Tiffany Matyja, Delta Xi 2017

As Collegiate Expansion Chair, I act as the point of first contact for students looking to start a chapter of Alpha Chi Sigma at their school. When a student is interested in bringing Alpha Chi Sigma to their campus, I provide information on what the process entails, what they need to do to get started, and I’m their main contact throughout the beginning of the process of becoming a collegiate group. I help them figure out how to find new members and ensure that they complete all of the paperwork with their school and the fraternity. I work with the Supreme Council and the District Counselors to help them find a parent chapter. Once the first pledges are inducted, I step back into an advisory role and am available to answer questions, and the DC then leads them through the process from there.

The COVID-19 pandemic was devastating to many chapters, and I’m so happy to be a part of chapter growth and formation. My role is a busy one, but one that is useless without the hard work of the district counselors and collegiate brothers who pick up where I finish and bring these new chapters and reactivations to fruition. I am currently a second year medical student at William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine located in Hattiesburg, MS. I was initiated into Alpha Chi Sigma in 2017 at the Delta Xi chapter (University of Tampa) and served as Vice Master Alchemist and later Master Alchemist. I became interested in collegiate expansion as I oversaw my own chapter’s installation in 2018. I have served the fraternity as Collegiate Expansion Chair since 2020 and I love being able to work with students and faculty to bring Alpha Chi Sigma to their university..