On December 5, 2015, Arizona Beta chartered after a recolonization that began at the University of Arizona campus in the fall of 2012. Supported by an active volunteer base, the chapter has successfully partnered with faculty fellows and university staff, including Meghan Grace, former University of Arizona leadership programs coordinator and current SigEp director of undergraduate programming and university partnership.

At the chartering celebration in December, Grand President Rick Bennet, Central Missouri ’74, conferred the charter on the chapter, with National Director Dave Calderon, Cal Poly-Pomona ’88, and former chapter president and Student Director Jack Emery, Arizona ’17, also in attendance.

Originally founded at the University of Arizona in 1954, the chapter boasts three SigEp Citation recipients. Closing in 2009 and returning as an SEC in 2012, the rechartered chapter has received recognition as one of the top Greek organizations on campus. In 2014 and 2015, the brothers were recognized with the Greek Chapter of the Year award, ranking them first among the 46 fraternities and sororities on campus. And the chapter recently had a run of five semesters at the top of the list of IFC fraternity GPAs. The chapter’s academic success is due in part to its 3.0 minimum GPA.