Psi Upsilon

Psi Upsilon (ΨΥ, Psi U) is the fifth oldest college fraternity[citation needed], founded at Union College in 1833. It has chapters at colleges and universities throughout North America.

Famous members of Psi Upsilon include Presidents Chester A. Arthur and William Howard Taft, who also served as Chief Justice, Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, U.S. Senator and later Secretary of Defense William Cohen, Supreme Court justice John Paul Stevens, FBI director William H. Webster, Prime Minister of Canada, Paul Martin, author Horatio Alger, The Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown, iPod Co-Creator Tony Fadell, former Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Porter Goss, William H.T. Bush, George H.W. Bush's younger brother, Detroit Lions owner William Clay Ford, Sr., and Prairie Home Companion enthusiast Alexander Sullivan.

Psi Upsilon also has a foundation that provides scholarships and other financial assistance to students throughout the US and Canada, giving preference to its own members, as well as mentoring and other support services.

The Lambda Chapter of Psi Upsilon is the oldest fraternity on Columbia's campus. One major Lambda alumnus is Nicholas Murray Butler, Class of 1882.

The Lambda house, located at 542 W 114th Street, across from Columbia's Carman dormitory, is known for its annual 80s Party, an affection for/addiction to hookah, and the owl which sits above its doorway.