The Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.



Nicknames: Lambda Chi's, Chi's, Chops, Choppers

Colors: purple, green, gold

Symbol: crucicrescent

Mascot: none

Founder: Warren A. Cole

Founded: November 2, 1909 Boston University Boston, MA

Badge: Pearl-set crescent of gold with horns turned toward the left,

 enclosing a mongram of the Greek letterd Chi and Alpha, Greek letter Lambda

 of gold stamped onto the Chi and Alpha, with eleven stones set in the

 lambda. In the center of the crescent, Greek letters Delta and Pi in

 gold on black enamel.

Member: NIC, FIPG, AFA

Headquarters: 8741 Founders Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268-1389 (317/872-8000)

Educational Foundation: Lambda Chi Alpha Educational Foundation, capital

 assets in excess of $2,000,000.00

Exoteric Magazine: The Cross and Crescent (quarterly, all members receive 

 lifetime subscription. Purple, Green, and Gold 1914-1937)

Number of campuses entered: 300+



Rank among NIC social fraternities by number of active chapters:

1. Tau Kappa Epsilon (322, 124)

2. Sigma Phi Epsilon (254, 64)

3. Lambda Chi Alpha (224, 61)

4. Sigma Chi (217)

5. Sigma Nu (212, 33)

6. Kappa Sigma (207, 51)

7. Sigma Alpha Epsilon (206, 44)

8. Pi Kappa Alpha (180, 49)

8. Phi Delta Theta (180, 36)

10. Alpha Tau Omega (164, 67)



By number of total initiates:

1. Sigma Alpha Epsilon (219,190)

2. Sigma Chi (208,499)

3. Lambda Chi Alpha (195,583)

4. Tau Kappa Epsilon (182,142)

5. Sigma Phi Epsilon (178,908)

6. Kappa Sigma (176, 291)

7. Phi Delta Theta (174,930)

8. Sigma Nu (167,169)

9. Pi Kappa Alpha (163,765)

10. Alpha Tau Omega (156,035)



NIC Presidents (as of 1991)

1944  Leroy A. Wilson

1958  Houston T. Karnes



NIC Gold Medal

1949  Leroy A. Wilson

1969  Houston T. Karnes

1975  Tozier Brown



NIC Interfraternal Awards

1989  George W. Spasyk



Fraternity Executives Association Presidents

1931-1933  Bruce H. McIntosh

1955-1956  Cyril "Duke" Flad

1979-1980  George W. Spasyk