Indiana University of Pennsylvania (also known as IUP) was founded in 1875 as a state teacher's college. There are three buildings on campus which were named after Phi Sigma Pi Brothers: Foster, Walsh, and Wilson, and also Beard Auditorium in Stouffer Hall.
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Eta Chapter was established on April 30, 1929, by Walter Percival. Phi Sigma Pi was one of the first fraternities on the IUP campus, and back in these days, Brothers were known as "Phi Sigs." Eta Chapter was formed out of Omega Chi Fraternity, which was already in existence. The chapter first met on the 4th floor of the Indiana YMCA, and by the 1940s, there was an official fraternity house on 413 College Street. |
Eta Chapter was closed in 1942 because of World War II, but in February of 1946, many Brothers returned to IUP and reactivated the chapter. Past president Ellwood Sheeder led the reactivation efforts, aided by Charles Tyger, John Feather, and Charles Stewart. On May 22, 1951, Eta's president, Joe Caletvi, decided to close the chapter because he felt it was not living up to the National Constitution.
| Eta Chapter was reactivated on March 5, 1989. Currently, it is the the only co-ed national honor fraternity at IUP. Our local philanthropy is Four Footed Friends, a local animal shelter. The current chapter has 49 undergraduate members, and we are located in the Allegheny region. |  |