Chi Psi | |
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Founded | May 20, 1841 Union College |
Type | Social |
Affiliation | NIC |
Status | Active |
Scope | National (United States) |
Colors | Purple Gold |
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Publication | The Purple and Gold |
Chapters | 34 active, 15 dormant |
Headquarters | 45 Rutledge Street Nashville, TN 37210 United States |
Website | www |
Chi Psi (ΧΨ) is a fraternity consisting of active chapters at 34 American colleges and universities. Chi Psi was founded in 1841 at Union College in Schenectady, New York. It was the first Greek-letter organization to be founded on the grounds of fraternal bonds, rather than the literary characteristics of the seven then-existing fraternities.
Chi Psi was the first fraternity in the nation to establish a fraternity house.[1] This was a building at the University of Michigan, which was said to resemble a hunting lodge; hence, Chi Psi now refers to all its houses as lodges.[2]: 70