Fraternity History
This was the first Greek-letter fraternity, founded on December 5, 1776, at the College of William and Mary.
What is Phi Beta Kappa?
The three official colors of Phi Kappa Theta.
What are Cardinal Purple, Gold, and White?
Phi Kappa was founded at this university on April 29, 1889.
What is Brown University?
The name of the governing council for our fraternity at Purdue.
What is the IFC?
Purdue University first held classes in this year.
What is 1874?
Known as the "Mother of Fraternities," this college was home to the "Union Triad" (Kappa Alpha Society, Sigma Phi, and Delta Phi).
What is Union College?
The official flower of the Fraternity.
What is the Red Tea Rose?
Theta Kappa Phi was founded at this university on October 1, 1919.
What is Lehigh University?
Instead of "pledge," Phi Kappa Theta eliminated this term and replaced it with this "more respectable title" for new members.
What is Associate Member?
This was the first fraternity founded on Purdue's campus in 1875.
What is Sigma Chi?
The "Miami Triad," which spread fraternities to the West and South, consists of Beta Theta Pi, Phi Delta Theta, and this fraternity.
What is Sigma Chi?
The Fraternity's official motto, which comes from Luke 6:35.
What is "Give, expecting nothing thereof"?
The first formal meeting of Phi Kappa was held in this room and building.
What is Room 3 of Hope Hall?
This committee is made up of elected collegiate representatives from six provinces, and its chairman and vice chairman serve on the Board of Trustees.
What is the UGAC (Undergraduate Advisory Committee)?
The chartering date of our chapter, Indiana Zeta of Phi Kappa.
What is February 11, 1918?
Phi Kappa Theta is the result of a 1959 union between Phi Kappa and this fraternity.
What is Theta Kappa Phi?
The Fraternity's official Mission.
What is "Phi Kappa Theta actively develops men to be effective leaders who passionately serve society, Fraternity and God"?
These three men conceived the idea for Phi Kappa because they were denied admission to other fraternities based on their religion.
Who are Dennis H. Sheahan, James M. Gillrain, and Edward de V. O'Connor?
This is the highest honor the Fraternity can bestow on a Brother, as voted on by the Board of Trustees.
What is the Distinguished Service Award (DSA)?
The university office, located in the Krach Leadership Center, that oversees Fraternity, Sorority, and Cooperative Life (FSCL).
What is the Fraternity, Sorority, and Cooperative Life (FSCL) office?
This period after World War II, when men "flocked back to the campuses," is known as the "Golden Age" of fraternities.
What is the post-war period (or "Golden Age")?
The toll-free number for the Anti-Hazing Hotline.
What is 1-888-NOT-HAZE?
These three men are the student founders of Theta Kappa Phi at Lehigh.
Who are August Concilio, Peter J. Carr, and Raymond J. Bobbin?
The five "departments" of the chapter officer structure, each led by a Vice President.
What are Fraternal, Intellectual, Leadership, Social, and Spiritual Development?
The name of the first Greek organization for women on Purdue's campus, founded in 1915.
What is Kappa Alpha Theta?