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ΒΧΘ - Beta Chi Theta

Motto	"Above All Else, Brotherhood"
Colors	Black, Silver, and White
Symbol	Rampant Lion with The Knot
Founded	June 2, 1999 at UCLA
Type	Social fraternity
Scope	National
Headquarters	9663 Santa Monica Blvd Suite 498 Beverly Hills, CA, 90210
Chapters	6, 5 Colonies
Homepage	http://www.betachitheta.com/

Beta Chi Theta National Fraternity, Inc. (ΒΧΘ) is a nationally recognized social Fraternity that was 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 400 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.

Contents 1 Creed 2 National Founding Fathers 3 Heraldry 4 Philanthropy 5 Alumni 6 Motto 7 North-American Interfraternity Conference 8 Chapters 8.1 Active Chapters 8.2 Colonies 9 External links

"We, the brothers of Beta Chi Theta, in order to form a national fraternity based on leadership, cultural consciousness, and most importantly brotherhood, believe in the advancement of one’s self by way of community service, academic preeminence, and perpetual kinship."

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

The colors of Beta Chi Theta are Black, Silver, and White.

Since a founding principle of Beta Chi Theta is Service to Humanity, many local chapters host "service weeks" in an effort to focus their energies to a particular problem. For example, every Spring semester the Eta Chapter[1] at the University of Texas at Austin hosts Beating Heart Disease (BHD) Week, where they provide extensive awareness and fundraising to the causes, effects, and cures of heart disease.

Because the bonds of brotherhood last a lifetime, Beta Chi Theta believes strongly in a unified nationwide network of alumni. Beta Chi Theta alumni believe in helping their fellow brothers by providing guidance and counseling about issues such as the current job market and applying to graduate and professional schools.

"Above all else, Brotherhood"

• 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.

• Beta Chi Theta, along with Alpha Phi Alpha, Phi Sigma Kappa, and Sigma Phi Delta, was welcomed into the NIC by NIC President James R. Estes at the opening ceremonies of the NIC Annual Meeting. In his welcome, Estes commented that these fraternities “bring a rich tradition of fraternity ideals to the conference. We are thrilled that they have joined the conference and look forward to working with them in the coming years.” “We look forward to including these organizations in our educational programming, campus visits, and community events,” said NIC Executive Vice President Jon Williamson.

• All chapters and colonies of the fraternity are either members of their host institution's Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC) or are currently pursuing membership.

• Α - University of California, Los Angeles [2]
• Β - Baylor University, Waco [3]
• Γ - California State Polytechnic University, Pomona [4]
• Δ - University of Oklahoma, Norman [5]
• Ζ - University of California, San Diego [6]
• Η - University of Texas, Austin [7]

• Ε - University of California, Riverside [8]
• Θ - Vanderbilt University, Nashville [9]
• Ι - Purdue University, West Lafayette[10]
• Κ - Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton [11]
• Λ - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [12]

• Beta Chi Theta National Site

North-American Interfraternity Conference

Acacia  • Alpha Chi Rho  • Alpha Delta Gamma  • Alpha Delta Phi  • Alpha Epsilon Pi  • Alpha Gamma Rho  • Alpha Gamma Sigma  • Alpha Kappa Lambda  • Alpha Phi Alpha  • Alpha Phi Delta  • Alpha Sigma Phi  • Alpha Tau Omega  • Beta Chi Theta  • Beta Sigma Psi  • Beta Theta Pi  • Chi Phi  • Chi Psi  • Delta Chi  • Delta Kappa Epsilon  • Delta Phi  • Delta Psi  • Delta Sigma Phi  • Delta Tau Delta  • Delta Upsilon  • FarmHouse  • Iota Phi Theta  • Kappa Alpha Order  • Kappa Alpha Psi  • Kappa Alpha Society  • Kappa Delta Phi  • Kappa Delta Rho  • Lambda Chi Alpha  • Lambda Phi Epsilon  • Lambda Sigma Upsilon  • Lambda Theta Phi  • Phi Gamma Delta  • Phi Iota Alpha  • Phi Kappa Psi  • Phi Kappa Sigma  • Phi Kappa Tau  • Phi Kappa Theta  • Phi Lambda Chi  • Phi Mu Delta  • Phi Sigma Kappa  • Phi Sigma Phi  • Pi Kappa Alpha  • Pi Kappa Phi  • Pi Lambda Phi  • Psi Upsilon  • Sigma Alpha Epsilon  • Sigma Alpha Mu  • Sigma Chi  • Sigma Lambda Beta  • Sigma Nu  • Sigma Phi Delta  • Sigma Phi Epsilon  • Sigma Phi Society  • Sigma Pi  • Sigma Tau Gamma  • Tau Delta Phi  • Tau Epsilon Phi  • Tau Kappa Epsilon  • Theta Chi  • Theta Delta Chi  • Theta Xi  • Triangle  • Zeta Beta Tau  • Zeta Psi