Delta Chi Xi

Delta Chi Xi Honorary Dance Fraternity, Inc., more commonly referred to as Delta Chi Xi, is a co-ed American honorary professional fraternity. Its purpose is to acknowledge academic excellence, serve the community, and share the art of dance among fellow students. It is member of the Professional Fraternity Association.

History

Delta Chi Xi Honorary Dance Fraternity, Inc. was founded at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro on. The organization was established as an honorary dance society by Kara J. Wade, Jennifer R. Cheek, and Kristina M. Rogers who worked under the guidance of UNCG Dance Department Faculty member Robin Gee.
The fourteen original charter members were:
Soon thereafter, it transformed from an honors society into an honors fraternity. Later, it became a coeducational professional fraternity. Delta Chi Xi was incorporated by the State of North Carolina on October 20, 2011.
Delta Chi Xi expanded to eight collegiate chapters, seven of which are active as of 2024. Its also has one alumni chapter. On, Delta Chi Xi was accepted into the Professional Fraternity Association, making it the first and only fraternity for collegiate dance students in the association.

Symbols

Delta Chi Xi's colors are royal purple and teal. Purple is symbolic of royalty, power, nobility, and ambition; it is also associated with wisdom and creativity. Teal represents sophistication, uniqueness, guidance, and leadership.
The official symbol of Delta Chi Xi is a combined sun and spiral to represent the unity and connection between dance, service, and academics. The sun is depicted by a silhouette of a dancer in a 'C jump' pose with fourteen spirals as sun rays to represent the fourteen original charter members.
Its motto is "Live, Love, Dance". Its nicknames are DCX and Chi Xis.

Activities

Delta Chi Xi hosts a national conference, DanCe fluX, every year at the University of Maryland. The conference includes master classes taught by guest artists, activities for fellowship among members of different chapters, and a dance concert.

Chapters

Collegiate

The following is a list of the collegiate chapters of Delta Chi Xi. Active chapters are noted in bold. Inactive chapters are noted in italics.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status
Alpha		University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Greensboro, North Carolina	Active
Beta		Morehead State University	Morehead, Kentucky	Active
Gamma		University of Maryland	College Park, Maryland	Active
Delta		Coppin State University	Baltimore, Maryland	Active
Epsilon		Elon University	Elon, North Carolina	Active
Zeta	– 201x ?	Morgan State University	Baltimore, Maryland	Inactive
Eta		Northern Kentucky University	Highland Heights, Kentucky	Active
Theta		University of Tampa	Tampa, Florida	Active

Alumni

Chapter	Charter date	Status
North Carolina		Active

Notable alumni

, choreographer and dancer - awarded honorary membership in 2015
, commercial dancer - awarded honorary membership in 2016