# Phi Delta Psi

Phi Delta Psi Fraternity, Inc. (ΦΔΨ) is a social fraternity. It was founded as an African American fraternity in 1977 on the campus of Western Michigan University.

## History

Phi Delta Psi was founded as an African American fraternity on the predominately white campus of Western Michigan University on March 27, 1977. Its Founding Fathers include Kwameh Barnett, Derek Bell, Richard Bell, Gregory Brown, Charles Cameron, Gerald Dixon, Denis Jones, Peter McClain, Michael Mosby, and Daulton Tansil.
Phi Delta Psi was founded on eternal honor, perseverance, leadership, achievement, and brotherhood. Its founding fathers wanted to create a fraternity that would meet the social, economic, and political challenges of African American men. The fraternity continues to honor its founders' mantra of community service for the benefit of its universities, families, communities, and the world.
One of the fraternity's first initiatives was its Sickle Cell Testing Initiative, followed by Great American Smokeout. The group's current project is Stopping Aids by Forever Educating or the S.A.F.E Initiative. Its publication is The Lion's Den.

## Chapters

Following are the Phi Delta Psi chapters. Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are shown in italics. Note that the Phi Delta Psi local fraternity established in 1966 at Southern New Hampshire University has never been affiliated with this organization.
| Chapters | Charter and range | Institution | Location | Status |
| Alpha | 1977 | Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo, Michigan | Active |
| Beta | 1981 | University of Detroit Mercy | Detroit, Michigan | Active |
| Gamma | 1981 | Ferris State University | Big Rapids, Michigan | Active |
| Delta | 1982 | Wayne State University | Detroit, Michigan | Active |
| Epsilon | 1982 | Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant, Michigan | Active |
| Zeta | 1995 | Grand Valley State University | Allendale, Michigan | Active |
| Eta | 1998 | Saint John’s University | New York City, New York | Active |
| Theta | 1999 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, Michigan | Active |
| Iota | 1999 | Saint John’s University | Queens, New York City, New York | Active |
| Kappa | 2000 | Norfolk State University | Norfolk, Virginia | Active |
| Lambda | 2002 | Hampton University | Hampton, Virginia | Active |
| Mu | 2003 | Drexel University | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Active |
| Nu | 2003 | Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti, Michigan | Active |
| XI | 2004 | Alabama A&M University | Normal, Alabama | Active |
| Omicron | 2004 | Saint Augustine's University | Raleigh, North Carolina | Active |
| Pi | 2004 | Temple University | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Active |
| Rho | 2004 | Pennsylvania State University | University Park, Pennsylvania | Active |
| Sigma | 2004 | Savannah State University | Savannah, Georgia | Active |
| Tau | 2005 | Kentucky State University | Frankfort, Kentucky | Active |
| Upsilon | 2005 | Columbia College Chicago | Chicago, Illinois | Active |
| Phi | 2005–2010 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Urbana and Champaign, Illinois | Inactive |
| Chi | 2008 | Cleveland State University | Cleveland, Ohio | Active |