Psi Upsilon Fraternity

09/01/2026

Students are returning to campus, and recruitment season is in full swing for many of our Psi Upsilon chapters. We’re pleased to share a series of Recruitment promos created by our Zeta Zeta Chapter at UBC and our Phi Chapter at Michigan, highlighting their members and summer activities. If you know someone who would make an excellent addition to Psi Upsilon, please consider recommending them using the link below: https://psiu.org/alumni/recommend-a-psiu/

08/25/2026

Since 2021 Psi Upsilon has helped over 33 mid-career brothers working to level up their skills through our Social Impact Fellowship program ! (Take a bow, that's really impressive!)
Applications are open now: https://givagrant.com/register/4644901a-a4ce-4a9d-a3cb-287eebdac3ee (or on PsiU.org)
Please ALSO recommend to me any brothers YOUR know who we should be talking to.

These awards carry funding as well as distinctive honors from Psi Upsilon. Grants issued include:
• Grant Writing for Digital Collections in Libraries & Museums
• The Disparities Leadership Program (DLP)
• Classes in Financial Management in Non-Profits & Human resource management in non-profit
• Center for Wildlife Studies communications workshops
• Pitch & Presentation Skills Coaching with Barrett King
• Medical Butterfly scanner training opportunity
• Language training for international work at the Goethe institute
• (6) 50-minute executive coaching sessions with Bill Lentz
• Funds to attend the National College Attainment Network “Hill Day” • •
• Conference Cost of attending the American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference
• Attending UC Berkley School Of Law Sustainable Capitalism and ESG Certification
• Develop Your Leadership Potential: Stop Doing, Start Leading | Dale Carnegie Training of Georgia
• Professional Grant writing course offered through USC Online
• Attend the “Advancing Research Impact in Society” (ARIS) annual meeting in San Juan, PR
• Facilitate various certifications and training in lab procedure and also in EMS fire safety response.
• Funds towards attending the American Alpine Institute’s Operations-level Rope Rescue Course

The Foundation bestows fellowships upon candidates’ dedicated to a cause for the “common good” (like medicine, education, the environment, community volunteerism, etc) as well as their demonstrated leadership capacity that can be honed by an opportunity to develop their skills.

08/17/2026

The 2026 Summer Leadership Series starts tomorrow!

From Tuesday to Thursday this week, undergraduate brothers — especially chapter officers and chairs — are invited to join the International Office for three evenings of practical, role-specific training designed to set your chapter up for a strong fall.

A few sessions worth circling (all times Eastern):

Recruitment 101 — Wednesday, 5pm
Officers Academy: Getting Your Chapter from GOOD to GREAT — Wednesday, 7pm
A Mighty Friendship: New Member Education Best Practices — Thursday, 6pm
Ritual and Traditions — Thursday, 7pm

Plus sessions on welcoming alumni back, planning philanthropy and service events, your chapter's brand, and Psi U Cares.

Sessions run at 5, 6, and 7pm ET each night, and each one has specific officers and chairs invited so the content actually fits your role. One hour of your week can help save your chapter a semester of guesswork!

Full schedule, descriptions, and Zoom links can be found here: https://psiu.org/announcing-the-2026-summer-leadership-series/

08/11/2026

College can be overwhelming, but a friendly face makes all the difference!

As Psi Upsilon brothers—alumni and undergraduates—you can help incoming students find community before they even unpack.

How to help:

Recommend a potential member: Visit https://psiu.org/alumni/recommend-a-psiu/ and share the name and contact info of any student headed to campus who would make a good Psi U.

We’ll follow up: Chapter leadership will connect, welcome, and follow through.
Share this post and tag fellow brothers—every recommendation brings us one step closer to welcoming the right men into Psi U.

08/06/2026

Last year was an outstanding one for Psi Upsilon Fraternity. We restarted two chapters, installed our 50th chapter, welcomed 454 new initiates, contributed over 9,400 hours of community service, and raised more than $120,000 for charitable causes. Explore the full list of chapter achievements as we look ahead to another strong year with students returning to campus soon: https://psiu.org/2025-26-year-in-review/

08/01/2026

The Diamond Award honors chapters that distinguish themselves by exceeding Psi Upsilon's chapter standards and demonstrating an exceptional devotion to our values.

Eta Chapter — Lehigh University
Quite frankly, the most comprehensively excellent chapter of this year. The Eta chapter excelled simultaneously across academics, service, recruitment, brotherhood, alumni engagement, and member wellness — and did it at scale, with 64 active members. It stands as another example of what's possible when a chapter and its alumni association work in true partnership.

Congratulations to the brothers of Eta!

07/31/2026

The Award of Distinction recognizes a project, service, program, activity, or accomplishment carried out during the year that merits special recognition. This year, two chapters earned it:

Psi (Hamilton College) — for its clinically facilitated, alumni-funded Greek Society Speaker Series on mental health and addiction.

Xi (Wesleyan University) — for a multi-million-dollar chapter house restoration campaign and the digitization of its archives.

07/30/2026

In 2025-26 Psi Upsilon Chapters completed over 9,000 hours of community service and raised over $120,000 for charity! Five chapters in particular went above and beyond and embraced our value of "Service to Society" - Congrats to the 2026 winner's of the Clasped Hand Award for Outstanding Philanthropy and Service: Alpha Omicrion (NJIT), Eta (Lehigh), Lambda Sigma (Pepperdine), Phi Nu (Christopher Newport), Pi (Syracuse), and Tau Epsilon (Clemson).

07/29/2026

The Owl Award for Academic Excellence recognizes any chapter which demonstrates a genuinely significant academic achievement; it may be given based on a chapter’s rank on campus in relation to other fraternities, the magnitude of the chapter’s GPA, An increase in GPA between semesters, or such other criteria as may from time to time be deemed to be significant. This year we recognize the Eta at Lehigh University and the Phi Beta at The College of William & Mary.

07/28/2026