A NEW START FOR ALPHA CHI
W
ith support, assistance, and significant resources from Phi Kappa
Tau Fraternity and local alumni, Alpha Chi returned to the
Mississippi State campus in May 2014. Utilizing a values-based recruiting
approach, the new colony again established Alpha Chi as a major player in
the Greek community at Mississippi State. In fact, the recolonization was
so successful that Alpha Chi quickly received its charter and was installed
in the spring of 2015.
This new group of men has seen the value in joining Alpha Chi even
without a home to call their own. They have bought into the same beliefs
and principles that drew us and convinced us Phi Kappa Tau was the right
choice for Greek membership years ago. Although the new Alpha Chi
may be different from what we knew, aided by local alumni oversight and
advisement, it is committed to maintaining the traditions and excellence
that we knew in our days spent in Starkville.
We must also recognize the difference in the needs of today's students versus
what we knew from our days on campus. New technology and systems
not present in our time on campus must be accommodated. Additionally,
Mississippi State is more academically challenging than ever, and we must
ensure our facility allows students to succeed while we also compete with
new campus residence halls, luxury apartments, and other fraternity homes.
The new Alpha Chi is a group to be proud of, and one that we will all
be excited to watch grow. We are asking alumni and friends to make a
significant investment that will ensure the long-term success of Alpha Chi
on the Mississippi State campus. Our vision for the new house will allow
Alpha Chi to recruit and attract the best men on campus, but we can be
assured the group has already been positioned for success.
CHAPTER SNAPSHOT
ACADEMICS
• Spring 2017 GPA: 3.14
• Fall 2016 GPA: 2.92
• Spring 2016 GPA: 3.13
(second highest among all fraternities)
• Fall 2015 GPA: 2.96
• Spring 2015 GPA: 3.10
MEMBERSHIP
• 63 members
(the largest in Alpha Chi Chapter history)
• Third-largest formal recruiting class of all
fraternities in fall 2015
