Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity
Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity is a co-educational fraternity that allows undergraduate students at four-year universities and colleges to join together to celebrate knowledge, service, and friendship. Phi Sigma Pi brings together these students in order to pursue three ideals:
  • The acquisition and dissemination of information and knowledge through scholarship
  • The application of professional skills and the fostering of leadership qualities by promoting and advancing the welfare of humanity
  • The fostering of non-discriminatory, fraternal fellowship within Phi Sigma Pi's ranks
These three ideals join together to form “The Tripod” of Scholarship, Leadership, and Fellowship. Currently, there are 5,000 undergraduate members and over 100 active collegiate Chapters.
Phi Sigma Pi extends eligibility to both males and females with the following credentials:
  • You have completed a minimum of one semester (12 credit hours) or one quarter of college work.
  • You have achieved a minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA on a 4.00 scale.

To learn more, visit www.phisigmapi.org.

The Alpha Rho Chapter of Phi Sigma Pi
The Alpha Rho Chapter was founded at Virginia Tech on November 3, 1991. The group quickly became well-known on campus and one of Phi Sigma Pi's strongest chapters. Members are very active within Phi Sigma Pi as well as other organizations on-campus, ranging from honor societies to social fraternities/sororities to academic department organizations. The Chapter organizes many activities and events which include but are not limited to:
  • Fundraisers for PSP’s national philanthropy, Teach For America
  • Weekly mentorship program at Gilbert Linkous Elementary School
  • Monthly trash clean-ups at the Virginia Tech Duckpond, the organization's Adopt-A-Spot
  • Scholarship nights
  • Road trips to other Chapters
  • Intramural sports
  • Monthly theme parties
  • Tailgates for every home football game
  • Participation in other student organization philanthropic events and competitions
  • The VT Price is Right
  • Michael B. Perry 5K
  • Relay for Life
  • The Big Event
  • Volunteering at the Radford Women's Shelter
  • Volunteering at the Humane Society
For its excellence in programming, the Chapter was recognized by Virginia Tech as the Student Organization of the Year in 1998. In addition, Alpha Rho has been honored nationally by Phi Sigma Pi with its highest honor, the Joseph Torchia Outstanding Chapter Award, eight times. The Chapter has received several other major national Phi Sigma Pi awards for excellence in administration, service, and alumni relations. The strength of the Chapter was further acknowledged by the national fraternity following the events of 4/16 when it was bestowed with the Chapter Most Able to Overcome Adversity Award.