Pi Lambda Phi

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Pi Lambda Phi
(ΠΛΦ)
The official coat of arms of Pi Lambda Phi
Founded 1895
Yale University
Type Social
Scope International
Motto Nostros Amemus
Not Four Years But a Lifetime
Colors purple and gold
Flower Woodbine
Chapters 35 active in the United States and Canada
3 active colonies
Free label Fredrick Manfred Warner
Louis Samter Levy
Henry Mark Fisher
Headquarters 36 Mill Plain Rd, Ste 309
Danbury, Connecticut, USA
Homepage http://www.pilambdaphi.org/

Pi Lambda Phi (ΠΛΦ or Pi Lam) is a college social fraternity founded by Frederick Manfred Werner, Louis Samter Levy, and Henry Mark Fisher at Yale University in 1895. It was founded as the first non-sectarian fraternity, "a fraternity in which all men were brothers, no matter what their religion; a fraternity in which ability, open-mindedness, farsightedness, and a progressive, forward-looking attitude would be recognized as the basic attributes." [1]. It currently boasts 34 chapters and 3 colonies in the United States as well as 1 chapter in Canada. The fraternity founded the Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity Educational Foundation [2] and sponsors the March of Dimes as its national benefactor.

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[edit] Values

"Joining a fraternity means nothing. But when you have really worked for it, sweated for it, cursed it, and loved it, as well as the men in it, you have something."

– Brother Alfred "Koko" Kovner, PA Alpha Delta, Temple University '42

[edit] Philanthrophy

The official philanthropy of Pi Lambda Phi is the March of Dimes.[3]

The Pi Lambda Phi Educational Foundation [2] was founded in 1938 to provide educational resources and scholarships for the brothers of the fraternity. In addition, the foundation provides recognition of humanitarian work and special achievements for people outside of the fraternity. More recently, The International Executive Council has elected to partner with the March of Dimes.[3]

[edit] The Creed of Pi Lambda Phi

  • That all Men are created Free and Equal.
  • That no Society of Men can flourish unless Members of that Society are endowed with the Opportunities and Privileges of Freedom.
  • That Freedom implies the Elimination of Prejudice -- That the Elimination of Prejudice means a Better Understanding 'twixt Men.
  • That it is incumbent upon me to fight for such Freedom even with my Life.
  • That it is incumbent upon me in my Personal Life to be devoted to the Highest Standards of Honesty and Justice.
  • That because my Country is dedicated to the Highest Standards of Freedom and Justice for all Men of all Creeds, I hereby pledge Allegiance to my Country, and to its National Symbol.

[edit] Famous Pi Lams

Lewis Black
Lewis Black
Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban
Alumni Notability
Norm Abram American actor
Lewis Black Stand-up comedian
Ben Cardin Current United States Senator
Howard Cosell American sports journalist
David Croll Former Member of the Canadian Parliament
Mark Cuban Current owner of the Dallas Mavericks
Harrison Dillard Olypic Gold Medalist for track and field
Eliot Engel Current United States Representative
Richard P. Feynman American Physicist, considered the "Father of Quantum Mechanics"
Arthur Garfield Hays Notable American Lawyer
Oscar Hammerstein II American writer, producer, and director
Kevin James Emmy Award-winning actor
Rafer Johnson American decathlete.
Herbert Kohl Current United States Senator
Sandy Koufax Hall of Fame professional baseball player
Stanley Kramer Academy Award-nominated American film director and producer
Rudy LaRusso Professional basketball player in the NBA
Enoch Light Classical violinist, bandleader, and recording engineer
Ed Rendell Current Governor of Pennsylvania
Richard Rodgers American composer
Bud Selig Former Commissioner of Major League Baseball
Arlen Specter Current United States Senator
Leigh Steinberg Notable sportsagent
Sidney Yates Former member of the United States House of Representatives
Michael Mann American film director and producer

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ The The Founders' Period History of the Fraternity
  2. ^ a b Educational Foundation Pi Lambda Phi Educational Foundation, Inc.
  3. ^ a b Pi Lambda Phi Partners with the March of Dimes official philanthropy Mar 2006

[edit] External links

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