Brothers,

With Alumni Weekend and our 30th Anniversary coming up in three days, our active chapter would like to reach out and ask for you to please lend a helping hand. This week Theta Chi Fraternity will be hosting its 3^rd annual “War of the Roses” philanthropy event.  The event involves the local sororities of Alpha Phi, Alpha Delta Pi, Sigma Kappa, Gamma Phi Beta, and Alpha Gamma Delta.  Each day Theta Chi Fraternity will be hosting an event such as house decorations, on-campus coin drive, carnival, and a powder puff football tournament.  Each event has point values awarded to the winning teams, and will help to raise donations.  War of the Roses has been very successful in the past and donates all proceeds to the Brady Campaign to prevent gun violence.  We have raised nearly $5,000 in the past two years, and are looking to launch our best and most successful year yet.

For those of you who don’t know, the Brady Campaign is aimed at the prevention of gun violence.  They are, “devoted to creating an America free from gun violence, where all Americans are safe at home, at school, at work, and in our communities.”  We of Theta Chi Fraternity support the Brady Campaign and feel strongly against gun violence.

With hopes to surpass previous year’s donations, the active chapter is branching outside of the CSU campus and asking everyone for donations towards the Brady Campaign.  Each dollar donated will provide my team with 100 points, and go towards a great cause.  Your time and support for the active Chapter is much appreciated!

To donate or learn more please click here:

http://waroftheroses2012.eventbrite.com/

Sincerely,

John Wenger
Alumni Secretary / PR
Theta Chi Fraternity – Eta Omega Chapter – Spring 06′

Demonstrators take on violence in nighttime silence
“Between 200 and 300 people walked in silence Thursday night to spread awareness for those that don’t have a voice – women who have been raped or assaulted.” Read the article…

GREEK SPEAK >> Theta Chi (by Alan Barbour)
Greek Speak features a different voice from a member of Chico State’s Greek community each week. Read the article…

Below is an excerpt from some “research” the alumni and undergrads did in 2009, regarding the fraternity house, and Greek Life at Chico State. The research was not scientific, and many of the numbers here are just estimates…but it’s still an interesting snapshot of the overall student population, the Greek population, and some key stats about Theta Chi / Eta Omega:

CSU Chico:

• How many students are enrolled in the University/College?
  • Male: 7,000
  • Female: 8,000
• How many students of the one’s enrolled our commuters?
  • Male: 500
  • Female: 500
• How many students can be accommodated in University dormitories?
  • Male: 950
  • Female: 950
• How many students are occupying dormitories this year?
  • Male: 800
  • Female: 850
• How many people can be accommodated in private apartments or boarding houses within two miles of campus? 12,000
• How many students are occupying these apartments or boarding houses this school year? 11,000

Greek System:

• Number of national sororities on campus: 5
  • have houses: 5
  • average membership: 100
  • average capacity of houses: 13
  • average occupancy: 13
  • List: Alpha Phi, Alpha Delta Pi, Sigma Kappa, Gamma Phi Beta, Alpha Gamma Delta
• Number of national fraternities on campus: 11
  • have houses: 10
  • average membership: 30
  • average capacity of houses: 11
  • average occupancy: 10
  • List: Theta Chi, Sigma Chi, Delta Chi, Phi Kappa Tau, Alpha Gamma Rho, Phi Delta Theta, Beta Theta Pi, Gamma Zeta Alpha, Sigma Nu, Sigma Pi, Lambda Pi

Theta Chi / Eta Omega Undergraduates:

• Undergraduate chapter membership as of April 10 of each year:
  • 2009: 53+
    • Senior/Graduate Students 4
    • Senior 4
    • Junior 22
    • Sophomore 23
    • Freshman: 0
  • 2008: 50
  • 2007: 70
  • 2006: 40
  • 2005: 30
• Pledges/new members in 2009: 23
• Pledges/new members anticipated in 2010? 30
• Percentage 2008′s pledges/new members initiated: 91%
• Most recent chapter GPA: 2.6 (par with CSU Chico Men’s average)

Theta Chi / Eta Omega Alumni:

• Year chapter chartered: 1982
• Number of alumni: 700+
• Number of alumni with good addresses: 350+
• Date of incorporation: April 17, 1983
• Number of years the current house has been used by the chapter: 25

Eta Omega Chapter House:

• Year Built: 1895
• Number of buildings: 2
• Number of Rooms: 15
• Number of Beds: 18
• Number of parking spaces: 13′
• Total square footage of land: 13,609 square feet
• Approximate dimensions of land: 247’ x 55’
• How many people does the occupancy permit allow to live in the building? 19 (17 in main house; 2 in back cottage)
• Proximity to the University: 4 blocks (.4 mi)
• Based on total available bed spaces, how many bed spaces have been filled over the past 5 years (total – as of the end of the first semester each year)?
  • 2009: 17
  • 2008: 17
  • 2007: 16
  • 2006: 17
  • 2005: 15
• Read more about the chapter house…

“There were eight total applicants for sustainability funding from various organizations on campus, four of which received funding…”

“The total amount of money requested for spring 2010 by all organizations totaled more than $43,000… the four that did receive funding came to almost $13,000 … there was nearly $76,000 allocated during fall 2009.”

Original article in the Orion