Phi Kappa Phi. Wyoming Chapter Records, Accession Number 300505, Box Number, Folder Number, University of Wyoming Archives, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming. Their purpose was to promote scholarship by recognizing achievement. University of Wyoming was granted a charter, the 28 th in the nation in December 1921, and held their first initiation on May 21, 1922. Election is based on grades along with the necessity to be in the top forth of the class.
Membership is open to all branches and schools of the university, men and women alike.
Shortly after forming the charter the University of Wyoming group Phos Pherontes were absorbed into the Phi Kappa Phi membership. In 1957 the election of faculty as honorary members began. This collection includes materials relating to Phi Kappa Phi s operations from 192-1991. The collection contains annual reports, by-laws, its constitution, a contribution list, correspondence, fellowship applications, information and programs on initiation, letters to the secretary, meeting notices, extensive membership information and lists, minutes of meetings, newspaper clippings, officers reports, and material from triennial conventions. The collection has been arranged alphabetically by topic.