Alpha Rho Chi is the national co-educational fraternity for students and professionals of architecture and the allied arts. The fraternity recognizes the importance of meeting today's challenges and tomorrow's opportunities. The fraternity was founded with the objective "to organize and unite architecture students, the allied arts in the universities and colleges of America, and fraternity alumni, for educational and professional development purposes to promote the artistic, scientific, and practical proficiency of its membership and profession." Its members are committed to striving for excellence in serving all of those who have a stake in Alpha Rho Chi's success: our profession, universities, volunteers, members and society.