About Us
Pi Beta Phi was founded April 27, 1867 at
Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois. Pi Beta Phi preserves our
birthplace. It is called Holt House. Our chapter makes a trip as a
chapter every four years to Holt House.
The golden arrow is our badge and is worn only by initiated members.
The new member pin is an arrowhead or dart.
Our colors are wine and silver blue.
Our flower is the wine carnation.
The angel is a symbol used by Pi Beta Phi.
Our quarterly magazine is The Arrow, also available online at www.pibetaphi.org/aboutus/publications.html
Our philanthropies include: Links to Literacy, Arrow in the Arctic (a book and
library program for children in the arctic areas of Canada), Arrowmont
which is a school of art education located in Gatlinburg, Tenn.,
Champions are Readers, and Read Across America. Go to
www.pibetaphi.org/philanthropies/literacy.html for information about
all of Pi Beta Phi's philanthropies.
| Both Pi Beta Phi and Kappa Kappa Gamma were founded at Monmouth and thus are called the "Monmouth Duo". We celebrate this connection each year with a "Duo" get-together. |
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Notable
Iowa Betas (Pi Phi's who graduated from Simpson College) include:
Juli Holmes Willeman, the current Executive Director of Pi Beta
Phi Fraternity
Phylliss Hickman Howlett, Former Assistant Commissioner of the
Big 10 Intercollegiate Conference; served as NCAA Secretary/Treasurer
Rosemary Lane, Actress from the 1930's (deceased)
Eugenia Moore Anderson, the first Woman Ambassador to Denmark and
the First Woman Minister to Bulgaria
Ruth Buxton Sayre, Iowa Women's Hall
of Fame
Please use the Contact Us in the upper right hand page to add more names to our Iowa Beta Notable Names.
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