Lambda Chi Alpha: First chapter at HBCU

Corbin Dallas · #1 09-19-2002, 08:45 AM

I got my new Cross & Crescent, our fraternity magazine, last weekend, and was reading through it. There's an article about our first chapter at an HBCU, North Carolina A & T. I think it's great for two reasons, first, that we're not closing out these campuses to expansion, and second, that their not opposed to us coming there. I've never been involved in any expansion, but from what I've read, the fraternity needs to be welcome by the school and the greek ruling body there. I know LCA is very strict about only going where we're wanted. One quick question, do any other IFC or NPC groups, aside from Kappa Alpha Psi have chapters on HBCUs? From the article, which I wish I could post, but I can't find it online, and I don't have it here to type in, I assumed that LCA wasn't the first "white" fraternity to go onto an HBCU, but that it was our first chapter at one.

bolingbaker · #2 09-19-2002, 09:36 AM

I haven't seen any other NIC chapters' names listed on historically Black university rosters. I wish you well and hope you are accepted. If LXA establishes itself as a "white" fraternity there, it will be interesting to see the reaction. If LXA's chapter tries to compete with the traditional chapters of KAPsi, Omega, APhiA, etc, - that is, to attempt to become a "Black" fraternity and mimic their unique culture - it will also be interesting to see how successful they are. I'm sure LXA has thought this through. Maybe they'll create some new form of hybred group that will benefit everyone. Best of luck.

Corbin Dallas · #3 09-19-2002, 10:26 AM

I know the chapter is a good mix of backgrounds, white, black, asian, and hispanic. Who knows how the chapter will grow. I would think they'd be more like the NPHC groups there in several respects, just because that's the atmosphere they're in, you know, when in rome...

aopirose · #4 09-19-2002, 11:10 AM

Actually, Sigma Pi had established a colony at Tennessee State a few years ago. I don't know if they chartered though. The link that I had for the Sigma Pi national site wasn't working. At the same time an NPC group also attempted a colony there but I won't say which one. I know that they were not successful.

Good luck to Lambda Chi and North Carolina A & T!

suntzu1963 · #5 09-19-2002, 02:43 PM

Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. is also apart of the NIC.

Check us out at: http://www.iotaphitheta.org

We have chapters at colleges throughout the country and graduate/alumni chapters as well.

Like Kappa Alpha Psi, we have dual memberships in the NIC and the NPHC.

Corbin Dallas · #6 09-19-2002, 03:48 PM

Sorry Iotas, I was glancing through the NIC members for NPHC members, and just missed your name. There are a ton of members!

Honeykiss1974 · #7 09-19-2002, 04:13 PM

Alpha Phi Omega and Gamma Sigma Sigma have chapters on a lot of HBCU campuses.

suntzu1963 · #8 09-19-2002, 04:22 PM

It's cool Steve. Yeah that list is quite expansive.

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Originally posted by Corbin Dallas
Sorry Iotas, I was glancing through the NIC members for NPHC members, and just missed your name. There are a ton of members!

Tom Earp · #9 09-19-2002, 11:08 PM

Once again, I think LXA, has become a leader In the Greek World! Yep I am tooting our horn!

I visited a Chapter Near Kansas City Last Sun!

I was talking to many Actives when I was told be carefull as there were New Associate Members walking up!

I was pleasenetly suprised to see and Afro-American in the 3 of them!

I said how proud I was of them for breaking the Barrier at the school!

When I left, I told each and everyone of them that the next time I saw them that I would hopefully be able to call them Brothers!

I may try to go to the Chapter for Initiation to see ALL of the Young Men become Brothers of LXA!

Munchkin03 · #10 09-19-2002, 11:15 PM

This is a great move and all, but it doesn't surprise me. So many HBCUs are experiencing increases in white students--especially in departments like architecture, physical therapy, and pharmacy. I know of at least one school where the majority of students in these 3 programs are not black--even though it's an HBCU. This is a simple case of supply and demand.

Thumbs up to LXA. I had to correspond with someone from their national office, and they were great.

#11 09-20-2002, 10:41 AM

Thumbs up to LXA!

ecugss01 · #12 09-21-2002, 11:06 AM

But Gamma Sigma Sigma is not all white...

Honeykiss1974 · #13 09-21-2002, 11:10 PM

GSS and APO are historically and predominately white orgs that have been expandeding to HBCUs for a long time. At my university, GSS had been threre since the 70's.

My point was that other PWGLOs have made this transition too.

Senusret I · #14 09-22-2002, 11:40 AM

Honeykiss is right.

APO has been at HBCU's since 1947. I'm not sure about GSS though.

It would be interesting to see when certain national honor societies expanded to HBCU's, such as Phi Beta Kappa.

12dn94dst · #15 09-22-2002, 02:18 PM

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Originally posted by dardenr
It would be interesting to see when certain national honor societies expanded to HBCU's, such as Phi Beta Kappa.

I guess Fisk & Howard aren't HBCUs anymore, huh?