Beta Chi Theta
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| Founded | June 2, 1999 UCLA |
| Type | Social |
| Scope | National |
| Motto | "Above All Else, Brotherhood" |
| Colors | Black, Silver, and White |
| Symbol | Lion |
| Chapters | 10 Chapters, 14 Colonies |
| Headquarters | Beverly Hills, CA, United States |
| Homepage | http://www.betachitheta.com/ |
Beta Chi Theta (ΒΧΘ) is a national South Asian interest social fraternity established in 1999 at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). On June 2, 1999, Beta Chi Theta was formally acknowledged by the university and granted membership into the UCLA Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC). Beta Chi Theta was originally founded by 8 young men and today has active chapters and colonies in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin. The founding principles which support and give purpose to Beta Chi Theta are: creating and maintaining a strong, close-knit brotherhood, honoring tradition, actively pursuing service to humanity, increasing South Asian awareness, promoting academic excellence, and building a unified nationwide network.
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[edit] National Founding Fathers
- Brother Abu Abraham
- Brother Hashu Datwani
- Brother Samir Khandhar
- Brother Ankur Kumar
- Brother Ashish Nagdev
- Brother Ankur Parikh
- Brother Roshan Patel
- Brother Ali Zhumkhawala
[edit] Philanthropy
Beta Chi Theta actively seeks to promote service to humanity through active engangement with the local communities of its respective chapters. Many local chapters host "service weeks" in efforts to focus energies on a particular problem of interest to the local chapter. Some of the causes supported by the fraternity's chapters include:
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (University of Oklahoma)
- Breast Cancer Awareness (University of California San Diego)
- Isha Education (Vanderbilt University)
- Nashville Rape and Sexual Abuse Center (Vanderbilt University)
- Clean Water Awareness (University of Houston)
- Beating Heart Disease (University of Texas)
In addition, Beta Chi Theta has accumulated over 4,000 hours of documented community service.[1]
[edit] Motto
"Above all else, Brotherhood"
[edit] North-American Interfraternity Conference
- On April 23, 2006, Beta Chi Theta became the first nationally recognized South Asian fraternity through its acceptance of membership into the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC). Additionally, at seven years of age, it is also the youngest fraternity ever to become a member of the NIC (in NIC's 100 year history).[citation needed]
- All chapters and colonies of the fraternity are either members of their host institution's Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC) or are currently pursuing membership.
[edit] Chapters
[edit] Chapters
- Alpha Chapter - University of California, Los Angeles
- Beta Chapter - Baylor University
- Gamma Chapter - California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
- Delta Chapter - University of Oklahoma
- Ζeta Chapter - University of California, San Diego
- Eta Chapter - University of Texas at Austin
- Theta Chapter - Vanderbilt University
- Iota Chapter - Purdue University
- Lambda Chapter - University of Minnesota
- Mu Chapter - University of Florida
[edit] Colonies
- Epsilon Colony - University of California, Riverside
- Κappa Colony - Florida Atlantic University
- Νu Colony - University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Xi Colony - University of Houston
- Omicron Colony - Emory University
- Pi Colony - Texas A&M University
- Rho Colony -
- Sigma Colony - Rutgers University
- Tau Colony -
- Upsilon Colony - University of Texas at Dallas
- Phi Colony - University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
- Psi Colony -
- Omega Colony - University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Alpha Alpha Colony - Northeastern University
