Beta Omega Phi
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Beta Omega Phi is an Asian American interest fraternity
founded in 1965 by 21 students at Cal State University, Los Angeles.
in 1965, and is one of the oldest Asian American
interest fraternities at University of Southern California and San Diego State University. It was originally established as a social organization for Asian American interests which promote trust, unity, and friendship through an everlasting brotherhood for its members. The Beta chapter is the only minority organization to establish a house on USC's famous Greek Row. USC Beta Omega Phi prides itself on being the strongest minority organization at USC and has secured a house on USC's Greek Row for the past 10 years. Being such a visible minority organization, Betas have become the target of discrimination in the past and have faced adversity at the university since its chartering in 1988. Beta Omega Phi's official sister sororities are CSULA Kappa Zeta Phi
and USC Sigma Phi Omega
. The Alpha chapter is an "open" fraternity, which accepts college students from any junior colleges or four year universities, however, the Beta and Gamma chapters are both "closed," requiring that the students attend the host campuses and have good standing in the university.
Fraternities and sororities
Fraternities and sororities are fraternal social organizations for undergraduate students. In Latin, the term refers mainly to such organizations at colleges and universities in the United States, although it is also applied to analogous European groups also known as corporations...
founded in 1965 by 21 students at Cal State University, Los Angeles.
Active Chapters
- Alpha Chapter: California State University, Los AngelesCalifornia State University, Los AngelesCalifornia State University, Los Angeles is a public comprehensive university, part of the California State University system...
est. 1965 - Beta Chapter: University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaThe University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
est. 1988 - Gamma Chapter: San Diego State UniversitySan Diego State UniversitySan Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system...
est. 1989
History
Beta Omega Phi was founded at California State University, Los AngelesCalifornia State University, Los Angeles
California State University, Los Angeles is a public comprehensive university, part of the California State University system...
in 1965, and is one of the oldest Asian American
Asian American
Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
interest fraternities at University of Southern California and San Diego State University. It was originally established as a social organization for Asian American interests which promote trust, unity, and friendship through an everlasting brotherhood for its members. The Beta chapter is the only minority organization to establish a house on USC's famous Greek Row. USC Beta Omega Phi prides itself on being the strongest minority organization at USC and has secured a house on USC's Greek Row for the past 10 years. Being such a visible minority organization, Betas have become the target of discrimination in the past and have faced adversity at the university since its chartering in 1988. Beta Omega Phi's official sister sororities are CSULA Kappa Zeta Phi
Kappa Zeta Phi
Kappa Zeta Phi is an Asian-American interest sorority based in Southern California. It was founded at California State University, Los Angeles in December 1960 and now has expanded to two other Universities within Southern California since then...
and USC Sigma Phi Omega
Sigma Phi Omega
Sigma Phi Omega ', also known as Sigmas, is an Asian American interest sorority.-Purpose:Sigma Phi Omega was founded at the University of Southern California in 1949, and is the oldest Asian American sorority at USC and UT Austin and third oldest in the United States...
. The Alpha chapter is an "open" fraternity, which accepts college students from any junior colleges or four year universities, however, the Beta and Gamma chapters are both "closed," requiring that the students attend the host campuses and have good standing in the university.