seasoned correspondents, and even geopolitical essays. Demand led to aggressive growth and an expansion of chapters once again; Now, where so many members had served overseas or traveled extensively, awareness and interest in the doings of chapters in distant states became more apparent. Sporting heroes were celebrated. Lists of national collegiate football, basketball and baseball "All Phi Sig" teams were published and scrutinized. Local programs grew quickly into national events. One example is Phi Sigma Kappa's "Moonlight Girl", a chapter sweetheart contest that rivaled the "Sweetheart of Sigma Chi" as the premier sweetheart pageant of the fraternity world. For a dozen years, The Signet printed photos of many of the winners of local chapter contests for a popular write-in election for the national Moonlight Girl. The winner would travel, with her escort, to the national convention, there to entertain the delegates with songs and conversation. This popular appearance would be underwritten by the Fraternity and served to increase attendance. Moonlight Girl continues as a local tradition at a handful of chapters, including Minnesota. The popular Moonlight Girl song was heard around pianos at chapters across the nation: When we find a girl with golden hair, And eyes of shining blue, With lips so rare, and a skin so fair, And a heart that shall ever be true. Then we'll love her and cherish her through the years, Singing this old refrain, She's the beautiful sweetheart of old Phi Sig, In our hearts she will e'er remain. The Phi Sigma Kappa Foundation (PSKF) was formed as a separate legal entity in 1947 to provide scholarships to undergraduates and program support. It has proven to be the financial backbone of the fraternity due to its support of member development and leadership programming and publications. Post World War II Following World War II the fraternity (along with other Greek organizations) faced issues related to segregation, hazing, and academics. During the 1950s, Phi Sigma Kappa removed racial restrictions on membership, worked with other NIC fraternities to eliminate hazing, and revising its membership education program to reflect such changes. During this time membership in Greek organizations declined significantly and some chapters were again lost. Civil rights Phi Sigma Kappa, like almost all fraternities and sororities formed prior to the Civil Rights Movement, had previously not taken in minorities in any scale except for the occasional foreign student. At the 1952 Bedford Springs Convention some chapters,