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OVER 120 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE
W
hen you think back to receiving your bid to Beta Mu
Chapter of Beta Theta Pi, what was your reaction? How
did you feel stepping inside the Chapter House for the first
time? How different were you when you graduated from when
you arrived on campus? Where would you be today if not for
your Fraternity experience?
On August 8, 1839, over 185 years ago, our eight founders
formed Beta Theta Pi to establish an order they believed would
embrace the good of their Fraternity peers without any of their
objectional features. These remarkable young men created
an organization that endures, serving its members, our great
colleges and universities, and our communities, a testament to
the strength of their ideals. This is our Fraternity.
Beta Mu has been a part of Beta Theta Pi and Purdue
University for over 120 years. Our over 2,700 initiates are men
who came from the farms, towns, and cities of Indiana and
elsewhere, who grew as Fraternity members and citizens and
who have gone on to serve the communities they call home.
Our members have distinguished themselves in almost every
field of human endeavor, often starting while still in college at
Purdue. These men include business leaders, lawyers, doctors,
investors, dentists, military leaders, farmers, educators, and
renowned athletes … all proud Betas from West Lafayette.
Fraternity life at Purdue University may look a little different
now, but one thing has remained the same: Beta Theta Pi's
mission of building men of principle for a principled life.
