Beta Chi Theta (, also known as Beta Chi) is a South Asian-interest collegiate social fraternity in the United States. It was established at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1999. The fraternity is a member of the North American Interfraternity Conference.
History Beta Chi Theta originated with eight students at the University of California, Los Angeles in the spring of 1999 as a South Asian-based fraternity. On June 2, 1999, Beta Chi Theta officially received recognition by the university and was granted membership into the UCLA Inter-Fraternity Council; this is used as the fraternity's founding date. Its eight founders were Abu Abraham, Hashu Datwani, Samir Khandhar, Ankur Kumar, Ashish Nagdev, Ankur Parikh, Roshan Patel, and Ali Zhumkhawala.
In 2021, Beta Chi Theta became a national fraternity with the chartering of Beta chapter at Baylor University and Gamma chapter at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. The fraternity held its first national convention in 2003, where its constitution and bylaws were adopted and a national board was established. The fraternity was incorporated in Texas as Beta Chi Theta National Fraternity, Inc. in 2004.
On April 23, 2006, Beta Chi Theta became the first nationally recognized South Asian-based fraternity to become a member of the North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC). It has since been the youngest fraternity to become a member of the NIC. Beta Chi Theta was also a member of the National APIDA Panhellenic Association, but left that organization on November 18, 2023.
Beta Chi Theta has chartered more than 30 chapters and more than 2,000 alumni. Its headquarters is in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Symbols The fraternity's Greek letters, Beta Chi Theta, stand for Brotherhood, Culture, and Tradition. Its motto is "Above all else, Brotherhood".
Beta Chi Theta's pillars are "Brotherhood, Tradition, Service to Humanity, South Asian Awareness, and Academic Excellence". Its colors are black, silver, and white. Its mascot is that of a rampant lion. Its flower is the orchard.
Philanthropy The fraternity's primary philanthropic focus is mental health awareness.
Chapters Following is a list of Beta Chi Theta chapters, with active chapters indicated in bold and inactive chapters in italics.
ChapterCharter date and rangeInstitutionLocationStatusAlpha – 20xx ?University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, CaliforniaInactiveBeta – 20xx ?Baylor UniversityWaco, TexasInactiveGamma –20xx ?California State Polytechnic University, PomonaPomona, CaliforniaInactiveDelta –2017University of OklahomaNorman, OklahomaInactiveEpsilon –2017University of California, RiversideRiverside, CaliforniaInactiveZeta –20xx ?University of California, San DiegoSan Diego, CaliforniaInactiveEta –2021University of Texas at AustinAustin, TexasInactiveTheta –202x ?Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TennesseeInactiveIota Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IndianaActiveKappa –202x ?Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, FloridaColonyLambda University of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MinnesotaActiveMu University of FloridaGainesville, FloridaActiveNu –20xx ?University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison, WisconsinInactiveXi –2018University of HoustonHouston, TexasColonyOmicron –20xx ?Emory UniversityAtlanta, GeorgiaColonyPi–20xx ?Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TexasInactiveRho – 2019University of TennesseeKnoxville, TennesseeInactiveSigmaRutgers UniversityNew Brunswick, New JerseyActiveTau –20xx ?University of South FloridaTampa, FloridaColonyUpsilon University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TexasActivePhiUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignChampaign, IllinoisActiveChiMemorialPsi –2018University of ConnecticutStorrs, ConnecticutInactiveOmega –2023University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AlabamaInactiveAlpha Alpha –202x ?Northeastern UniversityBoston, MassachusettsInactiveAlpha Beta Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaActiveAlpha Gamma University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst, MassachusettsActiveAlpha Delta Indiana University BloomingtonBloomington, IndianaActiveAlpha Epsilon University of GeorgiaAthens, GeorgiaActiveAlpha Zeta Arizona State UniversityTempe, ArizonaActiveAlpha Eta –20xx ?Binghamton UniversityBinghamton, New YorkColonyAlpha Theta University of California, DavisDavis, CaliforniaActiveAlpha IotaAcharya InstitutesBengaluru, IndiaColony
See also
List of Asian American fraternities and sororities List of social fraternities
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