CARMEL, IN – Theta Chi Fraternity is pleased to announce the first round of the 2024/2025 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 files between May 15, 2024, and May 15, 2025. 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 agreed to initiate the two cadets, enlisting the help of local alumni.
Randall and Hersey were initiated on November 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.
2024/2025 James M. Holland Award – Presented to the chapter that initiates the highest number of new members.
Winner: Alpha Lambda/Ohio State – 72 Initiates
First Runner-Up: Alpha Iota/Indiana – 71 initiates
2024/2025 Phil S. Randall Success in Recruitment Award – Presented to chapters that initiate 25 or more new members during the previous academic year. Twenty (20) chapters present at the June 2025 session of the Initiative Academy were recognized for their 2024/2025 recruitment efforts
Eta Gamma/Morehead (25 initiates)
Iota Eta/Pacific (26 initiates)
Phi/North Dakota State (27 initiates)
Zeta Pi/Old Dominion (27 initiates)
Beta Phi/Nevada (30 initiates)
Theta/Massachusetts (31 initiates)
Gamma Xi/San Jose State (31 initiates)
Beta Omicron/Cincinnati (38 initiates)
Delta Beta/Georgia (40 initiates)
Eta Alpha/Clemson (40 initiates)
Iota Theta/Central Florida (41 initiates)
Zeta/New Hampshire (44 initiates)
Iota Mu/Missouri (44 initiates)
Chi/Auburn (47 initiates)
Kappa Omicron/Tennessee (47 initiates)
Iota Beta/Missouri State (48 initiates)
Delta Upsilon/Arizona State (51 initiates)
Kappa Nu/Colorado (57 initiates)
Alpha Iota/Indiana (71 initiates)
Alpha Lambda/Ohio State (72 initiates)
The Henry Hersey Award will be presented during Session 2 of Initiative Academy.
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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 246 chapters. Theta Chi’s mission is to develop college-age men into successful students, good citizens, lifelong brothers, and resolute leaders.