I bullshitted with this guy for like 5 minutes, he seemed nice enough. I dont think they care if you call them our brothers or not, they havent cared about that for years it would seem.
I just got the impression that this guy had just gotten out of school and was in State College for some reason, the outlaw SRU chapter still is doing well and has a house and a good amount of members. It would appear that the lawsuit or whatever in the article I posted didnt do much as that was from 3 years ago.
BTW there is an active underground chapter at Villanova and one at Susquehanna U. In selinsgrove pa right now as well. They are both pretty well known as well.
gammazeta, maybe we could do a road-show to all the outlaw chapters to interview them! (just kidding)
Lenoxxx
http://www.susqu.edu/crusader/articl...ArticleID=1107
University moves to oust illegal fraternity
By Meghan O'Reilly
Assistant News Editor
Following recent concerns from the national chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha about an underground fraternity bearing its name at Susquehanna, administrators and athletic coaches are taking steps to insure students and athletes alike are not participating in any such organizations.
"Coaches of all athletics are taking steps to keep athletes from pledging any illegal or underground fraternity," head football coach Steve Briggs said.
Several athletic teams will not allow members to participate if they choose to pledge underground fraternities.
Briggs' concerns focus on low grade point averages of the athletes who participate in pledging underground fraternities because there are no rules or regulations similar to legal fraternities.
Fraternities require all prospective members to have a certain G.P.A. before they are allowed to begin pledging.
"Those underground fraternities don't have any requirements," Briggs said. "Then I have kids [football players] quitting my team and dropping out of school," he continued.
Briggs clearly stated that football was not the only sport in support of this issue.
Men's track coach Jim Taylor confirmed that he would discourage any athlete or non-athlete from joining any illegal organization at Susquehanna.
In 1993, the national chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha withdrew Susquehanna's charter.
That same year, Susquehanna withdrew Lambda's recognition with the university due to serious disciplinary problems, according to Dorothy Anderson, dean of student life.
Problems with the former chapter of the fraternity included hazing, which violates state law and university policy, according to Anderson.
"Their behavior crossed the line. There were several assaults related directly to the underground fraternity," Anderson said, referring to an incident that occurred on campus last winter.
Anderson added that a period of five years must pass with no association to the former chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha in order for the national chapter to reconsider its charter.
"They [the underground fraternity] are entitled to a free association, but they can't tie themselves to the [Lambda] name," Anderson said.
"The longer they associate with that name, the less likely they will get their charter back," Anderson said.
Susquehanna president L. Jay Lemons met with members of the underground fraternity earlier this year.
"It was made very clear that any association with the name [Lambda Chi Alpha] would put off any reconsideration of reactivating the charter," Lemons said.
"I spoke with several Lambda alumni who are troubled and embarrassed to have the name associated with a group who haven't always been the most honest and upright," Lemons said. "These alumni do not regard them as brothers," he continued.
Lemons had positive things to say about the underground fraternity as well.
"They clearly care about one another and have made strong bonds," he said.
Prior to the revocation of the charter at Susquehanna, the name Lambda Chi Alpha "meant more" than what it has become to mean today, according to Lemons.
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