Historedia
Person

Egbert Phelps

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1856

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Egbert Phelps, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Theta Chi fraternity founded at Norwich University

    1856

    Role: Assistant Founder

    1. 10 April 1856 · Norwich University, then in Norwich, Vermont (now in Northfield)Founding of Theta Chi

      Theta Chi was founded on April 10, 1856, at Norwich University, then located in Norwich, Vermont, by military cadets Frederick Norton Freeman and Arthur Chase.

    2. 12 April 1856 to 9 June 1856 · Boston, MassachusettsFirst Badges Ordered

      Freeman ordered the first badges from a Boston jeweler on April 12, 1856, and they were first worn on June 9, 1856.

Sources

  1. Theta Chi Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-12