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 the summer of 2016, Ladd Platt contacted Stephen Lynch and shared his vision of starting a BYX chapter on USC campus. Shortly after this Ladd contacted the national director of BYX to start planning the process. In the fall of 2016, Jacob Sloan, Michael Vinzani, Brett Heim, and Bryce Elrod joined to complete the officer positions. After this, the six officers were able to recruit other men through various meetings around the campus who shared their vision of a fraternity that could reach out to other Christian men on campus. On November 1st, the alpha phi chapter of BYX at The University of South Carolina was initiated with the purpose of providing a community in the greek life at USC where men could encourage one another through Christ.
Founding Fathers