Phi Kappa Theta

Phi Kappa Theta
ΦΚΘ
FoundedApril 29, 1889; 135 years ago (1889-04-29) (Phi Kappa)
Brown University
October 1, 1919; 105 years ago (1919-10-01) (Theta Kappa Phi)
Lehigh University
April 29, 1959; 65 years ago (1959-04-29) (merger as Phi Kappa Theta)
Ohio State University
TypeSocial
AffiliationNIC
StatusActive
ScopeUnited States
Motto"Give, expecting nothing thereof"
Colors  Cardinal Purple
  Gold
  White
Flag
FlowerRed Tea Rose
PublicationThe Temple
PhilanthropyChildren's Miracle Network Hospital
Chapters36
Colonies1
Headquarters6510 Telecom Drive Ste. 370
Indianapolis, Indiana 46278
United States
Websitephikaps.org

Phi Kappa Theta (ΦΚΘ), commonly known as Phi Kap, is a national social fraternity that has over 35 active chapters and colonies at universities across 21 U.S. states. The fraternity was founded on April 29, 1959, at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, with the agreed-upon merger of two older Catholic fraternities, Phi Kappa and Theta Kappa Phi. Phi Kappa was founded exactly 70 years prior in 1889 at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, while Theta Kappa Phi was founded later in October 1919 at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Despite it being the merger of two historically Catholic fraternities, membership to Phi Kappa Theta is open to interested men of all faiths and is no longer exclusive to just those who are Catholic.[1]

  1. ^ "XICLONE" (PDF). Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity. Summer 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2014. The four ideals of Phi Kappa Theta (fraternal, intellectual, spiritual, and social) resonated with me, as well as its roots as a Christian fraternity.