We're the Eta Theta Chapter of Phi Chi Theta, a co-ed business and economics fraternity founded in 1924. We started at Carolina in 2025, and we're 36 members strong.
Speaker Night, Chapel Hill
Phi Chi Theta started in Chicago in 1924, when six women brought two business fraternities for women together. It opened to everyone in 1976, and today it has 23,000 members across the country.
Arushi Rathod and Sydney Kalish brought it to Carolina in 2025, and we've taken a new class every semester since.
We hold about two professional events a month. Some are hands-on, like résumé reviews, LinkedIn workshops, and mock interviews. Others bring in speakers from places like the NYSE, wealth and asset management firms, and consulting. There's also a career trek every year, and every new member is paired with an older member who mentors them.
Every semester brings a retreat, a mixer, and a big-little reveal. We have semiformal in the fall, formal in the spring, and Founders' Day on March 6. We're small enough that you'll know everyone by the end of your first semester.
We partner with Book Harvest, a Durham nonprofit that gets books into the hands of kids and families. We run book drives, volunteer with them, and fundraise for them, and we do at least one service event every month.
Phi Chi Theta members from chapters across the country have gone on to these firms.
A chapter meeting every week. Two professional events and at least one service event every month. A new class every semester.
Rush ran from August 31 to September 18, with info sessions in Gardner 105, Puppies & PCT, and Family Feud. Our next Rush is in the spring.
