My Rights as an Associate Member

1: I have the right to attend all meetings of the Fraternity, unless that meeting deals solely with the initiation ritual of the Fraternity. I may be asked to leave part of a meeting if that part deals solely with the initiation ritual.

2: I have the right to vote on all matters concerning our Fraternity. The only exceptions are voting for termination of associate membership, on initiation, or at a formal disciplinary hearing of a member. I may, however, be present and participate in discussion during meetings regarding termination of associate membership, initiation, or during a formal disciplinary hearing.

3: I have the right to refuse to do anything that all initiated members will not do with me. Separate activities and expectations for associated and initiated members are contradictory to the teachings of our Fraternity.

4: I have the right to participate in all chapter activities and programs. The only exception is educational programming about the initiation ritual and practices for the initiation ritual.

5: I have the right to know what day I will be initiated at least one month prior to the date of initiation.

6: I have the right to wear the letters of our Fraternity (both Greek and English) and our Coat of Arms. This right is clearly outlined for all members on page 135-36 of the High Phi manual. No member may restrict the reasonable size or color of the letters which I choose to wear.

7: I have the right to run for any office in the chapter or colony and to be a committee chairman. In most situations, however, I am not qualified to hold the office of High Phi.

8: I have the right to have a qualified Big Brother who will assist me in learning about the operations, history, ideals, and standards of the Fraternity, and will provide me with the information and enthusiasm necessary to be a productive, life-long member of the Fraternity.

9: I have the right to confront any brother or associate member when I feel he is not living up to his obligations of membership, or has violated our ideals and principles.

RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE FORTY SECOND GENERAL
ASSEMBLY SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, 1988

A RESOLUTION REGARDING HAZING

WHEREAS, the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, in accordance with Statutory Code VI-10 (also Code XI-3), has taken the position that “hazing of associate members and initiates shall not be permitted at any time whether on or off Fraternity premises. Hazing is defined as any action taken or situation created intentionally to produce physical discomfort or mental discomfort by embarrassment, harassment or ridicule;” and

WHEREAS, the Fraternity has, through it laws and policies, developed and supported constructive educational and inspirational programs to provide every opportunity to eradicate such practices and to preserve the human dignity of its members; and

WHEREAS, the Fraternity espouses the belief that true fraternalism is nurtured in an atmosphere of social and moral responsibility and loyalty to the principles of higher education; and the Fraternity further believes it is essential that the precepts embodied in the laws of the Fraternity are such as will ensure an experience which will be a constructive influence upon college men; and

WHEREAS, the Fraternity further believes that it has a solemn obligation to the development of its members, and that this responsibility extends alike to the institutions where Lambda Chi Alpha is represented, to parents and others who make possible the education of these men, to the communities of which its chapters should endeavor to be good citizens, and to the college fraternity system of which it is a part; and

WHEREAS, the Fraternity further believes, despite the fact that much progress has been made, that one of the most damaging instruments to true fraternalism is the employment of a program of education which includes hazing, and that this unproductive, demeaning, and hazardous custom has no rightful place in Lambda Chi Alpha; and

WHEREAS, the Fraternity further believes its members to be mature, intelligent, and self-governing men, and that they alone can eradicate hazing in all its varied forms; therefore

BE IT RESOLVED that the 1988 General Assembly of Lambda Chi Alpha duly convened directs all members of the Fraternity, undergraduates and alumni alike, to eliminate entirely any and all hazing practices and to continue to implement positive and constructive educational programs; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Fraternity encourage its members to work together with college administrators to rid the campuses of any lingering evidence of hazing and other injurious practices; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the General Fraternity endeavors to broaden and strengthen its programs for the development in members of leadership responsibility and the appreciation of moral, spiritual and intellectual values consistent with the ideals and teachings of Lambda Chi Alpha.

Rituals new to Associate Members

RITUAL for conducting Business Meetings
Associate Member Ceremony

The Creed of Lambda Chi Alpha

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

RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE 44TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
ORLANDO FLORIDA, 1992
A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT BASIC MEMBER EXPECTATIONS

I
I will know and understand the ideals expressed by my Fraternity’s rituals and will strive to incorporate these ideals in my daily life.

II
I will respect and abide by all Fraternity laws, regulations, and policies.

III
I will respect the dignity of all persons; therefore, I will not physically, mentally, psychologically, or sexually abuse or haze another human being.

IV
I will strive for the highest academic achievement possible and will practice academic integrity.

V
I will be active in all aspects of the Fraternity and the institution.

VI
I will always meet my financial obligations in a timely manner.

VII
I will strive to bring into the Fraternity any man who would benefit from an enriching fraternal experience and who would strengthen the Fraternity.

VIII
I will neither use nor support the use of illegal drugs; I will neither misuse nor support the misuse of alcohol.

IX
I will protect the health and safety of myself and other human beings.

X
I will at all times conduct myself as a gentleman and as a responsible citizen and will hold members accountable for their conduct.

XI
I will respect my property and the property of others; therefore, I will neither abuse nor tolerate the abuse of property.

XII
I acknowledge that a clean and attractive environment is essential to both physical and mental health; therefore, I will do all in my power to see that the chapter property is properly cleaned and maintained.

XIII
I will try to enhance every Fraternity member’s experience in any way possible. I will challenge all my Fraternity brothers to abide by these fraternal expectations, and I will confront those who violate them.

What Lambda Chi Alpha Can Offer

Lambda Chi Alpha provides tremendous opportunities for leadership development. We have officers who are elected or appointed to coordinate the different areas of importance of our chapter…new member education, well balanced social program, a scholarship program, financial management, intramurals, and many other areas. All areas are needed to build a strong, quality experience. You can develop your leadership ability by becoming involved in the different areas of programming and becoming an officer. The fraternity is a leadership laboratory and will help you develop inter-personal and business skills.

Our chapter provides endless opportunities to develop a strong individual and eventually a strong chapter.

The High Zeta

Theses officers are elected yearly by the house in December. They serve as the officials of the chapter and are responsible for running the house.

High Alpha: (President) The High Alpha is basically the head of the fraternity. He is responsible for running the High Zeta meetings, the Chapter meetings, and the Executive Committee meetings. He is a member of all the house committees, as well as the Housing Corporation. Although he is not responsible for any specific detail it is ultimately up to him to ensure that everything is running smoothly. He serves as our representative to the outside world. It is his duty to set fraternity policies. It is an office which requires great leadership ability and an enormous amount of work.

High Beta: (Vice-President) Involvement Chairman The High Beta is our “second in command”. He would take over as head of the chapter in case of absence, illness, accident, or death of the High Alpha. He is also the representative to our families and friends, e.g. Christmas cards, newsletters, etc. The High Beta also organizes and oversees all of the committees of the chapter.

High Theta: (Vice-President)Public Relations Chairman, CommunityService Chairman. His main job, however, deals with external chapter involvement. It is up to him to keep our name in full view of the campus and community eye. He organizes events such as GM week activities, food drives, blooddrives, campus speakers, etc. The High Theta is the person responsible for making sure that the outside world has a positive view of Lambda Chi Alpha and that the fraternity is making a productive contribution to the campus and local community.

High Gamma: (Secretary) The High Gamma is responsible for record keeping. He must attend every house meeting to take roll and keep the minutes. He must report these minutes to the chapter for approval, and post a typed copy of them. He handles correspondence with the International Fraternity to relate official business. He also takes care of other duties like up to date address lists of brothers, AMs,and alumni. The High Gamma is in charge of the House Historian, the Cross and Crescent correspondence, and any chapter scrap-books.

High Tau: (Treasurer) The High Tau maintains the chapter’s financial records, collects dues and fees, and supervises chapter expenditures and transactions. He prepares the chapter budget with the assistance of the executive committee. The High Tau serves on the executive committee.

High Iota: (Risk Manager) The High Iota is responsible for the safety of the chapter. It is his responsibility to keep the chapter informed on safety and emergency procedures, rules and regulations relating to safe practices, and other information presented by the International Fraternity dealing with safety and responsibility. The High Iota ensures that the Chapter has a minimum number of safety presentations each year, works with the House Manager to organize fire drills,and handles all of the “Iota” forms needed for the chapter’s events.

High Kappa: (Fraternity Educator) The High Kappa takes responsibility for the learning experience of the brotherhood. He is in charge of the Fraternity Education Program for the Associate Members. He coordinates the Big Brother program ensures that the AM period runs smoothly. In addition he is responsible for keeping the initiated brothers educated in aspects dealing with the fraternity as well as subjects outside the fraternity. The High Kappa is also responsible for the spiritual and physical growth of the fraternity.

High Delta: (Rush Chairman) The High Delta is responsible for member recruitment. He organizes rush functions and is in charge of ensuring that all brothers fulfill their obligation to seek out potential members. He keeps track of visiting rushees and must familiarize himself with the names and faces of everyone he meets. The High Delta makes sure that all of the initiated brothers are familiar with good rush techniques and holds workshops to teach these techniques. The High Delta is responsible for ensuring that Lambda Chi Alpha obtains quality members in order to maintain its existence and grow on campus as well as nationally.

High Phi: (Ritualist) The High Phi is in charge of administering the rituals of Lambda Chi Alpha: the AM ceremony, the openings and closings of chapter meetings, the installation of officers ceremony. the death of a member ceremony. and the Initiation Ritual. He is responsible for the upkeep of the ritual equipment and the protection of the secrets of the fraternity. The job of the High Phi is probably the most important of any of the officers in that he is responsible for instilling and preserving the true meaning of Lambda Chi Alpha in each and every brother.

High Sigma: (Scholastic Chairman) The High Sigma is responsible for keeping the brotherhood aware of its academic performance. He communicates deadlines and schedules for school related activities. He sets up review sessions and tutors where needed and maintains the chapters test files. The High Sigma is in charge of ensuring that those members having academic troubles receive the assistance they needas soon as possible. He is also responsible for the cultural education of the chapter.

High Epsilon: (Social Chairman) The High Epsilon maintains the social well being of the chapter. It is his responsibility to take care of all aspects of parties hosted by the chapter. the White Rose Formal, mixers and events with sororities and fraternities on campus. etc. He also keeps the brotherhood aware of external social events in the area.

High Rho: (Alumni Relations Chairman) The High Rho takes care of alumni relations. He maintains contact with alumni through correspondence and invites to house events. He is in charge of putting together the alumni newsletter. He also is in charge of organizing and running the Alumni Weekend each spring. The High Rho also organizes Summer Bash.

High Pi: (Alumni Adviser) The High Pi serves as the chief judicial officer of the chapter and advises the chapter and its officers. He also serves as the direct representative of the Grand High Zeta in the chapter and reports any violation of the laws or policies of the Fraternity. The High Pi serves as a voting member of the chapter’s executive committee and serves as the chairman of the chapter’s Alumni Advisory Board and as a member of the alumni organization.

The pseudo officers are positions appointed or elected at the beginning of each semester. They perform other vital functions necessary for the survival of the chapter.

House Steward: The house steward is responsible for the planning and preparation of all meals served at the house. He is responsible for ordering the food and keeping track of board plan expenditures. He also must assign board plan jobs to meet everyone’s schedule during the week.

House Manager: The house manager is responsible for the upkeep of the physical structure of the house. He runs workweek and work parties. He assigns weekly house jobs. He must promptly arrange for the repair of anything in the house that breaks or wears out.

Sports Chairman: The sports chairman is responsible for keeping the brotherhood involved in intramural sports, both IFC and IC. He must arrange schedules, organize teams, and inform the brotherhood of the status of each as well as to the performance of each team. He is also responsible for all sporting equipment that belongs to the chapter.

IFC Representative: The IFC rep. is our contact with the IFC. He attends their bi-weekly meetings and is a member of at least one IFC committee. He must also attend Special Events Committee meetings which deal with Greekweek. GMWeek.etc. He must keep the brotherhood informed on the actions decided upon by the committees. and be able to represent the house on voting’s.

ECOMM Representative: The ECOMM Rep.is responsible for keeping the chapter informed of the decisions and actions of the Executive Committee.

The Greek Alphabet

Form		Name	Greek Value	English Value	Pronunciation
Α	α	alpha	ä	A	al få
Β	β	beta	b	B	ba’ tå
Γ	γ	gamma	g	G	ga’ må
Δ	δ	delta	d	D	del’ tå
Ε	ε	epsilon	e	E	ep-si-lon
Ζ	ζ	zeta	z	Z	za’ tå
Η	η	eta	a	E	a’ tå
Θ	θ	theta	th	Th	tha’ tå
Ι	ι	iota	e	I	i-o’ tå
Κ	κ	kappa	k	K	kap’ å
Λ	λ	lambda	l	L	lam’ då
Μ	μ	mu	m	M	mu
Ν	ν	nu	n	N	nu
Ξ	ξ	xi	ks	X	zi
Ο	ο	omicron	o	O	om’ i-kron
Π	π	pi	p	P	pi
Ρ	ρ	rho	r	R	ro
Σ	σ	sigma	s	S	sig’ må
Τ	τ	tau	t	T	tô
Υ	υ	upsilon	ü	U	up’ si-lon
Φ	φ	phi	f	Ph	fi
Χ	χ	chi	k	Ch	ki
Ψ	ψ	psi	ps	Ps	si
Ω	ω	omega	o	O	o-me’ gå

Condensed Table of Parliamentary Procedure

Motion Under Consideration	Must be Seconded	Debatable	Amendable	Can be Referred to Committee	Votes Needed to Pass
MAIN MOTIONS:Any new Proposition
for consideration by the group	yes	yes	yes	yes	Maj.
SUBSIDIARY MOTIONS
Postpone	yes	yes	no	yes	Maj.
Amend	yes	yes	yes	yes	Maj.
Refer to Committee	yes	yes	yes	no	Maj.
Postpone Definitely	yes	yes	yes	no	Maj.
Limit or Extend Debate	yes	no	yes	no	2/3
The Previous Question	yes	no	no	no	2/3
Lay on the Table	yes	no	no	no	Maj.
PRIVILEGED MOTIONS
Call of Order of the Day	no	no	no	no	None
Question of Privilege	no	no	no	no	None
Take a Recess	yes	no	yes	no	Maj.
Adjourn	yes	no	no	no	Maj.
Fix Time to which to Adjourn	yes	no	yes	no	Maj.
MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER
Take from the Table	yes	no	no	no	Maj.
Reconsider	yes	yes	no	no	Maj.
Reconsider, Enter on Minutes	yes	yes	no	no	Maj.
Rescind	yes	yes	yes	no	2/3
Renewal of Motions	…	…	…	…	…
INCIDENTAL MOTIONS
Question of Order	no	no	no	no	…
Appeal from Decision of Chair	no	yes	no	no	Maj.
Suspension of Rules	yes	no	no	no	2/3
Objection to Consideration	no	no	no	no	2/3
Division of Assembly	no	no	no	no	None
Division of a Question	yes	no	yes	no	Maj.