A national fraternity, Delta Chi, will join 麻豆小蝌蚪传媒's Greek Life community in the spring 2024 semester, making it the 28th fraternity on campus.
Delta Chi was originally founded in 1890 as a law fraternity but changed to a general social fraternity in 1923. Although they aren't a law fraternity anymore, Delta Chi upholds many of the same values today, said Gil Werntz, a leadership consultant for Delta Chi. With the edition, Delta Chi will have 112 chapters.
Delta Chi鈥檚 four core values include promoting friendship, developing character, advancing justice and assisting in the acquisition of a sound education, Werntz said.
The fraternity came to 麻豆小蝌蚪传媒 because it saw an opportunity to create a space for men who haven't yet joined Greek Life, Werntz said.
Delta Chi searches for its values when meeting potential news members at rush events, Werntz said. With starting a new chapter at 麻豆小蝌蚪传媒 specifically, Delta Chi is looking for people who are willing to be founding members of the 麻豆小蝌蚪传媒 chapter, he said.
鈥淲e need leaders," Werntz said. "We need people who are actionable and are go-getters."
But some people may be hesitant at first to to join a new fraternity on campus, because it won't have the built reputation that existing ones do, said Abby Ketner, a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority.
鈥淚鈥檓 sure some people would be excited to be a founding member,鈥� Ketner said. 鈥淢y sorority is the newest one on campus. I know we weren鈥檛 that popular at first, but we鈥檝e gained a lot of popularity over the years. So I鈥檓 assuming it will be the same for them.鈥�
Delta Chi also offers programs to its members to promote values such as leadership, community service and academic excellence, which Werntz said helps its members grow into professional and prepared citizens.
鈥淔or leadership stuff, Delta Chi offers what鈥檚 called the 'Dale Carnegie Scholarship Program,'鈥� Werntz said. "The Dale Carnegie Program is a leadership academy that has been around for over a century, preparing young men on how to be successful in life and careers."
Delta Chi coming to 麻豆小蝌蚪传媒 offers an opportunity for students who have not yet joined Greek Life to also get involved, said Raymond Ziemba, a member of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity.
鈥淚 think that this is great for other people looking to get involved and find their friends,鈥� Ziemba said. 鈥淚 think that there鈥檚 a place for every single person in the school, and by adding a new fraternity, it just really broadens the horizon and broadens the amount of organizations that students can potentially join.鈥�
Delta Chi doesn鈥檛 have any current plans to join Greek Village, but Ziemba doesn't think that it will hurt them.
鈥淥ver 50% of the fraternities, in fact, don鈥檛 have a house," Ziemba said. "I don鈥檛 really think that鈥檚 going to affect or be a disadvantage or a downfall for that fraternity."
was involved with Greek Life in 2022-23. Ziemba said it has helped him find friendships and has benefited his personal growth.
鈥淵ou鈥檒l find a great group of friends that you can be close with for the rest of your life, but it鈥檚 much more than that,鈥� Ziemba said. 鈥淗elping out with other organizations, a lot of philanthropy and just giving back to other people is definitely one of the biggest advantages.鈥�
Students who are interested in joining Delta Chi should be on the lookout for recruitment events in the early spring semester, Werntz said.
"There should be some early info sessions about once-a-week in late January and early February where one of our professional staff will be presenting just information about Delta Chi and asking and fielding some questions that may be asked," Werntz said.