Immortal Six (Name and Bond Number)
Robert Morrison '1'
John McMillan Wilson '2'
Robert Thompson Drake '3'
John Wolfe Lindley '4'
Ardivan Walker Rodgers '5'
Andrew Watts Rogers '6'
3 Cardinal Principles
Friendship
Sound Learning
Moral Rectitude
Morrison's Philosophy
"To do what ought to be done but what would not have been done unless I did it, I thought to be my duty."
Who was the first chosen, the first taken, and best beloved?
Morton George Williams '7'
Azur Blue: Truth and friendship
Argent White: Purity
When was Kansas Beta installed?
September 30th, 1910
Where was Phi Delta Theta founded?
Phi Delta Theta was founded at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, on December 26th, 1848. It was founded in Elliott Hall (Old North Building) on the second floor in John McMillan Wilson's Room (209).
What is the bond and who composed it?
Bond is the fundamental law of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, written by Robert Morrison '1' and John McMillan Wilson '2'.
Brian Gomez Bond Number
'1505'
Four Historic Meetings
Dec 26 : founders "resolved that we constitute ourselves into a secret society"; appointed a committee to create a motto, bond, and constitution
Dec 28 : The report of the committee was considered and amended
Dec 30 : The report was further debated and finally adopted
Jan 1 1849 : Morton George Williams '7', the first man pledged to Phi Delta Theta was initiated
Name Two Kansas Beta Notable Alumni. (Name, Bond #, Why they are notable)
Karl M. Bowman, MD '39', David Neiswanger '54', Ernest E. Bearg '75', General Arthur S. Champeny '91', Donald R. Heath '95', Ned N. Fleming '129', General Clarence T. "Curly" Edwinson '324', John F. Hayes '438', Justice Harold S. Heard '441', Dr. Richard E. Davis '523', Ronald K. Richey '578', Charles D. McAtee '591', Merle Blair '756', Colonel Leroy W. Stutz '853', Jim Slattery '1016', Paul J. Morrison '1135', Damian L. Strohmeyer '1196', Ken Calwell '1241', Ron Thronburgh '1247', Mike Racy '1265'
Clint Whitney Bond Number
'1336'