Scope and Contents Description of the organization found online 9-2-2021:Phi Delta Theta was organized with three principle objectives: The cultivation of friendship among its members, the acquirement individually of a high degree of mental culture, and the attainment personally of a high standard of morality.These objectives, referred to as the "Cardinal Principles," have guided over 235,000 men since 1848 when the Fraternity was founded at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio....