JOSEPH TORCHIA

Along with Richard Todd, Joseph Torchia is credited as being one of the most defining leaders of Phi Sigma Pi.  Both he and Todd, though their leadership and love of the fraternity helped guide Phi Sigma Pi thru a time of uncertainty and a loss of identity.  Torchia and Todd undertook a massive expansion program after the fraternity was incorporated as an honor fraternity in Pennsylvania on December 2, 196.  In recognition of Torchia’s achievements, the Outstanding Chapter Award, which was established in 1957, was renamed the Joseph Torchia Outstanding Chapter award in 1970.