Phi Lambda Theta

Phi Lambda Theta (ΦΛΘ) was a social fraternity founded at Pennsylvania State College in 1920 for students who belonged to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.[1] It was originally named Three Links.

History

November 18, 1920, is designated as Founders' Day as on that date the body first met as an organization officially recognized by the Pennsylvania College college board on fraternity affairs. The name was changed from Three Links to Phi Lambda Theta on May 11, 1922. Modification of the non-college lodge requirement was effected on September 13, 1922, and all lodge affiliations and connections were severed in January, 1924.

In 1930 it was admitted to Junior membership in the National Interfraternity Conference.[2]

Chapters

As of 1930 it had five chapters:[3]

Dissolution

The Kansas State and Susquehanna chapters became chapters of Beta Kappa in 1938 through separate petitions and the founding chapter was absorbed into Alpha Tau Omega. It appears that about that time the chapter at Bucknell became a local under that name,[4] and in 1984 joined Chi Phi as Phi Lambda Theta chapter.

References
  1. Tamara L. Brown; Gregory Parks; Clarenda M. Phillips (11 March 2005). African American Fraternities and Sororities: The Legacy and the Vision. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 58–. ISBN 0-8131-2344-5.
  2. "The Rattle of Theta Chi". XVIII (6). March 1930: 33–34. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. G. Banta Company. 1930. p. 167.
  4. The Cross & Crescent. 1939. p. 146.
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