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The three men led a small campus movement
to form a group called Nu Phi, which stood for "non-fraternity."
Kroeg, in his determination to see his friends given the
opportunity to influence the campus like fraternity men,
decided that the only recourse was to start a new, full-fledged
fraternity we know today as Pi Kappa Phi. Seven loyal Nu
Phi's were at that ever-important meeting, and Pi Kappa
Phi's foundation began to take form. On December 10, 1905,
Mixson's mother cooked the men a special supper to celebrate
Founder's Day with a dinner ceremony marking the achievements
of the founding fathers.
The men chose
to expand and create more Pi Kappa Phi chapters. The Beta
chapter was established at Presbyterian in 1907, and Theodore
Kelly established Pi Kappa Phi as a national fraternity
with his founding of the Gamma chapter at the University
of California. Pi Kappa Phi became locally registered in
South Carolina on December 23, 1907. The coat of arms, motto,
and rituals were established, and the creation of the Pi
Kappa Phi Fraternity Journal strengthened communications
between chapters. The Journal changed its name to The Star
and Lamp, a name that still endures and maintains chapter
communications today.
Pi Kappa Phi
enjoyed a progressive beginning and it is that dedication
which helped Pi Kappa Phi become a leading fraternity in
the United States. Pi Kappa Phi has initiated over 90,000
brothers and is the fastest growing fraternity in the country.
Pi Kappa Phi is the only national fraternity who has created
and supports its own outreach project, PUSH.
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The
Past:
In 1776,
our nation became free to determine its destiny on
the will of its peoples. In that year, the world's
most powerful brotherhood was born, the United States
of America. In the same year our nation was born,
so was a wonderful idea called the "college fraternity."
Only this country has made the most of the personal
bonds between students and the college fraternity.
While to an outsider, all fraternities appear the
same, they are actually quite different, each with
its own unique personality and history. Pi Kappa Phi
can trace its beginnings to a group of young students
at the College of Charleston in 1904. There is no
city quite like Charleston, and there is no fraternity
on American college campuses quite like Pi Kappa Phi.
In 1904,
Andrew Alexander Kroeg, Jr., Simon Fogarty, Jr., and
Lawrence Harry Mixson were all attending the College
of Charleston. Kroeg possessed a leadership talent
that was exact and sure, and he was a model gentleman
with a thirst for success. Kroeg's friend, Fogarty,
was a standout athlete who motivated with such intent
and heart that people were quickly drawn to him. Playing
alongside Fogarty on three college athletic teams
was Mixson who was commonly known for his attention
to detail and his setting of goals. The three friends
encouraged and supported each other in every endeavor,
and a tight bond was formed between them as they worked
to achieve the highest personal levels of scholastic
and extracurricular achievement.
The
Present:
PI KAPPA
PHI FACTS
Pi Kappa Phi Vitals
- 129 active chapters
- 13 associate chapters
- 99161 initiated
brothers
- 6463 undergraduate
brothers
- National Founding:
December 10, 1904 at the College of Charleston
(Charleston, South Carolina)
- National Convention:
Supreme Chapter (every even year)
- National Leadership
Schools: Pi Kapp College (every odd year), Mid-Year
Leadership Conferences (4 times in January, 4
locations)
- Over 89 alumni
chapters
- Award-winning
quarterly magazine, the Star &
Lamp
- Only national
fraternity to establish and maintain its own national
philanthropy, Push America
- Regional Leadership
Events: Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective
People, and Life 401 workshops annually.
The
Future:
"THE
SUCCESS OF PI KAPPA PHI CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO TWO THINGS.
FROM THE BEGINNING WE HAD THE RIGHT PRINCIPLES. BUT
IN THAT REGARD, WE WERE NO DIFFERENT FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
WHICH START BRAVELY BUT FALL. YES, IN 1904 WE SPARKED
THE IDEA, BUT IT IS TO THOSE MEN WHO CAME AFTER US
THAT WE OWE OUR WONDERFUL PI KAPPA PHI... WE HAVE
GIVEN YOU THE PAST AS WE KNOW IT. THE FUTURE WILL
LEAVE WITH YOU."
-FOUNDER,
L. HARRY MIXSON |
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