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Phi Beta Delta
ΦΒΔ
FoundedFebruary 27, 1986; 38 years ago (February 27, 1986)
California State University, Long Beach
TypeHonor Society
AffiliationACHS
StatusActive
EmphasisInternational education
ScopeInternational
MottoScientia Mutua Mundi
("World's Shared Knowledge")
Colors  Red and   Golden Yellow
SymbolTorch and open book
PublicationThe Medallion
International Research and Review
Chapters206
Members10,000+ lifetime
HeadquartersAdministration Building
Rooms 148 & 150
CSU San Bernardino
5500 University Parkway
San Bernardino, California 92407
United States
Websitewww.phibetadelta.org/index.php

The Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars (ΦΒΔ) is an international honor society that was founded at California State University, Long Beach on February 27, 1986.[1] It was the first honor society dedicated to recognizing scholarly achievement through international involvement and education, to give scholarships to deserving students and to enhance knowledge about various cultures around the world.[2] It was established as a national organization in 1987 with 38 chartered chapters and has grown to an international organization with over 179 chapters.[3]

History

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Phi Beta Delta Society was founded at California State University, Long Beach on February 27, 1986.[4] It was the first honor society to recognize scholarly achievement through international involvement and education.[2] The society seeks to enhance knowledge about various cultures worldwide.[2] It also awards scholarships to deserving students.[2]

Phi Belta Delta was established as a national organization in 1987 with 38 chartered chapters.[3][5]

Its publications include:

  • The Medallion (newsletter)[6]
  • Proceedings (a record of ideas, issues, and topics of interest to the Society)[7]
  • International Research and Review (the peer reviewed journal of the Society)[8]
  • 52 Weekly Thoughts[9]
Since July 2011, Phi Beta Delta's headquarters have been located at California State University, San Bernardino.

Phi Beta Delta's headquarters are at California State University, San Bernardino. Its prior headquarters was in Washington, D.C.[10]

Symbols

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The Greek letters Phi Beta Delta are acronyms for the Greek words Philomatheia, Biotremmonia, Diapheren which translates to "Love of knowledge, valuing of human life; and achieving excellence".[11] The society's motto is Scientia Mutua Mundi or the "World's Shared Knowledge".[12]

Phi Beta Delta's symbols include the torch and an open book.[13][14] Its colors are red and golden yellow.[15] Red represents "fire, the feelings of the heart, the blood that flows through all humankind".[15] The color gold symbolizing the sun, value, and worth.[16]

The society's seal consists of a representation of the world, formed by latitude and longitude lines and encircled by a halo of leaves.[17] The Greek letters ΦΒΔ are superimposd diagonally over the world.[17]

The Phi Beta Delta shield is shaped like those from the Greco-Roman world and includes the society's insignia.[13] The shield represents academic freedom.[12] At the center of the shield is the society's seal. Above the seal is a torch, representing the illumination provided by education.[12] At the base of the seal is an open book, symbolizing the sharing of knowledge.[12] The society's mottos is at the base of the shield.[12] The shield does not include "supporters", the traditional animals.[17]

The society's medallion features its shield.[13] The Phi Beta Delta flag and banner are red and the features its shield in gold; chapters can add their name to either.[18]

Membership

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Membership in the Society is open to individuals who have demonstrated scholarly achievement through international involvement. These individuals include:

  • International students (non-immigrant visa holders in the upper division or graduate levels) who have demonstrated high scholastic achievement at their institution;
  • Domestic students (upper division and graduate level) who have demonstrated high scholastic achievement in the pursuit of academic studies abroad in exchange programs approved by the institution or in participation in comparable international programs or experiences where academic relevance can be demonstrated to the institution;
  • Faculty and staff who have been involved in recognized international endeavors (i.e. research, teaching, program development, or service).[19]

Chapters

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Phi Beta Delta has chartered 206 chapters.[20] Following is a list of chapters, with active chapters in bold and inactive chapters and institutions in italics.[20][21]

Chapter Charter date Institution Location Status References
Alpha February 27, 1986 California State University, Long Beach Long Beach, California Active
Beta 1987 California State University, Fullerton Fullerton, California Active
Gamma 1987 Marymount College, Tarrytown Tarrytown, New York Inactive [a]
Delta 1987 San Diego State University San Diego, California Active
Epsilon 1987 University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, Texas Active
Zeta 1987 California State University, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Active
Eta 1987 University of Nevada, Reno Reno, Nevada Active
Theta 1987 Brigham Young University–Hawaii Lāʻie, Hawaii Active
Iota 1987 North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina Active
Kappa 1987 University of North Texas Denton, Texas Active
Lambda 1987 Pomona College Claremont, California Active
Mu 1987 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Active
Nu 1987 University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee Active
Xi 1987 University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia Active
Omicron 1987 California State University, Sacramento Sacramento, California Active
Pi 1987 University of Florida Gainesville, Florida Active
Rho 1987 University of California, San Diego San Diego, California Active
Sigma 1987 Georgetown University Washington, D.C. Active
Tau 1987 University of Georgia Athens, Georgia Active
Upsilon 1987 California State University, Fresno Fresno, California Active
Phi 1987 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Pomona, California Active
Chi 1987 Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas Active
Psi 1987 University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Active
Omega 1987 California State University, Northridge Los Angeles, California Active
Alpha Alpha 1987 Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan Active
Alpha Beta 1987 University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, Louisiana Active
Alpha Gamma 1987 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, California Active
Alpha Delta 1987 Iowa State University Ames, Iowa Active
Alpha Epsilon 1987 Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Active
Alpha Zeta 1987 University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii Active
Alpha Eta 1987 Texas A&M University College Station, Texas Active
Alpha Theta 1987 Boston University Boston, Massachusetts Active
Alpha Iota 1987 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana and Champaign, Illinois Active
Alpha Kappa 1987 University of California, Irvine Irvine, California Active
Alpha Lambda 1987 Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia Active
Alpha Mu 1987 Chapman University Orange, California Active
Alpha Nu 1987 Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts Active
Alpha Xi 1987 Evergreen State College Olympia, Washington Active
Alpha Omicron 1987 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active
Alpha Pi University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Active
Alpha Rho University of Denver Denver, Colorado Active
Alpha Sigma Syracuse University Syracuse, New York Active
Alpha Tau University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Active
Alpha Upsilon Auburn University Auburn, Alabama Active
Alpha Phi University of Nebraska–Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska Active
Alpha Chi Creighton University Omaha, Nebraska Active
Alpha Psi West Texas A&M University Canyon, Texas Active
Alpha Omega Commonwealth University-Lock Haven Lock Haven, Pennsylvania Active
Beta Alpha Rider University Lawrence Township, New Jersey Active
Beta Beta Rollins College Winter Park, Florida Active
Beta Gamma University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City Campus Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Active
Beta Delta University of Findlay Findlay, Ohio Active
Beta Epsilon Texas Christian University Fort Worth, Texas Active
Beta Zeta Kent State University Kent, Ohio Active
Beta Eta University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas Active
Beta Theta University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida Active
Beta Iota Ohio University Athens, Ohio Active
Beta Kappa University of Southern California Los Angeles, California Active
Beta Lambda University of New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana Active
Beta Mu Capital University Columbus, Ohio Active
Beta Nu University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama Active
Beta Xi Lamar University Beaumont, Texas Active
Beta Omicron George Washington University Washington, D.C. Active
Beta Pi Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Active
Beta Rho University of Toledo Toledo, Ohio Active
Beta Sigma Youngstown State University Youngstown, Ohio Active
Beta Tau University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, Missouri Active
Beta Upsilon University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama Active
Beta Phi Washburn University Topeka, Kansas Active
Beta Chi University of Maine Orono, Maine Active
Beta Psi State University of New York at Brockport Brockport, New York Active
Beta Omega Spelman College Atlanta, Georgia Active
Gamma Alpha University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico Active
Gamma Beta Oglethorpe University Brookhaven, Georgia Active
Gamma Gamma University of Hartford West Hartford, Connecticut Active
Gamma Delta Wright State University Fairborn, Ohio Active
Gamma Epsilon Mercer University Macon, Georgia Active
Gamma Zeta Southern Polytechnic State University Marietta, Georgia Active
Gamma Eta Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, Michigan Active
Gamma Theta Bentley University Waltham, Massachusetts Active
Gamma Iota University of Richmond Richmond, Virginia Active
Gamma Kappa Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana Active
Gamma Lambda California State University, San Bernardino San Bernardino, California Active
Gamma Mu William Woods University Fulton, Missouri Active
Gamma Nu Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky Active
Gamma Xi Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina Active
Gamma Omicron Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, Indiana Active
Gamma Pi Davidson College Davidson, North Carolina Active
Gamma Rho East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina Active
Gamma Sigma Universidad de las Américas Puebla Cholula, Puebla, Mexico Active
Gamma Tau Widener University Chester, Pennsylvania Active
Gamma Upsilon Ohio Northern University Ada, Ohio Active
Gamma Phi Alabama A&M University Normal, Alabama Active
Gamma Chi Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia Active
Gamma Psi San Francisco State University San Francisco, California Active
Gamma Omega Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia Active
Delta Alpha Illinois State University Normal, Illinois Active
Delta Beta Iona University New Rochelle, New York Active
Delta Gamma Indiana University South Bend South Bend, Indiana Active
Delta Delta University of Missouri–Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri Active
Delta Epsilon University of Wisconsin–Whitewater Whitewater, Wisconsin Active
Delta Zeta Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina Active
Delta Eta University of South Alabama Mobile, Alabama Active
Delta Theta DePaul University Chicago, Illinois Active
Delta Iota University of Houston Houston, Texas Active
Delta Kappa University of Delaware Newark, Delaware Active
Delta Lambda Rowan University Glassboro, New Jersey Active
Delta Mu Niagara University Lewiston, New York Active
Delta Nu Columbus State University Columbus, Georgia Active
Delta Xi University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, North Carolina Active
Delta Omicron Villanova University Villanova, Pennsylvania Active
Delta Pi Baker University Baldwin City, Kansas Active
Delta Rho Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico Active
Delta Sigma Mount Ida College Newton, Massachusetts Inactive [b]
Delta Tau Keene State College Keene, New Hampshire Active
Delta Upsilon Southwestern College Winfield, Kansas Active
Delta Phi Ithaca College Ithaca, New York Active
Delta Chi Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, Pennsylvania Active
Delta Psi Loyola University Chicago Chicago, Illinois Active
Delta Omega Cape Breton University Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada Active
Epsilon Alpha American University in Bulgaria Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria Active
Epsilon Beta Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan Active
Epsilon Gamma International University in Geneva Geneva, Switzerland Active
Epsilon Delta George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia Active
Epsilon Epsilon Langston University Langston, Oklahoma Active
Epsilon Zeta Concordia University Montreal, Quebec, Canada Active
Epsilon Eta Dickinson College Carlisle, Pennsylvania Active
Epsilon Theta Quinnipiac University Hamden, Connecticut Active
Epsilon Iota Notre Dame of Maryland University Baltimore, Maryland Active
Epsilon Kappa Arcadia University Glenside, Pennsylvania Active
Epsilon Lambda Elon University Elon, North Carolina Active
Epsilon Mu Colorado School of Mines Golden, Colorado Active
Epsilon Nu John Carroll University University Heights, Ohio Active
Epsilon Xi St. Norbert College De Pere, Wisconsin Active
Epsilon Omicron Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active
Epsilon Pi University of Montana Missoula, Montana Active
Epsilon Rho Roger Williams University Bristol, Rhode Island Active
Epsilon Sigma University of Memphis Memphis, Tennessee Active
Epsilon Tau CIMBA Asola, Lombardy, Italy Active
Epsilon Upsilon Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma Active
Epsilon Phi Dallas Baptist University Dallas, Texas Active
Epsilon Chi 2005 Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, Illinois Active [22]
Epsilon Psi Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education Monterrey, Mexico Active
Epsilon Omega May 2004 University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, Nebraska Active [12]
Zeta Alpha Florida International University, Downtown Miami Center Miami, Florida Active
Zeta Beta High Point University High Point, North Carolina Active
Zeta Gamma Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois Active
Zeta Delta College of William & Mary Williamsburg, Virginia Active
Zeta Epsilon Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla Puebla, Mexico Active
Zeta Zeta April 2005 Ramapo College Mahwah, New Jersey Active [23]
Zeta Eta Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, Florida Active
Zeta Theta University of Central Arkansas Conway, Arkansas Active
Zeta Iota St. Mary's University, Texas San Antonio, Texas Active
Zeta Kappa City University of Seattle Bellevue, Washington Active
Zeta Lambda Marist College Poughkeepsie, New York Active
Zeta Mu University of North Alabama Florence, Alabama Active
Zeta Nu Norfolk State University Norfolk, Virginia Active
Zeta Xi State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, New York Active
Zeta Omicron Petro Mohyla State University Mykolayiv, Ukraine Active
Zeta Pi Elmhurst University Elmhurst, Illinois Active
Zeta Rho Cabrini University Radnor Township, Pennsylvania Active
Zeta Sigma James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia Active
Zeta Tau Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, California Active
Zeta Upsilon Augustana College Rock Island, Illinois Active
Zeta Phi Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, Kentucky Active
Zeta Chi Coastal Carolina University Conway, South Carolina Active
Zeta Psi Mississippi State University Mississippi State, Mississippi Active
Zeta Omega Kennesaw State University Cobb County, Georgia Active
Eta Alpha Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney, Pennsylvania Active
Eta Beta Bennett College Greensboro, North Carolina Active
Eta Gamma Murray State University Murray, Kentucky Active
Eta Delta University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina Active
Eta Epsilon Western Illinois University Macomb, Illinois Active
Eta Zeta Emmanuel College Boston, Massachusetts Active
Eta Eta Angelo State University San Angelo, Texas Active
Eta Theta Lincoln University Jefferson City, Missouri Active
Eta Iota Fairfield University Fairfield, Connecticut Active
Eta Kappa University of Michigan–Flint Flint, Michigan Active
Eta Lambda College of Staten Island Staten Island, New York Active
Eta Mu Northwestern State University Natchitoches, Louisiana Active
Eta Nu Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, Massachusetts Active
Eta Xi Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, Louisiana Active
Eta Omicron State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, New York Active
Eta Pi Makarere University Business School Nakawa Division, Kampala, Uganda Active
Eta Rho Austin College Sherman, Texas Active
Eta Sigma Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, Michigan Active
Eta Tau Butler University Indianapolis, Indiana Active
Eta Upsilon University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, Texas Active
Eta Phi Barry University Miami Shores, Florida Active
Eta Chi Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Active
Eta Psi Argosy University Sarasota, Florida Inactive
Eta Omega Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active
Theta Beta Northern Michigan University Marquette, Michigan Active
Theta Gamma Tennessee Tech Cookeville, Tennessee Active
Theta Delta University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, Massachusetts Active
Theta Epsilon April 5, 2016 Shepherd University Shepherdstown, West Virginia Active [24]
Theta Zeta Miami Dade College Westview, Florida Active
Theta Eta University of Evansville Evansville, Indiana Active
Theta Eta Wabash College Crawfordsville, Indiana Active
Theta Theta California State University, Bakersfield Bakersfield, California Active
Theta Iota 2017 College of Coastal Georgia Brunswick, Georgia Active [25]
Theta Kappa Central Methodist University Fayette, Missouri Active
Theta Lambda 2023 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia Active [26]
Theta Mu 2023 Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, Florida Active [26]
Theta Nu 2023 Moravian University Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Active [26]
Theta Xi 2023 West Chester University West Chester, Pennsylvania Active [26]
Omega Omega Headquarters San Bernardino, California Active
  1. ^ The college closed in 2007.
  2. ^ The college closed in 2018.

Notable members

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Oswego - Phi Beta Delta
  2. ^ a b c d "Phi Beta Delta (CSUF) - Homepage". Fullerton.edu. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "ΦΒΔ Brochure".
  4. ^ Dusin, Jamie (August 18, 2005). "A New Chapter Phi Bet Delta Comes to UNK". Kearney Hub. p. 42. Retrieved January 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "About ΦΒΔ". www.phibetadelta.org. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  6. ^ "Phi Beta Delta – The medallion". Phibetadelta.org. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  7. ^ "Phi Beta Delta-Proceedings". Phibetadelta.org. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  8. ^ "Phi Beta Delta-International Research and Review". Phibetadelta.org. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  9. ^ "Phi Beta Delta-52 weekly thoughts". Phibetadelta.org. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  10. ^ [1] Archived March 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "About Phi Beta Delta". Phi Beta Delta Honor Society -. Phibetadelta.org. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  12. ^ a b c d e f Dusin, Jamie (August 18, 2005). "A New Chapter Phi Bet Delta Comes to UNK". Kearney Hub. p. 42. Retrieved January 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ a b c "Phi Beta Delta: The Shield". Phi Beta Delta - Honor Society for International Scholars. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  14. ^ "Phi Beta Delta: The Book". Phi Beta Delta - Honor Society for International Scholars. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Phi Beta Delta: Red of the Incas". Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  16. ^ "Phi Beta Delta: Gold of the Sun". Phi Beta Delta - Honor Society for International Scholars. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  17. ^ a b c "Phi Beta Delta: Of Seals, Waxen and Not Furry". Phi Beta Delta - Honor Society for International Scholars. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  18. ^ "Phi Beta Delta: Flying the Flag". Phi Beta Delta - Honor Society for International Scholars. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  19. ^ "http://www.phibetadelta.org/pdf/PBD%20ByLaws%20as%20of%20May%202015.pdf"
  20. ^ a b "Chapters". Phi Beta Delta. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  21. ^ "Chapter List in Alphabetical Order" (PDF). Phi Beta Delta. August 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  22. ^ "Phi Beta Delta". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. April 16, 2007. p. 31. Retrieved January 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ a b c d e f g h "Many Things Are Happening at Local College". Suburban News South. Franklin Lakes, New Jersey. May 18, 2005. pp. A48. Retrieved January 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ "Phi Beta Delta 2". Shepherd University. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  25. ^ Rountree, Tedi (June 16, 2019). "Coastal Georgia's Lynch Wins National Phi Beta Delta Award for Leadership". College of Coastal Georgia. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  26. ^ a b c d "New Chapters". Phi Beta Delta. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  27. ^ a b c d e f g "Honorary Members". Phi Beta Delta. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
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