The Founders
The Motto & Mission
The Alumni
The Greeks
By the Numbers
100

Phi Kappa was founded in 1889 at this Ivy League university.

Brown University

100

The current motto of the fraternity is "Give, expecting..." this.

"...nothing thereof"

100

The first Catholic elected President of the United States, this 35th President was a brother of the Phi Kappa chapter at Harvard University.

John F. Kennedy

100

The very first Greek-letter fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa, was founded in this year (the same year America was founded).

1776

100

The number of "Areas of Development" in the Phi Kappa Theta program (e.g., Spiritual, Intellectual, etc.).

Five

200

Theta Kappa Phi was founded in 1919 at this university in Pennsylvania.

Lehigh University

200

The Phi Kappa Theta mission statement says we "passionately serve" this three-part Triad.

Society, Fraternity, and God

200

A brother from the University of Illinois ('14), he changed global communication forever by founding the Motorola Corporation.

Paul Galvin

200

This three-letter acronym stands for the governing body of fraternities on our campus.

IFC (Interfraternity Council)

200

The total number of active chapters Phi Kappa and Theta Kappa Phi had combined when they merged.

63

300

Before settling on a Greek name, the founders of Theta Kappa Phi called themselves this mysterious, one-letter name.

"The X Club"

300

The current motto ("Give expecting nothing thereof") is taken from this specific verse of the Bible.

Luke 6:35
300

Famous for his legendary footwork in Singin' in the Rain, this iconic American dancer and actor was a brother at the University of Pittsburgh.

Gene Kelly

300

In the Greek Alphabet, this letter comes immediately after Delta.

Epsilon

300

The national fraternity is geographically divided into this many "Provinces," each of which elects a collegiate representative to the UGAC.

6

400

He was the primary founder and first president of Phi Kappa at Brown University.

James M. Gillrain

400

In 2008, Phi Kappa Theta solidified that we "actively develop" men to be this specific two-word type of leader.

Servant Leader

400

Serving as Johnny Carson's loyal late-night sidekick for decades, this Catholic University of America alumnus famously shouted, "Heeere's Johnny!"

Ed McMahon

400

The first Greek-letter fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa, was founded at the Raleigh Tavern at this historic Virginia college.

College of William & Mary

400

In 1985, the Executive Offices of the fraternity moved from Massachusetts to this Midwestern city.

Indianapolis, IN

500

The official merger of Phi Kappa and Theta Kappa Phi took place on April 29 of this year.

1959

500

In the mid-1970s, the fraternity officially shifted its focus from allegiance to action by replacing this original 1892 Phi Kappa motto with the current one.

"Loyalty to God and College"

500
A brother from Washington State University, he cofounded Microsoft along with Bill Gates.

Paul Allen

500

Because Kappa Alpha, Sigma Phi, and Delta Phi were all founded there, Union College is known by this maternal nickname.

Mother of Fraternities

500

To ensure collegiate voices are heard at the highest level, this exact number of undergraduate brothers sit as voting members on the national Board of Trustees.

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