STATE OF THE FRATERNITY
BROTHERHOOD 1
chapter closed by Beta’s Board of Trustees – the lowest number in more than 20 years.
81%
of undergraduates completed the firstever Beta Brotherhood Assessment, providing officers with chapter-level insight in areas of health and safety. The completion rate sets an industry record.
138
campuses bear the Beta name as of May 2019 – a mere two groups shy of the 140 peak at Men of Principle’s 1998 inception.
3,621
men pledged by Beta chapters and colonies in 2018-19, dropping the average chapter size to 76 men.
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3
Undergraduate Commissioners appointed, giving voice to the Fraternity’s youngest members through Beta’s Board of Trustees.
3.23
all-chapter GPA recorded for 2018 – still 0.15 points above the campus all-male average, but down 0.01 points from 2017.
42
chapters and colonies piloted the Fraternity’s new member orientation program, Sons of the Stars.
1,873
total Betas and Friends of Beta gave their time and talent as General Fraternity, chapter or house corporation volunteers.
HOME 37%
increase in the Fraternity’s year-over-year liability insurance rate – an all-time high fueled by incidents industry wide.
67
alumni-owned houses received property insurance through Beta Theta Pi’s Cornerstone Housing Program.
2,746
members housed in one of 99 total Beta chapter properties aross North America.
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3
undergraduate brothers lost to suicide, bringing the Fraternity face-to-face with the mental health epidemic.
PERSONAL GROWTH
STATE OF THE FRATERNITY
Beta has worked hard to earn the admiration and respect of its Greek peers since Men of Principle debuted in 1998. After 20 years, however, the question is clear: Can the Fraternity continue to raise the bar? In 2018-19, the answer was yes! Along with other initiatives supporting the Fraternity’s strategic priorities of Brotherhood, Personal Growth and Home, the introduction of the Beta Brotherhood Assessment, elimination of substances from chapter homes and creation of the General Fraternity House Corporation showed that, while there is still important work to do, the future is bright for our Great and Good Fraternity.
10,119
college-aged men called Beta Theta Pi “home” in 2019 – a 1% decrease from 2018 but 48% increase from 1997 before implementation of Men of Principle.
1,910
brothers graduated from a Betasponsored leadership program; 25,231 total since the launch of Men of Principle in 1998.
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