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Pi Lambda Phi

Pi Lambda Phi (ΠΛΦ), commonly known as Pi Lam, is a social fraternity with 145 chapters (44 active chapters/colonies). The fraternity was founded in 1895 at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Pi Lambda Phi is headlined by prestigious chapters at Temple University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Virginia. Pi Lambda Phi is continuously expanding to schools across the country, such as Ohio State University, University of Cincinnati, Pennsylvania State University, Florida State University and East Carolina University. Recent planned expansions include West Virginia University and the University of Pennsylvania.

Pi Lambda Phi

ΠΛΦ

The official coat of arms of Pi Lambda Phi

Founded

March 21, 1895; 128 years ago

Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut

Type

Social

Affiliation

Scope

International

Motto

Nostros Amemus

Not Four Years But a Lifetime

Colors

Purple

Gold

Flag

Flower

Woodbine

Philanthropy

The Elimination of Prejudice

Chapters

145 (44 active chapters/colonies)

Headquarters

## Newtown Road

Danbury, CT ####

USA

History

Very little is known about the early foundings of the fraternity. After groups of men were denied admission to other fraternities at Yale University because of their religious and racial backgrounds in 1895, Frederick Manfred Werner, Louis Samter Levy, and Henry Mark Fisher were determined to start something new. They decided to start the first fraternity that was "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." Chapters at other universities started soon after. While non-sectarian, it was predominantly Jewish until the end of World War II. During its history, three national fraternities merged with Pi Lambda Phi: Phi Beta Delta, Beta Sigma Tau and Beta Sigma Rho.