Phi Beta Chi | |
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ΦΒΧ | |
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Founded | March 26, 1978 University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
Type | Social |
Affiliation | Independent |
Status | Active |
Emphasis | Lutheran heritage |
Scope | National |
Motto | Amor Via Vitae in Christo Love through Life in Christ |
Colors | Azure Blue, White |
Symbol | Ellipse |
Flower | White Rose of Sharon |
Publication | The Ellipse |
Philanthropy | AbleLight and the YMCA |
Chapters | 5 active, 24 installed |
Headquarters | 267 Timber Drive #2274 Garner, North Carolina 27529-9998 |
Website | Official website |
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 and Colonies
Approximately 25 chapters have been formed, of which five are active. Active chapters noted in bold, inactive chapters in italics. [1]
See also
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 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.