Delta Chi Xi Honorary Dance Fraternity, Inc. (), more commonly referred to as Delta Chi Xi, is a co-ed American honorary professional fraternity. Its purpose is to acknowledge academic excellence, serve the community, and share the art of dance among fellow students. It is member of the Professional Fraternity Association.
History Delta Chi Xi Honorary Dance Fraternity, Inc. was founded at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) on . The organization was established as an honorary dance society by Kara J. Wade, Jennifer R. Cheek, and Kristina M. Rogers who worked under the guidance of UNCG Dance Department Faculty member Robin Gee.
The fourteen original charter members were:
Soon thereafter, it transformed from an honors society into an honors fraternity. Later, it became a coeducational professional fraternity. Delta Chi Xi was incorporated by the State of North Carolina on October 20, 2011.
Delta Chi Xi expanded to eight collegiate chapters, seven of which are active as of 2024. Its also has one alumni chapter. On , Delta Chi Xi was accepted into the Professional Fraternity Association, making it the first and only fraternity for collegiate dance students in the association.
Symbols
Delta Chi Xi's colors are royal purple and teal. Purple is symbolic of royalty, power, nobility, and ambition; it is also associated with wisdom and creativity. Teal represents sophistication, uniqueness, guidance, and leadership.
The official symbol of Delta Chi Xi is a combined sun and spiral to represent the unity and connection between dance, service, and academics. The sun is depicted by a silhouette of a dancer in a 'C jump' pose with fourteen spirals as sun rays to represent the fourteen original charter members.
Its motto is "Live, Love, Dance". Its nicknames are DCX and Chi Xis.
Activities Delta Chi Xi hosts a national conference, DanCe fluX, every year at the University of Maryland. The conference includes master classes taught by guest artists, activities for fellowship among members of different chapters, and a dance concert.
Chapters
Collegiate The following is a list of the collegiate chapters of Delta Chi Xi. Active chapters are noted in bold. Inactive chapters are noted in italics.
Chapter Charter date and range Institution Location Status Alpha University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina Active Beta Morehead State University Morehead, Kentucky Active Gamma University of Maryland College Park, Maryland Active Delta Coppin State University Baltimore, Maryland Active Epsilon Elon University Elon, North Carolina Active Zeta – 201x ? Morgan State University Baltimore, Maryland Inactive Eta Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, Kentucky Active Theta University of Tampa Tampa, Florida Active
Alumni
Chapter Charter date Status North Carolina Active
Notable alumni Jeffrey Page, choreographer and dancer - awarded honorary membership in 2015 Asiel Hardison, commercial dancer - awarded honorary membership in 2016
See also
Professional fraternities and sororities
References