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.