Pi Beta Phi - University of Puget Sound - Tacoma, WA
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The Pi Beta Phi Sorority Chapter of the University of Puget Sound was founded in 1948. Their house is located in a beautiful old house across the street from the sciences building at 1500 N. Warner.
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Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 01/05/2008
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The Pi Beta Phi Sorority Chapter of the University of Puget Sound was founded in 1948. Their house is located in a beautiful old house across the street from the sciences building. The University of Puget Sound is a Methodist College that was founded in Tacoma in 1888.
The following information about the Pi Beta Phi Sorority is from a Wikipedia page on the group:
Pi Beta Phi is an international fraternity for women founded as I.C. Sorosis on April 28, 1867, at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois. Its headquarters are located in Town and Country, Missouri, and there are 131 active chapters and over 330 alumnae organizations across the United States and Canada. Once an initiated member in good standing, graduates, or otherwise leaves her college or university, she is a member for life.
According to the official web site, "The mission of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for women is to promote friendship, develop women of intellect and integrity, cultivate leadership potential and enrich lives through community service."
The official symbol of Pi Beta Phi is the arrow and the unofficial mascot is the angel. The badge (pin) is a golden arrow with the Greek letters on the feathers and a golden chain suspended from the shaft. The pledge pin is a golden arrowhead with the Greek letter Beta. The fraternity colors are wine and silver blue. The official flower is the wine carnation. The crest is a lozenge emblazoned with the crest of the Brownlee family, two of whom were founders of the fraternity.
Some famous pledges are actresses Faye Dunaway, Jennifer Garner, and Patricia Neal, first ladies Barbara Bush and Grace Goodhue Coolidge, and author Sue Grafton.