This fall, Phi Delta Theta introduced “recruitment challenge numbers” for its chapters and emerging chapters to work towards as they recruited their Phikeia class. Coming off a challenging year that saw many recruitment barriers in place, Phi Delta Theta knew that a growth mindset throughout the 2021-22 academic year would be vital for success.
Nearly 47 percent of the Fraternity’s chapters and emerging chapters reached or surpassed their fall recruitment challenge number and will be eligible for the January 1 drawing of the fall challenge incentives. Overall, the Fraternity saw a 64 percent increase in fall new members compared to fall 2020. It also saw a 26 percent increase from its previous three-year average of fall new members, and a 16 percent increase from the two-year average prior to the pandemic.
Phi Delta Theta is now excited to unveil new recruitment challenge numbers for the second half of the year.
The spring recruitment challenge numbers below use chapter Phikeia class and campus data from the past three spring terms and consider campus recruitment structures. Chapters and emerging chapters that meet or exceed their spring recruitment challenge number from January 1 – June 30, 2022 will be entered to receive one of many available incentives.* Phikeias must be reported in myPhiDelt by June 30, 2022 to count towards this challenge.
* On July 1, Phi Delta Theta will enter all eligible chapters or emerging chapters into a drawing, and one group will be selected for each of the available incentives.
The collection of incentives include:
- A $500 donation to a philanthropy event
- A $1,000 credit toward future Phikeia dues
- A $2,500 credit toward the chapter’s 2023 membership dues
- Fall 2022 recruitment t-shirts for entire chapter via the Phi Delt Store
- LiveLikeLou ONWARD long sleeve t-shirts for entire chapter
- Phi Delta Theta polo shirts for the chapter’s executive committee via the Phi Delt Store
- A 65″ TV for the chapter house
- A custom recruitment banner
- A custom recruitment table cover
- Five $100 donations from the LiveLikeLou Foundation for chapter Iron Phi participants
Spring 2022 Phikeia Class Challenge Numbers
| Chapter | School | Challenge Number |
| Alabama Alpha | University of Alabama | 6 |
| Alabama Beta | Auburn University | 6 |
| Alberta Alpha | University of Alberta | 8 |
| Arizona Alpha | University of Arizona | 15 |
| Arizona Beta | Arizona State University | 15 |
| Arkansas Alpha | University of Arkansas | 15 |
| Arkansas Beta | Arkansas State University | 10 |
| British Columbia Alpha | University of British Columbia | 15 |
| British Columbia Gamma | University of British Columbia Okanagan | 10 |
| California Alpha | University of California, Berkeley | 8 |
| California Chi | University of San Francisco | 10 |
| California Delta | University of Southern California | 22 |
| California Epsilon | University of California, Davis | 12 |
| California Kappa | University of California, San Diego | 15 |
| California Omega | Santa Clara University | 10 |
| California Phi | Chapman University | 15 |
| California Pi | San Diego State University | 10 |
| California Psi | Loyola Marymount University | 20 |
| California Rho | University of La Verne | 8 |
| California Sigma | Sonoma State University | 15 |
| California Theta | University of California, Irvine | 10 |
| California Upsilon | California State University, Fresno | 12 |
| California Xi | California State University, Chico | 15 |
| California Zeta | California State Uniersity, Northridge | 10 |
| Colorado Alpha | University of Colorado | 18 |
| Colorado Gamma | Colorado State University | 12 |
| Connecticut Alpha | Central Connecticut State University | 6 |
| Connecticut Gamma | University of Connecticut | 18 |
| Florida Alpha | University of Florida | 15 |
| Florida Delta | University of Miami | 35 |
| Florida Epsilon | University of South Florida | 18 |
| Florida Iota | University of Central Florida | 25 |
| Florida Kappa | Florida International University | 12 |
| Florida Mu | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | 6 |
| Florida Nu | Florida Atlantic University | 20 |
| Florida Omicron | Nova Southeastern University | 10 |
| Florida Theta | University of Tampa | 10 |
| Florida Xi | Florida Gulf Coast University | 10 |
| Georgia Alpha | University of Georgia | 10 |
| Georgia Delta | Georgia Insitute of Technology | 6 |
| Georgia Epsilon | Georgia Southern University | 8 |
| Georgia Eta | University of West Georgia | 8 |
| Georgia Gamma | Mercer University | 6 |
| Georgia Iota | University of North Georgia | 10 |
| Georgia Theta | Augusta University | 8 |
| Idaho Alpha | University of Idaho | 6 |
| Illinois Beta | University of Chicago | 15 |
| Illinois Eta | University of Illinois | 15 |
| Illinois Gamma | Monmouth College | 6 |
| Indiana Alpha | Indiana University | 20 |
| Indiana Beta | Wabash College | 6 |
| Indiana Delta | Franklin College | 6 |
| Indiana Epsilon | Hanover College | 25 |
| Indiana Gamma | Butler University | 35 |
| Indiana Iota | Valparaiso University | 6 |
| Indiana Kappa | Ball State University | 6 |
| Indiana Mu | Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis | 10 |
| Indiana Theta | Purdue University | 15 |
| Indiana Zeta | DePauw University | 25 |
| Iowa Delta | Drake University | 10 |
| Iowa Gamma | Iowa State University | 15 |
| Kansas Alpha | University of Kansas | 6 |
| Kansas Beta | Washburn University | 6 |
| Kansas Delta | Wichita State University | 6 |
| Kansas Epsilon | Emporia State University | 10 |
| Kansas Gamma | Kansas State University | 6 |
| Kansas Theta | Ottawa University | 6 |
| Kentucky Alpha-Delta | Centre College | 20 |
| Kentucky Epsilon | University of Kentucky | 15 |
| Kentucky Eta | Western Kentucky University | 10 |
| Kentucky Iota | University of Louisville | 10 |
| Kentucky Kappa | Northern Kentucky University | 10 |
| Kentucky Theta | Eastern Kentucky University | 6 |
| Louisiana Epsilon | Louisiana Tech University | 15 |
| Manitoba Alpha | University of Manitoba | 6 |
| Maryland Alpha | University of Maryland | 28 |
| Maryland Beta | McDaniel College | 15 |
| Maryland Delta | Johns Hopkins University | 15 |
| Maryland Gamma | Washington College | 10 |
| Massachusetts Epsilon | Northeastern University | 16 |
| Massachusetts Eta | Babson College | 12 |
| Massachusetts Gamma | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 6 |
| Massachusetts Zeta | University of Massachusetts | 12 |
| Michigan Alpha | University of Michigan | 25 |
| Michigan Beta | Michigan State University | 15 |
| Michigan Delta | Kettering University | 16 |
| Michigan Eta | Western Michigan University | 10 |
| Michigan Zeta | Central Michigan University | 6 |
| Minnesota Beta | Minnesota State University Mankato | 6 |
| Mississippi Alpha | University of Mississippi | 6 |
| Mississippi Beta | Mississippi State University | 8 |
| Missouri Alpha | University of Missouri | 25 |
| Missouri Beta | Westminster College | 6 |
| Missouri Beta Prime | Central Methodist University | 6 |
| Missouri Eta | Missouri Western State University | 6 |
| Missouri Iota | Lindenwood University | 6 |
| Missouri Zeta | Southeast Missouri State University | 10 |
| Montana Alpha | University of Montana | 8 |
| Nebraska Alpha | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 10 |
| Nebraska Beta | University of Nebraska- Kearney | 6 |
| Nebraska Gamma | Creighton University | 35 |
| Nevada Alpha | University of Nevada, Reno | 10 |
| Nevada Beta | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | 10 |
| New Hampshire Beta | Southern New Hampshire University | 8 |
| New Jersey Delta | Stockton University | 15 |
| New Jersey Epsilon | Montclair State University | 15 |
| New Jersey Gamma | Seton Hall University | 20 |
| New Mexico Alpha | University of New Mexico | 6 |
| New York Alpha | Cornell University | 12 |
| New York Eta | Rochester Institute of Technology | 10 |
| New York Kappa | Hofstra University | 18 |
| New York Lambda | St. John’s University | 15 |
| New York Mu | Long Island University | 10 |
| New York Zeta | Colgate University | 6 |
| North Carolina Delta | North Carolina State University | 14 |
| North Carolina Epsilon | University of North Carolina, Charlotte | 10 |
| North Carolina Eta | Appalachian State University | 12 |
| North Carolina Gamma | Davidson College | 18 |
| North Carolina Zeta | Campbell University | 6 |
| North Dakota Alpha | University of North Dakota | 6 |
| North Dakota Beta | North Dakota State University | 10 |
| Nova Scotia Alpha | Dalhousie University | 8 |
| Ohio Alpha | Miami University | 25 |
| Ohio Beta | Ohio Wesleyan University | 15 |
| Ohio Epsilon | University of Akron | 10 |
| Ohio Eta | Case Western Reserve University | 12 |
| Ohio Gamma | Ohio University | 10 |
| Ohio Kappa | Bowling Green State University | 15 |
| Ohio Lambda | Kent State University | 18 |
| Ohio Mu | Ashland University | 10 |
| Ohio Theta | University of Cincinnati | 10 |
| Ohio Xi | Otterbein University | 6 |
| Oklahoma Alpha | University of Oklahoma | 25 |
| Oklahoma Beta | Oklahoma State University | 25 |
| Oklahoma Gamma | Southwest Oklahoma State University | 10 |
| Oklahoma Epsilon | Rogers State University | 10 |
| Ontario Alpha | University of Toronto | 10 |
| Ontario Beta | Western University | 8 |
| Ontario Delta | York University | 10 |
| Ontario Epsilon | Carleton University | 20 |
| Ontario Eta | Queen’s University | 10 |
| Ontario Gamma | McMaster University | 6 |
| Oregon Alpha | University of Oregon | 10 |
| Oregon Beta | Oregon State University | 10 |
| Oregon Delta | Oregon Institute of Technology | 6 |
| Oregon Epsilon | Portland State University | 10 |
| Pennsylvania Beta | Gettysburg College | 6 |
| Pennsylvania Delta | Allegheny College | 6 |
| Pennsylvania Eta | Lehigh University | 20 |
| Pennsylvania Iota | University of Pittsburgh | 20 |
| Pennsylvania Lambda | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 12 |
| Pennsylvania Mu | Widener University | 15 |
| Pennsylvania Omicron | Shippensburg University | 8 |
| Pennsylvania Pi | Robert Morris University | 10 |
| Pennsylvania Rho | Carnegie Mellon University | 15 |
| Pennsylvania Sigma | Millersville University | 10 |
| Pennsylvania Zeta | University of Pennsylvania | 20 |
| Quebec Alpha | McGill University | 6 |
| South Carolina Beta | University of South Carolina | 15 |
| South Carolina Gamma | Clemson University | 12 |
| South Dakota Alpha | University of South Dakota | 10 |
| Tennessee Delta | Tennessee Tech University | 6 |
| Tennessee Eta | Middle Tennessee State University | 10 |
| Tennessee Gamma | University of Tennessee | 15 |
| Tennessee Theta | East Tennessee State University | 10 |
| Texas Beta | University of Texas at Austin | 12 |
| Texas Delta | Southern Methodist University | 45 |
| Texas Epsilon | Texas Tech University | 8 |
| Texas Gamma | Southwestern University | 20 |
| Texas Kappa | University of Texas at Arlington | 10 |
| Texas Nu | Texas A&M University | 16 |
| Texas Pi | Sam Houston State University | 6 |
| Texas Tau | University of Texas at El Paso | 10 |
| Texas Theta | West Texas A&M University | 6 |
| Texas Upsilon | University of Texas at Dallas | 12 |
| Texas Xi | University of Texas at San Antonio | 10 |
| Texas Zeta | Texas Christian University | 6 |
| Utah Alpha | University of Utah | 16 |
| Virginia Beta | University of Virginia | 20 |
| Virginia Eta | Virginia Tech | 15 |
| Virginia Gamma | Randolph-Macon College | 15 |
| Virginia Iota | Old Dominion University | 10 |
| Virginia Kappa | Radford University | 10 |
| Virginia Lambda | George Mason University | 10 |
| Washington Alpha | University of Washington | 6 |
| Washington Beta | Whitman College | 6 |
| Washington Delta | University of Puget Sound | 25 |
| Washington Epsilon | Eastern Washington University | 18 |
| Washington Gamma | Washington State University | 15 |
| West Virginia Gamma | West Liberty University | 6 |
| Wisconsin Alpha | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 18 |
| Wisconsin Epsilon | St. Norbert College | 6 |
| Wisconsin Gamma | Ripon College | 12 |
| Wisconsin Zeta | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 10 |