KPHTH Magazines
KPHTH HISTORY – KPHTH has been a cornerstone of our organization and has been communicating with our members since 1929. The first American publication for Cretans was published under the leadership of Sam Kounalis of the Minos chapter, Salt Lake City in 1923. Soon, 1,000 copies a month were distributed world wide. In 1927 the Omonoia chapter of New York began publishing its own newspaper KPHTH. In November, 1929, the 21st issue of Omonoia’s publication KPHTH became the inaugural newspaper of the Pancretan Union in America under the leadership of the first National President Vladimir Constantinides. Enjoy reading the issues below. As we update the website, additional years will be available for reading and/or purchase.
Interesting KPHTH Facts
- May, 1963, the first issue in Magazine format during the presidency of Nick Delis.
- Stella Pappas, President of Daughters of Minos in Salt Lake City was the first woman featured on the cover of KPHTH in August 1965.
- The 1st color cover was introduced in June, 1995, by 2nd VP Theodore Manousakis during the presidency of George Chryssis.
- In November, 2001, the cover and center section featuring photos were in color.
- Gradually, the magazine became full color from cover to cover under editor Nikos Katsanevakis during the Stavros Semanderes presidency.
- The first digitized distribution of KPHTH Magazine was introduced by 2nd VP Stavros Antonakakis during John Manos’ presidency.
ALEXA GANOS
AMALIA DELIGIANNIS
KPHTH Editors Through The Years
James Theodorakis 1929-1936
John Marangoudakis (Marangos) 1936-1963
Zaharias Tsougarakis 1963-1964
Alex Spiridakis co-editor 1964-1964
George Terezakis 1965-2002
Nikos Katsanevakis 2002-2012
Alexa Ganos 2012-Present
Amalia Deligiannis 2012-Present
