Whitman College Beta Theta Pi records

Collection

Identifier: WCA-042

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of general records, publications, news articles, scrapbooks, ledgers, song books and manuals related to Beta Theta Pi.

Dates

1911-2016

Creator

Beta Theta Pi. Gamma Zeta Chapter (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Beta Theta Pi is a North American social fraternity founded in 1839 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. The Whitman College chapter originated as a local fraternity, Delta Phi Delta, in 1910. It was chartered as the Gamma Zeta Chapter of Beta Theta Pi in 1916, making it the second National Fraternity on campus. It is a member of the Miami Triad along with Sigma Chi and Phi Delta Theta (which have also established chapters on campus.) The group is the longest continuously operating fraternity at Whitman, and has several notable alumni, including actor Adam West and former Whitman College president, Chester Maxey, who helped charter the chapter.

Extent

2.75 Linear Feet (5 Boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The national fraternity, Beta Theta Pi, established the Whitman College Gamma Zeta chapter in 1914, and it has been a part of campus Greek life ever since. This collection consists of general records, publications, news articles, scrapbooks, ledgers, song books and manuals related to the social fraternity.