About PAK

About Phi Alpha Kappa

Since 1929, Phi Alpha Kappa has given Michigan students a place to live out their Christian faith together—and a brotherhood that keeps going long after graduation.

PAK at Michigan

The chapter at 1010 E Ann.

PAK has never been only a place to sleep. It is worship and Bible study, dinner around the same tables, service, intramurals, responsibility for the house, and the ordinary conversations that turn into lifelong friendships. Brothers come from different Christian traditions and backgrounds, but they choose to build this life together.

1929
Founded at Michigan
1944
Moved to the Dutch House
1000+
PAK alumni
Two friends talking while one holds a guitar in the Dutch House
PAK members and friends gathered with instruments in the Great Room
A member reading at a table during a quiet evening in the house

Christian foundation

Mission and statement of faith

This is the Christian foundation we share—and the standard we keep working to live out together.

Phi Alpha Kappa is a non-sectarian community driven by our shared Christian faith. We believe that the Bible is the authoritative, inspired, and living Word of God. We affirm the Apostles’ Creed as a basis for biblical truth, pointing to God’s creation of the world and the deity, death, atonement, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Phi Alpha Kappa believes Christian brotherhood is both a gift and a calling from God, through which we are sanctified as individuals, partake in Christ’s body, and are empowered to transform Ann Arbor and beyond for his glory.

Nearly a century at Michigan

A century in the making.

Phi Alpha Kappa began in 1929 when a small group of Calvin College graduates at Michigan created a Christian fraternity and a shared home. Since 1944, that story has unfolded at the Dutch House—through generations of worship, meals, service, house projects, and friendships that still bring alumni back to 1010.

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Faith beyond the house

Find a church community in Ann Arbor.

PAK is non-denominational, and brothers worship in different traditions. These churches and campus ministries are a useful place to begin exploring.

Times and locations change. Each card opens the organization’s official website.