On April 17, 1925, incorporation papers were filed for Beta Sigma Psi National Lutheran Fraternity in Springfield, Illinois.
The fraternity suffered a decline in chapters and membership before experiencing extensive national growth starting in 1987.
Fifty-five chapters of Christian Greek letter organizations trace their roots to the Texas Movement.
Beta Upsilon Chi, directly led to the founding of four other Christian Greek letter organizations.
The second largest Christian fraternity in the United States, Alpha Nu Omega, was founded three years later.
It was followed by Gamma Phi Delta in 1988, while Kappa Upsilon Chi was founded in 1993 on the campus of Texas Tech University.
The Alpha class contained some members formerly of Phi Gamma Delta social fraternity at Texas Tech.
Its organizational purpose is to "present a Christian alternative to the students and or faculty on college/university campuses, to minister to the needs of the whole person (spirit, soul, and body), and to promote an attitude of academic excellence among its members."
[1] Some non-religious national social fraternities allow individual chapters to brand themselves with unique ideals conforming to the specific interests of the local members.
[40] The chapter operates as a full social fraternity and member of IFC while pursuing Biblical masculinity and Christian brotherhood.
"[42] After months of negotiation between university officials, student officers of the local chapter and officials at the fraternity's national headquarters in Texas, attorneys with the Christian Legal Society and Alliance Defense Fund filed a civil rights suit on December 6, 2006, in federal court against the university on behalf of Beta Upsilon Chi.
[43] On December 7, 2006, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the University would remove the religion clause from its anti-discrimination policy.