How we started
Lambda Chi Alpha at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan, has much of the same ebb and flow of any other fraternity. Named the Iota-Psi Zeta of Lambda Chi Alpha in 1963, the Ferris State chapter remains the oldest continuously-operating Zeta in the State of Michigan, the oldest national fraternity at Ferris, and has the 2nd most Lambda Chi Alpha members in the state behind only The University of Michigan chapter.
OUR VISION
A world where the ideal man:
- Pursues a life of respect and inclusion for all
- Supports one another to make a positive impact on society
- Models loyalty, duty, respect, service and stewardship, honor, integrity and personal courage
OUR MISSION
To inspire and equip men to lead an ethical life of growth, service, and leadership.
OUR VALUES
- Loyalty
- Duty
- Respect
- Service & Stewardship
- Honor
- Integrity
- Personal Courage
Our Strategic Intent
Transform Lambda Chi Alpha into the premier men’s service learning and leadership development organization.
Our Founder
As a college student at Boston University, Warren A. Cole (Boston 1912) founded Lambda Chi Alpha on November 2, 1909, with the expressed objective purpose of bringing about the association of college students of good moral character in the various collegiate institutions within the United States and Canada; to foster a high moral and spiritual standard of life based on Christian ideals; to promote honorable friendship; to cultivate intellectual excellence; to secure for members the greatest advantages in college life; to establish brotherly love, mutual aid, close personal connection between alumni, undergraduates and colleges; and, to bind them together for mutual pleasure and interest in college, as well as after life by testing each with courage, self-control, obedience, democracy, and courtesy toward all with whom they may come in contact.
Today, Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. is one of the largest men’s general fraternities in North America with more than 285,000 initiated members, with nearly 200 active chapters at colleges and universities. It was the first fraternity to eliminate pledging in the early 1970s, and remains a leader in the fight against hazing, alcohol abuse, drugs, and other challenges facing today’s college student.
Lambda Chi Alpha serves as a co-curricular experience to complement higher education by providing young men with opportunities for academic achievement, leadership development, and lifelong friendships.
"I invite you to meet with us, get to know us, and RUSH Lambda Chi Alpha. Build a Ferris legacy, and be a better man”