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About Us
Beta Theta Pi was the first fraternity at Johns Hopkins. It has served an integral role in the Johns Hopkins community for over 130 years. Refusing to rest on our laurels, our chapter continues to pursue excellence, winning two Sisson Awards in the last decade alone. Nationally, Beta is annually ranked in the top ten fraternities for number of chapters, members, and philanthropy.
Vision Statement
We strive to set an exemplary standard by which to measure other collegiate fraternities, both at Johns Hopkins and across the nation. Through our everyday interactions with our brothers and the community at large, we strive to exemplify the values we have pledged to promote and follow:
- Betas will be universally known as friends, gentlemen and scholars.
- Betas will be acclaimed and respected by the academic community.
- Betas will be endorsed by parents who will advocate membership for young men.
- Betas will be in high demand by leaders of business, government and the professions.
- Betas will engender bonds of friendship and brotherhood which create a lifelong commitment to serve and support the Fraternity.
Some Quick Facts
| Founded: |
August 8, 1839 |
| Founded at Hopkins: |
January 1, 1880 - Designated Alpha Chi Chapter |
| First Chapter: |
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio |
| Initiated Betas: |
183,769 |
| Living Betas: |
125,946 |
| Chapters: |
122 in the U.S. and Canada |
| Avg. Chapter Size: |
50.39 |
| Avg. Nationwide GPA: |
3.011 (2005) |
| Expansions: |
4-6 per year |
| Advisors: |
4.38 per chapter (534 total) |
| National Website: |
http://betathetapi.org |
Some Fun Facts:
- Tops Forbes' Best Fraternities For Future CEOs with 11 current Fortune 500 CEOs. **
- There was a member of Beta on the Supreme Court from 1877-1975. In 1911, four of the members were Betas! **
- Over 80 Betas have been Rhodes Scholars **
- Over 200 Betas have served as members of the Senate and House **
- Six Betas have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor
- Twenty-three states have had a Beta as a Governor. **
- First and oldest continuously published college fraternity magazine (since 1872)
- First to publish an open constitution for public distribution (1879)
- First to organize into districts for administrative purposes (1873)
- First to have general officers (1872)
- First to create alumni chapters (1867)
- First to have a General Convention and one of few to have annual conventions
- First to adopt at 2.7 minimum GPA for a chapter (2006)
** more than any other fraternity