Organization and Governance
Phi Kappa Phi is governed ultimately by the Triennial Convention, supplemented by any interim – though rare – special conventions deemed necessary. Each chapter may send two official delegates to a convention, which is held at a major city in the United States. Between conventions, the business of the Society is conducted by the Board of Directors, composed of 12 people, of whom nine are elective (president, president-elect, a national vice president, five regional vice presidents, and the immediate past president) and three are appointive (executive director of the Society, regent and director of fellowships). The executive director is in charge of the Society's national office.
Each of the 300 active chapters of Phi Kappa Phi elect their own set of chapter officers and is governed by the chapter constitution and by-laws. Chapters are numbered chronologically based on their date of founding, with the oldest chapter at the University of Maine identified as Chapter 001.
Phi Kappa Phi is a 501(c)(3) organization under the United States Internal Revenue Code. Its national headquarters is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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