Beta Beta Beta
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| Founded | 1922 Oklahoma City University |
| Type | Honor Society |
| Motto | Blepein Basin Biou "To See the Foundation of Life" |
| Colors | Blood red and leaf green |
| Flower | American Beauty rose |
| Members | Over 200,000 collegiate |
| Headquarters | Florence, AL, United States of America |
| Homepage | http://www.tri-beta.org |
Beta Beta Beta (also called TriBeta), is a collegiate honor society and academic fraternity for students of the biological sciences. It was founded in 1922 at Oklahoma City University by Dr. Frank G. Brooks and a group of his students. As of 2012 it has 553 chapters in the United States and Puerto Rico and over 200,000 members. The society's journal, BIOS, publishes research papers by undergraduates.
[edit] Chapter list
| Number | Chapter Letter | School | Date Chartered (Or Most Recently Re-Chartered) |
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| 1 | Alpha | Oklahoma City University | 1922 (Founding) |
| 2 | Beta | Simpson College | 1927 |
| 3 | Gamma | Western State College | 1925 |
| 4 | Delta | Southwestern College (Kansas) | 1925 |
| 5 | Epsilon | Carthage College | 1930 |
| 6 | Zeta | Michigan State | Inactive/Disbanded chapter |
| 7 | Eta | Iowa Wesleyan College | 1926 |
| 8 | Theta | No source found for school | Inactive/Disbanded chapter |
| 9 | Iota | Marietta College | 1926 |
| 10 | Kappa | Thiel College | 1927 |
| 11 | Lambda | William Jewell College | 1927 |
| 12 | Mu | Carroll University | 1927 |
| 13 | Nu | No source found for school | Inactive/Disbanded chapter |
| 14 | Xi | Wittenberg University | 1928 |
| 15 | Omicron | University of the Pacific | 1931 |
| 16 | Pi | Peru State College | 1928 |
| 17 | Rho | Gettysburg College | Inactive/Disbanded chapter |
| 18 | Sigma | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | 1928 |
| 19 | Tau | Morningside College | 2001 |
| 20 | Upsilon | Mississippi University for Women | 1928 |
| 21 | Phi | No source found for school | Inactive/Disbanded chapter |
| 22 | Chi | Drury College | 1929 |
| 23 | Psi | Winthrop University | 1929 |
| 24 | Omega | Knox College | Inactive/Disbanded chapter |
| 25 | Alpha Alpha | Albion College | 1950 |
| 26 | Alpha Beta | Bowling Green State University | 1952 |
| 27 | Alpha Gamma | University of Pittsburgh | 1952 |
| 28 | Alpha Delta | Wheeling Jesuit University | 1997 |
| 29 | Alpha Epsilon | College of Saint Elizabeth | 1954 |
| 30 | Alpha Zeta | Lebanon Valley College | 1953 |
| 31 | Alpha Eta | Hope College | 1950 |
| 32 | Alpha Theta | Canisius College | 1941 |
| 33 | Alpha Iota | Saint Lawrence University | 1942 |
| 34 | Alpha Kappa | University of Pittsburgh at Bradford | 1991 |
| 35 | Alpha Lambda | Hofstra University | 1943 |
| 36 | Alpha Mu | McDaniel College | 1932 |
| 37 | Alpha Nu | Randolph–Macon College | 1945 |
| 38 | Alpha Xi | College of Notre Dame | 1947 |
| 39 | Alpha Omicron | Hood College | 1948 |
| 40 | Alpha Pi | Mary Baldwin College | 1948 |
| 41 | Alpha Rho | University of Toledo | 2006 |
| 42 | Alpha Sigma | Westminster College (Pennsylvania) | 1948 |
| 43 | Alpha Tau | University of Scranton | 1994 |
| 44 | Alpha Upsilon | South Carolina State University | 2011 |
| 45 | Alpha Phi | Bethany College (West Virginia) | 1949 |
| 46 | Alpha Chi | Edinboro University of Pennsylvania | 1950 |
| 47 | Alpha Psi | University of Delaware | 1955 |
| 48 | Alpha Omega | Hartwick College | 1950 |
| 49 | Beta Alpha | Salem College | 1990 |
| 50 | Beta Beta | No source found for school | Inactive/Disbanded chapter |
| 51 | Beta Gamma | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 1951 |
| 52 | Beta Delta | Delta State University | 1950 |
| 53 | Beta Epsilon | Berea College | 1954 |
| 54 | Beta Zeta | University of North Alabama | 1953 |
| 55 | Beta Eta | Florida Southern College | 1955 |
| 56 | Beta Theta | University of Richmond | 1939 |
| 57 | Beta Iota | University of Montevallo | 1940 |
| 58 | Beta Kappa | University of Mississippi | 1973 |
| 59 | Beta Lambda | Tulane University | Inactive/Disbanded chapter |
| 60 | Beta Mu | West Virginia Wesleyan | 1944 |
| 61 | Beta Nu | Huntington College | 1946 |
| 62 | Beta Xi | Stetson University | 1947 |
| 63 | Beta Omicron | University of Miami | 1948 |
| 64 | Beta Pi | Murray State University | 1948 |
| 65 | Beta Rho | Wake Forest University | 1948 |
| 66 | Beta Sigma | University of the Cumberlands | 1990 |
| 67 | Beta Tau | Baylor University | 1931 |
| 68 | Beta Upsilon | Georgetown College | 1950 |
| 69 | Beta Phi | University of West Alabama | 1999 |
| 70 | Beta Chi | University of Southern Mississippi | 1950 |
| 71 | Beta Psi | Appalachian State University | 1954 |
| 72 | Beta Omega | Mercer University | 1954 |
| 73 | Gamma Alpha | College of Saint Catherine | 1956 |
| 74 | Gamma Beta | Alma College | 1957 |
| 75 | Gamma Gamma | Greenville College | 1957 |
| 76 | Gamma Delta | Winona State University | 1994 |
| 77 | Gamma Epsilon | Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | 1959 |
| 78 | Gamma Zeta | Augustana College (South Dakota) | 1959 |
| 79 | Gamma Eta | Grand View College | 1996 |
| 80 | Gamma Theta | Eastern Illinois University | 1961 |
| 81 | Gamma Iota | Western Illinois University | 1955 |
| 82 | Gamma Kappa | University of Saint Francis | 2011 |
| 83 | Gamma Lambda | Wartburg College | 1951 |
| 84 | Gamma Mu | University of Wisconsin–Whitewater | 1960 |
| 85 | Gamma Nu | North Central College | 1937 |
| 86 | Gamma Xi | University of Minnesota Morris | 2001 |
| 87 | Gamma Omicron | Hamline University | 1939 |
| 88 | Gamma Pi | Monmouth College (IL) | 1945 |
| 89 | Gamma Rho | Drake University | 1947 |
| 90 | Gamma Sigma | Augustana College (Illinois) | 1956 |
| 91 | Gamma Tau | University of Saint Thomas (Minnesota) | 1990 |
| 92 | Gamma Upsilon | Central Methodist College | 1956 |
| 93 | Gamma Phi | University of Central Missouri | 1956 |
| 94 | Gamma Chi | Chadron State College | 1951 |
| 95 | Gamma Psi | Pittsburg State University | 1960 |
| 96 | Gamma Omega | Bethel University | 1992 |
Note: The above list is not yet complete. Sources for the list include Beta Beta Beta's own website and Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities.