Welcome to Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity
Welcome to Phi Delta Phi, the first professional fraternity of any kind to be established in the United States and the oldest legal organization in continuous existence in the United States. Our singular mission is the promotion of legal ethics and academic distinction in the law schools and the profession at large.
Phi Delta Phi was founded in 1869 by four law students at the University of Michigan Law. Since then, Phi Delta Phi has grown exponentially and internationally. Today, Phi Delta Phi is a significant legal organization with chapters at major law schools throughout the United States, Canada, Latin America and Europe. Indeed, Phi Delta Phi has more chapters outside of the United States than any other legal fraternity, and the only professional legal fraternity with a European presence.
The celebrated Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Charles Evans Hughes, once pronounced from the bench of the Supreme Court that Phi Delta Phi had done more for the advancement of the cultural and ethical tone of the Bar than any other organization in the United States. Nearly half of the Justices who have served on the United States Supreme Court since our founding have been members of Phi Delta Phi. During the first years of the twenty-first century, the Chief Justices of the United States, Canada and Mexico were all Phi Delta Phis.
Take a moment to read our history and learn more about our beloved Fraternity. We believe that once you know about Phi Delta Phi, you too will also want to distinguish yourself and become a Phi Delta Phi!
