Beta Beginnings
This university is where Beta Theta Pi was founded in 1839.
Miami University
Beta Theta Pi was the first fraternity to be founded past which geographical region?
Allegheny/Appalachian Mountains
The Lambda Kappa chapter at Case was officially established in this year.
1905
Beta’s official colors are delicate shades of these two colors.
Pink and blue
“Sub Rosa” means this in Latin.
Under the rose
Who was the first president of Beta Theta Pi?
The third chapter, Gamma, was founded at this university in 1841.
Western Reserve University
Before joining Beta Theta Pi, the local Case fraternity was known as this club.
Lyme Kill Club
The pledge pin is shaped like this type of shield.
Eight Pointed Grecian shield
Members caught in fraternities during the 1800s risked this punishment from universities.
Expulsion
The eight original founders entered this building at Miami University on August 8, 1839.
Old Main
By the first general convention in 1842, this many chapters were active.
Six Chapters
The Beta flower, adopted in 1889, is this.
Pink Rose
The coat of arms, adopted in 1879, features this mythical creature.
A dragon
The constitution of Beta Theta Pi was accepted on this date.
July 4, 1839
In 1854, the scheduling of general conventions changed from triennial to this frequency.
Biennial
In 2006, the chapter partnered with this initiative to rebuild its culture.
Men of Principle Initiative
Beta’s pledge pin was first designed in this year, though not adopted until 1899.
1894
The Beta flag, adopted in 1902, was designed by this man.
George Chandler
This 1848 event caused the Alpha Chapter at Miami to go inactive until 1855.
Snowball Rebellion
Name all of the first six Beta Theta Pi chapters.
Miami University, Cincinnati, Western Reserve, Ohio University, Transylvania University, and Jefferson College?
At the start of Fall 2005, only this many active members remained in the chapter.
Five
The motto of our chapter is
Reason is the Garden of Kings
Recite the opening line of the Beta Doxology.
“Bless now, O God on high”?