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About Beta Theta Pi & the Omicron Chapter at The University of Virginia The Greek Movement As liberal arts students at the College of William and Mary in 1776, the founders of Phi Beta Kappa — the first Greek letter society — were required to be well versed in Greek language, culture and history. Consequently, they were aware of the central importance in Greek cultural history of an institution known as the Mysteries. 1839-1850 At nine o’clock on the evening of the eighth day of the eighth month of the year 1839, eight earnest young men, all students at Miami University, held the first meeting of Beta Theta Pi in the Hall of the Union Literary Society, an upper room in the old college building (known as “Old Main”). 1850-1900 Hanover College is a modest private school near Madison, Ind. From a quiet promentory the campus overlooks the Ohio River and beyond to Kentucky. Founded in 1853, Iota chapter existed sub rosa, like most fraternities at the time. Membership in Beta Theta Pi was cause for expulsion from college. 1900-1950 By the turn of the century, two important features of Beta Theta Pi had become apparent. The first — Beta character — had already manifested itself in stories such as that of John Holt Duncan and the men of the Michigan chapter who refused to forsake their membership and their badge. 1950-1998 With the establishment of the Administrative Office and appointment of an administrative secretary in 1949, the stage was set for spectacular growth and a solid future for Beta Theta Pi and its fraternal colleagues in the years ahead. Men of Principle The year was 1998, and Beta Theta Pi was about to embark upon what would become arguably one of the most pivotal moments and periods in the Fraternity’s history. The founding in 1839, the acclaimed Beta Firsts of the 1870s and 1880s, the establishment of the first administrative secretary and Administrative Office in 1949, and the long-awaited new Foundation and Administrative Office of 1994 were significant, grand achievements. They were major culture-shaping influences of Beta Theta Pi, for sure. Beta Greats William Raimond Baird, Stevens 1878 — All-time leading expert on college fraternities; creator of Baird’s Manual of College Fraternities which is still in publication more than 80 years after his death; editor of The Beta Theta Pi for a quarter century; moving force behind the Alpha Sigma Chi alliance; most prolific of all Beta writers; responsible for collecting most of the information now available about Beta’s early history; inspiration for Founders Fund in 1919 when the bulk of the estate of him and his wife was left to Beta Theta Pi. Seth R. Brooks, St. Lawrence ’22 — Leading inspirational force in the Fraternity from the time he became General Secretary in 1950 until his death in 1987; General Secretary for 10 years; President for six years; delivered the principal inspirational (keynote) address at most conventions 1955-95; author of the popular Inter Fratres articles