Quick Facts
Founded: April 10, 1856 at Norwich University
Established at Hampden-Sydney College: January 24, 1914
First Chapter South of the Mason-Dixon Line
Re-Chartered April 26, 1998
Motto: "Assisting Hand" or "Extend the Helping Hand"
Maxim: "Alma Mater First, and Theta Chi for Alma Mater"
Colors: Military Red and White
Installed Chapters: 214+ chapters installed since 1856
Active Chapters: 131+ active chapters
Fast Facts: Famous Theta Chi alumni include filmmaker Steven Spielberg, automobile
executive Lee Iacocca, and Ross Greening and Harold Watson, two of the 32 pilots who participated in the famous Doolittle Raid in April 1942.