If you need a ride to RUSH please
call the Art Rodriguez
at 361-449-6996.
We will be happy to arrange a ride to and from our RUSH events, or even to
another fraternity's event following ours.
Why Should I join Chi Phi?
Fifty-nine Chi Phi Chapters and Colonies exist at various
colleges, universities, and institutions of higher learning throughout the
United States. From Massachusetts to California and Oregon to Florida, the
undergraduate and alumni members of our Fraternity promote Chi Phi's continued
success and growth by demonstrating a high level of campus and community
involvement, athletic success, academic excellence, and meaningful friendships.
Over 37,000 men living around the globe proudly wear our badge and demonstrate
the values that our founders instilled so deeply into our culture.
If you're a values-based leader, gentleman, and scholar who believes in the
importance of principles like Truth, Honor, and Integrity - then we want you to
join the Chi Phi Chapter on your Campus.
Men that join Chi Phi Chapters have an awesome array of possibilities ahead of
them. Those men not only have the incomparable experience of lifelong
brotherhood, but they hold membership in one of the most distinguished and
venerable organizations in the country. Since 1824, Chi Phi members have been
invited to contribute to the greater effort of Brotherhood and receive even more
opportunities in return. Those men become better leaders through experience,
better athletes through competition, better citizens through service, and better
students through the assistance of their peers. The benefits of membership in a
Chi Phi Chapter are clear.
Chi Phi, strong from north to south and from east to west proudly maintains its
status as the world's oldest men's college Fraternity. Founded at Princeton
University in 1824, the University of North Carolina in 1858, and Hobart College
in 1860, Chi Phi today is the result of the union of our three founding
Chapters. Headquartered in Atlanta, Chi Phi's size allows it to develop strong
regional and national bonds between members and Chapters. Through its annual
Congress, Chi Phi allows Brothers to actively play a part in the direction of
the national organization. One of the only fraternal groups to give supreme
authority to its collective undergraduate chapters, Chi Phi also instills true
responsibility and authority in every member.
Hazing of any type is not tolerated within Chi Phi and all forms of substance
abuse are vehemently prohibited. The highest degree of respect is afforded to
all of those associated with Chi Phi. Chi Phi's proactive nature and aggressive
stances against degradation of any kind provides our members with greater
opportunities for personal growth and development.
The Chi Phi Educational Trust, founded in 1930, provides over $25,000.00 in
individual scholarships and over $100,000.00 in grants subsidizing educational
programs for the Fraternity each year. Recognized as a charitable educational
foundation, the Chi Phi Educational Trust receives contributions each year from
Chi Phi undergraduate and alumni members, parents, friends, and even other
organizations to further the educational programs, scholarships and leadership
opportunities of our members.
While each member will bring something different to the group, there are certain
expectations that all members must meet. As a member of a Chi Phi Chapter or
Colony, you would be expected to contribute your time, your energy, and your
actions to the overall cause of the organization. All members of our
organization wear the same badge, and thus all members must contribute to the
stability of the group. As a member of Chi Phi, you would be expected to attend
weekly Chapter meetings, take up a position of responsibility as either an
officer, committee chairman or member, participate in at least one campus
activity, and keep your GPA at or above the all men's average.
No different from any club, organization, or association, being a Chi Phi costs
money. You don't have to be rich to be Greek, but you do have to be a
contributing member. Men who pledge themselves to our Fraternity pay $69.00 to
the National Fraternity. Those men who go on to initiate into our Brotherhood
also pay $199.00. In subsequent terms, every undergraduate member is also
responsible for $75.00 in annual dues to the National Fraternity and must also
pay the annual insurance assessment. Alumni members are asked to continue their
contribution to the Fraternity through membership in the National Alumni
Association with annual contributions of $50.00 or more.
Being a Chi Phi is also about being a gentleman. A truly chivalrous Fraternity,
Chi Phi's southern heritage instills an element of etiquette, demeanor, and
proper social graces into our culture. Chi Phi has espoused those
characteristics for almost two centuries and even today promotes such actions
through their New Member educational programs, regular social activities with
campus sororities, and even philanthropic work with the charities and within the
community. Most importantly, however, one can see the chivalric nature of our
Fraternity in the day-to-day actions of our members.
Pledge Cost Information
Pledge Fee: $75
Initiation Fee: $225.
National Pledge Dues: $85
The pledge and initiation dues cover insurance, materials, and
administration fees with the National office. Theta Zeta has adopted a policy
that your pledge semester there are NO chapter dues.
