This fall, Phi Delta Theta reintroduced “recruitment challenge numbers” for its chapters and emerging chapters to work towards as they recruited their Phikeia classes. Coming off a record-setting year for recruitment, Phi Delta Theta wanted to encourage chapters to continue challenging themselves as students adapt to a post-pandemic environment.
Based on current reporting, forty-five chapters have met or exceeded their fall challenge number and improved on their previous fall recruitment class size by 33 percent. These chapters will be eligible for the January drawing of the fall challenge number incentives that will take place at the McKenzie Family Presidents Leadership Conference. Chapters have until December 31 to report their fall Phikeias in myPhiDelt to be counted towards their fall challenge number goal.
Following the height of the pandemic in 2020, Phi Delta Theta chapters have executed two spring recruitment periods (spring 2021 and spring 2022). During the two recruitment periods, collective spring recruitment has trailed pre-pandemic numbers by 10 percent. For this reason, Phi Delta Theta is challenging its chapters and emerging chapters to recruit the largest spring Phikeia class in the Fraternity’s history by breaking the previous record of 2,150 Phikeias.
The spring challenge numbers below use chapter recruitment data from the past three spring terms, the numbers of members graduating this spring, and an aggregate that considers pre-pandemic Phikeia class sizes. Chapters and emerging chapters that meet or exceed their spring recruitment challenge number from January 1 to June 30, 2023, will be entered to receive one of many available incentives. Phikeias must be reported in myPhiDelt by June 30, 2023 to count towards this challenge.
The Collection of Incentives Includes:
- A $500 donation to a philanthropy event
- A $1,000 credit toward future Phikeia dues
- A $2,500 credit toward the chapter’s 2024 membership dues
- Fall 2023 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 2023 Phikeia Class Challenge Numbers
| Chapter | School | Challenge Number |
| Alabama Alpha | University of Alabama | 10 |
| Alabama Beta | Auburn University | 10 |
| Alberta Alpha | University of Alberta | 8 |
| Arizona Alpha | University of Arizona | 25 |
| Arizona Beta | Arizona State University | 15 |
| Arkansas Alpha | University of Arkansas | 6 |
| Arkansas Beta | Arkansas State University | 15 |
| British Columbia Alpha | University of British Columbia | 15 |
| British Columbia Gamma | University of British Columbia Okanagan | 10 |
| California Alpha | University of California, Berkeley | 10 |
| California Chi | University of San Francisco | 15 |
| California Delta | University of Southern California | 35 |
| California Epsilon | University of California, Davis | 20 |
| California Kappa | University of California, San Diego | 10 |
| California Nu | California Polytechnic University | 15 |
| California Omega | Santa Clara University | 12 |
| California Phi | Chapman University | 16 |
| California Pi | San Diego State University | 25 |
| California Psi | Loyola Marymount University | 18 |
| California Rho | University of La Verne | 15 |
| California Sigma | Sonoma State University | 15 |
| California Theta | University of California, Irvine | 12 |
| California Upsilon | California State University, Fresno | 10 |
| California Xi | California State University, Chico | 15 |
| California Zeta | California State University, Northridge | 10 |
| Colorado Alpha | University of Colorado | 20 |
| Colorado Gamma | Colorado State University | 17 |
| Connecticut Alpha | Central Connecticut State University | 6 |
| Connecticut Gamma | University of Connecticut | 16 |
| Florida Alpha | University of Florida | 25 |
| Florida Delta | University of Miami | 25 |
| Florida Epsilon | University of South Florida | 17 |
| Florida Iota | University of Central Florida | 17 |
| Florida Kappa | Florida International University | 20 |
| Florida Mu | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | 13 |
| Florida Nu | Florida Atlantic University | 20 |
| Florida Omicron | Nova Southeastern University | 15 |
| Florida Theta | University of Tampa | 15 |
| Florida Xi | Florida Gulf Coast University | 12 |
| Georgia Alpha | University of Georgia | 6 |
| Georgia Delta | Georgia Institute of Technology | 8 |
| Georgia Epsilon | Georgia Southern University | 10 |
| Georgia Eta | University of West Georgia | 6 |
| Georgia Gamma | Mercer University | 8 |
| Georgia Iota | University of North Georgia | 15 |
| Georgia Theta | Augusta University | 10 |
| Idaho Alpha | University of Idaho | 10 |
| Illinois Beta | University of Chicago | 20 |
| Illinois Eta | University of Illinois | 30 |
| Illinois Gamma | Monmouth College | 6 |
| Indiana Alpha | Indiana University | 25 |
| Indiana Beta | Wabash College | 6 |
| Indiana Delta | Franklin College | 6 |
| Indiana Epsilon | Hanover College | 25 |
| Indiana Gamma | Butler University | 30 |
| Indiana Iota | Valparaiso University | 8 |
| Indiana Kappa | Ball State University | 6 |
| Indiana Mu | Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis | 8 |
| Indiana Theta | Purdue University | 25 |
| Indiana Zeta | DePauw University | 25 |
| Iowa Delta | Drake University | 8 |
| Iowa Gamma | Iowa State University | 12 |
| Kansas Alpha | University of Kansas | 6 |
| Kansas Beta | Washburn University | 10 |
| Kansas Delta | Wichita State University | 8 |
| Kansas Epsilon | Emporia State University | 10 |
| Kansas Gamma | Kansas State University | 6 |
| Kansas Theta | Ottawa University | 10 |
| Kentucky Alpha-Delta | Centre College | 20 |
| Kentucky Epsilon | University of Kentucky | 15 |
| Kentucky Eta | Western Kentucky University | 16 |
| Kentucky Iota | University of Louisville | 18 |
| Kentucky Kappa | Northern Kentucky University | 6 |
| Kentucky Theta | Eastern Kentucky University | 6 |
| Louisiana Alpha | Tulane University | 20 |
| Louisiana Epsilon | Louisiana Tech University | 18 |
| Manitoba Alpha | University of Manitoba | 6 |
| Maryland Alpha | University of Maryland | 30 |
| Maryland Beta | McDaniel College | 8 |
| Maryland Delta | Johns Hopkins University | 12 |
| Maryland Gamma | Washington College | 10 |
| Massachusetts Epsilon | Northeastern University | 25 |
| Massachusetts Eta | Babson College | 20 |
| Massachusetts Gamma | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 6 |
| Massachusetts Zeta | University of Massachusetts | 10 |
| Michigan Alpha | University of Michigan | 30 |
| Michigan Beta | Michigan State University | 15 |
| Michigan Delta | Kettering University | 20 |
| Michigan Eta | Western Michigan University | 10 |
| Michigan Zeta | Central Michigan University | 10 |
| Minnesota Beta | Minnesota State University Mankato | 10 |
| Mississippi Alpha | University of Mississippi | 6 |
| Mississippi Beta | Mississippi State University | 10 |
| Missouri Alpha | University of Missouri | 22 |
| Missouri Beta | Westminster College | 10 |
| Missouri Beta Prime | Central Methodist University | 10 |
| Missouri Iota | Lindenwood University | 8 |
| Missouri Zeta | Southeast Missouri State University | 8 |
| Montana Alpha | University of Montana | 8 |
| Nebraska Alpha | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 10 |
| Nebraska Beta | University of Nebraska- Kearney | 6 |
| Nebraska Gamma | Creighton University | 36 |
| Nevada Alpha | University of Nevada, Reno | 10 |
| Nevada Beta | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | 10 |
| New Hampshire Beta | Southern New Hampshire University | 10 |
| New Jersey Delta | Stockton University | 15 |
| New Jersey Epsilon | Montclair State University | 12 |
| New Jersey Gamma | Seton Hall University | 22 |
| New Mexico Alpha | University of New Mexico | 10 |
| New York Alpha | Cornell University | 24 |
| New York Eta | Rochester Institute of Technology | 15 |
| New York Kappa | Hofstra University | 14 |
| New York Lambda | St. John’s University | 20 |
| New York Zeta | Colgate University | 6 |
| North Carolina Beta | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | 10 |
| North Carolina Delta | North Carolina State University | 10 |
| North Carolina Epsilon | University of North Carolina, Charlotte | 14 |
| North Carolina Eta | Appalachian State University | 15 |
| North Carolina Gamma | Davidson College | 15 |
| North Carolina Zeta | Campbell University | 10 |
| North Dakota Alpha | University of North Dakota | 10 |
| North Dakota Beta | North Dakota State University | 10 |
| Nova Scotia Alpha | Dalhousie University | 10 |
| Ohio Alpha | Miami University | 25 |
| Ohio Beta | Ohio Wesleyan University | 12 |
| Ohio Epsilon | University of Akron | 15 |
| Ohio Eta | Case Western Reserve University | 15 |
| Ohio Gamma | Ohio University | 15 |
| Ohio Lambda | Kent State University | 18 |
| Ohio Mu | Ashland University | 10 |
| Ohio Theta | University of Cincinnati | 15 |
| Ohio Xi | Otterbein University | 8 |
| Oklahoma Alpha | University of Oklahoma | 15 |
| Oklahoma Beta | Oklahoma State University | 15 |
| Oklahoma Gamma | Southwest Oklahoma State University | 8 |
| Oklahoma Epsilon | Rogers State University | 8 |
| Ontario Alpha | University of Toronto | 8 |
| Ontario Delta | York University | 10 |
| Ontario Epsilon | Carleton University | 14 |
| Ontario Eta | Queen’s University | 10 |
| Ontario Gamma | McMaster University | 10 |
| Oregon Alpha | University of Oregon | 15 |
| Oregon Beta | Oregon State University | 10 |
| Oregon Delta | Oregon Institute of Technology | 10 |
| Oregon Epsilon | Portland State University | 10 |
| Pennsylvania Beta | Gettysburg College | 12 |
| Pennsylvania Delta | Allegheny College | 15 |
| Pennsylvania Eta | Lehigh University | 18 |
| Pennsylvania Iota | University of Pittsburgh | 15 |
| Pennsylvania Lambda | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 14 |
| Pennsylvania Mu | Widener University | 14 |
| Pennsylvania Omicron | Shippensburg University | 10 |
| Pennsylvania Pi | Robert Morris University | 6 |
| Pennsylvania Rho | Carnegie Mellon University | 20 |
| Pennsylvania Sigma | Millersville University | 10 |
| Pennsylvania Zeta | University of Pennsylvania | 24 |
| Quebec Alpha | McGill University | 8 |
| South Carolina Beta | University of South Carolina | 20 |
| South Carolina Gamma | Clemson University | 12 |
| South Dakota Alpha | University of South Dakota | 12 |
| Tennessee Alpha | Vanderbilt University | 20 |
| Tennessee Eta | Middle Tennessee State University | 10 |
| Tennessee Gamma | University of Tennessee | 20 |
| Tennessee Theta | East Tennessee State University | 8 |
| Texas Delta | Southern Methodist University | 55 |
| Texas Epsilon | Texas Tech University | 12 |
| Texas Eta | Stephen F. Austin State University | 10 |
| Texas Gamma | Southwestern University | 15 |
| Texas Kappa | University of Texas at Arlington | 6 |
| Texas Nu | Texas A&M University | 18 |
| Texas Pi | Sam Houston State University | 8 |
| Texas Tau | University of Texas at El Paso | 8 |
| Texas Theta | West Texas A&M University | 6 |
| Texas Upsilon | University of Texas at Dallas | 6 |
| Texas Xi | University of Texas at San Antonio | 12 |
| Texas Zeta | Texas Christian University | 8 |
| Utah Alpha | University of Utah | 18 |
| Virginia Beta | University of Virginia | 28 |
| Virginia Eta | Virginia Tech | 20 |
| Virginia Iota | Old Dominion University | 10 |
| Virginia Kappa | Radford University | 10 |
| Virginia Lambda | George Mason University | 10 |
| Washington Alpha | University of Washington | 10 |
| Washington Beta | Whitman College | 10 |
| Washington Delta | University of Puget Sound | 35 |
| Washington Epsilon | Eastern Washington University | 12 |
| Washington Gamma | Washington State University | 12 |
| West Virginia Gamma | West Liberty University | 6 |
| Wisconsin Alpha | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 25 |
| Wisconsin Epsilon | St. Norbert College | 8 |
| Wisconsin Gamma | Ripon College | 12 |
| Wisconsin Zeta | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 8 |