January

1. The wind may be cold and the rain may be wet, but Phi Beta Delta chapters are places of warm friendships and good works. Light the fire!

2. Phi Beta Delta has a handsome medal but its real rewards are the accomplishments in enhancing in enhancing international scholarship. Promote!

3. Those old whaling ships went around the world, and Phi Beta Delta does too, -- an adventure if we make it so. Let's go!

4. Dignity is not pompousness, and Phi Beta Delta meetings should be dignified but not stuff or sleepy. Wake up!

5. We are in Phi Beta Delta to encourage each other, to draw out the quieter members and help them to serve the chapter. Lend a hand!

6. As an honor society, Phi Beta Delta puts rewarding service at the top of its agenda, and does it well. Say thank you!

7. Teachers can be friends when in Phi Beta Delta; we meet outside of the classroom and in social setting where teacher and taught can know each other better. Say hello!

8. Having a vision is important to Phi Beta Delta chapters, because otherwise they are like ships without charts. Dream!

9. The secret of a good Phi Beta Delta chapter is a membership from many areas of the community. Reach out!

10. The sun doesn't always shine on a Phi Beta Delta chapter's plans, but we persist and will win out. Persevere!

11. Your chapter is doing well when people are talking about Phi Beta Delta. Be bold!

12. A good breakfast starts the day and is a great Phi Beta Delta chapter activity. Have a breakfast!

13. We are all actors and Phi Beta Delta play readings can be quite a howl. Have a reading!

14. Showing our colors is something Phi beta Delta chapters don't do enough. Get the flag and fly it!

15. Remember the past and ask when your Phi beta Delta chapter first meet. Have a birthday party!

16. In this troubled world, Phi Beta Delta chapters build understanding. Visit a mosque!

17. Memories are precious to Phi Beta Delta chapters. Locate your past members were and invite them for an evening of reminiscences!

18. We serve, and many Phi Beta Delta chapters raise money for projects. Is your chapter doing so?

19. Travel broadens the mind, so how about a Phi Beta Delta chapter trip to Washington? See the international offices!

20. We all need to sing, so does your Phi Beta Delta chapter have cheers or songs? Have a contest and get some!

21. Being a Phi Beta Delta officer is a privilege and there is no reason why a chapter can't have new officers every six months. Rotate your officers!

22. Most communities are a hodgepodge, so research the past of where your Phi Beta Delta chapter is. Discover the groups that settled there!

23. We learn by example. Dare to invite a prominent person to receive the medal of your Phi Beta Delta chapter!

24. Technology should be our servant. And your Phi Beta Delta chapter should have a great web site. Update your website!

25. What famous persons were born on the birthdays of your Phi Beta Delta chapter members? Have a commemorative party for both!

26. Have you thought of having a sister Phi Beta Delta chapter, and visiting each other? Get a sister chapter!

27. An ancient saying was "A place sheweth the man." Look for a really nice Phi Beta Delta chapter meeting spot!

28. These days we often are too busy to write. Does your Phi Beta Delta chapter write notes when someone does something notable for the community?

29. Giving blood to the Red Cross is one of the projects that a Phi Beta Delta chapter can undertake. Organize a chapter blood drive!

30. A flickering candle adds to the solemnity of Phi Beta Delta chapter affairs. Light a candle!

31. As a month ends, what has your Phi Beta Delta chapter done to make this a better world? Make a better world!

February

1. Most of the members of Phi Beta Delta are young, those of us who are more senior need to keep that in mind and remember that new things can succeed, as old things get older. Ever young!

2. Joining Phi Beta Delta is a great honor, but it also means a duty towards the chapter and the society. Honor means responsibility!

3. Medals and decorations that are part of Phi Beta Delta life had a great part in the life of the Middle Ages, when knighthood and chivalry flourished. We have a history!

4. Nobody would vote or campaign for mediocrity, but by not taking our Phi Beta Delta chapter seriously that is what we might be doing. Take your chapter seriously!

5. Each of the symbols of Phi Beta Delta has a whole world of meaning. Study our symbols!

6. All kinds of earthquakes are going on in higher education, and Phi Beta Delta needs to be constantly evolving to meet those challenges. Be open to change!

7. Sometimes music catches the spirit of Phi Beta Delta in a way words cannot. Chapters need music!

8. A Phi Beta Delta initiation needs to b e planned and rehearsed to be effective. Care about your initiations!

9. Speakers can be fine, but within our Phi Beta Delta chapters we have lots of people with interesting lives. Members can make good programs!

10. Saying thank you is basic to the mission of Phi Beta Delta, and not only to the college or university community but to the greater community. Reach out!

11. Having three initiations a year is a formula that many Phi Beta Delta chapters find successful. Don't wait for May!

12. Phi Beta Delta chapters don't have to give huge gifts to demonstrate giving. Give an atlas to the library!

13. Who is the oldest person in the community who has served internationalism? Honor a centenarian!

14. Every year people leave who have contributed to your Phi Beta Delta chapter. Think about how you will keep in touch!

15. In Jonathan Swift's classic, Gulliver is wished off on his journey by one of the Houyuhnhums calling, Hunny illa nyha maiah yuahoo! For Phi Beta Delta, what does that mean?

16. What does your Phi Beta Delta chapter think about current visa and immigration rules? Stage a debate!

17. Does your chapter of Phi Beta Delta know much about the origin of Greek honor societies? Why not have a joint meeting with other honor societies on the subject!

18. Phi Beta Delta is about scholarship, among other things. Have the chapter select a book for the year, that everyone will read and discuss!

19. Your Phi Beta Delta chapter has inducted some interesting members. Have a photo gallery in a prominent place!

20. Al Phi Beta Delta members like to eat, so an international dinner where your members do the cooking is an idea. Have a feast!

21. Phi Beta Delta members are ever curious, so what about the board games played in different countries? Have a games night!

22. Does the campus where your Phi Beta Delta chapter is located have a bell? Why not arrange for a belfry tour and ring it at initiations?

23. Show your Phi Beta Delta chapter's pride by getting scarves and ties with chapter insignia. Tell people who you are!

24. Being in a Greek honor society doesn't guarantee that Phi Beta Delta members know Greek. Have an evening to learn about the Greek alphabet!

25. When your Phi Beta Delta chapter is looking for a program, contact the local folk dance groups and have a folk dance program. Let's dance!

26. Every community has its institutions developed by immigrants and Phi Beta Delta members need to know about them. Visit an immigrant group!

27. Summer will come to your Phi Beta Delta chapter. Plan a summer activity, such as a weekend excursion!

28. Doe your Phi Beta Delta chapter have a good relationship with your college's administration? Let the deans and the president know about you!

March

1. Since Phi Beta Delta is resolutely international, there is no reason why an installation should not be in two or more languages, even if held in the United States. Habla?

2. A Phi Beta Delta chapter may not have a room of its own, but it can at least have some furniture of its own such as a handsome display bookcase. Go shopping!

3. Notepaper with your Phi Beta Delta chapter heading and the shield is a dignified start for invitations and thank yous. Go to the printer!

4.Does your college or university have a cafeteria where having a Phi Beta Delta table would be practical? Investigate!

4. When your Phi Beta Delta chapter inducts students, sending a nice note to their parents would be appropriate. Write the parents!

5. Often the campus radio station is looking for programs, so having a Phi Beta Delta weekly fifteen minutes on international matters is a possibility. Go on the air!

6. "But in have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep..." are Robert Frost's lines. Keep your promises to have a great Phi Beta Delta chapter!

7. The Phi Beta Delta medallion is available in various versions so it can be worn as a necklace or as a wrist adornment. Show your pride!

8. Are Phi Beta Delta members failing to turn intellect into action? Make your chapter active today!

9. There is never a time when blood donations are not needed, and our Phi Beta Delta colors remind us of the common blood of humankind. So, have a chapter blood drive!

10. Does your Phi Beta Delta chapter volunteer to show visitors around? Arrange to be guides!

11. Honor cords identify Phi Beta Delta members when they are in academic processions. Be sure your faculty have honor cords and students too!

12. How does your Phi Beta Delta chapter relate to your alumni affairs office? Ask them about cooperation!

13. When a VIP comes to the campus, have your Phi Beta Delta chapter donate a tree for him or her to plant. Plant a tree!

14. Remember that it takes patience to build a great Phi Beta Delta chapter. Get started!

15. Does your Phi Beta Delta chapter have a committee for providing friendship when members are ill or having troubles? Care about your members!

16. Take a look at the exchange and student abroad programs and see which ones involve places where there is another Phi Beta Delta chapter. Use the network!

17. Has your Phi Beta Delta chapter started a scholarship or prize fund? Talk with your college or university finance office now!

18. Whatever your Phi Beta Delta chapter does, do it with style. Bagpipes and fine crystal!

19. How about a Phi Beta Delta mystery evening, and take everyone for a special opening of the local museum, just for your chapter. Know and use the community!

20. What national backgrounds are represented in the family trees of your Phi Beta Delta members. Make up a huge tree of nations!

20. As Greeks, do the members of your Phi Beta Delta chapter know much about Greek mythology and the zodiac. Invite an astronomer!

21. Every country has a national anthem but most Phi Beta Delta members can't tell you the details. Have an evening and sing the anthems of your members!

22. Speaking of the backgrounds of Phi Beta Delta members, doe your chapter celebrate the holidays of other cultures? Put some national holidays into your calendar!

23. A great Phi Beta Delta chapter evening can be had if you can locate a soloist to come and provide a history of opera, which is full of international motifs. Have an opera night!

24. When you stop and think of all the wonderful times a Phi Beta Delta chapter can have, aren't you a little anxious to get going? Get going!

25. Phi Beta Delta is about service, and your chapter isn't a top chapter without service. Serve!

26. Amnesty International is an organization that supports prisoners of conscience, and Phi Beta Delta supports freedom of conscience. Have your chapter sponsor an Amnesty prisoner!

27. Your Phi Beta Delta chapter probably has someone who knows someone who is a coin collector. Have a coin evening!

28. The members of your chapter of Phi Beta Delta are the impression people get of the society. How good an impression are you making?

29. Find out what international sports activities are held in your area and have your phi Beta Delta chapter attend a cricket match or rugby game. Ole!

30. Does your Phi Beta Delta chapter have member tags so visitors can know your names? Get tags!

31. Remember that Phi Beta Delta has the bright sun on its shield. Be an optimist!

April

1. Our hopes for our Phi Beta Delta chapter are likely to become what it is. Imagine immensely!

2. A Phi Beta Delta chapter that raises money for projects is alive. Think about fund raising!

3. When our Phi Beta Delta projects get turned down, remember that is a reason for a future request. Keep asking!

4. Everybody wants to be somebody, which is why Phi Beta Delta recognition is popular. Recognize ability!

5. The resources open to our Phi Beta Delta chapters are far more than we realize. Look around!

6. Remember that you are someone's idea of what all of us in Phi Beta Delta are. Represent us well!

7. If your Phi Beta Delta chapter hasn't tried something, which failed, it hasn't been trying. Take risks!

8. When we do favors, our Phi Beta Delta chapter and we do honor to ourselves. Honor yourself by doing a favor!

9. There was no rain in sight when Noah built his ark, and so too Phi Beta Delta chapters shouldn't wait for an emergency. Plan ahead!

10. Some Phi Beta Delta members are waiting to do good. Do it!

11. An outstanding Phi Beta Delta chapter is not measured by its size but by its actions. You are important!

12. Leaders belong in Phi Beta Delta. Find the leaders!

13. Phi Beta Delta chapters need to form good habits as second nature. Develop chapter habits!

14. Phi Beta Delta is not a houseguest but an integral part of your college. Link the chapter with the college!

15. Originality is great but Phi Beta Delta chapters need to know what other chapters do. Look at other chapters!

16. Benjamin Franklin remarked that Blame-all and Praise-all are two blockheads, and it is true for Phi Beta Delta chapters. Share responsibility!

17. A Phi Beta Delta chapter can be a candle or a mirror. Be a candle!

18. If your Phi Beta Delta chapter seems sleepy, you can wake it up. Get an alarm clock!

19. Phi Beta Delta chapters are like the jolly inns of old, offering hospitality to travelers from afar. Show your hospitality!

20. The sadness of inactive Phi Beta Delta chapters is all the good things being missed. Don't miss the experience!

21. Who knows what your Phi Beta Delta members can accomplish if you work. Light the spark and see the flame!

22. Phi Beta Delta is not something that comes in the mail but something you create. Create!

23. A Phi Beta Delta chapter becomes what it does. What are you doing?

24. Phi Beta Delta is about discovering the wide world. Open yourself to the world!

25. Phi Beta Delta members define themselves by appreciating the differences in others. Grow through your chapter!

26. The beginning of a Phi Beta Delta chapter year is always harder than the success that should follow. Make a beginning!

27. To really enjoy being a member of Phi Beta Delta, you need to know something about it. Study the society!

28. Being a Phi Beta Delta is great training. Seek office!

29. To secure esteem for Phi Beta Delta, we need every chapter to count. Make your chapter great!

30. Phi Beta Delta is a society for international scholars. Are you actively learning?