EASTON, Pa. — Easton City Council voted on January 14th to withdraw its support of an obelisk being built in Scott Park. The monument would commemorate Alpha Phi Omega, an international service fraternity founded at Lafayette College, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary since its founding in 1925.
The fraternity is the largest collegiate fraternity in the United States, boasting over 500,000 alumni across more than 780 campuses.
Easton Mayor Salvatore J. Panto Jr. participated in an Alpha Phi Omega Day event on December 16, 2025, which concluded a three-day Centennial program. Alpha Phi Omega alumni from 10 states and 4 countries attended, as the mayor read a proclamation recognizing the fraternity.
However, all City Council members except Panto voted on the 14th to adopt a recommendation from Easton’s Historic District Commission to deny the obelisk’s standing in Scott Park…