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Phi Kappa Theta Spring recruitment is underway! Visit our recruitment page to learn more about our recruitment process and upcoming events. Contact our Directors of New Members Ayden Boss & Andrew Tueth at (314) 514-4730 if you are interested in Phi Kappa Theta or to RSVP for recruitment events.
Our History
Phi Kappa Theta has a long, dynamic history at the University of Missouri and across the United States. Check out the timeline below to see where we've come from and where we're going as the premier fraternal organization.
The crest of Phi Kappa, est. 1889
Theta Kappa Phi Nationally Founded
October 1, 1919
Theta Kappa Phi was founded on October 1, 1919, on the Lehigh University campus with similar roots to Phi Kappa. Members of the university's Newman Club hoped to create an organization of Catholic men that would last long after their graduation. Theta Kappa Phi went on to charter 24 chapters throughout the United States
The Phi Kappa Brother's Pin
Missouri Upsilon Chapter of Theta Kappa Phi
May 21, 1949
38 members chartered the Upsilon Chapter of Theta Kappa Phi in 1949 on the University
of Missouri campus.
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1959
Phi Kappa Fraternity Nationally Founded
April 29, 1889
Phi Kappa's first meeting was held in a dorm room at Brown University with 9 Catholic students who wanted to form a new kind of fraternal organization after being denied acceptance to the university's other fraternities because of their faith. Phi Kappa soon spread to form 39 more chapters across the nation.
Theta Kappa Phi's Crest
Missouri Kappa Chapter of Phi Kappa
July 7, 1922
The Kappa Chapter of Phi Kappa was founded at the University of Missouri in 1922, chartering with 18 founding members.
Theta Kappa Phi Brother's Pin
Missouri Kappa Upsilon Established
April 29, 1959
Phi Kappa and Theta Kappa Phi united to form Phi Kappa Theta on April 29, 1959. The University of Missouri was one of just four colleges in the nation that had a chapter of both fraternities. To preserve the history and heritage of the Kappa Chapter of Phi Kappa and the Upsilon Chapter of Theta Kappa Phi, the Phi Kappa Theta Chapter at Mizzou became know as Missouri Kappa Upsilon.
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