Phi Sigma Pi National Exam

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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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Inducted in 1945, 32 years prior to the passage of Title IX

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Helen B. Wilson

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

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Clauda Pennock Todd

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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

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Clauda Pennock Todd

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President of state teacher's college

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Eldo L. Hendricks

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Dean of state teacher's college

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Claude A. Phillips

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Head of the History department at state teacher's college

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C.H. McClure

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Graduate scholarship is awarded in his name annually

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Rolla F. Wood

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Doubled the chapters (8 in PA)

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Walter P. Percival and Clarence O. Williams

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Wrote the words and music to Brothers Are We

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Charles Darrin and Edward Ingraham

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Outstanding Chapter Award is named after him

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Joseph Torchia

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Has held 5 positions over the course of 25+ years (longer than any other brother)

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Richard Todd

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Award for administrative excellence is named after him

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Steven Guiseppe

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Award for inter-chapter fellowship is named after him

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Jeffrey L. Johnson

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First recipient of the Todd Tripos scholarship

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David L. Batts

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Wrote the music and words to Brother

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Thomas "Ted" Daniels

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First president of the board of directors

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Carlye Buchanan

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National President

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Jonah Goodman

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Senior Vice President

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Chris Constantino

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National Secretary

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Chris McCoy

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VP of Finance

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Matthew "Fresh" Nicoletta

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VP of Membership Development

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Natalie Sweirzbin

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VP of CHapter Development

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Kyle WIlliams

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VP of Alumni Development

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Sarah Cantwell

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VP of Philanthropy Development

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Katie Peachy

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Suzanne Schaffer

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A

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Sarah Alderman

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H

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Ryan DeGuzman

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D

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JoAnn Harriger

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E

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Chris Crout

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H

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Marc Rein

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H

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Andrew Berman

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C

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Mercedes Himmons

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G

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Anika Jackson

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B

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Krista Kay

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F

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Annette Arlint

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H

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Nick Christy

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Stephanie Geiser

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What is the name of YOUR region?

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Pacific Coast Region

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Chapter Roll

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Delta Omega: UC Berkley
Zeta Alpha: UCSD
Zeta Mu: UC Irvine
Zeta Lambda: UCLA
Zeta Epsilon: UC Santa Barbara
Zeta Eta: UC Riverside

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What is the name of the book that Phi Sigma Pi's Chapters, the Grand Chapter and the National Council use to run business meetings?

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Robert's Rules of Order

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The purpose for using parliamentary procedures to run a chapter meeting is to...

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B. Help the meeting run more efficiently

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How do you make a motion?

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Say "I move to..." then another brother seconds it (then discussion and vote)

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How do you debate?

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By calling to question or "move to previous"

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How do you end the meeting?

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Someone says "I move to adjourn the meeting"/seconded/discussion/president adjourns

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Describe two ways to become an alumnus

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transfer or withdraw from your institution

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Describe two ways in which an alumni can remain actively involved after college

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1. Join the National Alumni Association
2. Give financial support

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Name the alumni chapter/association in closest proximity to your chapter

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Bay Area Alumni Chapter

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Define hazing:

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Any action or situation intentionally created to cause an initiate physical/mental discomfort or embarrassment

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What is the Supreme Legislative Body of the National Fraternity?

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Grand Chapter

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Phi Sigma Pi's legislative body is composed of:

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National council, one delegate from each chapter, 2 delegates from the National Alumni Association

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

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National Council

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The above executive and administrative body is composed of:

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National president, senior vice president, national secretary, VP of finance, VP of membership development, VP chapter development, VP of philanthropy development, VP of alumni development

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What is the name of Phi Sigma Pi's national philanthropy?

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Teach for America

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Recruits, trains, and supervises Phi Sigma Pi Region Consultants; develops membership materials and resources for chapters

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Director of Member Services

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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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Cultivates relationships with prospective universities and interested 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 risk management education/training and enhancement of Regional Conference planning and execution

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Assistant Director of Membership Services

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Coordinates annual giving and cultivates lifetime Member relationships; serves as editor of "The Purple and Gold" and "The Lampadion" and monthly e-newsletters and as staff liason to the Phi Sigma Pi Foundation

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Director of Publications and Alumni Relations

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

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Region of Consultant

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Ensures that accurate records are kept at all national meetings

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National Secretary

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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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VP of Alumni Development

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Serves as the parliamentarian at all national meetings

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Senior Vice President

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

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National President

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

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VP of Finance

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Develops programs to foster communication between chapters and improve regional collaboration among chapters

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VP of Chapter Development

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Responsible for leading and developing our national philanthropic efforts with our National philanthropy, Teach for America

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VP of Philanthropy Development

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Improves and develops resources to ensure Initiation programs produce strong and dedicated Brothers

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VP of Membership Development

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Go draw the Greek alphabet

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check Quiz 2

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What is your chapter's Greek letter name?

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Zeta Nu

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The names of the two fraternal songs are...

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Brothers Are We and Brother

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Who wrote the music and lyrics of "Brothers Are We?"

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Charles Darrin and Edward Ingraham

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Who wrote the music and lyrics to "Brother?"

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Thomas "Ted" Daniels

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What is the membership certificate called?

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The Shingle

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Whose signatures are located on the membership certificate?

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The National President's and the National Secretary's

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List the names of all your Chapter officers and their associated positions. (There should be 9)

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Kelsey Pruitt: President
Xanthe Dimas: Vice President
Sarah Hogan: Treasurer/Assistant Initiate Advisor
Chelsea Gilpin: Initiate Advisor
Adriana Ho: Secretary
Rachel Duckett: Alumni/ICR
Kyna Brewer: Historian
Vanessa Banta: Recruitment/PR Chair
Jessica Petersen: Parliamentarian

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List the names of your Chapter committees and the chair of each committee. (There should be 4)

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Scholarship: Andrea Fernandez
Fundraising: Vanessa Banta
Service: Josh Shoup
Social: Chelsea Gilpin

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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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Secret rituals

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What are the fraternity colors?

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Purple and Gold

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What is the auxilary color?

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White

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What is located at the bottom of the coat of arms?

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A ribbon with the words "Phi SIgma Pi" (in gold)

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What is locates at the top of the coat of arms?

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The lamp of knowledge (in gold)

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Please describe what objects appear on the center part of the coat of arms.

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An open book and staff (gold with purple background)
3 stars (gold)
4 clasped links (gold)

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Fraternal orders existed as early as:

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D. 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 one of the two earliest Greek letter organizations for women.

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Kappa Kappa Gamma

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State colleges and universities were once known as and referred to as...

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normal or teacher's colleges

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

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Phi Lambda Epsilon

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Phi Sigma Pi was established at which institution (original name)?

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State Teacher's College at Warrensburg, MO

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That institution is now known as...?

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University of Central Missouri

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What date is Phi Sigma Pi's founding?

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February 14, 1916

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Name the three founders of Phi Sigma Pi.

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Eldo L. Hendricks, CH McClure, Claude A. Phillips

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In what year did Phi Sigma Pi become a "National" fraternity?

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1921

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At which school was the second Chapter established?

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Brandenburg Polytechnic Institute

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The first national publication for all members was called ______. It was later renamed ______, which means ______.

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the Phi Sigma Pi newsletter
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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They believed it would unneccessarily 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 increase communication between the local chapters and the National office

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True or false: the information published in either the collegiate newsletter and the alumni magazine is confidential and not to be shared with non-members.

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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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Claire B. Wilson

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

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WWII

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In what year did Phi Sigma Pi Fraternity 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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At the time of Title IX's passing, they were an all-male fraternity. However, since they were an honor's fraternity and not a Greek social fraternity, the exclusion of women was deemed discriminatory.

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

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They had to amend their constitution.

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Phi Sigma Pi's first scholarship was established by _______ to promote the future academic opportunities of Brothers who ______.

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Dr. Richard Cecil Todd and Clauda Pennock Todd
embodied and promoted the ideals of scholarship, leadership, and fellowship.

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______ 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
Under the rose

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Briefly describe the purpose of our National philanthropy, Teach For America.

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To eliminate social inequity in public schools by hiring grad students and post-grads to teach in underprivileged schools.

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Are members of Phi Sigma Pi permitted to have dual or multiple memberships in other Greek letter or academic organizations? Yes/No and explain the reason why:

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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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What is the organizational purpose of Phi Sigma Pi's national philanthropy?

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Organization dedicated to eliminating educational inequity in the public school system. Recruits college graduates to teach in underserved school across the U.S. to provide greater educational opportunities.

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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 andgoals 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 Conference?

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Grand Chapter Conference 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.