Phi Beta Chi

Phi Beta Chi
Phi Beta Chi
ΦΒΧ
Founded	March 26, 1978; 48 years ago; 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"
Pillars	Chapter, Community, Church
Colors	Azure Blue and White
Symbol	Ellipse
Flower	White Rose of Sharon
Mascot	white lamb
Philanthropy	AbleLight and the YMCA
Chapters	3 active
Nickname	Beta Chi
Headquarters	P.O. Box 2036; West Lafayette, Indiana 47906; United States
Website	www.phibetachi.org

Phi Beta Chi (ΦΒΧ) is an American national college sorority. Phi Beta Chi was founded in 1978 at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on Christian values. Although not exclusively for Christians, Phi Beta Chi celebrates Lutheran heritage. The sorority has chartered 24 chapters across the United States.

History

Phi Beta Chi was founded on March 26, 1978 at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. At inception, it was formed as a collegiate Christian sorority to support collegiate women socially, spiritually, and academically. Founders were of Lutheran Church heritage.^[1]^[2]^: 230 Its creed states, "We, the sisters of Phi Beta chi, shall strive to be faithful and energetic Christian leaders and shall celebrare the Luterhan Heritage in all of our activities..."^[2]^: 224 However, the members of Phi Beta Chi are not required to be Christians or of a specific religious demonimation.^[2]^: 224

A second chapter, Beta, was established at Purdue University in 1980.^[1] This was followed by chapters at Eastern Illinois University, University of Missouri, University of Nebraska at Kearney, and Texas A&M University in the 1980s.^[1] The sorority's first chapter outside of the Midwestern United States was established at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on August 23, 1997, and was chartered on January 22, 2000.^[1]^[3] Further expansions spread the sorority to west to California and Colorado and north to New York and Pennsylvania.^[1]

The Rose of Sharon Education Foundation was established as a nonprofit organization that supports Phi Beta Chi with awards and scholarships.^[4] The sorority's national philanthropy is AbleLight and the YMCA.^[5]

Phi Beta Chi's headquarters are in West Lafayette, Indiana.^[6]

Symbols

The motto of Phi Beta Chi is Amor Via Vitae in Christo or "Love through Life in Christ".^[5] The sorority's pillars or its 3Cs are Chapter, Community and Church.^[5] Its song is "Now A Rose".^[5]

Phi Beta Chi's colors are azure blue and white.^[5] Its symbol is the ellipse.^[5] The sorority's mascot is a white lamb.^[5] Its flower is the white Rose of Sharon.^[5] Its nickname is Beta Chi.^[5]

Chapters

Collegiate chapters

In the following list of Phi Beta Chi's collegiate chapters, active chapters are noted in bold and inactive chapters are in italics.^[1]

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status	Ref.
Alpha	March 26, 1978 –200x ?	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Urbana, Illinois	Inactive	^[1]
Beta	1980	Purdue University	West Lafayette, Indiana	Active	^[1]^[7]^[8]
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	1986	Texas A&M University	College Station, Texas	Active	^[1]^[7]^[9]
Eta	199x ?–xxxx?	Northern Illinois University	DeKalb, Illinois	Inactive	^[1]
Theta	1992–2019	University of Nebraska–Lincoln	Lincoln, Nebraska	Inactive	^[1]
Iota	1994–2020	Iowa State University	Ames, Iowa	Inactive	^[1]
Kappa	January 22, 2000	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	Active	^[1]^[7]^[3]
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	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	200x ?–20xx ?	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, California	Inactive	^[1]
Sigma	20xx ?–20xx ?	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Inactive	^[1]
Tau	2010 – 202x ?	East Carolina University	Greenville, North Carolina	Inactive	^[1]
Upsilon	2008 ?–20xx ?	University of Arizona	Tucson, Arizona	Inactive	^[1]
Phi	2009–20xx ?	University of Delaware	Newark, Delaware	Inactive	^[1]
Chi	2013–2020	University of Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	Inactive	^[1]
Psi	2015–2019	University of Minnesota	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Inactive	^[1]
Omega	2017–202x ?	University of Pittsburgh at Bradford	Bradford, Pennsylvania	Inactive	^[1]^[10]

Alumnae chapters

In the following list of Phi Beta Chi's alumnae chapters, active chapters are noted in bold and inactive chapters are in italics.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Location	Status	Ref.
Central Illinois Alumnae Chapter		Illinois	Active	^[11]
North Carolina Alumnae Chapter	August 1, 2020	North Carolina	Active	^[11]^[12]
Northern Illinois Alumnae Chapter		Illinois	Active	^[11]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad Carroll Lurding; Fran Becque, eds. (11 January 2026). "Women's Organizations (P): Phi Beta Chi" (PDF). Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved 28 March 2026 – via University Library: Student Life and Culture Archives.
^ ^a ^b ^c Torbenson, Craig L.; Parks, Gregory S., eds. (2009). Brothers and Sisters: Diversity in College Fraternities and Sororities. Madison: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. ISBN 978-1611474022
^ ^a ^b "Home". Phi Beta Chi - Kappa Chapter. Retrieved 2026-03-28.
^ "Rose of Sharon Eduation Foundation | Ph Beta Chi National Sorority". Phi Beta Chi. Retrieved 2026-03-28.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Our Sisterhood". Phi Beta Chi. Retrieved 2026-03-28.
^ "Contact". Phi Beta Chi National Sorority. Retrieved 2026-03-28.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Collegiate Locations". Phi Beta Chi. Retrieved 2026-03-28.
^ "Home". Phi Beta Chi Purdue. Retrieved 2026-03-28.
^ "About". Phi Beta Chi @ Texas. Retrieved 2026-03-28.
^ "Greek Life". University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. Archived from the original on 2024-08-11. Retrieved 2026-03-28.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Alumnae Chapters". Phi Beta Chi. Retrieved 2026-03-28.
^ "North Carolina Alumnae Chapter". Phi Beta Chi. Retrieved 2026-03-28.

External links

Official website

[Almanac_of_Fraternities_and_Sororities-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad Carroll Lurding; Fran Becque, eds. (11 January 2026). "Women's Organizations (P): Phi Beta Chi" (PDF). Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved 28 March 2026 – via University Library: Student Life and Culture Archives.

[:4-2] Torbenson, Craig L.; Parks, Gregory S., eds. (2009). Brothers and Sisters: Diversity in College Fraternities and Sororities. Madison: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. ISBN 978-1611474022

[:3-3] "Home". Phi Beta Chi - Kappa Chapter. Retrieved 2026-03-28.

[4] "Rose of Sharon Eduation Foundation | Ph Beta Chi National Sorority". Phi Beta Chi. Retrieved 2026-03-28.

[:1-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Our Sisterhood". Phi Beta Chi. Retrieved 2026-03-28.

[6] "Contact". Phi Beta Chi National Sorority. Retrieved 2026-03-28.

[:0-7] "Collegiate Locations". Phi Beta Chi. Retrieved 2026-03-28.

[8] "Home". Phi Beta Chi Purdue. Retrieved 2026-03-28.

[9] "About". Phi Beta Chi @ Texas. Retrieved 2026-03-28.

[10] "Greek Life". University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. Archived from the original on 2024-08-11. Retrieved 2026-03-28.

[:2-11] "Alumnae Chapters". Phi Beta Chi. Retrieved 2026-03-28.

[12] "North Carolina Alumnae Chapter". Phi Beta Chi. Retrieved 2026-03-28.

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Phi Beta Chi
ΦΒΧ

Founded	March 26, 1978; 48 years ago (1978-03-26) 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"
Pillars	Chapter, Community, Church
Colors	Azure Blue and White
Symbol	Ellipse
Flower	White Rose of Sharon
Mascot	white lamb
Philanthropy	AbleLight and the YMCA
Chapters	3 active
Nickname	Beta Chi
Headquarters	P.O. Box 2036 West Lafayette, Indiana 47906 United States
Website	www.phibetachi.org