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Honorary members are held in high esteem...I remember my first encounter w/an honorary LCA. I was an Associate Member (what many groups call Pledges), and went with one of my older roommates to a wake for the father of Art, one our members.
When we got to the funeral home, John & I entered the room where they were holding the visitation. Imagine my surprise when I saw that Art's dad was wearing a Lambda Chi badge in the coffin.
John explained that Art's dad had been a big help when the chapter was formed a few years earlier. He helped bring in furnishings and did other chores while setting up the new chapter, and had gotten such a charge out of the experience that he was given an honorary membership.
To sum it up, John said, "Art's dad was so proud of being a Lambda Chi that the family felt it was proper for him to wear his pin." This left a huge impression on me, since I was an 18-year-old freshman. That image has stayed with me for 30+ years. "Too old"..."old fart"...nah, you can be one of the guys.
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Bill Foltz, B-O 130
Illinois State '77
"People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power."
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