C & C April

[docroc67]

Originally Posted by GammaZeta

Oh yeah, Gamma Zeta!

"The first coat of arms was prepared by Gamma at Massachusetts State where the chapter felt the need of a “fraternity plate” for publication in the Greek letter section of the yearbook. The Gamma “Plate” or coat of arms was based on the first ritual of Lambda Chi Alpha…. "

I still find it funny that they think the printing and picture of the plate that they posted on the C & C website is THE Gamma Plate.

Brother GammaZeta,

It is not a "they" it is me. I wrote the article.

I would love to see "THE Gamma Plate" you are referring to in your post.

Please share it.

Yours in ZAX,

Mike Raymond, ZU-384

[GammaZeta]

Yeah Mike, I read the comments below the article, which prompted me to post here.

Great work by the way! It is one thing to write about a famous event that happened 100 years ago, it is another thing to do the research and footwork to write intelligently about a non-historical (at least to non-LXA's) event.

Well, Gamma Zeta chapter had many unique and rare artifacts. I guess it comes from being the first house (and chapter in my opinion) and continuously operating from 1912-1974. It also helped that we stayed in the same house during that time. It was always great to bring them out and use some of them during ritual. Kinda made the new meets old.

Maybe 'S would be more appropriate???

[Tom Earp]

Originally Posted by docroc67

Brother GammaZeta,

It is not a "they" it is me. I wrote the article.

I would love to see "THE Gamma Plate" you are referring to in your post.

Please share it.

Yours in ZAX,

Mike Raymond, ZU-384

Mike I find it very interesting from Your post.

We know that a Coat of Arms was not designed and was requested by the Possible New Chapters. So one was desingned and was called the Gammas Plate from a drawing so it could be placed as a designated Fraternity in a year book, presumably to show it was really a Greek Social Organization as all others had a Coat of Arms.

So now, I guess the question would be is or was there only one etched by hand in those days or were there others?

So, if so, as jono said, so and so had it. Where is it now?

There have been prints made and given out.

jono is correct about pins given and the covering of Historical artifacts.

Granted there is only so much space to show items, but to just place them in a box or what ever should never be a question.

Catagorized and placed where they can be studied and kept for Us as Brothers to see what has been given and for History.


I have an Auburn Local pin that I would to donate, but I do not want it lost in the mists along with the local Pin and Pledge Pin that I was requried to give.

So, where are they and what is being done to preserve them?

[JonoBN41]

Just noticed the poll results from last month's question of when we should celebrate the centennial. Ninety-three percent voted for Nov. 2, 2009, but only one percent said Nov. 15, 2011.

I've been in the minority before, but never this bad.