On April 19, 1990, the chartering process began when the colony members took a written test and had to stay at the house all night with each other. The next day, Friday, the brothers assembled at the house (fraternity house, 808 Corbett Avenue) to take an Orals Board. After the shocking orals, which lasted nearly three hours, the colony was informed that they would become a chapter. The Founding Fathers of Zeta Tau were initiated on April 20, 1990. Zeta Tau’s big brother chapter, Beta Phi, from East Carolina performed the initiation ceremony which was flawless.

LogoOn Saturday, April 21, 1990, the chartering banquet took place on the campus of Atlantic Christian College. Awards were given to many people who helped the colony grow and develop in the process of being chartered. Archon Tim Renfrow gave an emotional speech which not only touched the Founding Father’s hearts but all those who attended. At the end of the banquet, the Brothers sang “The Rose of Pi Kappa Phi” and awarded their mothers with red roses.