Beta Theta Pi Statistics Beta Theta Pi was founded August 8, 1839 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, making us the sixth oldest national Fraternity Over 160,000 initiated members 150 chapters and colonies in United States and Canada 49 Betas listed in Forbes Four Hundred List More than 300 scholarships annually, and nearly $500,000 is spent each year to further develop our members From 1877 until 1975 at least one Beta served on the U.S. Supreme Court There are more Betas listed in Who's Who in America than any other fraternity More than 85 Betas have been Rhodes Scholars More than 30 states have had Betas as governors Nearly 200 Betas have been U.S. Congressmen 9 Betas have been Supreme Court Justices Beta Theta Pi Firsts 1st college fraternity founded west of the Alleghenies (1839) 1st college fraternity magazine founded in 1872 and published continuously since then 1st college fraternity to establish a chapter west of the Mississippi (1866) 1st college fraternity founded in 15 states, more than any other fraternity 1st college fraternity to be founded on 33 campuses 1st college fraternity to require their chapters to maintain a 2.5 GPA to remain in good standing (1985)