HISTORY
Fraternity History
Beta Upsilon Chi was formed at The University of Texas at Austin in the spring of 1985 by a handful of Christian men who desired an alternative to the present fraternal lifestyle. A group of Christian men met and planned the “BYX Island Party” to formally announce the fraternity’s founding. It was the vision of the founding fathers to have a fraternity of committed Christian men, based on the unique brotherhood that a Christian atmosphere affords, for the purpose of fellowship and glorification of Jesus Christ. Through such events as parties, service projects, and evangelical outreaches, the charter members of Beta Upsilon Chi chose to unite in fellowship and glorify Jesus Christ on the University of Texas campus.
Chapter History
In November of 2018, Brendan Harrison and Trey Gooch felt called to bring Beta Upsilon Chi to Southwestern Oklahoma State University. In the spring of 2019, Brendan Harrison received an email from Mason Taylor, the Director of Expansion for Beta Upsilon Chi officially starting the conversation about bringing Beta Upsilon Chi to Southwestern Oklahoma State University. In collaboration with Nick McGaha from the Beta Upsilon Chi national office we bagan hosting weekly meetings that God would use to bring together the founding fathers. Throughout adversity and challenges the founding fathers were officially initiated on October 25th, 2019 as the Beta Alpha colony of Beta Upsilon Chi at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.
Founding Fathers
Brendan Harrison, Cameron Albright, Colten Adams, Conner Belknap, Denton Parsells, Derek Martinez, DJ Forbis, Jacob Cope, Jake Zickefoose, Justin Billingsley, Justin Lippard, Kade Ezell, Mason Beard, Ryan Agyemang, Trey Gooch