History Of Theta Xi

Theta Xi was founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York on April 29, 1864, by Peter Henry Fox, Ralph Gooding Packard, Christopher Champlin Waite, George Bradford Brainerd (not pictured), Samuel Buel Jr., Henry Harrison Farnum, Thomas Cole Raymond, and Nathaniel Henry Starbuck. Today there are over 60 chapters nationwide at such renowned institutions as Stevens Institute of Technology, MIT, Lehigh University, The Ohio State University, Virginia Tech, UPenn, UC Berkeley, UCLA, University of Southern California and Auburn University.

Founding Of Our Chapter

The Gamma Mu chapter of Theta Xi National Fraternity was founded on Montclair State University’s campus on May 2, 1992. Over twenty years later, the fraternity has a presence on campus that is stronger than ever with well over 200 brothers and alumni that have gone on to be successful artists, educators, politicians, lawyers, law enforcement officers and business professionals.

The Purpose Of Theta Xi

The purpose of Theta Xi is to provide a college home environment for its active members in which fellowship and alumni guidance lead to wholesome mental, moral, physical, and spiritual growth. To that end, Theta Xi actively supports and augments college and community efforts to make individual members more mature and chapter groups more useful units of society. Through its alumni and undergraduate leadership Theta Xi endeavors to assist each member to develop:

1. Intellectual curiosity that assures the highest scholarship rating consistent with his ability;
2. Habits that lead to better mental and physical health;
3. Sincerity in his association with others and confidence in himself;
4. Responsibility to chapter, college, community, and country;
5. Leadership that comes from practicing the principles of democratic self-government;
6. Interests and activities outside regular scholastic studies that employ spare time to advantage;
7. Spiritual understanding that provides a reservoir of strength to draw upon when faced with conditions beyond comprehension.