About Us

Pi Beta Phi is a leading sorority at Wake Forest University. Our girls are involved all over campus! You can find us at...

Women's Soccer, PREPARE, Varsity Cheerleading and Dance Teams, Wake N Shake, Project Pumpkin, Pre-Med Society, Amnesty International, Student Union, HOPE, Club Athletics, Volunteer Service Corps, Resident Life and Housing, Student Advising, Mock Trial, Hit the Bricks, Old Gold and Black Staff, Pre-Law Society, Pre-Dental Society, Lilting Banshees, Student Government, Resident Advisors, Campus Kitchen, Habitat for Humanity, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Innuendo, WFERT, Tri Beta Biological Honors Society, Jazz Ensemble, Golden Key Honors Society, Advertising Club, Wake TV, Model UN, Choir, PVSA, RUF

Symbols of Pi Beta Phi

The Badge - The badge of I.C. Sorosis was decided upon by the Founders in 1867 and consisted of a golden arrow with the letters IC on its wings. When the name of the Fraternity was changed to Pi Beta Phi, the Greek letters replaced the IC. In 1934, at the Yellowstone National Park Convention, the Convention voted that there should be just twelve links in the chain of the badge--one for each founder. Upon initiation, a member is given a golden arrow badge. The golden arrow badge is to be worn only by initiated members of Pi Beta Phi and is worn over the heart.
The Crest - The crest, or coat-of-arms, is a lozenge on which is blazoned the Brownlee family crest. An eagle is displayed in the middle, on top of which is the seal of Monmouth College. A blazing sun inscribed with the Latin word "LUX" is on the eagle's chest. In the eagle's right talon is the monogram IC, and the left talon holds the arrow of Pi Beta Phi. The lozenge signifies that the arms are that of a women's organization; the eagle, by holding the IC in one talon and Pi Beta Phi arrow in the other, signifies the absolute identity between I.C. Sorosis and Pi Beta Phi Fraternity. The coat-of-arms was adopted as the official fraternity crest at the 1912 Convention.
The Flower - Adopted at the 1890 Convention, the wine carnation is now our official flower. At the convention it was said, "The roots of the flower are the Founders, for from them the whole plant grew, ...the stem represents the Grand Council. It gives to us what was received from the roots. It gives us height and strength... the leaves of our flower are the alumnae. They stand nearest the stem and assist it in its work. They are in communication with the world and breathe in for us the best of the world's ideals... the petals are red for the girls are loyal. As it is the rich, wine color which makes the flower attractive, it, too, is the warm fervent loyalty of its members which makes Pi Beta Phi beautiful in the eyes of everyone... The pistil is the spirit and the stamens are ideals of Pi Beta Phi. The petals stand closely united around these to defend and protect them."
The Angel - Fraternity history indicates that songs about Pi Phi angels became popular in the late 1930s and early 1940s, and that skits depicting Pi Phis as angels were often used in recruitment. Angel collections are popular among many Pi Phis. The Founders did not choose the angel as a fraternity symbol; however, it is a worthy unofficial symbol of Pi Beta Phi.