Lambda Chi Alpha
| Lambda Chi Alpha | |
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| ΛΧΑ | |
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| Founded | November 2, 1909 Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts |
| Type | Social Fraternity |
| Scope | United States and Canada |
| Motto |
Per Crucem Crescens (Every Man a Man) |
| Colors | Purple, Green, and Gold |
| Symbol | Cross and Crescent |
| Flower | White rose |
| Mascot | Lion Rampant |
| Publication | Cross and Crescent, Paedagogus, Zeta Zephyr, Purple, Green and Gold |
| Philanthropy | Feeding America |
| Chapters | 194 active, 322 chartered |
| Members | ~11,000 collegiate 280,000+ lifetime |
| Headquarters |
11711 N. Pennsylvania Street Suite 250 Carmel, Indiana USA |
| Homepage | http://www.lambdachi.org |
Per Crucem Crescens
(Crescent in the Cross)
Χαλεπὰ τὰ καλά
(Naught Without Labor)
Lambda Chi Alpha (ΛΧΑ) is a college fraternity in North America, which was founded in 1909. It is one of the largest men's fraternities, having initiated more than 280,000 members with active chapters and colonies at 195 universities. Lambda Chi Alpha was founded by Warren A. Cole, while he was a student at Boston University. The youngest of the fifteen largest social fraternities, Lambda Chi Alpha has initiated the third highest number of men ever, based on NIC statistics. Lambda Chi's International Headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Its members are referred to as "Lambda Chis," "LCAs," and "Lambdas." It was a member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) until October, 2015.
Lambda Chi Alpha was formed on November 2, 1909 when Warren A. Cole, Percival C. Morse, and Clyde K. Nichols formed a new fraternity by reorganization of the Cosmopolitan Law Club, a society of law students of Boston University, into a Greek letter society. The Greek letter name was not used in the Alpha Zeta minutes until April 27, 1910, the first known time it was recorded.
Cole approached many local groups at colleges and universities throughout the Northeast in hopes of finding others willing to join his new fraternity. Before the acquisition of Lambda Chi Alpha's first functioning chapter, Cole had corresponded with or visited 117 institutions.
Lambda Chi Alpha's first established chapter (Gamma Zeta) was at Massachusetts Agricultural College (MAC) in 1912. Additional chapters followed, and in 1927 Lambda Chi Alpha became an international fraternity with the founding of Epsilon-Epsilon Zeta at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Theta Kappa Nu fraternity was formed by 11 local fraternities on June 9, 1924 in Springfield, Missouri.
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