Pi Beta Phi (ΠΒΦ) is an international sorority that was founded on April 28, 1867 in Monmouth, Illinois at Monmouth College as I.C. Sorosis. These are at present headquartered around Town & United states, Missouri and includes over 130 active chapters and 350 alumnae clubs across a United States and Canada.

History
Pi Beta Phi was a 1st national secret woman's society to exist as founded when a male fraternity model. Pi Beta Phi was a number one organization of college women founded as a national fraternity for women, & was one of a septenary creation groups of the National Panhellenic Conference. Pi Beta Phi was besides a 1st to develop a national philanthropic gift, A Personal injury settlement School, which is at present a Arrowmont School for a Arts & Crafts & is affiliated sustaining a University of TN, & was the number one to have an alumnae department & form an Alumnae Advisory Committee for both collegial chapter.

Pi Beta Phi is governed per sorority's Grand Council, headed per Grand President.

Mission Statement
A mission of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for women is to promote friendly relationship, evolve women of intellect & integrity, cultivate leadership likely & enrich resides across community service.

Famous Firsts
First organization of college women founded as a national fraternity of women.

First to have a national philanthropic gift.

First to keep close at hand an alumnae department.

First to form Alumnae Advisory Committees.

One of 7 founders of the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC)

Philanthropies
Rather numbers of sororities, Pi Betthe Phi members take part within a total of philanthropy projects. Pi Beta Phi's philanthropic gift computer program include "Links to Literacy," Arrowmont, Arrow in the Artic, & Holt Home.

Symbols
A Pi Beta Phi symbols are the arrow and the angel, & a sorority colors come wine and silver blue. A sorority's official flower is the wine carnation.

Notable Alumnae
Entertainment Susan Atkin - Miss America 1985 Marilyn Van Derbur Atler - Motivational speaker and Miss Usa 1958 Faye Dunaway - Actress Jennifer Garner - Actress Courtney Gibbs - Miss USA 1988 & Actress/Model Marilyn Horne - Opera Star Susan Lucci - Emmy Winning Actress Dianne DeWitt Menicheschi - Model Patricia Neal - Actress Paula Ragusa Prentiss - Actress Jacquelyn Mayer Townsend - Miss America 1963 Anna Eileen Heckart Yankee - Actress

Government Grace Coolidge - wife of Calvin Coolidge Margaret Truman Daniels - Author & girl of President Harry Truman Anna B. Fisher - Astronaut Kay Bailey Hutchison - Texas Senator

Literature Frances Allison Weaver - Author & lecturer. Seniors editor for the "Today Show."

Media Ruth Walsh McIntyre - Journalist/News Anchor

Miscellaneous Carrie Chapman Catt - Founded a League of Woman Voters & led the fight for the passage of the Nineteenth amendment leaving women the right vote Jane Bryant Quinn - Author & Fiscal columnist

Sports Nancy Hogshead - Olympic Gold Medalist: Swimming Tracy Ruiz - Olympic Gold Medalist: Synchronized Swimming