1. Phi Kappa Sigma International Fraternity
The Gentleman’s Fraternity
Phi Kaps
The Skulls
Men of Honor

2. Our Core Values Trust Honor Respect Knowledge Wisdom Responsibility
Integrity

3. How Do We Have Fun? Bonfires Formals Bowling Road Trips Video Games
Movies
Hockey
Cooking food
Ice Skating
Participating in Clubs
Pool
Capture the Flag
Poker
Pot Luck Dinners
Barbeques
Card Games
Socials Events
Food Eating Contests

6. How Do We Give Back? Blood drives Bell Ringing around the holidays
Fundraisers
Potsdam Clean Up
Relay for Life
Lap Sit
Dodging for Dreams
Tutoring and Teacher Assistants
Various other Volunteer Work
Adopt a Highway

7. Who Do We Support? Philanthropy Other Organizations
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
D’AMUGE Fund
Salvation Army
American Cancer Society
American Red Cross
Other Organizations
Clarkson University
Aramark
Potsdam Volunteer Fire Department
Town of Potsdam

8. What are Phi Kaps Involved in on Campus?
SPEED Teams
Pi Tau Sigma
SAE Electric Snowmobile
Tau Beta Pi
Timber Bridge
Phi Kappa Phi
Design, Build, Fly
Phalanx
Alpha Phi Omega
Poi Club
Teaching Assistants
Game Club
Theatre
Circle K
Martial Arts
Spectrum
Tutoring
WTSC 91.1 The Source
Intramural Sports
CUSA
Research
IMPETUS
ASCE
Pep Band
AIChE
Golden Knotes
CUGI
Clarkson UAV
Golden Knights Football
NSBE
E&M Society
CSIG
Sigma Gamma Tau
CUB

9. How long has Phi Kap been a part of Clarkson Greek Life?
We were originally founded in 1981
Throughout the 1980s Phi Kappa Sigma had three chapters in the area:
Beta Upsilon – SUNY Potsdam
Beta Iota – Saint Lawrence University
Beta Chi – Clarkson University
These three chapters formed the largest triad in the country
Through the 1990s Beta Chi and Beta Iota shrunk in size due to policy changes and eventually disbanded.

10. Were Back!
In 2006, after an eight year absence Beta Chi returned to Clarkson.
We are a growing chapter of thirty active members with lots of room for individual and group improvement.
We will be celebrating in April, 8 successful years since our re-chartering!
We are a group small enough to be a true brotherhood, but we are large enough to accomplish any task.

11. Re-chartering
First Pledge Class
Complete Chapter (Fall 2006)

12. What Majors do We Study? Additional Alumni Majors: History Physics
Communications
Humanities
Financial Information Analysis
Mathematics
Active Brothers:
Chemistry
Chemical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering and Management
Civil Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Graduate Studies
Aeronautical Engineering
Biology
Software Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Political Science
Digital Arts and Sciences
Supply Chain Management
Pre-Med

13. What Else is Phi Kap good for?
Scholarships (Hutchinson Key)
Networking
Important Life Skills
Leadership
Social
Business
Resume Building
Improving your grades – We have held the highest cumulative GPA
Becoming a Gentleman
Resources
Self Improvement
A sense of belonging
Making lifelong friends

14. What Makes us Better? We Make Gentlemen
163 years of tradition and history
We are inclusive NOT exclusive
No Tolerance Hazing policy (1-888-PKS-HAZE)
Focused and Goal Oriented
No Ill-Advised Activities
No Run-ins with the Law or Campus Safety

15. What is required to join?
A GPA greater than 2.5
Desire to Lead and Improve as a person
Dedication
‘Once a Phi Kap, always a Phi Kap’
Fraternity Involvement
Willingness to Be Active in the Community
Financial Reliability

16. What is Done During the Pledge Process?
Interviews with brothers
Get to know the active chapter and local alumni
Greek Walk
Introducing yourselves to the sororities of Clarkson and SUNY Potsdam by visiting their houses
Build Project
As a group, constructing something that will benefit the chapter as a whole
Community Service Project
Give back to the community to show Greeks in a better light
Beautification Project
Help improve some aspect of chapter property

17. Objections to Joining:
Grades
Parents
Time Restraint
Buying Friends
Drinking
Other Fraternities
Hazing
Partying
Not knowing all the brothers
NOT a Phi Kap