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{{Short description|American collegiate fraternity (1874–1881)}}
{{hatnote|This article is about a now-dormant general American collegiate fraternity. For the co-ed professional education fraternity, see [[Phi Delta Kappa]]. For the professional education sorority for African-American women, see [[Phi Delta Kappa (sorority)]].}}
{{Infobox Fraternity
| name          = Phi Delta Kappa
| letters       = {{lang|grc|ΦΔΚ}}
| crest         =
| founded       = {{start date and age|1874}}<ref name=baird />
| birthplace    = [[Washington & Jefferson College]]
| affiliation   = Independent
| status        = Defunct
| defunct_date  = 1881
| type          = Social
| scope         = National
| member badge  =
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| publication   =
| chapters      = 5
| members       =
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| address       =
| city          = [[Washington, Pennsylvania|Washington]]
| state         = [[Pennsylvania]]
| country       = United States
| homepage      =
}}
'''Phi Delta Kappa''' ('''{{lang|grc|ΦΔΚ}}''') was an American [[Fraternities and sororities|collegiate fraternity]] which dissolved in 1881.
==History==
It was founded in 1874 at [[Greek organizations at Washington & Jefferson College|Washington & Jefferson College]] in [[Washington, Pennsylvania]] when a chapter of [[Iota Alpha Kappa]] resolved to continue after Iota Alpha Kappa's dissolution.<ref name=baird>{{Cite book| author=William Raimond Baird| author-link=William Raimond Baird| title = [[Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities]]| publisher = G. Banta Co.| year = 1898|edition=5th| pages = 344–345|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SVMPNd0AefUC&pg=PA344| chapter=Phi Delta Kappa}}</ref>  A total of five chapters were formed, but by 1880, four of the five, except for Washington & Jefferson College had become extinct.<ref name=baird />  That chapter sought to survive by joining another fraternity.<ref name=baird />  In 1881, the Washington & Jefferson College chapter joined [[Phi Gamma Delta]], taking the designation of ''Alpha chapter'', a designation that had belonged to the founding chapter of Phi Gamma Delta at Jefferson College.<ref name=baird />
==Chapters==
Five chapters were established, but all failed by 1880 except for the ''Alpha chapter'' which was absorbed to restore the ''Alpha chapter'' of Phi Gamma Delta. Following is a list of the chapters of Phi Delta Kappa.<ref name="Baird's Manual Online">{{cite web|editor1=William Raimond Baird |editor2=Carroll Lurding |title=Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive) |url=https://uofi.app.box.com/v/inactive-glos-mens |website=Student Life and Culture Archives |publisher=University of Illinois Archives |access-date= 6 October 2023|location=University of Illinois |language=English}} The main archive URL is [https://www.library.illinois.edu/slc/welcome/fraternity-sorority-almanac/ The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage].</ref>
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Chapter
! Charter date and range
! Institution
! City
! State
! Status
! References
|-
| ''Alpha''
| {{dts|1874}}–1881
| [[Washington & Jefferson College]]
| [[Washington, Pennsylvania|Washington]]
| [[Pennsylvania]]
| Withdrew ('''{{lang|grc|ΦΓΔ}}''')<!--For consensus discussion on use of FIJI's letters, see the FIJI article's Talk page.-->
| <ref name="Baird's Manual Online" />{{efn|This chapter had its origination in an unnamed chapter of [[Iota Alpha Kappa]], in 1873. Withdrew when that fraternity dissolved to form Phi Delta Kappa, eventually creating five chapters. When these failed, it was affiliated to restore [[Phi Gamma Delta]]'s ''Alpha chapter'' in 1881.}}
|-
| ''Beta''
| {{dts|1876}}–1880
| [[University of Pittsburgh]]
| [[Pittsburgh]]
| [[Pennsylvania]]
| Inactive
| <ref name="Baird's Manual Online" />{{efn|At the time this chapter was formed, the school was called Western University of Pennsylvania.}}
|-
| ''Gamma''
| {{dts|1876}}–1880
| [[Thiel College]]
| [[Greenville, Pennsylvania|Greenville]]
| [[Pennsylvania]]
| Inactive
| <ref name="Baird's Manual Online" />
|-
| ''Delta''
| {{dts|1876}}–1880
| [[Lafayette College]]
| [[Easton, Pennsylvania|Easton]]
| [[Pennsylvania]]
| Inactive
| <ref name="Baird's Manual Online" />
|-
| ''Epsilon''
| {{dts|1878}}–1880
| [[Tulane University]]
| [[New Orleans]]
| [[Louisiana]]
| Inactive
| <ref name="Baird's Manual Online" />{{efn|At the time this chapter was formed, Tulane was called Tulane University of Louisiana.}}
|}
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[[Category:Student organizations established in 1874]]
[[Category:1881 disestablishments in the United States]]
[[Category:Student societies in the United States]]
[[Category:Defunct fraternities and sororities]]
[[Category:1874 establishments in Pennsylvania]]
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