Psi Sigma Phi

Psi Sigma Phi Multicultural Fraternity, Inc. was founded December 12, 1990, at Montclair State University and Jersey City University">Jersey City, New Jersey">Jersey City University. The Eighteen Founding Fathers believed that multiculturalism is not indicative of the physical composition of an organization on a chapter or national level; it is viewed as a state of mind––a philosophy that embraces any aspects of cultural identity with unconditional respect and equality. It is a National Multicultural Greek Council member.

History

Psi Sigma Phi Multicultural Fraternity Inc. was co-founded on December 12, 1990, at Montclair State University and New Jersey City University as a service-oriented, multicultural fraternity.
At the time of its founding, male college students in New Jersey could join only mainstream fraternities or fraternities that were predominantly Latin-American, African-American, or Asian-American. Psi Sigma Phi's founders created the fraternity to emphasize the importance of multiculturalism in the lives of college students.
The founding fathers of Psi Sigma Phi were:
Psi Sigma Phi's fraternal goal is to establish a unique bond among men of different cultures. This goal is accomplished through hard work, sacrifice, and courage from all of its brothers, who strive to break social fears and ignorance.
The fraternity is a member of the National Multicultural Greek Council.

Symbols

The fraternity's colors are black, silver, and white. Its symbol is the Almighty Knight. Its motto is "Multicultural by birth not by choice". Its pillars are: "Our Sword is Education, Our Shield is Brotherhood, Our Armor is Multiculturalism, Our Steed is Service."

Philanthropy

Psi Sigma Phi's national philanthropy is the Kidney and Urology Foundation. Other services participated in on a national level include City Year, Food Bank of New Jersey, American Cancer Society, Newark Soup Kitchens, and Adopt a Highway.

Chapters

Following is a list of Psi Sigma Phi chapters. Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are in italics.

Chapter	Charter date	Institution	Location	Status
Alpha		Montclair State University	Montclair, New Jersey	Inactive
Beta		New Jersey City University	Jersey City, New Jersey	Active
Gamma		Seton Hall University	South Orange, New Jersey	Active
Delta		Kean University	Union Township, [Union County, New Jersey\|Union, New Jersey]	Inactive
Epsilon		Rutgers University–New Brunswick	New Brunswick, New Jersey	Active
Zeta	– 20xx ?; 2018	Ramapo College	Mahwah, New Jersey	Active
Eta		Utah State University	Logan, Utah	Active
Theta		New Jersey Area	Jersey City, New Jersey	Active
Iota		Pennsylvania State University	State College, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Kappa		University of [North Carolina at Chapel Hill]	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	Inactive
Lambda		Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	Shippensburg, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Mu		University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Charlotte, North Carolina	Active
Nu		Weber State University	Ogden, Utah	Active
Xi		Temple University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active
Omicron		Rowan University	Glassboro, New Jersey	Active
Pi		University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Greensboro, North Carolina	Active
Rho		Caldwell University	Caldwell, New Jersey	Active
Sigma		Felician University	Rutherford, New Jersey	Active
Tau		Bloomfield College	Bloomfield, New Jersey	Active
Upsilon		Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond, Virginia	Active
Phi	2020	Colorado College	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Active