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Presidents of Phi Kappa Psi (Start with W) -Moore ✔✔William Henry Letterman and Charles Page Thomas Place Phi Kappa Psi was Founded (city, state abbreviation) - ✔✔Canonsberg, PA What outbreak caused them to work together? - ✔✔Influenza Outbreak College Phi Kappa Psi was Founded - ✔✔Jefferson College What did Thomas Cambell do? - ✔✔Established Rituals What does GAC stand for? - ✔✔Grand Arch Council When was the fraternity founded - ✔✔February 19, 1852 Who was in charge before the executive council was founded? -in charge of all policies/government until fraternity grew so much this way did not work ✔✔Grand Chapter - Selected fraternity Who wrote the new constitution? - ✔✔William Clayton Wilson When was the new constitution implemented? - ✔✔ 1886 Who was the first Grand Chapter? - ✔✔Pennsylvania Alpha Who was the second Grand Chapter? - ✔✔Virginia Alpha
What is the WWLC? - ✔✔Woodrow Wilson Leadership Council What is the SWGP? - ✔✔National Fraternity President What is the SWVGP? - ✔✔National Fraternity Vice President What is the SWAG? - ✔✔National Fraternity Secretary What is the SWP? - ✔✔National Fraternity Treasurer What do the four major positions of The National Fraternity make? - ✔✔Executive Board How long do members of the Executive Board last? - ✔✔Two Years Twelve Committees of the National Fraternity -State of the Fraternity, The Committee on the Constitution, The Committee on Finance, The Committee ✔✔The Credentials Committee, The Committee on the on Grievance, The Committee on Extension, The Committee on Scholarship, The Committee onPublications, The Committee on Fraternity Education, The Committee on Membership, The Committee on Dispatch of Business, The Committee on Alumni Relations. Who makes up the Executive Council? - ✔✔Executive Board and the 6 Archons What governs the Executive Council? -well as by its own rules as established from time to time. ✔✔The Fraternity Constitution, Bylaws and Rules, and Rituals, as
What is an Archon? - ✔✔Leader of a district How many districts are there? - ✔✔Six
What is the ALA? -provide education and training for college students and alumni in the areas of leadership, scholarship, ✔✔American Leadership Academy (Cabo) - The ALA exists to support programs which service, citizenship and free enterprise. The curriculum supported by the ALA promotes the value ofeducation; the importance of honorable conduct and the application of ethics for good leadership, citizenship, patriotism and service; and healthy and successful lifestyles. What is the GP? - ✔✔Chapter President What is the VGP? - ✔✔Chapter Vice President What is the P? - ✔✔Chapter Treasurer What is the AG? - ✔✔Chapter Corresponding Secretary What is the BG? - ✔✔Chapter Recording Secretary What is the SG? - ✔✔Chapter Historian What is the Hod? - ✔✔Messenger of the Chapter What is the Phu? - ✔✔Sergeant-at-arms What is the Hi? - ✔✔Chaplain What are the five required Chapter Committees? -Alumni/Public Relations Committee, Scholarship Committee, Membership(recruitment) Committee, ✔✔Governing Committee, Grievance Committee,
Other Chapter Committees -Education Committee, Social Committee. ✔✔Service and Philanthropy Committee, Finance Committee, Fraternity
GP responsibilities -efficiently all chapter meetings, fills all appointed positions, ✔✔President; Serves as ex-officio member of all committees, presides over and runs
VGP responsibilities -governing committee and all committee chairmen, ✔✔Vice President; Presiding chapter's chief operating officer in charge of
P Responsibilities - ✔✔Treasurer, chief financial officer of the chapter; AG Responsibilities -those that the P does; in charge of like website, thank you cards, the Shield, Semi Annual Report ✔✔Corresponding secretary of the chapter; does all correspondence except for
BG responsibilities -and records ✔✔Recording secretary and keeps regular minutes of chapter; in charge of archives
SG Responsibilities -scrapbook ✔✔Chapter historian; to record events that transpire in the chapter during his term;
Phu Responsibilities -of the chapter; admits only members upon proper identification and confirmation that they are duly ✔✔Sergeant-at-arms, guards the entrance to the chapter room during all meetings initiated members Hod Responsibilities -informed of all activities that are planned; in charge of preparing the chapter room for all chapter ✔✔Messenger of the chapter; is to make sure that the chapter is kept well meetings and cleaning it afterwards; Hi Responsibilities -remind brothers of the importance of faith and moral groundings to the chapter's life and health ✔✔Chaplain of the chapter and serves as its spiritual and moral leader; set to
Greek Alphabet -Xi, Omicron, Pi, Rho, Sigma, Tau, Upsilon, Phi, Chi, Psi, Omega ✔✔Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, Eta, Theta, Iota, Kappa, Lambda, Mu, Nu,
California Alpha - ✔✔University of the Pacific, at San Jose, California
I believe that to all I meet, wherever I go, I represent not only Phi Kappa Psi, but indeed the spirit of allfraternities; thus I must ever conduct myself so as to bring respect and honor not to myself alone, but also to my Fraternity; To the fulfillment of these beliefs, of these ideals, in the noble perfection of Phi Kappa Psi, I pledge mylife and my sacred honor.
Author of the Creed - ✔✔John Henry Frizzell
