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[PiLambda1]

Originally Posted by PLLXA

Being this fall my class has the highest numbers, last one being 576, so I think it will be decent amount of work, but at our last alumni cocktail hour our #1 Zeta was there. Let me know when he gets back with any help, as well it is never to late to start this project. Also where can I find some of these examples? Thanks a lot!

In ZAX

Here's the link to ours.

Our I-numbers are only up to 49, but I have them mapped out
fairly well IMO...

http://www.stlcoplxa.com/TheTreeofPiLambdaZeta.xls


In ZAX,
Brandon
Pi-Lambda 001

[Ottor 246]

Wow. My chapter has a book containing a flow chart of each family tree since the founding of our chapter. I always thought all chapters had them. When I was an associate member, I was encouraged to memorize my family tree, which I did. A few years ago, I looked up my tree and discovered that I now have about six generations of little brothers, consisting of about sixteen brothers or some crazy number like that. Pretty neat, since I was only the seventh brother in my tree.

Every year, the alumi appoint an alumnus to add the names of the newly initiated brothers and their zeta numbers to the appropriate tree. So once it's established, it's really no big deal to keep it updated. On the other hand, starting from scratch and going back through decades of chapter history could be daunting. Good luck.

In ZAX,
Ottor

[Tom Earp]

WOW, that is the rub.

Starting early is the key.

But I still did not answer the question.

The idea of having a total listing of all Brothers of the Zeta is the key!

Starting from scratch is going to be tough with out the key. # 1 being the first of course.

The Tree is nothing more than a seed = #1. Then it grows with branches and names.

The only problem I have seen is the Limbs overwhelming the Zeta.

It has to be kept in prospective.

[Mooch279]

Heres a link to the one a couple of guys in our chapter compiled in the last couple of years. http://phidelta.glennfitzpatrick.com/

[JoinerLxa]

One of Georgetown's alums started one about 10 years ago. At every
Homecoming meeting he has a flowchart printed on a large banner so alums
can fill in more info. But I think it only goes back to the 70's or late 60's.... no
data for the 20's to the 60's. I'm not even sure they had "big brothers"
"way back when". Would be interesting to know how far back the
"big brother" tradition goes. At least the 40's, but I don't know if
ThKN had them or not.

Since Vandy recolonized in 1991, they didn't have so far to go back. So I
think they have almost 100% complete data. They even have "families"
with names. A family patriarch is one of the initial colonizers who had no
big brother (at least at Vandy). Since I was active there at the time,
and had a little brother, I'm the "patriarch of the Omega Family", which
I'm proud to say is still adding members (some families have died out).

They started "family names" well after I left, and I have no idea why we're
the "Omega" family. Eventually someone realized that "Omega" is for
deceased brothers in LXA, but there is resistance to change of course.
I suggested changing it to the "Kappa-Omega Family", since I was
initiated at KO, and since that family has a line at KO going back
many more years....but it hasn't changed. So my "dead line" is still
alive! ha ha!

They keep their excel file online on their website. All the new initiates
learn what "family" they are in, but don't memorize their line or anything
(that I know of).

[JonoBN41]

Originally Posted by JoinerLxa

..."big brother" tradition goes. At least the 40's, but I don't know if ThKN had them or not.

I have a 1936 TKN paddle, "Elmer from Bob", so (unless Elmer was the pledge master) I would assume they had big and little brothers.

But I'm not absolutely sure.