NEW ORLEANS - During the 168th Anniversary Convention in New Orleans, delegates elected the 2024/2026 Grand Chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity. International Vice President Toby Roth was elected International President and International Secretary Alan Copeland was elected International Vice President.
The 2024/2026 Grand Chapter:
International President – Toby B. Roth (Alpha Phi/Alabama 1990)
International Vice President – Alan B. Copeland (Zeta Beta/Adrian 1989)
International Secretary – Dr. James A. Black (Gamma Rho/Florida State 2008)
International Treasurer – Thomas N. Thompson (Rho/Illinois 1998)
International Counselor – Richard P. Santoriello (Epsilon Sigma/Wagner 1987)
International Marshal – Steve W. Gonzalez (Zeta Pi/Old Dominion 1998)
International Chaplain – Kelly J. Linster (Phi/North Dakota State 1991)
International Historian – James J. McMahon (Zeta Epsilon/Long Beach State 1979)
Chief Executive Officer (ex-officio) - Michael J. Mayer (Epsilon Phi/Central Missouri 2004)
Alan Copeland, Jim McMahon, and Tom Thompson were reelected by the Convention delegates to their second term on the Grand Chapter. Kelly Linster was elected to his first term.
Toby Roth will complete his second term in 2026. Brothers Dr. James Black, Steve Gonzalez, and Rich Santoriello will complete their first term of service in 2026 and will be eligible for nomination to be reelected for a second term at the 170th Anniversary Convention.
A very special thank you goes to our retiring Grand Chapter member, International President Creig Andreasen, for his eight years of unwavering service and dedication to Theta Chi Fraternity. Brother Andreasen was elected at the 160th Anniversary Convention in 2016.
The Fraternity’s Board of Directors is known as the Grand Chapter, and is Theta Chi’s supreme administrative, executive, and judicial body. It is composed of eight alumnus volunteers and the Chief Executive Officer (ex-officio).
The Grand Chapter was formed at the 52nd Anniversary Convention in 1908 and meets multiple times a year to discuss Fraternity business, set policy, and evaluate overall strategy.
Board members serve four-year terms and may not serve more than two terms consecutively. Elections are held every two years as part of the International Convention.
