Mu Beta Phi

Mu Beta Phi Military Fraternity, Inc. (ΜΒΦ) also known as the "Mighty Beta Kings", is an international military fraternity that caters to all fifty states and overseas in Southeast Asia and Europe. The motivation to serve, support, and defend the men and women in the local and veteran communities amplified the passion to give back and provide an outlet for men of the Armed Services of all nationalities, continued service within the community, leading to the establishment of Mu Beta Phi Military Fraternity Inc.

Mu Beta Phi
ΜΒΦ
Founded	March 22, 2017; 8 years ago (2017-03-22) Columbia, South Carolina
Type	Professional
Affiliation	PFA
Status	Active
Emphasis	Military, African American
Scope	International
Motto	Unitas de concordis
Colors	California Blue,   old gold,   black, and   white
Flower	Golden calla lily
Mascot	Golden eagle
Patron Greek deity	Hercules
Chapters	20
Colonies	7
Nickname	The Mighty Beta Kings
Headquarters	1591 Savannah Highway Suite 201 Columbia, South Carolina 29407 United States
Website	www.mbphikings2017.org

History

Mu Beta Phi Military Fraternity, Inc. was founded on March 22, 2017, and officially incorporated on April 17, 2017, by three active duty and retired military men, across three service branches.^[1] Built off the principles of mission, brotherhood, and professionalism, the brothers of Mu Beta Phi, swore an oath to strengthen the veteran community, restore faith in the community, and broaden knowledge to veterans. The Mu Beta Phi founders were Dr. Gary V. Ammons (Navy), Darrin Coney (Air Force), and Clifton Powell (Army).

The Hercules PHIrst Warriors were the Alpha line members of Mu Beta Phi consisting of Efferen Hernandez, Antonio Brown, Jason Williams, Marquette Jones, Timothy Hall, Lugene Johnson, Jeremiah Thompson, Murad Dixon, Shawn Ollison.

Mu Beta Phi is a member of the Professional Fraternity Association (PFA), in the category of military science,^[2] the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors (AFA), the Armed Forces Chamber of Commerce (AFCOC) and the Fraternity Communications Association (FCA).

Symbols

The Mu Beta Phi motto is "Unitas de concordis". The fraternity's colors are California blue, old gold, black, and white. Its flower is the golden calla lily. Its mascot is Hercules and its animal is the golden eagle. Its nickname is "The Mighty Beta Kings".

Chapters

Mu Beta Phi refers to its chapters as royal courts. Colonies are referred to as courts. In the following list, active courts are noted in bold, and inactive courts are in italics.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status	References
Alpha	March 22, 2017		Hampton Roads, Virginia	Active	[3][4]
Beta				Memorial
Gamma	March 18, 2018		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active	[4]
Delta	2018		Columbia, South Carolina	Active	[4]
Epsilon	July 2021		St. Louis, Illinois	Active
Zeta	October 17, 2020		Washington, D.C.	Active	[4]
Eta	July 2021		Jacksonville, Florida	Active
Theta	November 15, 2020		Atlanta, Georgia	Active
Iota	2024		Charlotte, North Carolina	Colony
Kappa	July 2021		Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas	Active
Lambda	July 14, 2021		San Diego, California	Active
Nu	July 2021		New York City, New York	Active
Xi	July 2021		Las Vegas, Nevada	Active
Omicron	2021		Gulfport, Mississippi	Active
Pi	2021		Houston, Texas	Active
Rho	2023		Texas	Colony
Sigma	2023		Manhattan, New York	Active
Tau	2022		Cleveland, Ohio	Active
Upsilon	2023		San Antonio, Texas	Active
Chi	2023		Chicago, Illinois	Active
Psi	2023		Macon, Georgia	Active
Omega	2023		San Francisco, California	Active
Alpha Alpha	2024		Tampa, Florida	Active
Alpha Gamma	2022		Bahrain	Colony
Alpha Delta	2022		Southeast Asia	Active
Alpha Epsilon	2025		Denver Colorado	Active
Alpha Zeta	2025		Columbia South Carolina	Active
Alpha Phi	May 2, 2019	Norfolk State University	Norfolk, Virginia	Active

Proclamations and recognition

The Mayor of Columbia, South Carolina, Stephen K. Benjamin proclaimed March 2, 2019, as South Carolina Chapter of Mu Beta Phi Military Fraternity, Inc. Day.

Mu Beta Phi Military Fraternity, Inc. was recognized as the 2021 Outstanding Community Service Award recipient by the Professional Fraternity Association for its dedication to the local and veteran community.

Mu Beta Phi Military Fraternity, Inc.'s founder, Dr. Gary V. Ammons, received the 2021 Outstanding Community Leader award by the Professional Fraternity Association for his leadership and inspiration to the community.

Mu Beta Phi has also been recognized through formal citation and official lettering from senator and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Tim Kaine of Virginia, for their work within the veteran community, the homeless veteran population and for advocating for veteran benefits and veteran mental health care.

Mu Beta Phi has been recognized by senator and member of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Jim Clyburn of South Carolina for their dedication and work for minority military men and their equal rights of recognition within the military ranks and their advocacy work within the communities they serve.

Mu Beta Phi has received numerous state and government-level proclamations, letters of commendation, and letters of appreciation from the Senate Armed Services Committee, Governor Tim Kaine of Virginia, Senator James Clyburn of South Carolina, Senator Stephanie Murphy of Florida, Mayor William Sessoms of Virginia Beach, Mayor Linda Johnson of Suffolk, Virginia, Mayor Carolyn Goodman of Las Vegas, Nevada; recognizing their work for the local communities and veteran families in which they live.

Partnerships

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
• Boy Scouts of America
• Marshall Early Learning Center, Hampton, VA
• West Philadelphia Achievement Charter Elementary School (WPACES), Philadelphia, PA

See also

• Professional fraternities and sororities
• Service fraternities and sororities