Phi Kappa Theta
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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.
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Founded | April 29, 1889; 135 years ago (1889-04-29) (Phi Kappa) Brown University October 1, 1919; 104 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 |
Type | Social |
Affiliation | NIC |
Status | Active |
Scope | United States |
Motto | "Give, expecting nothing thereof" |
Colors | Cardinal Purple Gold White |
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Flower | Red Tea Rose |
Publication | The Temple |
Philanthropy | Children's Miracle Network Hospital |
Chapters | 36 |
Colonies | 1 |
Headquarters | 3901 W 86th Street Indianapolis, IN 46268 United States |
Website | phikaps.org |
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]