Kappa Upsilon Chi
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Kappa Upsilon Chi is a national men's fraternity
composed of Christian collegians seeking to grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ. Kappa Upsilon Chi was founded in 1993 at Texas Tech University
.
The organization is currently composed of roughly 75 active collegians and almost 200 alumni. The mission of Kappa Chi is to expand beyond general men's ministry and to be a fraternity which uniquely focuses on engaging both the Greek communities and Christian communities with their outreach and involvement.
Christian sorority chapter for women. Four men sought out to found the fraternity in the winter of 1993 as a male-only equivalent to the women's sorority.
The men originally looked at Beta Upsilon Chi
, Alpha Nu Omega
, Alpha Gamma Omega
and Chi Alpha Omega but used their knowledge of Greek ritual and tradition from their founder Darren White, a member of Phi Gamma Delta
social fraternity, to start their own fraternity. The men believed it was crucial to have what they considered a "Christ-centered Greek ritual to bind its members past and present and accomplish their goal of bridging the Christian and Greek communities."
. It was not until 1999 when eighteen men from Southwestern University
began the Gamma Chapter that expansion occurred again.
Kappa Upsilon Chi expanded to Georgia College and State University, Lamar University
, Florida State University
, the University of Central Florida
, Clemson University
, the University of Tennessee
, University of Kentucky
, Southern Polytechnic State University
, University of South Carolina
, and Texas A&M University
In response to this growth, and to preserve the history and traditions of the original fraternity, the national organization of Kappa Chi was incorporated on February 5, 2006 in San Antonio, Texas
by the nine members of the National Board of Directors.
, service projects, philanthropy
and outreach.
Mascot: The Knight
Open Motto: "As Iron sharpens Iron, so one man sharpens another." - Proverbs 27:17
Purpose Statement: Kappa Upsilon Chi exists for several reasons. Our greatest desire is to glorify our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We also seek to uphold and maintain Biblical Christian standards, to be an influence in the community through servant lifestyles, to pursue a positive attitude and spirit, and to help others strengthen their academic achievement, enabling them to be what the Lord calls them to be. We do this by submitting to the Lord, our God, and allowing Him to direct our lives as Psalm 139:23-24 states, "Search me, O God, and know my heart, test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting." We seek solely to do the will of God.
For the 2008-2009 Academic school year, each chapter was to nominate a new officer for the officer corps. The new officer position is National Liaison. As of 2008, the officer positions are now President
, the Internal Vice President
, External Vice President
, Chaplain
, Secretary
, Treasurer
, and National Liaison.
To start a new chapter, a potential colony must show interest and contact the fraternity's National Board of Directors (chapter.formation@kyx.org) and fill out the appropriate paperwork. A telephone or in-person interview will follow and it will be decided whether a chapter can or cannot be established. If a potential colony is invited to become an official colony, they will come to the National Leadership Challenge (formerly known as the National Leadership Summit) in August of that year and be inducted into the Fraternity. The men will pledge for one semester and then be initiated by an appointed group of brothers, usually the closest full chapter.
Fraternities and sororities
Fraternities and sororities are fraternal social organizations for undergraduate students. In Latin, the term refers mainly to such organizations at colleges and universities in the United States, although it is also applied to analogous European groups also known as corporations...
composed of Christian collegians seeking to grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ. Kappa Upsilon Chi was founded in 1993 at Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech or TTU, is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the...
.
The organization is currently composed of roughly 75 active collegians and almost 200 alumni. The mission of Kappa Chi is to expand beyond general men's ministry and to be a fraternity which uniquely focuses on engaging both the Greek communities and Christian communities with their outreach and involvement.
History
Kappa Upsilon Chi was founded at Texas Tech University in 1993 in response to a demand on campus for a Christian fraternity after the founding of a Sigma Phi LambdaSigma Phi Lambda
-History:Sigma Phi Lambda was founded in 1988 at the University of Texas at Austin by Patricia Adams Hogan, Robin Maegen, Gina Williams Goveas, Jacqueline Goveas and Eileen Howell Barlow....
Christian sorority chapter for women. Four men sought out to found the fraternity in the winter of 1993 as a male-only equivalent to the women's sorority.
The men originally looked at Beta Upsilon Chi
Beta Upsilon Chi
Beta Upsilon Chi,or ΒΥΧ , is the largest Christian social fraternity in the United States. Since its founding at the University of Texas in 1985, ΒΥΧ has spread to twenty-four campuses in twelve states...
, Alpha Nu Omega
Alpha Nu Omega
Alpha Nu Omega is a national Greek letter organization founded in 1988 that comprises both a fraternity and sorority under one Constitution. The Constitution mandates that both branches of ANQ are Christian social Greek letter organizations.-History:...
, Alpha Gamma Omega
Alpha Gamma Omega
Alpha Gamma Omega is a national, Christ-Centered fraternity. It was founded in 1927 at UCLA, making it one of the oldest national fraternities in the United States that has retained its Christian values. There were 12 original charter members, with E. Harlan Fischer appointed as the first...
and Chi Alpha Omega but used their knowledge of Greek ritual and tradition from their founder Darren White, a member of Phi Gamma Delta
Phi Gamma Delta
The international fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta is a collegiate social fraternity with 120 chapters and 18 colonies across the United States and Canada. It was founded at Jefferson College, Pennsylvania, in 1848, and its headquarters are located in Lexington, Kentucky, USA...
social fraternity, to start their own fraternity. The men believed it was crucial to have what they considered a "Christ-centered Greek ritual to bind its members past and present and accomplish their goal of bridging the Christian and Greek communities."
Move to a National Fraternity
The first move to becoming a national fraternity occurred in the fall of 1995 when 12 men established a Beta chapter of Kappa Upsilon Chi at Wayland Baptist UniversityWayland Baptist University
Wayland Baptist University is private, coeducational Baptist university based in Plainview, Texas, U.S.A. Wayland Baptist has a total of fourteen campuses in four additional Texas cities, five other states, and the country of Kenya. On August 31, 1908, the university was chartered by the state of...
. It was not until 1999 when eighteen men from Southwestern University
Southwestern University
Southwestern University is a private, four-year, undergraduate, liberal arts college located in Georgetown, Texas, USA. Founded in 1840, Southwestern is the oldest university in Texas. The school is affiliated with the United Methodist Church although the curriculum is nonsectarian...
began the Gamma Chapter that expansion occurred again.
Kappa Upsilon Chi expanded to Georgia College and State University, Lamar University
Lamar University
Lamar University, often referred to as Lamar or LU, is a comprehensive coeducational public research university located in Beaumont, Texas, United States. Lamar confers bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees and is classified as a Doctoral Research University by the Carnegie Commission on Higher...
, Florida State University
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
, the University of Central Florida
University of Central Florida
The University of Central Florida, commonly referred to as UCF, is a metropolitan public research university located in Orlando, Florida, United States...
, Clemson University
Clemson University
Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....
, the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
, University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
, Southern Polytechnic State University
Southern Polytechnic State University
Southern Polytechnic State University is a public, co-educational state university located in Marietta, Georgia, USA just northwest of Atlanta...
, University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...
, and Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
In response to this growth, and to preserve the history and traditions of the original fraternity, the national organization of Kappa Chi was incorporated on February 5, 2006 in San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
by the nine members of the National Board of Directors.
About Kappa Upsilon Chi
Kappa Upsilon Chi has both an open meaning to the public and a closed Greek meaning known to its members who are initiated. Kappa Upsilon Chi, or Kappa Chi for short, seeks to grow its members internally through accountability groups, prayer nights, service projects and brotherhood events. Kappa Chi seeks to have an influence on the community through the giving of a titheTithe
A tithe is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a contribution to a religious organization or compulsory tax to government. Today, tithes are normally voluntary and paid in cash, cheques, or stocks, whereas historically tithes were required and paid in kind, such as agricultural products...
, service projects, philanthropy
Philanthropy
Philanthropy etymologically means "the love of humanity"—love in the sense of caring for, nourishing, developing, or enhancing; humanity in the sense of "what it is to be human," or "human potential." In modern practical terms, it is "private initiatives for public good, focusing on quality of...
and outreach.
Unique facts about Kappa Upsilon Chi
Fraternity Colors: White, Green and Royal BlueMascot: The Knight
Open Motto: "As Iron sharpens Iron, so one man sharpens another." - Proverbs 27:17
Purpose Statement: Kappa Upsilon Chi exists for several reasons. Our greatest desire is to glorify our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We also seek to uphold and maintain Biblical Christian standards, to be an influence in the community through servant lifestyles, to pursue a positive attitude and spirit, and to help others strengthen their academic achievement, enabling them to be what the Lord calls them to be. We do this by submitting to the Lord, our God, and allowing Him to direct our lives as Psalm 139:23-24 states, "Search me, O God, and know my heart, test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting." We seek solely to do the will of God.
The Organization
Kappa Upsilon Chi is governed by a nine-member board of directors and committees. The board of directors is currently hiring an executive director to oversee the day-to-day duties of expansion and chapter outreach. Brent Webster, an attorney in Austin, TX and former president of the Gamma chapter, is the current President of the board of directors.Chapter Structure
Keeping Under Christ, Inc. issues charters to each chapter and has all final say regarding chapter activities. Each chapter consists of an officer corps, an active body, an alumni body and a pledge class. Each chapter runs on a constitutional committee system. This system creates a series of committees made up of actives and pledges that organizes the functionality of the chapter under the direction of a specific officer. The officers are in charge of all scheduling, all activities, programming and ritual. The chapter conducts weekly meetings, weekly accountability groups, multiple socials, a specific series of closed rituals and a semesterly brotherhood retreat.For the 2008-2009 Academic school year, each chapter was to nominate a new officer for the officer corps. The new officer position is National Liaison. As of 2008, the officer positions are now President
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
, the Internal Vice President
Vice president
A vice president is an officer in government or business who is below a president in rank. The name comes from the Latin vice meaning 'in place of'. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president...
, External Vice President
Vice president
A vice president is an officer in government or business who is below a president in rank. The name comes from the Latin vice meaning 'in place of'. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president...
, Chaplain
Chaplain
Traditionally, a chaplain is a minister in a specialized setting such as a priest, pastor, rabbi, or imam or lay representative of a religion attached to a secular institution such as a hospital, prison, military unit, police department, university, or private chapel...
, Secretary
Secretary
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, Treasurer
Treasurer
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, and National Liaison.
Active
- Α Alpha - Texas Tech UniversityTexas Tech UniversityTexas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech or TTU, is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the...
(Active - 1993) - Β Beta - Wayland Baptist UniversityWayland Baptist UniversityWayland Baptist University is private, coeducational Baptist university based in Plainview, Texas, U.S.A. Wayland Baptist has a total of fourteen campuses in four additional Texas cities, five other states, and the country of Kenya. On August 31, 1908, the university was chartered by the state of...
(Active - 1995) - Γ Gamma - Southwestern UniversitySouthwestern UniversitySouthwestern University is a private, four-year, undergraduate, liberal arts college located in Georgetown, Texas, USA. Founded in 1840, Southwestern is the oldest university in Texas. The school is affiliated with the United Methodist Church although the curriculum is nonsectarian...
(Active - 1999) - Δ Delta - Georgia College and State University (Active - 2001)
- Η Eta - Lamar UniversityLamar UniversityLamar University, often referred to as Lamar or LU, is a comprehensive coeducational public research university located in Beaumont, Texas, United States. Lamar confers bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees and is classified as a Doctoral Research University by the Carnegie Commission on Higher...
(Active - 2004) - Κ Kappa - Florida State UniversityFlorida State UniversityThe Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
(Active - 2005) - Λ Lambda - University of Central FloridaUniversity of Central FloridaThe University of Central Florida, commonly referred to as UCF, is a metropolitan public research university located in Orlando, Florida, United States...
(Active - 2006) - Π Pi - University of South CarolinaUniversity of South CarolinaThe University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...
(Active - 2008) - Ρ Rho -Texas A&M UniversityTexas A&M UniversityTexas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
(Active - 2008)
Inactive
- Ε Epsilon - University of New MexicoUniversity of New MexicoThe University of New Mexico at Albuquerque is a public research university located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. It is the state's flagship research institution...
(Inactive - 2003-2010) - Ζ Zeta - University of OklahomaUniversity of OklahomaThe University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
(Inactive - 2004-2006) - Θ Theta - University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaThe University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
(Inactive - 2004-2010) - Ι Iota - University of Texas at DallasUniversity of Texas at DallasThe University of Texas at Dallas, also referred to as UT Dallas or UTD, is a public research university in the University of Texas System. The main campus is in the heart of the Richardson, Texas, Telecom Corridor, north of downtown Dallas...
(Inactive - 2004-2005) - N Nu - University of TennesseeUniversity of TennesseeThe University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
(Inactive - 2007-2010) - M Mu - Clemson UniversityClemson UniversityClemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....
(Inactive - 2007-2008) - O Omicron - Southern Polytechnic State UniversitySouthern Polytechnic State UniversitySouthern Polytechnic State University is a public, co-educational state university located in Marietta, Georgia, USA just northwest of Atlanta...
(Inactive - 2008-2010) - Ξ Xi - University of KentuckyUniversity of KentuckyThe University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
(Inactive - 2007-2008)
Expansion
Kappa Upsilon Chi has traditionally held expansion to those seeking to found a chapter on their campus and Kappa Chi would accept applicants each calendar year.To start a new chapter, a potential colony must show interest and contact the fraternity's National Board of Directors (chapter.formation@kyx.org) and fill out the appropriate paperwork. A telephone or in-person interview will follow and it will be decided whether a chapter can or cannot be established. If a potential colony is invited to become an official colony, they will come to the National Leadership Challenge (formerly known as the National Leadership Summit) in August of that year and be inducted into the Fraternity. The men will pledge for one semester and then be initiated by an appointed group of brothers, usually the closest full chapter.
External links
- Kappa Upsilon Chi National website
- Kappa Upsilon Chi Texas Tech chapter website
- Kappa Upsilon Chi Wayland Baptist University chapter website
- Kappa Upsilon Chi Southwestern University chapter website
- Kappa Upsilon Chi Georgia College and State University website
- Kappa Upsilon Chi University of New Mexico website
- Kappa Upsilon Chi Lamar University chapter website
- Kappa Upsilon Chi University of Central Florida website
- Kappa Upsilon Chi Florida State University website
- Kappa Upsilon Chi University of South Carolina chapter website
- Kappa Upsilon Chi University of South Carolina national website
- Kappa Upsilon Chi Article about the Texas Tech Chapter