Event Planning Forms – Tips & Tricks #3

Event Planning Forms – Submission Deadlines “One of the most common reasons Event Planning Forms get denied is due to the submission deadline. All Event Planning Forms go through the same process: Submitting Officer -> High Alpha -> High Pi (If there is one) -> Harm Reduction Staff. The 15 or 30 day deadline is […]

Event Planning Forms – Tips & Tricks #2

Event Planning Forms – Tips & Tricks #2 5 Sober Monitors-Base Line “Every event requires a certain number of sober monitors. Depending on the size of the event and how many people are attending will change the total number of sober monitors required. No matter the size of the event minimum of 5 sober monitors […]

Six Elements to Planning a Successful Volunteer Event

Six Elements to Planning a Successful Volunteer Event   Have you ever attempted to plan a volunteer event and turnout wasn’t what you expected? You’re not alone. It’s actually a common occurrence in many organizations.  It doesn’t have to be though. Many Lambda Chi Alpha chapters and colonies volunteer with a local food bank or food […]

Top 5 Reasons to Join Lambda Chi Alpha

Top 5 Reasons to Join Lambda Chi Alpha   By Chris Buck | Associate Director of Expansion Associate Membership Lambda Chi Alpha offers something different than most other organizations and that is Associate Membership. Potential members will be excited to know that they can take control of their experience by having a vote, being able […]

Event Planning Forms – Tips & Tricks #1

Event Planning Forms – Tips & Tricks #1 By: Kyle McCormick, Chapter Conduct Coordinator Chapter/Colony Specific Contracts  Is your Chapter/Colony ready to have a social, formal, or other large scale event? Will you be hiring security, bartenders, or renting out a venue? To speed the Event Planning Process up make sure you use the correct […]

Andrew Hickey – 30 Under 30

Andrew grew up in small city Cottonwood, Ariz. – known for its high amount of teenage pregnancies and drug use. He earned his first job at an auto-body shop at fourteen years old and held multiple leadership positions while growing up to help his community. Hickey’s curiosity led him to compete in the SkillsUSA Engineering Technology/Design […]

Remembering Those We Lost on September 11, 2001

Remembering Those We Lost on September 11, 2001 Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in the July 2008 issue of Cross & Crescent. On Sept. 11, 2001, 2,977 people lost their lives in the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history. Nine of them were brothers of Lambda Chi Alpha. September 11, 2001, claimed the lives […]

4 common mistakes to avoid during recruitment

4 common mistakes to avoid during recruitment   By Chris Buck | Associate Director of Expansion Why change something if it isn’t broken? This is often a mindset we take when planning recruitment or when it comes to the approach we are taking to find the guys to join. Some of these approaches are outdated and […]

Today is Hunger Action Day!

Today is Hunger Action Day!   On Saturday, July 27, 2013, Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity and Feeding America formally announced a new national partnership designed to improve the fraternity’s food collection programs at over 190 college campuses in the United States. Since then more than 10.6 million pounds of food have been raised. This equates to […]

Arkansas State chapter raises over $5,000 for veterans service dog

Arkansas State chapter raises over $5,000 for veteran’s service dog Thanks to the Iota-Theta Zeta of Lambda Chi Alpha at Arkansas State University, army veteran David Hudson will receive his very own service dog. Made possible through Retrieving Freedom, Inc., an organization that provides trained service dogs to veterans at no cost, brother Landen Crancer […]