2008 Woodie Awards
Theta Chi wins national award
Fraternity pleasantly surprised by chapter excellence award
Amanda Getchel
The work Ball State University's Theta Chi fraternity did Spring Semester to improve itself paid off, allowing the house to win a chapter excellence award.
Theta Chi President Brandon Steinbrook said he was excited to receive the award especially because this was the first time the house has won since it was first presented in 1985.
"We've been close to getting it for the last four to five years, so it was surreal to finally receive it," Steinbrook said.
He wants to congratulate the guys who put in the work and effort to receive it, he said.
Ball State's Theta Chi and eight other chapters throughout the country received the Howard R. Alter Jr. Award for Chapter Excellence, which was created in 1984 for Howard Alter's retirement as executive director of Theta Chi Fraternity. The award is given to those chapters that meet or exceed the standard of excellence.
Steinbrook said his chapter had a good chance of winning the Alter Award this year but would have a better chance next year. The chapter had a difficult Fall Semester, but Spring Semester was strong, and the men took major strides toward improving themselves, he said.
"It came as a shock we got it when we did," he said.
Some of the initiatives Steinbrook said his chapter did to improve during Spring Semester was bringing back Water Daze and raising $2,700 for Riley Children's Hospital the past two years. He said Theta Chi also completed five times as many community service hours during the Spring Semester as it did in the fall. The fraternity also worked to improve alumni and university relations.
Jereme Grinslade, the national director of alumni and real estate of Theta Chi Fraternity Inc. and a 1999 Ball State alumnus, said chapters have guidelines and an application process they must submit by April 10 each year to be considered. The chapter president and executive board members and officers might work on the application for one to two months, he said.
Theta Chi President Brandon Steinbrook said he was excited to receive the award especially because this was the first time the house has won since it was first presented in 1985.
"We've been close to getting it for the last four to five years, so it was surreal to finally receive it," Steinbrook said.
He wants to congratulate the guys who put in the work and effort to receive it, he said.
Ball State's Theta Chi and eight other chapters throughout the country received the Howard R. Alter Jr. Award for Chapter Excellence, which was created in 1984 for Howard Alter's retirement as executive director of Theta Chi Fraternity. The award is given to those chapters that meet or exceed the standard of excellence.
Steinbrook said his chapter had a good chance of winning the Alter Award this year but would have a better chance next year. The chapter had a difficult Fall Semester, but Spring Semester was strong, and the men took major strides toward improving themselves, he said.
"It came as a shock we got it when we did," he said.
Some of the initiatives Steinbrook said his chapter did to improve during Spring Semester was bringing back Water Daze and raising $2,700 for Riley Children's Hospital the past two years. He said Theta Chi also completed five times as many community service hours during the Spring Semester as it did in the fall. The fraternity also worked to improve alumni and university relations.
Jereme Grinslade, the national director of alumni and real estate of Theta Chi Fraternity Inc. and a 1999 Ball State alumnus, said chapters have guidelines and an application process they must submit by April 10 each year to be considered. The chapter president and executive board members and officers might work on the application for one to two months, he said.
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Pete Mason
posted 8/22/08 @ 9:00 AM EST
Congrats, brothers!! I graduated from BSU in Dec. 03, and was an active member since my first semester on campus in the Fall of '99. It is good to see these guys are still a positive force on campus. (Continued…)
Scott Thomas
posted 8/22/08 @ 10:42 AM EST
Congratulations, brothers! This is a great accomplishment and one each of you should be proud of, as well as all of us alumni.
With Theta Chi and Delta Kappa Pride. (Continued…)
Thom Cook
posted 8/22/08 @ 10:46 AM EST
Congratulations to my brothers of Delta Kappa chapter! The Alter Award is the crowning achievement for all of your effort, dedication and desires to better yourselves as men, as students and as Theta Chis. (Continued…)
Joe
posted 8/22/08 @ 1:15 PM EST
More like date-a-guy fraternity
Lu Feng Shu
posted 8/22/08 @ 2:07 PM EST
Joe,
Please give some specific details!
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