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<div>{{Infobox greek<br />
|Name=Beta Theta Pi<br />
|Letters=ΒΘΠ<br />
|Abbreviation=Beta<br />
|Founded=[[1839]] at Miami University (Ohio)<br />
|Chap Type=Alpha Alpha<br />
|Chap Founded=[[1881]]<br />
|Motto=A king our founder.<br><br />
|Symbol=Dragon, Star, Diamond<br />
|House=550 W. 114th<br />
|Gov Board=[[Interfraternal Council|IFC]]<br />
|Contact= Angel Valle, lav2118@columbia.edu}}<br />
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'''Beta Theta Pi''', which arrived at Columbia in [[1881]], is a fraternity on 114th Street. Beta was removed from the Columbia Greek system in [[2000]] for charges of drug abuse, among other things. Members of the [[Class of 2006]] resurrected the troubled wrestling frat in [[2002]], as an organization primarily composed of students involved with student government. Members are now required to do community service and maintain a [[GPA]] above 3.2.<br />
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For the last three years Beta has had the highest Greek Life GPA. In the Spring Semester of 2009 the overall GPA was a 3.8 according to the [[Center for Greek Life]].<br />
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Recently, Beta has become a hub of [[Math]], [[Physics]], and [[Political Science]] Majors, as well as active musicians (given recent additions to their common spaces), hosting numerous music events and providing a practice space for several campus music groups. Beta is also one of the only fraternity houses to have its own pool table, cat, and dog.<br />
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== House ==<br />
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[[File:Beta.JPG|thumb|Beta's house]]<br />
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The Beta brownstone on [[Frat Row|114th Street]] was for a long time the only fraternity [[brownstone]] not owned by Columbia, the Fiji house just down the block having been heisted by the Big Blue Loan Shark some years ago. In [[2009]], the alumni of [[ADP]] purchased their house from the University, as well. The Beta house received a major renovation and is now pretty teched out.<br />
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The exterior of the building is painted red, white, and blue. Until [[2012]], a quote from Dante was painted above the doorway: "Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'entrate" (Abandon all hope, ye who enter here). In [[2013]], that quotation was repainted. The Italian is taken from the Bantam Classics paperback. <br />
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