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Pi Delta Psi (ΠΔΨ)

Founded	February 20, 1994 Binghamton University
Type	Cultural
Scope	National
Motto	Excellence Through Brotherhood
Colors	Red, White and Black
Chapters	23
Free label	PDPsi
Headquarters	New York, NY, USA
Homepage	Pi Delta Psi Website

Pi Delta Psi. (also known as PDPsi) is an Asian American Cultural Fraternity founded at Binghamton University on February 20, 1994. Pi Delta Psi prides itself on achieving excellence in every aspect of college life.

1 History
2 Mission statement
3 Founding Fathers
4 Undergraduate Chapters
5 Associate Chapters
6 Colonies
7 External links

[edit] History

Pi Delta Psi was founded by eleven men from various backgrounds (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino and Vietnamese). Already established leaders within their own university sponsored cultural organizations, these men assembled to devise a structure that would create an understanding between the various Asian cultures, build relationships extending beyond the academic years and also finding and building an individual's skill sets. These eleven men envisioned an infrastructure that would continuously motivate and challenge individuals. This infrastructure of a fraternal society, which has been around since 1776 would become the building blocks of their endeavor.

Pi Delta Psi was founded on February 20, 1994 in Binghamton University, State University of New York. The eleven men were the architects of the guiding principles, which have now developed into one of the nation's largest Asian Cultural Interest Fraternities. Over the next three years (1994-1996), Pi Delta Psi had expanded into the University at Buffalo and Hofstra University. Every expansion resulted in positively impacting the school and surrounding community.

In 2002, the Fraternity expanded to the University of California, Riverside, bringing the total number of chapters to 14. In 2003, the Fraternity became the first Asian interest Greek organization in our Nation's Capital. Currently, Pi Delta Psi has 21 chapters in 8 states and the District of Columbia. The Fraternity spreads from Florida in the south, to Massachusetts in the northeast, to California on the west coast.

Today, the Fraternity continues to grow in size and prestige. What began as a dream for the eleven founders, has become the work and dedication of hundreds across the country and across seas.

[edit] Mission statement

The mission of Pi Delta Psi is to maintain its Fraternal existence by instilling values that nurture and perpetuate the continual growth and development of the individual through Academic Achievement, Cultural Awareness, Righteousness, Friendship and Loyalty while fostering ethical behavior, leadership, and philanthropy.

Pi Delta Psi was founded on these principles to help promote Asian Awareness amongst themselves and throughout the community. They envisioned this to be possible by going out of the boundaries of an organization and creating a fraternity on the basis of common goals and ideals in the form of a brotherhood. They believe that through education, we can become more knowledgeable about the different Asian cultures, overcome obstacles of racism and discrimination, therefore unifying themselves as a whole.

This mission statement embodies the purpose of our Fraternity and is set forth as a guide that empowers each member to better himself, the Brotherhood, community, and society as a whole.

[edit] Founding Fathers

Mr. David Lee
Mr. Sammy Wong
Mr. Ronny Chow
Mr. Thuan Luong
Mr. Christopher Murata
Mr. Michael Son
Mr. Phillip Hunt
Mr. Spencer Seto
Mr. Damien Lee
Mr. Chester Huang
Mr. Tracy B. Tabije

[edit] Undergraduate Chapters

[Α] Binghamton University, State University of New York - Founded February 20, 1994
[Β] University at Buffalo, State University of New York - Founded December 3, 1994
[Γ] Hofstra University - Founded December 7, 1996
[Δ] Stony Brook University, State University of New York - Founded May 17, 1997
[Ζ] New York University - Founded May 17, 1997
[Η] University at Albany, State University of New York - Founded December 13, 1997
[Θ] Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Founded December 13, 1997
[Ι] University of Rochester - Founded November 24, 1997
[Κ] Cornell University - Founded April 25, 1998
[Λ] Rutgers University, State University of New Jersey - Founded November 21, 1998
[Μ] The Ohio State University - Founded April 22, 2000
[Ν] Carnegie Mellon University - Founded December 8, 2001
[Ξ] University of Massachusetts at Amherst - Founded November 24, 1999
[O] George Washington University - Founded November 15, 2003
[Π] University of Maryland at College Park - Founded November 13, 2004