Theta Delta Chi Educational Foundation

* Mission statement An educational association created to further sound learning by the establishment of scholarships, endowments, scholarship incentives and awards; to enable or assist needy and deserving students to continue or complete their studies; to make, encourage and promote donations to colleges and universities, particularly those where Theta Delta Chi has Charges; to seek and contribute to the attainment of higher educational standards, as well as to the development of high standards of honor, integrity, character and leadership, among undergraduates, and to conduct research work in the educational field, under the corporate name of The Theta Delta Chi Educational Foundation, Inc. * Founding and History The Theta Delta Chi Educational Foundation was established in Rochester, New York, on July 21, 1944 by its founding Board of Directors to provide scholarships to worthy college and graduate students in need of financial assistance. The new organization was chartered August 24, 1944, by the Regents of the University of the State of New York as an educational association to further sound learning by the creation of scholarships, endowments, scholarship incentives and awards, to assist needy and deserving students, to make and encourage donations to colleges where Theta Delta Chi has Charges and to encourage development of high standards of honor, integrity, character, and leadership among undergraduates. A group of trustees directs the destiny of the Educational Foundation, which enjoys the advantage of being able to attract gifts and bequests that provide their donors with income or estate tax deductions in the cause of education. New York Supreme Court Justice William F. Love, Chi 1903 (Rochester), who served a record seven terms as President of the Grand Lodge, was elected to be the first president of the foundation.