On May 14, 1880 one of the fourteen founding fathers of Kappa Delta Phi National Fraternity was born.

Herman Gammons was born on May 14, 1880 in Bridgewater, Ma. He played 4 years of baseball as a first baseman, as well as a member of the glee club. He was the 1st Vice-President and Secretary of Kappa Delta Phi along with president of section C in his graduating class. After graduating from Bridgewater in 1901, he went on to Harvard where he attained his masters in teaching. After Harvard he became a high school principal in Ashby. Later on in his career he became principal for a high school in Lewiston, Maine. In his free time he enjoyed fishing and woodcrafts. On June 21 1971, Herman Gammons passed away at Nobel Hospital in Westfield Ma. He was cremated in Springfield and his ashes were buried in Lake Grove Cemetery, in Holliston Ma. He was the last of our founding fathers to pass away.