Iota Phi Theta, the youngest of the Divine Nine organizations, is founded at Morgan State College.
At a Glance
- Date
- 19 September 1963
- Location
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Category
- Organizations & Institutions
- Source
- Iota Phi Theta founding records (1963) · Iota Phi Theta Fraternity
What It Meant Then
It extended the tradition of Black fraternal service into the civil rights era.
What It Means Now
Iota Phi Theta completed the family of historically Black Greek-letter organizations.
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