Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.

Iota Phi Theta
  • Graduate Chapter: Alpha Beta Omega 
  • Motto: Building a Tradition, Not Resting Upon One!  
  • Founded: Sept. 19, 1963 at Morgan State College  
  • Colors: Charcoal Brown and Gilded Gold 
  • Flower: Rose 
  • Symbol: Centaur  
  • Nickname: Iotas 
  • National website
  • Contact: alphabetaomega@iotaphitheta.org

Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. was founded on Sept. 19, 1963, on the campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, by 12 non-traditional students who had a slightly different perspective than the typical college students. The founders of Iota Phi Theta established the fraternity’s purpose as: “The development and perpetuation of scholarship, leadership, citizenship, fidelity and brotherhood among men.”