Cross & Crescent

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 and Stewardship, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage — once learned and internalized, equip each Lambda Chi Alpha undergraduate brother member with a clear moral compass, always orienting him, no matter the environment or consequences, toward making ethical decisions.

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

Core Value in Action: Service & Stewardship

• Arkansas — The chapter’s primary philanthropy is a Watermelon Bust for the NAFD. Every campus sorority participates and 48,000 pounds of food was raised that benefits several local food banks in the northwest Arkansas region and a homeless shelter in Fayetteville. The chapter also holds a Christmas party for underprivileged children.

• Auburn — Each spring, the chapter holds a golf tournament with alumni brothers and friends, and in 2007 raised more than $4,500, which was donated to Camp Smile-A-Mile on Lake Martin.

• Auburn-Montgomery — The NAFD resulted in a collection of 19,000 pounds that were donated to the local food bank. The chapter also hosts a Halloween dance party for the Brantwood Children’s Home, which includes decorating the chapter house with candy for the event. During the Christmas season, the chapter works on Project Noah with a local Baptist Church. In the spring the chapter holds Teeter-Totter for Cancer for 72 hours and last year raised $1,600. Brothers have also done community service work in New Orleans.

• Bradley — The chapter held its annual Can-for-a-Grand at the local WalMart and raised $1,000. The chapter also sponsors Pan-Fra-Sing event when a sorority is paired with two fraternities and they do a song and dance number. This event raised 2,200 pounds of canned food. Another event, the Crescent Girl competition in which each sorority donates food for their candidate, produced 1,000 pounds.

• Cal State-Northridge — The chapter participates in the Greater Los Angeles Aids Walk and obtains sponsors and donations from local businesses. In the spring the chapter holds their annual watermelon bust with proceeds going to the NAFD.

• Cal State-Sacramento — The chapter brothers painted a house for the elderly and received positive publicity through the Sacramento Bee newspaper.

• California-Davis — The chapter works with three local supermarkets in Davis during the NAFD, obtaining permits to stand outside the stores collecting money and/or canned food.

• California Polytechnic — The chapter participated in the AID’s Walk on November 1st. During the North American Food Drive 38,000 pounds was collected and donated to the Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo. This year the brothers participated in the 1st All Greek World AIDs Day and sold red T-shirts, with the money donated to the AIDs Support Network in San Luis Obispo. In addition, the chapter participates in two activities with the local police department: Tip-A-Cop is an event when the police officers hold a dinner banquet and the Lambda Chi brothers assist in setting up the tables, serving food and cleanup; and the Polar Plunge with the brothers swimming in the ocean at Pismo Beach. The money raised from both events, approximately $25,000, benefits the special Olympics. The chapter also assists with the Wildflower Triathlon, which is held at Lake San Antonio.

• California-Riverside — The chapter will be holding its 3rd Annual Pumpkin Smash with a goal to raise 30,000 pounds of food. The chapter also participates in the Toys-For-Tots toy drive and they maintain Linden Avenue, which is a main street which runs through campus.

• California-San Diego — During the NAFD the chapter works with the entire campus setting out big red barrels for the San Diego Food Bank at campus locations and distributing collection bags throughout San Diego neighborhoods. During this time they receive positive publicity on television and radio stations.

• Central Florida — The brothers held their annual Watermelon Bust with over 500 undergraduates in attendance and five corporate sponsorships. The chapter’s goal this year is to collect 160,000 pounds of food. Food is donated to the Bread of Life in Orlando.

• Central Missouri State — The chapter holds it annual Watermelon Bust in collaboration with the five campus sororities and it is now a weeklong event. To participate, each sorority contributes $200 as an entry fee. A queen is selected and every sorority decorates a room in their house which was judged. There is also a pageant with skit and dancing. The main event is held in an auditorium with canned food used to gain admission. A total of $1,000 is contributed to the sorority’s favorite charity and it is estimated that 1,000 pounds of food was raised. The chapter sponsors a Halloween Trick or Treat, collecting canned food and which is open to campus organizations. In addition, 105 volunteers canvassed the neighborhoods in Warrensburg and collected 1,400 cans.

• Coe — The chapter has been named Organization of the Month by the National Resident Hall Honorary for their philanthropic and community service work. The brothers raised $700 in their annual watermelon bust and $300 during their Teeter-Totter event. The funds this year were given to a brother who spent 2 ½ months in a hospital recovering from a motorcycle accident. In the spring the brothers participate in a Walk-A-Mile In Her Shoes event with proceeds being given to the battered women’s shelter. Weekly, brothers tutor at the McKinley Middle School.

• Colorado State-Pueblo — The brothers participate in Operation Paintbrush in Pueblo which is a project of painting houses for those who can’t do physical labor or don’t have the money for materials. One or more houses are completed each year. The chapter sponsors the cleanup of a portion of highway which is cleaned four times a year.

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• Connecticut — The brothers sponsor an annual clothing sale which resulted in raising $4,000 which benefits the Connecticut Food Bank. In addition, the brothers volunteer at the Soup Kitchen in four hour shifts bi-weekly.

• East Carolina — The chapter collects canned goods during homecoming each fall. In the spring the brothers work with a sorority in holding a golf outing, the Lions Cup, which last year raised $2,500 and was donated to the Ronald McDonald House. In addition, the brother sponsor a concert in the fraternity parking lot called Shaggin’ For A Cure which last year raised $1,800 for the breast cancer foundation. In this event they obtain sponsorships from local businesses. Christopher Pensel and Wylie Bindeman coach a youth basketball team and Jeff Fisher and James McCormick coach a soccer team. Both teams are part of the Greenville Park and Recreation.

• Elon — This year the chapter brothers voted to participate in community service instead of paying fines. The Pumpkin Fest raised 2,000 pounds of canned goods.

• Embry-Riddle — The chapter’s goal for the North American Food Drive is 10,000 pounds which will be donated to the United Way. The brothers also volunteered to unload a tractor-trailor load of pumpkins for a local church.

• Evansville — The chapter sponsors a watermelon bust that benefits the Evansville Arc. This year they worked with the soccer team in the Kick-For-Nick event that was created by the parents of a soldier killed in Iraq. The goal is to raise funds to purchase and send soccer balls to children in Iraq. This year the chapter collected over 6,000 pounds of food during the NAFD. Every Friday afternoon brothers volunteer to work with the children at the Fairlawn Center for Kids. In the spring the chapter holds a Teeter-Totter event which benefits the Leukemia Society.

• Franklin — The chapter raised $400 during its Miss Hillbilly Pagent in October and also volunteered to work in a corn maze to collect food. The chapter’s teeter-totter-a-thon raised $2,000 and benefited the Christian Help Incorporated.

• Florida Tech — The brothers dropped off collection bags with a goal of collecting over 2,000 pounds. In the spring the chapter members participate in Relay For Life with proceeds benefiting Cancer Research. Additionally, the brothers work for 72 hours washing cars behind the local WalMart. WalMart has agreed to match the monies raised and last year $2,400 was collected.

• Florida Southern — This year the NAFD raised 75,000 pounds. The chapter employs a number of strategies to achieve this success with collection bag drop-off in the local neighborhoods; brothers giving up a meal every Friday and the school allowing the donation and a watermelon bust geared toward obtain sorority assistance which raised 10,000 pounds of food. In addition, the brothers team up with city food drives, participate in blood drives and work with the Boys and Girls Club on a weekly basis as well as with their annual Christmas party where the brothers purchase gifts for the children.

• Georgia Tech — The brothers in the chapter are very involved in the NAFD as well as Team Buzz which is an event in which the brothers assist in neighborhood cleanups.

• Illinois State — The chapter raised $700 during their annual watermelon bust. The chapter goal is to raise 15,000 pounds of food during the North American Food Drive. Additionally, the brothers volunteer at Camp Soar, which is a camp for children with special needs, and they pick up trash along a stretch of local highway each semester.

• Iowa — The chapter raised $650 in their Teeter-Totter event. The brothers are involved in various community service projects such as filling sandbags in time of flooding and local blood drives.

• Georgetown — The chapter raised $2,000 for the Shriners Children’s Hospital in Lexington during their Run-Like-A-Fool 5k run which occurs on April 1st of each year. November is service month for the chapter as they collect food and clothing for the AMEN House. During the North American Food Drive the chapter collected 3,500 pounds of canned goods.

• Gettysburg — The chapters sponsors 5k run, For Jake’s Sake, which is the largest fraternity community service project on the campus raising $8,000 this year and over $23,000 during the three years it has been an event. It is named in memory of Jacob C. Guerreri, the younger brother of Joseph Guerreri, a past president of the chapter. The monies are donated to Olivia’s House which is a hospice environment for children and their parents with life threatening illness. In addition, three to four brothers work with a local elementary school supervising an after-hours football program.

• Hanover — 75 teams participated in the chapter’s whiffle ball tournament which raised $2,000 last May. The chapter sponsored a 5K run with the administration and raised over $1,000. In addition, the brothers walk dogs with one of the sororities and participate in the North American Food Drive putting collection barrels in the local businesses. The chapter’s teeter-totter-a-thon raised $500 and brothers mentor children in the local schools.

• Incarnate Word — In November the brothers grew mustaches and handed out literature to create awareness of prostate and testicular cancers. In October the brothers gathered over 62,000 pounds of food while working at the local San Antonio food bank. In addition, the brothers received donations from restaurants and local businesses and solicited contributions on street corners.

• Kansas — The chapter raised $700 during its watermelon fest. In the spring each fraternity and sorority allows its House Mother to be ‘kidnapped’. In this event, the House Moms are taken to the Lambda Chi chapter house where a party is held in their honor. The event is assisted by the Lambda Chi Alpha parent’s club. Each fraternity or sorority pays $100 or 100 pounds of food to obtain their release.

• Kentucky — The chapter raised 3,200 pounds in the North American Food Drive. The brothers will be working with the sisters of Alpha Gamma Delta as they clean the streets in a local neighborhood in November.

• Louisville — The chapter raised 400 pounds of canned goods during a campus concert which they sponsored and donated it to the Dare-to-Care Food Bank in Louisville. In addition, the brothers do landscaping for one of the local parks…Cherokee Park for Olmstead Parks Conservatory.

• Maryland — For the past 4 years the chapter has sponsored the most successful philanthropy on campus, Hoops For Kids. This year over $16,000 was raised. The event is held at Ritchie Coliseum on the campus, with the University of Maryland basketball team in attendance. The event consists of one man and one woman attempting to score the most points in one minute, dunk shooting, and a quick shot competition with one lay-up, one free throw and ½ court shot all of which must be made in sequence within 30 seconds.

• Maryland-Baltimore County — Ten brothers assist the Rotary Club in holding a 5K walk/run, setting everything up. The chapter participates in the North American Food Drive with each fraternity and sorority participating and the food donated to the Catonsville Emergency Food Bank.

• Maine — The chapter raised 21,000 pounds during the North American Food Drive with it being donated to the Good Shepherd Food Bank. The chapter also assists in freshmen move-in day and cleans a portion of highway monthly.

• Miami-FL — The chapter holds an annual golf tournament and two months ago held their annual watermelon bust with sororities participating and raised $3,000 for the local food bank.

• Michigan — The chapter collects canned goods in a Trick or Treating event on Halloween night in which groups of brothers canvas the surrounding neighborhood in Ann Arbor. The chapter also sponsors Teeter-Totter and Relay For Life events and participates in the Dance Marathon which is held in March and benefits the Mott Children’s Hospital.

• New Orleans — During the North American Food Drive the chapter raised 140,000 pounds which was donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank in New Orleans and the greater Food Bank in Reading, Pennsylvania. In addition, brothers participate in the Cancer Walk in memory of victims of the disease. They also participated in the New Orleans AIDs Walk and raised $500.

• Oklahoma City — With the women of Gamma Phi Beta, the brothers are active in Cancer Awareness Week. The two organizations sponsor an ice cream social to provide all students with information regarding cancer prevention and detection. As a direct result of learning the warning signs of cancer through this educational effort the president of the university found that he had cancer. In the spring the chapter sponsors Cannon Ball which is a volleyball tournament with canned goods as entry fees. In addition, the brothers participate in One Give, which is a campus-wide day of servant leadership. The volunteers replace the university employees and complete their jobs. This fund raiser resulted in $1,500 just by Lambda Chi. The chapter is 1st in fund-raising activities in the Greek community.

• Purdue — The chapter received the campus award for top philanthropic organization from Zeta Tau Alpha sorority for 2008. The brothers participated in the BMOC which is the largest philanthropy on campus and raised $10,000. The members participate in skip-a-meal with local restaurants donating part of the cost of the meal. The chapter recently won Phi Mu’s Miracle Mania, a dance competition, with proceeds going to Riley Children’s Hospital. This fall the chapter held its annual watermelon bust with all 16 sororities participating. During the fall the brothers raked leaves for homes in the Lafayette neighborhood and in the winter they will clear sidewalks and driveways of snow.

• Millsaps — This year the chapter brothers increased the number of collection locations for the North American Food Drive. In addition, the brothers participate in adopt-a-classroom with the Brown Elementary School. The brothers work with kindergarten children with three and four brothers reading books and serving as role models each week. In the class they have held a Halloween party for the children and accompanied them on a field trip to a pumpkin patch.

• North Carolina — The chapter brothers donate time and financial support to Camp Kesem, a camp for children whose parents have cancer. Fourteen Lambda Chi’s act as camp counselors. In years past, three executive directors of the camp and other brothers have been directly involved in management of the camp. This year the brothers raised $3,000 which was donated to Camp Kesem. The brothers collected 2,000 pounds of canned food during the North American Food Drive which was donated to the North Carolina Food Pantry. The brothers also participate in a campus-wide dance marathon, founded by Lambda Chi alumni.

• North Carolina-Charlotte — During 2007 the chapter contributed over 4,000 hours of community service and sponsored blood drives with 365 pints being donated. In 2008, over 2,700 hours of community service has been performed and the chapter collected 1895 cans which were donated to the 2nd Harvest Food Bank. In addition, 564 pints of blood have been donated so far this year including 201 on Halloween day. The chapter conducts 3 blood drives a semester. The brothers continue to do Project Night Watch, which offers a safe walk back from class to the Greek Village for sororities. A sorority woman can call a brother if she has a night class and doesn’t want to walk alone.

• North Dakota — Presently, the chapter has 8 actives and 10 associate members. They participated in the North American Food Drive, collecting 10,500 pounds. In addition, several of the brothers volunteer at the local animal shelter.

• Nebraska-Omaha — The chapter raised $620 which equals about 3,500 pounds for the Omaha Food Bank with their Pumpkin Smash. There are several events including a relay race with four sororities participating, a pumpkin carving contest, tug-of-war over a pit filled with pumpkins and a bounce-a-thon on a trampoline in the middle of campus. In addition, the brothers volunteer at a food pantry and open door mission.

• Nebraska-Lincoln — The fourth Monday of every month the brothers volunteer to work in the local soup kitchen. This year the 30 actives and 11 associate members will be running a football to Manhattan, Kansas, arriving in time for the game between the University of Nebraska and Kansas State University. The $5,000 raised will be donated to TEAMMATES, a charity.

• New Hampshire — The chapter held their annual North American Food Drive and teamed with a sorority with a goal to collect 5,000 pounds for the Dover Food Pantry.

• New Mexico State — In October the brothers held their annual watermelon bust and raised $2,200 which was donated to breast cancer research and the Lighthouse For The Blind. During the North American Food Drive the brothers collected 1,700 pounds which was donated to Pardin los Ninos.

• Nevada-Las Vegas — The chapter sponsors Rock-a-Thon, an event where the brothers build a 15 foot tall rocking chair that is painted purple, green, and gold. Sitting in this chair they rock in the center of the campus for 48 straight hours. Their partner is the sisters of Alpha Gamma Delta. This is the 15th year the brothers have held this event which raised $800 for the Juvenile Diabetes Society and 1,000 pounds of food for the North American Food Drive. The chapter also held their watermelon bust with every sorority participating and collected over 2,000 food items.

• Ohio — The chapter completed the North American Food Drive and raised 1,000 pounds of food and donated it to the South East Food Bank of Ohio. Winter quarter has three main goals: get our name out; increase community service to 12 hours each quarter per person, also increase dollars raised for American Red Cross.

• Polytechnic — The brothers volunteer to assist in the Breast Cancer Walk and the March of Dimes. The chapter collected over 3,000 pounds of canned goods during this year’s North American Food Drive and will participate in the Toys-For-Tots for children before the Christmas break.

• Rensselaer — This year the brothers collected 21,669 pounds of food which was given to the Unity House of Troy. The chapter has received the RPI award for community service. With this award from the alumni association comes a grant of $500 which the chapter has donated to the Leukemia Society. David Drew recently received the Frederick Nussbaum Award for outstanding volunteerism on the RPI campus. Tom Kujala has received the Founder’s Award for Excellence, an award given by the Rensselaer Faculty to students who excel in multiple facets of the Rensselaer Community.

• Kutztown — The annual food drive raised 30,311 pounds for the Berks County Food Bank. For the past 12 years the chapter has been holding the Ms. Kutztown beauty pageant with proceeds given to the Breast Cancer Research Fund with approximately $1,500 raised annually. In addition, the brothers assist the local Rotary Club with a dog show and art show; assist at a children’s hospital by holding a Halloween party.

• Lehigh — The brothers collected 1,500 pounds of food during the North American Food Drive. In addition, the chapter participates in numerous campus charitable events such as Relay For Life in the spring and Strikes For Tykes with a bowling team with proceeds going to the Boys and Girls Club. For two days, 8 to 12 brothers volunteer they time with Hamitat For Humanity in Bethlehem.

• Montevallo — The chapter holds a Pumpkin Fest in connection with the North American Food Drive. The event is similar to a Watermelon Bust, with event competition. This year it was held on October 21, 2008, and the event raised 2,000 pounds of food, resulting in good publicity. A local grocery store is a co-sponsor and gives the chapter wholesale prices on a bin of pumpkins, and also donated canned foods.

• North Texas — The brothers raise monies by working with local businesses using business cards and posters. Twice a week 8 to 12 brothers go to a local elementary school to mentor the students in Denton.

• Northeastern State Oklahoma — The brothers raised 4,000 pounds of food which was donated to the Tahlequah Food Bank. In addition, 3 to 4 brothers work with Boys & Girls Club at three elementary schools each Wednesday afternoon.

• Oklahoma City — With the women of Gamma Phi Beta, the brothers are active in Cancer Awareness Week. The two organizations sponsor an ice cream social to provide all students with information regarding cancer prevention and detection. As a direct result of learning the warning signs of cancer through this educational effort the president of the university found that he had cancer. In the spring the chapter sponsors Cannon Ball which is a volleyball tournament with canned goods as entry fees. In addition, the brothers participate in One Give, which is a campus-wide day of servant leadership. The volunteers replace the university employees and complete their jobs. This fund raiser resulted in $1,500 just by Lambda Chi. The chapter is 1st in fund-raising activities in the Greek community.

• Oregon — The brothers have contributed over 300 hours as volunteers on community farms to raise food for food banks. The chapter combines with the women of Gamma Phi Beta after the first of the year sponsoring a pancake breakfast with Gamma Phi to raise money for Campfire USA.

• Oregon State — During the North American Food Drive the brothers collected 14,000 pounds. The chapter holds its annual watermelon bash in the spring and each brother does 10 hours of community service per term.

• Pittsburgh — The brothers in the chapter focus on making time available for community service projects and it is included in the chapter by-laws at six hours per brother per semester. One Saturday per month six brothers volunteer to work in the local food kitchen and one Saturday a month the brothers clean up a block and a main street of trash and debris. The chapter sponsors a teeter-totter event that raised $400 for Big Brothers and Big Sisters and the chapter sponsored two brothers in dance marathon that raised $1,000.

• Southeast Missouri — For the past nine years Lambda Chi Alpha has won the award for top community service organization on the campus. They have accomplished this through their work with the North American Food Drive, Bowl-for-the-Cure, working to clean up several city parks, cleaning up trash along a portion of a highway, and assisting the Boy Scouts of America during their Adventure Day which is an event for children with special needs.

• Sam Houston State — The brothers collected over 3,500 pounds of food during the North American Food Drive. The chapter is a willing and active participant in other fraternity and sorority charity projects.

• San Diego — The chapter raised $500 for the Children’s Hospital of San Diego through their Ballers For Children, which is a 3 on 3 basketball tournament.. The chapter also sponsors a Festival of Lights, which is stringing Christmas lights throughout campus. The fraternity or sorority who raises the most money for a toy drive for underprivileged children has their chapter lighted by the brothers. In the previous two years the chapter has raised $10,000 and $8,000 respectively through this event.

• Shepherd — The chapter sponsors a 24 hour long Teeter-Totter which benefits the Leukemia Foundation. Working with Alpha Sigma Tau the chapter raised $2,500. The brothers collected 874 pounds in the North American Food Drive and donated it to Community Ministries.

• Southern Methodist — The chapter hosts a watermelon bash for the benefit of the North American Food drive and has begun holding a concert event in the spring which benefits the Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital. $5,000 was raised during a band concert which was donated to the food bank.

• Spring Hill — Developing leaders in service to others is the school’s mission and the chapter works toward that goal. The chapter has their annual watermelon bash and will raise 65,000 pounds of food which will benefit the Bay Area Food Bank. Brothers work on Saturdays for Habitat For Humanity which is a campus-wide charity. The chapter is also involved in a cemetery cleanup once a semester and works with the children at St. Mary’s Home once a semester.

• Tennessee-Chattanooga — The chapter recently concluded their efforts in the North American Food Drive collecting just under 12,000 pounds. The brothers also participate in a blood drive each semester and 30 brothers work with Habitat for Humanity.

• Toronto — During the North American Food Drive the brothers collected 11,000 pounds of food which was donated to the Daily Bread Food Bank. During the drive they solicited from 500 homes in the surrounding neighborhood. All seven campus sororities also contribute to the food drive efforts and the brothers reward the sorority which collects the most canned goods with a dinner cooked and served by the brothers.

• Truman State — Last year the chapter raised 260,000 pounds of food and they hope to surpass that total this year. Most successful events are the watermelon fest, selling t-shirts and the Miss Watermelon Pageant.

• Vanderbilt — The brothers worked with the men of Alpha Tau Omega and the Muscular Dystrophy Association in an MDA lockup and $90,000 was raised, with other campus organizations contributing, which was donated to the Association’s research. This is a two day event during a week where prominent people in the community are ‘locked up’ until donations are received for their release. During the time they are locked up they are hosted at either the ATO or LCA chapter house with food and refreshments. During the watermelon bust the brothers collected $2,500 which was donated to the American Red Cross and 1,000 pounds of food which was donated to the local food pantry.

• Wabash — The chapter held its annual watermelon bust combined with the North American Food Drive and raised $4,000 and collected 1,700 pounds of food. The chapter also cleans up a portion of highway twice a year; has brothers volunteering twice a week with the Boys and Girls Club of Crawfordsville twice a week and half of the brothers volunteer with the Big Brother Little Brother program mentoring in elementary education.

• Wake Forest — The chapter participated in Hit The Bricks for Brian and were the top fund raiser for the Brian Piccolo Cancer Fund. Each fall the chapter holds a Pumpkin Bash with collected food donated to the Winston-Salem food banks.

• Western Carolina — The chapter won the campus trophy for best philanthropy work for 2008. They were recognized for their watermelon bust which this year raised $1,200 and resulted in the collection of over 1,000 pounds of canned goods. The chapter also holds a sorority kidnap with three women from each chapter following clues to where their mascot is located. Their mascot is exchanged for food and clothes which are given to the Manna Food Bank and the Salvation Army. In spring 2009, the Greek community will put together a ‘Why we are Greek Day’ with 400 to 500 fraternity and sorority members participating in it. They will do community service the entire day.

• Western Kentucky — The chapter reached a milestone by initiating their 1,000th brother, Michael Cox, on November 7th which makes them the first fraternity on the campus to reach that total. The brothers raised 9,200 pounds in the North American Food drive. In addition, they participate in Up-Til-Dawn, and hold a watermelon bust which raised $750 for Hope Harbor. The chapter also participates in Operation Christmas Child with a local church which raises money and provides gifts for local families.

• Western Michigan — The chapter holds its winter olympics in February with every fraternity and sorority participating on an obstacle course, working a puzzle board and snow boarding. The chapter also collects canned goods during the North American Food Drive working primarily for 48 hours in the flag pole area of the campus where they set up a tent and table to collect food and money. The goal is 30,000 pounds which is donated to the Kalamazoo Loaves and Fishes.

• William Jewell — The chapter is involved in a number of community efforts including spending 2 – 3 days at Harvester’s (food pantry) where the brothers assist in sorting the food products; collecting food from sororities for the North American Food Drive, trick-or-treating for canned goods in the surrounding neighborhood; and ringing the bells for Salvation Army kettles at area grocery stores.

• Wilmington — The brothers participated in Make a Difference Day which is national in scope and helped solicit, organize, and distribute toys for Toys For Tots. During the North American Food Drive the brothers canvassed the Wilmington communities and collection over 1,300 pounds of food. The chapter worked the Brake For The Cure, stopping by the cancer center and received literature and a bagel. In the spring the chapter sponsors a Trot For Tots which is a 5K run/walk and the price of admission is a toy which is donated to the Toys For Tots campaign.

• Worcester — During the chapter’s watermelon bash which raised $870, a fraternity teamed up with a sorority. The money raised goes toward the North American Food Drive. The brothers also work in the city of Worcester cleaning up trash. The chapter participates in an event called, ‘Penny War’ in which each fraternity or sorority attempts to collect the greatest number of points as a result of coins collected. In the contest, a penny counts as positive one, but each other coin collected counts as a negative of the amount. For example, a nickel collected counts as a negative 5. Lambda Chi Alpha has won the event for the past four years and this year raised $1,700 with the money going to the Friendly House of Worcester.