Theta Chi Announces 2017/2018 Alter Award Recipients
Carmel, IN – Theta Chi Fraternity is excited to announce the 2017/2018 recipients of the Howard R. Alter, Jr. Award for Chapter Excellence. Three chapters were recognized during the 162nd Anniversary Convention in Las Vegas.
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.
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 14 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.
Recipients:
Zeta/New Hampshire
Chi/Auburn
Iota Tau/Northern Kentucky
Twelve chapters received the Chapter Achievement Award during International Convention. This award recognizes and encourages chapters that apply for the Alter Award and demonstrate substantial success, progress, and improvement in chapter operations:
Phi/North Dakota State
Beta Omicron/Cincinnati
Beta Phi/Reno, NV
Gamma Phi/Nebraska Wesleyan
Delta Eta/Colorado State
Epsilon Kappa/Idaho
Zeta Rho/Kentucky
Eta Phi/Oakland
Iota Beta/Missouri State
Iota Lambda/Longwood
Iota Psi/RIT
Kappa Zeta/Arkansas
Twenty additional chapters were recognized with Chapter Excellence Awards for demonstrating strong performance in specific areas of chapter operations:
Theta/Massachusetts
Mu/California
Rho/Illinois
Sigma/Oregon State
Alpha Delta/Purdue
Alpha Mu/Iowa State
Alpha Pi/Minnesota
Beta Sigma/Lehigh
Gamma Theta/San Diego State
Gamma Upsilon/Bradley
Delta Beta/Georgia
Delta Omega/Ripon
Epsilon Psi/NJIT
Zeta Lambda/Westminster
Zeta Tau/Michigan-Flint
Zeta Phi/Cal Poly
Eta Psi/UAB
Theta Eta/Sam Houston State
Iota Theta/Central Florida
Iota Sigma/Towson
The Most Improved Chapter Award recognizes the chapter that has made significant developments over the last year. Past recipients of this award have made tremendous improvements in membership size, scholarship programming, and chapter operations while living up to the tenets of our Fraternity Creed and motto every day.
Beta Phi/Reno, NV
Founded in 1856, Theta Chi Fraternity is a men's collegiate fraternity with more than 191,000 initiated members and has established 239 chapters. Leadership development, personal development, and service to alma mater are fundamental to Theta Chi Fraternity's mission.