Phi Delta Kappa (fraternity)
Phi Delta Kappa (ΦΔΚ) was an American collegiate fraternity which dissolved in 1881.
| Phi Delta Kappa | |
|---|---|
| ΦΔΚ | |
| Founded | 1874[1] Washington & Jefferson College Washington, Pennsylvania |
| Type | Social |
| Dissolved | 1881[1] |
History
It was founded in 1874 at Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania when a chapter of Iota Alpha Kappa resolved to continue after Iota Alpha Kappa's dissolution.[1] A total of five chapters were formed, but by 1880, four of the five, except for Washington & Jefferson College had become extinct.[1] That chapter sought to survive by joining another fraternity.[1] In 1881, the Washington & Jefferson College chapter joined Phi Gamma Delta, taking the designation of Alpha chapter, a designation that had belonged to the founding chapter of Phi Gamma Delta at Jefferson College.[1]
Chapters
- Alpha - 1874-1881 - Washington & Jefferson College (Became a chapter of ΦΓΔ.)
- Beta - 1876-1880 - Western University of Pennsylvania
- Gamma - 1876-1880 - Thiel College
- Delta - 1876-1880 - Lafayette College
- Epsilon - 1878-1880 - "University of Louisiana" now Tulane
References
- William Raimond Baird (1898). "Phi Delta Kappa". Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (5th ed.). G. Banta Co. pp. 344–345.
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