Inner Circle
The Inner Circle is the stage in Lambda Chi Alpha where brotherhood development takes root and answers the question "How do I translate what I learned while in the Outer Circle and best use my talents and skills to help build my leadership and programmatic skills?" Historically, this is the area where most chapters drop the ball — by not continuing to develop our brothers as stewards of the organization. This is the most crucial time for building brotherhood. Here is where knowledge about the Lambda Chi Alpha and our rituals is translated and turned into action and skill building for our brothers. Thus, we create better chapters for Lambda Chi Alpha by increasing the capacity of our undergraduate brothers to work productively at the chapter and community level.
The initiated brother’s journey of True Brother is divided into four levels, with each level focusing on a set of developmental outcomes that contribute to the construction and adoption of the True Brother identity. Each level focus on a developmental pathways (developed from the Four Roles of Brotherhood noted below) — Faithful Stewardship, Servant Leadership, Leadership of Character, and Lifetime Brotherhood — from which brothers can choose a range of participative experiences that suit their learning and development styles. Reflective exercises associated with each developmental level ensure that brothers do not miss the meaning of their experiences. The general developmental movement within the initiated brother component is always towards a more complex and encompassing view of self, of others, and of fraternity. The True Brother journey is about systematically changing our people by fundamentally shaping who they are (emotional understanding), what they know (cognitive understanding), and what they can do (behavioral understanding).
- Faithful Steward — Brothers who are Faithful Stewards understand that Lambda Chi Alpha is a precious gift that is given to each of us and that it is our duty to be good stewards of its welfare all of our lives.
- Servant Leader — The Servant Leader is committed to self-improvement, life-long learning, and personal growth, and he always strives to provide for the legitimate needs of people. He also understands that being a Servant Leader means investing personally in the development of others by actively teaching, mentoring, and role modeling the way of the True Brother.
- Leader of Character — At Lambda Chi Alpha, we expect all of our brothers to be Leaders of Character. The Leader of Character leads from a base of values. He not only has the technical competence to do things the right way, but his character gives him the courage to do right things.
- Lifetime Brother — The True Brother understands that the solemn oaths we freely undertake during our rituals obligate us to commitments beyond graduation from college. The Lifetime Brother seeks ways to continue to serve because he sees real value in his fraternal experiences and wants others to have the opportunity to share those same experiences.