Phi Delta Theta

Famous firsts

• First fraternity to adopt a pledge pin (1894)
• First fraternity to adopt an alumnus pin (1894)
• First fraternity to adopt a pledge manual (1886)
• First fraternity to adopt a National Day of Celebration (1889)
• First fraternity to adopt life subscriptions to the fraternity magazine (1875)
• First fraternity to expand west of the Mississippi River (Austin College, 1853)
• First fraternity to own a chapter house (University of California, Berkeley, 1873)