The Charter of Chi PI Chapter, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc, was officially presented at a warm and meaningful ceremony at the Everson Museum in Syracuse, New York on the evening of January 31, 1976. Chi PI chapter was founded by brothers: Benjamin Jeffers, Roosevelt Wright, James Cannon, Charles Grace, John Ricks, Archie Gilchrist, Dennis Dowdell, James Campbell, Leon Mullen, Curley Fountainberry, William Thompson, Stephen Moses, William Rowland, James May and Ceasar Marshall.
On July 24,1976, Chi Pi Chapter inducted its first line of pledges into the Brotherhood of Omega: Brothers Eudell, Ford, Frazier, Hicks, Young, and Zanders.
Since the first initiation of brothers, Chi Pi Chapter has held many initiation lines of Men of Omega. In fraternal union with brothers from many parts of the country who now call Syracuse their home, Chi Pi Chapter continues a 48-year tradition of service to the Syracuse community.