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RUSH
Like all chapters of
the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, the Delta Beta Chapter at the University
of Arizona has gained accolades and accommodations, both from within the
Fraternity and from within the school administration and community.
We strongly value our heritage of brotherhood and tradition and of
seeking out the principles that our founding brothers imparted over 160
years ago.
If you would
like to join a brotherhood where you can truly achieve your
potential, make life long friends, and gain the respect that is
shown to men of our caliber, then participate in our upcoming
rush and see if you have what it takes to be a Beta.
Again, the Beta is
distinguishable and distinguished from all other kinds of fraternity
men whatsoever by just a little warmer and stronger, just a little
tenderer and more enduring fraternity feeling than any of them can
attain to. For it was always so. I do not in the least
know how it happened, nor why it persisted after it happened, but a
long time ago there came into Beta Theta Pi a fraternity spirit that
was, and is, and apparently will continue to be, unique. We
know, who are inside, and they see and record it who are outside the
Beta pale. Whether young or old, in college or out, from the
small school or the great university, we are conscious of a heritage
of genuine fraternalism that has not been vouchsafed in like measure
- I say it deliberately - to any other of the great college
fraternities. And we cannot doubt, that in this, as in other
respects, our 'future will copy fair our past,' and that in the
world of fifty years from now, as in that of years ago, - as in that
that lies around us today - the first mark of a Beta will be his
Beta Spirit.
- Willis O. Robb, Ohio Wesleyan 1879
Why
join a fraternity?
It is not unusual to hear a fraternity man credit his
chapter for contributing more to his education than the classes he attended
at college. Why?
As a new student to the UofA,
you are no doubt being hit with a barrage of information about the wide variety
of experiences that college life has to offer. Spend as much time as possible
reading and evaluating this information, the things that you will learn are
not fabrication, and if you’re serious about making the most of college
and life, you will find them important.
A lot of students attend
the UofA. People from backgrounds as far ranging as you can imagine.
You will come into contact with many in your classes. Some you will develop
friendships with. You will also get a first class education inside of the
classroom from quality faculty. However, you will do your greatest learning
outside the classroom, and you will develop your lifelong friendships from
those you meet in organizations.
And guess what? It is
these things which the Greek system is best at helping develop. It is these
abilities, this learning outside of the classroom that makes the greek system
what it is. By banding together as a group of individuals with common objectives,
an atmosphere is fostered where leadership, communication, conflict management
and interpersonal skills are demanded. Out of this need springs learning,
adapting and personal growth. Fraternity life, above all the many other benefits
it offers, gives you practice for life in the real world.
So, when you hear a fraternity
man credit his success to his fraternity…believe him!
Benefits of Greek Life
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Out of
the 5,000 general fraternity chapters, a majority consistently achieve higher
grade point averages than the all male averages.
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65% of
fraternity members graduate from college, compared with only 45% of non-members.
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Of the
current United States Senators ad Representatives, 24% are fraternity members.
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85% of
the U.S. Supreme Court Justices since 1910, have been Greek.
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Of the
nation’s 50 largest corporations, 43 are headed by Greeks.
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85% of
Fortune 500 executives are fraternity members.
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71% of
the Who’s Who in America listees are also fraternity members.
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
Visit the Beta website to learn more about this 160 year old fraternity. This site contains information on the more than 100 active chapters across the United States, Canada, and the 118,000 alumni that represent them
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