Spring 2012 Purple Green & Gold Magazine

a Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity Educational Foundation Publica tion THE PURPLE, GREEN & GOLD

Anatomy of Lambda Chi Alpha’s Best Chapters

Because strengthening the brotherhood does not stop after the diploma is in hand.

Society of Living Legacies

A Co mmitment to Campus Leadership

Alumni Brothers Making a Difference on University Boards

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On the Cover Omicron brothers from Cornell attending Centennial Celebration.

FROM t he DE S K

Dear Brothers, As a co-curricular partner with our host institutions, we have heard repeatedly from educators that young people – and particularly young men – face persistent challenges in reaching emotional maturity in our society. The evidence is pervasive; college is one of the places where these challenges are seen most acutely.

The TRUE Brother Initiative, our fraternity education model, is a response to these challenges.

Replicated results show how this initiative is helping young men achieve emotional maturity, and other crucial skills of adulthood, in a uniquely comprehensive and effective way.

Lambda Chi Alpha has spent more than a century preparing collegiate men of good character, high ethics, and noble ideals to contribute positively to the world in which they live. With almost

11,000 undergraduates in 200 chapters across the United States and Canada, we see our brothers’ contemporary struggles, and the struggles of their peers, directly.

Our responsibility and self-interest was compelling. For the sake of our undergraduate brothers, and our colleges and university partners, we had to address this problem.

Launched in 2007, the TRUE Brother Initiative was designed by nationally recognized experts in social and clinical psychology and personal growth. Intensive evaluation is demonstrating that this initiative helps our undergraduate brothers mature into better men. They perform better academically, interact better socially, and understand themselves and their peers more completely.

The TRUE Brother Initiative, and

the educational model on which it rests, holds enormous promise not just within Lambda Chi Alpha but also within the broader higher education arena. Interest in our programming, learning model, and research design grows daily.

We hope you will continue to support the TRUE Brother Initiative and all of the positive impact it’s making on our undergraduate brothers.

We wish you and your family a very happy and healthy 2012.

Sincerely yours in ZAX,

William T. Farkas Executive Vice President Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity

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Leading the Way

How and Why Lambda Chi Alpha is a Leading Partner in Higher Education

04 Alumni News 12 University Boards 14 Donor Stories 15 Anatomy of the Best Chapters 16 Donor Listing

Society of Living Legacies

20 Chapter News 26 The Lamp Can I Help?

Back Cover

Dr. Scott Reikofski (Northern Colorado), a higher education specialist, describes how and why Lambda Chi Alpha is a leading partner in higher education.

SAVE-THE-DATE! Alumni brother reception schedule

THE PURPLE, GREEN & GOLD Credits Executive Vice President Bill Farkas (Butler 1988) | CEO Educational Foundation Mark Bauer (Cal State-Fullerton 1979) | Editor: Tad Lichtenauer (Denison 1987) | Researcher: Jon Williamson (Maryland 1965) | Photographer: Walt Moser (Central Missouri 1968) Copyright Š 2012 Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. All rights reserved.

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By: Travis Smith (Indiana)

Regional Alumni Association Highlights The Educational Foundation currently supports 26 regionally based alumni associations across the country. These associations exist to provide a home and an opportunity of fellowship for Lambda Chi Alpha alumni in a metropolitan area. Regional alumni associations are open to all Lambda Chi Alpha alumni who are in good standing with the General Fraternity. Below are some highlights from four of our regional alumni associations: Dallas/Ft. Worth The Dallas/Ft. Worth Alumni Association started in 2011 with a “Steak and Cigar” night at Chamberlain’s. Eight brothers, from different zetas, attended the event. During the college football season they had a “College Gameday” event at Cool River Cafe in Irving where brothers from the area came to support their alma maters. Most recently, the association had their “Trains at Northpark” philanthropic event at Northpark Mall in Dallas. Brothers from Texas A&M, LSU, UCLA, TCU, SMU, UNT, Tarleton and many more schools attended these events. For more information on how to get involved, please visit www.dfwlambdachialumni.com.

fun and fellowship, and also took the time to plan their next event and ways to continue to grow the association.

For more information on how to get involved, and to be included on future events, please contact the steering committee at nick.w.richardson@gmail.com.

Tampa Bay The LCAAATB Family Picnic was held at Lettuce Lake Park on December 3, 2011. More than 25 alumni representing five zetas were in attendance. Phil Hart did a great job in ensuring that there was plenty of food and fun for all alumni and family members in attendance.

Vencent Tort and Matt Lydon did a great job working the grill. The LCAAATB ended the year on a high note by awarding three $600 scholarships for brothers in the area. The men of Tampa Bay continue to provide great opportunities for fun and fellowship for those in the area.

For more information on how to get involved, please contact Brad Lydon at Secretary@LCAAATB.com.

Indianapolis Alumni Reception Ft. Lauderdale More than 20 brothers representing numerous zetas attended the happy hour event at YOLO on November 29, 2011. For the event, the location had a reserved fire pit, which helped create a relaxing atmosphere for brothers to enjoy fellowship and fun with brothers from around the area. For more information on how to get involved and to be included in future events, please contact Sam Eppy at s.eppy@eppyfinancial.com or Nick Kallin at nkallin@gmail.com.

Boston Lambda Chi Alpha has recently organized an alumni association in the greater Boston area. On December 16, 2011, they held their inaugural event at the Harpoon Brewery for a complimentary tasting. Brothers enjoyed

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More than 35 brothers enjoyed fellowship and networking at The Columbia Club downtown on the evening of October 27, 2011. The event coincided with the quarterly Grand High Zeta meeting and provided an opportunity for all who attended to meet the current leaders of our fraternity and the current staff. Grand High Alpha Drew Hunter (Denver 1984) served as the keynote speaker and provided an educational overview and update of Lambda Chi Alpha today. Executive Vice President Bill Farkas (Butler 1984) welcomed everyone to Indianapolis and provided a current staff update. The event brought about many dedicated brothers, including former Grand High Alpha Marty Smith, former Grand High Zeta member Al McLaughlin, and former Educational Foundation Board members Don Marsh, Peter Schueth and Chuck Singer.

Current Executive Vice President of the North-American Interfraternity Conference Pete Smithisler and Director of Public Policy Wade Lowhorn were also in attendance.

Alumni Reception Schedule

Below are the upcoming spring 2012 alumni receptions.

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February 23 – San Antonio Alumni Reception March 14 – Ft. Lauderdale Alumni Reception March 20 – Houston Alumni Reception March 21 – Dallas Alumni Reception

For a complete list of alumni receptions, please reference the back of this magazine. For more information on alumni receptions in your area, you may contact Alumni Director Travis Smith – tsmith@lambdachi.org.

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How and Why ha Lambda Chi Alp rtner is a Leading Pa tion in Higher Educa

LEADING By: Dr. Scott Reikofski, Sigma Omega 66 (Northern Colorado)

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THE WAY WINTER IS A TIME WHEN THE WORLD RESTS, REFLECTS AND REJUVENATES IN PREPARATION FOR THE “REBIRTH” OF SPRING. I recently took this time of rest as an opportunity to reflect on my fraternity experience, as an undergraduate, as an alumnus volunteer and as a Master Steward. I believe that as most men’s thoughts return to those active fraternity years, they remember the fun, the home away from home and a brotherhood of support. I am happy to say that I am among them.

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a career higher s a d in m y m n I ssional, a good education profe erience is the xp e y it rn e t ra f nd compliment a t or pp su e t a ultim n. egiate educatio ll co g n ro st a o t ity experience rn e t ra f a or f Often elong brothers f li , e b n ca it to be all e , mentoring th d e lv vo in e b o t need ity n. For a fratern io t ra e n e g xt e n e important role h t s e iz n g co re that its brothers, of s ve li e h t in it plays pon it to also u t n e b m cu in it is with higher k or w ly e iv ct a o commit t ns host institutio r ou d n a n io t educa ular option, ic rr u -c ra xt e n as not a ular partner in ic rr u -c O C a s a but process. this important

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But like many, my early fraternity days were much more. My undergraduate fraternity experience was undeniably the single most profound learning experience in those formative years, surpassing even my classroom learning. It challenged my leadership skills, urged me to connect and drove me to build deeper relationships. I had never experienced as much drive and motivation than what I received from my brothers.

I was urged every day to strive to be a better man and reach beyond what I thought I was capable. I reflect back on those older brothers that I held in such esteem and how gently, and sometimes not-so-gently, they taught me that my actions had consequences, that I represented something much greater than myself, and the impact that I could have on others. I was an impressionable young man, and I am most fortunate to have connected with something as meaningful, as values-based and as formative as Lambda Chi Alpha.

Today, as an alumnus, my good fortune continues.

I get to serve on an alumni advisory board for my own undergraduate chapter, returning the favors that were afforded me all those years ago. And as a Master Steward, I work to bring the curriculum of Lambda Chi Alpha to many chapters and countless brothers. Through these activities, I get to witness first-hand the same profound growth that I experienced with the Lambda Chi Alpha undergraduate brothers. I see the rituals and values at

work that have shaped well over a quarter million young men inspiring this current generation. I observe those relationships that challenged us to become better men, husbands and partners, fathers, professionals and citizens motivating our young brothers to realize their potential.

I see all of these things take place, but what I love the most is that warm and fun home away from home still providing emotional and physical support.

My reflections also revealed that the fraternal bonds and pure brotherly love that I have more recently built with other alumni in this work have far exceeded those that I built as an undergraduate. It seems that so many mature men continue to desire strong male friendships and masculine energy in their lives. It has truly been that no matter how much I give in terms of time and energy, it is returned to me three-fold.

In my mind as a career higher education professional, a good fraternity experience is the ultimate support and compliment to a strong collegiate education. Often for a fraternity experience to be all it can be, lifelong brothers need to be involved, mentoring the next generation. For a fraternity that recognizes the important role it plays in the lives of its brothers, it is incumbent upon it to also commit to actively work with higher education and our host institutions as not an extra-curricular option, but as a CO-curricular partner in this important process.

Through these activities I get to witness first-hand the same profound growth that I experienced with the Lambda Chi Alpha undergraduate brothers. I see the rituals and values at work that have shaped well over a quarter million young men inspiring this current generation.

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As higher education seeks to meet the needs of a rapidly shifting society and an ever-evolving collegiate population, I see from both sides of the equation, the superlative contributions that Lambda Chi Alpha brings to the table that can drive the education of our undergraduate brothers. The incredibly positive response from higher education professionals has fueled this fire as well. While many campuses are imposing more and more restrictions on fraternities, and the conversation of abolishing fraternities continues on some campuses, an increasing number of institutions are actually requesting that Lambda Chi Alpha come to their campus. These campuses recognize and value the positive contribution that fraternity can bring to the campus culture when collaboration and mutual support exist between the host institution and the fraternity.

Those other fraternities that refuse to evolve, either to meet the needs of a very different population of young men or to actively build partnerships with the overall institution of higher education, are likely doomed to go the way of the dinosaur.

more ses are imposing pu m ca y an m While nities, and ctions on frater ri st re e or m d an fraternities n of abolishing the conversatio sing puses, an increa m ca e m so on s continue ly requesting ions are actual ut it st in of r numbe their campus. i Alpha come to Ch a bd m La at th positive and value the e iz gn co re s se These campu g to the ernity can brin at fr at th n io contribut and mutual en collaboration wh e ur lt cu s d campu institution an tween the host be t is ex t or pp su . the fraternity

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The TRUE Brother Initiative that has redefined the Lambda Ch Alpha experience as it is today has been ingeniously designed, tested and retested, and objectively researched throughout its development and implementation. No other fraternity has embarked on this level of organizational culture change OR been able to provide indisputable empirical data that tells the story of an educational initiative and its impact on the greater organization, as well as the individual brothers within the bond. Now, this past year we were able to obtain the first set of data that examines the positive effects, not just from Association to Initiation, but through the entire undergraduate career of a generation of brothers.

The depth and breadth of the positive impact that our brotherhood is having in this generation should be a great source of satisfaction and pride.

The work of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, the Lambda Chi Alpha Educational Foundation and the alumni time, talent and treasure has never been so important or so well invested. My observations are that young men are starving for values and guidance, experiential learning and engaged coaching, all to bring meaning and inspiration to their educational pursuits and the effect

they will have on the world. As we move into our next century of TRUE Brotherhood, the current strategic plan developed by the Grand High Zeta and the Future Leaders Campaign of the Foundation will ensure that the profound impact I described here will not only be maintained, but will continue to grow, expand and evolve.

Dr. Scott Reikofski, Sigma Omega 66 (Northern Colorado) is a higher education specialist, having been in the field for 29 years, including a heavy involvement in the interfraternal world, designing educational and developmental programs and keynoting at national and international fraternity and sorority conventions.

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By: Tad Lichtenauer (Denison)

Alumni Brothers Making a Difference on University Boards Lambda Chi Alpha has many alumni brothers serving on university boards at both public and private institutions. The following highlights four university boards that include multiple alumni brothers.

Drury University Board Members

Culver-Stockton College • Jeff Stuerman (Culver-Stockton 1982) – Treasurer • Robert Ayers (Culver-Stockton 1953) -- Emeritus • Joseph Charles (Culver-Stockton 1960) o former board member, Lambda Chi Alpha Educational Foundation • Donald Gnuse (Culver-Stockton 1955) – Emeritus • David Mobley (Culver-Stockton 1983) • H. B. Turner (Culver-Stockton 1979) Drury University • Todd A. Parnell III (Drury 1969) -- President • Lynn Chipperfield (Drury 1973) – Chairman o former board member, Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity and Educational Foundation • Kenneth L. Carter (Drury 1963) • Robert M. Cox Jr. (Drury 1967) • Aaron D. Jones (Drury 1995) • Tommy N. Kellogg (Drury 1958) • Dr. Thomas W. Lynch (Drury 1965)

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• Ronald A. Neville (Drury 1969) o board member, Lambda Chi Alpha Educational Foundation; former board chairman • George Thompson (Drury 1970) • Thomas R. Warren (Drury 1972) Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology • William Fenoglio (Rose-Hulman 1960) -- Chairman • Robert Bright (Rose-Hulman 1956) • Harold D. Brown Jr. (Rose-Hulman 1956) – Emeritus • Jeffrey Burgan (Rose-Hulman 1977) • James A. Coles (Rose-Hulman 1969) • William Schindel (Rose-Hulman 1968) • Dr. Michael D. Thomas (Rose-Hulman 1963) – Emeritus • Jim Trueblood (Rose-Hulman 1976) Stetson University • Geoffrey Jollay (Stetson 1975) • Luis Prats (Stetson 1978) -- Past Presidents’ Council • Roderick P. Hansen (Stetson 1972) -- Past Presidents’ Council

Giving Back to the Fraternity and Foundation Boards Not only are Lambda Chi alumni brothers serving on university boards, but they’re also serving on the very boards that impacted their collegiate Lambda Chi experience.

Joseph Charles (Culver-Stockton 1960)

Now retired, Charles is the former president, CEO and founder of Charles Industries, Ltd., a privately-held company based in Rolling Meadows, IL. He has served on the Educational Foundation Board of Directors, including as the board vice chairman. He also funded the Fraternity’s Joseph T. Charles Mentor Leadership Program in 2001.

Lynn Chipperfield, Chairman (Drury 1973)

Chipperfield graduated from Washington University School of Law in 1977. He retired in 2008 after a career with Furniture Brands International in St. Louis, ultimately serving as senior vice president, general counsel and chief administrative officer. In retirement, he keeps himself engaged in numerous volunteer and non-profit interests.

Ronald A. Neville (Drury 1969)

Neville is an investor and financial consultant. He was formerly senior vice president and chief financial officer of American Century Companies, Inc. in Kansas City, and is a certified public accountant. He received his MBA from the University of Missouri at Kansas City in 1972. Ron is past president of the Lambda Chi Alpha Educational Foundation board of directors, past president of the Springfield Ballet board, and a board member of the Boys & Girls Club of Springfield. He is past president of the board of the Midwest Bioethics Center in Kansas City.

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donorstories Chuck Chambers (Texas A&M 1981)

Chuck Chambers is a 1981 graduate of Texas A&M. After working in food service sales for Campbell Soup, Dannon Yogurt, and Anchor Food Products, Chuck bought a Signs Now franchise in 1997, opening a store in Arlington, Texas.

In 1977, he joined Lambda Chi Alpha as a freshman because he was impressed with the values, the then colony brothers, and Frank Maez (former ELC/Director of Chapter Services). After graduating from A&M, he missed the continued contact with his brothers and other alumni. In the late 1980s, he got involved with the alumni group in Houston, and then in the early 1990s, after moving to the Dallas/Fort Worth area, he became involved with the Dallas/Fort Worth Alumni Association.

He has served this association in several positions, including serving as chairman since 2009. He supports the Lambda Chi Alpha Educational Foundation because he sees the need to develop young men’s leadership skills throughout college, which helps prepares them for the work world beyond what college can provide. He believes that the programs funded by the Educational Foundation provide the necessary tools to help develop those skills.

John R. Hauser (Thiel 1971)

John Hauser retired after working in higher education for 36 years, and joined the Educational Foundation in 2007 as a part-time employee working out of his home in Greenville, PA. John received his Master’s of Education degree from the University of Pittsburgh. John is a 1985 honorary initiate and his fraternity service includes time as High Pi at Theta-Xi (Thiel College) and as faculty adviser at both Gamma-Epsilon (University of Pittsburgh) and Kappa-Gamma (Franklin College). John serves the Mercer County Community Foundation, is the national VP of Lambda Sigma Sophomore Honorary Society, and is an archivist for his alma mater, Thiel College.

“Over the past 40 years, I have worked on three different campuses and have seen the tremendous impact that fraternities have on their members. From its no-hazing policy to the True Brother program, Lambda Chi Alpha has been at the forefront in preparing men for leadership roles in their careers, their families and their communities. The “Investing in Future Leaders” campaign is one way I can help to ensure that Lambda Chi Alpha continues to mold men of character by shaping who they are, what they know and what they can do as tomorrow’s leaders. We owe it to ourselves, our fraternity and our future leaders to make that investment.”

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By: Tim Reuter (Simpson)

Prior to rolling out the TRUE Brother Initiative, Lambda Chi Alpha chose five specific variables to evaluate success in regard to chapter performance. These variables are recruitment (number of new member affiliations throughout the year), retention of new members through initiation, campus involvement, community service, and scholastic achievement.

While these variables are not only important to Lambda Chi Alpha, they also have implications for student retention in the broader scope of higher education.

Over the past four years, Lambda Chi Alpha has evaluated these variables and stratified results from our almost 200 chapters. To assess the efficacy of the TRUE Brother Initiative, Lambda Chi Alpha has grouped its chapters in regard to program implementation. An exciting outcome is that, over the past four years, the data has been replicated each year and has shown that, the more Lambda Chi Alpha chapters implement the TRUE Brother Initiative, the higher they perform on each success metric.

In 2010-2011, Lambda Chi Alpha decided it needed to examine some additional variables to gain a broader

understanding on the efficacy of today’s Lambda Chi Alpha experience. Additional variables examined in 2010–2011 include:

• Impacts of a house on the maturational development of members • Impacts of an official alumni advisor on the maturational development of members • Impacts of an official alumni advisor who has participated in Lambda Chi Alpha’s Neville Advisor’s College on the maturational development of members • Chapter Implementation of the TRUE Brother Initiative and its impact on alcohol-related incidents

The following chart shows the average scores for each grouping the past four years:

Chapter Implementation of TRUE Brother Initiative (2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11)

Top chapters implementing TBI

Chapters not yet implementing TBI

Recruitment Average

25

19

Total Initiation Percentage

93

82

Campus Involvement

Near Excellent

Average

Community Service

Near Excellent

Average+

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2.86^

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Lambda Chi Alpha’s Society of Living Legacies recognizes brothers and friends who have made a commitment to the lasting, living legacy of our great Fraternity. These brothers and friends have made arrangements through their estate plan to leave a planned gift to the Educational Foundation for use and support of future generations of Brothers. To date, more than 300 alumni and friends have chosen to leave estate gifts in excess of $10,000,000. To become a member of Lambda Chi Alpha’s Society of Living Legacies is to make a lasting commitment to the future of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. We recognize and express our gratitude for the following brothers and friends:

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Tozier Brown Denver Ω

Ilo Aikin California Ω

Edward Browne Norwich

Glenn E. Anderson High Point

William T. Bryan Alabama

Roger Armstrong California Ω

David N. R. Buck San Diego State

Dr. Elgan L. Baker, Jr. DePauw

Lt. Col. Benjamin Byers Penn State Ω

Dr. Howard J. Barnum, Jr. Florida Southern Ω

Roger D. Calderwood Boston Ω

Mark A. Bauer California State - Fullerton

Richard A. Canada Butler

Lawrence Baughman Akron

Thomas Caskey California Ω

John Baumann Washington State Ω

James A. Cate California - Los Angeles

Kenneth L. Beardsley Kansas

Charles Chambers Texas A&M

Mark A. Beckham Coe

Malcolm R. Chandler Wisconsin

Leslie Beehring Union NY Ω

Lynn Chipperfield Drury

Ronald E. Beers California State - Fresno

James Chirurg Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ω

Gregg D. Behrens Iowa State

Dorian E. Clark, Jr. Cumberland Ω

Robert A. Bensen Eastern Michigan

William E. Clay Kentucky

Eric D. Berger Boston

Robert M. Compton Georgia Tech

Christian A. Berle George Washington

Jerome Connor Florida

Harold L. Berridge Washington State Ω

James N. Cooper Evansville Ω

Persey Shannon Bibbee Ohio

Dr. Claude V. Cooper, Jr. Kentucky

Michael Blickensderfer Wittenberg

Claude L. Council III South Florida

Thomas W. Boelk Wisconsin - Whitewater

Cleveland B. Crudgington, Jr. Nevada - Reno

Capt. Emile Bonnot Rutgers

Jeffrey B. Cufaude Northern Illinois

Brian G. Bown Illinois State

Jerald Cunningham Simpson Ω

Harold B. Boyd, Jr. Drexel

Eugene Dale Iowa State

Robert Bradford Washington & Lee

Kim DelFabro Indiana State

James H. Brennan III Auburn

Charles P. DeMaio Indiana State

Richard Brettell Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Ω

Cmdr Frederick G. Demers Colby

Annamae Briley Friend of Lambda Chi Alpha

Michael F. Der Manouel, Jr. California State - Fresno

Larry Brinkley North Texas

Harold Dickey California Ω

Brian V. Britt Maine

Walter L. Dillion, Jr. Vincennes

Charles Brodine Northwestern Ω

Keith D. Dixon Coe

Arthur S. Brown Arkansas

Clifford E. Dodds Iowa Wesleyan

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Dr. Byron F. Doenges Franklin

Jerry R. Harmon East Tennessee State

Duane Doty Franklin & Marshall Ω

John R. Hauser Thiel

Johnny Douglas Western Kentucky

Brian L. Heckler Shippensburg

Lt. Col. Michael P. Dowdy Old Dominion

Thomas A. Helmbock Evansville

Hon. Joe L. Driver North Texas

Frank A. Hernandez Texas A&M - Kingsville

Eugene F. Dunham, Jr. Ph.D. Ohio

Bobby Ray Hicks Alabama

Fredric M. Dubois Denison Ω

Robert S. Hinds Boston

T. Joseph Durham Stetson

Burnice M. Hinds Colorado State Ω

John E. Durham Georgetown

Hart Hix Tulsa

Thomas Gale Earp Pittsburg State

Mark A. Hoag Michigan State

Erich J. Ehrhardt Rutgers Ω

J. Todd Hopkins Memphis

Peter C. Elcombe Ferris State Ω

Alvah Hovlid Colorado - Boulder Ω

Lee L. Ellsworth Baldwin-Wallace

William Huff Akron Ω

Donald E Euston Evansville

Kenneth W. Hufford Montana State - Bozeman Ω

Benjamin C. Fairhurst Indiana State

Jason J. Hull Baldwin-Wallace

Walter R. Fall Louisiana Tech

Jene H. Jacoby Southern California

William T. Farkas Butler

Charles James Birmingham Southern

Dr. George Feist Drury Ω

Charles W. James Murray State

Max L. Fisher Tulsa

Harry H. Jason Northern Michigan

USMC Ret. Ronald Fix Ferris State

Carl F. Jockheck Idaho

James M. Fleming Kansas Ω

Maurice John Knox

Thomas E. Flowers California Ω

Charles W. Jones III Sam Houston State

Dr. John C. Flucke Missouri - Kansas City

Col. Charles W. Jones Tennessee - Chattanooga

Aubrey R. Flynt, Jr. High Point Ω

George H. Jones Alabama

Earl D. Fraser Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Jasper Jurgenson Kettering Ω

Col. Peter A. Frederickson Nebraska Ω

John T. Kanipe, Jr. North Carolina State

Charles S. Frick DePauw

Charles J. Kappler Boston Ω

John L. Gezelius California

James M. Kellar Simpson

Robert Gilbert, Jr. Cumberland Ω

Jack R. Kelly Eastern Illinois

Fred W. Goetsch, Jr. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Richard J. Kirby Texas - El Paso

Dr. Chester Good Pennsylvania Ω

Carroll T. Kirchner Iowa Wesleyan Ω

Charles F. Goodhue New Hampshire

Douglas O. Kitchen Kansas State

Wayne H. Gossard, Jr. Southern Methodist

Wayne G. Klasing Bradley

David A. Grahl Missouri Western State

Stephen N. Kline Ohio

Dennis Grannan Eastern Illinois

Joseph W. Koontz California State - Fresno

Donald Greenfield Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Ω

Fred Krahforst California - Los Angeles Ω

Kenneth L. Greenman, Jr. Southern California

Brett Lantz California - Davis

Gordon Groh Northwestern Ω

James La Peter California Los Angeles

Ted R. Grossnickle Wabash

Thomas H. Lawrence Northwestern

Richard D. Grove Hanover

B. Thomas Lawson, Jr. Appalachian State

Don W. Haffner Nebraska - Omaha

Dr. Edward F. Leonard III William Jewell

Eric C. Hakanson New Hampshire

J. Walton Lipscomb Millsaps

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R. Bradley Little Ball State

Christopher H. Molloy Texas Christian

Josh R. Lodolo California State Northridge

M. Wayne Montgomery San Jose State Ω

William K. Luckow Ph.D. Purdue

Daniel E. Montplaisir Central Florida

Raymond A. Lutzky Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Harry Truman Moore Arkansas State

John MacCono Illinois Ω

Stephen E. Moore Syracuse

Ian R. MacGregor Cincinnati Ω

David & Frances Morse Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Stewart R. Malquist Purdue

Walter J. Moser Central Missouri State

Michael R. Malter Widener

Kermit Myers Colorado

Gary L. Manchester Washington State

Hon. Clay Myers Oregon Ω

George Manley Brown Ω

Michael W. Nash New Hampshire

Wayland Mansfield Boston Ω

Harold Neel Indiana Ω

Lawrence B. Mansfield Mansfield

Ronald A. Neville Drury

Dr. John E. Mason, Jr. Pennsylvania Ω

Frederick Nevin Missouri Science & Technology

James R. McCormack Tennessee - Chattanooga

Ralph J. Newton Florida Southern Ω

John E. McCormick Muhlenberg

Homer Niccum Illinois Ω

Kenneth McCrory Michigan Ω

John B. Nicklas, Jr. Pittsburgh Ω

Father George W. McDaniel Iowa

Kevin M. O’Neill Syracuse

Leslie McEwen Massachusetts Ω

Dr. Murphy M. Osborne, Jr. High Point

George McCauley California – Los Angeles

Phillip L. Parker Florida Atlantic

Thomas D. McFall Nevada - Reno

James C. Parry Lehigh

George McFerron Miami OH

John M. Patten, Sr. Pennsylvania

John R. McInnis, Jr. Oklahoma City

Bradford C. Peabody South

Bruce & Ethel B. McIntosh DePauw

Jason A. Pearce Elon

Michael J. McKee Texas Christian

Charles S. Peyser the South

Forrest D. McKerley New Hampshire

Peter A. S. Pfeiffer Delaware

Charles E. McKittrick, Jr. Duke

Dr. Leonce Picot III Kansas State Ω

V. Randall McLeary Memphis Ω

Michael W. Porreca Pittsburgh

Wilfred McLennan Pennsylvania Ω

David M. Price Wisconsin

Thomas J. Meeks Butler

Dr. W. C. Redding Denver Ω

Douglas B. Megill Florida

William Rhew Texas A&M - Commerce Ω

Herman C. Meinders Oklahoma City

Eric L. Richards Franklin

Robert A. Merrill Southern Methodist Ω

Kris Brandt Riske

Philip Metz Embry-Riddle Aeronautical

Gerald W. Rodinsky Rhode Island

Christopher M. Meyer Akron

Meredith Roth Purdue

Clarence A. Mickelson South Dakota Ω

Dr. R. Richard Rubottom, Jr. Southern Methodist Ω

Paul A. Milakovich Coe

J. Patrick Ryan Louisville

Carl T. Miller Franklin & Marshall Ω

S. Sherman Sarff Bradley

Don A. Miller Washington

Charles D. Scarborough Texas Christian

Ted E. Mischuck Rollins

Alfred R. Schmidt Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Bradley A. Mitchell Eastern Illinois

John D. Schmitt Eastern Illinois

Dr. Jeremiah L. Mitchum Tennessee

William B. Schepers Michigan

Jack Moline, Jr. Iowa Wesleyan Ω

Douglas E. Schmidt California – Santa Barbara

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Peter J. Schueth Coe

Timothy P. Trenshaw Kansas

Kenneth Schultz Iowa State

James E. Vachon Penn State University

H.T. Sears Missouri

Kevin R. Vasquez Western Carolina University

Jason E. Seegert Wittenberg

Robert W. Walker Western Ontario University

H. Dean Sellers Florida State

Thomas O. Wall Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

James J. Shea Pennsylvania

Michael T. Wallace Western Kentucky University

Gerald J. Sharp Eureka

Todd W. Wallace Texas Christian University

Don N. Sherman Oklahoma

William Ward Dartmouth College Ω

Charles R. Shetterly Denver Ω

James Waydelich San Diego State University Ω

Dr. Arthur W. Shumaker DePauw Ω

Dr. Ralph V. Wilhelm, Jr. Cornell

Andrew Simms Purdue

Hon. Joseph B. Wilkinson, Jr. Georgia

Robert R. Sinclair Alfred

Walter J. Williams Montana State - Bozeman Ω

B.S. Slattery Eastern Kentucky

Edward B. Williams Pittsburgh Ω

Mack Slaughter Tennessee

Jon C. Williamson Maryland - College Park

David R. Smith Ball State

John Wilson Depauw Omega

Delmer Smith Iowa Wesleyan Ω

William E. Wilson Murray State Ω

E. P. Smith C.L.U. Indiana

Jeffrey D. Witous California-Polytechnic

Dr. Gregory E. Smith Washington

John Winn Northwestern

Kenneth W. Smith Boston

Karl L. Wolf Shepherd

Martin L. Smith Valparaiso

Edward Young Massachusetts Ω

Sam C. Smith Tennessee Scott H. Smith Nebraska - Omaha Steven W. Smith Millsaps George W. Spasyk Michigan Captian William Starrett North Carolina Fred Stafford Colgate Dr. Jeffrey J. Steele Washington Hoyt Stephenson Idaho Ω Maxwell Stevens Syracuse Ω Karl J. Stipher Butler Ω Ralph R. Stych Butler Ω William Sudderth Arkansas Ω Fred W. Suggs, Jr. Kansas State University Lt. Col. Ret. John R. Sunnenberg Cincinnati Ω Harvey & Lorraine Swain Denver Patrick J. Swanick St. Joseph’s College David Tackett Oklahoma Ω Cmdr. William F. Taylor Eureka College Frank Tennant California - Los Angeles Ω Lt. Col. Ret. Jack H. Thacker Akron Ω Clyde Tiley University Akron Ω Samuel M. Townsend Ball State University

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By: Tad Lichtenauer (Denison)

Below is a selection of current chapter news released in recent issues of the Cross & Crescent magazine.

Additional chapter/alumni news and omegas can be found at www.lambdachi.org/cross-crescent.

Akron (Gamma-Alpha)

Arkansas (Gamma-Chi)

The chapter earned a 3.01 GPA for the spring 2011 semester, above the all-men’s and all-IFC averages, and the third highest out of 12 fraternities on campus.

Razorback student-athletes, in conjunction with both the University of Arkansas Global Campus and Tyson Foods Inc., collected 93,965 pounds of canned goods for area food banks, during the recently completed Southeastern Conference’s Together We CAN food drive. The food drive received a tremendous boost from members of the University of Arkansas Greek Life community, including the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, which donated 25,000 pounds of canned goods collected as part of the Lambda Chi Alpha Watermelon Bust. The annual event raised a total of more than 100,000 pounds of canned food to help meet the needs of local food banks.

Preston Epling is IFC president.

Christian Jones is a member of the varsity track team.

The chapter won the Dean’s Cup during the spring 2011 semester in addition to these other top campus awards; Risk Management Award, Member Development Award, Campus Involvement, and the Edna Gainer Service Commitment Award.

The chapter added 15 associate members during fall 2011 recruitment.

The chapter is serving as big brother chapter to the colony at John Carroll University.

Alberta (Epsilon-Rho) The chapter hosted its 26th annual Alumni Day on October 1, 2011, featuring a best-ball golf tournament in the morning, formal dinner in the evening, and a chapter fundraising poker night. Dr. Bill Avison (Alberta 1971) was honored by the Epsilon-Rho alumni for his contributions to the fields of sociology, psychiatry, and public health over a 30-year academic career at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario. In the photo, Avison (right) is presented with the lamp of Lambda Chi Alpha by former Board member Jack Walker.

The chapter earned a 3.229 GPA for the spring 2011 semester, the highest of all 13 fraternities on campus.

The chapter won the Chancellor’s Award.

Sam Boomer is IFC chairman of philanthropy, Garrett Johannsen is IFC chairman of public relations, and Pug Pate is SGA secretary.

Bradley (Kappa-Upsilon) Chapter President Michael Lane was appointed IFC judicial chairman.

The chapter completed 820 hours of community service for the fall 2011 semester.

Chapter Vice President Williams was named 2011 Homecoming King.

In conjunction with the North American Food Drive, the chapter has so far collected more than 20,000 pounds of food for the fall 2011 semester.

California-Los Angeles (Epsilon-Sigma) The chapter added 28 associate members.

Chapter brothers participated in a campus-wide blood drive, providing more donors than any other campus organization.

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Chapter brothers volunteered at the Southern California Special Olympics. In addition, they also continue to volunteer at the Santa Monica Boys & Girls Club.

Culver Stockton (Kappa-Mu) The chapter won the 2011 intramural championship in softball, football, and basketball.

Josh Lee is the IFC vice president.

Drew Ayers, Kyle Ellison, Corey Shultz, and Jordan Lasater are members of the college basketball team.

Brian Davidson, Garnet Ferron, Matt Havermale, Arturo Hurtado, Zach Pedrotti, and Adam Hartenstein are members of the soccer team.

California-San Diego (Pi-Beta) Shawn Xu is the IFC president, Andrew Ang is the IFC vice president of finance, and Brandon Katzer is the IFC vice president of marketing.

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo (Phi-Sigma) More than 40 chapter brothers helped the charity, Feed My Starving Children, create and prepare food packages to be sent to less fortunate children and their families.

In total, the brothers helped package more than 25,000 meals that will feed about 70 people for a year. Feed My Starving Children is a non-profit organization committed to feeding hungry children in more than 70 countries around the world.

In conjunction with the North American Food Drive the chapter exceeded its goal and raised more than 20,000 pounds of food, a new record for the chapter.

Coe (Zeta-Alpha) Mike Anderson is IFC President.

Justin Nylin is SGA President.

The chapter earned a 3.0 GPA for the spring 2011 semester, finishing first out of five fraternities on campus.

Jeromey Johnson and Phillip Hale are members of the football team.

Doug Land and Jon Roger are members of the tennis team.

Michael Cagle, Arturo Cordova, and Bobby Lombard are members of the college baseball team.

Denison (Gamma-Iota) The chapter held an Initiation Ritual Exemplification for eight associate members.

Chapter brothers participated in Delta Gamma sorority’s philanthropy event Anchorsplash, benefiting Service for Sight. The chapter placed third overall in the week-long series of events.

Denver (Alpha-Pi) The chapter held an Initiation Ritual Exemplification for 36 associate members.

Chad Gallion is the IFC President, Brent Hamilton is the IFC Recruitment Chairman, and Sam White is an SGA Senator.

Drury (Theta-Sigma) The chapter earned a 3.38 GPA for the spring 2011 semester, highest of all fraternities on campus and above both the Drury all-male average of 3.09 and male Greek average of 3.17. Blake Bodendorfer, Zach Downs, Ray Geosling, and Scott Robinson each earned a 4.0 GPA. The chapter won Greek Week and was named the Standards of Excellence Top Chapter.

Lucas Schubert is Drury’s and Missouri’s Student Employee of the Year.

Chris Yossi (captain), Mike Inghram, Ben Forman, and Alhazi Sesay are members of the soccer team.

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chapternews Evansville (Iota-Mu) In conjunction with the North American Food Drive, the chapter collected 4,100 pounds of food that was donated to the Ozmann Food Shelter in Evansville, Indiana.

The chapter held an Alumni Homecoming Breakfast with more than 50 alumni brothers in attendance. During the event, Bo Gebbie (2002) was presented with the Thomas A. Helmbock Alumni Achievement Award.

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its College of Dentistry. Over the past 20 years he has served the Florida chapter as faculty advisor, chapter advisor, and member of the Alumni Advisory Board. The evening program concluded with Smith and his wife Perky announcing the creation of a chapter endowment fund within the Educational Foundation. He concluded his presentation by saying, “to be blessed with Honorary Membership in Epsilon-Mu Zeta is one of my life’s greatest honors.”

Georgetown (Kappa-Omega) The chapter collected several thousand pounds of food as a part of the North American Food Drive.

During the fall semester, the chapter inducted three additional alumni brothers into the Kappa-Omega Hall of Fame; Tilman Juett (1940), William Owens (1951), and Frank Penn (1968).

Josh Calihan is IFC vice president and Dan Borman is IFC secretary.

The chapter earned a 2.96 GPA for the spring 2011 semester.

Florida (Epsilon-Mu) Fraternity Board Vice President Greg Smith (Washington 1959) was honored at a formal chapter dinner during the fall semester. The program was hosted by Cory Phillips (1999) and brought together approximately 130 alumni brothers, undergraduate brothers, and guests. Congratulatory letters were read from Fraternity Board members including Board Chairman Drew Hunter (Denver). Three former chapter presidents also made tribute presentations; Andrew Holcomb (2008), Joey Katz (2008), and Brian Bull (1996). A framed coat-of-arms, signed by all the current undergraduate chapter brothers, was presented to Smith

by Fernando Valle (2015). Smith’s son, Dr. Patrick Smith (1996), also gave a tribute to his father. Former Board Chairman Rev. S. George “Doc” Dirghalli (Florida 1950) presented Smith with a certificate of honorary chapter membership. The highlight of the evening was the unveiling of an oil portrait of Smith by acclaimed portrait artist Dan Shouse (1959) that now hangs in the Dirghalli Library in the chapter house. Smith recently retired from the University of Florida as a professor emeritus of

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Chapter brothers won the softball and soccer intramural championships.

Clay Brown is captain of the football team.

Tanner Alexander and Todd Bixler are members of the cross-country team.

Alec Lewis is a member of the tennis team.

Jordan Bell, Drew Davenport, and Robert Carter are members of the golf team.

Justin Davis, Taylor Shaver, Tyler Whitehouse, Matt Hess, Andrew LeMay, Jake Niederhelman, and Brian Swanson are members of the soccer team.

Iowa State (Alpha-Tau) Chapter brothers hosted their annual Gorevile Manor haunted house project, benefiting ChildServe, a convalescent home that helps families with disabled children in Johnston, Iowa.

Kettering (Lambda-Epsilon) The chapter held its annual 48 Hours of Volleyball event, raising $3,000 for Genesee County Catholic Charities.

Chapter brothers distributed 18 bids to potential associate members at a recent chapter dinner.

Davidson Award for Strong Facility Management.

Kansas State (Gamma-Xi)

The chapter hosted its annual Homecoming event at the chapter house on October 22, 2011.

The chapter brothers assisted in a neighborhood cleanup by raking leaves, cleaning gutters, and collecting more than 100 bags of leaves from the neighborhood.

The chapter held its annual Halloween Date Party, which included taking a bus to Kansas City and visiting two haunted houses there.

The chapter hosted its annual Watermelon Bust philanthropy, which raised more than 450 pounds of food and $4,300 for the Flint Hills Breadbasket.

The chapter hosted a neighborhood picnic that was attended by 30 neighboring homeowners, thereby helping to strengthen the chapter’s image.

Alex Stehl is the IFC director of recruitment.

Curtis Bryant, Darren Allison, Jonathan Bahmani, and Evan Wollsencroft are SGA senators.

The chapter placed first in intramurals in the fall 2010 and second in the spring 2011.

The chapter earned a 3.23 GPA for the spring 2011 semester.

Louisiana Lafayette (Iota-Omega) John Hyde was selected to the IFC Judicial Board.

Alumni brother John Glass received the Alumni of the Semester Award during the chapter’s semi-formal.

Chapter brothers volunteered at the Sertoma Air Show, thanks to the help of Clayton Choate (1987). The air show is held annually to raise money for the Sertoma Club.

The chapter held an Initiation Ritual Exemplification for 18 associate members.

Michigan State (GammaOmicron)

At the annual 2011 Greek Week Gala, the chapter won the following awards: Chapter of the Year, Chapter President of the Year (Andrew Paulsen), Membership Education Award, Academic Programming Award; and the Grant

The chapter added 15 associate members.

The chapter earned a 3.1 GPA for the spring 2011 semester.

Patrick Hunt is IFC vice president of external relations.

Aaron Letzeiser is SGA director of government affairs.

Jeff Paulson is on the Student Facilities Hearing Board.

Matt King is a member of the soccer team.

The chapter won the intramural softball championship.

Millsaps (Theta-Eta) The chapter held an Initiation Ritual Exemplification for 12 associate members.

The chapter held officer elections. The new officers are; president, Andrew Marion; vice president (internal) Jack Lipman; vice president (external), Andrew Gargiulo; secretary, Ben Parva; treasurer, Eli Kerby; harm reduction, Matt Rector; fraternity education, Alex Fraser; recruitment chairman, Aaron Law; ritualist, Garrett Wilkerson; scholarship chairman, Casey Spell; social chairman, Kobie Baus; alumni chairman, Daniel Bryde; and house manager, Lewis Peters.

New Orleans (Lambda-Alpha) The chapter brothers collected more than 200,000 pounds of food for the North American Food Drive, more than any other chapter.

The chapter earned a 3.0 GPA for the spring 2011 semester, finishing first out of the six fraternties on campus.

Andrew Brooks is IFC vice president and Chris Musco is IFC recruitment chairman.

Joe Mineo is SGA president and Nick Saybe is SGA treasurer.

The chapter won the intramural football championship.

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chapternews Northwestern (Alpha-Iota) The chapter hosted its first ever Pillow Wars, a philanthropic event benefiting Northwestern University Dance Marathon and its benefactor, The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation, an organization that fights child cancer by funding research and providing support to affected families. Sixteen teams from around campus competed in the competition, which featured pillow-related events, including pillow relay races and dodgepillow, and ended in a free-for-all pillow fight. The chapter raised a total of $550 to donate to DM and the B+ Foundation.

Richmond (Alpha-Chi) The chapter won the intramural football championship.

Chapter brothers helped the university to staff the local food drive UR Thankful.

San Diego (Delta-Kappa) Anthony Pavlovic is SGA president, Jeremy Whelan is SGA vice president, while Jarod Baris and Cody Cross are SGA senators.

The chapter won the intramural basketball championship.

The chapter celebrated the end of a successful capital campaign with a reception during the NorthwesternMichigan football game. More than 170 brothers and guests enjoyed the game from the Randy Walker Terrace overlooking the north end-zone. Among the notable attendees were Board Treasurer Gregg Behrens (Iowa State), Order of Merit recipient Frank Mann, and former chapter president and Alumni Association President Eric Carlsen. The money raised will help make improvements to the chapter house, including complete remodeling of the bathrooms.

The chapter earned a 3.2 GPA for the spring 2011 semester.

North Carolina State (Gamma-Upsilon Colony)

The chapter brothers grew mustaches in November as part of Movember, a charity event to raise awareness for prostate and testicular cancer prevention. Proceeds generated from a campus barbecue, dodgeball tournament, mustache shaving event, as well as other events will be donated to The Empowerment Network, a local organization that supports St. Louis city residents who are battling or have survived prostate cancer.

The chapter held an Initiation Ritual Exemplification for 22 associate members during the fall semester.

Oklahoma State (Alpha-Eta) The chapter hosted its Watermelon Bust during the fall semester, a week-long event for participating sororities.

Results were the collection of more than 16,000 pounds of food for the North American Food Drive.

Oklahoma City (Theta-Delta)

University President Robert Henry congratulated the chapter brothers for earning the Homecoming Sweepstakes Trophy by excelling in several week-long events including window painting, banner, monument, and lip syncing. A particular honor was Scott Jones’s election as 2011 Homecoming King.

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St. Louis College of Pharmacy (Pi-Lambda) The chapter held an Initiation Ritual Exemplification for 19 associate members, the largest class in the chapter’s history. Of note, alumni brother Adam Sharpe welcomed his younger brother Brett Sharpe into the Fraternity.

This is the third set of blood brothers initiated by the chapter.

Texas Christian (Iota-Pi)

Washington & Lee (Gamma-Phi)

The chapter hosted a dinner in celebration of its recent contributions to the Tarrant Area Food Bank in conjunction with the North American Food Drive. After the dinner chapter Vice President Caten Hyde and chapter President Jeremy Burkett presented Francie Cooper of the TAFB with a donation check. The chapter raised more than $3,500 for the food bank that month in addition to canned food contributions.

The chapter earned a 3.3 GPA for the spring 2011 semester.

Tyler Grant (captain) and Parker Howard are members of the track team.

Taylor Gilfillan is a member of the basketball team.

Washington State (Tau) As part of their community service work chapter brothers helped make mountain bike trails on Mt. Moscow. They also assisted the work of the Whitman County Humane Society, including helping with the annual Mutt Strutt to raise funds to build a new dog park.

The chapter celebrated Dad’s Weekend with dads and many other alumni brothers visiting the chapter house.

Chapter brothers volunteered at the R.E.A.C.H. Inc., which stands for Retired Equine and Care Habitat. Owner Randall Kent praised the chapter’s efforts in an email to the International Headquarters, which we’ve published in this month’s TRUE Brother article.

Wabash (Alpha-Kappa) Chapter brothers cleaned a section of U.S. Highway 32 that they sponsor and maintain.

Sam Starbuck is president of Wabash Acts Responsibly, known familiarly as the W. A. R. Council. Its mission is to create a safe and healthy environment by encouraging legal and responsible behavior regarding drinking and other drug use.

The chapter added 19 associate members.

Sam Glowinski is IFC president and captain of the track & field team.

Isaac Homburg is president of College Mentors for Kids.

Zach Hampton is president of the Bio Society.

Dan Allen is president of the Pre-Med Society.

Grant McCloskey is rugby captain and vice president.

John Decker is captain of the lacrosse team.

The chapter won the 2011 intramural championship.

The chapter completed Homecoming activities, including giving tours of the chapter house to visiting alumni brothers.

The chapter recently added 30 associate members and conducted a Ritual Initiation Exemplification on December 2, 2011.

Western Carolina (Beta-Zeta)

The chapter recruited seven new associate members during the fall 2011 recruitment: Rick Reakes, Kyle Chandler, Josh Leake, Casey Honeycutt, Steven Sherlin, Cory Huneycutt, and Matt Vaughn.

The chapter completed its annual Watermelon Bust, which included a fundraising component to support Lambda Chi Alpha’s 2011 North American Food Drive.

The chapter collected approximately 1,600 pounds of food, which they believe is the most ever collected for this event in the chapter’s history.

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By: Mark Bauer (Cal State-Fullerton)

CAN I HE L P? There is an old legend that says when God was creating the world four angels stood watching Him, each with an observation.

The first: “We’ve never done it that way before.” The second: “Why are you making it round?” The third: “How much longer will it take?” And the fourth: “Can I help?”

As an alumni brother who receives this magazine, we already know the question you have asked, and I want to share just one way you can help.

As an alumni brother who receives this magazine, we already know you are a donor to Lambda Chi Alpha educational programs through our Foundation, but we all can do more.

Have you noticed the economy has been “off” over the last few years? Have you noticed there is an “uncertainty” about political matters? All the while, have you noticed that the costs of many things continue to rise?

Have you noticed that while the world around Lambda Chi Alpha has seemed to be speeding toward some great abyss, that our chapters and numbers of student members have been growing? Yes, we have more Lambda Chis around North America than we have had in 25 years!

So, please consider some pretty straightforward numbers, and contemplate my humble and sincere request that 2012 be a year where we all give a little more to our Fraternity.

Have you noticed that while the world around Lambda Chi Alpha has seemed to be speeding toward some great abyss, that our chapters and numbers of student members have been growing?

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You probably know the adage that it is easier to keep a current customer than find a new one. In fundraising, the least expensive source of additional funding, “more” if I may, is from those who are already “true believers” and donors. So, one place Lambda Chi Alpha is looking in 2012 is to our current donors to maybe give a little more.

And, what if that “more” resulted in about $95,000 extra in annual gifts this year? (Note how the dollar figures above add up.)

$300 per man is the amount our Foundation has invested in each man who has attended recent Stead Leadership Seminars and General Assemblies. In 2012 and beyond, that

needs to be $400. If we spend that on 500 brothers, we need

$50,000 more.

50 is the number of alumni advisors, High Pis, whom the

Foundation has invested $500 in annually, $25,000 in all, to educate and assist them to do their invaluable work better.

This year we are expanding this number to 100 alumni advisors, so we need $25,000 more.

$203,000 is the amount the Foundation spent last

year to assist chapters with their operations and programming.

We are an ambitious Fraternity with escalating standards, and so in 2012 we would like to increase that amount by

10 percent. We need $20,000 more to accomplish this.

Brothers, we already know which angel you are. Among other things, you are an angel investor in the lives of Lambda Chi Alpha students. While I promise you the Foundation will give you an opportunity through a letter or phone call to give more this year, you also do not need to wait to be asked. We will accept your help at anytime to advance our brotherhood.

THANK YOU FOR BEING THE GENEROUS AND THOUGHTFUL BROTHER YOU ARE TODAY! WOULD YOU LIKE TO HELP? Contact Mark Bauer at mbauer@lambdachi.org or 317-803-7329.

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Alumni Reception Schedule SAVE-THE-DATE! Mark your calendar for the following 2012 alumni brother receptions. Invitations will be sent six weeks prior to the event date. All receptions begin at 5:30 p.m.

February 23

March 28

March 14

April 18

March 20

April 19

March 21

May 2

March 22

May 3

San Antonio Alumni Reception

Ft. Lauderdale Alumni Reception

Houston Alumni Reception

Dallas Alumni Reception

Ft. Worth Alumni Reception

Chicago Alumni Reception

Nashville Alumni Reception

St. Louis Alumni Reception

New York Alumni Breakfast

Washington DC Alumni Reception