NATIONAL MISSION STATEMENT

Pi Delta Psi and its member seek to bring about Asian-American unity by breaking down cultural barriers amongst Asian communities by upholding and/or instilling the Fraternities pillars: Academic Achievement, Cultural Awareness, Righteousness, and Friendship/Loyalty.

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.

 

FRATERNITY HISTORY

Pi Delta Psi Fraternity was founded at Binghamton University (SUNY) on February 20th, 1994.

The founding fathers of Pi Delta Psi consists of 11 individuals from a variety of Asian ethnicities. These individuals saw that although Asian-American attendance in higher education institutions was gradually increasing in the early 1990's, they continued to lack unity on campuses throughout the country; where Asian-American subgroups tended to segregate amongst other ones whom did not share the same Asian ethnicity (ie Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Filipino, Taiwanese, and Vietnamese)[5]. These 11 individuals believed that this disunity amongst Asian-Americans was directly related to the level of awareness and understanding they had of each other's cultures. It was in this environment that the 11 founding individuals envisioned creating an Asian-American organization that could serve to educate its members in the area of cultural awareness, help bridge the gap between all various subgroups, and bring about Asian-American unity. The infrastructure chosen by the founders for this organization was the American Greek Fraternity System (introduced in 1776 by Phi Beta Kappa).

A year after its founding, Pi Delta Psi was officially incorporated in the State of New York on April 19, 1995.

After 5 years, the fraternity had expanded too large for the Pi Delta Psi National Council to maintain. Thus in 1999, it was decided by the National Council to restructure itself in an effort to grow in proportion to the fraternities expansion rate, standardize chapters nationwide, and increase inter-chapter cohesion. The National Council was also renamed the "National Executive Board" during this period.

After 10 years, this fraternity has expanded to 18 campuses spanning 8 States (New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, California, Florida and Washington, D.C.)

 

Upsilon Chapter HISTORY

Pi Delta Psi Fraternity was founded at Binghamton University (SUNY) on February 20th, 1994.

The colony at the Rochester Institute of Technology was founded on November 18th, 2006, thus establishing the 21st house of Pi Delta Psi. This was made possible by eight great men: Ronald Reyes, Eugene Koon, Phillip Lopez, Mark Yi Xu, Danny Lin, Peter Lin, William Xu, and Yi Xie.

These men envisioned a RIT enriched by diversity and full of pride, with a united Asian community that allowed students to experience Asian culture at its best and develop in a well rounded, social college atmosphere. But to make this possible, they needed young ambitious men of an elite class; men who were courageous, determined and driven to excel in all walks of life. They found this in Pi Delta Psi. Working tirelessly for one and a half years, the eight founders were finally able to bring to RIT its first Asian Interest Fraternity.

This set a milestone in the history of this institution and opened up infinite possibilities for change on campus. Feeling accomplished, the eight men knew that nothing was impossible and that the sky was the limit. The following classes of men great enough to wear the letters of Pi Delta Psi shall carry on the legacy of the founders. They will be leaders amongst their peers and walk into society as seasoned men that will pioneer their respective fields.