About the Fraternity

Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity was founded May 1, 1848 at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. The fraternity was founded by six men, respectfully referred to today as the “Immortal Six.” The men were John Templeton McCarty, Samuel Beatty Wilson, James Elliott, Ellis Bailey Gregg, Daniel Webster Crofts, and Naaman Feltcher. The brotherhood these men created over a century ago set the foundation of fraternity that Phi Gamma Delta still follows today.

Phi Gamma Delta, also referred to as Phi Gam or FIJI, has initiated over 162,000 brothers since 1848. There are 107 chapters and seven Delta Colonies located in the United States and Canada.

About the Beta Pi Chapter

The Beta Pi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta was founded on Bradley's campus in November of 1982 and have been building better men ever since. The Beta Pi chapter is home to just over twenty undergraduate brothers who adhere to our fundamental core values of Friendship, Knowledge, Service, Morality and Excellence. Since its creation the Beta Pi Chapter has had over 180 graduate members.

Mission

Phi Gamma Delta exists to promote lifelong friendships, to reaffirm high ethical standards and values, and to foster personal development in the pursuit of excellence. Phi Gamma Delta is committed to provide opportunities for each brother to develop responsibility, leadership, scholarship, and social skills in order to become a fully contributing member of society. To learn more visit: http://www.phigam.org/

Our Values

Friendship

Knowledge

Service

Morality

Excellence

Philanthropy and Service

At the Beta Pi chapter of Phi Gamma Delta, we have always been committed to performing service and hosting philanthropic events for the betterment of the community. We do this as a way to give back for everything that the community has done for us and so that it can thrive. We believe that doing such things does not only help the community now but the community far down the line. Doing selfless acts for the community also instills our values of not only service but that of morality and friendship. Volunteering in the community ensures that our brothers open their minds to what others are going through by being there as well as seeing what a kind gesture can do first hand. What we do as service and philanthropy will not only help the community grow but will help the brothers grow as well.

Service

For our commitment to service, we have brothers do at least 10 hours of service every semester. We do this to ensure that each brother has a greater understanding of how they can impact a community. We do service events through organizations such as Service on Saturday coordinated by SERVE which helps out the Peoria area with different volunteer opportunities. Another event brothers frequently participate in is Loaves and Fish hosted by the First United Methodist Church where brothers go to help serve those in need. Where the brothers help by working with the Food Pantry and helping serve meals. There are also other events where brothers go to the Wildlife Prarie Park and serve as volunteers in various events for the community throughout the year.

Philanthropy

As for philanthropy Beta Pi hosts several events every semester for various organizations. We have every brother help run the events with each doing various activities. For every event, we chose certain charities to raise money for such as the USO, the American Red Cross, and Saint Jude’s Hospital. One of our most recent new events is our Hot Sauce Challange where people can donate to try different intensities of hot sauce as well as brothers trying the hot sauces for donations if they would like. Our most recurring event is that of the Teeter-Totter which we have a massive teeter-totter that is about 20 feet long that people can ride. During that event, people can buy drinks like half and half ice tea and lemonade where all proceeds go to charity. Then we also work with other fraternities on philanthropic events such as Fall Fest which is a music concert held on campus where students can come and listen to music and buy concessions where all proceeds go to a variety of charities.