Awards & Tributes
Individual students, alumni, and friends of the Theta Xi Educational Foundation of Pittsburgh are regularly recognized for Meritorious and Exceptional Service to Theta Xi Fraternity and to the Brotherhood within the Allegheny District.
2003 Outstanding Undergraduate Award - Brother Brett M. Covert, Kappa Tau 710
2011 Outstanding Undergraduate Award - Brother Ryan Price, Gamma Chi 1
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2009 Distinguished Alumni Award - Brother Jesse W. Whitlow, Pi 771
2009 Distinguished Alumni Award - Brother James Lee Dolby, Kappa Alpha 54
2010 Distinguished Alumni Award - Brother Vito Cedro III, Pi 795
2010 Distinguished Alumni Award - Brother James Vredenburgh, Beta Omega 11
2011 Distinguished Alumni Award - Brother Jack Casaro, Beta Omicron 4
2011 Distinguished Alumni Award - Brother Tom Kijowski, Kappa Gamma 184
2010 Distinguished Service Award - Ms. Joy M. Helsel, Sister, Sigma Kappa Sorority
Theta Xi was founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY, on April 29, 1864, by Peter Henry Fox, Ralph Gooding Packard, Christopher Champlin Waite, George Bradford Brainerd, Samuel Buel Jr., Henry Harrison Farnum, Thomas Cole Raymond and Nathaniel Henry Starbuck. Minutes of the original meeting, Constitution and Ritual have been preserved by the Fraternity to this day. Our tradition is truly continuous.