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Phi Beta Sigma

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. (ΦΒΣ) is a historically African American fraternity. It was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C. in 1914. The fraternity's founders, A. Langston Taylor, Leonard F. Morse, and Charles I. Brown, wanted to organize a Greek letter fraternity that would exemplify the ideals of Brotherhood, Scholarship and Service…

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Founded
January 9, 1914; 112 years ago (1914-01-09) Howard University
Headquarters
145 Kennedy Street, NW Washington, D.C. United States
Affiliation
NPHC
Chapters
599
Emphasis
African Americans
Flower
White Carnation

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Phi Beta Sigma

Nodes124
Edges123
Triples346
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016129
Components1

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Phi Beta Sigma

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related to history · 61
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related to 21st century · 37
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related to Conclave · 31
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related to Founding (1910–1916) · 26
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related to Pledging and hazing culture · 20
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related to Sigma and the Civil Rights Movement (1950–1969) · 20
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related to Incorporation and the founding of Zeta Phi Beta (1920–1933) · 16
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related to Social action · 16
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related to World War I and the Sigma call to arms (1917–1919) · 16
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related to Membership · 14
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sigma fraternity beta phi conclave members national university first chapters washington member chapter program taylor fraternity's business howard states service

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Phi Beta SigmaAffiliationNPHC1.00infobox
Phi Beta SigmaChapters5991.00infobox
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Phi Beta SigmaEmphasisAfrican Americans1.00infobox
Phi Beta SigmaFlowerWhite Carnation1.00infobox
Phi Beta SigmaFormer affiliationNIC1.00infobox
Phi Beta SigmaFoundedJanuary 9, 1914; 112 years ago (1914-01-09) Howard University1.00infobox
Phi Beta SigmaHeadquarters145 Kennedy Street, NW Washington, D.C. United States1.00infobox
Phi Beta SigmaMascotDove1.00infobox
Phi Beta SigmaMembers225,000+ lifetime1.00infobox
Phi Beta SigmaMotto"Culture For Service and Service For Humanity"1.00infobox
Phi Beta SigmaNicknamesSigmas1.00infobox
Phi Beta SigmaPillarsBrotherhood, Scholarship, and Service1.00infobox
Phi Beta SigmaPublicationThe Crescent1.00infobox
Phi Beta SigmaScopeInternational1.00infobox
Phi Beta SigmaStatusActive1.00infobox
Phi Beta SigmaSymbolCrescent1.00infobox
Phi Beta SigmaTypeSocial1.00infobox
Phi Beta SigmaWebsitewww.phibetasigma1914.org1.00infobox
Phi Beta Sigmais amember of the National Pan-Hellenic Council0.90text

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