Beta Tau ConnΣKtion
S
ome may not know that the current building at 1108 E. Panhellenic is actually the third Beta Tau house at the University of Florida.
This means that through generations of Sigma Kappas at UF, nostalgia for "the house" may mean different things. One thing
remains constant, though. Beta Taus have always laughed, cried, learned, come together for common goals, and made sisters into friends
within the walls of their house.
For our chapter's 75th Jubilee, we look back to appreciate the history of our three houses. Each grand opening has been featured in the
Sigma Kappa Triangle for that year; these excerpts help tell the story of us.
I
t was an eventful weekend of April 1-3 in Gainesville, Florida, when four national sororities
were installed on the University of Florida campus, making a total of 11 chapters here…
[including] our own Beta Tau […].
Coeducation at the University is just beginning its second year. With only about one hundred girls
going through rushing, Beta Tau has every reason to be proud of its ten college initiates and six
alumnae initiates. This brings the college chapter membership to seventeen with three pledges.
Center of activities was
the newly decorated
sorority house at 1038
W. Union. […] Several
hundred guests called
during the afternoon to
pay respects to Sigma
Kappa's youngest child—
Beta Tau.
An Alpha Tau sister at Michigan State sends her
regards to welcome the new chapter to UF.
The original
chapter house.
75 Years in Gainesville
A H I S T O R Y O F O U R H O U S E
75
YEARS
Beta Tau Housing Corporation of Sigma Kappa at the University of Florida • Spring 2024
S I G M A K A P P A T R I A N G L E
1949
By Betty Jack James, Omega
1980s
2010s
Beta Tau "Eras"
Inside this newsletter
you will see a tour of
pictures from years
past on every page!
