Although the Phi Sigma Kappa national never explicitly forebade membership to minorities in its charter or regulations, the Tau Chapter was exposed to the racist attitudes of the national organization when the national President and other officers visited the Tau chapter for her 50th Anniversary in 1956.
Although the Phi Sigma Kappa national organization never explicitly forebade membership to minorities in its charter or regulations, an informal "Gentleman's Agreement" encouraged local chapters not to admit minorities to membership. Dartmouth men were exposed to the racist attitudes of the national organization when the national President and other officers visited the Tau chapter for a party celebrating the chapter's 50th anniversary in 1956.