Comments on: Expositor of Lambda Chi Alpha

By: David Palinskee III

David Palinskee III — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:16:29 +0000

I just initiated this past fall and really enjoyed reading this. I want to learn everthing I can about where we came from. I am so very proud to be a part of this brotherhood and can not wait to share this with my AM class Brothers.

In ZAX-
David Palinskee III
Pi-Sigma 070

By: Henry McNulty

Henry McNulty — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 16:10:32 +0000

Mike Raymond’s excellent article on the Expositor of Lambda Chi Alpha should make all of us more aware of our long and interesting history. He’s right in saying that “the most disturbing part of the Expositor â€” from our contemporary viewpoint â€” is found in its rationalization of membership restriction based on race and religion.” But that’s putting it mildly. Here’s what the Expositor said, word for word: “It cannot be hoped nor is it desired that white Christian university men should be forced to live in close personal intimacy with Jews, Mongolians, or Negroes.” Thank goodness, we have moved so far beyond that way of thinking that these words sound utterly bizarre to us. As we approach our Centennial year, let’s continue to look at our past with unblinking eyes, celebrating what was and is good, and continuing to strive to remove any traces of what was and is bad.

Henry McNulty O-1043
Cornell 1969

By: Todd Whatley

Todd Whatley — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:29:45 +0000

thanks man,
im glad to see you guys getting into our history so much

In ZAX,

Todd Whatley LZ 666

By: Glen Alan Graham

Glen Alan Graham — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 15:11:37 +0000

To what Brothers Tom, Bill, Charles, David and Bruce have said, I aver: “Amen!” or “I second. . . !” or “Ditto!”

As I’ve mentioned in previous responses, I am a constant student of history (my undergrad minor) and served as High Phi at Epsilon-Gamma Zeta. So, I have found ALL of Brother Mike’s e-columns to be FASCINATING reading! And as I’ve also mentioned earlier, when I was receiving my education about Lambda Chi Alpha as an Associate, Bro. Jack Mason’s crucial role in the creation of our supremely-blessing Ritual got plenty of emphasis. And from that frat. educ. I also clearly remember the same photo of the early LCA emblem with the triangle backed by crossed swords. I’d really, really like to get my hands on this “The Expositor” for my own reading and enrichment. Bro. Mike, is there ANY way possible that this could happen? Please let me know!

Also, I’ve done some further reading about “King” Rene of Anjou, who was covered in one of Bro. Mike’s columns a few months ago. Didn’t I call myself “a constant student of history”? This book was “Holy Blood, Holy Grail”, which was a major source for Dan Brown when he wrote “The Da Vinci Code” (in fact I understand that the authors of the first book are suing Brown for plagiarism).

I could go into how I found the book, despite its non-fiction cataloguing in the library, to be amost as much pseudo-history as Brown’s book. But I shall leave that issue to the side for now. Some of what the authors present in “Holy Blood” does seem to be historical FACTS that they truly discovered in more-or-less-honest research.

And one of those facts, which was new to me, was that Rene of Anjou truly WAS a king! I remember that in the “Paedagogus” he was called “Rene of Anjou, king of southern France”, but I had not encountered any further mention of him, certainly not as a king, in general history books. But in the pages of “Holy Blood” Rene has a lengthy list of titles, including several counties and duchies in France (including the south), and “King of Aragon”, “King of Naples and Sicily”, and titular “King of Jerusalem”. The book also asserts (without backing up the assertion in a proper, thoro’ly scholarly manner) that Rene was a major cultural leader just before the outbreak of the Renaissance, and had strong interests in secret societies and esoterica, and that he collected “grails” (presumably copies of what the famous legendary cup was supposed to look like).

All of this is to say that I was in error when in my earlier comment (to Bro. Mike’s column about Rene) I said that Rene wasn’t really a king. My error, Brothers! I apologize. Let’s keep on remembering the positive qualities of KING Rene, and his motto “Los en croissant” or “Hail to progress”.

Yours in ZAX

Glen Alan Graham
EG 540

By: BRUCE J. BURDETTE JR.

BRUCE J. BURDETTE JR. — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 15:28:19 +0000

IT WAS GREAT READING ABOUT THE EARLY DAYS OF OUR FRATERNITY.
BRUCE J. BURDETTE JR.
LAMBDA-PHI #248

By: david m sharpe

david m sharpe — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 00:23:22 +0000

Enjoyed reading this history!Look forward to more like it.Great work,Brother Mike:)!

Yours in ZAX,
David M.Sharpe
Sigma-Chi 195

By: Charles Isely III

Charles Isely III — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 19:43:25 +0000

A most interesting story and a great bit of History for all of us to understand and to reflect a moment.

Enjoyed it very much and every member should read it.

By: Bill Foltz

Bill Foltz — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 19:31:13 +0000

Bravo, Brother Mike! Great job, as always…

In ZAX,
Bill Foltz
B-O 130

By: Tom Earp

Tom Earp — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 14:10:28 +0000

Once again Brother Mike Raymond has a well written Historical article concerning Lambda Chi Alpha.

His insights of Our Fraternity History is an eye into the past for all of us.