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{{Short description|American Lutheran collegiate sorority}}
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{{Infobox Fraternity
{{Infobox Fraternity
| name = Phi Beta Chi
|letters={{lang|grc|ΦΒΧ}}
| letters = {{lang|grc|ΦΒΧ}}
|name= Phi Beta Chi
|crest= File:Phi_Beta_Chi_Sorority_Crest.jpeg
| crest = Phi_Beta_Chi_Sorority_Crest.jpeg
| image_size = 150px
|founded={{start date and years ago|1978|03|26}}
| founded = {{start date and years ago|1978|03|26}}
|birthplace=[[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign]]
| birthplace = [[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign]]
|type=Social
| affiliation = Independent
|scope= National
| status = Active
|motto= "Amor Via Vitae in Christo"<br>Love through Life in Christ
| type = Social
|colors={{color box|#007FFF}} [[Azure (color)|Azure Blue]], {{color box|#FFFFFF}} [[White]]
| emphasis = Lutheran heritage
|symbol=Ellipse
| scope = National
|flower=[[Hibiscus syriacus|White Rose of Sharon]]
| motto = ''{{lang|la|Amor Via Vitae in Christo}}''<br/>Love through Life in Christ
|philanthropy=Bethesda Lutheran Communities and the YMCA
| colors = {{color box|#007FFF}} [[Azure (color)|Azure Blue]] and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} [[White]]
|publication=''The Ellipse''
| symbol = Ellipse
|location=West Des Moines, Iowa USA
| flower = [[Hibiscus syriacus|White Rose of Sharon]]
|homepage= http://www.phibetachi.org/
| philanthropy = [[AbleLight]] and the [[YMCA]]
| publication = ''The Ellipse''
| chapters = 5 active, 24 installed
| address = 267 Timber Drive #2274
| city = [[Garner, North Carolina|Garner]]
| state = [[North Carolina]]
| ZIP code = 27529-9998
| country = United States
| website = {{url|http://www.phibetachi.org/}}
}}
}}

'''Phi Beta Chi''' ('''{{lang|grc|ΦΒΧ}}''') is a national [[sorority]] in the United States Phi Beta Chi was founded in 1978 on [[Christianity|Christian]] values and celebrates its [[Lutheran]] heritage.
'''Phi Beta Chi''' ('''{{lang|grc|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 ==
== History ==
Phi Beta Chi was founded on {{dts|1978|03|26}} 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.<ref name="Baird's Manual Online">{{cite web|editor1=William Raimond Baird |editor2=Carroll Lurding |title=Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive) |url=https://uofi.app.box.com/v/womens-pdf-folder/file/459827984021 |website=Student Life and Culture Archives |publisher=University of Illinois Archives |access-date=5 April 2022 |location=University of Illinois |language=English}} The main archive URL is [https://www.library.illinois.edu/slc/welcome/fraternity-sorority-almanac/ The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage].</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Torbenson |first1=Craig L. |last2=Parks |first2=Gregory |title=Brothers and Sisters: Diversity in College Fraternities and Sororities |date=2009 |publisher=Fairleigh Dickinson University Press |location=Madison, New Jersey |isbn=9780838641941 |page=230 |oclc=254527263 |access-date=10 April 2022 |language=English |format=Print |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/brothers-and-sisters-diversity-in-college-fraternities-and-sororities/oclc/254527263/editions?referer=di&editionsView=true}}</ref>
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.


== Chapters ==
Approximately 25 chapters have been formed, of which six are active.
Approximately 25 chapters have been formed, of which five are active. Active chapters noted in '''bold''', inactive chapters in ''italics''.<ref name="Baird's Manual Online" />


{{FratChapterStart}}
== Active Chapters and Colonies ==
{{FratChapter
* Beta - [[Purdue University]]<ref>{{cite web |author1=Phi Beta Chi |title=Collegiate Locations |url=https://www.phibetachi.org/collegiate-locations |access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref>
| Chapter Name = ''Alpha''
* Zeta - [[Texas A&M University|Texas A&M University at College Station]]
| Founded = {{dts|1978|03|26}} –200x ?
* Kappa - [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]
| School = [[University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign]]
* Tau - [[East Carolina University]]
| Location = [[Urbana, Illinois]]
* Psi - [[University of Minnesota|University of Minnesota, Twin Cities]]
| Status = Inactive
* Omega - [[University of Pittsburgh at Bradford]]
| Notes =
| Reference = <ref name="Baird's Manual Online" />
}}
{{FratChapter
| Chapter Name = '''Beta'''
| Founded = {{dts|1980}}
| School = [[Purdue University]]
| Location = [[West Lafayette, Indiana]]
| Status = Active
| Notes =
| Reference = <ref name="Chapter list">{{cite web |author1=Phi Beta Chi |title=Collegiate Locations |url=https://www.phibetachi.org/collegiate-locations |access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref><ref>Noted among Purdue's student organizations on its [https://web.ics.purdue.edu/~betachi/traditions.htm portal page], accessed 5 April 2022.</ref>
}}
{{FratChapter
| Chapter Name = ''Gamma''
| Founded = 1982–xxxx ?
| School = [[Eastern Illinois University]]
| Location = [[Charleston, Illinois]]
| Status = Inactive
| Notes =
| Reference = <ref name="Baird's Manual Online" />
}}
{{FratChapter
| Chapter Name = ''Delta''
| Founded = 198x?–xxxx?
| School = [[University of Missouri]]
| Location = [[Columbia, Missouri]]
| Status = Inactive
| Notes =
| Reference = <ref name="Baird's Manual Online" />
}}
{{FratChapter
| Chapter Name = ''Epsilon''
| Founded = {{dts|1986}}–xxxx?
| School = [[University of Nebraska at Kearney]]
| Location = [[Kearney, Nebraska]]
| Status = Inactive
| Notes =
| Reference = <ref name="Baird's Manual Online" />
}}
{{FratChapter
| Chapter Name = '''Zeta'''
| Founded = {{dts|1990}}
| School = [[Texas A&M University]]
| Location = [[College Station, Texas]]
| Status = Active
| Notes =
| Reference = <ref name="Chapter list" /><ref>Noted by Texas A&M among its student organizations on [https://stuactonline.tamu.edu/app/organization/profile/public/id/1041 its official portal page], accessed 5 April 2022. </ref>
}}
{{FratChapter
| Chapter Name = ''Eta''
| Founded = 199x ?–xxxx?
| School = [[Northern Illinois University]]
| Location = [[DeKalb, Illinois]]
| Status = Inactive
| Notes =
| Reference = <ref name="Baird's Manual Online" />
}}
{{FratChapter
| Chapter Name = ''Theta''
| Founded = {{dts|1992}}–200x ?
| School = [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln]]
| Location = [[Lincoln, Nebraska]]
| Status = Inactive
| Notes =
| Reference = <ref name="Baird's Manual Online" />
}}
{{FratChapter
| Chapter Name = ''Iota''
| Founded = {{dts|1994}}–{{dts|2020}} ?
| School = [[Iowa State University]]
| Location = [[Ames, Iowa]]
| Status = Inactive
| Notes =
| Reference = <ref name="Baird's Manual Online" />
}}
{{FratChapter
| Chapter Name = '''Kappa'''
| Founded = {{dts|2000}}
| School = [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]
| Location = [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina]]
| Status = Active
| Notes =
| Reference = <ref name="Chapter list" /><ref>Noted as an active chapter on [https://heellife.unc.edu/organization/phi-beta-chi UNC's portal page for the sorority]. Accessed 5 April 2022.</ref>
}}
{{FratChapter
| Chapter Name = ''Lambda''
| Founded = 200x ?–20xx ?
| School = [[Chapman University]]
| Location = [[Orange, California]]
| Status = Inactive
| Notes =
| Reference = <ref name="Baird's Manual Online" />
}}
{{FratChapter
| Chapter Name = ''Mu''
| Founded = {{dts|2003}}–20xx ?
| School = [[Wake Forest University]]
| Location = [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]]
| Status = Inactive
| Notes =
| Reference = <ref name="Baird's Manual Online" />
}}
{{FratChapter
| Chapter Name = ''Nu''
| Founded = 200x ?–20xx ?
| School = ''[[Concordia College (New York)|Concordia College]]'' <ref>This school closed in 2021.</ref>
| Location = [[Bronxville, New York]]
| Status = Inactive
| Notes =
| Reference = <ref name="Baird's Manual Online" />
}}
{{FratChapter
| Chapter Name = ''Xi''
| Founded = {{dts|2002}}–201x ?
| School = [[Sam Houston State University]]
| Location = [[Huntsville, Texas]]
| Status = Inactive
| Notes =
| Reference = <ref name="Baird's Manual Online" />
}}
{{FratChapter
| Chapter Name = ''Omicron''
| Founded = {{dts|2003}}–20xx ?
| School = [[University of Tennessee at Chattanooga]]
| Location = [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]]
| Status = Inactive
| Notes =
| Reference = <ref name="Baird's Manual Online" />
}}
{{FratChapter
| Chapter Name = ''Pi''
| Founded = {{dts|2003}} ?–201x ?
| School = [[Texas State University]]
| Location = [[San Marcos, Texas]]
| Status = Inactive
| Notes =
| Reference = <ref name="Baird's Manual Online" />
}}
{{FratChapter
| Chapter Name = ''Rho''
| Founded = ?
| School = [[University of Southern California]]
| Location = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
| Status = Inactive
| Notes =
| Reference = <ref name="Baird's Manual Online" />
}}
{{FratChapter
| Chapter Name = ''Sigma''
| Founded = ?
| School = [[University of Colorado Colorado Springs]]
| Location = [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]
| Status = Inactive
| Notes =
| Reference = <ref name="Baird's Manual Online" />
}}
{{FratChapter
| Chapter Name = '''Tau'''
| Founded = {{dts|2005}}
| School = [[East Carolina University]]
| Location = [[Greenville, North Carolina]]
| Status = Active
| Notes =
| Reference = <ref name="Chapter list" /><ref>In a naming coincidence, an earlier group called Phi Beta Chi (local) had formed at Greenville in 1957, noted in a [https://collectio.ecu.edu/chronicles/About/Sororities 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 [https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/38644 the campus newspaper article] of {{dts|1959|11|12}} announcing the affiliation. The later, Lutheran sorority chapter came about from a colony established specifically for that purpose in 2004.</ref>
}}
{{FratChapter
| Chapter Name = ''Upsilon''
| Founded = {{dts|2008}} ?
| School = [[University of Arizona]]
| Location = [[Tucson, Arizona]]
| Status = Inactive
| Notes =
| Reference = <ref name="Baird's Manual Online" />
}}
{{FratChapter
| Chapter Name = ''Phi''
| Founded = {{dts|2009}}
| School = [[University of Delaware]]
| Location = [[Newark, Delaware]]
| Status = Inactive
| Notes =
| Reference = <ref name="Baird's Manual Online" />
}}
{{FratChapter
| Chapter Name = ''Chi''
| Founded = {{dts|2013}}–2019 ?
| School = [[University of Iowa]]
| Location = [[Iowa City, Iowa]]
| Status = Inactive
| Notes =
| Reference = <ref name="Baird's Manual Online" />
}}
{{FratChapter
| Chapter Name = ''Psi''
| Founded = {{dts|2015}}–{{dts|2019}}
| School = [[University of Minnesota]]
| Location = [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]
| Status = Inactive
| Notes =
| Reference = <ref name="Baird's Manual Online" />
}}
{{FratChapter
| Chapter Name = '''Omega'''
| Founded = {{dts|2016}}
| School = [[University of Pittsburgh at Bradford]]
| Location = [[Bradford, Pennsylvania]]
| Status = Active
| Notes =
| Reference = <ref name="Chapter list" /><ref>Noted on the [https://www.upb.pitt.edu/student-affairs/student-engagement/greek-life Bradford Greek Life portal], accessed 5 April 2022.</ref>
}}
{{FratChapterEnd}}


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Christian sorority (fraternities and sororities)]]
*[http://www.PhiBetaChi.org Phi Beta Chi national homepage]
* [[List of social sororities and women's fraternities]]

{{primary sources|date=September 2007}}


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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{official website|http://www.PhiBetaChi.org}}


[[Category:Student organizations established in 1978]]
[[Category:Student organizations established in 1978]]
[[Category:Fraternities and sororities in the United States]]
[[Category:Fraternities and sororities in the United States]]
[[Category:1978 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:1978 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Christian student societies in the United States]]
[[Category:Women's organizations based in the United States]]
[[Category:Sororities]]

Latest revision as of 16:36, 23 October 2024

Phi Beta Chi
ΦΒΧ
FoundedMarch 26, 1978; 46 years ago (1978-03-26)
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
TypeSocial
AffiliationIndependent
StatusActive
EmphasisLutheran heritage
ScopeNational
MottoAmor Via Vitae in Christo
Love through Life in Christ
Colors  Azure Blue and   White
SymbolEllipse
FlowerWhite Rose of Sharon
PublicationThe Ellipse
PhilanthropyAbleLight and the YMCA
Chapters5 active, 24 installed
Headquarters267 Timber Drive #2274
Garner, North Carolina 27529-9998
United States
Websitewww.phibetachi.org

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

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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

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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
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

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d e Phi Beta Chi. "Collegiate Locations". Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  4. ^ Noted among Purdue's student organizations on its portal page, accessed 5 April 2022.
  5. ^ Noted by Texas A&M among its student organizations on its official portal page, accessed 5 April 2022.
  6. ^ Noted as an active chapter on UNC's portal page for the sorority. Accessed 5 April 2022.
  7. ^ This school closed in 2021.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Noted on the Bradford Greek Life portal, accessed 5 April 2022.
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