Our Legacy

About Psi Sigma Phi Multicultural Fraternity

Since December 12, 1990, Psi Sigma Phi has carried a conviction that most of American Greek life was still unwilling to hold: that a fraternity could be for all men, without diluting the bond it offered any of them.

Our Origin

How it began.

Before 1990, a young man in New Jersey looking for a fraternity had a narrow, quietly segregated menu. African-American fraternities. Asian-American fraternities. Latin-American fraternities. The “traditional” fraternities. Each a good home for the men who fit, and a closed door for the men who didn’t.

Eighteen men refused that map.

They came from different backgrounds, different cultures, different stories. And they arrived at a shared conclusion: the lasting bond of a fraternity should not require the surrender of who you are. If such an organization did not exist in New Jersey, they would build it.

On December 12, 1990, co-founded at Montclair State University and what was then Jersey City State College, Psi Sigma Phi Multicultural Fraternity, Inc. was born. A service-oriented, social, multicultural organization with a single, uncompromising premise: one brotherhood, open to all, committed to each.

Three decades later, the premise has held.

From the National President

A Phiman is both warrior and intellect. One who will fight for the unheard voices and strategize for equitable futures.

We don't follow trends and headlines. We make them.

Joel Rolon
National Executive President
Read the full message
December 12, 1990

The eighteen founding knights.

Eighteen men who refused the map they were given, and drew a better one. Every brother who has crossed since has crossed in their footsteps.

Sir Denny William Aguilar · Sir Travis Sheldon Anderson · Sir Juanito Patricio Chiluisa · and 15 others who built something new.
Meet all 18 founding knights
Organizational Membership

Proud member

Psi Sigma Phi Multicultural Fraternity is a proud member of the National Multicultural Greek Council, established in 1998 to unite Greek-letter organizations under one national entity.

The NMGC serves in an advisory capacity to its member organizations. Each member organization remains autonomous as a Greek-letter society.

The goals of the NMGC
  • To provide a forum for the free exchange of ideas, programs, and services between its constituent fraternities and sororities
  • To promote multicultural diversity within collegiate institutions, their surrounding communities, and the greater community-at-large
  • To support and promote the works of its member organizations
Visit the NMGC
Member Since
1996
Co-Founding Member
NMGC
National Multicultural
Greek Council
Service & Giving Back

We give back as one brotherhood.

Community service & national programs
City Year
AmeriCorps program placing young adults in under-resourced schools to reduce dropout rates.
Food Bank of New Jersey
Fighting hunger by distributing millions of pounds of food to families across New Jersey.
American Cancer Society
Leading the fight against cancer through research, education, and patient support.
Newark Soup Kitchens
Providing hot meals and essential services to those experiencing food insecurity in Newark.
Adopt-A-Highway
Keeping roads clean and communities pride-filled through ongoing roadside stewardship.

Become part of what they started.

The knighthood began with 18. It continues with every man willing to hold the same standard.