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Lambda Chi Alpha

Fraternity Education

(1) Fraternity History

Local History Chi One: H.G. Menke

Dedications

Addition: William Stallman

Game Room: Robert Corley

Library: David Howard

Living Room: Mark Beckham

Chi Zeta is the 19th chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha

Fraternity History: (Read this in the Paed)

Four founders:

Jack Mason: Wrote our Ritual

Warren A. Cole: Original founder

Albert Cross

Raymond Ferris

First chapter:

Alpha Zeta: Boston University: 1909

First Initiate under new Ritual

Frank McCarthy: From The University of Michigan: At Ann Arbor

Founders Day: March 22, 1913

Second General Assembly

Merger with Theta Kappa Nu fraternity

Largest fraternity merger in history

Occurred on 1 September 1939

Coat of Arms (readPaed. 65-67)

Vir Quisque Vir: Every Man a Man Per Crucem Crescens: The Crescent in the Cross

Kalepa Ta Kala: Naught Without Labor

Two remainders of Theta Kappa Nu

The Inescutcheon

Vir Quisque Vir

Other Remainders of Theta Kappa Nu

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Associate Member Pin is the Theta Kappa Nu badge

Associate Member Ceremony is Theta Kappa Nu ritual

Original Meaning of Lambda Chi Alpha: Loyal Collegiate Associates

The magazine of Lambda Chi Alpha: The Cross and Crescent Originally calledPurple Green and Gold

(2) Organization of Lambda Chi Alpha International Headquarters (readPaed. 67-80)

Located in Indianapolis

The Grand High Zeta: The Board of Directors for the entire fraternity

Has authority of the fraternity in between General Assemblies

The Grand High Alpha: Dr. Ed Leonard III: President of the Board of

Directors

The Grand High Pi: Lynn Chipperfield: Chancellor and chief judicial

officer

All member of the GHZ are volunteer alumni and receive no pay

The General Assembly

Held bi-annually

Consists of one delegate from every chapter and colony of the

fraternity, the Grand High Zeta, the Board of Councilors (past member of

the Grand High Zeta) and elected members of alumni.

Most powerful group in the fraternity.

Writes legislation

Elects the Grand High Zeta Can amend the Constitution

The four duties of the High Zeta

To plan

To coordinate

To discuss

To lead

The Executive Committee

The most powerful group in the house Composed of:

High Alpha: voting

High Tau: voting

Two elected member: voting

High Beta: non-voting

High Sigma: non-voting

High Pi: votes only in case of a tie

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Youll need to name the new Zeta, youll need to learn to draw the coat of arms exactly,

need to know the creed word for word, and also you will need to be able to name theevery resident of the chapter house as of last semester.

Also you have to know: Kappas chi, big brothers chi, Presidents (Ramsen) Chi, andthe past 4 Presidents in the house starting with DMike. They are: DMike, Josh Williams,

Frank Vanderwall, and Dan Mazur