Volunterering for LXA

[Erik P Conard]

after about twenty years of being pissed off at the club, I came
back to volunteering
If you think the greeks are worth saving, volunteer
If you think Lambda Chi Alpha is worth saving, volunteer
You will be renewed and proud.
Do it. I did, t'ain't bad at all.
And for an old man, a revival of sorts.
Try it, you'll like it. Really.
An old Teke pal.

[Tom Earp]

Erik, please, less emphasis on the old part if you dont mind!

I have know Erik for many years @ 40 to be exact and He led me to LXA.

He is a staunch TKE, LXA, and all Greek supporter.

He is a walking and talking information book on Greeks and will be very happy to expound on them for you.

Erik is so right. I fell by the wayside for a period during a divorce, but have gotten back into it whole heartedly. It is like the magic elixer working with the Many young people of My Chapter, My Fraternaty, and Greeks as a whole. Nothing will keep you young and vibrante as working with, enjoying the good times and bad than being with The Kids!

[Tom Earp]

I was pleased to hear from a Brother Named Eric Carlson, Northwester U. who is on the Steering Committee for Mentoring Alums.
I had to interigate him first to see who He really was.

When He Mentioned NWU., I asked him if He Knew Bill Foltz Who is the High Pi there. Yes he said I know Bill. What does He go by I asked, ah, BOZ He answered!
Yep I told Him this is Our own Boz a Hoot for sure!
Kewel.

He also new where kpicket is from so was the true deal for sure!



So basically, He was asking me about why I wanted to be a Mentor for Actives of LXA! So Basically I told him I had been doing it for years at My Chapter along with talking to Brothers on GC and suggested that He check the site out! Why, is simple, Wh have a lot of Great Brothers here who are willing to help.

So basically The New Kids are asking for help, ours specifically as Alums. But, they are asking for Actives to sign up for this program to select people who can work with each other.

So I guess it boils down to is giving a little more time for LXA and The Young Men who are our Brothers.

I have invited Him to come on G C and Join us and meet our little Band of Brothers and learn some things from us also!

I hope Eric C comes on board and sees what We as LXA Brothers think and discuss.

If you have time, do not back off of volunteering time, No travel unless it is close and you want to just by phone!

I am in!

[Franchise]

Tom, thanks for being a great volunteer and providing this resource to the LCA community! As you can see I did manage to find it..

What Tom is refering to in his previous post is the Joseph T. Charles Mentor Leadership Program, which is a fantastic opportunity for alumni to get involved and directly impact the fraternal experience for one or many active members.

Through the program, active members are matched up with alumni from their profession/career of choice and location. Once a connection is made, it is expected that alumni mentors will be a resource to answer our active member's questions and to provide guidance, just as your big brother did when you joined this fraternity.

The program is an excellent way to help contribute to the growth of our fraternity, without a substantial time or financial contribution. I encourage all active members with career questions, and alumni members to apply - it takes less than two minutes!

For more information go to:
http://www.lambdachi.org/mentoring/

Thanks to all of you for reading this long (first) post, and to all the comments about IHQ... we all get fustrated sometime because we want to see this fraternity be the best that it can be, but we *do* need to remember that for everyone at IHQ, it is strictly a labor of love. They are forced to find innovative ways to do more and more with less resources, and for that they should be commended.

[Tom Earp]

Brother Eric thank you for all of the information..

Glad you found the Site and please dont be a stranger!

[boz130]

Per a previous post, I'm not the High Pi @ Northwestern...I'm not even the High Pi @ Illinois State, for that matter. Those positions are held by Jim Clemmer/NU & Scott Urban/ISU. I just happen to hold positions on their alumni boards (NU = Secretary/Publisher, ISU = At-Large). Just to set the record straight...

ZAX,
BF

[Tom Earp]

Boz, sorry my mistake. The main thing is that you work with these two Zetas!

[Tom Earp]

Just to show that the Mentoring Program is working, I received info on two you Brothers who are located at Culver-Stockton and Truman St. U. both Mo. Schools.

Have emailed them but as of yet heard nothing from them. Am looking forward to hearing from them and working with them.

I guess to me, this is waht being a Brother of LXA is all about.

Really shows what In ZAX, means!