To build a stronger campus environment, Greek Community, and International Fraternity through the development of a new Phi Delta Theta chapter that exemplifies leadership, scholarship, and a desire to do more than the typical student.

• To recruit diverse leaders on campus by actively seeking referrals.
• To establish a group that is focused on education, along with campus and community service.
• To create a responsible social atmosphere for students.
• To build a long-term asset to the university and General Fraternity.

“Are You a Leader?” is our expansion program’s theme and brand.  This theme defines our expectations of our staff, our volunteers, our potential new members, and the group as a whole.  We want the campus, the Greek community, and our general fraternity to know that we intend on recruiting leaders and having a chapter that will be leaders at Indiana University and in Phi Delta Theta.  Are You a Leader has a deeper theme as well; we want this statement to be a challenge to our members, volunteers, and staff.  Everyday we expect our organization to take a look at itself and question, “Are you acting like a leader?”  In order to achieve this goal, our program works through four stages:

• Campus Research
• Advisory Board Development and Training
• Potential Membership Recruitment and Interviews
• Colony/Chapter Development

What is a Re-Founding Father?
Re-Founding Fathers are the first class of new members that join a new colony before it is installed as an official chapter.

What will our colony/chapter be called?
The colony/chapter at Indiana University will be called Indiana Alpha.  The “Alpha Chapter” title means that Indiana University was home to the first chapter of Phi Delta Theta in Indiana.

Why is Phi Delta Theta expanding to Indiana University?
The Indiana Alpha chapter of Phi Delta Theta was the Fraternity’s second chapter, established in 1849. Being the second chapter, Indiana Alpha has always been held in high regards with the General Fraternity.

In the fall semester of 2004, Phi Delta Theta suspended Indiana Alpha’s charter for the first time in its history after hazing practices were reported.

Two years later, Indiana Alpha makes its return to campus with the goal of establishing a new chapter full of leaders, who will bring the chapter back to continue its esteemed heritage.