Walter Percival

Walter Percival
Name	Walter Percival
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Walter Pilling Percival (born DD MMM YYYY) is an Alumnus of Eta Chapter (Η 1) at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Early Fraternity Life and Career

Walter Percival was a professor of education at the State Teachers College in Indiana, Pennsylvania now known as Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He was responsible for petitioning Phi Sigma Pi to start a chapter at the university.

National Involvement

• Eta Chapter Founder
• National President (1930-1931), resigned to take an educational position in Quebec

During Percival's tenure the fraternity doubled in size from 7 to 15 chapters. Under Percival's leadership the Grand Chapter during the 1931 conference in Detroit, Michigan changed the National Officer structure removing the Second Vice President position and adding National Historian. The Grand Chapter also established the Regional Director position whose responsibility included cultivating new chapters in various geographic regions throughout the country. Also the fraternity changed from an honorary professional fraternity to a professional education fraternity.

National President
Preceded By Frank Alexander, Epsilon	Term 1930-1931	Succeeded By Lawrence N. Pease, Epsilon, Zeta