Editing Pi Beta Phi (section)

{{short description|North American collegiate sorority}}
{{Infobox Fraternity
| name = Pi Beta Phi
| letters = {{lang|grc|ΠΒΦ}}
| crest = Pi_Beta_Phi_crest.png
| image_size = 160px
| founded = {{start date and age|1867|04|28}}
| birthplace = [[Monmouth College]]
| affiliation = NPC
| status = Active
| type = Social sorority
| scope = North America
| motto = Friends and Leaders for Life
| member badge = [[File:Pi Beta Phi badge.png|110px]]
| colors = {{color box|#781126}} [[Wine (color)|Wine]] and {{color box|#8A9A9A}} [[shades of blue|Silver Blue]] <!--See [https://www.color-name.com/silver-blue.color]. In practice, multiple colors can carry this name. This appears the truest fit.-->
| symbol = [[Arrow]]
| mascot = [[Angel]]
| flower = Wine [[carnation]]
| publication = ''The ARROW''
| philanthropy = Read > Lead > Achieve
| chapters = 136 active
| members = 21,000+
| address = 1154 Town & Country Commons Drive
| city = [[Town & Country, Missouri|Town & Country]]
| state = [[Missouri]]
| ZIP code = 63017
| country = United States
| homepage = {{url|http://www.pibetaphi.org}}
}}

'''Pi Beta Phi''' ('''{{lang|grc|ΠΒΦ}}'''), often known simply as '''Pi Phi''', is an international [[Fraternities and sororities in North America|women's fraternity]] founded at [[Monmouth College]], in [[Monmouth, Illinois]] on April 28, 1867, as '''I. C. Sorosis''', the first national secret college society of women to be modeled after the men's Greek-letter fraternity.

Pi Phi's headquarters are located in [[Town and Country, Missouri]]. Since its founding, the fraternity has installed over 200 chapters and more than 300 alumnae organizations across the [[United States]] and [[Canada]]. Most of the fraternity's official philanthropies fall under the category of [[education]]/[[literacy]] programs or the preservation of traditional arts and crafts. Pi Beta Phi is one of 26 international sororities that are members under the umbrella organization of the [[National Panhellenic Conference]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://npcwomen.dynamic.omegafi.com/about/our-member-organizations/|title=Our Member Organizations|work=National Panhellenic Conference|access-date=2018-05-10|language=en-US}}</ref>