Beta Sigma Phi
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| Motto | Life, Learning and Friendship |
|---|---|
| Colors | Black and Gold |
| Symbol | the Torch |
| Flower | Yellow Rose |
| Founded | at Abilene, Kansas |
| Type | Social |
| Scope | International |
| Headquarters | Kansas City, Missouri, USA |
| Homepage | http://www.betasigmaphi.org/ |
Beta Sigma Phi (ΒΣΦ) is an international non-academic sorority founded in 1931 by Walter Ross. Started to assist women during the Great Depression, it has grown to the 'largest women's friendship' network in the world, with over 200,000 current and active members in 30 countries, and enrolled it's 1,000,000 member in 1994. It's motto, and Greek initials, means Life, Learning and Friendship.
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[edit] Facts about Beta Sigma Phi
- Beta Sigma Phi is primarily social. While many chapters may indeed do community service work, there is no requirement to do so.
- Beta Sigma Phi's enjoy state conventions every year.
- Each year, the sorority has a new theme. For their 75th anniversary in 2007, the theme is "75 Years Young".
- Beta Sigma Phi's earn progressive degrees of membership. There is the Nu Phi Mu, Ritual of Jewels, Exemplar, Preceptor, Laureate and Master Degrees.
- The Beta Sigma Phi Badge is usually a large enamel Phi with the Greek letters Beta and Sigma engraved on the left and right respectively. The top of the Phi may resemble a torch.
- Most chapters are community based, but Beta Sigma Phi has chapters on college campuses, although college is not a requirement to join.
- The official magazine is called "The Torch of Beta Sigma Phi"
[edit] Famous & Honorary members
- Sarah Ophelia Cannon aka Minnie Pearl
- Eleanor Roosevelt
- Pat Nixon
- Nancy Reagan
- Barbara Bush
- Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Anne Fisher
- Rosalynn Carter
- Joan Fontaine
- Debbie Reynolds
- Olympia Snowe
- Senator Muriel Humphrey
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver
- Ruth Warrick
- Mrs. Lillian Carter
- Mrs. Barry Goldwater
- Agnes Moorehead
- Grandma Moses
- Ginger Rogers
- Rosalind Russell
- Margaret Chase Smith
- Mrs. Spencer Tracy
- Elizabeth Dole
- Earlene Fowler
[edit] Chapters
Alabama:
Alberta:
Alaska:
- Alpha, Xi Gamma
Arkansas
- Xi Beta Xi
British Columbia
- Alpha Psi, Laureate Eta, Preceptor Beta Gamma, Preceptor Iota, Theta Nu, Theta Phi, Xi Beta Nu, Upsilon Master
California
- Delta Alpha Phi, Delta Kappa Chi, Laureate Beta, Preceptor Mu Iota, Tau Beta, Psi Omicron, Xi Eta Upsilon, Xi Gamma Tau
- Alpha Alpha Zeta, Alpha Beta Iota, Alpha Epsilon, Alpha Omega Master, Alpha Zeta, Eta, Eta Master, Lambda, Laureate Beta Psi, Laureate Delta Sigma, Laureate Gamma Iota, Nu Alpha, Phi Beta Nu, Preceptor Eta Eta, Preceptor Eta Psi, Preceptor Iota Epsilon, Xi Iota Tau, Xi Mu Beta, Xi Xi
Georgia
- Kappa Pi, Theta, Theta Xi
Germany
- Theta
Illinois
- Xi Lambda Sigma, Xi Theta Lambda
Iowa
- Lambda Chi, Nu Lambda
Kansas
- Delta Phi, Rho Upsilon, Beta, Xi Alpha Alpha, Epsilon Mu
Louisiana
- AlphaEta Pi, Xi Beta Kappa, Xi Gamma Omega, Gamma Tau, Preceptor Alpha Sigma, Preceptor Alpha Beta, Lambda Eta, Zeta Master
Maryland
- Gamma Chi
Massachusetts
- Delta Pi
Michigan
- Phi Delta Nu, Preceptor Gamma Beta, Kettering University
Missouri
- Alpha Epsilon Delta, Xi Kappa Mu, Xi Lambda Pi, Xi Mu Zeta, Preceptor Beta Mu, Alpha Epsilon Omega
New Jersey
- Xi Beta Upsilon
New York
- Laureate Alpha Beta
Ohio
- Alpha Theta Master, Alpha Upsilon Master, Gamma Epsilon, Laureate Delta Mu, Laureate Sigma, Preceptor Epsilon Rho, Preceptor Theta, Preceptor Zeta Delta, Upsilon Alpha, Xi Gamma Epsilon, Preceptor Epsilon Phi, Alpha
Oklahoma
- Lambda Psi
- Alpha Master, Alpha Theta Master, Alpha Upsilon Master, Beta Eta Master, Laureate Alpha Iota, Laureate Alpha Upsilon, Laureate Alpha Zeta, Laureate Beta, Laureate Gamma Sigma, Laureate Lambda, Preceptor Alpha Lambda, Preceptor Epsilon Pi, Preceptor Epsilon Eta, Preceptor Sigma, Sigma, Sigma Master, Xi Beta Mu, Zeta
Oregon
- Eta Theta
Pennsylvania
- Nu Eta, Nu Iota
Saskatchewan
- Laureate Kappa, Xi Delta, Preceptor Theta, Xi Master
South Carolina
- Alpha Master, Delta Sigma, Laureate Zeta, Preceptor Alpha Alpha, Preceptor Upsilon, Xi Alpha Alpha, Xi Alpha Omega, Xi Chi, Xi Zeta
South Dakota
- Alpha Theta
Tennessee
- Iota Pi
Texas
- Beta Eta Pi, Beta Iota Chi, Beta Kappa Chi, Beta Zeta Lambda, Beta Zeta Theta, Epsilon Upsilon, Pi Sigma, Xi Chi Sigma, Xi Kappa Xi
Virginia
- Iota Tau, Theta Omicron, Xi Alpha Omega, Xi Zeta Eta
Zimbabwe
- Alpha
