So You Want to Start Your Own Chapter?!?

That's fantastic! Starting a new chapter may seem like an overwhelming task, but we have created a colonization program that will help you through the process. This process includes the following steps:

Obtain a "Letter of Verification" from the Director of Student Activities. This gives Phi Beta permission to colonize on your campus.

Find two other interested people to share the responsibility with you. The three of you will divide the duties and become your colony's first three officers: Chairman, Secretary/Treasurer and Fraternal Education Officer.

Become familiar with basic Phi Beta information.

Write your chapter's bylaws.

Hold a fund-raiser to establish your chapter's funds.

Obtain campus recognition. This proceedure varies from campus to campus. See your Director of Student Activities for what your group must do on your campus.

Recruit seven more people for your chapter. A minimum of ten qualified students is required for a charter. Students must be at least second semester freshmen since a minimum GPA of 2.5 is required.