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Beta Theta Pi (ΒΘΠ), commonly known as Beta, is a North American social fraternity that was founded in 1839 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.One of North America's oldest fraternities, as of August 2023 it consists of 150 active chapters and colonies in the United States and Canada. [1]
Beta Theta Pi is a collegiate social fraternity established at Miami University in 1839. [1] In the following list, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters are indicated in italics .
The Greek alphabet has been used to write the Greek language since the late 9th or early 8th century BC. [2] [3] It was derived from the earlier Phoenician alphabet, [4] and is the earliest known alphabetic script to have developed distinct letters for vowels as well as consonants. [5]
Greek letters are used in mathematics, science, engineering, and other areas where mathematical notation is used as symbols for constants, special functions, and also conventionally for variables representing certain quantities. In these contexts, the capital letters and the small letters represent distinct and unrelated entities.
Archaic letter denoting the presence of /h/ prior to the vowel, with a high pitch on a short vowel or rising pitch on a long vowel Ὃὃ: Omicron with grave and rough breathing: Archaic letter denoting the presence of /h/ prior to the vowel, with a normal or low pitch Π̌π̌: Pi with caron: Nonstandard letter for Cypriot Greek representing ...
The new letter Omega (Ω) to denote the long half-open [ɔː] sound was invented first in the East, in the Ionian cities of Asia Minor, at some time before 600 BC. It was created by breaking up the closed circle of the Omicron (Ο), initially near the side. The letter was subsequently turned upright and the edges curled outwards (, , , ).
Brendan Young, 28, who was president of the now defunct chapter of Beta Theta Pi in 2017, and Daniel Casey, 27, who was vice president and pledge master, both pleaded guilty to hazing and reckless ...
The fraternity Beta Theta Pi's local Alpha Lambda chapter quickly evolved into a men's local called Beta Kappa Phi in the First (I) Section of Kenarden Lodge in 1914. It was also the first of the sections of Kenarden to wear and affiliate themselves with Greek letters, despite the college's objections.