As fall rush for the Interfraternity Council is underway, Phi Kappa Psi joins its ranks as the 24th and newest fraternity on Clemson’s campus.
Commonly known as Phi Psi, the fraternity was established in 1852 and currently has 90 active chapters, all with a focus on “the great joy of serving others,” according to their website.
However, Clemson’s colony did not begin until January 2024, when the current president Aiden Clausen received a text from Phi Psi’s national leadership.
“In (fall 2023), I was walking back from class with our vice president, and we were joking around about how awesome it would be if we started our own fraternity. We found Phi Psi and started looking into what the process was, and we decided that just between the two of us, it would be impossible, so the idea kind of got dropped,” Clausen told The Tiger in an interview.
“Then, on the very first day of spring semester, an expansion consultant from Phi Psi nationals (reached out) saying they’re starting a chapter at Clemson and wondered if we wanted to be part of it.”
