Standards of Excellence
Zeta Beta Tau’s Standard of Excellence (SOE) process is aimed to recognize, award and assess chapter/prospective chapter performances in the areas outlined in the Zeta Beta Tau Mission and Credo. The purpose of SOE is to give a guide to chapters to align their operations, programs and activities to develop their brothers into leaders of their community and responsible, mature members of society.
Get Accredited in 2026
The SOE Accreditation process works on a calendar year cycle.
There are four SOE categories, Intellectual Awareness, Social Responsibility, Integrity, and Brotherly Love. The components are directly related to THE JOURNEY and general chapter operations. The components of each area were determined by the SOE Committee, composed of alumni and undergraduate brothers, ZBT International Headquarters staff and the Supreme Council.
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- Submissions may be made by logging into myZBT.
- See details on points in the Standards of Excellence packet.
If you have questions about SOE, email Kristin Fouts at kfouts@zbtnational.org.
Congratulations to 2025 Accredited Chapters!
Alpha Alpha at Purdue- Alpha Eta at Cal-Berkeley
- Alpha Nu at Muhlenberg
- Alpha Omega at Miami
- Alpha Xi at WashU
- Alpha Zeta at Florida
- Beta Delta at Rutgers
- Beta Phi at Pittsburgh
- Beta Psi at American
- Beta Zeta Epsilon at Maryland
- Delta Lambda at Monmouth
- Epsilon Mu at Kansas
- Epsilon Theta at Delaware
- Eta Kappa at Towson
- Eta Mu at California Poly
- Gamma at Northwestern
- Kappa at Cornell
- Lambda at Case Western Reserve
- Omega at Missouri
- Phi Alpha Alpha at George Washington
- Xi at MIT
- Zeta Eta at Western (Ontario)
Access SOE in myZBT
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