Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Overview

Phi Beta Sigma Founding

• Founded on January 9th, 1914 at Howard University, Washington D.C.
• Founded by A. Langston Taylor, Charles I. Brown, and Leonard F. Morse
• First fraternity was Phi Beta Kappa

Phi Beta Sigma Symbols

• Crescent: Symbolizes fertility and productivity
• Colors: Royal Blue and Pure White
• Flower: White Carnation
• Motto: Culture For Service, Service For Humanity

Phi Beta Sigma Core Principles

• Brotherhood, Scholarship, and Service

Phi Beta Sigma Chapters

• Collegiate Chapters
• Alumni Chapters
• Alain LeRoy Locke Honors Chapters
• Distinguished Service Chapters
• Omega Chapters

Phi Beta Sigma Magazine

• The Crescent

Phi Beta Sigma International Programs

• Bigger and Better Business
• Education
• Social Action
• Sigma Beta Club

12 Inch Rule

• Time Value
• Best Performance of duty
• Perseverance
• The worth of example
• The virtue of patience
• Talent Expression
• Economic Wisdom
• The value of character
• Kindly Attitudes
• Pleasure in work
• The Worth of Organization
• The dignity of simplicity

Phi Beta Sigma Observances

• January 9th: Founder's Day
• January 5th: Carver Day (Celebrates Dr. George Washington Carver)

Tie Etiquette

• Ideally, the end of a tie should be just above waist level

Zeta Phi Beta Founders

• Arizona Cleaver Stemons
• Pearl Anna Neal
• Viola Tyler Goings
• Myrtle Tyler Faithful
• Fannie Pettie Watts

Phi Beta Sigma Chapter Officers

• Mikeal Palmieri (Elected Officer)

The Pledge

• I do solemnly pledge and vow so to live that I shall exemplify the high ideals of Brotherhood, Scholarship, and Service and to show myself worthy of membership in Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity.