National History

Phi Kappa Fraternity was founded on April 29th, 1889 at Brown University. In 1959 Phi Kappa merged with another national fraternity- Theta Kappa Phi, founded at LeHigh University on October 1st, 1919- to form Phi Kappa Theta.

The badge of Phi Kappa Theta is a combination of the unifying societies. The coat-of-arms of Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity is a new design which equally combines the principal features of the shields of the united houses. The associate member pin is a comination of the former Phi Kappa and Theta Kappa Phi pledge insignia. This is also true of the ritual, colors, flag, and internals and externals of the amalgamated organization.

All chapters in the uification were able to retain their own chapter Greek letters merely by adding in front of same the nameof the state in which the chapter is located. Where dual chapters existed on the same campus, the designation of each was retained. Chapters rank in accordance with their date of foundation and by this very token Phi Kappa Theta assumes as its date of foundation is one of the oldest chapter at Brown University, April 29, 1889, but in its official documents records the fact that Phi Kappa Theta was founded at Brown and LeHigh Univeristies.