Principle
Manhood
Lead with integrity and responsibility.
Manhood calls us to be honorable in our conduct, accountable to one another, and present for our families and our community.
The Four Principles
Cardinal Principles
Manhood, Scholarship, Perseverance, and Uplift have guided Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. since 1911. Chi Lambda Lambda orients every program, every event, and every recruitment around them.
Principle
Scholarship
Pursue knowledge and master craft.
Scholarship is the discipline of learning — academic, vocational, and spiritual — that prepares us to lead and to serve.
Principle
Perseverance
Stay the course through hardship.
Perseverance is the steady forward motion that turns hard work into change, and tested faith into a finished work.
Principle
Uplift
Pull others up as we climb.
Uplift is the principle that ties the others together: we measure our progress by how much we have raised the people around us.