FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THETA CHI FRATERNITY ANNOUNCES 2013/2014 ALTER AWARD RECIPIENTS
AUGUST 27, 2014 - Carmel, IN - Theta Chi Fraternity is excited to announce the 2013/2014 recipients of the Howard R. Alter, Jr. Award for Chapter Excellence. Three Chapters were recognized at the 158th Anniversary Convention held July 16-19, 2014 in Minneapolis:
- Epsilon Kappa/University of Idaho
- Zeta Rho/University of Kentucky
- Iota Sigma/Towson University
Four in a row for Epsilon Kappa: Undergraduates at the University of Idaho bring home their 8th Alter Award.
Installed in 2013, Iota Sigma caps the conclusion of its first full year as a chapter with the Alter Award.
The Alter Award is Theta Chi’s highest chapter honor and is traditionally presented at the Fraternity’s summer event. Consideration for the Alter Award is by application only. Applicant chapters are evaluated based on their performance in 12 categories, including recruitment, scholarship programming, risk management practices, member and new member education and others. The Alter Award may only be presented to active chapters.
Created by a group of former field staff in 1984 upon the occasion of Howard Alter’s retirement as Executive Director, the Alter Award was first presented in 1986 to chapters that met or exceeded the Fraternity’s standards of excellence.
2013/2014 Chapter Achievement Awards
Thirty chapters received the Chapter Achievement Award at the Awards Ceremony held during National Convention. This award recognizes and encourages chapters that apply for the Alter Award and demonstrate substantial success, progress, and improvement in chapter operations:
- Theta/University of Massachusetts
- Rho/University of Illinois
- Phi/North Dakota State University
- Chi/Auburn University
- Psi/University of Wisconsin
- Omega/Pennsylvania State University
- Alpha Phi/University of Alabama
- Beta Alpha/UCLA
- Beta Delta/Rutgers University
- Beta Iota/University of Arizona
- Beta Kappa/Hamline University
- Beta Lambda/University of Akron
- Beta Nu/Case Western Reserve University
- Gamma Theta/San Diego State University
- Gamma Rho/Florida State University
- Gamma Tau/Drake University
- Gamma Upsilon/Bradley University
- Gamma Phi/Nebraska Wesleyan University
- Delta Gamma/West Virginia Wesleyan College
- Delta Rho/North Carolina State University
- Delta Omega/Ripon College
- Zeta Beta/Adrian College
- Zeta Lambda/Westminster College
- Zeta Phi/California Polytechnic State University
- Eta Omicron/Northwestern State University
- Theta Eta/Sam Houston State University
- Iota Beta/Missouri State University
- Iota Theta/University of Central Florida
- Iota Lambda/Longwood University
- Iota Xi/Georgia College and State University
2013/2014 Chapter Achievement Award Recipients
2013/2014 Chapter Excellence Awards
Twelve additional chapters were recognized with Chapter Excellence Awards for demonstrating strong performance in specific areas of chapter operations:
- Alpha Delta/Purdue University
- Alpha Mu/Iowa State University
- Beta Theta/Drexel University
- Beta Chi/Allegheny College
- Gamma Lambda/University of Denver
- Delta Iota/Northwestern University
- Epsilon Psi/NJIT
- Zeta Kappa/Ohio Northern University
- Zeta Pi/Old Dominion University
- Eta Gamma/Morehead State University
- Iota Eta/Univeresity of the Pacific
- Iota Omicron/Florida International University
We offer our heartfelt congratulations to all recipients and urge all chapters to apply for chapter awards next year. The deadline will be April 10, 2015.
Founded in 1856, Theta Chi Fraternity is a men’s collegiate fraternity with more than 175,000 initiated members and has established 226 chapters. Leadership development, personal development, and service to alma mater are fundamental to Theta Chi Fraternity’s mission.
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