FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THETA CHI ANNOUNCES 2014/2015 ALTER AWARD RECIPIENTS
JUNE 27TH - Bloomington, IN - Theta Chi Fraternity is excited to announce the first round of 2014/2015 recipients of the Howard R. Alter, Jr. Award for Chapter Excellence. Four Chapters were recognized during the Theta Class of the Initiative Academy, held June 24-27, 2015 in Bloomington:
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.
[Editor's Note: you can read about other 2014/2015 Alter Award presentations here.]
Recipients:
Theta/University of Massachusetts
Beta Delta/Rutgers University
Iota Beta/Missouri State University
Iota Sigma/Towson University
Our Theta Chapter from the University of Massachusetts took home the first Alter Award in chapter history
With another historical achievement, the Beta Delta brothers from Rutgers returned home with their first Alter Award.
The Iota Beta Chapter from Missouri State University, with a remarkable 12th Alter Award.
Our brothers in Iota Sigma at Towson University received their second consecutive Alter Award.
Recognizing that receiving the Alter Award can be a very special and meaningful experience for the undergraduates, additional recipients will be announced at the remaining session of this summer's Initiative Academy. This is done in order to accommodate the unique format of The Initiative Academy. In doing so, the Fraternity is able to ensure that a representative from each winning chapter is present to receive the award in person.
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.
Four chapters received the Chapter Achievement Award during the Awards Ceremony. This award recognizes and encourages chapters that apply for the Alter Award and demonstrate substantial success, progress, and improvement in chapter operations:
Beta Kappa/Hamline University
Beta Nu/Case Western Reserve University
Gamma Phi/Nebraska Wesleyan University
Zeta Rho/University of Kentucky
Seven additional chapters were recognized with Chapter Excellence Awards for demonstrating strong performance in specific areas of chapter operations:
Rho/University of Illinois
Psi/University of Wisconsin
Alpha Delta/Purdue University
Alpha Iota/Indiana University
Eta Omicron/Northwestern State University
Eta Psi/University of Alabama at Birmingham
Iota Xi/George College & State 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, 2016.
Founded in 1856, Theta Chi Fraternity is a men’s collegiate fraternity with more than 175,000 initiated members and has established 230 chapters. Leadership development, personal development, and service to alma mater are fundamental to Theta Chi Fraternity’s mission.
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