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Our History

Θηρόποεα Χείρ - an “Assisting Hand”

Theta Chi was founded as the Theta Chi Society on April 10, 1856, at Norwich University, by two military cadets: Frederick Norton Freeman and Arthur Chase.


Freeman and Chase met in Freeman’s room of the University’s Old South Barracks, and after taking oaths and declaring each other “true and accepted members” of the Society, Chase was elected President and Freeman was elected Secretary. The next evening, Freeman and Chase initiated two more cadets: Edward Bancroft Williston and Lorenzo Potter.

Although Theta Chi is regarded as Norwich’s first fraternity, it is believed that Freeman and Chase may also have been members of a secret society called The Regulators prior to founding Theta Chi. However, whether there was any connection between the Regulators and Theta Chi is still open for debate today.

The Delta Mu chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity was established on May 19, 1951 and contiunes to extend an assisting hand to the Interfraternity Concil, the University of Texas at Austin, and the greater Austin Community. With an ever growing presence in the West Campus area, Delta Mu looks to continue their success. 

Theta Chi has grown and prospered in ways far beyond what even its Founders had envisioned. If our Founders could see us today, they would surely be proud. More than 175,000 men have been initiated into the Fraternity since its founding. 

Executive Board
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Jimmy Haber
President
Richardson, TX
Communications and Leadership
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Kaleb Seyoum
Vice President
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Public Health
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Wali Latifi
VP of Health & Safety
Kennedale, TX
Civil Engineering
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Alessio Alaniz
Secretary
El Paso, TX
Communications and Leadership
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Zac Compean
Treasurer
Rio Grande City, TX 
Management Information Systems
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Diego Ayala
Marshal
Newark, DE
History
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Will Kristo
Recruitment Chairman
Palatine, IL
Chemistry
Notable Alumni
Steven Spielberg
Academy Award winning Director
Zeta Epsilon
Lee Lacocca
Former Chairman and CEO of Chrysler Corporation
Former President of Ford Motor Company
Beta Sigma
Mark Murphy
President and CEO of the Green Bay Packers
Iota
Bob Sasser
CEO of Dollar Tree
Gamma Rho
Rob Corddry
Emmy Award Winning Entertainer
Theta
Brian Cardinal
NBA Champion
Alpha Delta
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