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#TAU BETA SIGMA SECRETS ARCHIVE#

In 1948, Roosevelt was the site for the initiation of the nation's first "inter-racial and inter-creedal" fraternity, Beta Sigma Tau. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. Retrieved 15 July 2022.Beta Sigma Tau, founded at Roosevelt College in 1948.

^ a b c Pi Lambda Phi Ohio Beta Tau History.

It re-adopted the name Theta Mu Phi between 19, before merging into Sigma Pi as the Gamma-Kappa chapter. While listed in merger preparation documents the chapter chose to revert to local status rather than merge.

^ This chapter had its origin as Theta Mu Phi (local) in 1956.

^ This chapter had its origin as Gamma Sigma (local) in 1948.

In response, the chapter was forced to withdraw from ΒΣΤ they chose the name Beta Sigma Chi (local) in 1960, lasting as a local organization until 1966 when they revived a dormant ΤΚΕ chapter on the campus. While the Tri-State (Trine) chapter was included in merger preparations, it was discovered that the lack of accreditation by the school meant Pi Lamb could not accept them under NIC rules. The school was not accredited at the time of the Pi Lamb merger.

^ This chapter had its origin as the Kadimah Society in 1936, which became Theta Mu Phi (local) in 1948.

^ a b c Trine University was called Tri-State University until 2008.

On the Columbia campus, ΠΛΦ's pre-existing Alpha chapter is reported to have died out by 1964. However, merger documents (MoA ref) note it to be a "merged chapter" - a discrepancy. ^ Baird's notes this chapter as closing pre-merger in 19xx.

^ This chapter had its origin as a Beta Sigma Tau colony.^ This chapter had its origin as Delta Chi Alpha (local) earlier in 1948.^ This chapter had its origin as Iota Chi Epsilon (local) in 1947.^ This chapter had its origin as Lambda Alpha Gamma (local) in 1947.

#TAU BETA SIGMA SECRETS ARCHIVE#

Were the two related? While merger documents suggest the Buffalo chapter was a merger participant, Pi Lamb records at the Baird's Archive show that after the 1947 closure a chapter was not reestablished on the SUNY, Buffalo campus until 1988, 28 years after the merger.

^ The NY Omega Epsilon chapter of ΠΛΦ had formed in 1943, but closed in 1947, coincidently the same year as Omega Phi Delta (local) emerged on that campus.

^ This chapter had its origin as Omega Phi Delta (local) in 1947.

^ This chapter had its origin as Sigma Sigma Epsilon (local) in April 1946.

By 2006 the Toledo group "swayed from its multicultural mission and folded as its founders and core leaders graduated." Notes

But this organization had no legal connection to Beta Sigma Tau national, nor to Pi Lambda Phi. Īn unrelated local group, Beta Sigma Tau (local) at the University of Toledo, was formed in 1996, influenced by the ideals of the original fraternity. Some sources indicate that there may have been a Beta Sigma Tau colony or chapter at Stanford University. Withdrew as Beta Sigma (local), 1961– 1968īecame the NY Eta Chi chapter of ΠΛΦ, 1968īecame the Gamma-Kappa chapter of ΣΠ, 1966. Revived the Beta-Epsilon chapter of ΤΚΕ, 1966 Restored the OH Alpha Epsilon chapter of ΠΛΦĪllowed Students from Morgan State, Johns Hopkins University and Loyola College of Maryland Those active at the time of the merger are noted in bold, inactive chapters noted in italics. It appears Beta Sigma Tau chapters did not use Greek letter designations. Chapters īeta Sigma Tau chapters included the following chapters. Characteristics Īccording to its Constitutional Preamble, Beta Sigma Tau was founded ".to level, not raise barriers among people", and to have a foundation based "upon a brotherhood and democracy which transcends racial, national, and religious differences". Two chapters reverted to local status, and later joined other national fraternities. īeta Sigma Tau merged into Pi Lambda Phi on November 1, 1960. The founder of Beta Sigma Tau was Stanley Tolliver, of Baldwin Wallace College. In November 1948, the groups met again and completed the organization of Beta Sigma Tau. In May 1948, twelve Intercultural fraternities, with a total of sixteen chapters from New York to California, met in a convention at Roosevelt University and drew up the constitution and structure of a new national, intercultural fraternity, Beta Sigma Tau. In 1960, most of its active chapters were absorbed into Pi Lambda Phi fraternity.īeta Sigma Tau was known for being a fraternity "open to all Races and Religions". Beta Sigma Tau ( ΒΣΤ) was a social fraternity founded at Roosevelt University in May 1948.