Kappa Delta Phi - Time Line

Time Line

April 14, 1900

• Kappa Delta Phi is founded at the Bridgewater Normal School in room #60 of the Normal School Building.

1901

• Official badge is adopted

1902

• Nahum Leonard is named "Father of the Fraternity"

1904

• Fraternity Grip is adopted

1906

• First Convention is held at Young's Hotel, Boston, MA

1909

• Black and gold colors are adopted

1911

• Scholarship Cup is adopted

1914

• General Fraternity is established with 36 active members

1929

• Kappa Delta Phi becomes National Fraternity

1930

• President's Cup is adopted

1940

• Coat of Arms is adopted

1947

• Official Key is adopted

1949

• National Relations Award is adopted

1959

• Philanthropy Award is adopted

1962

• Display Award adopted

1966

• National Emblem, the crow, adopted

1967

• National Flower, the yellow rose, adopted

1968

• National Fraternity reorganized

1969

• New National Constitution adopted
• Edward F. Webber Scholarship Award adopted
• Nahum Leonard Scholarship adopted
• Senior Scholarship adopted
• The Golden Key published

1978

• Summer Workshops for Chapters established

1983

• Distinguished Service Award Scholarship adopted

1985

• Outstanding Chapter Award adopted
• Outstanding Leadership Award adopted

1986

• National Rushing and Pledging Manual established

1989

• National Alumni Association is incorporated

1990

• Kappa Delta Phi joins the North-American Interfraternity Conference

1993

• Alpha Stone is dedicated
• Paul G. Collette Award for Excellence is adopted