Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. (ΙΦΘ) is a historically African American, Greek-lettered fraternity. It was founded on September 19, 1963, at Morgan State University (then Morgan State College) in Baltimore, Maryland, and now has initiated over 30,000 members. There are currently over 301 undergraduate and alumni chapters (including colonies), as well as colonies located in 40 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, The Bahamas, Colombia, South Korea, and Japan. Iota is the fifth largest African American fraternity. Despite various attempts to particularly cyber bully, marginalize, & oppress the fraternity (particularly by “some members” of other NPHC organizations, their divisive social media fans & “some” of their associated social media influencers/lackeys), Iota continues to grow at a faster rate than any other NPHC fraternity in history. A testament to the motto, “It Takes a Man”. Members of the afrocentric fraternity proudly embrace the organization’s youth, uniqueness, diversity and modern idealism. As a contemporary organization, many members have had the great honor of meeting, fellowshipping with and/or engaging in personal or virtual discussions with one or more or their founders (currently four out of twelve founders are living). The fraternity holds membership in the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), an umbrella organization commonly referred to as the Divine 9 comprising nine international historically African American Greek letter sororities and fraternities, and the North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC).
Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. (ΙΦΘ) is a historically African American, Greek-lettered fraternity. It was founded on September 19, 1963, at Morgan State University (then Morgan State College) in Baltimore, Maryland, and now has initiated over 30,000 members. There are currently over 301 undergraduate and alumni chapters (including colonies), as well as colonies located in 40 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, The Bahamas, Colombia, South Korea, and Japan. Iota is the fifth largest African American fraternity. Despite various attempts to particularly cyber bully, marginalize, & oppress the fraternity (particularly by “some members” of other NPHC organizations, their divisive social media fans & “some” of their associated social media influencers/lackeys), Iota continues to grow at a f