Facts
- Delta Chi currently has 32 members
- Approximately 25 members will live in the house this fall, 2006
- The cost of living in the Delta Chi house in 2007/2008 was approximately $5,950
- Members who live outside the house pay approximately $1,590 per year
- The Associate (New) Member class of 2005 had the second highest GPA (3.06) of new member classes in the Iowa fraternity system
- Delta Chi members participate in a variety of student organizations
Awards
- Delta Chi Fraternity Region IV Outstanding Recruitment Award
- 2nd Highest Chapter GPA (3.01) in Fraternity System for 2005-2006 School Year
- Most Popular Philanthropy (Mud Volleyball)
Notable Alumni
- Ashton Kutcher, Actor and Producer
- John Calhoun, former Vice President of Quaker Oats
- Mark Putney, former Chairman and CEO of MidAmerican Energy Company
- Mike New, former President of the University of Iowa Foundation
History
- Delta Chi is the longest-standing fraternity at the University of Iowa with the most years of uninterrupted presence on campus, currently at 95 continuous years
- Delta Chi Fraternity was formed at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, on Oct. 13, 1890
- Delta Chi was originally a law fraternity
- The University of Iowa Chapter of Delta Chi was formed in 1912
- The current Delta Chi house was built in 1929
- The University of Iowa Chapter has over 1,070 living Delta Chi initiates
Delta Chi International
THe University of Iowa Delta Chi Fraternity is a member of Delta Chi International, an organization with chapters throughout the United States and Canada. Here are some quick facts about Delta Chi International. For more information, visit their website.
- Headquarters: 314 Church Street in Iowa City, IA
- Chapters and Colonies: 120 operating throughout the US and Canada
- Total Initiates: 90,000 throughout the US and Canada
Notable International Delta Chi Alumni
- Government/Military: former president Benjamin Harrison and William Sessions, former Director of the FBI
- Industry/Finance: C.W.W. "Tex" Cook, former Chairman of General Foods and William Hayes, Senior Vice President of Texas Instruments
- Sports: Larry Himes, former General Manager for the Chicago Cubs and Ron Mix, NFL Hall of Fame member
- Arts/Entertainment: Kevin Costner, Actor and Director and Russle Nye, Pulitzer Price winning author
- Education: Dr. William Meehan, President of Jacksonville State University and Dr. Peyton Rhodes, President Emeritus of Rhodes College
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