The International Headquarters welcomes Steve O’Dell (Zeta Epsilon/Long Beach State 1987) to its staff as Director of Development at an important time for the Fraternity. As Theta Chi continues to grow in record numbers, the need to support our brotherhood has never been greater. The Foundation Chapter seeks to raise $22 million by 2028 to endow the Fraternity’s leadership education and training programs, alumni and chapter support initiatives, and the Museum, Archives, and History Program, and to provide long-term stability for the Fraternity’s future generations of Resolute Men.
As Director of Development, Brother O’Dell will work to strengthen alumni support for BELIEVE across North America—brothers who BELIEVE in securing the future of our Fraternity.
O’Dell brings decades of experience in business, entrepreneurship, and organizational leadership to the Development team. After earning a Bachelor of Science in accounting and finance, he purchased an industrial distribution company five years after graduation and went on to help lead several organizations through mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, and startups.
His career later took him from California to Charlotte, where he helped launch the Haas Formula 1 racing team—the first American entry into Formula 1 in more than three decades—and earned an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Theta Chi has remained a constant throughout O’Dell’s life. As a collegian, he served as Chapter President and Treasurer of Zeta Epsilon Chapter before serving on the Zeta Epsilon Alumni Association. Several of his business ventures have also included close friends and fellow Theta Chi brothers.
Steve’s professional experience and lifelong connection to the Fraternity provides him an opportunity to apply decades of business experience to the Fraternity that has remained an important part of his life.
Outside of his work with Theta Chi, O’Dell enjoys traveling with his wife, Terese, spending time with his new granddaughter, and developing a tea farm in North Carolina.
Want to learn more about how you can support BELIEVE? Contact Steve at sodell@thetachi.org or call the International Headquarters at 317-848-1856.
We BELIEVE in the future of Theta Chi; now is the time to support our future Resolute Men.
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