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Founding of Beta Theta Pi
- When
- 1839-08-08
- Where
- Miami University
John Reily Knox gathered members from two rival literary societies to create Beta Theta Pi, formally founded on August 8, 1839.
The fraternity was formally founded on August 8, 1839, by eight male students of Miami University. John Reily Knox gathered members of both the Erodelphian and Union Literary Societies to create a new fraternity.
Sources
- Beta Theta Pi Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-29
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