Dear Brother Alumnus,
It is with great satisfaction that the brothers of the Beta Xi chapter of Theta Chi fraternity announce another
successful academic year of growth, philanthropy, and accomplishment. In November, the chapter initiated
19 new members who have shown that they respect and embody the ideals of our brotherhood. This was the
largest pledge class on the row and now accounts for nearly half of our current chapter of 48 brothers. In
addition, spring rush was successful, and we initiated our three newest members last week.
In keeping with the spirit of an assisting hand, we actively involved ourselves in many of the on campus
philanthropy efforts including Homecoming events, the Mr. Hilltopper pageant, and Chi-O Kickoff. Our
Theroposa philanthropy party was a hit, raising over $2200 in donations, which will all be going to the
Cornerstone Academy of Birmingham. The results of Greek Week are in, with the Theta Chi/Pi Beta Phi
team taking first place, thanks in part to your participation in raising funds for Battle of the Greeks.
This year we have made a strong commitment to establishing ourselves as an active presence on campus.
We are pleased to inform you that our very own Denzel Okinedo was elected to serve as SGA president for
this upcoming year, and that Brother Toby White will be joining him on Exec Board as treasurer. In
addition, four brothers will be serving on SGA as representatives, two on the Quest II Student
Programming Board, three on Interfraternity Council, and two on the Honor Council - with Brother Andy
Crowder serving as vice president of the council. The past couple of weeks saw last year’s president, Ross
Furio awarded Greek organization president of the year and Brothers Austin Culver and Denzel Okinedo
awarded Senior and Junior of the year, respectively. Additionally, Brother Gates Gentry will be serving as
president of the ’Southern Ambassadors student recruitment team.
As we strive to continue these patterns of improvement moving forward through this coming year under the
leadership of our new president, John Pearce, I hope that you will consider lending an assisting hand to the
chapter either by guidance – we’d love to have you come talk to us about your respective fields of work –
or by donation (much thanks to Brother Alumnus Chris Luketic for the couches). Finally, in an effort to
better connect you with one another as Alumni, I ask that if there is something noteworthy you’d like to
share with your contemporaries, feel free to contact me so that I may include it in the next newsletter.
Highest regards
William Rice
Beta Xi Alumni Chair
(423) 838-8096
warice@bsc.edu