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Pi Beta Phi

Pi Beta Phi (ΠΒΦ), often known simply as Pi Phi, is an international women's fraternity founded at Monmouth College, in Monmouth, Illinois on April 28, 1867, as I. C. Sorosis, the first national secret college society of women to be modeled after the men's Greek-letter fraternity.

Pi Beta Phi
ΠΒΦ
FoundedApril 28, 1867; 156 years ago (1867-04-28)
Monmouth College, (Monmouth, Illinois)
TypeSocial
AffiliationNPC
ScopeInternational
MottoFriends and Leaders for Life
Colors  Wine   Silver Blue
SymbolArrow
FlowerWine Carnation
MascotAngel
PublicationThe ARROW
PhilanthropyRead > Lead > Achieve
Chapters136 active
Members21,000+ collegiate
Headquarters1154 Town & Country Commons Drive
Town & Country, MO 63017
USA
WebsiteOfficial website

Pi Phi's headquarters are located in Town and Country, Missouri. Since its founding, the fraternity has installed over 200 chapters and more than 300 alumnae organizations across the United States and Canada. Most of the fraternity's official philanthropies fall under the category of education/literacy programs or the preservation of traditional arts and crafts. Pi Beta Phi is one of 26 international sororities which are members under the umbrella organization of the National Panhellenic Conference.[1]

History edit

Pi Beta Phi was founded as a secret organization under the name of I. C. Sorosis on April 28, 1867 at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois. Pi Beta Phi is regarded as the first national women's fraternity.[2] The founders were Clara Brownlee Hutchinson, Libbie Brook Gaddis, Emma Brownlee Kilgore, Margaret Campbell, Rosa Moore, Ada Bruen Grier, Nancy Black Wallace, Jennie Horne Turnbull, Rachel Jane "Jennie" Nicol, Inez Smith Soule, Fannie Thomson, and Fannie Whitenack Libbey,[3] and they created the society to enjoy the benefits of a secret society similar to those formed by collegiate men. They planned their society at a home where two of the women rented a room, choosing I. C. Sorosis as the name and "Pi Beta Phi" as the motto.[4]

Shortly after the founding, the sisters had a jeweler design their official badge: a golden arrow with the letters "I. C." on the wings. When the name was changed to "Pi Beta Phi," the Greek letters replaced "I. C." on the wings. At the Yellowstone Convention of 1934, they voted to limit the links in the badge's chain; there are 12, one for each of the founders.[5]

The first fraternity convention was held in 1868 at the home of Fannie Thomson in Oquawka, Illinois. The fraternity's second chapter was established that same year at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. The expansion made Pi Beta Phi the first national (multi-chapter) women's secret society.[4]

Name change and NPC membership edit

At the 1882 convention, the society officially adopted its motto as well as the fraternity colors of wine and silver blue. It began to use Greek letters as its name six years later in 1888, when the name was changed from I. C. Sorosis to Pi Beta Phi. In 1893, with the number of alumnae members growing, the fraternity organized a national alumnae department. Cooperation among women's fraternities and sororities was formalized in 1902 with the founding of the National Panhellenic Conference, of which Pi Beta Phi was a founding member.[6] Meanwhile, chapter expansion continued, and in 1908 the fraternity's first Canadian chapter was established at the University of Toronto.[4]

The fraternity's first philanthropy, Pi Beta Phi Settlement School, was organized in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, in 1912. In 1913, the fraternity created local Alumnae Advisory Committees to support its chapters individually. Central Office, the fraternity headquarters, was established in 1925.

In the 1960s, G. William Domhoff, writing in Who Rules America?, listed Pi Beta Phi as one of "the four or five sororities with nationwide prestige."[7]

Symbols edit

 
Red Carnation

The official symbol of Pi Beta Phi is the arrow, and the official flower is the wine carnation. The fraternity colors are wine and silver blue. The unofficial mascot is the angel, nicknamed "Angelica". Pi Beta Phi does not have an official gemstone.

The crest is a lozenge emblazoned with the crest of the Brownlee family, two of whom were founders of the fraternity. The badge (pin) is a golden arrow. The pledge pin is a golden arrowhead with the Greek letter Βeta.

Membership edit

The Kansas Alpha chapter began publication of The Arrow in 1885; it would eventually become a quarterly magazine published by the international fraternity for all its members. Today, dues-paying alumnae receive The Arrow by mail, while others receive it annually and can access it online at the fraternity's web site year round.[8]

Collegiate chapters edit

Alumnae clubs[9] edit

Pi Beta Phi alumnae, initiated members in good standing who have graduated or otherwise left their college or university, can organize into local alumnae clubs which are recognized by the fraternity. Like collegiate chapters, alumnae clubs are grouped geographically into regions, which is led by an Alumnae Regional Director.

International governance[10] edit

The international fraternity is governed by a Grand Council, elected at each biennial convention and comprising a Grand President and six Grand Vice Presidents (Alumnae, Collegians, Finance/Housing, Community Relations, Fraternity Growth, and Member Experience). Also elected biennially are seven international Directors (Alumnae, Operations, Finance/Housing, Community Relations, Recruitment, Risk Management and Member Experience) and two Directors for each region (Collegiate Regional Director and Alumnae Regional Director). The work of Directors is supervised by a member of Grand Council.

In addition to the elected officers, there are several appointed international officers assigned certain functions, such as an archivist and a fraternity historian.

Notable members edit

Philanthropies edit

Like many sororities and fraternities, Pi Beta Phi members take part in a number of philanthropy programs. Over the fraternity's history, philanthropies have included education, literacy, and the preservation of regional arts and crafts.

In 1990, Pi Beta Phi created the Pi Beta Phi Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.[11]

Read > Lead > Achieve edit

 
Woman reading picture book to children

Pi Phi's philanthropy is called Read>Lead>Achieve and is centered around children's literacy.[12] Pi Phi's believe in unlocking the power of reading to create a more literate and productive society. In order to do so, Pi Phi has started a reading enrichment program for students in pre school through third grade called, "Champions are Readers".[13] This program is funded through the Pi Beta Phi foundation and provides students with all materials needed for the program. Additionally, members can join a virtual book club to share their love of reading with their sisters.

Educational and cultural philanthropies edit

Pi Beta Phi opened the Pi Beta Phi Settlement School in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, in 1912 to provide education, economic opportunity, and health care to the rural area.[14] Over the years, as the community took over childhood education, Settlement School began to adapt by offering arts and crafts classes in an effort to preserve and promote the region's crafts tradition. An extension of the Pi Beta Phi Settlement School called the Craft Work Shop was begun in 1945 in cooperation with the University of Tennessee.[15] Now an independent nonprofit organization known as the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, it is one of the oldest arts and crafts centers in the South.[15]

Local chapter or member misconduct edit

In 2005, the chapter at the University of California, Los Angeles was penalized for hazing pledges.[16]

In 2010, the chapter at Cornell University received national attention after the release of a seven-page email sent to members of the chapter to address what is acceptable and unacceptable attire for recruitment. The tone of the e-mail—with lines such as "No muffin tops or camel toe" and "I will not tolerate any gross plastic shizz [jewelry]"—drew criticism from the Huffington Post and many online young adult forums.[17]

In 2010, the chapter at the Miami University was suspended for one year after underage drinking, vomiting, littering, and damaging Lake Lyndsay Lodge in Hamilton, Ohio.[18] In August 2017, the organization closed its chapter at Miami, saying that "... the decision was made because the membership experience has routinely fallen below Fraternity expectations, particularly in regards to risk management and the lack of commitment to Pi Beta Phi's core values."[19]

In 2012, the chapter at Bucknell University was suspended for at least three years for violation of the international chapter's policy and position statements regarding event planning-management and alcohol use. The chapter has since closed permanently.[20]

In 2013, the chapter at the University of Nevada at Reno was banned from campus until the last active member graduated due to repeated hazing violations.[21][22]

In 2013 and 2014, sorority women from multiple chapters at the University of Alabama – including Pi Beta Phi, Kappa Delta, Chi Omega, Delta Delta Delta, Alpha Omicron Pi, and Alpha Gamma Delta – alleged that either active members or some of their alumnae had prevented them from offering membership to black candidates because of their race.[23][24] An anonymous Pi Beta Phi member told the university newspaper, The Crimson White, that alumnae threatened to cut financial support from the chapter if they offered membership to a black candidate the chapter had wanted to recruit.[24][25] Students held a campus march to integrate Greek life on campus, and following media and national outcry, the university held a second round of recruitment in hopes of offering membership to more women, including black women.[23]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Our Member Organizations". National Panhellenic Conference. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  2. ^ "Welcome to Pi Beta Phi". Pibetaphi.org. 1996-10-19. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  3. ^ "Pi Beta Phi Fraternity For Women". www.pibetaphi.org. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  4. ^ a b c Baird, William Raimond; Lurding, Carroll (eds.). "Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities – Student Life and Culture Archives – U of I Library". www.library.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  5. ^ "Pi Beta Phi Fraternity For Women". www.pibetaphi.org. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  6. ^ "National Panhellenic Conference | Pi Beta Phi History". history.pibetaphi.org. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  7. ^ Domhoff, G. William (2015). Who Rules America? (Seventh ed.). McGraw Hill College. p. 57. OCLC 912380768.
  8. ^ "The Arrow | Pi Beta Phi Fraternity For Women". www.pibetaphi.org. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  9. ^ "Alumnae Club Histories | Pi Beta Phi History". history.pibetaphi.org. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  10. ^ "Leadership | Pi Beta Phi Fraternity For Women". www.pibetaphi.org. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  11. ^ . Archived from the original on 2012-01-02. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
  12. ^ "READ > LEAD > ACHIEVE". Pi Beta Phi. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Champions Are Readers". Pi Beta Phi. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Pi Beta Phi Fraternity For Women". www.pibetaphi.org. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  15. ^ a b Josh Flory, Pi Beta Phi fraternity to sell Arrowmont land, Knoxville News Sentinel, August 16, 2008
  16. ^ "Hazing in Greek system not frequently litigated".
  17. ^ "Sorority Hazing Increasingly Violent, Disturbing - ABC News". ABC News.
  18. ^ . 2018-07-04. Archived from the original on 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  19. ^ "Pi Beta Phi Fraternity For Women". www.pibetaphi.org. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  20. ^ "Bucknell sorority suspended for 3 years". 18 July 2012.
  21. ^ "404 | Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women". {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  22. ^ . 2019-04-25. Archived from the original on 2019-04-25. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  23. ^ a b Webley Adler, Kayla (2014-08-06). "Revolution on Sorority Row". Marie Claire. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
  24. ^ a b Gladu, Alex (2013-11-13). "The Truth About Racism at Southern Sororities". Her Campus. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
  25. ^ Brown, Melissa (2013-09-11). "Alabama sorority alumnae, advisers blocked black rushees, students say". AL.com. Retrieved 2018-08-26.

External links edit

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Pi Beta Phi PBF often known simply as Pi Phi is an international women s fraternity founded at Monmouth College in Monmouth Illinois on April 28 1867 as I C Sorosis the first national secret college society of women to be modeled after the men s Greek letter fraternity Pi Beta PhiPBFFoundedApril 28 1867 156 years ago 1867 04 28 Monmouth College Monmouth Illinois TypeSocialAffiliationNPCScopeInternationalMottoFriends and Leaders for LifeColors Wine Silver BlueSymbolArrowFlowerWine CarnationMascotAngelPublicationThe ARROWPhilanthropyRead gt Lead gt AchieveChapters136 activeMembers21 000 collegiateHeadquarters1154 Town amp Country Commons Drive Town amp Country MO 63017 USAWebsiteOfficial websitePi Phi s headquarters are located in Town and Country Missouri Since its founding the fraternity has installed over 200 chapters and more than 300 alumnae organizations across the United States and Canada Most of the fraternity s official philanthropies fall under the category of education literacy programs or the preservation of traditional arts and crafts Pi Beta Phi is one of 26 international sororities which are members under the umbrella organization of the National Panhellenic Conference 1 Contents 1 History 1 1 Name change and NPC membership 2 Symbols 3 Membership 3 1 Collegiate chapters 3 2 Alumnae clubs 9 3 3 International governance 10 3 4 Notable members 4 Philanthropies 4 1 Read gt Lead gt Achieve 4 2 Educational and cultural philanthropies 5 Local chapter or member misconduct 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory editThis section relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this section by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Pi Beta Phi news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Pi Beta Phi was founded as a secret organization under the name of I C Sorosis on April 28 1867 at Monmouth College in Monmouth Illinois Pi Beta Phi is regarded as the first national women s fraternity 2 The founders were Clara Brownlee Hutchinson Libbie Brook Gaddis Emma Brownlee Kilgore Margaret Campbell Rosa Moore Ada Bruen Grier Nancy Black Wallace Jennie Horne Turnbull Rachel Jane Jennie Nicol Inez Smith Soule Fannie Thomson and Fannie Whitenack Libbey 3 and they created the society to enjoy the benefits of a secret society similar to those formed by collegiate men They planned their society at a home where two of the women rented a room choosing I C Sorosis as the name and Pi Beta Phi as the motto 4 Shortly after the founding the sisters had a jeweler design their official badge a golden arrow with the letters I C on the wings When the name was changed to Pi Beta Phi the Greek letters replaced I C on the wings At the Yellowstone Convention of 1934 they voted to limit the links in the badge s chain there are 12 one for each of the founders 5 The first fraternity convention was held in 1868 at the home of Fannie Thomson in Oquawka Illinois The fraternity s second chapter was established that same year at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant Iowa The expansion made Pi Beta Phi the first national multi chapter women s secret society 4 Name change and NPC membership edit At the 1882 convention the society officially adopted its motto as well as the fraternity colors of wine and silver blue It began to use Greek letters as its name six years later in 1888 when the name was changed from I C Sorosis to Pi Beta Phi In 1893 with the number of alumnae members growing the fraternity organized a national alumnae department Cooperation among women s fraternities and sororities was formalized in 1902 with the founding of the National Panhellenic Conference of which Pi Beta Phi was a founding member 6 Meanwhile chapter expansion continued and in 1908 the fraternity s first Canadian chapter was established at the University of Toronto 4 The fraternity s first philanthropy Pi Beta Phi Settlement School was organized in Gatlinburg Tennessee in 1912 In 1913 the fraternity created local Alumnae Advisory Committees to support its chapters individually Central Office the fraternity headquarters was established in 1925 In the 1960s G William Domhoff writing in Who Rules America listed Pi Beta Phi as one of the four or five sororities with nationwide prestige 7 Symbols edit nbsp Red CarnationThe official symbol of Pi Beta Phi is the arrow and the official flower is the wine carnation The fraternity colors are wine and silver blue The unofficial mascot is the angel nicknamed Angelica Pi Beta Phi does not have an official gemstone The crest is a lozenge emblazoned with the crest of the Brownlee family two of whom were founders of the fraternity The badge pin is a golden arrow The pledge pin is a golden arrowhead with the Greek letter Beta Membership editThe Kansas Alpha chapter began publication of The Arrow in 1885 it would eventually become a quarterly magazine published by the international fraternity for all its members Today dues paying alumnae receive The Arrow by mail while others receive it annually and can access it online at the fraternity s web site year round 8 Collegiate chapters edit Main article List of Pi Beta Phi chapters Alumnae clubs 9 edit Pi Beta Phi alumnae initiated members in good standing who have graduated or otherwise left their college or university can organize into local alumnae clubs which are recognized by the fraternity Like collegiate chapters alumnae clubs are grouped geographically into regions which is led by an Alumnae Regional Director International governance 10 edit The international fraternity is governed by a Grand Council elected at each biennial convention and comprising a Grand President and six Grand Vice Presidents Alumnae Collegians Finance Housing Community Relations Fraternity Growth and Member Experience Also elected biennially are seven international Directors Alumnae Operations Finance Housing Community Relations Recruitment Risk Management and Member Experience and two Directors for each region Collegiate Regional Director and Alumnae Regional Director The work of Directors is supervised by a member of Grand Council In addition to the elected officers there are several appointed international officers assigned certain functions such as an archivist and a fraternity historian Notable members edit Main article List of Pi Beta Phi membersPhilanthropies editLike many sororities and fraternities Pi Beta Phi members take part in a number of philanthropy programs Over the fraternity s history philanthropies have included education literacy and the preservation of regional arts and crafts In 1990 Pi Beta Phi created the Pi Beta Phi Foundation a 501 c 3 charitable organization 11 Read gt Lead gt Achieve edit nbsp Woman reading picture book to childrenPi Phi s philanthropy is called Read gt Lead gt Achieve and is centered around children s literacy 12 Pi Phi s believe in unlocking the power of reading to create a more literate and productive society In order to do so Pi Phi has started a reading enrichment program for students in pre school through third grade called Champions are Readers 13 This program is funded through the Pi Beta Phi foundation and provides students with all materials needed for the program Additionally members can join a virtual book club to share their love of reading with their sisters Educational and cultural philanthropies edit Pi Beta Phi opened the Pi Beta Phi Settlement School in Gatlinburg Tennessee in 1912 to provide education economic opportunity and health care to the rural area 14 Over the years as the community took over childhood education Settlement School began to adapt by offering arts and crafts classes in an effort to preserve and promote the region s crafts tradition An extension of the Pi Beta Phi Settlement School called the Craft Work Shop was begun in 1945 in cooperation with the University of Tennessee 15 Now an independent nonprofit organization known as the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts it is one of the oldest arts and crafts centers in the South 15 Local chapter or member misconduct editIn 2005 the chapter at the University of California Los Angeles was penalized for hazing pledges 16 In 2010 the chapter at Cornell University received national attention after the release of a seven page email sent to members of the chapter to address what is acceptable and unacceptable attire for recruitment The tone of the e mail with lines such as No muffin tops or camel toe and I will not tolerate any gross plastic shizz jewelry drew criticism from the Huffington Post and many online young adult forums 17 In 2010 the chapter at the Miami University was suspended for one year after underage drinking vomiting littering and damaging Lake Lyndsay Lodge in Hamilton Ohio 18 In August 2017 the organization closed its chapter at Miami saying that the decision was made because the membership experience has routinely fallen below Fraternity expectations particularly in regards to risk management and the lack of commitment to Pi Beta Phi s core values 19 In 2012 the chapter at Bucknell University was suspended for at least three years for violation of the international chapter s policy and position statements regarding event planning management and alcohol use The chapter has since closed permanently 20 In 2013 the chapter at the University of Nevada at Reno was banned from campus until the last active member graduated due to repeated hazing violations 21 22 In 2013 and 2014 sorority women from multiple chapters at the University of Alabama including Pi Beta Phi Kappa Delta Chi Omega Delta Delta Delta Alpha Omicron Pi and Alpha Gamma Delta alleged that either active members or some of their alumnae had prevented them from offering membership to black candidates because of their race 23 24 An anonymous Pi Beta Phi member told the university newspaper The Crimson White that alumnae threatened to cut financial support from the chapter if they offered membership to a black candidate the chapter had wanted to recruit 24 25 Students held a campus march to integrate Greek life on campus and following media and national outcry the university held a second round of recruitment in hopes of offering membership to more women including black women 23 See also editNational Panhellenic Conference List of social fraternities and sororities List of Pi Beta Phi sisters List of Pi Beta Phi chaptersReferences edit Our Member Organizations National Panhellenic Conference Retrieved 2018 05 10 Welcome to Pi Beta Phi Pibetaphi org 1996 10 19 Retrieved 2014 08 20 Pi Beta Phi Fraternity For Women www pibetaphi org Retrieved 2017 07 14 a b c Baird William Raimond Lurding Carroll eds Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities Student Life and Culture Archives U of I Library www library illinois edu Retrieved 2023 04 30 Pi Beta Phi Fraternity For Women www pibetaphi org Retrieved 2015 09 26 National Panhellenic Conference Pi Beta Phi History history pibetaphi org Retrieved 2023 03 29 Domhoff G William 2015 Who Rules America Seventh ed McGraw Hill College p 57 OCLC 912380768 The Arrow Pi Beta Phi Fraternity For Women www pibetaphi org Retrieved 2023 03 29 Alumnae Club Histories Pi Beta Phi History history pibetaphi org Retrieved 2023 03 29 Leadership Pi Beta Phi Fraternity For Women www pibetaphi org Retrieved 2023 03 29 Pi Beta Phi Foundation Website Archived from the original on 2012 01 02 Retrieved 2012 01 17 READ gt LEAD gt ACHIEVE Pi Beta Phi Retrieved 25 October 2023 Champions Are Readers Pi Beta Phi Retrieved 25 October 2023 Pi Beta Phi Fraternity For Women www pibetaphi org Retrieved 2023 04 30 a b Josh Flory Pi Beta Phi fraternity to sell Arrowmont land Knoxville News Sentinel August 16 2008 Hazing in Greek system not frequently litigated Sorority Hazing Increasingly Violent Disturbing ABC News ABC News Sororities drunken actions shock MIami alumni students 2018 07 04 Archived from the original on 2018 07 04 Retrieved 2023 03 29 Pi Beta Phi Fraternity For Women www pibetaphi org Retrieved 2017 11 21 Bucknell sorority suspended for 3 years 18 July 2012 404 Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Cite uses generic title help Pi Phi Beta Sorority Suspended for Minimum of 3 Years KTVN Channel 2 Reno Tahoe Sparks News Weather Video 2019 04 25 Archived from the original on 2019 04 25 Retrieved 2023 03 29 a b Webley Adler Kayla 2014 08 06 Revolution on Sorority Row Marie Claire Retrieved 2018 06 27 a b Gladu Alex 2013 11 13 The Truth About Racism at Southern Sororities Her Campus Retrieved 2018 06 27 Brown Melissa 2013 09 11 Alabama sorority alumnae advisers blocked black rushees students say AL com Retrieved 2018 08 26 External links editPi Beta Phi Fraternity For Women Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pi Beta Phi amp oldid 1206267932, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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