Calm, Cool, & Collaborative

Alpha Chi Chapter at Western Kentucky University wrapped up our spring semester with four new members. We are working with Omicron Chapter at the University of Kentucky and Alpha Omega Chapter at Murray State University to reach out to incoming high school students involved in agriculture programs such as FFA and 4-H. Our goal is to acquire a fifteen-person recruitment class to achieve a roster north of thirtyfive members, which would be the highest since 2003.

In addition to recruitment, Alpha Chi Chapter had been busy training in events such as, “Tug,” and, “Spring Sing.” Preparation of these events were for Greek Week, a campus-wide competition between all Greek organizations to create a safe and fun environment to compete. In past years, we have come up short of receiving two runner-up medals, however, we worked hard to place higher this year. Despite our chapter size being smaller than other groups on campus, Alpha Chi Chapter is able to hold our own.

Our strong brotherhood allows us to come together and work efficiently as a team to be competitive in all Greek Week competitions. We sought to be back-to-back, “Tug,” victories and our 30th win out of 58 years of competition.

We have also been busy working on our chapter house with improvements such as renovating two bathrooms, part of our back deck, and recently upgraded from old heating and air units to each room having its own mini-split air conditioning unit, allowing each room to heat and cool more efficiently and effectively. We are also planning our upcoming golf scramble in the summer, which has proven to bring more than one hundred undergraduate and alumni members together annually — and has raised more than $20,000 in the last two years. Alpha Chi Chapter is thrilled to be included in this edition of SICKLE & SHEAF and would like to wish our fellow chapters the best of luck in future endeavors!

Jude Baker, Noble Ruler