Beta Chi Theta

Beta Chi Theta is a South Asian-interest collegiate social fraternity in the United States. It was established at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1999. The fraternity is a member of the North American Interfraternity Conference.

History

Beta Chi Theta originated with eight students at the University of California, Los Angeles in the spring of 1999 as a South Asian-based fraternity. On June 2, 1999, Beta Chi Theta officially received recognition by the university and was granted membership into the UCLA Inter-Fraternity Council; this is used as the fraternity's founding date. Its eight founders were Abu Abraham, Hashu Datwani, Samir Khandhar, Ankur Kumar, Ashish Nagdev, Ankur Parikh, Roshan Patel, and Ali Zhumkhawala.
In 2021, Beta Chi Theta became a national fraternity with the chartering of Beta chapter at Baylor University and Gamma chapter at California State [Polytechnic University, Pomona]. The fraternity held its first national convention in 2003, where its constitution and bylaws were adopted and a national board was established. The fraternity was incorporated in Texas as Beta Chi Theta National Fraternity, Inc. in 2004.
On April 23, 2006, Beta Chi Theta became the first nationally recognized South Asian-based fraternity to become a member of the North American Interfraternity Conference. It has since been the youngest fraternity to become a member of the NIC. Beta Chi Theta was also a member of the National APIDA Panhellenic Association, but left that organization on November 18, 2023.
Beta Chi Theta has chartered more than 30 chapters and more than 2,000 alumni. Its headquarters is in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Symbols

The fraternity's Greek letters, Beta Chi Theta, stand for Brotherhood, Culture, and Tradition. Its motto is "Above all else, Brotherhood".
Beta Chi Theta's pillars are "Brotherhood, Tradition, Service to Humanity, South Asian Awareness, and Academic Excellence". Its colors are black, silver, and white. Its mascot is that of a rampant lion. Its flower is the orchard.

Philanthropy

The fraternity's primary philanthropic focus is mental health awareness.

Chapters

Following is a list of Beta Chi Theta chapters, with active chapters indicated in bold and inactive chapters in italics.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status
Alpha	– 20xx ?	University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, California	Inactive
Beta	– 20xx ?	Baylor University	Waco, Texas	Inactive
Gamma	–20xx ?	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Pomona, California	Inactive
Delta	–2017	University of Oklahoma	Norman, Oklahoma	Inactive
Epsilon	–2017	University of California, Riverside	Riverside, California	Inactive
Ζeta	–20xx ?	University of California, San Diego	San Diego, California	Inactive
Eta	–2021	University of Texas at Austin	Austin, Texas	Inactive
Theta	–202x ?	Vanderbilt University	Nashville, Tennessee	Inactive
Iota		Purdue University	West Lafayette, Indiana	Active
Kappa	–202x ?	Florida Atlantic University	Boca Raton, Florida	Colony
Lambda		University of Minnesota	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Active
Mu		University of Florida	Gainesville, Florida	Active
Nu	–20xx ?	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Madison, Wisconsin	Inactive
Xi	–2018	University of Houston	Houston, Texas	Colony
Omicron	–20xx ?	Emory University	Atlanta, Georgia	Colony
Pi	–20xx ?	Texas A&M University	College Station, Texas	Inactive
Rho	– 2019	University of Tennessee	Knoxville, Tennessee	Inactive
Sigma		Rutgers University	New Brunswick, New Jersey	Active
Tau	–20xx ?	University of South Florida	Tampa, Florida	Colony
Upsilon		University of Texas at Dallas	Richardson, Texas	Active
Phi		University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign	Champaign, Illinois	Active
Chi				Memorial
Psi	–2018	University of Connecticut	Storrs, Connecticut	Inactive
Omega	–2023	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Birmingham, Alabama	Inactive
Alpha Alpha	–202x ?	Northeastern University	Boston, Massachusetts	Inactive
Alpha Beta	–2019	Drexel University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Alpha Gamma		University of Massachusetts Amherst	Amherst, Massachusetts	Active
Alpha Delta		Indiana University Bloomington	Bloomington, Indiana	Active
Alpha Epsilon		University of Georgia	Athens, Georgia	Active
Alpha Zeta		Arizona State University	Tempe, Arizona	Active
Alpha Eta	–20xx ?	Binghamton University	Binghamton, New York	Colony
Alpha Theta		University of California, Davis	Davis, California	Active
Alpha Iota		Acharya Institutes	Bengaluru, India	Colony