Delta Chi Xi

Delta Chi Xi
Delta Chi Xi
ΔΧΞ
Founded	April 20, 2010; 14 years ago; University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Type	Professional
Affiliation	PFA
Status	Active
Emphasis	Dance
Scope	National (US)
Motto	Live, Love, Dance
Colors	Royal Purple and Teal
Symbol	Sun and Spiral
Philanthropy	Dance Education
Chapters	7
Nicknames	DCX, Chi Xis
Headquarters	3218 Hiddenwood Lane; Burlington, North Carolina 27215; United States
Website	www.deltachixi.org

Delta Chi Xi Honorary Dance Fraternity, Inc. (ΔΧΞ), more commonly referred to as Delta Chi Xi, is a co-ed American honorary professional fraternity. Its purpose is to acknowledge academic excellence, serve the community, and share the art of dance among fellow students.^[1] It is member of the Professional Fraternity Association.

History

Delta Chi Xi Honorary Dance Fraternity, Inc. was founded at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) on April 20, 2010.^[2] The organization was established as an honorary dance society by Kara J. Wade, Jennifer R. Cheek, and Kristina M. Rogers who worked under the guidance of UNCG Dance Department Faculty member Robin Gee.^[2]

The fourteen original charter members were:^[2]

Jennifer Cheek
Whitleigh Cook
Molly Derrickson
Lauren Drake
Rebekah Gonzalez
Joy Kelly
Andrea Lalley
Ann Brady Lewis
Margaret Moncure
Meredith Shaver
Carrie Simpson
Kristi Townsend
Kara Wade
Ruth Ward

Soon thereafter, it transformed from an honors society into an honors fraternity.^[2] Later, it became a coeducational professional fraternity.^[2] Delta Chi Xi was incorporated by the State of North Carolina on October 20, 2011.

Delta Chi Xi expanded to eight collegiate chapters, seven of which are active as of 2024.^[2] Its also has one alumni chapter.^[2] On November 12, 2013, Delta Chi Xi was accepted into the Professional Fraternity Association, making it the first and only fraternity for collegiate dance students in the association.

Symbols

Delta Chi Xi's colors are royal purple and teal. Purple is symbolic of royalty, power, nobility, and ambition; it is also associated with wisdom and creativity. Teal represents sophistication, uniqueness, guidance, and leadership.

The official symbol of Delta Chi Xi is a combined sun and spiral to represent the unity and connection between dance, service, and academics. The sun is depicted by a silhouette of a dancer in a 'C jump' pose with fourteen spirals as sun rays to represent the fourteen original charter members.

Activities

Delta Chi Xi hosts a national conference, DanCe fluX, every year at the University of Maryland.^[3]^[4] The conference includes master classes taught by guest artists, activities for fellowship among members of different chapters, and a dance concert.^[5]

Chapters

Collegiate

The following is a list of the collegiate chapters of Delta Chi Xi.^[2] Active chapters are noted in bold. Inactive chapters are noted in italics.

Chapter	Charter date	Institution	Location	Status	References
Alpha	April 20, 2010	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Greensboro, North Carolina	Active	^[6]
Beta	November 13, 2011	Morehead State University	Morehead, Kentucky	Active	^[7]
Gamma	May 8, 2012	University of Maryland	College Park, Maryland	Active	^[8]
Delta	November 4, 2012	Coppin State University	Baltimore, Maryland	Active	^[9]^[10]
Epsilon	November 24, 2013	Elon University	Elon, North Carolina	Active	^[11]
Zeta	November 7, 2015 – 201x ?	Morgan State University	Baltimore, Maryland	Inactive	^[12]
Eta	December 9, 2018	Northern Kentucky University	Highland Heights, Kentucky	Active	^[13]
Theta	May 5, 2019	University of Tampa	Tampa, Florida	Active

Alumni

Chapter	Charter date	Status	References
North Carolina	April 22, 2012	Active	^[2]

Notable alumni

Jeffrey Page, choreographer and dancer - awarded honorary membership in 2015^[14]
Asiel Hardison, commercial dancer - awarded honorary membership in 2016

References

^ "Our Mission & Purpose". Delta Chi Xi. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Founding Purpose". Delta Chi Xi Dance Fraternity. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
^ "Delta Chi Xi Honorary Dance Fraternity Conference - UMD School of Theatre Dance and Performance Studies".
^ "Delta Chi Xi Honorary Dance Fraternity Conference - The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center".
^ "DCX Dance Fraternity".
^ "Dance | Majors | UNCG Admissions". Uncg.edu. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
^ "Student Organizations at Morehead State University" (PDF). Moreheadstate.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
^ "MRP-DEMTC_AGR_2014.02-20140331111519". umd.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
^ "DCX Dance Fraternity".
^ "Events Listings: FREE Line Dance Class". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
^ "Elon Student Organizations: Spring 2014". Archived from the original on 2014-07-03. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
^ "Delta Chi Xi Community Presentation". Archived from the original on 2016-01-22. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
^ "Delta Chi Xi Facebook page". Facebook.
^ "DCX Dance Fraternity".

[purpose-1] "Our Mission & Purpose". Delta Chi Xi. Retrieved 1 March 2013.

[:0-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Founding Purpose". Delta Chi Xi Dance Fraternity. Retrieved 2024-02-13.

[3] "Delta Chi Xi Honorary Dance Fraternity Conference - UMD School of Theatre Dance and Performance Studies".

[4] "Delta Chi Xi Honorary Dance Fraternity Conference - The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center".

[5] "DCX Dance Fraternity".

[6] "Dance | Majors | UNCG Admissions". Uncg.edu. Retrieved 2014-03-31.

[7] "Student Organizations at Morehead State University" (PDF). Moreheadstate.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-03-31.

[8] "MRP-DEMTC_AGR_2014.02-20140331111519". umd.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-03-31.

[9] "DCX Dance Fraternity".

[10] "Events Listings: FREE Line Dance Class". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-13.

[11] "Elon Student Organizations: Spring 2014". Archived from the original on 2014-07-03. Retrieved 2014-04-13.

[12] "Delta Chi Xi Community Presentation". Archived from the original on 2016-01-22. Retrieved 2015-12-28.

[13] "Delta Chi Xi Facebook page". Facebook.

[14] "DCX Dance Fraternity".

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v t e Professional fraternities and sororities organizations and members
Currently active members of the Professional Fraternity Association	Alpha Zeta Alpha Kappa Psi Alpha Rho Chi Alpha Phi Omega Alpha Chi Sigma Alpha Omega Epsilon Delta Chi Xi Delta Epsilon Mu Delta Theta Phi Delta Kappa Alpha Delta Omicron Delta Sigma Pi Delta Sigma Chi Epsilon Nu Tau Theta Tau Kappa Epsilon Kappa Epsilon Psi Kappa Eta Kappa Kappa Kappa Psi Kappa Lambda Chi Kappa Psi Lambda Kappa Sigma Mu Beta Phi Mu Phi Epsilon Pi Sigma Epsilon Rho Pi Phi Sigma Alpha Sigma Alpha Iota Tau Beta Sigma Phi Alpha Delta Phi Beta Phi Gamma Nu Phi Delta Epsilon Phi Delta Chi Phi Sigma Pi Phi Chi Theta
Former and formerly active members of the Professional Fraternity Association or its predecessors: Professional Panhellenic Association or Professional Interfraternity Conference	Alpha Delta Theta Alpha Delta Sigma Alpha Kappa Kappa Alpha Sigma Alpha Alpha Tau Delta Alpha Omega Beta Alpha Psi Gamma Eta Gamma Gamma Iota Sigma Delta Epsilon Iota Delta Sigma Delta Delta Psi Kappa Epsilon Eta Phi Zeta Phi Eta Theta Kappa Psi Theta Sigma Upsilon Theta Sigma Phi Iota Sigma Pi Kappa Alpha Pi Kappa Beta Pi Kappa Delta Epsilon Kappa Phi Kappa Nu Sigma Nu Xi Psi Phi Omicron Delta Kappa Omicron Nu Pi Lambda Theta Sigma Delta Chi Sigma Nu Phi Sigma Sigma Sigma Sigma Phi Delta (now social) Phi Beta Gamma Phi Beta Pi Phi Delta Delta Phi Delta Gamma Phi Delta Kappa Phi Delta Pi Phi Delta Phi (now honor society) Phi Epsilon Kappa Phi Lambda Kappa Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (now social) Phi Rho Sigma Phi Upsilon Omicron Phi Chi Chi Beta Phi Psi Omega Omega Tau Sigma Omega Upsilon Phi Pershing Rifles Scabbard and Blade Scarab
North American Interfraternity Conference	Alpha Gamma Rho Alpha Gamma Sigma
Active independent professional fraternities	Alpha Gamma Kappa Alpha Zeta Omega Alpha Eta Rho Alpha Iota Alpha Psi Gamma Epsilon Tau Delta Sigma Theta Delta Theta Sigma Delta Kappa Gamma Delta Kappa Phi Delta Phi Epsilon Kappa Gamma Psi Kappa Pi Nu Beta Epsilon Phi Delta Kappa (sorority) Phi Sigma Gamma Phi Psi Chi Delta Mu Chi Eta Phi Block and Bridle Queens' Guard
Inactive independent professional fraternities	Aleph Yodh He Alpha Epsilon Iota Alpha Tau Sigma Chi Zeta Chi Delta Omicron Alpha Pi Delta Nu