The Brothers of Pi Kappa Phi would like to extend a warm welcome to the all freshmen and sophomores participating in Rush 2012. Many count their rush week as one of the most exciting and memorable experiences in their time here at Cornell University, and I urge you to take advantage of what the week has to offer: food, night events, and good company.

We welcome you to visit our house during Rush, to learn about our fraternity at large and get to know the brothers in our chapter here at Cornell. Please click on the Calendar link at the top of this page to get an idea of what the week will look like with Pi Kapp.

While rush is sure to be enjoyable experience for all involved, we speak on behalf of all chapters here on campus when we ask that you demonstrate the appropriate degree of courteousness throughout the week. Please recognize that each Fraternity will be exercising the greatest level of hospitality in welcoming you into their homes each day and men who conduct themselves in a respectful manner are sure to leave a great impression. The Greek system at Cornell University has much to offer those who choose to join, and we look forward to answering any questions you may have about Greek Life. Many students arrive at college with negative stereotypes about fraternities, so we invite all students, even those who think that fraternity “isn’t for them” to come see what we’re actually all about.

I wish you the very best of luck in your endeavors and the important decisions you will make over the coming week. If you should have any questions about Pi Kappa Phi, our rush schedule, or the rush process in general, feel free to contact me at (630) 391-1428 or bgc35@cornell.edu.

Regards,
Brandon Coulter
Vice Archon

The fraternity movement began in 1776 when Thomas Jefferson formed a literary and political society with his closest friends at The College of William and Mary, and has been closely intertwined with the American experience ever since.

Fraternities have been born between men seeking brotherhood, fellowship, common understanding, and lifelong commitment, in nearly every imaginable environment from the battlefields of the Civil War to the dining hall of a New York college to the second floor of a downtown storefront in Charleston. More than 250 years of leaders, scholars, athletes, citizens, and stewards have been shaped and built by the fraternity experience, and Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity is proud to be a leading member of that legacy.

Founded as Nu Phi (the non-fraternity) in Charleston, South Carolina at the turn of the 20th Century, we have grown from humble beginnings based in friendship and trust to a nationwide brotherhood of more than 80,000 men, living and leading in every state and community in our Union.

Learn of the proud history of the American Fraternities, the birth of Nu Phi, and the development of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity.