LFE Magazine - Vol. 2, No. 1

LAMBDA PHI EPSILON INTERNATIONAL FRATERNITY

MARCH 2018 - VOLUME 2, NO. 1

LFE MAGAZINE

Inside: “How I Found Greek Life” Matthew Wright, NCSU Associate Chapter

THE INTERNATIONAL BOARD

BOARD OF DIRECTORS William Tan..........................................President Joseph Vo....................Internal Vice President Jason Lau................... .External Vice President Victor Em............................................Secretary Michael Liang.................................... .Treasurer James Gaffney...................Executive Director

ALUMNI SERVICES Charles Andrean ................................Director Christopher Chen............ Alumni Coordinator COMMUNICATIONS Bryan Dosono ......................................Director Brenda Dang......... Director of Administration Charles Lyang.......................... PR Coordinator Brian Van..................................PR Coordinator EDUCATION Joshua Wells ........................................ Director Anthony Dao............ Education Administrator Alex Nguyen............. Education Administrator Vang Xiong............... Education Administrator Albert Zhou .............. Education Administrator STANDARDS & ASSESSMENT Rob Chan............................................ Director

OPERATIONS Tony Tran ..............................................Director Victoria Chan-Frazier......Dir. of Chapter Dev. Marvin Sukhhiran.........Mid-Atlantic Governor Kent Tse.............................. MidWest Governor Peter Chung.................... Northeast Governor Ryan Noble......................Southeast Governor David Kim........................ Southwest Governor Jeffrey Wang................ West Coast Governor PROGRAMMING Tony Chao............................................Director Billy Nguyen...........Programming Coordinator Jonathan Wong...Programming Coordinator EXPANSION Andrew Chen.......................................Director Justin Lau.....................Expansion Coordinator Jonathan Choe..........Expansion Coordinator To join the International Board or to volunteer your time in another way, please contact Executive Director Jim Gaffney at executivedirector@lambdaphiepsilon.org.

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DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS BRYAN DOSONO LAYOUT & DESIGN CHARLES LYANG LAMBDA PHI EPSILON was founded at the University of California, Los Angeles by a group of nineteen dedicated men on February 25, 1981.

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HOW I FOUND “GREEK” LIFE Read Matthew Wright’s journey to becoming a brother of Lambda Phi Epsilon

FILM REVIEW OF DELANO MANONGS:

Saga of Sacrifice and Solidarity

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NCSU WINS “STROLL YOUR BONES OFF”

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BRINGING BACK THE BROTHERHOOD SHOWCASE

Read about NCSU’S win at Georgia State University’s stroll competition

From the archives of Lambda Phi Epsilon

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Photo: Matthew Wright (center) shares his unique experience joining a historically Asian-interest fraternal organization.

How I Found Greek Life

Sidenote: Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL) has a stigma for being really exclusive/cliquey, unfulfilling, and purely social with no real substance. In the media, negaWhat do you think of when you imagine college? Typ- tive stereotypes are made the forefront of FSL portrayal ically, it’s something along the lines of tailgates, sports — be it in the news, or in shows or movies. games, parties, and “frats” or sororities. Well, for me, it was more like: find a dance crew... best food places... The guys I met from Lambda Phi Epsilon (LPhiE) were “Why do I have to take all these science classes?”... and trying to break that stigma. They didn’t fit the stereotypes—they were genuine guys, real hardworking and that was about it. studious members of a chapter. I knew a couple of them When it came to fraternity and sorority life, I was never prior to them becoming new members, and I was actureally sold growing up. Actually, you could have said I ally surprised when I was invited to their presentation was against it. Honestly, I was just not really exposed to and found out they joined a brotherhood! it as a kid. My grandma and a couple of my aunts were members of National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) sororities, and my mom became a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. through our local alumnae chapter, but I never found interest in joining a fraternity myself. I thought it all looked cool and I liked watching new member presentations, but that was about it.

Even in college, I was pretty firm in my stance of not being affiliated; it just didn’t seem like there was a fit for me, and socially, I found beautiful communities outside of the “Greek” spectrum, so I didn’t know what I could The most important part for me was that they shared gain from being in a fraternity. That was until my junior their personal missions, too. If you asked them what they year, when I met brothers of Lambda Phi Epsilon Inter- sought out of FSL, they were honest about it. That’s what changed my perspective. As I said, I grew up with limited national Fraternity, Incorporated.

By Matthew Wright (North Carolina State University Associate Chapter)

“They didn’t fit the stereotypes—they were genuine guys, real hardworking and studious members of a chapter.”

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firsthand exposure to FSL, and practically no exposure to fraternities, specifically. Growing up enmeshed in the African-American experience, it seemed to me that the only option for FSL was to join the “Divine Nine” — the nine historically-Black Greek-lettered organizations. When I started researching those organizations in college for myself, that was what I looked for at first; however, even though I did see groups of guys that seemed to be doing good work, I didn’t find the fit I was looking for on my campus. When I began talking to the brothers of LPhiE, though, I got a different impression. And that scared me.

I really began considering FSL after meeting the charters, and it “scared” me because I started thinking of all the repercussions that could come to me if I joined. To start, LPhiE is an Asian-interest fraternity. They obviously aren’t Asian-exclusive, but most of the members are of Asian descent. I wasn’t really scared of that part, though. (Hello, I go to a PWI. I literally pay to be in such an environment).

“You can grow up in a place where every wall around you is built, supported, and decorated beautifully, but even with golden wallpaper, you’re still in a box.”

I was more concerned about the backlash from other people in the Black community — my family, my friends, my peers. I was mentally fielding the questions “Why an Asian fraternity?” “Why not NPHC?” I was literally Googling other Black members hoping to “prove” that my consideration wasn’t going to leave me alone in a sea of thousands of brothers.

I was feeding a mentality that I feel stifles too many people from finding legitimate fulfillment. I came to a point where I realized things: (1) You can grow up in a place where every wall around you is built, supported, and decorated beautifully, but even with golden wallpaper, you’re still in a box. There’s no telling what’s outside of it, but it’s okay to break out. (2) Just because it’s comfortable, doesn’t mean you belong, nor does it mean that you’re welcomed. Now, it doesn’t mean that you aren’t, either, but don’t assume it’s a package deal. (3) You should know damn well by now that what the outside looks like is separate from what’s on the inside. You can have a group of nine completely different backgrounds, experiences, physiques... but have nine congruent mindsets.

(4) It may be in those places where you seem the most different, that you can make the most difference. And most importantly: you have to see things for yourself to accurately gauge how you feel about it.

I did decide to join Lambda Phi Epsilon, and was initiated as a new member in Spring 2017. The reward I feel from pursuing this brotherhood vastly outweighs any backlash or stigma I could receive. I love the people I’ve met through this fraternity, and I value the bonds I’m making. I share my stories to encourage other people to really go for the things they have a passion for, even if it seems you’ll be traveling a road wide enough for just you. And live your life for YOU. Other people’s opinions are just those: opinions, and they have nothing to do with you — only their image of you (and everybody ain’t a photographer, if you catch my drift).

To my brothers of the NC State University Associate Chapter of Lambda Phi Epsilon International Fraternity, Incorporated, thank you for embracing each other as family and for striving to change the narrative. And to anyone reading, FSL may not be your thing, and that’s okay, but do know there is so much actual good beyond the stereotypes. And open yourself to the notion that there may be a fit for you. Λ

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Musings About Being Special and Applying to College

By Wesley Hu (Alpha Rho Chapter, Columbia University)

If the SAT was the sole basis of college admissions and every high-achieving student applied to Harvard, would a 2350 get you in? Nope. Doesn’t cut it. Not unique enough a score. Out of 2015’s college-bound seniors, 2393 scored above a 2350, while the size of the admitted class that year was only 1990. How about if they considered your high AP scores? Probably not. The year I took the exam, around 60,000 students scored a 5 on the Calculus BC exam. Not that special.

Would it help if they gave you credit for being valedictorian? Don’t think so. There are 37,100 high schools in the United States. That’s 37,100 valedictorians every year. Sounds like it’s not that special. There are too many extracurricular activities for me to consider them all individually, but I encourage you to ask yourself how many other students participate in the same activities at the same caliber that you do. I scored an 8 on the AIME (American Invitational Mathematics Exam) four years in a row. My senior year, there were 1134 students who scored 8 or higher. Which, in the grand, and honestly even the not so grand scheme of things, makes the achievement – you guessed it – Not. That. Special.

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is no objective metric with which to differentiate between students at the top level. There’s arbitrariness.

There’s luck. That sucks and I know. But you and no one else are entitled to being admitted to any school.

“There’s arbitrariness.

There’s luck. That sucks and I know. But you and no one else are entitled to being admitted to any school.”

Of course, you as an individual are special, and unique, and valuable. You have a personality, a perspective, a summation of experiences that make you who you are and undeniably distinct from everyone else. And I don’t deny that you have worked hard and that you should be proud of how far you have come in your education.

Most people’s accomplishments are not all that special.

That’s just statistics. The whole point of special accomplishments is that not many people have replicated them. And most people have only done things that most people do. Λ

Book Review of The Bride Price

By Vang Xiong (Theta Chapter, Stanford University)

Ironically, MNM’s mother insists on collecting a bride price from her future son-in-law because she views it as the proper way to honor her and the Moua family for having raised MNM, and because it offers a promise of love and security from the groom’s family.

MNM argues that her mother’s stories about her inlaws made MNM feel “such injustice that [MNM] would never have a bride price.” Other than using her mother’s own story against her, however, I was surprised that for a book that is supposed to start a dialogue, the MNM from the book does a surprisingly bad job of having a very constructive dialogue with her mother, family and even her own husband…

The rest of the memoir details how MNM, with the help of her husband, tries to maintain her stance and how they suffer the consequences of social exclusion from her family, including her extended family...all the way until she comes full circle, or gives in, depending on your perspective. Similarly, I think how much you gain from her personal story depends on your life experience. As a Hmong American man, it would have been interesting to hear more from MNM’s husband, Blong Yang, an attorney and current Minneapolis Ward 5 Council MemOnto the The Bride Price itself. ber. But his role in the story is reduced to supporting MNM’s decisions without much room for debate. In any Mai Neng Moua (MNM) writes with a courageous vul- case, I’ll let you read the book to make up your own mind. nerability that I could not help but admire. She is not afraid to bring up some of the uglier parts of Hmong Despite this, it’s clear that MNM deeply cares and culture, and she does well to provide an honest depic- identifies with the Hmong American community and tion of the treatment of Hmong women. The passages struggle. The facts and insight that she provided are describing how she suffered alone in illness are espe- meaningful. In contrast to the many arguments one cially moving...ua li luag hais, muab xav los, yeej tu siab may see on social media, she presents different perkawg. But she can also be a frustrating character. spectives fairly, and asks important questions on how such practices may continue to serve us—if they do at MNM acknowledges that many of her own Hmong all—as a 21st century community. While she concedes cousins and friends have gone through traditional wed- to not knowing the answers to everything, she also does dings involving “bride price,” and that these women are not surrender to the simplistic notion that traditions happy. should be preserved just because they are tradition.

One of the first things I noticed when I saw this book was Ka Vang’s quote on the back cover: “The Bride Price is The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down for Hmong marriages...” What a ridiculous statement, I thought, given how problematic Anne Fadiman’s book is, in and of itself. I don’t have time to go into that here, but Monica Chiu, PhD, has one of the best critiques you can find on the internet.

MNM’s own resistance to the bride price stems from Overall, a worthwhile book on a topic that deserves furher not wanting to live a life like her mother’s, who had ther conversation. Λ a bad relationship with her own parent-in-laws. In their eyes, MNM’s mother was never good enough for their son (MNM’s father), and they frequently made MNM’s Moua, M. N. (2017). The Bride Price: A Hmong Wedding Story.

Minnesota Historical Society Press. mother feel that she was not worthy of her bride price.

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Photo: Syracuse Lambda Phi Epsilon hosts film screening with Emmy Award-winning Director Marissa Aroy for Filipino American History Month.

Film Review of Delano Manongs: Saga of Solidarity and Sacrifice

By Hein San (Syracuse University Associate Chapter)

Lambda Phi Epsilon, in collaboration with the Filipino Student Association, hosted a panel discussion and documentary screening alongside Emmy Award-winning director Marissa Aroy and her film, Delano Manongs: Forgotten Heroes of the United Farm Workers Movement.

The event took place on Thursday, October 19th in honor of Filipino American History Month, a national celebration that occurs every October in the United States.

The movie screening highlights the contributions of Filipino Americans and their role in shaping modern America.

Filipino labor organizer and cigar-chomping union veteran Larry Itliong organized a group of 1500 Filipinos to strike against the unfair wages compensated to them by the grape growers of Delano, California. Filipinos of this generation were fondly remembered as the Manongs—a term used within the Filipino/Ilokano community to describe an older brother, older male cousin, or older male relative in an extended family. The strike signaled solidarity among Filipinos, Chicanos, and other ethnic workers that would go on for years.

Driven by their culturally-based missions, both student The documentary tells the story of a brave farm labor organizations collaborated in tandem to bring light activist, Larry Itliong, and a group of Filipino farm upon the historic systems of oppression that plague Filworkers who instigated one of the American farm la- ipino Americans. Even today, as basic human rights are bor movement’s finest hours. While the movement is put into question in current political issues, film screen known for Cesar Chavez’s leadership and considered a ings provide a critical lens for revisiting past outcomes of human rights cases and reflecting upon their impact Chicano movement, Filipinos played a pivotal role.

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on modern culture and current events. “My belief on cultural heritage is that it’s something that’s invaluable.

Past, present, and future generations rely on it in order to better understand themselves and move forward. It’s unique and something that should be taught, learned, and shared with others,” said Filipino Student Association President Jessica Saldua.

“Brotherhood to me is the intangible bond shared between people who will be there to celebrate in your times of triumph and those who support you in your lowest lows.”

scene, Filipino American Labor Historian Alex Fabros recalled receiving a new car with $500 inside the glove box from the Filipino labor workers who raised him since childhood. Wanting a better quality of life for the next generation, the Filipino elders scraped what little money they had in their savings to send Alex to college.

In their interpretation of brotherhood, the labor workers wanted to see one of their own succeed no matter the cost. This act of kindness and selflessness resonated deeply with the brothers of Lambda Phi Epsilon.

The director of the Delano Manongs documentary opened a dialogue with the students to conclude the screening. During the discussion with the audience, Aroy focused on the development of each character in the film and how they contributed towards a common goal of creating a solid foundation for Filipino presence in the United States. “Being able to find history that you think is interesting and you think people need to know about—just tell it and put it out there,” says Aroy. “This ability to tell a story and put it out to viewers is needed.”

“The documentary showed me that brotherhood can Poignant and polished, Aroy’s documentary cathartiindeed sustain both a community and a social move- cally portrays the legacy of the Delano Manongs and ment,” said Lambda Phi Epsilon Chapter President their role in toppling oppressive structures of their time.

Richard Yang.

A recommended film for all students fascinated with The documentary was full of moments that struck Filipino American culture, Aroy’s work may just have heartfelt chords with the audience. In one flashback you inspired to lead a social movement of your own. Λ

Photo: Syracuse Lambda Phi Epsilon hosts film screening with Emmy Award-winning Director Marissa Aroy for Filipino American History Month.

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Photo: NCSU Lambda Phi Epsilon at “Stroll Your Bones Off ”

NCSU Lambda Phi Epsilon Wins Georgia State University “Stroll Your Bones Off” Competition

By Matthew Wright (North Carolina State University)

On Saturday, October 20, 2017, the Gamma Chapter of Delta Phi Lambda Sorority hosted their annual “Stroll Your Bones Off ” competition at Georgia State University. Among the seven competing teams was the North Carolina State University Associate Chapter of Lambda Phi Epsilon, who took home a first place victory. I am Matthew Wright, the current performance chair for Lambda Phi Epsilon at North Carolina State University, and I will be the first to say that the whole experience was—for lack of better words—a rollercoaster.

To start, our chapter is very young. Lambda Phi Epsilon at NC State was chartered barely a year ago in November 2016. There are so many tasks we have to juggle as a new, working chapter just to keep ourselves present on campus, so everyone is busy attending meetings, planning events, and promoting philanthropic fundraisers.

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workload. Nonetheless, I brought up the performance opportunity at a chapter meeting, and brothers expressed their interest. There were some who really liked the idea of performing, and we felt that committing to a performance could bring more positive exposure to our chapter. (Plus, if it was dope, everyone would know that LPhiE at NC State was dope.)

We ended up bringing six brothers to perform: David Cho, Jeremy Dela Paz, Ye Htet, Justin Shu, Timmy Wu, and myself. I felt a good bit of pressure because this was the second competition we had ever participated in as a chapter. I was the only brother in our group with formal dance training, so I was able to leverage that when creating new steps and strolls to use in the performance.

But I also know what competitive performance culture is like, so I foresaw the work ahead of us. When we began practices, one of the first aspects we solidified was a collective mindset.

To have a successful team in any situation, the mindset must be cohesive. We may not have competed together before, but all of us were committed to working hard and doing our best. I guess that’s what gave us the gold from the beginning: we pushed to do the work. Coordinating six or seven different schedules is difficult, but even at midnight—multiple times a week—all the guys put in their best effort. I am pretty sure some nights everyone hated me because I would go into “rehearsal mode” and have them run the set full-out three times in a row, but that’s fine because I believe it made us stronger as a group. Plus, it was a nice “welcome to my world” for everyone who may not have been used to performing.

“To have a successful team in any situation, the mindset must be cohesive.”

By the time the 20th came, we had everything planned: our strolls, our steps, the music cuts, rides to Georgia, all of that. What hadn’t we planned for? About half of us being under the weather.

Stress.

were feelings of excitement and adrenaline.

They called us to perform right before intermission, and we went out and gave it our all.

The energy in the room was incredible; I don’t think about eighty percent of the audience had seen us before, and only a few other Lambdas made it out, but we received so much love and felt so welcomed, you would have never guessed so. Everyone was encouraging, and the other organizations performed very well, too, so we honestly had no clue how the results would turn out. I knew we did our best, but naturally, considering we were the little Lambda chapter from out-of-state, it was up in the air.

When the host said, “In first place… all the way from NORTH CAROLINA…” you can imagine how ecstatic we all were. We literally jumped out of our chairs yelling (no, seriously, there’s video evidence.) We worked so hard just to represent our chapter and state well, so to place first?! That was the epitome of reward.

Needless to say, the long trip to Georgia was not for nothing. I’m glad we were able to win the competition, but more so, I’m glad we were able to really function as a unit to execute a performance we can be proud of sharing. I am beyond pleased with my brothers, and I am very grateful for their trust in me as performance chair. Now, we start working hard for whatever comes our way next! Λ

We were all set to leave at nine o’clock in the morning for Georgia, but one of our drivers was still asleep… and his phone was dead from the night before, so we couldn’t reach him for a while.

Stress.

Once he got up, we moved out and hit the road. Six hours and a tank of gas later, we finally reached Atlanta.

I personally didn’t know GSU was located in the heart of downtown.

Stress.

We got to campus, though, and were able to run through soundcheck just fine. Before the show began, our team NCSU Lambda Phi Epsilon wins the “Stroll Your Bones Off ” huddled up to talk through how we were all feeling. Un- competition at Georgia State University! derstandably, there were sentiments of nervousness and anxiety with the new environment, but more than that Watch their performance on their chapter’s Facebook page!

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Bringing Back the Brotherhood Showcase From the archives of Lambda Phi Epsilon

Brotherhood Showcase

For generations Lambdas have talked about their love for Lambda Phi Epsilon brotherhood. Accordingly, Lambda Phi Epsilon invented the Brotherhood Showcase. The brotherhood Showcase is held annually on the first Friday night of Convetion, because Friday night is meant to be primarily brothers’ only bonding night where brothers from around the world come together in the spirit of Lambda Phi Epsilon brotherhood.

The Brotherhood Showcase is simply a forum where an active chapter has the opportunity to convey to the brotherhood at large its love for Lambda Phi Epsilon through some form of artistic expression. Any artistic Photo: Stanford University (Theta Chapter) performs a step form is acceptable. The Board of Director of Lambda routine at the 2015 Convention Brotherhood Showcase.

Phi Epsilon Fraternity, Incorporated judges all presentations. As motivation to chapters an award is given to the active chapter whose presentation best depicts the Origins of Keight spirit of Lambda Phi Epsilon brotherhood.

She is one of the most recognizable names in Lambda Phi Epsilon in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She This award takes the form of a large Excaliber-like sword is also one of the hardest and most time consuming made of forged steel and decorated with gold. The sword goals to attain. Those who have the most heart, dedihas been named “Keight” by the chapter who first won cation and commitment will ever find out how it feels the award, Kappa Chapter, UC Santa Cruz in 1995. The to bring her home. conditions of being awarded “Keight” are that the winning chapter must promise to safeguard “Keight’s” exis- Keight is a symbol of Lambda Phi Epsilon’s lasting tence for the next year and to not allow “Keight” to ever legacy of pride and dedication. She is a gold plated touch the ground. The only excuse for which “Keight” broad sword, accented by a jewel-encrusted dragon’s should ever be laid upon the earth is that the last Lamb- head as the handle. She truly epitomizes one’s questda man has been struck down and Lambda Phi Epsilon in becoming the best, at the same time- constructively is no more. “Some Links Can’t be Broken!” expressing one’s brotherhood.

The National Brotherhood Program established the Brotherhood Showcase at Convention VI (May ‘95). It was a method of showcasing each chapter’s artistic talents. That year, a sword was presented and announced as the trophy. It was also noted that the first chapter to win her got to name her.

Photo: Past National President Jason Louie (Delta Chapter) displays the fraternal sword, “Keight,” to Convention 1994 attendees.

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Kappa Chapter (UC Santa Cruz) took the honors and subsequently named her “Keight” - K for Kappa, Eight for the 8 members that helped won her. At Convention XI, University of Michigan (Xi Chapter) pulled an upset win to take Keight. This marked the first year Keight has ever left California. Λ

Sacramento State, Washington State Reinstated International Board Press Release

The International Board of Lambda Phi Epsilon is elated to announce the successful reestablishment of two chapters in the West Coast region this fall.

“We’re pleased to be able to bring Lambda Phi Epsilon back to these two campuses, and we look forward to being able to return to all of those campuses where we once had chapters in the years to come. We applaud all of the alumni who worked so hard to re-open these chapters.”

— William Tan, International Board President

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California State University, Sacramento Associate Chapter

On December 10th, 2017, eleven new members at Sacramento State crossed into the International Fraternity. “As the first group in California to be initiated under the new Noble Member Program, the values that have been instilled in me and my newly crossed brothers will continue to be passed down to new generations of Lambda Men,” said Andy Vo, President of the Sacramento State Associate Chapter of Lambda Phi Epsilon. “In 1990, Sacramento State was the first California State University campus to establish a Lambda Phi Epsilon chapter. The opportunity to continue our legacy is truly an honor.”

Fall 2017 Sacramento State Alpha Rho Recharter Class 177. Mr. Minh Le 178. Mr. Lucas Wang 179. Mr. Caleb Wang 180. Mr. Benjamin Keo 181. Mr. Jacky Sou 182. Mr. Austin Le 183. Mr. Tyler Shimizu 184. Mr. Jacky Li 185. Mr. Chuan Li 186. Mr. Ryan Kwan 187. Mr. Andy Tran Alumni from the West Coast region played an integral role in facilitating the rechartering process. “Re-establishing Lambda Phi Epsilon at Sac State would not have been possible without the leadership of our International Board, the United Sorority and Fraternity Council on campus, and the Sacramento Recharter Committee,” said John Diamonon, Alumni Advisor to the Sacramento State Associate Chapter. “We extend our full support to Interest Groups seeking to establish chapters in the West Coast.”

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Washington State University Associate Chapter

On December 2nd, 2017, seven new members were initiated into Lambda Phi Epsilon at Washington State University. “We understand that our presence on campus places us in a unique position to reach a large demographic of underrepresented students on campus. Using our platform, we aim to build and unite our fragmented multicultural community through the impact of our leadership and philanthropic endeavors,” said Malvin Malai Harrison, President of the Washington State University Associate Chapter of Lambda Phi Epsilon. “We’re constantly searching for how we can raise community standards while bettering our peers.”

Fall 2017 Washington State University Delta Class 21. Mr. Makani Pau 22. Mr. Sheighden Rabago 23. Mr. Edelmiro Flores 24. Mr. Blaine Casil 25. Mr. Jared Garalde 26. Mr. Malvin Malai Harrison 27. Mr. Jhon Dimaculangan “The year-long process, filled with deep reflections and bond building, culminated in an unveiling which our CFSL advisor praised as: ‘the best and most meaningful probate I’ve seen in years,’” said Atisheel Kak, Alumni Advisor to the Washington State University Associate Chapter. “The strong sense of duty and tight-knit brotherhood exuded by these seven men strongly assure the WSU community their commitment to engage in community service and philanthropy, and to develop a sense of identity for Asian American men on campus.”

Director of Education Joshua Wells comments, “A few days ago my father reminded me of one of his favorite sayings: the race is not to the swift. The brothers of CSU Sacramento and Washington State University have shown an enduring commitment to their chapters, and have helped to prepare the next generation for continued success. I look forward to seeing the continued growth of these chapters and encourage them and all our members to keep running.” Λ

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