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1) What made you decide that Lambda Chi was right for you in the first place?
Even tho this all went down 30+ years ago, I can still remember the reason I joined LCA. I'd always been part of a team in some fashion, starting in junior high (what's now known as middle school). Basketball, baseball, football, track, etc. When I got to Illinois State, I lived on the top floor (26) of the tallest dorm in North America. There were as many people in the building (2,500) as I had in my entire high school north of Chicago. I decided quickly that I needed to get involved w/a group that could replicate that "team" aspect. As it turned out, my eventual Big Brother lived two doors down. I've never regretted joining.

2) What advantages are there to Associate Membership?
There's no "2nd Class Citizen" aspect - since I've been working w/a couple of chapters as an alumni advisor for 10+ years, I've come to appreciate this even more when I see the growth of an AM who's taken on an officer's position.

3) Did you have a formal or informal rush at your school?
Back in the dark ages, we didn't even have Greek advisors, let alone a formal rush. All of the fraternities/sororities got together & decided when they wanted to hold recruitment activities as a group. The sororities were more structured (driving rushees around from house to house), while the fraternities basically held "smokers" & "keggers" (two things you don't generally see anymore, especially since smoking's been banned in many municipalities and on numerous campuses).

4) Can you give me any advice in choosing this or any fraternity, and if I do choose this one (it is currently my 1st choice) what did you do, if anything, to ensure your bid?
Like everyone else has noted, JUST BE YOURSELF. Acting in a manner that's contrary to your true nature is simply a way to get your name scratched off of the callback list.

BTW, Coe has always had a great chapter, even back when we rode dinosaurs to class in the 1970's. One of my best friends in HS became a Chi Omega there, and she wound up going out on a date w/a Lambda Chi. I met the man a few years ago @ a General Assembly (our biannual convention), so it was nice to finally place a face w/the name I'd heard back in the olden times.

Good luck...