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Pi Beta Phi was founded as a secret organization under the name of I. C. Sorosis on April 28, 1867 at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois. Pi Beta Phi is regarded as the first national women's fraternity, although Kappa Alpha Theta was the first Greek-letter fraternity known among women in 1870. [2]
Gamma Phi Beta: ΓΦΒ Beta Lambda October 15, 1949* Gamma Phi; G-Phi Active: Kappa Alpha Theta: ΚΑΘ Gamma Sigma January 26, 1951* Theta Active: Kappa Delta: ΚΔ Beta Rho May 28, 1949* KD Active: Pi Beta Phi: ΠΒΦ California Epsilon September 1, 1949* Pi Phi Active: Sigma Kappa: ΣΚ Beta Psi February 18, 1950* SK 2007
Rachel Jane "Jennie" Nicol (1845–1881) was a founder of Pi Beta Phi and a physician.In 1867, she cofounded I.C. Sorosis at Monmouth College in Illinois, the first secret collegiate society for women patterned after men's fraternities, which later adopted the Greek name Pi Beta Phi (ΠΒΦ).
In 1902, Alpha Phi invited Pi Beta Phi, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Delta Gamma, Gamma Phi Beta, Delta Delta Delta, Alpha Chi Omega, and Chi Omega to a conference in Chicago on May 24 to set standards for collegiate sororities. Alpha Chi Omega and Chi Omega were unable to attend and joined the following year.
The list of Pi Beta Phi members (commonly referred to as Pi Phis) includes initiated members of Pi Beta Phi. Notable members ... Cookie statement; Mobile view ...
Many were what Pi Beta Phi then called "Associate chapters", not colonies, but rather 'Community' chapters not linked to a school, or "Alumnae chapters" that did not initiate new members. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Following is a list of I.C. Sorosis chapters from before the name change, which were either Associate (~Community) chapters or Alumni chapters ...
Phi Beta Pi is an American professional fraternity for medical students. It was established at the West Pennsylvania Medical College. in 1891. Currently, the fraternity operates as a local orgaization with one active chapter at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
Kappa Beta Phi's earlier motto, regularly stated in early 20th century yearbooks, was the Welsh phrase popularized by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, "Ygwir yn erbyn y byd", which in English means, "The truth against the world". Its use predates Tennyson, and he had it engraved in the floor at the entrance to his home.