A Financial and Charitable Planning Guide
The
Legacy of Psi Upsilon
Leaving a Psi Upsilon Legacy
C
harles S. P. Hodge may not have clearly
Continuing His Commitment
seen all of the events that happened
Although the sun set on Charlie’s
during his years in Amherst’s Gamma
undergraduate Psi Upsilon experience
chapter of Psi Upsilon, but after more
when he went on to Harvard to earn his
than 40 years, he can still paint a vivid word picture of his
law degree, his support of the fraternity
favorite memories. “The Friday night of homecoming
continued. Charlie stayed connected
weekend in the fall of ’65, I was initiated just before
with Psi Upsilon through serving on the
the Wesleyan football game,” Charlie recounts. “The
Executive Council for 15 years, and he
brother who pinned on my fraternity pin was the father
received an honorary life membership to
of John Sanders, one of my classmates at the Perkins
the Executive Council in 1988.
School for the Blind.”
During his time as a member of the Executive
You see, when Charlie joined Psi Upsilon, he had
Council, Charlie decided to include The Psi
some usable vision in his right eye but was legally blind.
Upsilon Foundation in his will. “I think our long,
But that didn’t prevent him from participating in the life
solid tradition is worth preserving,” Charlie says.
of the brotherhood.
“Psi U brothers should seriously consider giving
“The pledging program drew our class closer
a planned gift to continue the things our fraternity
together,” Charlie says. “We had a real sense of
stands for that are good and right and just and
camaraderie about the house, did a lot of community
needed in today’s society.”
work, and many a Saturday night, we stayed up until the sun was rising.”
How You Can Help Psi U can only improve important programs like Commitment to Excellence, which helps chapters identify strengths and weaknesses and formulate a plan of action,
“Psi U brothers should seriously consider giving a planned gift to continue the things our fraternity stands for that are good and right and just and needed in today’s society.” —Charles S. P. Hodge, retired attorney, Solicitor’s Office of the U.S. Department of Labor
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