Hundreds of students yearly undergo the formal and informal recruitment processes to join one of the 18 Panhellenic chapters on campus. Of those chapters, Best of CU voters named Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women the Best Sorority of 2026, after it had already captured the category in 2025.
More commonly known as Pi Phi, the Zeta chapter’s house is located on South Wright Street, across from Lincoln Hall. Pi Phi was chartered at the University in 1895 with the motto, “Friends & Leaders for Life.” Its symbolizing flower is a wine carnation, with wine and silver blue also representing the chapter’s colors.
Giving back through philanthropy efforts is an important value to Pi Phi. Its philanthropic focus is promoting children’s literacy by supporting its national initiative, Read > Lead > Achieve. The goal of this initiative is to decrease illiteracy across the nation through participating in tutoring and mentorship programs, which the Zeta chapter does annually.
The national values that Pi Phi represents, such as honor, lifelong commitment and friendship, are at the core of the Zeta chapter, which students can see for themselves through Panhellenic recruitment.
