Cross & Crescent

Gregg Behrens (Iowa State 1974) was appointed the new chairman of the Lambda Chi Alpha Educational Foundation. 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 $5 million.

Professionally, Behrens is the executive vice president for the National Trust Company as head of Europe, Middle East and Africa — corporate and institutional services.

“It is both an honor and a great responsibility to chair a board made up of men doing so much for Lambda Chi Alpha,” Behrens says. “I cannot thank my brothers on the board enough for entrusting me to serve our fraternity as chairman of our foundation’s board.

“Lambda Chi Alpha has great alumni throughout the world who continue to exceed my expectations about their commitment, service, and giving.”

With Behrens’ new appointment, the Fraternity would like to recognize Jerre Stead (Coe 1965) for his tremendous service as the previous board chairman. Having served on the board since 1998, Stead helped the Fraternity secure $8 million in gifts during his three-year role as chairman.

Stead and his wife, Mary Joy, have given a $1 million cash gift to the Fraternity’s capital campaign, and also have given up to $100,000 as annual fund gifts.

To honor their commitment, Lambda Chi Alpha’s leadership conference will now be known as The Jerre L. and Mary Joy Stead Leadership Seminar.

In August, the Steads also received the North-American Interfraternity Conference Philanthropist of the Year Award.

Professionally, Stead has been a CEO of five Fortune 500 companies including Ingram Micro, from which he retired in 2001.

“It has been very exciting to see the progress our fraternity has made during the last four years,” he says. “Through Lambda Chi Alpha we are truly building leaders today that will make the world better tomorrow.”

Educational Foundation Board of Directors

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, manage assets, as well as give and raise money for Lambda Chi Alpha.