About Us


  • Seven Core Values of Lambda Chi Alpha

     
    1. Loyalty

    Establishes the correct order of our obligations and commitments. Unswerving allegiance to the organization and its laws, ideals, and defining principles prevents us from misplacing our loyalties.


    2. Duty

    Delineates the sum total of all laws, rules, and customs that make up our organizational, civic, and moral obligations. Our values originate with duty because we expect individuals, as a minimum, to fulfill their obligations. We often expect individuals to exceed their duty, especially in ethical matters.


    3. Respect

    Denotes the regard and recognition of the absolute dignity that every human possesses. Specifically, respect indicates compassion for and consideration of others, including sensitivity to and regard for the feelings and needs of others.


    4. Service & Stewardship

    Service before self signifies the proper ordering of priorities. The welfare of the organization comes before the individual’s. While the focus is on service to Lambda Chi Alpha and broader communities, the idea also incorporates the concept of stewardship, of holding something of value in trust for others.


    5. Honor

    Describes the complex of all values that make up the public code of the individual. Significantly, honor provides the motive for action and demands adherence to a public moral code, not protection of reputation.


    6. Integrity

    Encompasses the sum total of a person’s set of values — his private moral code. A breach of any of these values will damage the individual’s integrity. Integrity, closely related to the word integer, refers to a notion of completeness or wholeness.


    7. Personal Courage

    Depicts the premier virtue that enables us to persevere despite fear, danger, or adversity. Personal courage includes the notion of taking responsibility for decisions and actions. Additionally, it involves the ability to perform critical self-assessment, to confront new ideas and to change.

     

    Creed

     

    We believe in Lambda Chi Alpha, and its traditions, principles and ideals. The crescent is our symbol; pure, high ever growing, and the cross is our guide; denoting service, sacrifice, and even suffering and humiliation before the world, bravely endured if need be, in following that ideal.

    May we have faith in Lambda Chi Alpha and passion for its welfare. May we have hope for the future of Lambda Chi Alpha and strength to fight for its teachings. May we have pure hearts, that we may approach the ideal of perfect brotherly love.
     
    Mission

     
    The mission of Lambda Chi Alpha is to offer the best fraternal experience, focusing on personal character development through leadership, scholarship, community service, and positive social experiences.
     
    Vision

     
    The vision of Lambda Chi Alpha is to prepare and encourage collegiate men of good charter, high ethics, and noble ideals to contribute positively to the world in which they live.

     

     


  • International and Local Fraternity History

     

    Sigma Rho Zeta, a brief history

    December 2, 1973-Lambda Chi Alpha is colonized at UMKC. (Oldest IFC chapter on campus)
    January 29, 1974-Sigma Rho Zeta is recognized as a campus organization at UMKC.
    May 1, 1976-Sigma Rho Zeta is officially chartered.
    August 1, 1991-Sigma Rho Zeta receives the Grand High Alpha award.

    2005-Greek Week Champions

    2009-Sigma Rho Zeta initiates their 500 member; Lambda Chi Alpha celebrates 100 years!

    Other Info:
    William Jewell (Epsilon Nu Zeta) hosted our first initiation.
    Our first initiate into Sigma Rho Zeta chapter is John Bazin, Sigma Rho Zeta 1

     

    Lambda Chi Alpha, a brief history
    1909 - Warren A. Cole and two other law students found Alpha Zeta of Lambda Chi Alpha at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts.
    1910 - First ritualistic initiation is conducted.
    1912 - Lambda Chi Alpha becomes a national fraternity with the installation of the University of Massachusetts, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University, Brown University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology chapters.
    1928 - The practice of hazing is roundly condemned by Lambda Chi Alpha at an NIC meeting.
    1939 - The union of Theta Kappa Nu and Lambda Chi Alpha increases the chapter roll from 77 to 105 and the membership from 20,000 to 27,000, becoming the largest merger in fraternity history.
    1967 - Lambda Chi Alpha initiates its 100,000th member, the fifth fraternity to do so.
    1969 - The concept of Fraternity Education replaces pledge education.
    1972 - The term "associate member" replaces the term "pledge" in Lambda Chi Alpha.
    1988 - A Resolution on Alcoholic Beverages is adopted by the 42nd General Assembly that prohibits chapters from purchasing or providing alcoholic beverages.
    1990 - The position of High Iota (risk manager) is adopted by the 43rd General Assembly, the first fraternity to create a risk management officer in every chapter. The 2.25 minimum grade point standard is adopted by the 43rd General Assembly.
    1991 - Lambda Chi Alpha initiates its 200,000th member, the third fraternity to do so.
    1993 - Lambda Chi Alpha sponsors the inaugural North American Food Drive, the largest single-day fraternity philanthropic project, and raises more than 256,000 pounds of food for the hungry.
    1995 - Feeding Others North American Food Drive efforts—becoming the first fraternity ever to receive this honor.
    The totals of the third annual North American Food Drive exceed 550,000 pounds of food, making it the largest single-day community service event of any student organization.


  • Coat of Arms

    The Coat of Arms originated as family emblems, then cities, societies, and institutions adopted them. All college fraternities have them, but few have created their design with such faithful adherence to the laws of the ancient art of heraldry as has Lambda Chi Alpha.


  • Active Member Badge

    The badge is a pearl-set crescent with horns turned toward the left, enclosing a monogram of the Greek letters Lambda, Chi, and Alpha. The center of the crescent bears the Greek letters Delta and Pi in gold on black enamel. A variety of jewels may be selected for the Lambda.


  • Associate Member Pin

    The Associate Member Pin has a most interesting history because it embodies the official badge of Theta Kappa Nu as well as the original new member pin of Lambda Chi Alpha. The original Lambda Chi Alpha pin was a gothic arch, and with the union, this was superimposed upon the triangles composing the official badge of Theta Kappa Nu.

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    Official Seal of Lambda Chi Alpha

    The seal is used to identify official general fraternity documents and publications. It should not be used for decoration, as an ornament for jewelry, stationery, etc., unless it is to be used as the official stationery for the General Fraternity. It is now properly used on charters, membership certificates, and authorized publications of the General Fraternity.


  • The Flag
    The Lambda Chi Alpha flag may be flown on appropriate occasions or placed on a wall. Chapters may place their Zeta letters in the upper right corner to identify their flags.

  • Colors

    Purple, Green, and Gold


     

     

    Flower
    White Rose

     

     

     

     

     


    Fruit
    Concord Grape

     

     

     

     

     

     

     


     

    Vegetable
    Maine Potato

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    No Hazing Policy 

     

    Hazing has absolutely no place in Lambda Chi Alpha. However, Lambda Chi Alpha's definition of hazing and harassment activities - activities which are not permitted under any circumstances - is the most broad among all fraternities. In Lambda Chi Alpha, hazing is defined as "any action taken or situation created intentionally to produce physical discomfort or mental discomfort by embarrassment, harassment, or ridicule." Additionally, Lambda Chi Alpha considers pledgeship hazing, and pledgeship hazing is a program which dwells on the separation of initiated members and pledges with a primary emphasis on subservience. Within our definition of hazing, separation between associate members and initiates is not allowed because an associate versus initiate concept is in direct conflict with the goal of fraternity education and Lambda Chi Alpha. The key is unity.

    Hazing is degrading, dangerous, and contrary to that which our Fraternity stands. It serves no useful purpose, is criticized by all thoughtful persons, and is extremely poor public relations. You may already be aware that this concept and our fraternity education program are unique among fraternities, although some fraternities on campus may have similarities. You may also be aware of pledges of other fraternities who must undergo a period of "pledge training" or "pledge education" before being permitted to participate fully in the affairs of the fraternity. And, there are pledge activities that may be common in other fraternities but which are not allowed in Lambda Chi Alpha:


    • No separate meetings for associate members.
    • No tests or quizzes of associate members.
    • No separate dress codes for associate members.
    • No separate work responsibilities for associate members.
    • No associate member "class officers."
    • No kidnapping of any members.
    • No walk-outs, associate member retreats, or other activities which separate the associate members from initiates.
    • No verbal or physical abuse of members by other members.
    • No use of the term "class" or the function of a class system within the chapter.


    In Lambda Chi Alpha, all members share equal rights and responsibilities.