Many new organizations devoted to the plight of African Americans arose during the 1960s. At the time of the fraternity's founding, several NPHC organizations “existed on Morgan State’s campus”. On September 19, 1963, the twelve founders gathered together on the steps of Hurt Gymnasium on the campus of Morgan State College (now Morgan State University) and unyielding desired & agreed to form Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc., a support system for militant men of color in the era's turbulent social climate. and Michael Williams - during the Civil Rights Movement. The fraternity was founded by 12 men (giving the organization the distinction of having more founders than any other NPHC fraternity) - Albert Hicks, Lonnie Spruill Jr., Charles Briscoe, Frank Coakley, John Slade, Barron Willis, Webster Lewis, Charles Brown, Louis Hudnell, Charles Gregory, Elias Dorsey Jr. The fraternity also holds membership in the North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC). The fraternity holds membership in the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), an umbrella organization commonly referred to as the Divine 9 which is composed of international historically African American Greek letter sororities and fraternities.
states, the District of Columbia, The Bahamas, Colombia, South Korea, and Japan. Today there are over 301 undergraduate and alumni chapters (including colonies), as well as colonies located in 40 U.S. 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 of their founders. Members of the close-knit afrocentric fraternity proudly embrace the organization’s youth, uniqueness, individualism (stereotyping discouraged) and modern idealism. It was founded on September 19, 1963, at Morgan State University (then Morgan State College) in Baltimore, Maryland, and is currently the 5th largest Black Greek Lettered Fraternity. ( ΙΦΘ) is a historically African American fraternity. Not Resting Upon One! and/or It Takes A Man! Morgan State College (now Morgan State University) Historically African American fraternity Iota Phi Theta
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