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Chi Psi Fraternity (ΧΨ)
Founded	May 20, 1841 (1841-05-20) (168 years ago) Union College
Type	Social Fraternity
Scope	National
Colors	Royal Purple and Gold
Chapters	29
Headquarters	45 Rutledge Street Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Homepage	http://www.chipsi.org

Chi Psi Fraternity, ΧΨ is a fraternity and secret society consisting of 29 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 nationally, at the University of Michigan in 1845. 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,^{[citation needed]} the first fraternity building in the nation. Chi Psi Fraternity is the 8th fraternity to be founded in the USA. Founded in 1845, Alpha Phi at Hamilton College 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.

Contents 1 Active Alphas 2 Dormant Alphas 3 Notable alumni 3.1 Sports Figures 3.2 Political Figures 3.3 Literary Figures 3.4 Business Figures 3.5 Entertainment Figures 3.6 Military Figures 3.7 Other 4 Links and references 5 References

[edit] Active Alphas

Institution	Date founded	Chapter	Active since
Union College	1841	Pi	2008
Hamilton College	1845	Phi	1845
University of Michigan	1845	Epsilon	1845
University of North Carolina	1855	Sigma	1928
University of South Carolina	1858	Beta	1957
Amherst College	1864	Chi	1985
Cornell University	1869	Psi	1885
University of Minnesota	1874	Nu	1874
University of Wisconsin	1878	Iota	1878
Rutgers University	1879	Rho	2005
Stevens Institute of Technology	1883	Xi	1883
University of Georgia	1890	Alpha Delta	1890
Lehigh University	1894	Beta Delta	1894
University of California-Berkeley	1895	Delta Delta	1895
Northwestern University	1892	Epsilon Delta	1947
University of Illinois	1912	Zeta Delta	1912
University of Oregon	1921	Eta Delta	1921
University of Washington	1921	Theta Delta	1921
Georgia Tech	1923	Iota Delta	1923
University of the South	1964	Tau Delta	1964
Clemson University	1972	Chi Delta	1972
Washington and Lee University	1977	Omicron Delta	1977
Rollins College	1977	Mu Delta	1977
Texas Tech University	1983	Xi Delta	2000
Wake Forest University	1986	Upsilon Delta	1986
Duke University	1989	Sigma Delta	1989
North Carolina State University	2001	Pi Delta	2001
George Mason University	2003	Omega Delta	2003
Miami University	2005	Rho Delta	2005

[edit] Dormant Alphas

Institution	Date founded	Chapter	Dormant since
Williams College	1842	Theta	1963
Middlebury College	1843	Mu	1994
Wesleyan University	1844	Alpha	2000
Bowdoin College	1844	Eta	1993
Columbia University	1846	Zeta	1885
Princeton University	1851	Delta	1859
College of the City of New York	1857	Kappa	1873
Furman University	1858	Upsilon	1898
University of Mississippi	1858	Gamma	2007
Brown University	1860	Lambda	1870
University of Virginia	1860	Omicron	2008
Wofford College	1869	Tau	1906
University of Rochester	1884	Omega	1889
Stanford University	1895	Gamma Delta	1971
University of Colorado	1920	Psi Delta	2004
Yale University	1924	Kappa Delta	1963
UCLA/UC-Irvine	1949	Lambda Delta	1994
Penn State University	1997	Nu Delta	2004

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Sports Figures

• Bill Belichick, National Football League Head Coach, New England Patriots
• Buzz Calkins, NASCAR driver
• Russ Francis, National Football League tight end, New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers, 3-time Pro-Bowler
• Buckshot Jones, NASCAR driver
• Eric Mangini, National Football League Head Coach, Cleveland Browns
• Waite Hoyt, New York Yankees pitcher, Major League Baseball Hall of Famer
• Hugh McElhenny, NFL running back, Hall of Famer
• Vic Seixas, professional tennis player, Davis Cup winner
• Jeff Torborg, Major League Baseball catcher and manager
• Van Earl Wright, sportscaster

[edit] Political Figures

• Albert II, Prince of Monaco
• Nicholas F. Brady, United States Secretary of the Treasury (Reagan Administration)
• Arne Carlson, 37th Governor of Minnesota
• Roy A. Cooper, North Carolina State Attorney General
• Jim Cooper, United States Congressman from Tennessee
• Orville Freeman, 29th Governor of Minnesota
• Melville Fuller, 8th Chief Justice of the United States
• H. John Heinz III, United States Senator from Pennsylvania
• Richard Helms, 8th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
• Richard Lamm, Governor of Colorado
• John S. Pillsbury, 8th Governor of Minnesota
• William Proxmire, United States Senator from Wisconsin
• Thomas Brackett Reed, 36th and 38th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
• William Scranton, Governor of Pennsylvania and 38th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
• Thomas Tongue, 75th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
• Stansfield Turner, United States Navy Admiral and 12th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
• Edward S. Walker, Jr., former U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Egypt, and the UAE

[edit] Literary Figures

• Stephen Ambrose, historian
• Taylor Branch, historian
• Kenneth Roberts, historical novelist
• Darren Spedale, expert on the Scandinavian registered partnership laws
• Richard Wilbur, poet, two-time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

[edit] Business Figures

• Mark Bingham, also noteworthy as one of the members of Flight 93 killed during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks
• Clarence Birdseye, inventor of frozen food products
• David Gardner
• Richard Jenrette
• Herbert Fisk Johnson III
• Edmund C. Lynch, Jr., co-founder of financial services firm Merrill Lynch
• Paul Mellon, banker, philanthropist, and thoroughbred racehorse owner
• Charles Edward Merrill, co-founder of financial services firm Merrill Lynch
• Kemmons Wilson, founder of the Holiday Inn chain of hotels

[edit] Entertainment Figures

• John Gavin, actor, President of the Screen Actors Guild, and also US Ambassador to Mexico
• Paul Lieberstein, actor best known for his role on the American version of The Office
• Jerry Mathers, actor best known for his role on Leave It To Beaver
• Fred Weller, movie, TV and stage actor

[edit] Military Figures

• Ross T. Dwyer, United States Marine Corps Major General
• Philip Spencer, one of Chi Psi's national founders, as well as center of the alleged incident of mutiny aboard the USS Somers; hanged at sea without a court-martial.

[edit] Other

• Robert B. Barlow, Professor and Director of the Center for Vision Research at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University
• Temple Hoyne Buell, architect
• Steve Culbertson, President and CEO, Youth Service America
• Charles Luckman, architect of Madison Square Garden, among other projects
• Egbert Phelps, Assisted with the founding of the Theta Chi fraternity.

[edit] Links and references

• Chi Psi Online

[edit] References

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