Our Founders
How many founders are there?
12
What year was I.C. Sorosis Founded?
1867
What is the founding date of the Iowa Beta chapter?
October 13th, 1874
What is the name of our philanthropy?
Read>Lead>Achieve
What is the newspaper for Pi Beta Phi called?
The Arrow
Who was the youngest founder?
Libbie Brook Gaddis
What year was the Cookie Shine first celebrated?
1873
Who was the installing officer for Iowa Beta?
Estella Walters Ball
What was the first philanthropy program called when it was presented in 1990?
Champions are Readers
What is the acronym for Pi Phi’s values?
I love having Pi Phi Sisters
Which two founders are sisters?
Clara and Emma Brownlee
What year did the first edition of The Arrow come out?
1885
What year did Iowa Beta celebrate 150 years?
2024
What was the name of the Canadian Pi Phi philanthropy program?
Arrow in the Arctic
What do the chain links on our pin represent?
The 12 founders
Which founder hosted the first convention?
Fannie Thomson
What year was Ring Ching written and sang for the first time?
1888
Who wrote a letter to Monmouth College asking to start a Pi Phi chapter in Indianola?
Ann Porter
What day is typically labeled as “Fraternity Day of Service”
March 2nd
How many Pi Phi chapters have been established since 1867?
206
Who was the first secretary for I.C. Sorosis?
Nancy Black Wallace
What year did we go from I.C. Sorosis to Pi Beta Phi?
1888
How many women were initiated in the first ceremony of Iowa Beta?
10
What are the names of the two spring philanthropy events at Indianola Library?
Elephant & Piggie Day and Dino Day
What is the name of the ghost that supposedly lives in Iowa Beta?
Rosa