William Raimond Baird

“ With one exception, Psi Upsilon is the only large fraternity with only one inactive chapter. The object of the fraternity is avowedly the promotion of social and literary culture, and it seeks to supplement the college curriculum. ”

“ The Beta was founded at Yale as a “junior” society, and unlike ΑΔΦ, has never admitted members of other classes. As there was then no rivalry between them, some of Psi Upsilon’s first members were also members of Alpha Delta Phi, a state of things which did not last. In 1872 the chapter built a hall at a cost of about $15,000, and it is permanently established in New Haven. The Sigma early gained the favor of the college government, and it readily escaped the persecutions which many of the fraternity chapters at Brown underwent. ”

“ The government is in the hands of an executive council and of the annual conventions, which are held with the chapters in turn. The badge is a diamond-shaped pin about an inch in length, displaying upon a background of black enamel the emblem of two clasped hands, with “Ψ” above and “Υ” below. Sometimes, though seldom, a monogram pin is worn. ”