HISTORY

"IN JANUARY OF 2009, SIX YOUNG WOMEN IN THEIR SECOND YEAR OF STUDIES AT CARLETON UNIVERSITY, CAME TOGETHER WITH THE PURPOSE OF CREATING A NEW WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION ON CAMPUS: PAZ ARIAS, LAUREN CROSBY, JESSICA DOYLE, HEATHER MCBRIDE, LESLEY WALKER, AND MYSELF, LAURA KELL.

AFTER MUCH THOUGHT AND DELIBERATION, WE, THE FOUNDING MOTHERS OF WHAT WOULD EVENTUALLY BECOME ALPHA PI PHI.

HAD FINALLY COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THERE WAS A NEED FOR A NEW SOCIETY ON CAMPUS - A PLACE WHERE YOUNG WOMEN, SUCH AS OURSELVES, COULD UNITE WITH ONE AND OTHER, BOUND TOGETHER  BY OUR SHARED QUALITIES, VIRTUES AND, OF COURSE, FRIENDSHIP.

THUS, WE BEGAN MEETING WEEKLY AND BEGAN ESTABLISHING A SISTERHOOD, FOUNDED UPON THE PRINCIPLES OF LOVE, LOYALTY, AND FRIENDSHIP. SOON AFTER, ON FEBRUARY 26TH, ALPHA PI PHI SORORITY WAS OFFICIALLY BORN."

-Laura Kell, Founding Mother

Laura Kell, Jessica Troyanovsky (Doyle), Lauren Crosby,    Heather McBride, Lesley Mackay (Walker) & Paz Arias; 

Alpha Pi Phi's Founding Mothers

COLORS:

BLACK & ROYAL PURPLE

Alpha Pi Phi's Symbols

MASCOT:

BLACK SWAN

JEWELS:

AMETHYST & PEARL

FLOWER:

CALLA LILY

PHILANTHROPY:

ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION

CYGNET PIN:

PIN WORN BY ACTIVE MEMBERS IN THEIR PLEDGING PERIOD

MEMBER PIN:

PIN WORN BY ACTIVE, INITIATED MEMBERS

PILLARS:

PHILANTRHOPY, ACADEMICS, LEADERSHIP, SISTERHOOD 

Alpha Pi Phi's Chapters

Alpha Chapter

ESTABLISHED: FEBRUARY 26, 2009

CARLETON UNIVERSITY

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CA

Gamma Chapter

ESTABLISHED: FEBRUARY 15, 2012

NO INSTITUTION

KINGSTON, ONTARIO, CA

Epsilon Chapter

ESTABLISHED: JULY 25, 2014

LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY - ORILLIA

ORILLIA, ONTARIO, CA

Eta Chapter

ESTABLISHED: JUNE 28, 2015

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CA

Iota Chapter

ESTABLISHED: AUGUST 20, 2016

NO OFFICIAL INSTITUTION

SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, USA

Beta Chapter

ESTABLISHED: MARCH 6, 2011

BROCK UNIVERSITY

ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO, CA

Delta Chapter

ESTABLISHED: NOVEMBER 23, 2014

TRENT UNIVERSITY

PETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO, CA

Zeta Chapter

ESTABLISHED: JANUARY 10, 2015

MCMASTER UNIVERSITY

HAMILTON, ONTARIO, CA

Theta Chapter

ESTABLISHED: NOVEMBER 15, 2015

BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY

WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, USA

Kappa Chapter

ESTABLISHED: August 27th, 2017

LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY

THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CA