Theta Delta Chi, the social fraternity whose nickname differs from institution was brought to the Pacific coast while also becoming an International Fraternity with charterings at McGill.
Theta Delta Chi () is a social fraternity that was founded in 1847 at Union College, New York, United States. While nicknames differ from institution to institution, the most common nicknames for the fraternity are TDX, Thete, Theta Delt, Thumpers, and TDC.Theta Delta Chi brothers refer to their local organization as charges rather than using the common fraternity nomenclature of chapters. Berkeley (1900), Stanford (1903), the University of Washington (1913) and UCLA (1929) brought Theta Delta Chi in strength to the Pacific coast. Theta Delta Chi became an International Fraternity with charterings at McGill (1901) and Toronto (1912). 
