Fact Sheet

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