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Theta Xi History

Beginnings People Places Things Honor Odds and Ends

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Final Jeopardy: 5000 pts

Beginnings: 200• Answer:• Theta Xi was founded at RPI on this date.• Correct Response:• April 29, 1864

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Beginnings: 400• Answer:• The first letter in the Greek alphabet, this

became the name of the first Theta Xi chapter.• Correct Response:• Alpha

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Beginnings: 600• Answer:• Famous for its shirt collar factories in the

1800s, this town on the Hudson River is still home to our founding chapter.

• Correct Response:• Troy, NY

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Beginnings: 800• Answer:• This major American historical event was

coming to a close as Theta Xi was beginning.• Correct Response:• The Civil War

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Beginning: 1000• Answer:• The Founding Fathers were originally

members of this local Fraternity.• Correct Response:• Sigma Delta

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People: 200• Answer:• William S. Mason, Beta 145, owned a world

famous collection of paper and memorabilia related to this man, the Patron Saint of Theta Xi.

• Correct Response:• Benjamin Franklin

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People: 400• Answer:• Artist Jim Davis, from Kappa Kappa chapter,

donated $1 million to his alma mater, money he made drawing this successful cartoon cat.

• Correct Response:• Garfield

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People: 600• Answer:• Though the National Convention is the

supreme authority of Theta Xi, this body is empowered to oversee Fraternity policy between National Conventions.

• Correct Response:• The Grand Lodge

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People: 800• Answer:• Alpha 11, this first National President became

known as The Grand Old Man of Theta Xi. (A major textbook publishing company bears his family name.)

• Correct Response:• Major William Wiley (Wiley and Sons Publishers)

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People: 1000• Answer:• The first recipient of the Order of the Unicorn,

his last name is one very familiar to generations of men.

• Correct Response:• Edwin Gillette (Alpha 100)

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Places: 200• Answer:• Theta Xi’s Beta Chapter was founded at this

prestigious Ivy League school in 1865.• Correct Response:• Yale University

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Places: 400• Answer:• Since 1924, this midwest city has been home

to the national headquarters of Theta Xi.• Correct Response:• St. Louis

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Places: 600• Answer:• The opening of Theta Chapter at this school in

Indiana marked the first westward expansion for Theta Xi.

• Correct Response:• Purdue University

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Places: 800• Answer:• The founding of Nu Chapter at Cal-Berkley in

1910 marked this milestone.• Correct Response:• First chapter on the west coast

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Places: 1000• Answer:• This SEC football powerhouse became home

to Theta Xi’s Alpha Alpha Chapter in 1921.• Correct Response:• Louisiana State University

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Things: 200• Answer:• A result of the merger with Kappa Sigma

Kappa, Theta Xi gave up the white carnation and adopted this official Fraternity flower.

• Correct Response:• Blue Iris

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Things: 400• Answer:• These are the official colors of Theta Xi.• Correct Response:• Azure Blue and Silver

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Things: 600• Answer:• This symbol of Theta Xi has been changed only

twice in our history.• Correct Response:• The Coat of Arms (Crest)

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Things: 800• Answer:• This membership education program was

introduced in 1925. It’s name honors the Fraternity’s first new member.

• Correct Response:• Alpha 9 (Core Program)

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Things: 1000• Answer:• The badge of Theta Xi is never to be worn on

this kind of garment.• Correct Response:• A collarless shirt

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Honor: 200• Answer:• Only about 50 alumni have been elected to

this highest honor of the Fraternity, honoring distinguished and lifetime service.

• Correct Response:• The Order of the Unicorn

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Honor: 400• Answer:• Only the top 5% of chapters are eligible for

this award every year, the most coveted one a chapter can win.

• Correct Response:• Memorial Trophy

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Honor: 600• Answer:• Theta Xi’s public motto, Juncti Juvant,

translates into this.• Correct Response:• United, they serve.

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Honor: 800• Answer:• This distinction belongs to Edward H.

Morrison, initiated just eight days after the founding.

• Correct Response:• The first new member of Theta Xi

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Honor: 1000• Answer:• One of two national philanthropies, they

honored Theta Xi in 1986 as the most outstanding volunteer organization of the year.

• Correct Response:• The National Multiple Sclerosis Society

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Odds and Ends: 200

• Answer:• First published in 1892, this official magazine

of the Fraternity is now published in electronic form.

• Correct Response:• The Unicorn

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Odds and Ends: 400

• Answer:• The merger with this Fraternity in 1962 added

21 new chapters to the Theta Xi chapter roll.• Correct Response:• Kappa Sigma Kappa

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Odds and Ends: 600

• Answer:• Often confused with its plural form, this is the

proper designation for an individual chapter or university graduate.

• Correct Response:• Alumnus

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Odds and Ends: 800

• Answer:• Not yet a general fraternity, prior to 1926, you

had to be this in order to be a member of Theta Xi Fraternity.

• Correct Response:• Engineering student

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Odds and Ends: 1000

• Answer:• This Theta Xi holiday, celebrated on

September 28, commemorates the founding of Kappa Sigma Kappa.

• Correct Response:• Emblem Day

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Final Jeopardy

Write down the amount of money you are willing to risk.

Final Jeopardy: 5000 pts.

• Answer:• This chapter has never had a charter, and yet

it has never closed.• Correct Response:• Alpha Chapter

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