If I Rush
Beta...
Will I find great friends like I
have now?
Will I be successful academically?
Will I be able to join
extracurricular activities?
Will I learn to be a leader?
Will I get a
job when I graduate?
Will I have more fun?
Here at Beta Theta
Pi we would like to see that you get these questions answered. Being a part of a
fraternity allows you to meet people who share your own interests and values.
Also, we pride ourselves in demonstrating leadership in campus clubs and
organizations as well as in our own house. And wouldn't it be nice to be a part
of that winning intramural sport team? All of this involvement, of course is
your choice by how much you would like to do. Now let's not forget the main
reason we are here, which is to learn. If you are ever stuck with your homework,
we offer many different resources to help you achieve academically.
Is Beta Theta Pi an International Fraternity?
The
fraternity of Beta Theta Pi was founded at Miami University on August 8, 1839.
As both the first fraternity founded west of the Allegheny Mountains and the
first to locate a chapter west of the Mississippi River, Beta Theta Pi earned a
reputation as a pioneering fraternity. Right now there are 152 Beta chapters
throughout the United States and Canada. Our chapter name here at WVU is Beta
Psi of Beta Theta Pi. It is a wonderful feeling to be able to go almost anywhere
in the world and automatically have friends that you can trust when you get
there.
Will pledging Beta Theta Pi hinder my academic
standing?
Getting into West Virginia
University was as hard for us as it was for you. And before the parties,
intramural, social activities, etc. Grades are our number one priority. We have
in-house tutors, strict quiet hours for studying, and numerous scholarship
opportunities from our individual chapter and national office. If you ever have
problems with your homework, there will always be somebody around who is in the
same class or who has taken the class. Finally, Beta Theta Pi was the first
fraternity to establish higher academic standards for our chapters than the host
college requires of them as students. We pride ourselves in strictly enforcing
this rule and have been quite successful.
I was very involved in high school. Will I have the
opportunity to do this in college?
Our chapter has numerous opportunities for you to get
involved in offices, committees, and activities. It all
depends on how much time you would like to spend. Moreover, you
can take your experience gained in the fraternity to campus clubs and organizations. We encourage
our members to get involved in other campus organizations so that we
can continue to be a fraternity that is open to campus life and
not closed within a "clique". For example, in the last year, we have had members
in such positions as: Interfraternity Council (IFC), Board of Governors, Greek Planning Committee (GPC), Army R.O.T.C.,
Pershing Rifles and various other organizations around campus.
Finally, if sports are your game, we have participants in club athletics and our
members collectively compete for the intramural sports every year. Our club
athletes participate in sports such as lacrosse, rugby, and hockey, basketball,
softball, volleybal and numerous other sports.
Are you involved
in the community as well as the campus?
As a member of
IFC, Beta Theta Pi helped with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program for local
children. We also sponsor a major philanthropy project each year. This year's
event will sponsor the Mario Lemieux Cancer Research Foundation. We
are calling Fire and Ice. This is the second year we have run this
philanthropy and we hope that this year's will be a resounding success like last
year's.
What does it cost to join Beta
Theta Pi?
Living in our
fraternity house can prove to be a very good investment. The cost of living at
our chapter is still competitive with the price of living in residence halls, if
not cheaper, and our membership dues include our national dues, chapter dues,
and most social costs. Active brothers pay $350.00 each semester,
which is very affordable compared to other fraternities' dues' on
campus. A pledge will pay a one time
fee of $400.00 during his pledgeing semester and then will continue to pay the
brothers' fee of $350.00. These fees include dues to our Chapter (Beta Psi) and our
Nationals in Oxford, Ohio. They also cover social dues for parties.
What is pledging and is it going to take up all my
time?
Pledging is one semester of activities, lasting
8 weeks. Most of the members of our fraternity received some of their best
grades during their pledge semester. When you pledge, we teach you about the
history of our fraternity and go on retreats as well as organize activities,
which are designed to help you to get to know everybody very well. It is a fun
time and you are going to make a lot of new friends, friends that you'll soon
call brothers.
How do I join Beta Theta
Pi?
During the Fall and Spring, you will be introduced to
something called Rush Week. Watch for activities, which we have planned during
that week. This is a good way for you to get to know us and for us to know you.
If we feel you seem interested and you display values and spirit similar to ours
we will give you what we call a bid. If you accept the bid, you become a pledge
of our fraternity and after completing a 8-week cycle you will become a
brother.
For more information about Beta Theta
Pi,
or if you are going to be in town, contact:
Jason Rosato at (301) 221-8274
or write to:
Beta
House
225 Belmar Ave.
Morgantown, WV 26505