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Beta's Giving Day Challenge is live, will your chapter rise to the top? Join the action before the leaderboards close to...
04/30/2026

Beta's Giving Day Challenge is live, will your chapter rise to the top? Join the action before the leaderboards close tonight at beta.org/givingdaychallenge.

Your gift to the Beta Leadership Fund breaks down financial barriers. It empower tomorrow's leaders. It builds a stronger brotherhood and community. Why do you give?

[Go Blue, Go Beta]The Fraternity's own Dusty May, Indiana ’00, and the Michigan Wolverines are NCAA champions!He first s...
04/07/2026

[Go Blue, Go Beta]
The Fraternity's own Dusty May, Indiana ’00, and the Michigan Wolverines are NCAA champions!

He first started turning heads when he took Florida Atlantic to the 2023 Final Four. In just two years with the Wolverines, he's led the program to its second-ever national title, the first since 1989.

03/29/2026

Basketball wasn't the only win for Illinois last night. Sigma Rho is BACK and reinstalled in Beta Theta Pi! Even NFL owner and Beta brother Shad Khan '71, sees the magic in this house's future.

[Sports Broadcasting Legend]It is with deep regret the Fraternity announces the January 25 passing of sports media execu...
03/10/2026

[Sports Broadcasting Legend]
It is with deep regret the Fraternity announces the January 25 passing of sports media executive and Oxford Cup honoree Geoff Mason, Duke ’63. Suffering from complications of lung cancer, he was 85.

Born in Englewood, New Jersey, and initiating into the Gamma Rho Chapter in 1960, Mason graduated with a degree in sociology. Though starting his career at the Boston Herald covering the yachting beat, he would become one of sports television’s most accomplished executives. Mason worked for ABC, NBC, Fox, ESPN and the NFL Network throughout his five decades in the industry, producing coverage of countless events, including seven Olympics, Monday Night Football, Major League Baseball, Indy 500, Triple Crown, PGA, Wimbledon, U.S. Open, British Open, Formula 1, Tour de France, six World Cups and multiple America’s Cup races.

The pace of the work took its toll on Brother Mason, however. In September 1983, he checked himself into the Betty Ford Center for alcoholism. Thankfully, by the end of the year, he was back on his feet and returned to NBC. He remained grateful for the Center’s support, devoting much of his life to helping others in their recovery journey and serving for 22 years on the Center's board of directors. He developed a close friendship with the Ford family and eulogized the former first lady at her 2011 funeral.

Mason helped coordinate coverage of the 1972 Munich Olympics hostage tragedy, marking a pivotal point in sports broadcasting. His experience, and that of the ABC Sports team, was dramatized in the 2024 film “September 5.” In 2003, he was on the launch team of the NFL Network.

Brother Mason’s work certainly did not go unrecognized. Having won 25 Emmys throughout his career, he was inducted into the National Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame in December of 2010. He was presented with the Oxford Cup, Beta’s highest honor for professional achievement, at the Fraternity’s 2015 General Convention in Orlando, Florida.

Serving as a great example for all Betas in the passionate pursuit of excellence — and service for the greater good — may Roll No. 472 of the Gamma Rho Chapter rest in peace.

[Expeditions to New Heights]Nate Douglas, Washington ’08, has taken mountaineering to the extreme. After a trip to Antar...
03/05/2026

[Expeditions to New Heights]
Nate Douglas, Washington ’08, has taken mountaineering to the extreme. After a trip to Antarctica, he became the first Beta known to have completed the Seven Summits — the highest mountain on each continent. Everest in Asia, Aconcagua in South America, North America's Denali, Africa's Kilimanjaro, Europe's Elbrus, Vinson in Antarctica and Oceania's Carstensz Pyramid all summited. The list of additional mountains he's stood atop of also includes Seven Summit alternatives Mont Blanc in Europe and Kosciuszko in Australia. 

“The Seven Summits isn’t just about standing on the highest peaks in the world; it’s about proving you can consistently show up, adapt and perform in the most extreme environments on the planet.”

His 2025 expeditions included the summit of Annapurna I, the 10th tallest mountain in the world and one of the most technically challenging over 8,000 meters. Now, Nate is ready for his next challenge; there's always another mountain to climb.

[Gone Too Soon]It is with profound sadness the Fraternity announces the passing of Brother Ryder Harrington, Texas Tech ...
03/03/2026

[Gone Too Soon]
It is with profound sadness the Fraternity announces the passing of Brother Ryder Harrington, Texas Tech ’28.

Ryder was a beloved son, brother and friend whose kindness and presence touched countless lives. The Delta Mu Chapter quickly saw that his light that was impossible to ignore. Ryder had a rare ability to truly enjoy life to make people laugh, to make moments feel bigger and to make ordinary days unforgettable. His character and genuine spirit made the chapter stronger and friendships deeper.

In memory of Ryder, the flags at Beta's Administrative Office in Oxford, Ohio, have been lowered to half-staff and remain so for the next eight days, symbolic of "eight earnest young men" of his same age who founded Beta Theta Pi on August 8, 1839.

The strength of Beta's brotherhood is with his family and the Texas Tech chapter during this difficult time. May Brother Ryder Harrington, Roll No. 1521 of the Delta Mu Chapter of Beta Theta Pi, rest in peace. Forever in ___kai___.

[Founders Commemoration]During the Joint Board meeting this morning, Fraternity trustees, Foundation directors, General ...
02/07/2026

[Founders Commemoration]
During the Joint Board meeting this morning, Fraternity trustees, Foundation directors, General Fraternity House Corporation members, collegiate commissioners and staff joined together for the Founders Commemoration ceremony. Chapters are encouraged to perform the ceremony too, recognizing the legacy of Beta Theta Pi's founders long outlives the men themselves.

Instead of on the day of our founding, the Fraternity remembers and honors the earnest eight young men on the anniversary of John Reily Knox's death. Pater Knox was the last living founder, passing on this day in 1898 at age 77.

[Leadership in Action]Take us back, we're feeling the post-Conclave blues. Last month, Beta welcomed nearly 700 collegia...
02/06/2026

[Leadership in Action]
Take us back, we're feeling the post-Conclave blues. Last month, Beta welcomed nearly 700 collegiate brothers and volunteers to Chicago for a weekend of personal growth, leadership development and networking. Thanks to GreekYearbook for capturing the event!

[🚨 BREAKING 🚨] Todd Monken, Knox ’89, has been hired to lead the Cleveland Browns, becoming just the fourth NFL head coa...
01/30/2026

[🚨 BREAKING 🚨]
Todd Monken, Knox ’89, has been hired to lead the Cleveland Browns, becoming just the fourth NFL head coach in Beta’s history. Most recently the offensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens, Monken was also previously part of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tampa Bay Buccaneers coaching staffs.

He follows in the footsteps of three other Beta pro football head coaches: Don Coryell, Washington '47 (Cardinals/Chargers); Bo McMillan, Centre 1922 (Lions/Eagles); Dave Shula, Dartmouth '81 (Bengals)

[Building Brotherly Bonds]Kennesaw State brothers kicked off the new year right, heading up to North Carolina for their ...
01/29/2026

[Building Brotherly Bonds]
Kennesaw State brothers kicked off the new year right, heading up to North Carolina for their annual brotherhood retreat. In addition to setting plans for the full term, they spent time developing better connections between themselves as brothers.

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