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True Brother 4 HCA Chairman & CEO Jack Bovender

Two prominent alumni brothers receive top honor. Robert Kidder is the former CEO of Duracell and Borden, and Dr. Timothy Tucker is the current president of the American Pharmacists Association

By Bill Farkas

Centennial News 7 Centennial Logo Chapter News 8 Chapter and Alumni News

2008 Order of Achievement Recipients

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Fraternity News 10 52nd General Assembly Awards

Living Legends Kickoff Centennial Celebration George Spasyk, Doc Dirghalli, and Murphy Osborne captivate attendees during the at 52nd General Assembly final banquet.

More than 700 brothers witness this historic night.

By Tad Lichtenauer

Credits

Contributions

Publisher: Bill Farkas Editor: Tad Lichtenauer Assistant Editor: Chris Barrick Illustrator: Jeff Reisdorfer Podcast Voice: Fuzz Martin Photographer: Walt Moser Assignment Editor: Jon Williamson Historian: Mike Raymond Contributing Editors:

Jono Hren

Aaron Jones

George Spasyk

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FRATERNITY NEWS

2008–2009 Grand High Zeta Lambda Chi Alpha’s updated Board of Directors

By Bill Farkas (Butler 1988)

The Grand High Zeta serves as the Board of Directors for Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. It consists of nine members elected by the General Assembly to fill alternating four-year terms; up to two alumni members appointed by the Grand High Zeta to fill two-year terms; the chairman and vice chairman of the Student Advisory Committee to serve one-year terms as Grand High Sigma and Grand High Theta; the chairman and vice chairman of the Council of Presidents to serve one-year terms as Grand High Nu and Grand High Psi.

Lynn Chipperfield (Drury 1973) Grand High Pi (Chancellor) Term: August 2006 to July 2010

The following revised list of the Grand High Zeta board members reflects the changes made during the 52nd General Assembly in Phoenix.

Fletcher McElreath (Mercer 1987) Grand High Kappa (Director) Term: August 2008 to July 2012

Dr. Ed Leonard III (William Jewell 1979) Grand High Alpha (Chairman) Term: August 2006 to July 2010 Drew Hunter (Denver 1980) Grand High Beta (Vice-Chairman) Term: August 2008 to July 2012

New Educational Foundation Chair

Dr. Greg Smith (Washington 1962) Grand High Gamma (Secretary) Term: August 2008 to July 2012 Bob Koch (California-Berkeley 1971) Grand High Tau (Treasurer) Term: August 2006 to July 2010

Professionally, Sellers is an independent consultant, assisting companies with process change, profitability, analysis, and strategic management. He is a retired partner with Deloitte & Touche and is a director at the Bank of Commerce in Charlotte, North Carolina, as well as chairman of the board of Habitat for Humanity.

Dr. Ralph Wilhelm Jr. (Cornell 1967) Grand High Iota (Director) Term: August 2006 to July 2010

Phil Parker Florida (Atlantic 1973) Grand High Delta (Director) Term: August 2006 to July 2010 Jim Bond (Central Missouri State 1978) Grand High Phi (Director) Term: August 2008 to July 20012 Tom Cochrun (Ball State 1968) Grand High Epsilon (Director) Term: August 2008 to July 2010 Greg Hearing (Denver 2009) Grand High Sigma (Director) Tristan Fry (Mercer 2008) Grand High Theta (Director) Joey Katz (Florida 2009) Grand High Nu (Director) Andrew Visser (Coe 2009) Grand High Psi (Director)

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H. Dean Sellers (Florida State 1966) was appointed the new chairman of the Lambda Chi Alpha Educational Foundation during the 52nd General Assembly held in Phoenix.

Sellers formerly served as the Educational Foundation’s treasurer.

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With Sellers’ new appointment, Lambda Chi Alpha would like to recognize Gregg D. Behrens (Iowa State 1974) for his tremendous service as the previous board chairman. Since 2002, Behrens has been an important member of the board, serving as treasurer since 2003 until being elected chairman in July 2006. He also has served on the campaign cabinet for “The Call to Lead Campaign,” which has raised more than $6.5 million.

The other new Educational Foundation officers are: Ronald A. Neville (Drury 1969), vice chairman; Don N. Sherman (Oklahoma 1957), treasurer; and, Mark A. Hoag (Michigan State 1972), secretary.

Lambda Chi Alpha is fortunate to have hundreds of quiet heroes including brothers who, often at their own expense, travel to board meetings and educational conferences to serve as leadership facilitators, and who serve their local chapters as High Pis and House Corporation members.

These volunteers serve three-year terms and meet four times a year either by phone or in person. They serve on committees and manage assets, as well as give and raise money for Lambda Chi Alpha.

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TRUE BROTHER

HCA Chairman & CEO Jack Bovender Educational Foundation board member and Order of Achievement recipient shares his insights about our Seven Core Values

By Tim Reuter (Simpson 2003) Core Values form the foundation of Lambda Chi Alpha’s approach to brotherhood. As a part of the True Brother Initiative, our Seven Core Values — Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Service & Stewardship, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage — once learned and internalized equip each undergraduate brother with a clear moral compass always orienting him, no matter the environment or consequences, toward making ethical decisions.

outcome of some business transaction or some professional responsibility that they may have as a doctor or lawyer, as example.”

For Lambda Chi Alpha, it is not enough simply to know how to do things the right way; more important is to do right things, for brotherhood and leadership are ultimately about action, about doing.

Respect “I think all of us owe every other person that we meet in our life — whether they’re close or just causal acquaintances — respect, regardless of what that person does and regardless of how that person relates to you.....I have seen in my life and in my career people who showed me tremendous respect and acted in a specific way toward me....This is a small world in a lot of respects and we depend on a lot of people to do things for us and to help us in certain ways...and I think it is incredibly important that we show everyone respect whether they are washing dishes in the back or serving us at a restaurant, or whether they’re the CEO of the firm we work for.

Jack Bovender, a True Brother Hospital Corporation of America Chairman and CEO Jack Bovender, Jr. (Duke 1967) truly exemplifies our Seven Core Values — both personally and professionally. He joined the HCA family more than 20 years ago, and became chairman and CEO in January 2002. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, HCA is the leading provider of health care services in the United States, composed of locally managed facilities that include 168 hospitals and 113 outpatient centers in 20 states and England.

An Educational Foundation board member, Bovender was a 2002 Order of Achievement recipient. We recently spent a few minutes asking him to comment about what each of our Seven Core Values means to him.

Loyalty “In anyone’s life and career, loyalty I think is a hallmark of a person’s character.....Through your lifetime school — the Fraternity, fate or mutual goals and ambitions put you together with people and help form who you are. I think it is incredibly important that loyalty exists between those people. That you are able to find people in your life that you can trust when the chips may be down to help you because of their personal commitment to you, which is loyalty, their personal friendship to you — that they trust you and they believe that you will return that trust to them.”

Service & Stewardship “I think about Service & Stewardship outside of the context of what you do to make your living. And that is in any community that we live in we’ve got a responsibility to use our time, talent, and money to make that community better. And many times that may mean that if you’ve got an expertise or ability, that you contribute to a non-forprofit board, human services organization, or an arts organization. It’s all based on the premise that at this point in time we are at a certain place and time in a certain community and there were people who came before us who made incredible contributions...and we have a responsibility not just to turn it over to the next generation as good as we have, but in fact make it better.”

Duty “I think what duty means and why it’s important for all of us is that we either very directly, or maybe sometimes in an indirect way, say that we are going to do certain things and we’re going to act in certain ways — and people by every right depend on that to be the case. So when someone fails at his or her duty they are in a sense letting others who are depending upon them down. In fact, it may affect the

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society that we live in. That you won’t take advantage of other people for your own gain; that, obviously, you won’t steal ; that you will — even if it causes you personal harm or loss — tell the truth even in those situations where you might rather disappear.”

Personal Courage “I think personal courage ties in with the other things...sometimes it does take significant personal courage to own up to mistakes, to accept the blame for things that did not go right instead of trying to place the blame on others. That takes a lot of courage. A lot of people will try to weasel their way out, or blame stuff on other people. To me, personal courage is being willing to accept personal responsibility for you own acts and willing to do what it takes to make it right... instead of blaming it on others or trying to hide.”

Summary “I think the Core Values are very important...the undergraduate years are very formative years. And if you are given an opportunity in a fraternity like Lambda Chi to associate with people, some of whom can be too ambitious or too greedy, more likely than that you will have a lot more people who share those same values with you and may be very diverse in terms of color, or race, or creed, or country of origin. But they share some of the same values about what’s important....I think it’s a wonderful time and place for the leadership of the Fraternity to help young men solidify those values and not get lost in the melee that sometimes happens in college.”

Honor “But I really think that at the core of it, honor means that you carry certain moral values that even in the most difficult circumstances — when it would be easy to not do the right thing — that you always in fact do the right thing....In the military these things are sometimes more apparent because as people live, particularly in small units, each man’s honor is what makes other people trust him and make people loyal to him.”

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FEATURE

2008 Order of Achievement Recipients Robert Kidder and Dr. Timothy Tucker honored at 52nd General Assembly

ByTad Lichtenauer (Denison 1987)

At the 52nd General Assembly in Phoenix, Arizona, two alumni brothers were awarded the Order of Achievement: C. Robert Kidder (Michigan 1967) and Dr. Tomothy L. Tucker (Union-TN 1986).

Dr. Timothy Tucker Dr. Timothy Tucker also received the Order of Achievement at the 52nd General Assembly in Phoenix.

Established in 1958, this award recognizes alumni for outstanding achievement in their professional careers. Recipients are elected to receive the award in General Assembly years, but may receive it at another appropriate event.

Tucker is a pharmacist in Huntingdon, Tennessee, and president of the American Pharmacists Association. He is a former speaker of the American Pharmacists Association House of Delegates and has testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Government Reform Committee on implementing Medicare Part D, and spoken before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee regarding community pharmacy contract negotiations.

Robert Kidder Kidder is a graduate of the University of Michigan and went on to earn his master’s at Iowa State University.

After graduation, he joined the U.S. Navy and served as an officer in the Naval Civil Engineering Corps.

Tucker is also a past national president of Phi Lambda Sigma, and served as co-chair of the State of Tennessee TennCare Centers of Excellence Board of Directors. He is president of Tucker & Roe, Inc., a long-term care consulting firm. Tucker also is a former president of the Tennessee Pharmacists Association and former president of the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy.

He joined Duracell in 1980 as the Vice President of Finance and Administration for Duracell Europe and then president of Duracell, Inc in 1984. In 1988, he became the president and CEO Duracell International, Inc.

In addition, he is currently serving a second term on the American Pharmacists Association Board of Trustees.

Kidder became the chairman and CEO of Borden where he led the restructuring of the corporation that created new companies including Borden Dairy, Borden Food, and Wise Foods.

Tucker has served as the Union chapter’s faculty adviser for approximately 21 years and was awarded Lambda Chi Alpha’s Order of Merit in 1998.

He’s currently the CEO and Chairman of his co-founded private investment firm, 3Stone Advisors LLC. He is also a board member of Morgan Stanley and Schering-Plough, Columbus Children’s Hospital, and Ohio University.

“I’m very humbled to receive this award,” Tucker says. “Lambda Chi Alpha has given me much more than I could ever give back to it.

God’s been good to me to let me serve my fellow man, and Lambda Chi has taught me many of those things 25 years ago when I was initiated.”

Throughout his entire career, Kidder says that the Seven Core Values have been crucial to him.

Tucker was featured in the August 2007 Cross & Crescent.

“While my brothers are different in this more recent part of my past, the challenges are the same and the learnings from the Seven Core Values remain important to me. I’m honored to be here with you and thank you for the 2008 Order of Achievement award.”

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CENTENNIAL NEWS

Centennial Logo Meaning and design behind the Lambda Chi Alpha Centennial logo.

By Dan Hartmann (Truman State 2007)

In the January 2008 issue of the Cross & Crescent, the Centennial logo contest was announced. Many great designs were submitted and all were greatly appreciated and deserved high praise. One submission stood out though.

The submission by Robert Grove (Cincinnati 1968) was not only visually pleasing but had the deep meaning Lambda Chi Alpha has come to expect from our symbols. Like on our Coat of Arms, all components of the Centennial logo have significance.

What Do 100 Years Mean to Me?

100 years to me means that we have “arrived”. I can remember other fraternities on our campus always touting the fact that they had 100+ years of history, etc. and we didn’t. Well no longer! Lambda Chi Alpha has a tremendously unique and rich heritage of innovation and cutting edge concepts throughout our 100-year existence.

Cross & Crescent: Represents leadership as symbolized by the crest in our coat of arms.

Shield: Represents the protection of our history and traditions and is made up of two ordinaries representing the historic union of Lambda Chi Alpha and Theta Kappa Nu fraternities. The “2009” charge denotes our centennial year and is strategically placed over both ordinaries.

Centennial logo in mailings, web design and T-shirts. Centennial Logo guidelines are published to assist with usage, and a full Centennial graphics package is available for download.

100 years to me means validation that the product of brotherhood we offer is genuine and transferable throughout the centuries.

There are many fraternities who would say they are all about brotherhood, idealism, nobility of purpose and cause, but in my opinion, our Fraternity is truly set apart.

Centennial Streamer: Represents the expanding circle of our brotherhood and denotes the unique commemoration for which this logo is designed.

In most instances you can select the appropriate version of the original digital files and use it “as is” in the production of Centennial Celebration materials.

Greek Letters: Lambda, Chi, and Alpha are rendered in a contemporary stylization that represents a solid dynamic future for our Fraternity.

Modifications of the original digital files (other than those already approved and provided) is discouraged because variations in the appearance of the logo will diminish the strength and consistency of its unifying effect as the visual focal point of the overall Centennial Celebration.

Lambda Chi Alpha has the solid foundation of the largest successful merger in NorthAmerican Interfraternity Conference history, the revolutionary concept to abolish pledge ship (our critics said our days were numbered), and the definitive True Brother Initiative. That’s some pretty hefty proof of the strength of our bond.

Motto “A Century of True Brotherhood:” This component may appear appropriately with the logo where size and space allows, but is not considered an integral part of the logo itself. All integral design elements of the logo should remain unchanged to provide a unified visual focal point for our entire celebration. The motto may be moved to the right of the logo if accompanied by “Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity”. This is used primarily for letterhead.

Official Usage Throughout the Centennial year, chapters and alumni groups are encouraged to use the

Logo versions are available in appropriate digital formats compatible with many computer applications that can accept vector based (.EPS) files. Rasterized versions should be used only as a last resort and only in 300+ dpi as the finished size.

100 years means we are adaptable to the changing conditions of the college environment and not only still relevant, but still applicable to the lives of our alumni. What does 100 years mean to me?

It means the light kindled by one man has been guarded and guided to hundreds of thousands of others successfully, and will continue to spread during the next 100 years!

David D. Leathers (Fresno State 1982), Master Steward and High Pi, Oregon State

Thank you and congratulations to Brother Grove for his work on Lambda Chi Alpha’s Centennial logo.

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CHAPTER NEWS

Chapter News Chapter news, alumni news, and reports of death Central Missouri State (Lambda-Pi)

Paul Schreer (1992) serves as the facilities and project manager for the Burning Man annual festival that takes place in the Nevada desert. He earned his ability to help run this project by owning a small lighting design firm in San Francisco, and he has been managing the camp since 2002, one year after he made his first visit as a civilian.

James N. Bond (1978) was elected to a four-year term as Grand High Phi on the Board of Directors. Since 2005, Bond has served as the senior counsel for foreign and international law for DynCorp International, based in Falls Church, Virginia. As an undergraduate, he held multiple chapter offices helping the chapter win consecutive Grand High Alpha Awards. In 1977, he received the Cyril F. “Duke” Flad Outstanding Undergraduate Award.

Florida (Epsilon-Mu)

Chapter President Joey Katz (2009) was elected Grand High Nu during the Council of Presidents meeting at the 52nd General Assembly in Phoenix. In addition to serving as the council’s chairman, he also now serves as a board member on the Grand High Zeta.

Coe (Zeta-Alpha)

Chapter President Andrew Visser (2009) was elected Grand High Psi during the Council of Presidents meeting at the 52nd General Assembly in Phoenix. In addition to serving as the council’s vice chairman, he also now serves as a board member on the Grand High Zeta.

Florida State (Zeta-Rho)

H. Dean Sellers (1966) was named the chairman of the board for the Educational Foundation. An independent consultant assisting companies with process change, profitability, analysis, and project management, he previously served the board as treasurer. Sellers is a retired partner with Deloitte & Touche, and is a director of Bank of Commerce in Charlotte, North Carolina, and chairman of board of Habitat For Humanity.

Denver (Alpha-Pi)

Order of Merit recipient Drew Hunter (1980) was elected to a four-year term as Grand High Beta on the Board of Directors.

He previously completed a four-year term as Grand High Kappa. Hunter serves as the president/CEO of The BACCHUS and GAMMA Peer Education Network. Since 1995, he has served as the Denver chapter’s High Pi and House Corporation member.

Georgia Tech (Beta-Kappa)

Richard M. Hall (1978) died July 6, 2008. He was a very loyal chapter supporter and served on the House Corporation. Hall was also a registered professional engineer.

Drury (Theta-Sigma)

Javier Detrinidad was recognized as an outstanding student in the 2008 Greek Excellence awards.

Illinois State (Beta-Omicron)

The chapter alumni association held its 10th Annual Golf Outing on July 19 at the Village Greens in Woodridge, Illinois.

Ronald A. Neville (Drury 1969) was appointed as the vice chairman of the Educational Foundation Board of Directors. A past board chairman, he is a private investor and former chief financial officer of American Century Companies in Kansas City, Missouri. He serves on the Drury University Board of Trustees, and the board for the Boys and Girls Club of Springfield, Missouri. He also is the chapter High Pi.

Louisiana State (Upsilon)

James L. Danos, Jr. (1987) died June 27, 2008. Following graduation from college, he worked in Washington, D.C. for the Bicentennial Commission on the U.S. Constitution under President Ronald Reagan and past Chief Justice Warren Burger.

He was then drawn into the world of food and entered the Culinary Institute. Following his graduation, he went to New York City where he was employed by many well-known restaurants.

Eastern Michigan (Sigma-Kappa)

At the 2008 Greek Awards, the chapter received the Excellence in Values Integration Award at the 2008 Greek Awards Ceremony.

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Mercer (Zeta-Omega)

Texas Christian (Iota-Pi)

Fletcher McElreath (1987) was elected to a four-year term as Grand High Kappa on the Board of Directors. He previously completed a two-year term as Grand High Phi. A partner with Alston & Bird LLP in their New York City office, McElreath has served the Fraternity as an ELC and Impact Leadership Coach, coaching more than 500 brothers. He also has served as the chapter’s High Pi.

Rob R. Ivie (1982) died July 19, 2008. In addition to building a very successful career in insurance, he always took time to guide young professionals in their own career paths.

Washington (Alpha-Psi)

Order of Merit recipient Dr. Greg Smith (Washington 1962) was elected to a four-year term as Grand High Gamma on the Board of Directors. He previously completed a four-year term serving two years as Grand High Gamma two years as Grand High Phi. Smith is a retired professor at the University of Florida College of Dentistry. Since 1992, he has served as the faculty adviser and Advisory Board member, and served as chapter High Pi from 1994-1998.

Michigan State (Gamma-Omicron)

Mark A. Hoag (1972) was named secretary of the Educational Foundation board of directors. A former chapter president, he is the president of United Corporate Furnishings, Inc. and recently completed a term as the chairman of the United Way for greater Sacramento, California.

William & Mary (Epsilon-Alpha)

William Roberts (1943) died November 14, 2007

Douglas E. Brown (1971), Dr. Donald C. Darnton (1953), and H. Thomas Watkins III (1974) were selected as the newest members of the chapter’s Lambda Chi Alpha Alumni Hall of Honor. A former chapter vice president, Brown is an attorney for the General Motors Corp. Mr Brown currently serves as a Director for the Fund for William and Mary, is a Trustee for the Marshall-Wythe Law School Foundation at William and Mary, is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and is Endowment Chair and Vice President, Detroit Area Council, Boy Scouts of America. A former chapter secretary, Darnton has served as President of Missouri Southern State College and interim president of Mansfield State College in Pennsylvania, as well as serving as academic vice president at this institution. A former chapter president, Watkins has served as vice president, Abbott Laboratories, Asia/Pacific region; president of TAP Pharmaceutical Products; and, currently serves as the president and CEO of Human Genome Services in Rockville, Maryland.

Millsaps (Theta-Eta)

Dan A. Wright died July 9, 2008.

Oklahoma (Gamma-Rho)

The chapter earned a 3.15 GPA for the fall/spring semester, highest among all fraternities. During the spring semester, 22 brothers made a 4.0 GPA, 30 made 3.5-3.99 GPA, and 44 made 3.0-3.49 GPA. In total, 96 brothers earned a 3.0 GPA or higher for the spring semester.

Chapter members won the intramural championship for the third consecutive year, making it 15 of the past 20 years Lambda Chi Alpha has won the overall intramural championship at the University of Oklahoma.

Don N. Sherman (1957) was named treasurer of the Educational Foundation board of directors. Previously serving the board as secretary, he is the president and CEO of McClain Bank. Sherman is a board member and former treasurer for the Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce.

Rose-Hulman (Theta-Kappa)

Brian Fabel (1983) died July 1, 2008. He was the director of national accounts for Orr Protection Systems, Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1987, Fabel began his career in missioncritical fire protection with Orr Protection Systems and conducted business across North America, the Caribbean, Asia and Europe providing consulting services and furnishing fire protection systems in mission critical applications for General Electric, Procter & Gamble, AT&T, Sprint, U.S. Banc, Fidelity Investments, Lockheed Martin and others. He also was instrumental in the chapter’s rebirth during the past three years for the multiphase remodeling project.

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FRATERNITY NEWS

52nd General Assembly Awards More than 50 chapters receive awards

By John Holloway (High Point 1993

The 52nd General Assembly was held July 17–20, 2008, at the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix. More than 50 chapters and members were recognized for their accomplishments.

Bruce McIntosh Award Recognizes chapters for the significant achievements in the noble pursuit of excellence, particularly via use of the Standards for Chapter Excellence Program.

Chapter Awards

• Southeastern Oklahoma State (Pi Sigma) • Simpson (Theta-Lambda) • Hanover (Theta-Zeta)

Academic Achievement Award Awarded to chapters with a grade point average that was first on a campus, or second or third on larger campuses with a greater number of fraternities.

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Delaware (Lambda-Beta) Denison (Gamma-Iota) Hanover (Theta-Zeta) Nevada – Las Vegas (Delta-Lambda) New Orleans (Lambda-Alpha) Southern Methodist (Gamma-Sigma) Tennessee - Chattanooga (Zeta-Phi) Wabash (Alpha-Kappa) William Jewell (Epsilon-Nu) California - San Diego (Pi-Beta) New Mexico State (Zeta-Gamma) Texas Christian (Iota-Pi)

Alumni Affairs Award Recognizes outstanding alumni programming within the chapter, including alumni organization, events and activities, mentoring, and fund-raising efforts.

Campus Involvement Award Awarded to chapters with extensive involvement in extracurricular activities.

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Akron (Gamma-Alpha) Bradley (Kappa-Upsilon) Bucknell (Delta) Butler (Alpha-Alpha) Case Western Reserve (Alpha-Nu Colony) Central Florida (Beta-Eta) Connecticut (Zeta-Lambda) Denison (Gamma-Iota) Denver (Alpha-Pi) Eastern Kentucky (Phi-Beta) Florida (Epsilon-Mu) Florida Southern (Epsilon-Xi) Franklin (Kappa-Gamma) Georgetown (Kappa-Omega)

• Gettysburg (Theta-Pi) • High Point (Iota-Phi) • Incarnate Word (Pi-Epsilon) • Kansas State (Gamma-Xi) • Lehigh (Gamma-Psi) • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Lambda) • Michigan (Sigma) • Missouri Science and Technology (AlphaDelta) • New Orleans (Lambda-Alpha) • North Carolina - Chapel Hill (GammaNu) • North Carolina - Greensboro (Phi-Theta) • Northern Colorado (Sigma-Omega) • Oklahoma (Gamma-Rho) • Rensselaer (Epsilon-Eta) • Simpson (Theta-Lambda) • South (Iota-Nu) • St. Louis College of Pharmacy (PiLambda) • Toronto (Epsilon-Epsilon) • Union (Lambda-Zeta) • Valparaiso (Iota-Sigma) • Vanderbilt (Gamma-Delta) • Wabash (Alpha-Kappa) • Western Carolina (Beta-Zeta Colony) • William Jewell (Epsilon-Nu)

• Eastern Michigan (Sigma-Kappa) • Troy State (Sigma-Tau) • Southeast Missouri State (Delta-Phi) Alumni Publications Award Awarded to chapters with outstanding alumni newsletters. At least two must be published and submitted to Headquarters during the academic year.

• Louisville (Zeta-Sigma) • Cal State-Northridge (Beta-Rho) • Wake Forest (Theta-Tau) www.crossandcrescent.com

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FRATERNITY NEWS Joseph T. Charles Mentor Leadership Program Award Granted to chapters that have the most participation in this program.

Undergraduate Participation New Orleans (Lambda-Alpha) Alumni Participation Florida Southern (Epsilon-Xi) Doc Dirghalli Scholastic Programming Award Recognizes chapters that have developed an outstanding program resulting in superior academic achievement of its members.

• Denver (Alpha-Pi) • Southeastern Missouri State (Delta-Phi) • Florida (Epsilon-Mu) Grand High Alpha Award Recognizes chapters that have maintained a superior level of operations for at least three consecutive years. A chapter may earn the award only once every three years.

• St. Louis College of Pharmacy (PiLambda) • Drury (Theta-Sigma) • Gettysburg (Theta-Pi) • Southem Methodist (Gamma-Sigma) Grand High Alpha Challenge • Butler (Alpha-Alpha) • Florida (Epsilon-Mu) • Gettysburg (Theta-Pi) • Rensselaer Polytechnic (Epsilon-Eta) • Central Missouri (Lambda-Pi) Lewis A. Plourd Fraternity Education Award Presented to chapters whose outstanding Fraternity Education Program includes the entire membership, involves alumni, and incorporates a highly effective Big Brother program.

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Butler (Alpha-Alpha) Southeast Missouri State (Delta-Phi) Denver (Alpha-Pi) Southern Methodist (Gamma-Sigma)

Membership Recruitment Award Awarded to chapters with outstanding

success in recruitment, by substantially increasing their numbers and/or dramatically improving their Initiation ratio of associate members.

• Bradley (Kappa-Upsilon) • Delaware (Lambda-Beta) • Eastern Michigan (Sigma-Kappa) • Georgia (Nu) • Gettysburg (Theta-Pi) • Kettering - A (Lambda-Epsilon) • Louisiana State (Upsilon) • Louisville (Zeta-Sigma) • Missouri Science and Technology (AlphaDelta) • Oklahoma (Gamma-Rho) • Oregon (Zeta-Omicron) • Rensselaer (Epsilon-Eta) • San Diego State (Zeta-Pi) • Southeast Missouri State (Delta-Phi) • Towson (Phi-Omega) • Troy (Sigma-Tau) • Vanderbilt (Gamma-Delta) • Washington & Lee (Gamma-Phi) North American Food Drive Award Awarded to chapters that collect and verify more than 8,500 pounds of food. The top 3 chapters received special recognition.

• Mississippi State (Epsilon-Chi) 118,216 total pounds • Texas - San Antonio (Phi-Upsilon) 220,936 total pounds • Central Missouri (Lambda-Pi) 261,646 total pounds

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Akron (Gamma-Alpha) Butler (Alpha-Alpha) Central Florida (Beta-Eta) Connecticut (Zeta-Lambda) Drury (Theta-Sigma) Florida (Epsilon-Mu) Florida Southern (Epsilon-Xi) Georgia Tech (Beta-Kappa) Maryland - College Park (Epsilon-Pi) New Orleans (Lambda-Alpha) Oregon State (Alpha-Lambda) Pennsylvania (Epsilon) Southeast Missouri State (Delta-Phi) Truman State (Phi-Psi) Union (Lambda-Zeta) Worcester Polytechnic (Pi)

Phoenix Award Presented to a chapter that has made unusually positive strides in overall chapter operations for at least three consecutive years, taking into consideration improved membership size, depth of programming, and risk-free operations.

• Toronto (Epsilon-Epsilon) • Auburn (Omega) Tozier Brown Public Affairs Awards Recognizes chapters with the most outstanding programs of community service and philanthropic activities. The award is divided into two categories, Public Affairs Programs and Most Outstanding Public Affairs Project.

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FRATERNITY NEWS Public Affairs Program • New Orleans (Lambda-Alpha) • Rose-Hulman (Theta-Kappa) • Southeast Missouri State (Delta-Phi) Public Affairs Project • Gettysburg (Theta-Pi) • Missouri S&T (Alpha-Delta) • San Diego (Delta-Kappa) Warren A. Cole Recruitment Program Award Recognizes chapters that have developed and implemented well organized and effective recruitment programs.

• New Mexico State (Zeta-Gamma) • Southeast Missouri State (Delta-Phi) Website Award Recognizes chapters with outstanding advances in the use of computer technology, layout, content management, computer graphics, and website design.

• Eastern Michigan (Sigma-Kappa) • Denver (Alpha-Pi) • Florida (Epsilon-Mu)

Individual Awards Cyril F. “Duke” Flad Outstanding Undergraduate Award This award was created in 1970 to honor Duke Flad, who served as the Fraternity’s second chief executive from 1942 to 1968.

One outstanding undergraduate from among all student members is selected annually to receive this award.

betterment of all college fraternal organizations.

• Dr. Thomas Goodale, Sigma Alpha Epsilon • Jon C. Williamson (Maryland-College Park 1965) Order of Achievement Established in 1958, this award recognizes alumni for outstanding achievement in their professional careers. Recipients are elected to receive the award in General Assembly years, but may receive it at another appropriate event.

• C. Robert Kidder (Michigan 1967) • Dr. Timothy L. Tucker (Union-TN 1986) Order of Merit Since 1935 the Lambda Chi Alpha has recognized unusual, lengthy, and dedicated service — particularly at the local chapter level — with election to the Order of Merit.

Those who have served on the Grand High Zeta are ineligible for this award • • • • • • • • •

Ken Schultz Rick Vasser Greg Braun Bobby McDowell Dr. Cliff Lowery Rodger Lalli George Friess James Brennan John Hendricks

Joseph Hamm, Flad Recipient Joseph R. Hamm (Denver 2008) was honored with the Cyril F. “Duke” Flad Outstanding Undergraduate Award, the highest honor bestowed upon an undergraduate.

He recently graduated with bachelor degrees in finance and marketing, having excelled academically throughout, earning summa cum laude distinction with a 3.99 GPA on a 4.0 scale.

He has also been very active in his chapter, serving as fraternity educator, external vice president, membership recruitment chairman, as well as being an Inner Circle council member.

Hamm also is part of the University Honors Program, Beta Sigma Gamma, and Alpha Lambda Delta honorary organizations. On campus, he was the student body president, Daniels College of Business Senator, University of Denver Programs Board vice president of public relations, and a new student orientation intern.

Hamm also has been busy with many philanthropic endeavors, including traveling to Juarez, Mexico, to assist in building new structures for an orphanage and school, and in his own community by helping coordinate the Polar Bear 5k Charity Run. Currently, he is living in rural China teaching children English. Restrictions on his visa would not allow him to fly back to Phoenix to attend the General Assembly.

• Joseph R. Hamm (Denver 2008) Fraternity Adviser of the Year May be awarded annually to a fraternity or Greek adviser who has rendered exemplary service to the Greek system on a particular campus or on a number of campuses.

• Teniell Trolian (Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life, Bradley) The George W. Spasyk Order of Interfaternity Service The award was created in 1958 to be conferred upon men and women who have contributed outstanding service in the

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Living Legends Kickoff Centennial Celebration Spasyk, Dirghalli, and Osborne’s remarks captivate attendees at 52nd General Assembly final banquet.

By Tad Lichtenauer (Denison 1987)

With more than 700 undergraduate and alumni brothers in attendance, the 52nd General Assembly in Phoenix was filled with brotherhood and memorable moments.

On the most notable ones occurred on the final night at the Purple, Green & Gold Brotherhood Banquet.

After an inspirational keynote speech by comedian/actor Lance Krall (Georgia State 1993), Executive Vice President Bill Farkas (Butler 1988) informed the attendees that three of the true living legends of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity were going share some remarks about how the Fraternity to help kickoff the 18-month longs Centennial Celebration.

The three living legends who spoke were: Executive Vice President Emeritus George W. Spasyk (Michigan 1949), former Grand High Alpha Rev. S. George “Doc” Dirghalli (Florida 1950), and former Grand High Alpha Dr. Murphy M. Osborne, Jr. (High Point 1958).

Spasyk received another standing ovation, and several more during and after his remarks.

George Spasyk Before Spasyk answered the question about how Lambda Chi Alpha came into existence and grew to 300 chapters and nearly 270,000 initiated brothers, he commented about the success of this year’s General Assembly.

“How did we get to be so successful over a 100-year period? For some unusual, strange karma, or fate, we always seem to have had the right people in the right place at the right time.”

In addition to himself, Spasyk went on to comment about some of the other unique, diverse, and multifaceted group of Lambda Chi Alpha’s leadership over 100 years: of Warren A. Cole (Boston 1912), Dr. John E. Mason Jr. (Pennsylvania 1913), Ernst J.C. Fischer (Cornell 1910), Bruce H. McIntosh (DePauw 1916), Linn C. Lightner (Franklin & Marshall 1918), Cyril F. “Duke” Flad (Wittenberg 1940), Dr. Ed Leonard (William Jewell 1979), and William T. Farkas (Butler 1988).

“There is one true way of determining the success of a General Assembly and that is how many standing ovations there are during the course of a General Assembly,” he said. “And quite frankly I only have an MBA from Michigan, and I can’t count that high. I’m afraid to clear my throat for fear that I might get another standing ovation.”

“All through our entire history, somehow or other, the right guy surfaced at the right time when we needed that particular area of expertise the most,” Spasyk said. “And yet that doesn’t even include people like Tozier Brown, and Lou Plourd, and Houston Karnes, and Murphy Osborne, and Bobby Ray Hicks, and all the other leaders we’ve had.”

These leaders have then inspired the ones who really account for the success of Lambda Chi Alpha over the last 99 and one half years and that is the undergraduate brothers and the efforts and resources they provide.

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Legislation Update

At four busy and very productive legislative sessions during Lambda Chi Alpha’s 52nd General Assembly in Phoenix, the Official Delegates and other voting members acted upon several important pieces of legislation.

The General Assembly adopted a Mandatory Resolution Regarding Transparency of General Fraternity Records that recognizes that good service and stewardship require our brotherhood have timely information about the aspects of our organization, and that requires that summary annual financial results of the General Fraternity and summaries of Orders of the Grand High Zeta, the Executive Committee, and actions of all Standing Committees of the General Fraternity be made available to Members.

The General Assembly rejected a bill that would have added a provision to the Statutory Code to change the time within which invoices from the General Fraternity must be paid by the Chapters and that would have made provision for detail to be included in those invoices. Also, a bill that would have amended the Statutory Code to change the amount of General Fraternity Active Dues and the amount of the Basic Chapter Fee due the General Fraternity was referred to the 2010 General Assembly.

“But really it’s the membership of our Fraternity — the undergraduates and the alumni. So it’s the people that have made us the success we are in our first 100 years,” he said.

Article VIII, Section 4 of the Constitution was amended to clarify the process for nominating members to the Order of Achievement and to change the number of such awards to be granted.

Doc Dirghalli After Spasyk was finished speaking, Dirghalli delivered his perspective of the significance of our Fraternity’s nearly 100 years.

The General Assembly referred to the Grand High Zeta for further review a proposed Constitutional amendment that would have precluded declaring a Chapter to be inactive for disciplinary reasons without due process.

“Thanks George for bringing to life the story of our Fraternity,” he said. “That’s all we are. We’re simply a story.”

A proposed amendment to the Statutory Code to set forth scholastic requirements for Associate Membership for first semester/first quarter freshmen was rejected by the General Assembly.

Dirghalli explained that our Fraternity’s uniqueness is the spirituality and that is not necessarily easy to discuss. Yet, Lambda Chi Alpha is not a thing or a product.

Lastly, the General Assembly adopted a Resolu tion recognizing the General Fraternity for the creation of a new website, and encouraging its continued state of the art development, including Beta testing of chapter and colony interaction by June 30, 2009. A provision was added to Article IX, Section 1 of the Constitution mandating that the Fraternity maintain an official website.

“Lambda Chi Alpha is more,” he said. “It’s an idea. It’s simply a vision wrapped up in an idea. You can’t touch it. It’s not a place you can pinpoint on a map. It’s not merely a presence on campus or in a community. Rather it is an envisioning idea, and it’s true essence exists chiefly in the heart, mind, and soul of men like you and like me.”

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The Constitution and the Statutory Code will be updated to reflect this new legislation, Those combined documents will be published in the fall and will be available as a resource on the Fraternity’s web site.

Congratulations and many thanks to our Official Delegates and our alumni members for their many hours of hard and successful work on behalf of Lambda Chi Alpha.

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FEATURE The Lambda Chi Alpha spirit is alive, strong, and one that breathes life itself.

Status of Chapters At the 52nd General Assembly, the Status of Chapters Committees met to review 26 chapters and colonies. Visiti www.crossandcrescent.com to view the committees’ rulings, which were then approved by the delegates:

“It comes to life when you live it’s story,” Dirghalli said. “You can’t weigh it, you couldn’t package it, you couldn’t make it a product of mass consumption can’t quantify it. only share long story, act it out in your own life now and into the next century.

List of Chapters Reviewed • Washington • South Dakota • Maryland – Baltimore County • Iowa State • Nebraska-Lincoln • Western Kentucky • South Carolina • Texas A&M Kingsville • California – Davis • Florida International • North Carolina A&T • Penn State • Shippensburg • Virginia Tech • Washington State • Louisiana – Lafayette • Murray State • Memphis • Pittsburg State • Ferris State • Kent State • Kutztown • Edinboro

The answer to our uniqueness is the uniqueness of our Ritual. The Ritual is our Fraternity. And what it exemplifies and teaches and becomes and beckons us each to continue the journey once begun.

Murphy Osborne Finally, Osborne walked to the podium and concluded the historic evening. He reminded the undergraduates to remember what they had just witnessed and to someday tell their grandsons when they join Lambda Chi Alpha.

“Were it not for the leaders that just seemed to pop in by accident, that never were by accident, and they have created us very much of what we are,” he said. “Our Ritual has molded us and continues to mold us.”

Osborne then reminded the undergraduates in attendance that they are the life and future of Lambda Chi Alpha.

List of Colonies Reviewed: • Miami-OH • Case Western Reserve

“You yourself must choose your path,” he said with a tear in his eye.

“We are the greatest example of brotherhood in the world and that is our future.”

List of Inactive Chapters Reviewed: • South Florida For more information about the General Assembly’s rulings on these chapters, please refer to the Status of Chapter Report Summary.

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