Alpha Phi - Oregon State University
About Alpha Phi
Chapter Name: Beta Upsilon
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National Founding Date & Location: September 18, 1872 at Syracuse, NY
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Chartered at OSU: 1947
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Total Members: 100
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Minimum GPA: 3.0
Public Motto: Union Hand in Hand
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Colors: Silver and Bordeaux
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Flowers: Lily-of-the-Valley, Forget-Me-Not
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Symbol: Ivy Leaf
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Mascot: Phi Bear
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Constellation: Ursa Major
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Beta Upsilon chapter of Alpha Phi was installed May 17th, 1947 at Oregon State University. Alpha Phis are involved in a variety of activities on campus and the Greek Community including Panhellenic Council, Oregon State Cheer & Dance Teams, Honors College, Society of Women Engineers, Pre-Vet Scholars.
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Alpha Phi is a membership organization dedicated to promoting sisterhood, cultivating leadership, encouraging intellectual curiosity, and advocating service. The objectives of our fraternity are the promotion of growth in character, unity of feeling, sisterly affection, and social communion among our members. We have banded ourselves together to improve our minds and hearts. We believe ourselves to be sincere searchers for truth. We seek the highest ideal of womanhood, and we try to gain this ideal by cultivating not only the power and passion for seeking intellectual development but also the spirit of love and charity. We are united and under a solemn pledge to lend a helping hand to one another. We are women that strive to be the best in all aspects of our lives, socially and academically.
Our House
Welcome to 357!
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​Our Chapter House is not just where we live, but our home, where lifelong memories are made and our sisterhood grows.
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Features:
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Alpha Phi is the only sorority on Oregon State's campus to feature its own private backyard, perfect for outdoor sisterhoods and sunny study sessions!
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Our Chapter House has a live-in House Director, "House Mom," whose essential function is to ensure the health, safety , and security of our members.
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Alpha Phi Fraternity offers "RealResponse," an emergency hotline utlizing voice call or text for all Chapter Houses and members, providing 24/7/365 access to Alpha Phi Health, Wellness and Accountability staff in times of emergency, crisis, or concern.
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Beta Upsilon is managed by 1872 Properties (learn more below) and provides additional on-demand resources including building maintenance, code enforcement, and serves as a liaison between all vendors and the University.
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1872 Properties
Our chapter house is managed by 1872 Properties, an affiliate of Alpha Phi International Fraternity. Alpha Phi believes in the experience that living with chapter sisters provides knows those memories last a lifetime. Since our Founders first recognized the importance of securing their own private meeting space and, later, the first sorority house, creating comfortable, safe and special places for Alpha Phis to gather has been a priority for Alpha Phi. 1872 Properties owns or manages 40 chapter facilities across the United States and Canada, including 25 residential houses. Each year, the corporation invests $3 million to $5 million in housing upgrades and maintenance for our facilities. 1872 Properties provides all necessary funding to make Alpha Phi housing safe, competitive and attractive for its 173 member chapters.
Alpha Phis embody the Fraternity’s High Ideals of Membership, which are character, generosity, sisterhood and innovation. Guided by these ideals, Alpha Phi has developed empowering programs to actively support the growth, education, health and well-being of our members. We utilize a combination of proven industry experts and emerging companies to deliver cutting-edge programmatic experiences. Alpha Phi focuses on topics relevant to today’s collegiate experience that speak to the diverse learning styles of Gen Z. Using a multi-faceted approach, programs have been established to meet collegiate women where they are using a variety of platforms and educational methods. You can learn more about the programs that members will have access to here.