Theta Chi Fraternity is proud to announce the 2012/2013 recipient of the Grand Chapter Scholarship Award:
- Delta Eta/Colorado State University
Delta Eta Chapter, reinstalled this past April, earned an average GPA of 3.36 for the 2012 calendar year. The all men's average GPA at Colorado State was 2.77.
Executive Director Mike Mayer applauds the scholastic achievement of the members of Delta Eta Chapter. "The International Fraternity is very proud of the outstanding academic record of our recently reinstalled Delta Eta Chapter. They have truly embraced the Maxim of Theta Chi Fraternity: 'Alma Mater First and Theta Chi for Alma Mater.'"
The fraternity’s maxim is used to emphasize Theta Chi's commitment to the mission of the institution in all aspects and responsibility of our members to be an active participant in campus affairs. The maxim implies that Theta Chi members are to be loyal to their alma maters, both as students and as alumni. As students, the greatest loyalty to alma mater is shown by excelling in academic work.
The Grand Chapter Scholarship Award, also referred to as the Stanford Trophy, is presented each year to the chapter with the most outstanding academic record for the previous calendar year. The award is represented by a trophy which was given to the Grand Chapter by Alpha Epsilon Chapter at Stanford University in 1928. The Grand Chapter Scholarship Award winner is determined by comparing the chapter GPA to the campus all-men’s average. Since some campuses measure grades outside of the traditional 4.0 scale, a formula is utilized to properly gauge academic performance for each chapter and to determine a winner.
Congratulations to Delta Eta Chapter!