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Beta Upsilon Chi (BYX) began in 1985 on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin as a local Christian fraternity and expanded when students at neighboring Texas schools convinced the founders of BYX to open new chapters. As of 2017, it is the largest Christian fraternity in the United States.
All collegiate fraternities and sororities, beginning with Phi Beta Kappa in 1776, had, at inception, either a tacit or overt spiritual component. This may have been as simple as an official opening or closing prayer, expanding to Biblical lessons contained within rituals, and rules regarding behavior that are modeled on various Christian, or Jewish strictures.
In the spring of 1985, Craig Albert, a student at the University of Texas at Austin, mentioned his idea of forming a Christian fraternity to his friends who were involved in the Campus Crusade for Christ. [3] Albert held a meeting at Jester dormitory to present his plan. [3] Beta Upsilon Chi became official on April 27, 1985. [4]
The Texas Board of Education approved a new K-5 curriculum that allows Bible teachings in classrooms. The curriculum includes Biblical and Christian lessons about Moses, the story of the Good ...
Sorority Active [4] Omega Delta Phi: Rho: 1997 Fraternity Active [5] Phi Iota Alpha: Alpha Omicron: 1996–2022 ? Sorority and fraternity Inactive Sigma Delta Lambda: Alpha: 1996 – April 2016, 202x ? Sorority Active [6] [a] Sigma Lambda Beta: Sigma Beta: 2002 Fraternity Active [7] [b] Sigma Lambda Gamma: Xi Alpha: 1998 Sorority Active
Has sponsored Newman Clubs at UT and A&M as well as a clerical endowment fund for priest education, the Czech Christian Academy in Rhome, Texas, Right to Life, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty as well as other charitable, community and Catholic projects. [141] [142] CSA Fraternal Life - Founded on March 4, 1854, as the Czecho-Slovak Protective ...
Texas Asian Pan-Hellenic Council: Sorority Active [43] Kappa Phi Lambda: Alpha Gamma: 2009 Texas Asian Pan-Hellenic Council: Sorority Active Kappa Sigma: Tau: 1884 Interfraternity Council: Fraternity Active [44] Lambda Chi Alpha: Alpha Mu: 1917–1936, 1940–1995, 2001 Interfraternity Council: Fraternity Active [45] [m] Lambda Phi Epsilon ...
Eight fraternities that disaffiliated from USC opened fall rush to freshmen this week, defying a ban on a practice the university regards as unsafe but most campuses allow.