Theta Chi Fraternity Announces 2015/2016 Alter Award Recipients

Carmel, IN - Theta Chi Fraternity is excited to announce the 2015/2016 recipients of the Howard R. Alter, Jr. Award for Chapter Excellence, the highest honor attainable by a chapter. Four chapters were recognized at the 160th Anniversary Convention and 37th School of Fraternity Practices held July 22-26, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia:

Chi/Auburn	Delta Eta/Colorado State
Iota Tau/Northern Kentucky	Iota Psi/Rochester Institute of Technology

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 13 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.

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.

2015/2016 Chapter Achievement Awards
Eighteen chapters received the Chapter Achievement Award at the Awards Ceremony held during Convention. This award recognizes encourages chapters that apply for the Alter Award and demonstrate substantial success, progress, and improvement in chapter operations:

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• Zeta/New Hampshire
  
• Theta/Massachusetts
  
• Phi/North Dakota State
  
• Alpha Rho/Washington
  
• Beta Delta/Rutgers
  
• Beta Nu/Case Western
  
• Gamma Tau/Drake
  
• Gamma Upsilon/Bradley
  
• Gamma Phi/Nebraska Wesleyan
  
• Epsilon Zeta/Tampa
  
• Epsilon Kappa/Idaho
  
• Zeta Lambda/Westminster College
  
• Zeta Rho/Kentucky
  
• Eta Phi/Oakland
  
• Theta Eta/Sam Houston State
  
• Iota Beta/Missouri State
  
• Iota Lambda/Longwood
  
• Iota Sigma/Towson

2015/2016 Chapter Excellence Awards
Seventeen additional chapters were recognized with Chapter Excellence Awards for demonstrating strong performance in specific areas of chapter operations:

Rho/Illinois
Omega/Penn State
Alpha Mu/Iowa State
Alpha Nu/Georgia Tech
Alpha Pi/Minnesota
Alpha Psi/Maryland
Beta Chi/Allegheny
Delta Beta/Georgia
Delta Omega/Ripon
Epsilon Psi/NJIT
Zeta Beta/Adrian
Zeta Kappa/Ohio Northern
Eta Psi/UAB
Iota Delta/Southeastern Louisiana
Iota Eta/Pacific
Iota Mu/Missouri
Iota Phi/South Carolina

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, 2017.

Founded in 1856, Theta Chi Fraternity is a men’s collegiate fraternity with more than 180,000 initiated members and has established 235 chapters. Leadership development, personal development, and service to alma mater are fundamental to Theta Chi Fraternity’s mission.