Why Join a Legal Fraternity

Different individuals seek different goals and objectives. There are those who believe that camaraderie, good fellowship and promotion of the highest standards of professional and personal ethics and performance justify affiliation. Others seek more tangible benefits: scholarships, regional and international meetings and conventions and other benefits made possible by membership.

THE CHOICE IS YOURS

The choice of a legal fraternity may depend upon many factors, one of which, obviously, is the local Inn. But if you look for the Fraternity with the largest number of student leaders; with the highest standards of scholarship and service; and with a fellowship based upon more than mere sociability -- you will find that it is Phi Delta Phi. The individuals you want to be associated with very likely are those who are guided by the ideals stated in the "Preamble" of the Phi Delta Phi Constitution:

We, the undersigned students of the Law Department of the University of Michigan, in order to promote a higher standard of professional ethics and culture in this and other law schools and the profession at large, and desiring to unite ourselves in the endearing bonds of affection and brotherly love for the purpose of encompassing these ends, do associate ourselves into a fraternity to be known as Phi Delta Phi.

December 13, 1869