Chapter News: September 2016
The following are the submissions received for September 2016.
To submit chapter news, please email editor@lambdachi.org. Undergraduate officers can also report updates on their chapter by logging on to Officer Portal and accessing the “Submit Chapter News” form. If you can not find news from your chapter, then no information has been submitted for this month.
Alberta (Epsilon-Rho)
In early September, the chapter held a food drive that raised $450 and 80 pounds of food for the local campus food bank.
Akron (Gamma-Alpha)
Recent chapter house renovations included adding a back porch and remodeling the restrooms.
Baldwin Wallace (Kappa-Phi)
On Sept. 11, chapter brothers helped cleanup after the BAYArts Moondance. On Sept. 13, the chapter held its sixth annual Chi Cowabunga Cookout. Prior to the cookout, the chapter hosted a Hang Ten w/LCA Competition in which Alpha Phi, Zeta Tau Alpha, and Alpha Sigma Phi participated. The event raised funds for the Surfrider Foundation.
Boston (Alpha)
The chapter has an average GPA of 3.43, the highest of any Greek organization on campus. All the chapter brothers attended the university’s training at the Sexual Assault and Rape Prevention Center.
Bowling Green State (Phi-Mu)
The chapter added 16 associate members, nearly doubling their chapter size.
Bucknell (Delta)
Chapter members Marko Djordjevic and Danny Farmer are members of Bucknell’s water polo team, which is one of the highest ranked in the country. On Oct. 1, the chapter hosted its annual Watermelon Bust. CJ Zackery and Connor O’Brien participated in the Bucknell Men’s Golf Invitational.
Butler (Alpha-Alpha)
The chapter held its annual Watermelon Bust philanthropy, raising more than $6,500 for Gleaners Food Bank and Feeding America. The chapter hosted a variety of watermelon-based competitions followed by a sorority lip sync competition. The chapter also hosted an etiquette dinner for members.
California State-Chico (Phi-Chi)
The chapter added 18 associate members. Chapter members helped clean-up the local Chico historical park and painted murals with children for local elementary schools.
Central Missouri (Lambda-Pi)
The chapter added 21 associate members. The chapter conducted an Initiation Ritual Exemplification for eight members: Cole Atkinson, Christian VanLue, Brennon Brown, Joe Kasselman, High Kappa, Jake Siddens, Chris Marnell, Gabe Miller, Tanner Post and Glynn Leininger.
Coastal Carolina (Coastal Carolina Colony)
Joel Turner was initiated into the Order of Omega, a Greek honor society.
Cornell (Omicron)
Alumni member Jim Sollecito (1976), a New York State nurseryman, helped the undergraduate members with landscaping for the chapter house. Pictured in the photo are Sollecito and new associate member Jake Friedenberg (2019) replacing some bushes in the front yard. Led by recruitment chairman Nikita Dubnov (1017), the chapter added six associate members during formal recruitment.
Eastern Illinois (Phi-Alpha)
The chapter hosted a watermelon bust competition with 11 teams.
Elon (Delta-Pi)
The chapter added five associate members. Over the summer, brothers Scott Deffley and Jake Teitler enjoying playing golf at the National Doral Resort while they attended the 56th General Assembly & Stead Leadership in Miami.
Georgia Tech (Beta-Kappa)
A group of chapter members attended Georgia Tech’s season-opening football game in Dublin, Ireland.
Hanover (Theta-Zeta)
On Sept. 25, the chapter hosted its second annual Watermelon Bust, raising nearly $300 for Feeding America. The event included approximately 75 participants on 10 teams with 100 additional spectators.
Kansas (Zeta-Iota)
Alumni brother Peter Webber (1964) visited with chapter brother. He lives in Germany and hadn’t visited the campus for more than 50 years. He enjoyed a campus tour, college football game and a tailgate with chapter members.
Maryland – College Park (Epsilon-Pi)
The chapter added 16 associate members.
Miami-OH (Zeta-Upsilon)
Chapter brothers participated in Campus Cup run organized by Pi Beta Phi and Alpha Delta Pi sororities. They also competed in a a soccer tournament and the Kappa Klassic a golf tournament hosted by Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Chapter brothers participated in a university blood drive, and a softball tournament benefitting Alzheimer’s Association.
Mississippi State (Epsilon-Chi)
The chapter added 34 associate members. The chapter finished last spring with above a 3.0 GPA, ranking them third. Zachary Stavropoulos (2017) is the IFC president of IFC.
Missouri Science & Technology (Alpha-Delta)
The chapter added 17 associate members. The chapter plans to have the new extension to their chapter house completed by the end of the year.
Montevallo (Sigma-Epsilon)
The chapter added 11 associate members.
Murray State (Lambda-Eta)
On Oct. 1, 2016, chapter members volunteered at a carwash with proceeds benefiting the Arthritis Foundation.
Nebraska-Omaha (Iota-Delta)
On Sept. 15, Fraternity Educator John Walz Jr. gave a keynote speech at a fundraising dinner for the Omaha Home for Boys. The event raised $175,000, exceeding the goal of $125,000.
New Hampshire (Alpha-Xi)
Brothers started the school year off with a cleanup of our newly ‘adopted’ road.
New Orleans (Lambda-Alpha)
Alumni brother Drew Boudreaux wrote a book, Suprahysica, a a mash-up of his Christian faith and background in geoscience. Sixty percent of all after-tax author royalties will be donated to charitable causes.
Northern Colorado (Sigma-Omega)
Chapter brothers held a 40-hour teeter-totter marathon benefitting the Weld County Food Bank. The event raised more than $1,000, which equals approximately 6,600 pounds of food.
Pennsylvania (Epsilon)
The chapter added two associate members: Ankur Makani and Brian Yan.
Rensselaer Polytechnic (Epsilon-Eta)
On Oct. 6, chapter alumni advisor Roger Grice received the Rensselaer Alumni Association’s Albert Fox Demers Medal. Established in 1942, this award is the second highest award the association bestows and recognizes substantial contributions to the welfare of the Institute. Grice was awarded based on his contributions to Greek life.
Rollins (Theta-Gamma)
The chapter held an Officer Installation Ceremony that was conducted by Lambda Chi Board Member Lenny Bendo. Chapter members volunteered in a philanthropy walk benefiting St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
South Carolina (Epsilon-Psi)
The chapter added 23 associate members. On Sept. 27, the chapter preformed the Associate Member Ceremony to formally welcome the new members. On Sept 10, the chapter hosted a Watermelon Bash, benefitting Feeding America, where nine sororities competed against each other.
South Dakota Mines (Pi-Mu)
The chapter held a brotherhood retreat at Outlaw Ranch in Custer, South Dakota, during which the brothers made goals for the year, designated committee members, and grew in fellowship. Two alumni brothers, Patrick Jenkins and Ben Wolf, attended and offered each brother advice on the future, as well as guide workshops in getting more out of the fraternal experience. The chapter hosted a recruitment event, Brothers Feeding Others, where they grilled burgers and hot dogs for other students while getting to know them and educating them about Lambda Chi Alpha. The chapter also hosted and won a Trivia Night social event with the Alpha Chi Sigma fraternity chapter.
St. Louis College of Pharmacy (Pi-Lambda)
The chapter added 19 associate members, exceeding their goal.
Valparaiso (Iota-Sigma)
On Sept. 18, the chapter added a new associate member, Shayne Barron. On Sept. 23-24, the chapter hosted 19 alumni brothers during homecoming weekend. Alumni officer Jacob Landgraf organized a barbecue for the guests. The chapter hosted a Wiffle With Lambdas tournament. The chapter won the best fraternity award for having the highest percentage participation in the pledge to prevent hazing competition during anti-hazing week.
Villanova (Beta-Iota)
On Oct. 24, chapter brothers participated in Villanova University’s annual Day of Service by volunteered at the Caring People Alliance, a free preschool during the day and an after school program in the evening. Brothers cleaned the kitchen and cleaned and painted the food pantry.
Virginia Commonwealth (Pi-Tau)
The chapter added 14 associate members during formal recruitment.
Wabash (Alpha-Kappa)
The chapter added five new associate members: Myles Johnson, Tanner Skeel, Sean Roginski, Dalton Vachon, and Christian Stiverson. Chapter members participated in the Montgomery County Fund For You Drive, and event that raises money for families in need and social programs for the surrounding area.
West Virginia (Iota-Lambda Colony)
On Sept. 16, 2016, colony members volunteered at Pantry Plus More, a local food pantry that helps children with food, clothes and other necessary supplies. The brothers helped with publicity by putting up food drive flyers around campus. On the day of the food drive, brothers helped collect and organize donated food.
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