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===Community Organizations===
===Community Organizations===

Revision as of 20:11, 8 March 2007

Beta Theta Pi
ΒΘΠ
FoundedAugust 8, 1839
Miami University
TypeSocial Fraternity
Scopeinternational
Motto___ kai ___
ColorsDelicate shades of Pink and Blue
SymbolThe Dragon
FlowerDeep pink Queen of the Prairie or June Rose
Chaptersover 120 chapters and colonies
Headquarters5134 Bonham Road
Oxford, Ohio
USA
Websitehttp://www.betathetapi.org

Beta Theta Pi (ΒΘΠ) is a college social fraternity founded at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, USA, where it is part of the Miami Triad. Beta, as it is nicknamed, was the first college fraternity to be founded west of the Allegheny Mountains and has over 120 chapters and colonies in the United States and Canada. More than 175,000 members have been initiated world-wide. Beta Theta Pi has more than 6,500 undergraduate members and 118,000 living initiates. Beta's Administrative Office is located at 5134 Bonham Road, Oxford, Ohio. In 2006, the driveway up to the administrative office was renamed "Lugar-Bates Drive" in appreciation for the work that Senator Richard Lugar and brother Bert Bates Missouri '56 performed in the $20 million "Upon These Principles" capital campaign.

Founders

At 9 o'clock on the evening of the eighth day of the eighth month of the year 1839, eight earnest young men, all students at Miami University, held the first meeting of Beta Theta Pi in the Hall of the Union Literary Society, an upper room in the old college building known as "Old Main."

The eight founders in the order in which their names appear in the minutes were:

".....of ever honored memory"

—"Founders' Paragraph" summarizing the first regular meeting

Purpose

In 1879, Beta Theta Pi was the first college fraternity to publish its constitution. While the organization continues to guard certain secrets reserved for members, it does publicly offer wide knowledge of objects and aspirations.


The Code of Beta Theta Pi - Article 1, Section 2.

Name and Objects:

It shall be constituted as hereinafter provided and shall have for its objects the promotion of the moral and social culture of its members, the establishment of confidence and friendly relations among the universities and colleges of the United States and Canada, in securing unity of action and sympathy in matters of common interest among them, and the building up of a fraternity that recognizes mutual assistance in the honorable labors and aspirations of life, devotion to the cultivation of the intellect, unsullied friendship and unfaltering fidelity, as objects worthy of the highest aim and purpose of associated effort.[1]

Famous Betas

Academia

Community Organizations

Government and politics

Arts, entertainment, and media

Sports

Military

Business

Other Prominent Betas

Chapters

The Fraternity has 133 chapters in all, which includes its international chapters and sixteen colonies. An additional 18 have been suspended or are in the process of reorganization, with an additional 76 chapters having gone dormant over the course of the Fraternity's existence.

Active

University Greek Letters Year Founded
University of Alabama Delta Theta 1964
University of Arizona Delta Beta 1959
Auburn University Delta Zeta 1964
Baylor University Delta Psi 1980
Binghamton University (SUNY) Epsilon Psi 1993
University of British Columbia Gamma Omicron 1936
Carleton University Epsilon Upsilon 1991
Carnegie Mellon University Gamma Iota 1920
Case Western Reserve Lambda Kappa-Beta 1979
University of Central Florida Zeta Psi 2000
University of California, Santa Barbara Epsilon Pi 1991
Central Michigan University Epsilon Gamma[2] 1985
University of Cincinnati Beta Nu 1840
Clemson University Delta Nu 1970
Colgate University Beta Theta 1880
Colorado School of Mines Beta Phi 1908
Columbia University Alpha Alpha 1881
University of Connecticut Zeta Chi[3] 1999
DePauw University Delta 1845
Duke University Gamma Rho 1939
East Carolina University Epsilon Alpha 1983
Eastern Kentucky University Delta Xi 1971 (Recolonized in 2006)
Eastern Washington University Epsilon Omega 1993
Emory University Gamma Upsilon 1948
Florida Atlantic University Zeta Delta 1995
University of Florida Gamma Xi 1930
Furman University Zeta Lambda 1998
George Washington University Zeta Nu 1997
University of Georgia Epsilon Epsilon 1986
University of Idaho Gamma Gamma 1914
University of Illinois Sigma Rho 1902
Indiana University Pi 1845 (Closed 2001, Recolonized 2003)
Johns Hopkins University Alpha Chi 1877
Kansas State University Gamma Epsilon 1914
University of Kansas Alpha Nu 1873
Kenyon College Beta Alpha 1879
Knox College Xi 1855
Lawrence University Gamma Pi 1936
Lehigh University Beta Chi 1891
University of Louisville Delta Pi 1971
M.I.T. Beta Upsilon 1913
University of Maine Beta Eta 1879
Miami University Alpha 1839
University of Minnesota Beta Pi 1889
University of Mississippi Beta Beta 1879
University of Missouri (Kansas City) Epsilon Lambda 1989
University of Missouri Zeta Phi 1890
University of Nebraska Alpha Tau 1888
University of North Dakota Gamma Kappa 1922
Nova Southeastern University Zeta Mu 1997
Ohio State University Theta Delta 1885
Ohio University Beta Kappa 1841
Oklahoma State University Gamma Lambda 1923
University of Oklahoma Gamma Phi 1907
University of Oregon Beta Rho 1909
Penn State University Alpha Upsilon 1888
University of Pennsylvania Phi 1880
University of Puget Sound Delta Epsilon 1962
Purdue University Beta Mu 1903
University of Rhode Island Epsilon Chi 1993
Saint Louis University Zeta Tau 1999
San Jose State University Zeta Eta 1995
Sewanee, The University of the South Gamma Chi 1949
University of South Florida Zeta Beta 1994
Southern Illinois University Zeta Omicron 1998
Stevens Institute of Technology Sigma 1879
University of Tennessee Delta Kappa 1967
University of Texas (Arlington) Delta Rho 1971
Texas A&M Epsilon Eta 1987
Texas A&M (Corpus Christi) Zeta Rho 2001
Texas Tech University Delta Mu 1970
University of Texas Beta Omicron 1886
University of Toronto Theta Zeta 1906
Truman State University Zeta Xi 1995
Vanderbilt University Beta Lambda 1884
Villanova University Zeta Epsilon 1995
Virginia Tech Alpha Phi 1877
Wabash College Tau 1846
Washington & Jefferson College Gamma 1842
University of Washington Beta Omega 1901
Washington University (St. Louis) Alpha Iota 1869
Washington State University Gamma Theta 1919
Wesleyan University Mu Epsilon 1890
West Chester University Zeta Sigma 2001
University of Western Ontario Delta Alpha 1952
Westminster College Alpha Delta 1868
Whitman College Gamma Zeta 1916
Wichita State University Delta Gamma 1959
Willamette University Gamma Sigma 1947
College of William & Mary Zeta Upsilon 1876-1877 (recolonized in 2000)
University of Wisconsin (Oshkosh) Zeta Zeta 1995
University of Wisconsin Alpha Pi 1873
Wittenberg University Alpha Gamma 1867
Yale University Phi Chi 1892
University of California, Los Angeles Gamma Nu 1926
Georgia Tech Gamma Eta 1917
University of Michigan Lambda 1845
Middle Tennessee State University Epsilon Theta 1988
University of North Carolina Eta 1852
Northwestern University Rho 1873
University of Utah Gamma Beta 1913
West Virginia University Beta Psi 1900
Cornell University Beta Delta 1877
University of Denver Alpha Zeta 1889
Hanover College Iota 1853
University of Iowa Alpha Beta 1866
University of California (Irvine) Delta Sigma 1975
University of Southern California Gamma Tau 1947
Florida International University
Loyola Marymount University
University of Miami (Florida)
University of San Diego
Iowa State University Tau Sigma 1905 (recolonized fall 2006)
Kettering University Delta Eta 1964 (recolonized spring 2007)
University of Dayton (Colonized spring 2007)
University of Southern California Gamma Tau 1947 (recolonized fall 2006)
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