Pi Delta Psi
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Pi Delta Psi Fraternity, Inc. is an Asian American Cultural Fraternity founded at Binghamton University on February 20, 1994. Pi Delta Psi prides itself on achieving excellence in every aspect of college life.
[edit] History
Pi Delta Psi Fraternity, Inc. was founded by eleven men from various backgrounds (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino and Vietnamese). Already established leaders within their own university sponsored cultural organizations, these men assembled to devise a structure that would create an understanding between the various Asian cultures, build relationships extending beyond the academic years and also finding and building an individual's skill sets. These eleven men envisioned an infrastructure that would continuously motivate and challenge individuals. This infrastructure of a fraternal society, which has been around since 1776 would become the building blocks of their endeavor.
Pi Delta Psi was founded on February 20, 1994 in Binghamton University, State University of New York. The eleven founding fathers were responsible for this, which has now developed into one of the nation's largest Asian Cultural Interest Fraternities. Over the next three years (1994-1996), Pi Delta Psi had expanded into the University at Buffalo and Hofstra University. Every expansion resulted in positively impacting the school and surrounding community.
In 2002, the Fraternity expanded to the University of California, Riverside, bringing the total number of chapters to 14. In 2003, the Fraternity became the first Asian interest Greek organization in our Nation's Capital. Currently, Pi Delta Psi Fraternity, Inc. is 21 chapters strong and has chapters in 8 states and the District of Columbia. The Fraternity spreads from Florida in the south, to Massachusetts in the northeast, to California on the west coast.
[edit] Mission statement
The mission of Pi Delta Psi Fraternity, Inc. is to maintain its Fraternal existence by instilling values that nurture and perpetuate the continual growth and development of the individual through Academic Achievement, Cultural Awareness, Righteousness, Friendship and Loyalty while fostering ethical behavior, leadership, and philanthropy.
Pi Delta Psi was founded on these principles to help promote Asian Awareness amongst ourselves and throughout the community. We envisioned this to be possible by going out of the boundaries of an organization and creating a Fraternity on the basis of common goals and ideals in the form of a brotherhood. We believe that through education, we can become more knowledgeable about the different Asian cultures, overcome obstacles of racism and discrimination, therefore unifying us as a whole.
This mission statement embodies the purpose of our Fraternity and is set forth as a guide that empowers each member to better himself, the Brotherhood, community, and society as a whole.
[edit] Founding Fathers
- Mr. David Lee
- Mr. Sammy Wong
- Mr. Ronny Chow
- Mr. Thuan Luong
- Mr. Christopher Murata
- Mr. Michael Son
- Mr. Philip Hunt
- Mr. Spencer Seto
- Mr. Damien Lee
- Mr. Chester Huang
- Mr. Tracy B. Tabije
