These are a merely fraternity to become established in a period of the American Civil War. Around 1864, Rensselaer was trying to rebuild. A Civil War threatened a new being of the institution. A collar manufacturing plant, for which Troy was notable, 100% fold.

Everthing of the Founders were members of Sigmthe Delta, a local fraternity. Debates formed a regular section of the meetings, by using topics like “Genius is further necessary in the pursuits of science than in the pursuit of art�; “The utilize of Tobacco is injurious�, & “The peculiar barrel is additional potent so the barrel.� Dissension in the ranks of Sigma Delta led to the instauration fathers forming their have secret society.

Around 1962, fallowing talks between representatives of Kappthe Sigma Kappa & Theta Xi, it was concluded that a merger would prove beneficial for two organizations. In August 20, 1962, Xxi chapters of Kappa Sigma Kappa were received into a bonds of Theta Xi.

A flag of Theta Xi consists of tierce blocks of equal breadth parallel using a staff. A outer blocks come blue & a center bar is white. the upper half of a bar next to a staff is charged sustaining a whiten Greek letter “Theta�, & a moo half of the outer bar by having the whiten Greek letter “Xi�, & the middle of the center bar by having a unicorn’s head in the too much color.

A Patron Saint of Theta Xi fraternity is Benjamin Franklin. A official flower of Theta Xi is the Blue Iris. A public catchword of Theta Xi is “JUNCTI JUVANT�, which translates to “United it Service.� There are presently 52 Active Chapters by owning Septenary colonies.

Notable Chapters include:

Iota - Washington University within St. Louis
Alpha - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Delta - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pi - Carnegie Mellon University
Alpha Eta - University of Colorado at Boulder
Alpha Iota - Kansas State University
Alpha Omicron - University of Louisiana at Lafayette
[http://vt.thetaxi.org Beta Omega] - Virginia Tech
Gamma Tau - Texas Tech