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As GMU skips eta, not nationals, but our chapter in terms of pledge classes skips beta because of the incident of our founding
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SigmaChiCard,
The founders of Sigma Chi initially skipped beta as well, jumping right from Alpha at Miami to Gamma at Ohio Wesleyan. I guess by 1873 they had had a couple decades to stop being angry with Beta Theta Pi, so they made the Wooster chapter beta.
But as I understand it, there is debate whether beta was skipped because of Beta Theta Pi, or simply because they were trying to impress potential charter groups with a seemingly larger chapter roll. The Gamma charter was granted in December 1855, just prior to the Betas stealing the original ritual in January 1856, so personally I believe the latter.
Fraternally,
wptw
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