Historedia
Episode 1 of 2

Initial Concepts Recorded

When
1850-08-16
Where
University of Pennsylvania
Part of
Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity founded at Penn

Samuel Brown Wylie Mitchell recorded the initial concepts of Phi Kappa Sigma on August 16, 1850, at the University of Pennsylvania.

Mitchell recorded the initial concepts of Phi Kappa Sigma on August 16, 1850. This event preceded the formal founding by seven men in October 1850. The location was the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

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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