List of Phi Kappa Psi members

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Phi Kappa Psi founders William Henry Letterman and Charles Page Thomas Moore

Phi Kappa Psi (ΦΚΨ), also called "Phi Psi", is an American collegiate social fraternity founded at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania on February 19, 1852. [1] There are over a hundred chapters and colonies at accredited four year colleges and universities throughout the United States. [2]

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More than 112,000 men have been initiated into Phi Kappa Psi since its founding, and many have achieved recognition in their field. [2] Phi Psis in public service include U.S. President and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Woodrow Wilson, over a hundred members of Congress (including 18 senators and Speaker of the House Warren Keifer), three-term New York City Mayor and Bloomberg L.P. founder Mike Bloomberg, over a dozen state governors, two directors of the Peace Corps, and "Wild Bill" Donovan, the founding director of the Office of Strategic Services (the Central Intelligence Agency's predecessor) and recipient of the Medal of Honor and of the Freedom Award. [3] Academian Phi Psis include over a dozen university presidents (among these are Priestley Medal recipient Edgar Fahs Smith, and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Detlev Bronk), Rhodes scholars, and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Frederick Jackson Turner. Amidst the Phi Psis who have served in the military are dozens of generals and admirals, including "Father of the U.S. Air Force" Billy Mitchell, World War I Army Chief of Staff Tasker Bliss, National Security Agency director Kenneth Minihan, and three Judge Advocate Generals. [4] In the arts, Phi Psis have received Academy Awards, Emmys, Golden Globes, Grammys, and Tony Awards. Journalist Sy Hersh has won the Pulitzer Prize, Orwell Award and George Polk Award. Phi Psi businessmen include Bank of America founder Orra E. Monnette, Dow Chemical founder Herbert Dow, PIMCO founder Bill Gross, and Yahoo! founder Jerry Yang. Three Phi Psis have served as presidents of the American Bar Association. Sportsmen include Heisman Trophy winner Nile Kinnick, Olympic gold medalists including 7-time gold swimmer Mark Spitz, "Father of College Basketball Coaching" Phog Allen, NFL visionary Tex Schramm, and Commissioner of Baseball Ford Frick. [5]

An active member of the fraternity is a full-time enrolled student at his chapter's host institution at the undergraduate, graduate, or post-graduate level; all others, including members who have graduated or transfer to a school without a Phi Psi chapter, are considered alumni. [6] Men may be initiated into Phi Kappa Psi either by an active chapter, or as part of a colony that is being installed as a chapter. Members typically join Phi Kappa Psi when a chapter extends an offer to enter into a probationary period known as pledgeship, which lasts for six weeks and concludes with initiation.

Membership is normally only granted to men who are enrolled as full-time students at a chapter's host institution. [6] There have been three exceptions to this:

1. Alumni of a colony which became a chapter after their graduation, and for two years after.
2. Men who have been of service to a chapter, but not students at the institution.
3. Honorary membership extended to men of prominence, a practice that was banned in 1885. [7]

Academia

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Detlev Bronk
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Leverett S. Lyon
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Edgar Fahs Smith
Frederick Jackson Turner Frederick Jackson Turner.jpg
Frederick Jackson Turner

Arts, entertainment, and journalism

Drama

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Charles "Buddy" Rogers
Roy Scheider Roy Scheider 2007.jpg
Roy Scheider

Journalism and media

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Sy Hersh

Literature

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James Thurber

Music

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Paul Winter

Visual arts

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Echo Bay, New Rochelle by Reynolds Beal

Business

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Herbert Dow
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Jerry Yang

Government, law, and public policy

President

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Woodrow Wilson

Cabinet and cabinet-level positions

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Mark Filip
Stephen Hadley Stephen Hadley.jpg
Stephen Hadley

Members of the United States Congress

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Evan Bayh
George E. Chamberlain George E Chamberlain 2.jpg
George E. Chamberlain
Paul Coverdell Paul D. Coverdell.jpg
Paul Coverdell
Charlie Dent Charles W. Dent, official photo portrait, color.jpg
Charlie Dent
Joseph B. Foraker Joseph Benson Foraker.jpg
Joseph B. Foraker
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French Hill
J. Warren Keifer J. Warren Keifer - Brady-Handy.jpg
J. Warren Keifer
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William S. Kenyon
Thomas Kuchel ThomasKuchel.jpg
Thomas Kuchel
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Charles Sumner
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James Eli Watson

United States Supreme Court

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Pierce Butler

U.S. governors and lieutenant governors

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James Goodrich
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William C. Sproul

Mayors

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Mike Bloomberg

State and local legislators

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Tracy Stafford

Diplomats

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Herbert Powell

Judges and lawyers

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John W. Davis
William Donovan William Donovan.jpg
William Donovan

Military

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Tasker Bliss
Kenneth Minihan Kenneth Minihan, official military photo.jpg
Kenneth Minihan
Billy Mitchell Billy Mitchell.jpg
Billy Mitchell
David Taylor Admiral David W. Taylor.jpg
David Taylor

Religion

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Robert Lowry

Science

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Scott Forstall
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Elliott See

Sports

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Jerry Colangelo
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Ford Frick
Taj Gibson Taj Gibson Chicago Bulls 2009.jpg
Taj Gibson
Nile Kinnick Nile Kinnick.jpg
Nile Kinnick
Mark Spitz Mark Spitz 1972.jpg
Mark Spitz

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References

Books

Periodicals

  1. The Manual of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity (PDF) (21st ed.). 2018. pp. 97–98. Retrieved August 4, 2025.