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Phi Beta Chi
ΦΒΧ
Founded	March 26, 1978; 46 years ago (1978-03-26) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Type	Social
Scope	National
Motto	"Amor Via Vitae in Christo" Love through Life in Christ
Colors	Azure Blue, White
Symbol	Ellipse
Flower	White Rose of Sharon
Publication	The Ellipse
Philanthropy	Bethesda Lutheran Communities and the YMCA
Headquarters	West Des Moines, Iowa USA
Website	http://www.phibetachi.org/

Phi Beta Chi (ΦΒΧ) is a national sorority in the United States formed to support collegiate women socially, spiritually, and academically. Phi Beta Chi was founded on Christian values and celebrates its Lutheran heritage. It was founded on March 26, 1978 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Active Chapters and Colonies

Beta ~ Purdue University^[1]
Zeta ~ Texas A&M University at College Station
Iota ~ Iowa State University
Tau ~ East Carolina University
Psi ~ University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Omega ~ University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
Phi Beta Chi

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v t e Fraternities and sororities
Academic fraternities originating from North America
General	Colony North American fraternity and sorority housing Stepping U.S. racism Hazing in Greek letter organizations U.S. deaths Philippines deaths Mother of Fraternities
History	Fraternities and sororities North America High school Professional Service Canada Lists by country/territory France Philippines Puerto Rico
Historically African-American	ΑΚΑ ΑΦΑ ΔΣΘ ΖΦΒ ΙΦΘ ΚΑΨ ΣΓΡ ΦΒΣ ΦΡΗ ΩΨΦ WΨΦ
Historically Asian/Pacific Islander-American	αΚΔΦ ΑΦΓ ΒΧΘ ΔΕΨ ΔΚΔ ΔΦΩ ΙΝΔ ΚΦΛ ΛΦΕ ΠΑΦ ΠΔΨ ΣΒΡ ΣΟΠ ΣΨΖ ΣΦΩ XPO
Christian fraternities and sororities	ΑΔΓ ΑΔΧ ΑΓΩ ΑΛΩ ΒΕΓΓΑΡΣ ΒΣΨ ΒΥΧ ΣΑΩ ΣΘΕ ΣΦΛ ΦΒΧ ΧΑΩ
Historically Jewish	ΑΕΠ ΑΕΦ ΖΒΤ ΣΑΕΠ ΣΑΜ ΣΔΤ ΤΔΦ ΤΕΦ
Multicultural	ΔΞΝ ΔΞΦ ΓΗ ΖΣΧ ΖΦΡ ΖΧΦ ΘΝΞ ΛΤΩ ΛΨΔ ΜΣΥ ΣΛΓ ΣΘΨ ΤΦΣ ΨΣΦ ΩΔΦ ΩΦΧ Delphic
Historically Scout-affiliated	ΑΦΩ ΕΤΠ ΓΣΣ ΩΦΑ
LGBTQ	ΑΛΖ ΑΠΔ ΔΛΦ ΓΡΛ ΘΠΣ ΚΑΛ ΚΘΕ ΟΕΠ ΣΦΒ
Native American	ΑΠΩ ΦΣΝ ΣΟΕ
Latino and Puerto Rican	ΑΨΛ ΑΟΣ ΔΤΛ ΓΑΩ ΓΖΑ ΗΓΔ ΚΔΧ ΛΑΥ ΛΠΥ ΛΠΧ ΛΣΥ ΛΘΑ ΛΘΝ ΛΘΦ ΛΥΛ ΜΑΦ ΝΑΚ ΝΣΒ ΣΔΑ ΣΙΑ ΣΛΑ ΣΛΒ ΣΛΥ ΣΠΑ ΦΔΓ ΦΗΜ ΦΙΑ ΦΣΑ ΧΥΣ ΩΦΒ
Major specific	ΑΓΡ ΑΓΣ ΑΚΨ ΑΣΚ ΑΩΕ ΔΣΠ ΚΚΨ ΣΑΙ ΤΒΣ ΦΣΓ ΦΣΡ Ceres FarmHouse Triangle
Social sororities	ΑΓΔ ΑΔΠ ΑΕΦ ΑΞΔ ΑΟΠ ΑΣΑ ΑΣΤ ΑΦ ΑΧΩ ΓΦΒ ΔΔΔ ΔΓ ΔΖ ΔΦΕ ΖΤΑ ΘΦΑ ΚΑΘ ΚΒΓ ΚΔ ΚΚΓ ΠΒΦ ΣΔΤ ΣΚ ΣΣΣ ΣΨ ΦΜ ΦΣΣ ΧΩ Clovia
Social fraternities	ΑΔΦ ΑΚΛ ΑΣΦ ΑΤΩ ΑΦΔ ΑΧΑ ΑΧΡ ΒΘΠ ΔΚΕ ΔΣΦ ΔΤΔ ΔΥ ΔΦ ΔΧ ΖΨ ΘΔΧ ΘΞ ΘΧ ΚΑ Order ΚΑ Society ΚΔΡ ΚΔΦ ΚΛΨ ΚΣ ΛΧΑ OΚΕ ΠΚΑ ΠΚΦ ΠΛΦ ΣΑΕ ΣΔΑ ΣΘΠ ΣΝ ΣΠ ΣΤΓ ΣΦ ΣΦΔ ΣΦΕ ΣΧ ΤΚΕ ΦΓΔ ΦΔΘ ΦΔΨ ΦΚΘ ΦΚΣ ΦΚΤ ΦΚΨ ΦΛΧ ΦΜΑ Sinfonia ΦΜΔ ΦΣΚ ΦΣΦ ΧΓΕ ΧΦ ΧΨ ΨΥ Acacia
See also	Freemasonry Odd Fellows Gentlemen's club Secret society

Christian fraternities and Christian sororities

National, social Greek letter organizations for Christian men and women

Fraternities

Twenty or more chapters	Beta Upsilon Chi, 1985
Ten or more chapters	Beta Sigma Psi, 1925 Alpha Gamma Omega, 1927 Alpha Nu Omega, 1988 Gamma Phi Delta, 1988
Less than ten chapters	Sigma Theta Epsilon, 1949 Chi Alpha Omega, 1987 Mu Omicron Gamma, 2001

Sororities

Twenty or more chapters	Sigma Phi Lambda 1988 Sigma Alpha Omega, 1998
Ten or more chapters	Alpha Delta Chi 1925 Phi Beta Chi 1978 Alpha Nu Omega 1988 Alpha Lambda Omega 1990 Delta Psi Epsilon 1999
Less than ten chapters	Delta Phi Psi 2008

References

^ Phi Beta Chi. "Collegiate Locations". Retrieved 30 May 2020.