# Theta Chi Beta > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Theta_Chi_Beta > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Theta_Chi_Beta.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theta_Chi_Beta > Source revision: 1326391129 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American honor society for religious studies}} {{Infobox fraternity | name = Theta Chi Beta | letters = {{lang|grc|ΘΧΒ}} | coat of arms = The_crest_of_Theta_Chi_Beta.png | image_size = 190px | alt = | caption = | founded = {{Start date and age|1915}} | birthplace = [Syracuse University](/source/Syracuse_University) | affiliation = Independent | affiliation2 = | status = Defunct | defunct_date = After 2008 | type = Honor | emphasis = Religion, Theological studies | scope = National | mission = | vision = | object = | motto = "Progressive Revelations"{{cite book |last1=Galpin |first1=William Freeman |last2=Barck Jr |first2=Oscar Theodore |editor1-last=Wilson |editor1-first=Richard R. |title=Syracuse University: Volume III: The Critical Years |date=August 1984 |page=268 |publisher=[Syracuse University Press](/source/Syracuse_University_Press) |location=Syracuse, N.Y. |isbn=978-0-8156-8108-3 |oclc=1023038841 |url=https://press.syr.edu/supressbooks/1836/syracuse-university-5/ |archive-url=https://archive.org/details/syracuseuniversi0000galp |archive-date=9 October 2020 |access-date=29 January 2023 |language=en}} | virtues = | pillars = | slogan = | maxim = | tagline = | member badge = | colors = | symbol = [6-pointed star](/source/Magen_David) (Shield of David), [ICHTHUS](/source/Ichthys) (Outline of a fish) | flag = | flower = | tree = | jewel = | mascot = | publication = | chapters = 3+ | members = | lifetime = | nickname = | free = | free_label = | address = | city = | state = | ZIP code = | country = United States | website = }} '''Theta Chi Beta''' ('''{{lang|grc|ΘΧΒ}}''') was a national [honor society](/source/honor_society) recognizing excellence in the study of [religion](/source/religion). It was founded at [Syracuse University](/source/Syracuse_University). ==History== Theta Chi Beta was formed in 1915 at [Syracuse University](/source/Syracuse_University) as an honor society for students in the fields of Religious Studies and Theology. It was the first and only society of its kind in the United States. Several chapters were formed. The ''Aleph chapter'' remains active as the ''Theta Chi Beta chapter'' of [Theta Alpha Kappa](/source/Theta_Alpha_Kappa), a larger, national honor society for students in Religious studies. It was allowed to keep this name in recognition of its long history and formative role in establishing its own national society.Noted on [https://thecollege.syr.edu/religion/theta-chi-beta/ the chapter's Syracuse portal], accessed 20 Nov 2021. The last remaining independent chapter of Theta Chi Beta was the ''Gimel chapter'', formed in 1937 at [Florida Southern College](/source/Florida_Southern_College), which went dormant sometime after 2008.[https://archive.org/details/Interlachen2008/page/n95/mode/2up?q=%22theta+chi+beta%22 Interlachen 2008] ==Symbols== The fraternity's motto is "Progressive Revelations". Symbols of the fraternity include the six-pointed star called ''[Magen David](/source/Magen_David)'', the Shield of David, the outline of a fish symbolic of early Christians, and the Greek word and acronym, [ICHTHUS](/source/Ichthys), representative of ''"Jesous Christos Theou Uios Soter"'', or "Jesus Christ God's Son Savior". Chapter officers used Hebrew designations: *Melek (king) for president *Sar (prince) for vice-president *Sopher (scribe) for secretary/treasurer *Maskir (rememberer) for recording secretary{{cite journal |last1=Peritz |first1=Ismar J. |title=Theta Chi Beta - Bible Honor Fraternity |journal=Journal of the American Academy of Religion |date=Summer 1938 |volume=VI |issue=III |page=146 |doi=10.1093/jaarel/VI.III.146 |url=https://academic.oup.com/jaar/article-abstract/VI/III/146/695469?redirectedFrom=fulltext |access-date=20 November 2021 |publisher=American Academy of Religion |location=Oxford Academic |language=English|url-access=subscription }} The emblem of the society was similar to other honor society keys, with the Hebrew letter Beth ({{lang|he|ב}}) as a frame, in which was held an open book, the Bible, all rendered in gold. ==Chapters== Following is an incomplete list of the chapters of Theta Chi Beta. {| class="wikitable sortable" !Chapter !Installation Date !College or University !Location !Status !Reference |- |''Aleph'' |1915-1991 |[Syracuse University](/source/Syracuse_University) |[Syracuse, New York](/source/Syracuse%2C_New_York) |Merged, became ''Theta Chi Beta'' chapter of {{lang|grc|ΘΑΚ}} in 1991 | |- |''Beth'' |≥1934–{{dts|2008}}+ |[St. Lawrence Theological School](/source/St._Lawrence_Theological_School) |[Canton (village), New York](/source/Canton_(village)%2C_New_York) | |[https://books.google.com/books?id=KxgRAQAAIAAJ&q=%22lawrence%20theological%22 Bulletin Volumes 10-11 By Council on the Study of Religion · 1979] |- |''Gimel'' |1937-20xx |[Florida Southern College](/source/Florida_Southern_College) |[Lakeland, Florida](/source/Lakeland%2C_Florida) | | |- |''Daleth ?'' |≥1937 | | | | |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==See also== *[Theta Alpha Kappa](/source/Theta_Alpha_Kappa) {{authority control}} Category:Honor societies Category:Student organizations established in 1915 Category:1915 establishments in New York (state) Category:Syracuse University Category:Defunct honor societies --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Theta Chi Beta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theta_Chi_Beta) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theta_Chi_Beta?action=history)). 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