Beta Theta Pi

Organization: Beta Theta Pi
Chapter Name: Epsilon Theta
Local Website: www.mtbeta.org
National Website: www.betathetapi.org
Founded Nationally: 1839
Founded Locally: 1988
Philanthropy: March of Dimes
Flower: June Rose
Symbol: Dragon
Colors: Red and Blue
Motto: "Making Good Men Better"

Beta Theta Pi, founded in 1839 at Miami (Ohio) University, is dedicated to building men of principle for a principled life through lifelong devotion to intellectual excellence, high standards of moral conduct and responsible citizenship. The Fraternity has more than 120,000 living members including some 5,800 collegians on 122 campuses in the United States and Canada. During his college career, a young man finds that being a Beta means many things: respect for tradition, lifelong friendship, devotion to academic excellence, dedication to responsible leadership, commitment to community service, and high standards of moral conduct.

Brotherhood serves as the cornerstone of Beta Theta Pi. A lasting bond of friendship is cultivated by being a part of a group of individuals who share the same goals and values, constantly supporting each other in the pursuit of social, moral, and cultural excellence.

Founder John Reily Knox described it as, “What a few men united in object and effort will to do can be done; and more than that, such associations teach us in their records how far human friendships can carry us from the shrine of idol self.”

Initiated Betas: 165,000
Living Betas: 114,000
Undergraduate memberships with pledges: 6,200
Chapters: 130
Administrative Office: Oxford, Ohio

Famous Betas
Sam Walton (founder of Wal-Mart)
James Arness (actor)
George Peppard (actor)
Blake W. Nordstrom (founder of Nordstrom’s)
Joseph P. Allen (astronaut)
William J. Bowerman (founder of Nike)
Adam West (actor)
Michael Schmidt (former pro baseball player, member of the Hall of Fame)

MTSU Epsilon Theta Chapter
The Epsilon Theta chapter of Beta Theta Pi continues to strive for excellence in all areas as we look for men who exemplify the characteristics of integrity, loyalty, intellectual aspirations, and an altruistic attitude to carry the proud name of Beta Theta Pi. In the fall of 2007, the Epsilon Theta chapter participated in the annual Rutherford County Sheriff's Department commemorative event to the 9/11 attacks and also the annual Halloween Bash at the Discovery House. The brothers have put in more than 15 hours of community service over the past semester.

In addition to this, the chapter has raised their GPA to a 2.68 average. The chapter is making great strides toward excellence and appears to be on the right track. In addition to this, each brother is actively involved on campus, being that every brother is in at least one outside organization. On top of being involved in the community and on campus, they extremely active in intramural sports, the brothers placed in intramural basketball, indoor soccer, outdoor soccer, flag football, softball, and arena football.

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Beta Theta Pi, founded in 1839 at Miami (Ohio) University, is dedicated to building men of principle for a principled life through lifelong devotion to intellectual excellence, high standards of moral conduct and responsible citizenship. The Fraternity has more than 120,000 living members including some 5,800 collegians on 122 campuses in the United States and Canada. The Epsilon Theta chapter is making great strides in accomplishing the principles that each and everyone of them values. In the fall of 2007, the Epsilon Theta chapter participated in the annual Rutherford County Sheriff's Department commemorative event to the 9/11 attacks and also the annual Halloween Bash at the Discovery House. The brothers have put in more than 15 hours of community service over the past semester. In addition to this, they have raised their GPA to a 2.68 average and every brother has been actively involved in at least one outside organization.