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 […]
Good Food Can Change the World
Since 1988, Wahoo’s Fish Tacos has served countless surfers, skaters and everyone in between with their unique spin on the classic taco featuring Chinese-Brazilian flavors. The company, while starting from humble beginnings in Costa Mesa, Calif., has played host to some of the greatest surfers in the world. At the center of this culinary revolution […]
Black History Month Spotlight: Marc Nichols
Ambitious, hardworking and passionate, Lambda Chi Alpha alumnus Marc Nichols 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 last month, Nichols added one more prestigious title to his resume: chief counsel of the […]
Pops & Chops: A Legacy of Kindness
At age 67, Richard Wood became a member of Lambda Chi Alpha. Enjoying lunch in San Diego on the day of his initiation, familiar faces began to enter the restaurant to surprise and congratulate Wood. Surrounding him were the friends and Brothers of the Phi-Sigma Zeta chapter of his late son, Spencer, who died from […]
From Fan to Career
It isn’t every day that you find yourself working under former NFL pro Tim Tebow. What started as a dream has now become reality for Cruz Oxenreider (University of Alabama, ’15) through years of hard work. Oxenreider first began his collegiate career at the University of Florida, but after further review, found that it wasn’t […]
Alumni Service Spotlight: Seth Warren
Navigating the COVID-19 pandemic has been anything but easy, but no one has felt the strain more than the professionals of the healthcare industry. These real-life superheroes have been manning the frontlines since the beginning with an all-hands-on-deck mentality. For Seth Warren (University of Richmond, ’89), his time as the CEO of Riverview Health, with […]
Capturing History
When Tom Hauck graduated from San Diego State University with a finance degree in 1989, he never would have imagined that one day he would rub elbows with some of the greatest athletes in the world, capturing history through the lens of his camera. Following a year of horrible interest rates and a real estate […]
C&C Fall 2021
Introducing the fall edition of the Cross & Crescent! This issue is centered around one of the cornerstones of our organization- Strength Through Service. Through the pages of edition, you will find incredible stories of role models who are serving their communities and beyond each and every day. We always encourage our Brothers to submit […]
Made to Serve: Nick Gicinto
From serving 10 years in the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to helping create insider threat programs for some of the biggest names in the private sector, Nick Gicinto (William Jewell, ’03) has devoted much of his life to ensuring the protection of the country’s most sensitive information. What has turned into an impressive […]
C&C Spring 2021
Introducing the spring edition of the Cross & Crescent! This issue is centered around one of the cornerstones of our organization- Timeless Leadership. Through the pages of edition, you will find incredible stories of role models who are leading the way in their chapters, communities and beyond each and every day. We always encourage our […]
