Members of the first degree of Beta Sigma Phi are generally 18-22 years of age. Following a six-month period of Pledge Training, the member may qualify for her second ritual, the Ritual of the Badge.
After three years of program study and active chapter participation in her chapter, the Nu Phi Mu member may be eligible to progress to the Ritual of Jewels degree without repeating Pledge Training.
All names of Nu Phi Mu chapters begin with the word "Phi," and chapter numbers are preceded by a "P."

Members may join a Ritual of Jewels chapter one of three ways:

1. - by progressing from a Nu Phi Mu chapter
2. - as a transferee
3. - as a pledge

A pledge must complete six months of Pledge Training to be eligible to receive the Ritual of Jewels degree, the second degree of Beta Sigma Phi.
When she completes four years (48 months) of program study and active chapter participation, the Ritual of Jewels member is ready to progress to the Exemplar degree.
The first Ritual of Jewels chapter in each state is named Alpha, the second Beta, and so on through the Greek alphabet to Omega, and then double names (Alpha Alpha, Alpha Beta) are used, and even triple names are used. There is no letter prefix to a Ritual of Jewels chapter number.

The Exemplar degree, the third degree of Beta Sigma Phi, may be conferred when a member has completed four years at the Ritual of Jewels level. Members who qualify for this degree, and other upper degrees, may receive the degree in their current chapter, or may progress to an upper degree chapter.
After six years of program study and active chapter participation at the Exemplar level, a member may be eligible to progress to the Preceptor degree.
Exemplar chapter names begin with the word, i.e., Greek letter "Xi," and Exemplar chapter numbers are preceded by an "X."

Members who hold the fourth degree of Beta Sigma Phi, the Preceptor degree, have progressed from the Exemplar degree.
Following eight years of program study and active chapter participation at the Preceptor level, a member may be eligible to progress to the Laureate degree.
The full word "Preceptor" always precedes the name of a Preceptor chapter, while the letters "XP" precede the chapter number.

The fifth degree of Beta Sigma Phi, the Laureate degree, is conferred upon those members who have completed the Preceptor degree and progressed.
After ten years of active chapter participation as a Laureate degree member, the member may be eligible for progression to the Master degree.
The word "Laureate" precedes the name of the Laureate chapter, and the letters "PL" precede the chapter number.

The master degree is the sixth and highest degree of Beta Sigma Phi.
The word "Master" always follows the chapter name (Alpha Master), and the letters "MA" precede the chapter number.

Fellowship pledges pledged directly to an upper degree chapter (Exemplar, Preceptor, Laureate, Master) progress at the same rate as all other members. For example, a Fellowship pledge who joins an upper degree chapter experiences six months as a pledge and four years as a Ritual of Jewels degree member in the chapter, six years as an Exemplar, eight years as a Preceptor, ten years as a Laureate, and then she will be eligible to progress to the Master degree.

For questions about eligibility and progression, contact your Division Chairman at the following addresses or numbers:

Beta Sigma Phi International
1800 West 91st Place
P.O. Box 8500
Kansas City, MO 64114-0500
Tel: 816.444.6800
Fax: 816.333.6206
Email: service@betasigmaphi.org