Beta Sigma Psi National Lutheran Fraternity (), commonly known as Beta Sig, is a United States social organization for Lutheran college men. Founded at the University of Illinois in 1925, the fraternity has more than 7,500 initiated members. It has twelve chapters, primarily in the mid-west, and over 300 undergraduate members.
Purpose
Beta Sigma Psi's purpose is to create an environment where the Lutheran college man can grow spiritually, scholastically, and socially. The fraternity undertakes programs designed to develop leaders, along with character, intellectual awareness, social responsibility, spiritual welfare, brotherhood, integrity, friendship, and justice.
History
Founding
In 1911, Rev. Frederick William Gustav Stiegemeyer accepted a position at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Champaign, Illinois. As part of his ministry, he was to serve the students at the University of Illinois. In the fall of 1919, Stiegemeyer organized the Lutheran Illini League with ten students. The Lutheran Illini League met weekly for religious instructions and discussions on contemporary issues. In the fall of 1920, the group had twenty members and rented a house. In early 1921, it reorganized as the Concordia Club.
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!Chapters
!Charter date and range
!Institution
!Location
!Status
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|Alpha
| – ;
|University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
|Urbana, Illinois
|Active
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|Beta
|1925
|Purdue University
|West Lafayette, Indiana
|Active
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|Gamma
|1928–1933
|University of Michigan
|Ann Arbor, Michigan
|Inactive
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|Delta
|1929–1994, 2006
|University of Nebraska–Lincoln
|Lincoln, Nebraska
|Active
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|Epsilon
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|Iowa State University
|Ames, Iowa
|Active
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|Zeta
|1951
|Kansas State University
|Manhattan, Kansas
|Active
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|Eta
|1952
|Missouri University of Science and Technology
|Rolla, Missouri
|Active
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|Theta
| –
|Michigan Technological University
|Houghton, Michigan
|Withdrew
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|Iota
|1962
|University of Missouri
|Columbia, Missouri
|Active
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|Kappa
|1963–1983
|University of Minnesota
|Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota
|Inactive
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|Lambda
|1964–1973, 2011–2014
|Western Michigan University
|Kalamazoo, Michigan
|Inactive
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|Mu
|1966–1984
|Eastern Illinois University
|Charleston, Illinois
|Inactive
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|Nu
|1967–1972, 2014
|University of Kansas
|Lawrence, Kansas
|Active
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|Xi
|1967–1990
|University of Nebraska at Kearney
|Kearney, Nebraska
|Inactive
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|Omicron
|1968–1973
|Central Michigan University
|Mount Pleasant, Michigan
|Inactive
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|Pi
|1969–1989
|University of Central Missouri
|Warrensburg, Missouri
|Inactive
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|Rho
|1969–1984
|University of Minnesota Morris
|Morris, Minnesota
|Inactive
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|Sigma
|1969–1974
|Wayne State College
|Wayne, Nebraska
|Inactive
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|Tau
|1970–1979
|Oklahoma State University–Stillwater
|Stillwater, Oklahoma
|Inactive
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|Upsilon
|1980–1991
|Illinois State University
|Normal, Illinois
|Inactive
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|Phi
|1988–1994, 2020
|Texas A&M University
|College Station, Texas
|Active
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|Chi
|1999–2004, 2007–2008, 2017
|Ohio State University
|Columbus, Ohio
|Active
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|Psi
|1999–2010
|Concordia College
|Bronxville, New York
|Inactive
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|Omega
|2000–2002, 2010
|Indiana University Bloomington
|Bloomington, Indiana
|Active
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|Alpha Alpha
|2001
|Midland University
|Fremont, Nebraska
|Active
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Graduate organizations
Beta Sigma Psi consists of three separate alumni corporations, each with a specific mission, purpose, and board of directors. The three corporations are the National Fraternity, the Education Foundation, and the Housing Foundation.