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 The
History of the Kappa Chapter
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In the spring of 1998, five students successfully chartered
Pi Delta Psi into Cornell University, thereby bringing an Asian
Interest fraternity into an Ivy League institution for the first
time. On the morning of April 25th, 1998, Frank Hsieh, Wellie
Chiang, Hyoung Kyu Oh, Li Liang and Michael Chang, were formally
initiated into this fraternity with the
purpose of strengthening Asian-American representation on this
campus. Today, we, the brothers of Pi Delta Psi, continue
to make progress towards their vision through academic achievement,
cultural education and community service. We stand together
as we strive in the direction of our ideals, while finding strength
in unity. |
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University
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Chapter:
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Kappa |
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School:
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Cornell University |
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School Adress:
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Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14850 |
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University Website:
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www.cornell.edu |
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Current University Population:
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13,669 |
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Current % Asian Population:
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16% |
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Current President:
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Randy "Bonk" Chan |
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Mailing Address:
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110 Dryden Rd. Apt.2G
Ithaca, NY 14850 |
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Chapter Website:
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www.cornellpdpsi.com |
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Current # Undergrad Brothers:
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19 |
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Founded in 1837, Cornell University has been a leading
institution of higher education for over a century. Since
its establishment, Cornell has grown in both prestige
and size. Many notable individuals have been affiliated
with this university, including twenty-seven Nobel Prize
laureates, three Pulitzer Prize winners and one Crawford
Prize Winner. Today, Cornell's campus covers 745 acres
of land, including over 260 major buildings, and 19 member
libraries, which contain over 6.8 million volumes of work.
With over 70 formal majors offered, and over 235 million
dollars in federal research grants, Cornell continues
to rank among the best universities in the nation. |
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Our
Slice of the Pi
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The four pillars of Pi Delta Psi
are Academic Achievement, Cultural Awareness, Righteousness,
and Friendship/Loyalty. Briefly describe how your chapter has
upheld and promoted these 4 objectives since inception. |
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Academic Achievement
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Over the last year, we have
taken many strides towards this particular foundation
of our fraternity. In order to balance the workloads of
school and fraternity life, the Kappa Chapter created
a chairman to facilitate the demanding schedules of our
brothers. Pi Delta Psi ranked 13 out of Cornell's
26 fraternities in cumulative GPA, the semester
that the Academic Chair was created. We are also proud
to say that all of our Alumni are either pursing higher
education, or prominent in the work force. |
Cultural Awareness
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As one of our primary goals,
we've made efforts towards the cause of Cultural Awareness
by participating in cultural events on campus, inviting
performance groups to Cornell, and organizing events of
our own. Each year, the Kappa Chapter participates in
Cornell's Lunar New Year's Festival by organizing a table
of sample games from Asia. We've organized a Self-Defense
workshop in response to an attack on an Asian American
student on campus. We've also sponsored such groups as
"Feedback" with
Dennis Kim from "I
was Born with Two Tongues" to perform during
Asian American Heritage Week. |
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PDPsi w/ Dennis Kim, Feedback, & Chris Fan. |
Righteousness through Philanthropy
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Brothers helping out at Scarecrow Jubilee. |
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Although we are an Asian Interest
Fraternity, the Kappa Chapter is dedicated to aiding the
community regardless of ethnic background, which includes
participation in the Cornell Phonathon and volunteer
work with the Salvation Army, Lakeside nursing home,
OnSite volunteer services, Into the Streets, Loaves and
Fishes Soup Kitchen, Mapel Syrup festival, Cabin Fever,
Into The Night, and the Ithaca Walkathon. During
our community service projects, we have come across many
people that have never interacted with Asian Americans.
By serving the greater Ithaca community,
we have found that our work has helped break negative
stereotypes surrounding Asian Americans. Furthermore,
Cornell PDPsi is proud to be awarded, 2 years running,
the Greek award from the University for highest participation
in the Cornell Phonathon. |
Friendship/Loyalty through Brotherhood
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Perhaps our most important
ideal, brotherhood is what makes everything we do possible.
Although we hold events such as lineage dinners and semi-formal
banquets that exemplify our unity, brotherhood is not
a virtue that can be created by simply holding events.
Rather, we have found that our unity comes from our experiences
together, those that we've enjoyed as well as those that
we've had to endure. Proudly, we
can say that each brother at Cornell knows that he always
has the support of the fraternity behind him. |
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A few brothers outside Republica during "Event
Horizon" Party. |
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Chapter
Goals
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Describe what goals the chapter wishes
to achieve this semester and how it hopes to achieve them. |
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Our goals for the future are to improve the ways by which
we strive towards the 4 pillars of this fraternity. Regarding
Academic Achievement, the Kappa Chapter is preparing to
increase the role of the Academic Chair in order to provide
a way for our brothers to succeed in school while being
active in the fraternity. The brothers at Cornell also
plan on continuing active participation and organization
of cultural events on campus. We plan to further our involvement
in these activities by working closer with student organizations.
We also plan on increasing the amount of philanthropy
we do by increasing our service hours requirement and
inviting others to help participate in our community service
projects. Finally, we will seek diligent and capable men
who agree with our ideals as potential members for our
future Eta Pledge Class. |
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Brothers and Ms. O'Grady at our Self-Defense Workshop. |
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