The Price of Integrity
Define what the word, “integrity” means to you? “Doing what is right no matter the circumstances” Often, the situations used to describe monumental moments of integrity are those that changed a life. Some use the example of calling out injustice in front a large group of people or giving their lives for others in the […]
How Mentorship is Changing the Future of the Fraternity
To be held in high esteem means to live an admirable life through words and actions. One is not born with that kind of commendable character; it is cultivated through years of the influence from a trusted guide. Growing up, those guides can be parents, teachers or counselors who shape an individual into a functional […]
An Ode to a High Pi
“Ohana means family and family never gets left behind.” Family is not just those who share a bloodline, but those chosen to be invited into it. A Lifetime of True Brotherhood represents the ones who are chosen to become family. After all, Greek life is grounded in the idea of Brotherhood and Sisterhood. The oath […]
Choptalk 033 Recap – Troy Medley, CEO
This week on the Choptalk podcast, we are discussing service and stewardship with our newly appointed CEO, Troy Medley. His vision for the organization is rooted in the fact that service & stewardship are a vital part to the development of the young men who walk through the Lambda Chi Alpha doors. Medley attended Missouri […]
Episode 033 – Service & Stewardship
On this episode of the ChopTalk Podcast, we have a special guest, our new CEO, Troy Medley! Troy is still in his first 3 months as CEO and we take this time let him introduce himself to our listeners and get to know him a little more. In addition to getting to know Troy, we […]
Choptalk 032 Recap: Kevin Carey
This week on the ChopTalk Podcast, we are discussing the complexity of Fraternity men leading one another in an organization. Carey begins by explaining that respect easily translates from the chapter level to professional environments. It is not a transaction, rather, an expectation. The challenge comes when peers and leaders are not following the same […]
Episode 032 – Respect
On this episode of the ChopTalk Podcast, we are joined by Kevin Carey. Kevin is the Director of Student Involvement at Illinois Wesleyan University and has been working in Higher Education for nearly 8 years. Because of his experience with college students, Kevin joins us to talk about respect. Respect can take many forms and […]
How To: Earn the Respect of Your Peers in a Leadership Position
First, ask for advice Could you have gotten through school without the help of your teachers? Hands down, no. Similarly, you can’t get through life without the counsel of others. In times of change, adversity or reflection, many people turn to a professional counselor to sort out their thoughts in a constructive way. While professional […]
What Makes Us Men of Value
Part of accepting the call to the brotherhood means understanding where we come from. Lambda Chi Alpha is based upon Christian ideals that are woven in the ritual and netted in the values. They are the foundation to what makes members men of honor and integrity. JB Glass is a figure in the organization who […]
A (Social) Platform to Stand On
Do whatever you want, unless it’s giving up. Do not give up. Never give up. Chris Pisarski (Omicron, ‘11) repeated these very words to himself as he discovers another few thousand dollars was usurped from his bank account with the hope it would be the big break he’d been waiting for. It wasn’t, and neither […]
