Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
News Release
Media Contact: May 14, 2008
Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
Tad Lichtenauer
tlichtenauer@lambdachi.org
317-803-7322
Preliminary Data Results of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity’s New Education Program Demonstrate Positive Impact with Helping Young Men Develop Internal ‘Moral Compass’
INDIANAPOLIS – Preliminary data results of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity’s groundbreaking new educational program – called the True Brother Initiative – demonstrate a positive impact on the development of young men’s internal “moral compass.”
Obtained through surveys of undergraduate members, the data results are currently being validated by independent third-party experts and plans for releasing the final results are scheduled for early fall 2008.
“As a leader in the Greek movement, and a champion of fraternities being accepted as a co-curricular part of a college campus, we firmly believe this new initiative shows that there is a clear benefit to values -based teaching of undergraduate men,” says Lambda Chi Alpha CEO Bill Farkas. “We see this revelation as the foundation of the future for not only Lambda Chi Alpha but for the entire Greek community.”
With the preliminary data results, Lambda Chi Alpha now has an unprecedented opportunity to influence the social developmental process of hundreds and thousands of young men across North America.
The new fraternity education program includes five primary areas of social and psychological impact for undergraduate members: self awareness and self esteem, empathy, intimacy and altruism. These developmental competencies combine to influence late adolescent and young adults and are rooted in concepts of mentorship and role modeling, growth from failure, commitment, and servant leadership.
Scientifically, development of these areas are proven to: lower alcohol abuse in college males; heighten leadership skills; create higher stability of attachments; and heighten life satisfaction and success.
About Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Founded in 1909, Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity is one of the largest men's general fraternities in North America with more than 258,000 initiated members and has held chapters at more than 300 universities. In the early 1970s, It was the first fraternity to eliminate pledging and remains a leader in the fight against hazing, alcohol abuse, and other challenges facing today's college student. Lambda Chi Alpha serves to complement higher education by providing opportunities for academic achievement, leadership development, and lifelong friendships. To learn more about Lambda Chi Alpha and its traditions, principles, and ideals, please visit www.lambdachi.org.
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