Branded Chapters
Some non-religious national social fraternities allow individual chapters to brand themselves with unique ideals conforming to specific interests of the local members. Instances have arisen in which a singular chapter of an IFC-affiliated social fraternity brands itself a Christian chapter and initiates members on the basis of national membership standards as well as religious beliefs. One of the oldest such chapters is the Beta Alpha chapter of Theta Xi Fraternity at Georgia Tech which marked itself Christian in 1974. The chapter operates as a social fraternity maintaining a full social calendar and competing alongside other IFC fraternities in Greek Week and Homecoming events, but also places large emphasis on outreach to the campus and focusing on pursuing Biblical masculinity and Christian brotherhood. It has since expanded this model to a second chapter at Georgia Southern University after attempts to colonize at University of Georgia were blocked by an already active chapter of BYX. Advantages of this model include the aspects of the Christian fraternity mission and lifestyle while retaining organizational benefits of full IFC membership and a more traditional involvement in the Greek system.
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