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Omega Delta u a young fraternrty lookmg for men that
are seekrng to become future leaders Srnce becomrng
a chapter at ”T ln 2003, the Epsrlon chapter omeega
Delta has beenmakrng rts mark around campus Omega
Delta offers a balance between academrc and socral
success

We, the Brothers of Omega Delta, stnve for academrc
excellence whlle at the same tlme knowrng when and how
to have fun We are fortunate to have a large networkmg
base made up of brothers wrthrn the chapter, brothers
from other chapters, and alumnr Thu network grves
us opportunrtres to find rnternshrps, Jobs, and also take
leadershrp roles ln other organrzatrons

The Brothers of Omega Delta belleve brotherhood u
very lmportant and lt keeps the organlzatlon thrlvlng
Thu brotherhood u strong wrthrn the chapter, but lt u

The Alpha Bpsrlon chapter of Phl Kappa Srgma u
the oldest fraternrty chapter on llTs campus Srnce
the chapter was chartered ln 1898, lt has produced
numerous leaders and scholars who have moved on
to excel ln therr fields and ln all transactrons of lrfe
Among these great men are lncluded members of the
House of Representatrves, several was a Secretary
of the Arr Force and even an Apollo astronaut TWO of
our chapters alumnr actually serve on the executlve
board ofthe lnternatronal Braternrty as the Grand Theta
(supervuor ofundergraduate chapters) and
the Grand Alpha (presrdent), along wrth
another alumnus who serves as the Grand
Delta (regronal supervuor) One of Alpha
Bpsrlons most notable alumnr, Carroll K
Srmons, left the chapter wrth a generous
multlrmllllon dollar endowment, to be
used for the betterment of the Chapter, It:
members and the Unrversrty rtself Thu
money u used for vanous reasons, llke
provrdrng the members wrth free books and
the Carroll K Srmons scholarshrps, grven to
actlve Brothers every year Thls past year
over onerhundled thousand dollars was
grven out to members based on both need
and merlt

Our Fratemltywa: founded byDr Samuel
Wylle Brown Mrtchell, along wrth charles
Hare Hutchlmon, Alfred Vlctor du Pont,
Andrew Adams Rlpka, James Bayard Hodge,
John Thorne Stone, and Duane erlrams
These men met together at the Unlverslty of
Pennsylvanra, and on August 15¢, 1850, they
concelved the Phl Kappa Srgma Fratemlty

also strong wrth other chapters as well There are sur
chapters currently actrve wlthln lllrnou and Wuconsrn,
three ofwhrch are located ln chrcago Thebonds between
the chapters are so strong that when any member travels
to another chapter, they know they have brothers that
they can rnstantly rely on and feel accepted wrth As
prevlously stated, Omega Delta ls stlll a young fraternlty
and the Bpsrlon chapter u even younger, whlch allows
opportunrty for change New members have many
opportunltles to become leaders, lnnovate how the
fraternrty u operated ln the future, and even leave a
lastlng lmpact on the fraternlty Omega Delta teaches
rts members to become more professronal and develops
leadershrp skrlls that can be utlllzed ln the professronal
field

 

 

PHI KAPPA SIGMA

The Braternrty was then olhcrally founded on October
19¢, based on the core values of Trust, Honor, Bespect,
Knowledge, Wudom, Besponsrbrlrty, and lntegnty All
actrve members of Phl Kappa Srgma stnve to exhlblt
these trarts ln therr darly lrves

The AlphaBpsrlonchapterwas the hrstofallofphr Kappa
Srgma chapters to lmplement substancerfree housrng, a
move later adopted by the lnternatlonal Fraternlty Thls
was done to preserve the rntegrrty ofboth our house and
our members By upholdrng thu pollcy, we contlnue

 

to stnve toward our fraternal values and pnncrples
unhrndered by the dutractrons and ruks of alcohol and
substance abuse Because of thu, our chapter has been
able to marntarn a stable and productlve posrtron wrthrn
the Unlverslty and lnternatlonal Fraternlty

One event that many Alpha Bpsrlon alums and current
members are especrally proud of u the chapters :emlr
annual alumnr event, Smoker Alpha Bpsrlons alumnr
Smoker u the second oldest tradrtron on the campus of
HT, second only to graduatron lt serves to allow alumnr
who have srnce graduated from llT to
return to the chapter and see how the
current undergraduate chapter u dorng
lt also allows for the current members
of the chapter to hear how lrfe ln the
chapter and on the Unlverslty was m
years past, and how thrngs have changed

The Brothers ofAlpha Bpsrlon chapter
are devoted to helprng the communrty
they are mvolved ln, and do numerous
phrlanthropy events throughout to help
m any way they can Every year, the
chapter volunteers for Leukemra and
Lymphoma Socretys Lrght the Nrght
Event Th1: event raue: awareness of the
two dueases and serves as a fundrauer
for the soclety so that cancer research
can be contlnued Thu year, the Brothers
of Alpha Bpsrlon chapter worked hard
on the plannrng of the chapters annual
SausageBest, ln tandem wrth the Office of
Servlce Learnrngs Brg Event, to benefit
educatron project: for chrldren ln Hartr

 

P| KAPPA PHI

 

The Alpha Phl chapter of Pl Kappa Phl
here at llT u burlt on three pnncrples,
c L A S S,drversrty, and phrlanthropy The
brothersofl>rKappal>hrdehne themselves
as men ofc L A S S , an acronymstandrng
for character, leadershrp, academrcs,
sportsmanshrp, and servrce These five
objectlve: arewhat make Pl Kappa Phl an
elrte fraternrty All members of Pl Kappa
Phl :trlve to be men of C L AS S at all
tlme:

The brothers ofl>r Kappa Phl are proud
to be members of a drverse fraternrty of
people from dlfferent ethnrcrtres, races,
relrgrons, majors, and sexualrtres Amrdst
these duferences are opportunrtres for
growth and krnshrp The men of Pl Kappa
Phl acknowledge and respect one another
and strlve to unlfy under the motto We
wlll lead

Pl Kappa phrs natronal phrlanthropy
organrzatron, PUSH Amerrca, helps raue

money and awareness for people wrth
duabrlrtres The brothers get a sense of
joy and accompluhment workrng and
volunteerrng for thu cause, rncludrng
partrcrpatrng ln natronal PUSH Amerrca
sponsored events such as leerArPush
weekend and Gear Up Blonda Many
brothers spend tlme out oftherrweekends
throughout the school year to volunteer
at local organlzatlons that asslst people
wrth duabrlrtres, llke the chrcago based
Ne umann A5: oclatlon

From humble ongrns ln charleston,
South Carolrna, Pl Kappa Phl has grown
to encompass a natron of brothers and
assocrates over a hundred thousand
strong We stnve to be no less than leaders
of men and, llke those multrtudes that
have come before us we hope to exempllfy
the vrrtues ofbrotherhood and manhood
as prodrgrously as our foundrng fathers