The actual wording from the Foundation Newsletter is:

"The colonies at Memphis, Loyola-Marymount, Elmhurst, and Wilfred-Laurier, and the Murray State, Ohio, and Marshall chapters all received Impact Leadership Level One training this fall. Colonies on the agenda for the spring are: California-Davis, Northern Colorado, Marietta, Kent State, Missouri, and Arkansas. In addition, 15 other chapters will participate in an Impact Leadership chapter retreat before the end of the school year."

in ZAX,
Eric

Eric D. Berger
High Pi, Alpha Zeta at Boston University
A888

Gents: I just got my EF newsletter and was about to make the same clarification. Thanks, Brother B...

ZAX,
Bill Foltz
BOZ 130
Illinois State '77

Eric, thank you for posting this!

By the way, does Alpha have a web site? Have not been able to find one!

Do you have any idea of the time line for the re-colonization for said Zetas?

I wish International would print more items about this area of interest..

Tom,

The Alpha Chapter does not currently have a website, but we are working with someone to get it developed this semester.

I don't have a timeline for colonizations. I think a lot of it depends on how one is going before another starts off. Given the staff resources working on expansion, this makes sense.

Enjoy the New Year!

in ZAX,
Eric

Re: Northern Colorado...if all goes well (only question right now is membership #'s)...they should recharter in the Spring of 2003.

I'd like to see Gamma Pi (Colorado State) return as soon as possible, but, not until the poisonous atmosphere regarding greeks is fixed. The university president is retiring, which will be of great benefit to greek expansion. He oversaw the literal gutting of the greek system over the last decade.

Nice to see all the expansion going on! Always a good sign!

ZAX

Good to See
 

Good to see the return of popularity to my old #1 thread (remember expansion got the magic deletion!)

Nationals website hasnt updated the new chapter expansion scroll, so right now the plans for Spring 2003 outside of Valpo remain a mystery to us common folks!

If anyone hears anything, Im sure we'd all like to hear!

And best of luck to Nothern Colorado!

JFL

Eric, and LxaAlum thanks for the info!

Jas, still love U Bro!!!!!:D How goes it?

Happy New Year ro Each Of the Brothers Of LXA!!

I am in hopes that there will be more info coming from International via, C & C and Web Site in the near Future.

I am in hopes that International remembers, that the Alums are still very involved and care about Our Fraternity!

Let us Hope that We expand and continue to grow!

update
 

FYI

I just took a gaze at the LCA main website to see what the new colony announcements are. And it is still not updated since last summer.

Now Im sure the cats at Nationals who secretly read this and keep tabs about who bitches about them wont like it, but come on, update your text once a semester, piss poor!

Lenoxxx

Future Expansion

DePauw, Missouri, North Carolina State, Tampa, Rutgers, Valparaiso, Arizona, Arkansas


I pulled this list from the January 2002 GHZ minutes found in a lesser used part of LCA.org.

Some of these did happen this last fall. As to what is happening now, without any updates to the Big Website at www.lambdachi.org we really dont know!

And now back to you!

Lenoxxx

I know that they've been talking to people at Valpo, since my collegiate ADPi sisters passed along the info, but I have no other ideas. AFAIK, they were recruiting etc. from Jan 18 to Feb 18, so hopefully there will be some news soon!

kateshort, thanks for the update on your end!!!! Much Appreciated!:)

It seems many times that the Alums are last to find out what is going on in The Fraternity. Amazing thing is that we the Alums that carry on, work with, donate $$$, and many other things find out littlke information!

I was told by an International Officer that this has been discussed and would try to rectify this point of contention.

I do not donate to International as My Chapter is in the process of building a New House so My money is going toward it!

Our old Grande Dame' of a house will be gone at the end of the Sememster and work began on a NEW ONE!

Hope the best and keep any info coming!!!

Update
 

This past weekend I attended the Leadership Conference that was held in Indianapolis. During the weekend I got to attend numerous activities including the State of the Fraternity address given by Ted Grossnickle - Grand High Alpha. He mentioned a number of things which are pertinent to this discussion:

• 23 new colonies have opened since 1998. This spring, there will be new colonies at South Carolina - Aiken and at Valparaiso University.
• The colony at Gettysburg received its' charter this weekend and the colonies at Marietta and Loyola - Marymount will later this year.

I hope this is helpful for everyone.

ZAX,
-jason seegert

WittChopper, Welcome to GC and hope you become a permanent poster. There are some Great Brothers on G C!


Thanks for the info on Colonies and Charterings. I and the rest of the Brothers wish we could get more info sooner.

South Carolina Aiken?
 

http://www.usca.edu/clubs/LCA/LambdaChiMainpage.htm

Wow you got me there, I just typed in the name LCA South Carolina Aiken into the search engine and found that we have HAD a chapter there.

Are these guys stealth or what?

It begs the question- Where are we expanding to? HAHAHAHA

He Witt LXA- one of my frineds is a NZ LCA alumni he never gets a mailer, do you do an alumni newsletter?

Lenoxxx

Gents: FYI, the text of Brother Grossnickle's message will be on lambdachi.org at some point in the near future. I attended the Indy SLC & got a copy of his comments after the banquet.

Basically, he said things are good for the most part (for instance, a 50% decrease in chapter/colony probations since 2000, Impact, etc.).

However, we do face a number of challenges (a 27% decline in membership count since the early 1990's, tight finances, high insurance premiums, etc.).

He did note that the overall fraternity's 2003-2006 action plan will include making conferences more affordable, having better overall communications and things of this nature.

The foremost thing he emphasized in closing was that "We must resolutely, and without apology, tell our friends and others that our fratenity is a good thing", and that we all need to pull together (undergrads and alums alike) by giving our "gifts of time, expertise and advocacy".

I guess this brings out the meaning of "Xalepa Ta Kala", doesn't it?

Yours in ZAX,
Bill Foltz
BOZ 130
Illinois State '77