Founded
August 16, 1850 (Conception)
October 19, 1850 (Founded)
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Type
Male Leadership Organization
Scope
International
Size (As of 19-OCT-2013)
40 Chapters
6 Colonies
Over 1200 Undergraduates
Over 40,000 Alumni
Motto
Stellis Aequus Durando – “equal to the stars in endurance.”
Colors
Black and Old Gold
Symbol
Maltese Cross
Skull and Crossbones
Flower
Yellow Chrysanthemum
Purpose
The “Objects of Phi Kappa Sigma” are the ideals upon which Samuel Brown Wylie Mitchell founded Phi Kappa Sigma and serve as the Fraternity’s “mission statement.”
From Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution and Acts of the Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity:
“The Objects of Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity shall be the promotion of good fellowship and the cultivation of the social virtues among our members; the protection of just rights and the advancement of the best interests, present and future, individual and collective, of all those who shall be associated together as members of this Fraternity; the encouragement of good scholarship and the breadth of training for our members; and cooperation in the educational and cultural programs of institutions of higher education in which our Chapters are located.”
Core Values
Trust
Honor
Respect
Knowledge
Wisdom
Responsibility
Integrity
