Spring Rush 2008

Voted “Most Outstanding Greek Organization” by the Dean of Students Office and the Center of Student Involvement in 2007, Lambda Chi Alpha is second to none in the experience of true brotherhood. Recruitment week for Spring 2008 will begin January 13th and will continue through January 18th. Official Recruitment events will be held at the Lambda Chi house at 4 Fraternity Row, and the house will close at 11:00PM every night. Lambda Chi Alpha will be open for recruitment each day with the following events for potential recruits:

We welcome you to visit our chapter throughout Rush Week and hope your experience with us and the Greek community is one you will never forget.

Here is a list of our events…

Sunday: Rush Forum at the Reitz Union at 6:00 p.m.
Open House at 8:00 p.m. with Hooters Buffet

Monday: Moe’s Southwest Grill and Meet the Brothers 8-11 p.m.

Tuesday: Luau Night - Best food on the Planet! 8-11 p.m.

Wednesday: Sonny’s BBQ Feast and Meet the Brothers 8-11 p.m.

Thursday: Pool, Darts and Hungry Howie’s Pizza 8-11 p.m.

Friday: Formal Steak Dinner (Invite Only)

Dinner with the Brothers: Monday -Thursday 5-7 p.m.Lambda Chi Alpha is an organization built on values. We are always looking for men of character who seek to join our brotherhood. If you have any questions about recruitment or Lambda Chi Alpha, you may contact the following people:

Zack Parsons - Recruitment Chair
352-262-2336
parsonszack@hotmail.com

Joey Katz - President
561-635-7116
ajkatz@ufl.edu

Associate Membership & Fraternity Education

When Lambda Chi Alpha ended its pledging program in 1972, it was the first fraternity to do so. The Associate Member program was created to take its place. An Associate Member (AM) of Lambda Chi Alpha is entitled to all of the rights and privileges of a fully initiated member. Accordingly, he also bears the same responsibilities as a brother. An AM is prohibited from few things before he is initiated: he may not run for the office of Ritualist (High Phi); he may not serve as the Official Delegate to the General Assembly, and he may not vote on his own initiation or the disassociation of an initiated member. Unlike most pledge programs, however, AMs do not have separate meetings or officers. Indeed, there is no Associate Member Class as the entire concept of the AM program is designed to encourage chapter, rather than class, unity. That principle also implies that there is no separate dress code or work responsibilities for AMs.

Similarly, the concept of “fraternity education” replaces “pledge education.” The fraternity education program is designed to include all members of the chapter equally. There are no separate tests or quizzes for AMs. The program of fraternity education should be designed to integrate the new member into the chapter as a whole, develop a standard of treatment that treats associate members and initiates completely equally, and should continue throughout a member’s undergraduate years.

True Brother Initiative

The True Brother Initiative, unveiled at the 2007 Stead Leadership Seminar, is a reorganization of the concept of fraternity education. The Initiative is a conceptual framework, modeled after the U.S. Army’s Army Values program, that organizes both associate member and initiated brother education throughout their undergraduate years and as alumni. True Brother is an attempt to return to the basic values of our founders focusing on Seven Core Values, the acronym LDRSHIP:

• Loyalty:Bear true faith and allegiance to Lambda Chi Alpha, your chapter, and your brothers.
• Duty:Fulfill all your obligations from associate member and ritual oaths.
• Respect:Treat people as they should be treated.
• Service and Stewardship:Put the welfare of Lambda Chi Alpha, your chapter, and your brothers before your own. Know that as a brother you hold something of value in trust for others.
• Honor:Live all our values and be an honorable man.
• Integrity:Do what is right all of the time — walk the walk.
• Personal Courage:Demonstrate the courage of your convictions.

Using an eight week curriculum Associate Members focuses on demanding, but not demeaning, development. The eight week program is meant to ensure that all new members are ready to experience both Pre-Initiation and the Initiation Ritual.

The True Brother journey is designed to support the successful development of young men, understanding the significant developmental tasks of this period of life, maximizing the positive influence of peers and mentors, and moving our brothers towards an increased capacity for self-reflection and self-awareness, empathy, altruism, and intimacy.

This program sets up goals of leadership, stewardship, learning and service, and explicates a range of core values associated with being a true brother, which when pursued, leads toward a better tomorrow for Lambda Chi Alpha.