Fraternity FAQ Sheet

Theta Chi is the oldest Greek organization at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, and is proud to have a long legacy of Brotherhood, Excellence, and Integrity both on campus and across North America.  Being a part of an organization like Theta Chi can enhance your college experience while learning important life skills, learning more about yourself, and making life-long friends.

Theta Chi offers the lowest dues of any other Fraternity on the UNO campus. We realize that it can be a big issue for many who are considering joining a Fraternity, and that’s why we try to keep it affordable for everyone. ALSO, it is often said that joining a Fraternity means that you are “paying for your friends” which is not true. As with any school organization or club there is a membership fee to fund the organization, and to pay for fun activities such as Formal, our annual Fall Hayrack ride, registration of sports teams, exchanges with Sororities, and the occasional organized party.

As with any other Fraternity on the UNO campus, Theta Chi will occasionally host parties held at a reserved hall. Often with these types of parties the hosting Fraternity invites the Sororities at UNO, as well as Alumni, and other guests. This is the same for Theta Chi. We strictly enforce the drinking age of twenty-one at these events. Parties can be fun, but if you are looking to join a Fraternity just to party and drink, our advice to you is don’t! You can do that without joining a Fraternity and it would be much cheaper. If you are going to join a Fraternity it should be for Brotherhood, Intramural sports, and the academic and professional support that you are going to get from your Brothers.

Absolutely not!  In fact, there is no hazing at all!  Theta Chi has been a non-hazing Fraternity since 1920.  Being a Pledge/New Member of Theta Chi Fraternity, you will never be asked to do anything that is unbecoming of a gentleman.  HOWEVER, if there is any instance of hazing you are incouraged to report it to either the Chapter President, an Alumni Advisor, or to a Regional or National Advisor, all of whom you will be given contact information for when becoming a Pledge.

The one sport we do for sure every year is 7x7 Flag Football in the first Intramural season of the year. Besides flag football if there is a sport you really want to play, all you have to do is get some Brothers to join a team with you. We’re very open to playing just about any sport. Also, in the past few years we’ve unfortunately been limited to only one sport a season, but this year we are looking to expand our sports teams and play at least two or three sports a season.

That’s great! We are glad to hear that you are dedicated to your studies. “Alma mater first, Theta Chi for alma mater” is our maxim. As a Fraternity we also offer academic help to all Brothers. Say there is an older Brother who has the same major as you, and has already taken several of the classes you are in. If you ever needed help studying, understanding a homework assignment, or researching for a paper, help is just a phone call away. ALSO, we do try to make sure that everyone is up to par with their grades. If we are holding a Brotherhood night and it is known that you have a paper due that you haven’t finished, it’s likely that you will be asked not to attend, or turned away at the door. Like our maxim says, school comes first.

Really, the only real time commitment that Theta Chi would require from you is an hour or two out of your Sunday evening. That’s when we hold our weekly meetings, on the third floor of the Milo Bail Student Center. Even though you think that you won’t have time for any of our activities, you might find that you have more time than you realize. Several Brothers have learned better time management skills while in Theta Chi because of their desire to become more involved with the Chapter.

I would hope that you would be learning life and leadership skills, making many new friends from both in the Chapter as well as in the Greek system. Along with that I’d like to say that you will learn more about yourself and grow as a person, that Theta Chi and your Brothers will always be there to support you and that you will do the same for them. There are so many things I’d like to say that you will get out of being a part of Theta Chi, but I can’t say any of that. The only person who can determine what you get out of Theta Chi, or any Fraternity, is you! You will decide your own level of involvement, and the more you put into it, the more it will give back to you. There are some Alumni who never seemed to care about Theta Chi while they were Brothers and just wanted to party. We never hear from them after college. Then there are Alumni from as far back as the ‘60s who were all very proud members of Theta Chi and to this day they are all still best friends and willing to help the Chapter out if necessary. I hope that when you decide Theta Chi is for you that you will join for the right reasons, and use your time in the Fraternity to learn and grow.