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Phi Kappa Theta was originally chartered as Theta Kappa Phi in 1935, by an organization known as The Friars. In 1959, the National Fraternities, Theta Kappa Phi and Phi Kappa merged into Phi Kappa Theta. This merger is the only true merger of two fraternities, since it maintained all the Greek Letters in the names of the merged organizations. Through the 1950s and 1960s, the Fraternity had great success, touting high membership (over 100), and three houses. Along with many Fraternities both at WPI and nationally, during the 1970s and 1980s, the Fraternity saw declining membership. The Fraternity shut down temporarily in the 1990s, and closed the "Green House", which is now the location of a WPI-owned parking lot, across from the Founders Parking Lot.

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  • Phi Kappa Theta was originally chartered as Theta Kappa Phi in 1935, by an organization known as The Friars. In 1959, the National Fraternities, Theta Kappa Phi and Phi Kappa merged into Phi Kappa Theta. This merger is the only true merger of two fraternities, since it maintained all the Greek Letters in the names of the merged organizations. Through the 1950s and 1960s, the Fraternity had great success, touting high membership (over 100), and three houses. Along with many Fraternities both at WPI and nationally, during the 1970s and 1980s, the Fraternity saw declining membership. The Fraternity shut down temporarily in the 1990s, and closed the "Green House", which is now the location of a WPI-owned parking lot, across from the Founders Parking Lot.
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  • Phi Kappa Theta was originally chartered as Theta Kappa Phi in 1935, by an organization known as The Friars. In 1959, the National Fraternities, Theta Kappa Phi and Phi Kappa merged into Phi Kappa Theta. This merger is the only true merger of two fraternities, since it maintained all the Greek Letters in the names of the merged organizations. Through the 1950s and 1960s, the Fraternity had great success, touting high membership (over 100), and three houses. Along with many Fraternities both at WPI and nationally, during the 1970s and 1980s, the Fraternity saw declining membership. The Fraternity shut down temporarily in the 1990s, and closed the "Green House", which is now the location of a WPI-owned parking lot, across from the Founders Parking Lot. Upon reopening, the chapter saw continued membership growth, but was closed again in 2004 by the alumni board, The Aquinas Association, Inc. In the Fall of 2006, a small interest group was formed, hand-picked by the Aquinas Alumni Board, to restart the Fraternity. These five members met frequently to discuss how the new Fraternity would thrive, as well as selected an additional 6 members to join the re-founding father class. In March, 2007, the 11 men were initiated as "neophytes", therefore recognizing the chapter as an active colony on WPI's campus. The following August, the national Fraternity recognized the Massachusetts Lambda chapter an official & active chapter of Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity. The chapter currently resides at the "Old house", at 26 Institute. The "New House" was sold to WPI during the Summer of 2007, and is currently being rented by the Alpha Chi Rho Fraternity for overflow housing.
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