Official LXA fez?

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Brothers,

I few years ago I saw the photograph that Brother John mentioned in his e-mail in a display case at IHQ. I was immediately drawn to the unhappy, Fez wearing Brothers in the photograph!

There is something odd, yet attractive, about a Fez! It brings to my mind North Africa, The French Foreign Legion, and Lawrence of Arabia, but not Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity!

The Fez style hat is still popular in some parts of the modern world and can be found for sale through an internet search. Finding one in green is problematic! I don't believe that the letters and tassle would be hard to make or find. So the prospect of a Lambda Chi Fez is close at hand.

To my knowledge the Lambda Chi Fez is still "Official" and could be worn without violating our Statuatory Code. However, I find it hard to believe that somebody would really want to wear it! OK, at a private gathering...but in public? I wonder.... can you imagine a troop of Lambda Chis strolling along the campus sidewalks wearing their Fezes?

About two years ago a Sigma Delta Tau Fez was auctioned on eBay! I wanted it but got "sniped" at the last second.

In a September, '06 C&C article about First Day Covers a comment was made about the popularity of these head devices among fraternal groups back in the 1920s and '30s. The Shriners still wear theirs!

Other Brothers must like them too. The most recent issue of the Paedagogus has the photograph John mentoned on page 101. None of the Brothers seem to be real happy about wearing the Fez and some are pictured just holding them in their hands. Cole is pictured in his Fez. I wonder if he had anything to say to them after the picture was taken....

The Fez, The Fez, Where Oh Where Is The Fez?

Yours in ZAX,

Mike Raymond, Z-U