Iota Phi Theta

Iota Phi Theta brothers abide by the motto “Building a Tradition, Not Resting Upon One.” In 1963, Iota Phi Theta was founded by twelve African-American men - Albert Hicks, Lonnie Spruill Jr., Charles Briscoe, Frank Coakley, John Slade, Barron Willis, Webster Lewis, Charles Brown, Louis Hudnell, Charles Gregory, Elias Dorsey Jr. and Michael Williams - at Morgan State College, now Morgan State University in Baltimore Maryland. They were all non-traditional students and founded the fraternity on the principles of Scholarship, Leadership, Citizenship, Fidelity, and Brotherhood among Men. 

With over 300 chapters, the fraternity has diverse roots with brothers from all backgrounds in the U.S., Africa, the Bahamas, Columbia, South Korea and Japan. Members such as Congressman Bobby Lee Rush, actor Jason Olazabal (Law & Order, Dexter), Business man Harry C. Alford (co-founder and former President/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce) are devoted to excellence and making a difference in society. 

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