OVERVIEW

 

• Initiated Betas: 200,147

• Living Betas: 137,223

• Undergraduate membership with pledges: 8,342

• Chapters/Colonies: 129

• Scholarships awarded by Beta Theta Pi Foundation: approx. 70 per year

• Convention: Orlando, Florida (August 6 - 9, 2015)

• Administrative Office: 5134 Bonham Road, Oxford, Ohio 45056

 

BETA FIRSTS

 

• First college fraternity founded west of the Allegheny Mountains (August 8, 1839)

• First and oldest continuously published college fraternity magazine (1872)

• First college fraternity to publish an open constitution for public distribution (1879)

• First fraternity in 13 states — more than any other fraternity.

• First fraternity established on more than 35 campuses — more than any other fraternity

• First fraternity to establish a chapter west of the Mississippi River (1866)

• First fraternity to adopt an expansion view

• First to break into districts for administrative purposes (1873)

• First fraternity to have general officers (1872)

• First fraternity to create alumni chapters (1867)

• First fraternity to have a General Convention and one of few to have annual Conventions

• First to host an interfraternity event and meeting

• First to require chapters to keep informed about each other

• First fraternity to adopt a 2.5 minimum GPA for a chapter (1984)

• First fraternity to adopt a 2.5 minimum GPA for each member (1997)

 

OTHER FACTS

 

• The Clemson, Delta Nu Chapter of Beta Theta Pi was founded November 7th 1970

• Today, there are 908 lifetime members of the Delta Nu chapter

• The Men of Principle initiative has been internationally recognized for exemplary fraternity educational programming

• A leader among college fraternities with members listed in Who’s Who in America and Canadian Who’s Who — more than any other fraternity

• More than 80 Rhodes Scholars — more than any other fraternity

• More than 197 have been members of the United States Senate and House of  Representatives — more than any other fraternity

• Twenty-three states have had a Beta as Governor

• Six Betas have won the Medal of Honor

• 100 alumni associations in cities throughout the United States and Canada