Phi Chi Theta at SMU: frequently asked questions

No. The Alpha Gamma Chapter is open to all majors. Students from Dedman, Meadows, Lyle, Simmons and Cox all apply and join. See the guide for students outside the business school.

At the start of every fall and spring semester. Fall recruitment usually runs in the first weeks of September with Info Sessions, a Meet the Brothers social night and an application deadline about a week later. Spring dates are posted in January. Check @pct.smu on Instagram for the current schedule.

Attend an Info Session, come to the social night if you can, and submit the application on this site before the deadline. Officers read every application and follow up directly. The recruitment guide walks through it.

Freshmen are welcome at Info Sessions and many join in their first year. Eligibility by class year can change from semester to semester, so read the current application or ask at the Info Session. The freshman guide covers whether to apply in fall or wait for spring.

No. It is a professional business fraternity. It is coeducational, there is no house, recruitment is by application rather than bid, and meetings are career programming with guest speakers. Many brothers are also in a social chapter.

Yes. The two run on separate calendars and many brothers do both. Rules about belonging to more than one professional business fraternity vary nationally, so ask at the Info Session if that applies to you.

Typically at the Cox School of Business on the SMU campus. Exact rooms and times are shared with members each semester.

There are dues and a weekly chapter meeting plus some required events each semester. Both change from year to year and are covered in detail at the Info Session. Ask there for the current numbers rather than trusting anything written down in advance.

The chapter's annual on campus philanthropy event, raising money for the SPCA. It is held during the spring semester. The Pie Chi Theta page explains it.

Brothers have landed internships and full time roles at Morgan Stanley, JLL, Visa, Texas Capital Bank, Hilltop Securities, Lockton, USGA, the U.S. Department of Energy, Jackson Walker, Douglas Elliman, Northmarq, D CEO, Brasfield & Gorrie, CyrusOne, Origin Bank and Billabong. The internships page sorts them by industry.

There is no official ranking, and SMU does not rank or endorse student organizations. In our members' opinion Phi Chi Theta is the best fit for most students who want a professional business fraternity, for reasons you can check: open to all majors, meetings at Cox, speakers from Dallas firms, and a published placement list. The why Phi Chi Theta page makes the case and the scorecard lets you compare chapters yourself.

No, and be wary of any chapter that says it does. What Phi Chi Theta provides is upperclassmen who just went through the recruiting you are about to do, speakers from Dallas firms at chapter meetings, mock interviews and introductions. The outcomes on the placement list came from that.

Through the contact form. There is a sponsorship option in the dropdown for firms that want to speak at a meeting, recruit through the chapter or support Pie Chi Theta, and an alumni option for graduates who want to reconnect.

Purple and gold. The letters are ΦΧΘ, and everyone on campus says PCT.