Announcements

Hamilton Promoted to Director of Fraternity Growth

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – The Delta Chi Fraternity is pleased to announce that Divante Hamilton, Ferrum ’16, has been promoted to Director of Fraternity Growth, as announced Monday, November 11, 2019.  Hamilton previously served as the Fraternity Growth Coordinator and has been with the Delta Chi International Headquarters (IHQ) staff since June 2017.

“I am excited to see what Brother Hamilton can and will bring to the role,” Jerod Breit, Executive Director & CEO, said.  “His ability to influence, inspire and engage our undergraduate brothers at the colony level has been outstanding and vital to their journey toward chartering, creating sustainable operations, and growing as a team.”

Hamilton joined IHQ as a Leadership Consultant and served in the role for over a year.  He worked on expansion projects at Kent State University, the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and the University of Alaska Anchorage.  Additionally, he visited over 30 chapters in the Northeast and Midwest.  He was promoted to Fraternity Growth Coordinator in winter 2018 and continued expansion work at the University of Nebraska Omaha while assisting with further development of all Delta Chi colonies.

“Divante will play an important role in our management of the Strategic Plan for growth. Personally, I am always proud when staff members have a desire to grow professionally within the organization and have a drive to help others grow personally and professionally, like Divante does.”

Hamilton graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Sciences from Ferrum College while minoring in Psychology.  He served as the chartering “B” and Ferrum Greek Council President during his undergraduate tenure.

Committed to the values of the Fraternity, Hamilton is passionate about developing men of action, growing the Delta Chi bond, and helping all members, chapters, and colonies reach their full potential.  He credits his experience in Delta Chi as life changing and believes in the impact of doing fraternity right.  His past experiences in Delta Chi have been a catalyst for his passion, bringing continued success to the organization.

Delta Chi Announces Creighton University Expansion for the Spring 2020 Semester

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – The Delta Chi International Fraternity and Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska are excited to announce the return of Delta Chi on campus, beginning in the spring 2020 semester. 

“[We] are looking for an organization that is values-centered, is committed to educating and forming men in a holistic manner, has a strong academic and service-oriented foundation, provides an experience to our men that is engaging, and has a headquarters that is willing to partner with the University and IFC,” Katie Kelsey, Director of the Student Leadership and Involvement Center, said.

Originally part of the Greek community in 1970 and again in 1987, Delta Chi returns to campus for the first time since 1995. Creighton boasts nearly 9,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in nine schools and colleges that offer programs in arts and sciences, law, business, and health sciences. Creighton ranks in the top third of U.S. News & World Report magazine’s college rankings for national universities and is recognized as a leader in service, sustainability, and value by The Princeton Review and Kiplinger’s Personal Finance.

Founded in 1878, Creighton is one of 27 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States. Delta Chi joins an active, service-driven community that boasts over 1.1 million annual student service hours and over 14 million annual faculty/staff service hours. Currently, there are five fraternities and eight sororities that make up the Greek community that values leadership, service, scholarship, and personal development.

If you are interested in volunteering in the process or serving on the advisory board, please fill out this survey.

Delta Chi Partners with Firsthand

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – The Delta Chi International Fraternity is pleased to announce its partnership with Firsthand to provide members access to the Fraternity’s new engagement platform, the Delta Chi Mentorship Network.

This program is available for all members and will offer new opportunities for mentoring in a variety of topics spanning four main categories: career development, academics, admissions, and organizational leadership. The Delta Chi Mentorship Network will also provide users access to webinars on a wide variety of topics and an online job board as well as help with lining up mock interviews.

“We’re very excited about this new opportunity,” Alex Brown, Director of Alumni Engagement, said. “The Delta Chi Mentorship Network will provide a new, meaningful opportunity for our members to remain engaged in the Fraternity and to leverage the knowledge and experiences that exist within Delta Chi for the continued growth and development of our members. It is an investment in one another.” 
Members of Delta Chi can learn more about the Delta Chi Mentorship Network and create their profile by clicking here. For more information about how you can be engaged in Delta Chi, please contact Alex Brown at abrown@deltachi.org.

Delta Chi Awards: 2019-20 Delta Chi of the Year Award

The Delta Chi of the Year Award is presented to alumni who have distinguished themselves in such a manner that their peers recognize them across the United States, Canada and/or the world.  Their contributions to Delta Chi are not a part of the criteria for this award.

The 2019-20 award recipient is:

Representative James E. Banks, Indiana ’01

A member of the Indiana Delta Chi Chapter and past two-time officer, Brother James E. Banks was born and raised in Columbia City where he and his family still reside. He earned a Bachelor’s degree from Indiana University and a Master’s in Business Administration from Grace College. Banks worked in both the commercial construction and real estate industry in Fort Wayne, Indiana over the past decade and served in the Indiana State Senate from 2010 to 2016.

In the State Senate, Banks chaired the Senate Veteran Affairs and the Military Committee and led the charge on many significant pro-growth, pro-family, and pro-veteran reforms.  Congressman Banks served in the U.S. Navy Reserve as a supply corps officer and took a leave of absence from the Indiana State Senate in 2014 and 2015 to deploy to Afghanistan during Operation: Enduring Freedom and Freedom’s Sentinel. He received the Defense Meritorious Service Medal for his military leadership in Afghanistan.

In 2008, Banks was named to Northeast Indiana’s “Future 40 Leaders under 40,” and in 2011, he was recognized as one of the top rising Republican legislators by Governing Magazine. Ivy Tech Community College awarded Banks the Distinguished Public Official Award in 2013, and he received the American Legion’s Distinguished Public Service Award in 2013, 2014 and 2016 for his work on behalf of Hoosier veterans. In 2014, he was invited to speak at the American Conservative Union’s CPAC conference in Washington D.C. as a top conservative under 40 years old.

On January 3, 2017, Banks began representing Indiana’s Third Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Banks currently serves on the House Armed Services; Veterans Affairs; and Science, Space, and Technology Committees.  Banks lives in Columbia City with his wife, Amanda, and their three daughters, Lillian, Elizabeth, and Joann.

 

Delta Chi Awards: 2018-19 Delta Chi of the Year Award

The Delta Chi of the Year Award is presented to alumni who have distinguished themselves in such a manner that their peers recognize them across the United States, Canada and/or the world.  Their contributions to Delta Chi are not a part of the criteria for this award.

The 2018-19 award recipient is:

John M. Hairston, Mississippi State ’87

John M. Hairston is President and Chief Executive Officer of Hancock Whitney Corporation, the $30 billion parent company of Hancock Whitney Bank. Hancock Whitney has earned recommendations as one of America’s strongest, safest financial institutions for 120 consecutive quarters from BauerFinancial, Inc., the nation’s leading independent bank rating and analysis firm.

Gulfport, Mississippi, native John Hairston joined Hancock Whitney in 1994 following a career in financial services consulting with Anderson Consulting. Serving as CEO since 2006 and President since 2014, John Hairston was also Hancock Whitney’s Chief Operating Officer (2008-2014), Chief Operations Officer (1994-2006), and Executive Vice President (1994-2006).

Hairston is a longtime advocate for the financial services industry, having served in industry leadership roles such as a member of the American Bankers Association Board of Directors and Audit
Committee, member of the Financial Education and Advocacy Committee in Washington, D.C., past co-chair of the American Bankers Association Dodd-Frank Task Force, past chair of the Mississippi
Bankers Legislative Committee, and chairman of the American Bankers Council.

He has also taught on the faculty of the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and currently lectures at the Georgia School of Banking in Athens.

Hairston has played major roles in numerous business, economic, civic, and charitable organizations in Mississippi, across the Gulf South, and in Washington, D.C.

In 2004 and 2009, Governor Haley Barbour appointed him as Director of the Board of Mississippi Information Technology Services, which Hairston chaired in his second term. He received appointments in 2005 and 2010 to the Mississippi Gaming Commission, one of the three-member body regulating the state’s gaming industry. In 2012 Governor Phil Bryant appointed him chairman of that commission. Hairston also co-chairs Governor Bryant’s GoCoast 2020 Commission Tourism Committee.

Hairston is a past commissioner of the Mississippi Access to Justice Commission, appointed by Chief Justice Jim Smith; past commissioner of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Recovery and Revitalization Commission; and past co-chair of the Gulf Coast Business Council Premier Destination Initiative, which sponsored legislation to form the first Gulf Coast Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau. He is also immediate past chairman of the Gulf Coast Business Council.

Hairston currently serves on the National WWII Museum Board of Trustees in New Orleans as board vice-chair and audit committee chair.
Additionally, he is on the New Orleans Business Council Board of Directors.

One of The Sun-Herald’s Top 10 Business Leaders under 40, Top 10 Community Leaders, and Mississippi Business Journal’s Top 40 under 40 Business Leaders, Hairston also received the Mississippi Business Journal’s Top CEO Award, One Coast Ambassador of the Year award, and the Pat Santucci Spirit of the Coast award. He is a past chair
of the United Way of South Mississippi campaign and past chair of the American Heart Association Heart Walk.

Hairston is a graduate of Gulfport High School and a magna cum laude graduate of Mississippi State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering. He is a member and past chair of the MSU’s College of Business Executive Advisory Board.

Delta Chi Announces Washington University Expansion for the Spring 2020 Semester

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – The Delta Chi International Fraternity and Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) Campus Life are excited to announce the return of Delta Chi on campus, beginning in the spring 2020 semester. 

Originally part of the Greek community from 1906 to 1909, Delta Chi left the WashU campus due to the organizational shift from a law fraternity to a social fraternity.  WashU has nearly 8,000 undergraduate students and 11 men’s social fraternities who are part of the local Interfraternity Council (IFC). 

“We felt like (Delta Chi’s) approach aligned with our strategic vision, and we’re excited to welcome them,” Molly Bennett, Program Coordinator for Fraternity/Sorority Life at WashU said.

Founded in 1853, WashU is a prestigious university offering degrees from 10 schools in seven academic divisions, including art and architecture, arts and sciences, business, engineering, law, medicine, and social work and public health.  The University received several top-20 nods in 2018, including second in “Social Work” and eighth in “Research and Medical Schools,” according to the U.S. News and World Report, second in “Best Run Colleges” and seventh in “Top-25 Schools for Entrepreneurs,” according to The Princeton Review, and tenth in “Best Architecture Schools,” according to the Architectural Record.

“(Delta Chi) emphasized that they want to learn what our IFC and school want out of our fraternities and kind of be the model for that, which I really appreciate,” Jimmy Abraham, IFC President, said.

If you are an alumni member of Delta Chi and are interested in volunteering in the expansion process or serving on the advisory board, please fill out this survey and a staff member will be in contact with you.

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