Beta Chi Theta

Beta Chi Theta

Infobox Fraternity
letters=ΒΧΘ
name=Beta Chi Theta
colors=Black, Silver, and White
motto="Above All Else, Brotherhood"
symbol=Rampant Lion with The Knot
crest=
founded=birth date and age|1999|6|2
birthplace=UCLA
type=Social
scope=National
address=9663 Santa Monica Blvd Suite 498
city=Beverly Hills
state=CA
country=90210
chapters=7 Chapters, 4 Colonies
homepage=http://www.betachitheta.com/
free_label=
free=

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 students and today has over 500 brothers in California, Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Indiana, Florida, and Minnesota. 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.

Creed

National Founding Fathers

*Abu Abraham
*Hashu Datwani
*Samir Khandhar
*Ankur Kumar
*Ashish Nagdev
*Ankur Parikh
*Roshan Patel
*Ali Zhumkhawala

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:
*Cancer Awareness (University of Oklahoma)
*Breast Cancer Awareness (University of California San Diego)
*Heart Disease Awareness (University of Texas at Austin)
*Isha Education (Vanderbilt University)
*Nashville Rape and Sexual Abuse Center (Vanderbilt University)

In addition, Beta Chi Theta has accumulated over 14,000 hours of documented community service. [http://www.betachitheta.org/]

Motto

"Above all else, Brotherhood"

North-American Interfraternity Conference

* On April 23rd, 2006, Beta Chi Theta became the first and only 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. Fact|date=January 2008
* All chapters and colonies of the fraternity are either members of their host institution's Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC) or are currently pursuing membership.

Chapters

Active Chapters

*Α - University of California, Los Angeles
*Β - Baylor University
*Γ - California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
*Δ - University of Oklahoma
*Ζ - University of California, San Diego
*Η - University of Texas at Austin
*Θ - Vanderbilt University

Active Colonies

*E - University of California, Riverside
*Ι - Purdue University
*Κ - Florida Atlantic University
*Λ - University of Minnesota

External links

* [http://www.betachitheta.com Beta Chi Theta National Site]


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