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Posted by:Nick Hoke | Published: August 30, 2018

Theta Chi Announces 2017/2018 Alter Award Recipients

Carmel, IN – Theta Chi Fraternity is excited to announce the 2017/2018 recipients of the Howard R. Alter, Jr. Award for Chapter Excellence. Three chapters were recognized during the 162nd Anniversary Convention in Las Vegas.

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.

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 14 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.

Recipients:

Zeta/New Hampshire

Chi/Auburn

Iota Tau/Northern Kentucky


Twelve chapters received the Chapter Achievement Award during International Convention. This award recognizes and encourages chapters that apply for the Alter Award and demonstrate substantial success, progress, and improvement in chapter operations:

Phi/North Dakota State

Beta Omicron/Cincinnati

Beta Phi/Reno, NV

Gamma Phi/Nebraska Wesleyan

Delta Eta/Colorado State

Epsilon Kappa/Idaho

Zeta Rho/Kentucky

Eta Phi/Oakland

Iota Beta/Missouri State

Iota Lambda/Longwood

Iota Psi/RIT

Kappa Zeta/Arkansas


Twenty additional chapters were recognized with Chapter Excellence Awards for demonstrating strong performance in specific areas of chapter operations:

Theta/Massachusetts

Mu/California

Rho/Illinois

Sigma/Oregon State

Alpha Delta/Purdue

Alpha Mu/Iowa State

Alpha Pi/Minnesota

Beta Sigma/Lehigh

Gamma Theta/San Diego State

Gamma Upsilon/Bradley



Delta Beta/Georgia

Delta Omega/Ripon

Epsilon Psi/NJIT

Zeta Lambda/Westminster

Zeta Tau/Michigan-Flint

Zeta Phi/Cal Poly

Eta Psi/UAB

Theta Eta/Sam Houston State

Iota Theta/Central Florida

Iota Sigma/Towson


The Most Improved Chapter Award recognizes the chapter that has made significant developments over the last year. Past recipients of this award have made tremendous improvements in membership size, scholarship programming, and chapter operations while living up to the tenets of our Fraternity Creed and motto every day.

Beta Phi/Reno, NV

Founded in 1856, Theta Chi Fraternity is a men's collegiate fraternity with more than 191,000 initiated members and has established 239 chapters. Leadership development, personal development, and service to alma mater are fundamental to Theta Chi Fraternity's mission.