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Preferred Citation:

Pi Lambda Phi Records, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries

Acquisition Information:

Acc. 1986.036 gift of Pi Lambda Phi 07/15/1986.

Processing Information:

Special Collections Staff arranged at the time of accession. Volunteer David Bassett arranged and described in further detail in December 2007.

Historical Note:

"Founded at Yale University in 1895, Pi Lambda Phi was the first non-sectarian fraternity in the United States, accepting men of good character without regard to race or religion. Today, Pi Lambda Phi chapters at colleges and universities in the United States and in Canada cultivate communities that promote academics, leadership, social skills, and lifelong fraternal bonds. There are presently 37 chapters in the United State and one in Canada. One of the fraternities more illustrious brothers was physicist and Nobel Prize winner Richard Feynman, often called the Father of Quantum Mechanics."- Pi Lambda Psi website (http://pilambdaphi.org/)

The Psi Chapter (also called Virginia Psi) at The College of William and Mary was installed in June 1929 and became inactive in 2002.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains minutes of the Psi Chapter of Pi Lambda Phi, from its first meeting in June of 1929 through December 1979.

Arrangement of Materials:

The collection is arranged chronologically.

Related Material

Additional information can be found in the William and Mary newspaper, The Flat Hat, at http://swem.wm.edu/beta/flathat/beta

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Subjects and Indexing Terms

• College of William and Mary--Fraternities and Sororities
• College of William and Mary--History--20th century
• College of William and Mary--Students
• Minutes