Chapter History

The Beta Phi chapter was founded March 20, 1948 by 33 men. The founders include, Harmon L. Watkins, James L Hussey, Norman R. Haertig, Robert S Moore, Russell E Hankins, Henry G Hall, Jr, James F Anderson, Glenn W. Harding, Charles F. Caruth III, Thomas R. Worthy, Jr., Robert C Thomas, Edward F. Thorn, James A Werner, James A Wittkower, Robert V. King, Robert E. Daniel, Samuel C. Thornburg, Richard E. Danner, Robert D. Jenkins, John R. Willis, Robert D. Owen, Carl L. Carpenter, Jr., Gordon P. Wagner, Charles V. Mercer, Weldon W. Mills, Herbert B Tartt Jr, Taylor B. Scalf Jr, Wesley J. Elliston Jr., Billy E McDonald, Watson A Tillman, James W. Johnson, James L. Owen.

The Beta Phi Chapter grew dramatically from 1948. In 1993 Beta Phi initiated its one thousandth brother into the chapter. By 2008, the 60th anniversary of the Beta Phi chapter, over 1,450 brothers have been initiated at Southern Methodist University.

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