Founding

Phi Gamma Delta was founded May 1, 1848, at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania by the “Immortal Six” – John Templeton McCarty, Samuel Beatty Wilson, James Elliott Jr., Ellis Bailey Gregg, Daniel Webster Crofts and Naaman Fletcher.

Mission

Phi Gamma Delta unites men in enduring friendships, stimulates the pursuit of knowledge, and builds courageous leaders who serve the world with the best that is in them.

Vision

To be an active, vital force of men who courageously live our values and make a positive impact on college and community.

Values

We Are United By Friendship.

Friendship

It is the basis of our brotherhood. Because of it, we accomplish far more than we do as individuals. Friendship is the sweetest influence.

We Promote the Pursuit of Knowledge.

Knowledge

It is the key to a fuller, richer life. We gain it through education, the harmonious development of the powers of the individual.

We Encourage Service.

Service

We have the ability, the opportunity and the duty to serve our fellow human beings. Our reward is the satisfaction that comes from serving.

We Believe in Morality.

Morality

As gentlemen of quality, we must do what is right as individuals and as a group. Moral behavior is the basis of society's existence.

We Strive for Excellence.

Excellence

It is attained only when we fulfill our potential. Mankind benefits when each of us becomes all that we can.

Membership By the Numbers

210000+

initiated brothers since 1848

130

undergraduate chapters

9

provisional chapters

9500+

undergraduate members

~40

graduate chapters

140000+

living alumni

Identity

Phi Gamma Delta Crest

Flower: Purple Clematis

Phi Gamma Delta Logo

Mascot: Snowy White Owl “Gamma”

Color

Phi Gamma Delta’s official color:
Royal Purple

Nicknames

Phi Gam or Fiji

Greek Letters

Members of Phi Gamma Delta hold our Greek letters in reverence. Therefore, we limit their display to a select number of places, such as the front of the chapter house, the Fraternity flag, class rings and the member badge. When our Fraternity is named in campus or interfraternity publications, we prefer the full spelling of Phi Gamma Delta rather than use of the Greek letters or the nicknames Phi Gam or Fiji.

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