Phi Beta Chi
American Lutheran collegiate sorority
Azure Blue and WhiteGarner, North Carolina 27529-9998
United States
Phi Beta Chi (ΦΒΧ) is a national sorority in the United States Phi Beta Chi was founded in 1978 on Christian values and celebrates its Lutheran heritage.
History
Phi Beta Chi was founded on March 26, 1978 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. At inception, it was formed as a collegiate Christian sorority to support collegiate women socially, spiritually, and academically. Founders were from the Lutheran Church heritage.[1][2]
Chapters
Approximately 25 chapters have been formed, of which five are active. Active chapters noted in bold, inactive chapters in italics.[1]
Name | Chartered | Institution | Location | Status | Notes | Reference |
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Alpha | March 26, 1978 –200x ? | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Urbana, Illinois | Inactive | [1] | |
Beta | 1980 | Purdue University | West Lafayette, Indiana | Active | [3][4] | |
Gamma | 1982–xxxx ? | Eastern Illinois University | Charleston, Illinois | Inactive | [1] | |
Delta | 198x?–xxxx? | University of Missouri | Columbia, Missouri | Inactive | [1] | |
Epsilon | 1986–xxxx? | University of Nebraska at Kearney | Kearney, Nebraska | Inactive | [1] | |
Zeta | 1990 | Texas A&M University | College Station, Texas | Active | [3][5] | |
Eta | 199x ?–xxxx? | Northern Illinois University | DeKalb, Illinois | Inactive | [1] | |
Theta | 1992–200x ? | University of Nebraska–Lincoln | Lincoln, Nebraska | Inactive | [1] | |
Iota | 1994–2020 ? | Iowa State University | Ames, Iowa | Inactive | [1] | |
Kappa | 2000 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | Active | [3][6] | |
Lambda | 200x ?–20xx ? | Chapman University | Orange, California | Inactive | [1] | |
Mu | 2003–20xx ? | Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Inactive | [1] | |
Nu | 200x ?–20xx ? | Concordia College [7] | Bronxville, New York | Inactive | [1] | |
Xi | 2002–201x ? | Sam Houston State University | Huntsville, Texas | Inactive | [1] | |
Omicron | 2003–20xx ? | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Inactive | [1] | |
Pi | 2003 ?–201x ? | Texas State University | San Marcos, Texas | Inactive | [1] | |
Rho | ? | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, California | Inactive | [1] | |
Sigma | ? | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Inactive | [1] | |
Tau | 2005 | East Carolina University | Greenville, North Carolina | Active | [3][8] | |
Upsilon | 2008 ? | University of Arizona | Tucson, Arizona | Inactive | [1] | |
Phi | 2009 | University of Delaware | Newark, Delaware | Inactive | [1] | |
Chi | 2013–2019 ? | University of Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | Inactive | [1] | |
Psi | 2015–2019 | University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Inactive | [1] | |
Omega | 2016 | University of Pittsburgh at Bradford | Bradford, Pennsylvania | Active | [3][9] |
See also
- Christian sorority (fraternities and sororities)
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Academic fraternities originating from North America
- Fraternities and sororities
- North America
- High school
- Professional
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- Canada
- Lists by country/territory
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Asian/Pacific Islander-American
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u William Raimond Baird; Carroll Lurding (eds.). "Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive)". Student Life and Culture Archives. University of Illinois: University of Illinois Archives. Retrieved 5 April 2022. The main archive URL is The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage.
- ^ Torbenson, Craig L.; Parks, Gregory (2009). Brothers and Sisters: Diversity in College Fraternities and Sororities (Print). Madison, New Jersey: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. p. 230. ISBN 9780838641941. OCLC 254527263. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Phi Beta Chi. "Collegiate Locations". Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ Noted among Purdue's student organizations on its portal page, accessed 5 April 2022.
- ^ Noted by Texas A&M among its student organizations on its official portal page, accessed 5 April 2022.
- ^ Noted as an active chapter on UNC's portal page for the sorority. Accessed 5 April 2022.
- ^ This school closed in 2021.
- ^ In a naming coincidence, an earlier group called Phi Beta Chi (local) had formed at Greenville in 1957, noted in a historical profile of Greenville campus sororities, accessed 5 April 2022. That group would affiliate with Alpha Phi national sorority in 1960, becoming its Delta Alpha chapter, which was active until 2018. See also the campus newspaper article of November 12, 1959 announcing the affiliation. The later, Lutheran sorority chapter came about from a colony established specifically for that purpose in 2004.
- ^ Noted on the Bradford Greek Life portal, accessed 5 April 2022.
Exernal links
- Official website