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Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. is founded at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland.

Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. (ΙΦΘ) is a historically African American fraternity.

Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. (ΙΦΘ) is a historically African American fraternity. It was founded on September 19, 1963, at Morgan State University (then Morgan State College) in Baltimore, Maryland, and is the fifth largest Black Greek Lettered Fraternity. There are over 301 undergraduate and alumni chapters (including colonies).

The fraternity is a member of 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. It is also a member of the North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC).

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