rules for running a meeting

4. It helps us run meetings more efficiently

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Order of Business

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CROPTUNA

Call to order

Roll Call/Approval of Minutes

Officer Reports

Permanent Committee reports

Temporary committee reports

Unfinished business - motions already on the floor from a previous meeting

New business - floors opens; new motions can be made

Adjourn

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How does an individual become an honorary member of Phi Sigma Pi?

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An individual initiated as a Member due to exemplary service to the Fraternity, or who demonstrates the ideals of the Fraternity in word and deed through commitment to the community. They do not participate in an Initiation Program and are not considered Active Members, so therefore they pay no dues.

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Name 5 active collegiate chapters in our region including the university affiliation.

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DePaul University (Eta Gamma Chapter)
Eastern Illinois University (Beta Omega Chapter)
Illinois State University (Delta Eta Chapter)
Northwestern University (Zeta Omicron Chapter)
University of Illinois- Urbana Champaign (Epsilon Zeta Chapter)

Purdue University - Gamma Alpha

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Robert's Rules of Order (what is it used for?)

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The name of the book that Phi Sigma Pi Chapters, The Grand Chapter and National Council use to run business meetings.

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Describe two of the ways to become an alumnus/a:

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Either by graduating; transferring to another institution or withdrawing from the institution.

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Responsible for developing and managing the Fraternity's leadership programs; and serves as staff liaison to Teach For America

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Director of Leadership Advancement

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Recruits, trains and supervises the Member Services team; develops membership materials and resources for chapters

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Director of Member Services

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Cultivates relationships with prospective universities and interested students to establish Phi Sigma Pi colonies which when activated become Phi Sigma Pi chapters

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Director of Expansion

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Leads the Fraternity's Risk Management Education/Training and enhancement of Regional Conference planning and execution

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Assistant Director of Member Services

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Advises chapters assigned to her/him on all aspects of management issues; recruitment; educational resources; and programming and development

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Region Consultant

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Oversees the day-to-day operations of Phi Sigma Pi and serves as liaison between National Council and National Office personnel

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Executive Director

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Manages the Fraternity's Alumni relations programs by promoting and advancing the National Alumni Association and its affiliates; coordinates the fundraising efforts of The Phi Sigma Pi Foundation

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Director of Development and Alumni Relations

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Assists with managing Phi Sigma Pi's publications including The Purple & Gold, The Lampadion, and monthly e-newsletters; leads the Fraternity's social media outlets and maintains the National website

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Editorial Production Assistant

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Assists with Region Consultant team training and management; provides guidance to Alumni Chapters and Associations

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Member Services Coordinator

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What is the Phi Sigma Pi Purpose Statement:

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Phi Sigma Pi shall be an Honor Fraternity for students in four-year collegiate institutions and Phi Sigma Pi alumni, founded upon a basis of superior scholarship with the avowed purpose of advancing academic, professional, and social ideals. Phi Sigma Pi shall exist to meet the needs of close fellowship among students of like ideals who are interested in the same end.
In carrying out the purpose of Phi Sigma Pi, the organization shall strive to personify and encourage three ideals:

the acquisition and dissemination of information and knowledge through scholarship,the application of professional skills and the fostering of leadership by promoting and advancing the welfare of humanity, and the fostering of non-discriminatory, fraternal fellowship within Phi Sigma Pi's ranks.

Phi Sigma Pi shall constantly endeavor to make these ideals dynamic in the lives of Phi Sigma Pi's Members.

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A Brother of Alpha Chapter, she was the first woman to be inducted as a collegiate Member:

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Laura Abney

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Historical documents uncovered by Kappa Chapter and the National Office in 2008 revealed that this woman was inducted as a Member of Phi Sigma Pi in 1945, 32 years prior to the passage of Title IX:

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Helen Wilson

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She was the first woman to be inducted as an honorary Brother, following Title IX:

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Clauda Pennock Todd

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A Brother of Alpha Epsilon Chapter, she served as National Secretary and Interim Vice President of Chapter Development in addition to being the first woman elected to serve as National President:

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Tammy A. Mleziva

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Inducted as an honorary Brother by Alpha Alpha Chapter, she was the first woman to be elected to National Council in the position of National Historian:

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Anita P. Davis

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A Founder, he was President of State Teachers College - Warrensburg. Also known as "Alpha 1," he served as Central Regional Director for several years. Our National award recognizing excellence in educational, cultural and leadership programming is named in his honor:

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Eldo L. Hendricks

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A Founder, he was Dean of Faculty at State Teachers College - Warrensburg. He made significant contributions 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:

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Claude A. Phillips

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A Founder, he headed the History Department at State Teachers College - Warrensburg. Served as both National Counselor and Vice President and was responsible for the founding of Beta Chapter. Awarded the first Distinguished Service Key for his many contributions, our outstanding service project award is named after him:

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C.H. McClure

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Elected as President in 1928, he is credited with galvanizing the National Officers into a cohesive unit; promoting Phi Sigma Pi nationally; and bringing Phi Sigma Pi into the Professional Interfraternity Conference, now known as the Professional Fraternity Association. A graduate scholarship is awarded in his name annually:

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Rolla F. Wood

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Respectively elected as President and National Secretary in 1930, their tenure saw the number of chapters double in size from seven to fifteen, eight of which were at Pennsylvania schools:

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Walter P. Percival and Clarence O. Williams

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They wrote the words and music to Brothers Are We, in collaboration with the Music Department at Mansfield State Teachers College, now known as Mansfield University of Pennsylvania (Theta Chapter):

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Edward Ingraham and Charles Darrin

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An Associate Professor of Education at Millersville University, his alma mater, for the majority of his professional career. He served as National Secretary/Treasurer for nearly 20 years. He was honored for his contributions as a Brother over the course of four decades with the renaming of the Outstanding Chapter Award:

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Joseph M. Torchia

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Known for devotion to the Fraternity as well as his many students at East Carolina University and Millersville University of Pennsylvania, where he taught history, he holds the distinction of serving in five positions over the course of 25 plus years; longer than any other Brother in the Fraternity's history:

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Richard C. Todd

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One of many National leaders that emerged in the 1980s to help the Fraternity grow, he served as National Secretary/Treasurer; Vice President of Membership Development and National President. A National award recognizing administrative excellence is named in his honor:

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Steven A. DiGuiseppe

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Under his leadership and vision, the National organization nearly tripled in size; evolved to include a full-time professional staff; and eventually, the building of a permanent National Headquarters. An award for inter-chapter fellowship was named in his honor to recognize his efforts to help build and strengthen the Fraternity nationally:

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Jeffrey L. Johnson

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A Brother of Tau Chapter, he was the first recipient of the Todd Tripod Scholarship. He served as Vice President of Membership Development and Vice President of Alumni Development and continues to serve as faculty member and chapter adviser at East Carolina University:

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David L. Batts

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An alumnus of Alpha Rho Chapter, he wrote the music and words Brother in 1996. Having been invited to perform and share the song at multiple chapter events, the Grand Chapter chose to designate it as an official fraternal song in 2001:

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Thomas "Ted" Daniels

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The Phi Sigma Pi Foundation was created by this former National Council Member and Alpha Phi alumna in 2004. She was the first President of the Board of Directors of The Foundation.

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Carlye Buchanan

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The highest honor an individual Brother in Phi Sigma Pi may receive is the _______, which is bestowed by a unanimous vote of the National Council for outstanding service to the National Fraternity.

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Distinguished Service Key

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National President

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Matthew Nicolletta

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Senior Vice President

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Erik "Duff" Walschburger

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National Secretary

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Natalie Mikkelson

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VP of Finance

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Sarah Cantwell

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VP of Membership Development

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Christopher McCoy

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VP of Chapter Development

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Brian Bunton

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VP of Alumni Development

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Ryan Alexander

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VP of Philanthropy

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Patrick Herron

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Greek Alphabet

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Α-Alpha

Β-Beta

Γ-Gamma

Δ-Delta

Ε-Epsilon

Ζ-Zeta

Η-Eta

Θ-Theta

Ι-Iota

Κ-Kappa

Λ-Lambda

Μ-Mu

Ν-Nu

Ξ-Xi

Ο-Omicron

Π-Pi

Ρ-Rho

Σ-Sigma

Τ-Tau

Υ-Upsilon

Φ-Phi

Χ-Chi

Ψ-Psi

Ω-Omega