Phi Kappa Theta is an American social fraternity. It was founded at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio on April 29, 1959, by the merger of two Catholic fraternities, Phi Kappa and Theta Kappa Phi. Phi Kappa was founded 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. In the following Phi Kappa Theta chapter list, active chapters and colonies are noted in bold, and inactive chapters are in italics.
ChapterCharter date and rangeInstitutionCityState or provinceStatus Rhode Island Alpha – Brown UniversityProvidenceRhode IslandInactiveIllinois Beta Delta – ;University of IllinoisChampaign and UrbanaIllinoisActivePennsylvania Beta Gamma – ;Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity ParkPennsylvaniaActiveIowa Delta – ;–;–;University of IowaIowa CityIowaInactiveKansas Epsilon – ;–University of KansasLawrenceKansasInactiveIndiana Zeta – ;–;Purdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaColonyMassachusetts Eta – ;–;Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMassachusettsActivePennsylvania Alpha – Lehigh UniversityBethlehemPennsylvaniaInactiveOhio Gamma Theta – Ohio State UniversityColumbusOhioInactiveKansas Iota – 20xx ?; –Kansas State UniversityManhattanKansasInactiveWisconsin Lambda – ;–;University of WisconsinMadisonWisconsinActivePennsylvania Mu – University of PittsburghPittsburghPennsylvaniaInactiveMissouri Kappa Upsilon – ;–199?;199?University of MissouriColumbiaMissouriActiveIowa XiIowa State UniversityAmesIowaActiveMichigan Nu – University of MichiganAnn ArborMichiganInactiveNew Hampshire Epsilon – ;–University of New HampshireDurhamNew HampshireInactiveOhio OmicronUniversity of CincinnatiCincinnatiOhioInactivePennsylvania Rho – Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburghPennsylvaniaInactiveNebraska Pi – ;University of Nebraska–LincolnLincolnNebraskaActiveOhio Zeta – Ohio Northern UniversityAdaOhioInactiveNew York SigmaRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroyNew YorkActiveNew York Tau – ; - Syracuse UniversitySyracuseNew YorkInactiveNew York Eta – City College of New YorkNew York CityNew YorkInactiveMaine Upsilon–University of MaineOronoMaineInactiveColorado Phi – ;–University of DenverDenverColoradoInactiveNew York Theta – Cornell UniversityIthacaNew YorkInactiveOhio Psi – ;–Ohio UniversityAthensOhioInactivePennsylvania Chi – Bucknell UniversityLewisburgPennsylvaniaInactiveDistrict of Columbia Omega – 19xx ?The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, D.C.District of ColumbiaInactivePennsylvania Iota – ; – 200x ?;–Temple UniversityPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaInactiveOklahoma Kappa – University of OklahomaNormanOklahomaInactiveMassachusetts LambdaWorcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcesterMassachusettsActiveMissouri MuMissouri University of Science and TechnologyRollaMissouriActiveOklahoma Nu – 199x ?Oklahoma State UniversityStillwaterOklahomaInactiveLouisiana Xi–1994;Louisiana State UniversityBaton RougeLouisianaActiveIndiana Alpha Alpha – ;199x ? – 20xx ?Indiana UniversityBloomingtonIndianaInactiveLouisiana Omicron – 200x ?;University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayetteLouisianaActiveOhio Alpha BetaCase Western Reserve UniversityClevelandOhioActiveWashington Alpha Delta – ; - 2026Washington State UniversityPullmanWashingtonInactiveMinnesota Alpha Epsilon – University of MinnesotaMinneapolisMinnesotaInactiveMissouri Kappa Kappa – ;19xx ?–Saint Louis UniversitySt. LouisMissouriInactiveMississippi Rho – Mississippi State UniversityStarkvilleMississippiInactiveMassachusetts Sigma – Boston UniversityBostonMassachusettsInactivePennsylvania Tau – 20xx ?;Saint Francis UniversityLorettoPennsylvaniaActiveOhio Phi – Kent State UniversityKentOhioInactiveWyoming Alpha Zeta – University of WyomingLaramieWyomingInactiveNew York Alpha Eta – ;–Manhattan CollegeThe BronxNew YorkInactiveOregon Alpha Theta–Oregon State UniversityCorvallisOregonInactiveMississippi Chi–University of MississippiOxfordMississippiInactiveArizona Alpha Iota–University of ArizonaTucsonArizonaInactiveIndiana Alpha Kappa – Butler UniversityIndianapolisIndianaInactiveIllinois Psi – ;198x ?Northern Illinois UniversityDeKalbIllinoisActive Alabama Alpha Lambda – Spring Hill College Mobile Alabama Inactive Texas Alpha Mu – ; – 200x ?University of HoustonHoustonTexasInactiveCalifornia Alpha Nu – ; 19xx ? – xxxx ?Loyola Marymount UniversityLos AngelesCaliforniaInactiveMichigan OmegaUniversity of Detroit MercyDetroitMichiganActivePennsylvania Alpha Xi – -Duquesne UniversityPittsburghPennsylvaniaInactiveArizona Alpha Omicron–Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaffArizonaInactiveTexas Alpha Pi – ;–;–;University of Texas at AustinAustinTexasInactiveNorth Carolina Alpha Rho – Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmontNorth CarolinaInactiveLouisiana Alpha Phi – University of New OrleansNew OrleansLouisianaInactiveMassachusetts Omega – ;–Merrimack CollegeNorth AndoverMassachusettsInactiveCalifornia Phi Delta – ;19xx ?–;University of San DiegoSan DiegoCaliforniaActiveGeorgia Delta RhoUniversity of GeorgiaAthensGeorgiaActiveIndiana Chi Rho – 200x ?Indiana Institute of TechnologyFort WayneIndianaInactiveIllinois Sigma Alpha – Loyola University ChicagoChicagoIllinoisInactiveNew York Omega – 19xx ?Saint John's UniversityQueensNew YorkInactiveIndiana Alpha GammaTrine UniversityAngolaIndianaActiveLouisiana Nu Omega – Nicholls State UniversityThibodauxLouisianaInactiveIllinois Kappa Phi – ;–Lewis UniversityRomeovilleIllinoisInactiveTexas Kappa Theta – 19xx ?University of North TexasDentonTexasInactiveConnecticut Epsilon Kappa – Fairfield UniversityFairfieldConnecticutInactiveTexas Alpha Omega – 200x ?Lamar UniversityBeaumontTexasInactiveQuebec Alpha – Concordia UniversityMontrealQuebec, CanadaInactiveIllinois Theta Delta – 200x ?DePaul UniversityChicagoIllinoisInactiveMichigan Alpha Alpha – Ferris State UniversityBig RapidsMichiganInactiveMissouri Mu Sigma – 2015Truman State UniversityKirksvilleMissouriInactivePennsylvania Kappa Epsilon – 200x ?La Salle UniversityPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaInactiveMichigan Chi Rho – 2011Michigan Technological UniversityHoughtonMichiganInactiveNova Scotia Sigma Mu – St. Mary's UniversityHalifaxNova Scotia, CanadaInactiveTennessee Chi Nu–University of MemphisMemphisTennesseeInactiveLouisiana Alpha Sigma – 20xx ?Loyola University New OrleansNew OrleansLouisianaInactiveWisconsin Mu – 19xx ?Marquette UniversityMilwaukeeWisconsinInactiveGeorgia Gamma TauGeorgia Institute of TechnologyAtlantaGeorgiaActiveIndiana Gamma Omega – 19xx ?Purdue University NorthwestHammondIndianaInactiveLouisiana Delta Tau – Southeastern Louisiana UniversityHammondLouisianaInactivePennsylvania Psi – 200x ?PennWest CaliforniaCaliforniaPennsylvaniaInactiveTexas Epsilon Tau – East Texas A&M UniversityCommerceTexasInactive Texas Tau MuUniversity of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburgTexasActiveGeorgia Alpha Chi – 19xx ?Georgia Southern University–Armstrong CampusSavannahGeorgiaInactiveLouisiana Lambda Tau – McNeese State UniversityLake CharlesLouisianaInactiveFlorida Omega Alpha – University of FloridaGainesvilleFloridaInactiveNew Mexico Phi Alpha – Santa Fe University of Art and DesignSanta FeNew MexicoInactiveTexas Kappa Tau – Texas A&M University–KingsvilleKingsvilleTexasInactiveNew Jersey Phi Beta - Seton Hall UniversitySouth OrangeNew JerseyInactivePennsylvania Theta Kappa–200x ?Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndianaPennsylvaniaInactiveIllinois Kappa Mu – Western Illinois UniversityMacombIllinoisInactiveNew York Beta Sigma – 20xx ?SUNY BuffaloBuffaloNew YorkInactiveTexas Beta Sigma – 20xx ?Texas State UniversitySan MarcosTexasInactiveNew Hampshire Alpha Epsilon – 19xx ?Keene State CollegeKeeneNew HampshireInactivePennsylvania Delta – 20xx ?Mansfield UniversityMansfieldPennsylvaniaInactiveCalifornia Phi Epsilon –199x ?California State University, FullertonFullertonCaliforniaInactiveTexas Gamma Sigma – 20xx , 2025Texas A&M UniversityCollege StationTexasColonyPennsylvania Sigma Rho – Slippery Rock UniversitySlippery RockPennsylvaniaInactiveIndiana Iota Rho – 200x ?Indiana-Purdue University Fort WayneFort WayneIndianaInactiveCalifornia Phi Theta – 20xx ?;California State University, Dominguez HillsCarsonCaliforniaInactiveCalifornia Phi Zeta – 19xx ?University of California at San DiegoSan DiegoCaliforniaInactiveVirginia Gamma Mu – George Mason UniversityFairfax CountyVirginiaInactivePennsylvania Epsilon Pi – 20xx ?PennWest EdinboroEdinboroPennsylvaniaInactiveCalifornia Phi Iota – San Diego State UniversitySan DiegoCaliforniaInactiveTexas Delta Sigma – Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsvilleTexasInactiveWisconsin Theta Phi – 200x ?Marian UniversityFond du LacWisconsinInactiveWashington Beta Delta – University of WashingtonSeattleWashingtonInactiveMassachusetts Kappa ThetaUniversity of Massachusetts DartmouthDartmouthMassachusettsActiveIllinois Alpha OmegaEastern Illinois UniversityCharlestonIllinoisActiveSouth Dakota Alpha XiUniversity of South DakotaVermillionSouth DakotaInactiveMassachusetts Zeta - 2025Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewaterMassachusettsInactiveGeorgia Lambda Chi – Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboroGeorgiaInactiveColorado Chi SigmaColorado State UniversityFort CollinsColoradoActive Alaska Alpha Kappa – University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage Alaska Inactive New York Alpha OmegaHofstra UniversityHempsteadNew YorkActive Arizona Alpha Zeta Arizona State University Phoenix Arizona Active Texas Delta Rho University of Texas San Antonio San Antonio Texas Colony Tennessee Chi Beta 2024 Christian Brothers University Memphis Tennessee Colony
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External links Phi Kappa Theta – National Website