Within the span of four years or less, Lambda Chi Alpha provides you the opportunity to develop lifelong friendships, the responsibilities in managing the affairs of both your chapter and the General Fraternity, the chance to develop your leadership talents and gain experience, and the help needed to expand your mind and to provide a favorable atmosphere for academic achievement. Through your involvement, you will gain self-confidence, a sharpened sense of human relations, and a mature sense of justice. Fraternity is as natural an institution as is the family. Lambda Chi Alpha serves to compliment higher education and provide its members a place to belong. The "miracle" of the Fraternity is a continuing, enduring, and richly rewarding experience shared by more than 235,000 men who have similar ideals and beliefs as you do. Like the countless generations of brothers before you, you share the same obligations and benefits of membership that will endure many generations to come.