PRINTER'S NO. 3311
No. 428 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY SCHRODER, SOLOBAY, ARMSTRONG, M. BAKER, BENNINGHOFF, CAPPELLI, M. COHEN, DALEY, DeWEESE, FICHTER, GABIG, GEIST, HARHAI, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, KELLER, LAUGHLIN, LESCOVITZ, MAJOR, McILHATTAN, MELIO, PIPPY, READSHAW, RUBLEY, SATHER, SAYLOR, SCHULER, SHANER, STABACK, WASHINGTON, WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD, FEBRUARY 12, 2002
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, FEBRUARY 12, 2002
A RESOLUTION 1 Designating February 19, 2002, as "Phi Kappa Psi Day" in 2 Pennsylvania. 3 WHEREAS, The Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity was founded in 4 Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania, on February 19, 5 1852; and 6 WHEREAS, The fraternity's founders, William Henry Letterman 7 and Charles Page Thomas Moore, were students at Jefferson 8 College, which is now known as Washington & Jefferson College, 9 in Washington, Pennsylvania; and 10 WHEREAS, The Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity has had more chapters 11 in this Commonwealth in its 150-year history than in any other 12 state; and 13 WHEREAS, Phi Kappa Psi alumni include Woodrow Wilson, the 14 28th President of the United States; Peyton Rous, Nobel Laureate 15 in Medicine; A. Mitchell Palmer, former Attorney General of the
1 United States; Brigadier General Billy Mitchell, "Father of the 2 Air Force"; General William Donovan, founder of the Central 3 Intelligence Agency; and the Honorable Raymond P. Shafer, former 4 Governor of Pennsylvania; and 5 WHEREAS, Since its founding in 1852, the Phi Kappa Psi 6 Fraternity has established 139 chapters, 86 of which are now 7 active; and 8 WHEREAS, On February 19, 2002, the fraternity's 140th 9 chapter, the Pennsylvania Tau Chapter at Penn State Altoona, 10 will be chartered during ceremonies marking the fraternity's 11 sesquicentennial; and 12 WHEREAS, The fraternity's Sesquicentennial Grand Arch Council 13 is being held August 7 through 10, 2002, at the Pittsburgh 14 Hilton Hotel; therefore be it 15 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate 16 February 19, 2002, as "Phi Kappa Psi Day" in Pennsylvania on the 17 occasion of the fraternity's sesquicentennial and recognize the 18 fraternity's chapters at Washington & Jefferson College, 19 Allegheny College, Bucknell University, Gettysburg College, 20 Dickinson College, Franklin and Marshall College, Lafayette 21 College, the University of Pennsylvania, The Pennsylvania State 22 University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro State 23 University, York College, the University of the Sciences in 24 Philadelphia and Drexel University; and be it further 25 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives salute the 26 founding chapter, Pennsylvania Alpha at Washington & Jefferson 27 College, on its 150th anniversary and congratulate the newest 28 chapter, Pennsylvania Tau at Penn State Altoona, on receiving 29 its charter on a noteworthy date in the fraternity's history. B6L82RLE/20020H0428R3311 - 2 -