Theta Chi Fraternity Announces Second Round of 2016/2017 Recruitment Award Recipients
Bloomington, IN - Theta Chi is pleased to announce the second round of 2016/2017 recruitment award recipients. The Phil S. Randall award was created to recognize and honor the Fraternity’s top recruiting chapters for the previous academic year. Winners were determined based on the total number of newly initiated members according to the International Headquarters files between May 15, 2016 and May 15, 2017. All active chapters are eligible for consideration for one or more of these honors.
Theta Chi Fraternity's recruitment awards, including the Randall award, are named in honor of the collegiate members who saved the Fraternity from extinction. In 1881, Theta Chi found itself with one undergraduate member, James Michael Holland. Holland did not quit, but struggled to find a solution. Fortunately for Theta Chi, one new cadet, Phil Sheridan Randall, felt strongly that Theta Chi was worth saving. Randall convinced his friend Henry Blanchard Hersey that they should become members of Theta Chi. Randall and Hersey approached Holland to join Theta Chi, and he agreed to initiate the two cadets, enlisting the help of local alumni. Randall and Hersey were initiated on Nov. 19, 1881, saving Theta Chi at Norwich University, and securing the future of the entire Fraternity.
The following awards were presented during the Mu Class of Initiative Academy that took place from July 13-16, 2017, in Bloomington, Indiana. Click here to see the recipients of the first round of the 2016/2017 Recruitment Awards.
Phil S. Randall Success in Recruitment Award – Presented to chapters that initiate 25 or more new members during the previous academic year.
- Gamma Theta/San Diego State University – 48 initiates
- Alpha Delta/Purdue University – 42 initiates
- Eta Lambda/Virginia Tech – 31 initiates
- Iota Phi/University of South Carolina – 28 initiates
- Epsilon Kappa/University of Idaho – 25 initiates
- Iota Upsilon/Texas State University – 25 initiates
Today, the Randall Award recognizes the recruitment efforts of Theta Chi chapters and their dedication to maintain and preserve Theta Chi Fraternity for the generations of brothers to come.
Congratulations to all recipients and good luck with your recruitment efforts in 2017/2018! Additional recruitment awards will be presented at the final Initiative Academy session.
Founded in 1856, Theta Chi Fraternity is a men’s collegiate fraternity with more than 185,000 initiated members and has established 235 chapters. Leadership development, personal development, and service to alma mater are fundamental to Theta Chi Fraternity’s mission.
