The University of Michigan interest group began on the dawn of the new millenium. A group of Asian-American men came together in interest of establishing an organization that brought something greatly needed on the Michigan campus. An embodiment of the diversity of the Asian-American population on this campus would fulfill that need. A solid organization built upon unity and devotion would fulfill that need. Pi Alpha Phi would fulfill that need.

 

                 

The devotion, sacrifice, and faith of Minh-son Q. Bui, Ashbey R. Chen, Jeong H. Kim, James Lai, Jerry T. Liu, and Allen Y. Yu would be needed to establish their desired brotherhood. Through the hard work of these six men, the national committee granted them a charter bid in the spring of 2000. From then on, they began the endeavor of establishing a chapter of Pi Alpha Phi on their campus. Each chapter of Pi Alpha Phi generously contributed to the education of these six brothers. Thereafter, they would continue to honor the traditions of friendship, mutual experience, academic excellence, and brotherhood that were established by the six founding fathers in 1929 at the University of California, Berkeley.