The Beta-Pi chapter at the Georgia Institute of Technology is a part of Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) Fraternity. TKE was founded by five methodist seminarians in 1899 at Illinois Wesleyan College as the "Knights of Classic Lore".

These men "desired an organization different from those represented by the existing fraternities. Their desire was to establish a fraternity in which the primary requisites for membership would be the personal worth and character of the individual rather than the wealth he possessed, the honors or titles he could display, or the rank he maintained on the social ladder. The Founders of the KCL had little regard for many of the common characteristics of fraternities at that time, including their usual snobbery and disdain for persons outside of a fraternity."

The TKE Vision is to create lifelong relationships that enhance
educational, interpersonal, community and professional success.

The TKE Mission is "to aid men in their mental, moral, and social development for life."

The full declaration of principles of TKE, which has remained unchanged since it was set forth by Frater William Wilson in 1907 is given on the TKE National website. Within it, the three cardinal virtues of our fraternity are presented:

Love, that binds our hearts with the sturdy chords of fraternal affection.

Charity, that is impulsive to see the virtues in a brother and is slow to reprove his faults.

Esteem, that is respectful of the honest convictions of others and that refrains from treading upon that which is sacred to spirit and conscience.

Over 200,000 men have been initiated into the bond, including many who went on to achieve great things in their fields. One of the most famous Tekes of all has recorded a short video about what TKE has meant to him. (WMA file).