Historedia
Episode 2 of 2

Formal Founding

When
1850-10-19
Where
University of Pennsylvania
Part of
Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity founded at Penn

Seven men formally founded Phi Kappa Sigma on October 19, 1850, becoming the founding fathers of the fraternity.

The seven men formally founded the fraternity on October 19, 1850, becoming the founding fathers of Phi Kappa Sigma. This occurred at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, following the initial concepts recorded by Mitchell in August.

Sources

  1. Phi Kappa Sigma Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22
  2. University of Pennsylvania Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28

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