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Zeta Beta chapter at Adrian College receives The Howard R. Alter Jr. Award for fourth time

ADRIAN, Mich. – The Adrian College Zeta Beta chapter of Theta Chi was awarded The Howard R. Alter Jr. Award on Wednesday, June 30, 2010..This is the highest honor which the fraternity can bestow upon a chapter. 

The Howard R. Alter Jr. Award was created in 1984 and is presented to Chapters of the Theta Chi fraternity who display excellence in all areas which include Ritual, Scholarship, Recruitment, Philanthropy/Community Service, Finance, Standards, Social Events, Brotherhood and Chapter Involvement.

The chapter also won the award last year and has won it an astonishing four times in the last 10 years, the most out of any school. Five other chapters have won the award three times each but are from Division I and II schools, leaving Adrian as the only Division III school with such an achievement.

“Out of the four chapters that won this year, (Adrian, North Dakota State, Missouri State, and University of Central Florida) we were again the only division three school to win,” said Greg Bartosch, president of the Zeta Beta Chapter of Theta Chi at Adrian.

This conference is held annually by Theta Chi IHQ and the Grand Chapter for members of all Chapters of Theta Chi fraternity who demonstrate or are interested in leadership qualities and improving upon thus. This year the four-day convention was held in Orlando, Fla. and Zeta Beta was able to send seven brothers to accept the award.

Members of the Adrian College Zeta Beta chapter of Theta Chi accept The Howard R. Alter Jr. Award in Orlando, Fla. on June 30, 2010. Pictured L to R: Junior Kenneth Beatty; Senior Chris Ludwig; Senior Brian Lawson; Senior Greg Bartosch; Junior Peter Tomasek; Junior Skyler Lambert; and Sophomore Garrett Beitelschies.