Beta Sigma Psi
| Beta Sigma Psi | |
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| ΒΣΨ | |
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| Founded | April 17, 1925 University of Illinois |
| Type | Social |
| Emphasis | Leadership |
| Scope | National |
| Mission statement | To provide the ideal environment for the college man where he will grow Spiritually, Scholastically, and Socially. |
| Motto | Per Aspera Ad Astra |
| Colors | Cardinal Red and White |
| Symbol | Luther's Emblem |
| Flower | Gold Rose |
| Publication | The Gold Rose |
| Chartered | April 17, 1925 at Springfield, Illinois |
| Chapters | 11 in the United States |
| Members | 300+ collegiate 7,500+ lifetime |
| Virtues | Faith, Loyalty, Brotherhood, Service |
| Headquarters |
2408 Lebanon Ave. Belleville, IL USA |
| Homepage | betasigmapsi.org |
Beta Sigma Psi National Fraternity (ΒΣΨ) is a United States based fraternity, and the oldest Christian fraternity globally. Founded at the University of Illinois in 1925, ΒΣΨ has more than 7,500 initiated members. With 11 chapters and colonies in 7 states, there are currently over 300 undergraduate members. Beta Sigma Psi is centered on three S's: Spiritual, Scholastic, and Social.
The Purpose of Beta Sigma Psi Fraternity:
To provide an environment in which the college men can grow spiritually, scholastically, and socially. To that end Beta Sigma Psi undertakes programs designed to develop leaders and to aid the individual in assuming a satisfying and useful role in society. Through its alumni and undergraduate leadership Beta Sigma Psi endeavors to assist each member:
Beta Sigma Psi was founded as a national fraternity for male students on April 17, 1925. The Fraternity had its origins for students at the University of Illinois and has since spread across the United States, primarily in the mid-west.
The Rev. Frederick William Gustav Stiegemeyer, the son of a pastor, was born on January 16, 1878, in a parsonage in Dubuque, Iowa. Early in his life, he decided to follow his father's footsteps and serve the Lord. He received his college education at Concordia College in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and prepared for the ministry at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri.
The Rev. Stiegemeyer served his congregations faithfully, serving churches in Ohio, West Virginia, and Illinois. In 1911, he accepted a call to St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Champaign, Illinois. As part of his ministry, he was to serve the students at the University of Illinois.
In the fall of 1919, he organized the Lutheran Illini League with a combination of ten students. At that time their intentions were to do no more than meet once or twice a week for religious instruction and discussion on contemporary issues. In the fall of 1920, now with twenty members, the Lutheran Illini League rented a house, and in early 1921 was reorganized as the Concordia Club.
By 1923 the group regularly participated in campus activities; so much so that they began being referred to as the "Concordia Fraternity." This was among the circumstances that encouraged some of the members to give serious thought to once again reorganizing and making it part of the university's fraternity system. Meetings were held, and plans were laid to organize as a new national fraternity.
Those men who worked on these plans were convinced that they would create a National fraternity that would maintain all the noble aspirations of the early Concordia Club founders. Those who shared this conviction were:
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