User:Naraht/Beta Sigma Rho

Founding

Beta Sigma Rho was founded at Cornell University in 1910. The Founders are M.M. Milman, Nathaniel Koenig, Lester Krohn

Merger

Beta Sigma Rho merged into Pi Lambda Phi on December 12, 1972 adding 5 active chapters, and merging 2 chapters. The two chapters at the Pennsylvania State University would not merge, and the Beta Sigma Rho, Beta chapter became Beta Sigma Beta. In 1950 the Beta Sigma Rho ritual was changed to reflect a non-sectarian viewpoint. According to the merger "Each Honorary Fellow, Associate Fellow and Alumni Fellow of Beta Sigma Rho will become an accredited member of Pi Lambda Phi."

The historical BSR Chapter Roll was :

• 1910 Alpha Cornell University
• 1913 Beta Pennsylvania State University
• 1919 Gamma Columbia University
• 1920 Delta University of Buffalo
• 1922 Epsilon University of Pennsylvania
• 1922 Zeta Carnegie Mellon University
• 1930 Eta University of Toronto
• 1935 Theta Rutgers University–Newark
• 1945 Iota Western Ontario University
• 1949 Kappa University of Kentucky (1952)
• 1950 Lambda Syracuse University
• 1958 Mu University of Miami (Florida)
• 1962 Nu New York University (1965)
• 1964 Xi CCNY
• 1969 Omicron St. John's University (New York City)

Conflicts

• Cornell University: The PLP chapter merged into the BSR under the Beta Sig Alpha/Pi Lam Delta designation, this chapter closed in 1976.
• Pennsylvania State University: The two chapters refused to merge. The BSR chapter still operates as a local fraternity, Beta Sigma Beta.
• University of Pennsylvania : The two chapters merged as PA Epsilon Zeta.

Added chapters

• 1922 Beta Zeta Carnegie University (later Carnegie-Mellon) – (2-5-2000)
• 1935 Beta Theta Rutgers (Newark) – (1983)
• 1950 Beta Lambda Syracuse University– (3-11-93)
• 1969 Beta Omicron St.John’s University

Western Ontario University chapter of Beta Sigma Rho was not active at the time of the merger, but this chapter was revived in 1983. It closed again in 8-5-05.

References

Category:Former members of the North American Interfraternity Conference Category:Defunct fraternities and sororities Category:Pi Lambda Phi