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Kappa Phi Lambda () was an American collegiate fraternity. It was established in 1862 at Jefferson College and was dissolved in 1874. Kappa Phi Lambda is considered one of the members of the "Jefferson Triad" of fraternities founded at Jefferson College, with the other two being
Phi Gamma Delta Phi Gamma Delta (), commonly known as Phi Gam and sometimes written as FIJI, is a North American social fraternity with 139 active chapters and 13 colonies across the United States and Canada. It was founded at Jefferson College, Pennsylvania ...
and
Phi Kappa Psi Phi Kappa Psi (), commonly known as Phi Psi, is an American collegiate social fraternity that was founded at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania in 1852. The fraternity has over ninety chapters at accredited four-year colleges and uni ...
. However, with the demise of Kappa Phi Lambda, the remaining two fraternities are known as the Jefferson Duo.


History

Kappa Phi Lambda was established as a local fraternity in 1869.at Jefferson College in
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. A national Kappa Phi Lambda convention was held in
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chapter'' became disenchanted with the authoritarianism of the national leadership and joined the
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. The last known chapter of Kappa Phi Lambda was at
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. In 1948, it became the ''Epsilon Pi'' ''chapter'' of
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.


Symbols

The fraternity's official badge consisted of a shield, with a balance, a sunburst, a mountain, and a pennant bearing the fraternity's letters. Its motto was "Mentes Multae Consilim Unum" or "Many Minds Conspire One". Its publication was ''The Palladium''.


Chapters

These are the known chapters of Kappa Phi Lambda Fraternity. Chapter names are conjectural, from the order in ''Baird's Manual''. The fraternity is dormant, while some chapters lived on as part of other fraternities.


Notable members

Notable alumni include Robert M. Nevin, a Congressman from Ohio.


See also

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List of social fraternities and sororities Social, collegiate, or general fraternities in the North American fraternity system are those that do not promote a particular profession, as professional fraternities do, or discipline, such as service fraternities. Instead, their primary purp ...


Notes


References

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