While still sporting their university’s colors and logos, brothers from across the country witnessed the International nature of Theta Chi Fraternity as they gathered at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN, for the two sessions of the Initiative Academy in 2023.
The Initiative Academy is part of the Resolute Man Event Track, focusing on leadership development, professional development, and the Assisting Hand. At its core, the sole purpose of the event curriculum is to help collegiate brothers discover their leadership strengths and weaknesses, learn how to better communicate within their respective leadership styles, and to further expand upon on their individual problem-solving abilities through team building.
In addition to the personal development curriculum, professional development exercises such as mock interviews, conversations about successful networking, and resume building tips and tricks were also included.
The fraternity experience has always served as an opportunity for men attending college to find a sense of belonging, find renewed purpose, and springboard themselves further along into personal and professional growth during their four years of undergraduate study. Being able to surround themselves with other men in their age bracket who are searching for the same things in life allows them to flourish better together than they would if they were alone.
"This was my first International Theta Chi event. It was extremely fun to meet all the awesome guys but also a powerful reminder that Theta Chi is larger than just my chapter. This hit especially hard since my chapter at Long Beach State is not very close to many other Theta Chi chapters. It’s a whole summer’s worth of experiences and friends in four days. I’ve never had so much fun while being highly productive. It was everything you could expect from 80 brothers in one house, with all the professionalism you would hope for," said Kirk Lindbeck (Zeta Epsilon/Long Beach State 2024).
Alumni volunteers were also present to serve as both facilitators for the Initiative Academy curriculum and also as a sounding board for the development of our collegiate attendees.
"I volunteer because it is my way of living the motto of Theta Chi: ‘an Assisting Hand.’ My fraternity experience helped shape who I am as a leader, brother, employee, and human. I want to be able to help provide that same life-changing experience to those who are collegiate brothers today. My favorite part of the experience is watching the men grow in their personal and professional development skills over the entire weekend. It is also amazing to watch young men come together from across the country with different backgrounds and experiences to share ideas and build lifelong friendships," said Brandon Majmudar (Delta Eta/Colorado State 2016).
Theta Chi hosted 115 attendees representing 70 chapters, two colonies, and one interest group. As they transition into the 2023/2024 academic year, they will take their first steps on campus as Resolute Men.
Our Newest Resolute Men
Noah Ablordeppey (Beta Omicron/Cincinnati 2024)
Jack Adamson (Chi/Auburn 2026)
Gafred Altamirano-Picache (Delta Pi/Indiana State 2025)
Max Analore (Iota Theta/Central Florida 2026)
Matt Aronson (Beta Sigma/Lehigh 2026)
Jared Baffa (Alpha Delta/Purdue 2025)
Preston Bartsch (Phi/North Dakota State 2026)
Colin Berghoff (Eta Lambda/Virgina Tech 2026)
Braxton Bowlus (Delta Pi/Indiana State 2025)
Drew Britson (Beta Phi/Nevada 2026)
Will Bradberry (Chi/Auburn 2026)
Phillip Byrd (Beta Psi/Presbyterian 2026)
Caleb Brown (Eta Gamma/Morehead 2024)
Jake Cannon (Beta Psi/Presbyterian 2026)
Mac Cantwell (Beta Lambda/Akron 2025)
Josh Cataldo (Zeta Beta/Adrian 2024)
James Chavez (Beta Omicron/Cincinnati 2026)
Sean Clark (Epsilon Delta/Youngstown State 2026)
McInnes Coggins (Beta Psi/Presbyterian 2025)
Jake Cubins (Zeta Alpha/Slippery Rock 2023)
Lucas D'Angelo (Zeta Lambda/Westminster 2025)
Kyle Davis (Iota Theta/Central Florida 2026)
Matt Davis (Alpha Sigma/Oregon 2025)
Lucian Dean (Zeta Alpha/Slippery Rock 2025)
Ronan Doyle (Eta Lambda/Virgina Tech 2026)
Jacob Eads (Iota Upsilon/Texas State 2023)
Dane Ehlmann (Iota Mu/Missouri 2026)
Mike Erickson (Phi/North Dakota State 2025)
Jacob Feldmann (Alpha Mu/Iowa State 2026)
Evan Fisher (Zeta Kappa/Ohio Northern 2025)
P.J. Flores (Iota Eta/Pacific 2024)
George Forsmann (Epsilon Kappa/Idaho 2025)
Jacob Freed (Phi/North Dakota State 2025)
Justin Fruge (Theta Rho/McNeese State 2025)
Patrick Gardiner (Eta/Rhode Island 2026)
Nicholas Gordon (Iota Sigma/Towson 2024)
Jacob Graves (Eta Psi/UAB 2026)
Adam Greiner (Iota Beta/Missouri State 2025)
Ryan Hallinan (Iota Tau/Northern Kentucky 2026)
Padraig Haughton (Eta/Rhode Island 2026)
Joseph Helmsing (Eta Psi/UAB 2026)
Pranav Hemanth (Alpha Mu/Iowa State 2025)
Jake Herzog (Beta Zeta/Michigan State 2026)
Alex Holwerda (Gamma Mu/Bowling Green 2024)
Luke Howard (Eta Gamma/Morehead 2025)
Trent Howard (Zeta Kappa/Ohio Northern 2026)
Tyler Hurley (Zeta Tau/Michigan-Flint 2024)
Ryan Jensen (Iota Mu/Missouri 2026)
Sid Kampalli (Beta Theta/Drexel 2026)
Jairus Killings (Eta Omicron/Northwestern State 2025)
Nathan Kramer (Phi/North Dakota State 2025)
Thomas Leahy (Iota Mu/Missouri 2025)
Kirk Lindbeck (Zeta Epsilon/Long Beach State 2024)
Alex Linster (Phi/North Dakota State 2025)
Karl Love (Zeta Lambda/Westminster 2025)
Anthony Lucero (Iota Tau/Northern Kentucky 2026)
Saketh Mamidi (Delta Mu/Texas 2026)
Justin McCauley (Gamma/Maine 2025)
Connor McCray (Gamma Lambda/Denver 2025)
Cole McDonald (Epsilon Kappa/Idaho 2026)
Elijah Merrin (Zeta Kappa/Ohio Northern 2025)
Mario Montiel (Gamma Nu/New Mexico State 2025)
Dane Morin (Gamma Xi/San Jose State 2026)
Luke Naas (Eta Beta/Eastern Kentucky 2024)
Jacob Nelson (Delta Omega/Ripon 2025)
John O'Bryan (Eta Gamma/Morehead 2024)
Ti O'Daniel (Theta Eta/Sam Houston 2025)
T.J. Odegaard (Iota Upsilon/Texas State 2026)
Tyler O'Keefe (Zeta Sigma/Wisconsin-River Falls 2023)
Carter Ogden (Kappa Omicron/Tennessee 2026)
Nick Oliva (Kappa Gamma/North Florida 2023)
Andres Ortiz-Rodriguez (Gamma Rho/Florida State 2024)
Sam Pape (Epsilon Kappa/Idaho 2026)
Antonio Papeo (Alpha Iota/Indiana 2026)
Aidan Poole (Iota Tau/Northern Kentucky 2024)
Austin Porter (Mu/California 2024)
Joseph Postma (Zeta Beta/Adrian 2026)
Mason Radish (Delta Omega/Ripon 2024)
Mason Rhey (Iota Kappa/Northern Arizona 2026)
Zachary Richards (Kappa Omicron/Tennessee 2026)
Lalo Rivera-Gomez (Zeta Tau/Michigan-Flint 2026)
Louis Rodriguez (Theta Eta/Sam Houston 2025)
Zach Rosenberger (Gamma Tau/Drake 2026)
Tyler Ross (Zeta Alpha/Slippery Rock 2025)
Quinn Salyers (Alpha Iota/Indiana 2026)
Luke Scrivanich (Zeta Pi/Old Dominion 2025)
Ben Seifert (Beta Sigma/Lehigh 2026)
Douglas Self (Zeta Tau/Michigan-Flint 2025)
David Shaver (Alpha Tau/Ohio 2025)
Dan Silfer (Kappa Epsilon/SUNY Oswego 2025)
Chris Smith (Zeta Beta/Adrian 2026)
Colby Smith (Iota Theta/Central Florida 2024)
David Smith (Beta Phi/Nevada 2026)
Tyler Sontz (Eta Alpha/Clemson 2026)
Adam Spath (Kappa Epsilon/SUNY Oswego 2025)
Tyler Specht (Phi/North Dakota State 2025)
Khaner Swanson (Alpha Sigma/Oregon 2025)
Ky Tan (Beta Nu/Case Western 2026)
Zion Virgil (Gamma Delta/Florida Southern 2025)
Jacob Ward (Zeta Sigma/Wisconsin-River Falls 2025)
Cooper Warner (Alpha Mu/Iowa State 2023)
Joey Watson (Iota Tau/Northern Kentucky 2026)
A.D. Wells (Iota Tau/Northern Kentucky 2026)
Bryson Wood (Beta Omega/Susquehanna 2026)
Joseph Woods (Iota Tau/Northern Kentucky 2024)
Jeffrey Yuan (Eta Psi/UAB 2026)