Henry B. Hersey Award Presented at 2025 Initiative Academy Session 2
CARMEL, IN – Theta Chi Fraternity proudly recognized collegiate chapter recruitment award recipients during Session 2 of the 2025 Initiative Academy on July 12. These awards honor chapters that exemplified extraordinary commitment to welcoming new members and strengthening the Fraternity throughout the 2024/2025 academic year.
Theta Chi’s recruitment awards are named for James M. Holland, Phil S. Randall, and Henry B. Hersey, three men whose dedication saved the Fraternity from extinction in 1881. Today, their legacy lives on through eponymous awards, spotlighting chapters that achieved excellence in their recruitment efforts.
Henry B. Hersey Award
The Henry B. Hersey Award recognizes the chapter with the greatest percentage increase in membership. Both the winning chapter and honorable mention were present at Session 2 of 2025’s Initiative Academy:
Winner: Alpha Rho/Washington – grew from 17 to 40 members (135% increase)
Honorable Mention: Zeta Alpha/Slippery Rock – grew from 19 to 41 members (116% increase)
Phil S. Randall Success in Recruitment Award
The Phil S. Randall Award is presented to chapters that initiate 25 or more new members during the academic year. Eighteen chapters earned this recognition during Session 2 of the 2025 Initiative Academy:
- Alpha Nu/Georgia Tech – 26 initiates
- Eta/Rhode Island – 28 initiates
- Beta Alpha/UCLA – 29 initiates
- Zeta Alpha/Slippery Rock – 29 initiates
- Iota Gamma/Grand Valley State – 29 initiates
- Alpha Mu/Iowa State – 31 initiates
- Kappa Lambda/CSU–San Marcos – 32 initiates
- Alpha Rho/Washington – 34 initiates
- Alpha Chi/Syracuse – 39 initiates
- Delta Rho/NC State – 41 initiates
- Alpha Psi/Maryland – 42 initiates
- Zeta Phi/Cal Poly – 43 initiates
- Iota Mu/Missouri – 44 initiates
- Beta Zeta/Michigan State – 47 initiates
- Alpha Phi/Alabama – 56 initiates
- Tau/Florida – 58 initiates
- Eta Lambda/Virginia Tech – 61 initiates
Theta Chi congratulates all recipients for their outstanding recruitment achievements and for carrying forward the enduring legacy of growth and perseverance.
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.