Phi Alpha Founding Father Completes Bucket List Item in Africa
Phi Alpha Founding Father Completes Bucket List Item in Africa Retired state employee and founding father of Eastern Illinois University’s chapter, John Schmitt has been traveling the world in an attempt to cross some things off his bucket list. Schmitt spent a part of his career working for the Department of Natural Resources in Illinois, […]
Lambda Chi Alpha, History in the Making: Early Leaders
Lambda Chi Alpha, History in the Making: Early Leaders Excerpts taken from “Our Story: A History of the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity” JACK MASON: FRATERNITY MAN John Edward Mason, Jr., was born in January, 1892. He took only two and one-half years to complete the four-year course of studies for the A.B. at the University […]
Lambda Chi Alpha, History in the Making: Early Leaders
Lambda Chi Alpha, History in the Making: Early Leaders Excerpts taken from “Our Story: A History of the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity” JACK MASON: FRATERNITY MAN John Edward Mason, Jr., was born in January, 1892. He took only two and one-half years to complete the four-year course of studies for the A.B. at the University […]
Alumni Advising Tips and Tricks
Alumni Advising Tips and Tricks As a fraternity, Lambda Chi Alpha thrives on connection, education, and brotherhood. In order to achieve this success, we value the incredible impact that our alumni advisors have on undergraduates’ lives. Alumni are able to offer guidance and direction through their experiences in life and with the fraternity, which the […]
Alumni Advising Tips and Tricks
Alumni Advising Tips and Tricks As a fraternity, Lambda Chi Alpha thrives on connection, education, and brotherhood. In order to achieve this success, we value the incredible impact that our alumni advisors have on undergraduates’ lives. Alumni are able to offer guidance and direction through their experiences in life and with the fraternity, which the […]
Lambda Chi Alpha’s New Position Provides Recruitment Support for Chapters
Lambda Chi Alpha’s New Position Provides Recruitment Support for Chapters As we previously explored in “The Ins and Outs of an Expansion”, the amount of work and effort dedicated to expanding our Fraternity can be daunting. Members of newly-formed colonies might feel lost as they begin their journey as a Lambda Chi brother. This is […]
Lambda Chi Alpha History in the Making: Meaning Behind the Crest, Flag, and Seal
Lambda Chi Alpha History in the Making: Meaning Behind the Crest, Flag, and Seal Taken from “Our Story: A History of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity” THE CRUCI-CRESCENT OR CREST The crest is usually a decoration for the helmet. Originally it was a protection against sword cuts. Later it was elaborated into a symbol identifying the […]
The Ins and Outs of an Expansion
The Ins and Outs of an Expansion Like with any organization, the prospect of expanding to new locations is vital to the success of Lambda Chi Alpha. Through expansion efforts, men from different universities across North America are able to experience the bond of brotherhood in new and exciting ways. We sat down with Associate […]
Lambda Chi Alpha History in the Making: The Merging of Theta Kappa Nu
Lambda Chi Alpha History in the Making: The Merging of Theta Kappa Nu Taken from “Our Story: A History of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity” Theta Kappa Nu, in contrast to Lambda Chi Alpha, had preferred small college campuses. The Great Depression hit the smaller schools, and thus Theta Kappa Nu, harder than others. Men simply […]
Lambda Chi Alpha, History in the Making: Founding the Fraternity
Lambda Chi Alpha, History in the Making: Founding the Fraternity The story of the founding of Lambda Chi Alpha is not one that is set in stone. There are actually five separate histories written by different men and evidently, filled with one-sided stories of the truth. The following excerpt is from the newest history book, […]