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Posted by:Dalton Fischer | Published: September 12, 2022

Theta Chi Announces 2021/2022 Recruitment Award Recipients

Washington, D.C. – Theta Chi is pleased to announce the 2021/2022 recruitment award recipients. The James M. Holland, Phil S. Randall, and Henry B. Hersey awards were created to recognize and honor the Fraternity’s top recruiting chapters for the previous academic year. 

Winners were determined based on the total number of newly initiated members according to the International Headquarters records between May 15, 2021, and May 15, 2022. All active chapters are eligible for consideration for one or more of these honors.

Theta Chi Fraternity's recruitment awards are named in honor of the collegiate members who saved the Fraternity from extinction. In 1881, Theta Chi found itself with one collegiate member, James Michael Holland. Holland did not quit, but struggled to find a solution. 

Fortunately for Theta Chi, one new cadet, Phil S. Randall, felt strongly that Theta Chi was worth saving. Randall convinced his friend Henry B. Hersey that they should become members of Theta Chi. Randall and Hersey approached Holland to join Theta Chi, and he ultimately agreed to initiate the two cadets, after enlisting the help of local alumni. 

Randall and Hersey were initiated on Nov. 19, 1881, saving Theta Chi at Norwich University, and securing the future of the entire Fraternity.

The Holland, Randall, and Hersey awards recognize the recruitment efforts of Theta Chi chapters and their dedication to maintaining and preserving Theta Chi Fraternity for the generations of brothers to come.

2021/2022 Recruitment Awards


Here are the 2021/2022 recruitment award recipients:

James M. Holland AwardPresented to the chapter that initiates the highest number of new members.

Gamma Rho/Florida State – 84 initiates

First Runners-Up (tie)

Alpha Iota/Indiana & Delta Upsilon/Arizona State – 64 initiates

Phil S. Randall Success in Recruitment Award Presented to chapters that initiate 25 or more new members during the previous academic year. Fifty-two (52) chapters were recognized with the 2021/2022 Randall Award:

• Delta Beta/Georgia - 25 initiates

• Delta Pi/Indiana State - 25 initiates

• Eta Omega/Chico, CA - 25 initiates

• Iota Alpha/UNC-Wilmington - 25 initiates

• Epsilon/WPI - 26 initiates

• Mu/California - 26 initiates

• Iota Sigma/Towson - 26 initiates

• Gamma/Maine - 27 initiates

• Alpha Psi/Maryland - 27 initiates

• Beta Sigma/Lehigh - 27 initiates

• Gamma Kappa/Miami (OH) - 27 initiates

• Gamma Omicron/Wake Forest - 27 initiates

• Theta Omega/Appalachian State - 27 initiates

• Iota Kappa/Northern Arizona - 27 initiates

• Theta/ Massachusetts - 28 initiates

• Delta Rho/NC State - 28 initiates

• Phi/North Dakota State - 29 initiates

• Theta Kappa/Texas Tech - 29 initiates

• Alpha Nu/Georgia Tech - 30 initiates

• Epsilon Theta/Tufts - 32 initiates

• Iota Tau/Northern Kentucky - 35 initiates

• Alpha Chi/Syracuse - 37 initiates

• Alpha Omicron/Washington State - 38 initiates

• Zeta Phi/Cal Poly - 38 initiates

• Zeta/New Hampshire - 39 initiates

• Beta Omicron/Cincinnati - 39 initiates

• Eta Alpha/Clemson - 39 initiates

• Eta Gamma/Morehead - 39 initiates

• Eta/Rhode Island - 40 initiates

• Kappa Lambda/CSU-San Marcos - 41 initiates

• Theta Epsilon/Kennesaw State - 43 initiates

• Tau Chapter/Florida - 45 initiates

• Iota Theta/Central Florida - 45 initiates

• Alpha Sigma/Oregon - 46 initiates

• Beta Alpha/UCLA - 46 initiates

• Zeta Rho/Kentucky - 46 initiates

• Eta Lambda/Virginia Tech - 46 initiates

• Eta Kappa/James Madison - 48 initiates

• Iota Mu/Missouri - 48 initiates

• Alpha Phi/Alabama - 49 initiates

• Psi/Wisconsin - 50 initiates

• Kappa Nu/Colorado - 51 initiates

• Alpha Delta/Purdue - 52 initiates

• Beta Zeta/Michigan State - 52 initiates

• Beta Phi/Nevada - 52 initiates

• Chi/Auburn - 53 initiates

• Iota Phi/South Carolina - 54 initiates

• Iota Beta/Missouri State 59 initiates

• Alpha Lambda/Ohio State - 61 initiates

• Alpha Iota/Indiana - 64 initiates

• Delta Upsilon/Arizona State - 64 initiates

• Gamma Rho/Florida State - 84 initiates

Henry B. Hersey Significant Increase in Membership AwardPresented to chapters that have the highest membership percentage increase from the previous year. 

Alpha Psi/Maryland - 2 initiates in May 2021 to 27 initiates in May 2022 for a 1,250% increase in membership!

Honorable Mentions

Epsilon Theta/Tufts - 7 initiates in May 2021 to 44 initiates in May 2022, a 529% increase in membership.

Zeta Epsilon/Long Beach State - 15 initiates in May 2021 to 31 initiates in May 2022, a 107% increase in membership.

About Theta Chi: Founded in 1856, Theta Chi Fraternity is a men’s collegiate fraternity with more than 200,000 initiated members and has established 245 chapters. Theta Chi’s mission is to develop college-age men into successful students, good citizens, lifelong brothers, and resolute leaders.