Phi Theta Kappa, a national honorary scholastic fraternity, was established in 1910 at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri exclusively in recognition of students at junior colleges throughout the United States. Charter status was granted to a new chapter, Gamma Chi, on 15 March 1939 at the Pueblo Junior College Campus. Gamma Chi had nine student-members at the time of origination and was faculty sponsored by C.K. Fletcher. Junior colleges throughout Colorado also had Phi Theta Kappa student representation. The other Colorado chapters included Gamma Xi (Trinidad State Junior College), Beta Phi, (Mesa State Junior College-Grand Junction), Gamma Alpha (Colorado Women’s College-Denver), Zeta Theta (Sterling Junior College), and Delta Rho (La Junta Junior College). Members of Gamma Chi sponsored and participated in a variety of civic and social events in and around the Pueblo community. Gamma Chi hosted the 1948 Phi Theta Kappa National Convention on April 1 through 3 at the Pueblo Junior College campus on the city’s south side, attracting Phi Theta Kappa members and other visitors from around the country.
From the guide to the Phi Theta Kappa records., 1939-1964, (Colorado State University-Pueblo Library, University Archives and Special Collections)
