Phi Beta Chi () is a national
sorority
In North America, fraternities and sororities ( and ) are social clubs at colleges and universities. They are sometimes collectively referred to as Greek life or Greek-letter organizations, as well as collegiate fraternities or collegiate sorori ...
in the United States Phi Beta Chi was founded in 1978 on
Christian values
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and celebrates its
Lutheran
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heritage.
History
Phi Beta Chi was founded on at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, Illinois, or University of Illinois) is a public land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United States. Established in 1867, it is the f ...
. At inception, it was formed as a collegiate Christian sorority to support collegiate women socially, spiritually, and academically. Founders were from the Lutheran Church heritage.
[ The main archive URL i]
The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage
Chapters
Approximately 25 chapters have been formed, of which five are active. Active chapters noted in bold, inactive chapters in ''italics''.
See also
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Christian sorority (fraternities and sororities)
While most of the traditional women's fraternities or sorority, sororities were founded decades before the start of the 20th century, the first ever specifically Christian-themed Greek Letter Organization formed was the Kappa Phi Club, founded in ...
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List of social sororities and women's fraternities
Social, traditional, or collegiate sororities, in the North American fraternal system, are those that do not promote a particular profession, as professional fraternities do, or discipline, such as service fraternities and sororities. Instead, ...
References
External links
* {{official website, http://www.PhiBetaChi.org
Student organizations established in 1978
Fraternities and sororities in the United States
1978 establishments in Illinois
Christian student societies in the United States
Women's organizations based in the United States
Sororities