Phi Delta Kappa (fraternity)

This article is about a now-dormant general American collegiate fraternity. For the co-ed professional education fraternity, see Phi Delta Kappa. For the professional education sorority for African-American women, see Phi Delta Kappa (sorority).

Phi Delta Kappa
ΦΔΚ
Founded	1874 (1874) Washington & Jefferson College Washington, Pennsylvania
Type	Social
Dissolved	1881

Phi Delta Kappa (ΦΔΚ) was an American collegiate fraternity which dissolved in 1881.

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. A total of five chapters were formed, but by 1880, four of the five, except for Washington & Jefferson College had become extinct. That chapter sought to survive by joining another fraternity. 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.

Chapters

Five chapters were established, but all failed by 1880 except for the Alpha chapter which was absorbed to restore the Alpha chapter of Phi Gamma Delta. Active chapters at the time of national dissolution are noted in bold; chapters that were inactive at the time of national dissolution are noted in italics.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	City or county	State or province	Status	References
Alpha	1874–1881	Washington & Jefferson College	Washington	Pennsylvania	Withdrew (ΦΓΔ)
Beta	1876–1880	University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Inactive
Gamma	1876–1880	Thiel College	Greenville	Pennsylvania	Inactive
Delta	1876–1880	Lafayette College	Easton	Pennsylvania	Inactive
Epsilon	1878–1880	Tulane University	New Orleans	Louisiana	Inactive