Founders Day

Thursday, February 19

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Founders Day is a time for Phi Psis around the world to join together to honor Founders William Henry Letterman and Charles Page Thomas Moore.

In 1850, as a typhoid fever epidemic struck Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, and many left to escape the spread, Letterman and Moore decided to stay and care for their classmates who contracted the disease. The bond formed that winter between Letterman and Moore inspired them to establish a brotherhood built upon the idea of The Great Joy of Serving Others, and on February 19, 1852, Phi Kappa Psi was formed.

Today marks 174 years since our Fraternity’s founding, and this bond lives on through our 90,000+ living alumni and over 90 campuses nationwide.

Add to Calendar 2026/02/19 00:00:00 2026/02/19 23:59:00 Founders Day Founders Day is a time for Phi Psis around the world to join together to honor Founders William Henry Letterman and Charles Page Thomas Moore.

In 1850, as a typhoid fever epidemic struck Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, and many left to escape the spread, Letterman and Moore decided to stay and care for their classmates who contracted the disease. The bond formed that winter between Letterman and Moore inspired them to establish a brotherhood built upon the idea of The Great Joy of Serving Others, and on February 19, 1852, Phi Kappa Psi was formed.

Today marks 174 years since our Fraternity’s founding, and this bond lives on through our 90,000+ living alumni and over 90 campuses nationwide. true MM/DD/YYYY OPAQUE aDUiPhRCSzMalKDYEmxP183448

Ryan Parker, ryan.parker@pkpfoundation.org

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