INVEST IN SUCCESS: An Event that Inspired, United and Celebrated Brothers 1st
Invest in Success! The General Assembly is the legislative body of Lambda Chi Alpha that deliberates and votes on proposals to change our laws and elects members of the Grand High Zeta. Our laws require that 75% of the voting power at any General Assembly must be held by our undergraduate members, and this year marked […]
Now Playing: Brother Nathan Legger’s Journey Across the World
Growing up in the island nation of Aruba, surrounded by his family in the restaurant industry, Nathan Legger learned the value of hard work from a young age. Year after year, he watched as his parents ran a successful restaurant catering to the tourists who frequent the island. Legger would often help with the lunch […]
Service Spotlight: Kyle Lovelock
The phone buzzed with a text. As Kyle Lovelock (Huntingdon College, ‘22) groggily lifted it to his face, what he would find on the other end of that screen would change the course of his life forever. The text from his brother, Donovan, a guiding force in Lovelock’s life since the death of his uncle […]
Service Spotlight: Luke Higgins
Before Luke Higgins knew strength through service in the Brotherhood of Lambda Chi Alpha, he was forging his own path. Over the course of his childhood and into his collegiate career, Higgins has logged over 2000 hours of community service. Most of these hours come from the South Dakota National Guard Youth Program, a program […]
Lambda Chi Alpha Chapter Featured on Netflix’s “Queer Eye”
According to Parrot Analytics, audience demand for the Netflix favorite Queer Eye is almost five times the demand of the average television series in the United States. Through five different areas of self-improvement, the “Fab Five” have taken the country by storm in heartfelt stories centered around self-acceptance and love. As the seventh season, set […]
Episode 56-Campus Involvement
What do you want to remember from your undergraduate career? If you have already graduated, what stands out to you most? Was it your time in the classroom or those experiences you had during your extracurricular activities? Dr. James Bridgeforth (Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and ExperienceVT at Virginia Tech University) joins the ChopTalk […]
A Lifetime of Service: Doug Schmidt Spotlight
The same year Bobby Fischer became a Chess Grand Master and President Eisenhower created NASA, Doug Schmidt (University of California-Santa Barbara, ’60) transferred to the Santa Barbara College of the University of California (UCSB), as it was known then. By 1958, Doug swore off Greek Life, having joined a local fraternity at Berkeley where he […]
Episode 55- Travel
Fasten your seatbelts and make sure your tray tables are in the upright position, we are getting into travel! From imaginary places to travel horror stories, we are here to talk all things planes, trains and automobiles. Disclaimer: The views expressed in our ChopTalk podcasts are those of the individual participants only and do not […]
Alumni Spotlight: Life as a Servant Leader
Ambitious, hardworking, and passionate, Lambda Chi Alpha alumnus Marc Nichols (Wabash College, ’92) maintains an impressive legal resume. He’s served as the U.S. and Canadian general counsel at the Sweden-based aerospace and defense company, Saab, and a senior attorney for Rolls-Royce. As of January 2022, Nichols added one more prestigious title to his resume: chief […]
Undergrad Spotlight: What Makes a Leader?
Throughout history, countless individuals have tried to put their own spin on what it means to be an effective leader. But in the end, one can find an understanding of their ability to lead by answering two simple questions: is there an effective following behind me that has earned my trust, or am I simply […]
