WHY LAMBDA CHI ALPHA.
A fraternity built on character since 1909. Seven values. One ideal: every man a man.
1909
Founded at Boston University.
1917
Alpha-Mu Zeta at Texas.
300,000+
Brothers initiated worldwide.
OUR HISTORY.
Chapter history, 1917 to today. Click to jump down.
OUR NATIONAL VALUES.
Our three mottos: Vir Quisque Vir, every man a man. Per Crucem Crescens, crescent in the cross. Kalepa Ta Kala, naught without labor.
As part of the national fraternity, we are guided by seven core values that shape how we lead and live.
LOYALTY: to each other, our community, and our principles
DUTY: to hold ourselves and others accountable
RESPECT: for all people, regardless of background or status
SERVICE & STEWARDSHIP: giving back through action
HONOR: living with humility and discipline
INTEGRITY: doing the right thing, always
PERSONAL COURAGE: standing firm in what’s right, even when it’s hard
VALUES ARE NOT JUST WORDS.
At Lambda Chi Alpha, how we live matters as much as what we say.
LEADERSHIP & CHARACTER
Officer roles, committees, and campus involvement from day one.
SCHOLARSHIP
A chapter that holds every brother to a real academic standard.
CAREER READINESS
National business training, alumni mentors, and a fully funded online academy.
Zero-Hazing Policy: no pledging, no humiliation, no exceptions
Leadership opportunities from day one
Minimum GPA requirement
Weekly study hours
Academic mentoring & peer tutoring
Internship & career help from alumni
ONE CENTURY.
Many homes. One brotherhood. Walk through the moments that shaped Alpha-Mu Zeta.
THE CENTURY AT A GLANCE.
Since 1917, over 2,300 men have been initiated. Through 100+ years, all of the members have contributed to the history that creates what Lambda Chi Alpha - Alph-Mu Zeta is today.
1917-1939
ORIGINS & HOUSE PLACE
HOUSE PLACE.
Sigma Phi Sigma, a local fraternity founded at Texas in 1910, decided to join and become Lambda Chi Alpha’s 37th chapter on May 14, 1917. By 1920 the brothers lived in House Place on West Avenue. After tragic events in 1930, the chapter lost the house and spent the decade fighting to survive.
1940-1962
REINSTALLATION & WICHITA
BACK IN 1940.
On March 30, 1940, Alpha-Mu Zeta was reinstalled with ten new men, and World War II soon called many of them to serve. When the brothers came home the chapter grew, with a record 45 men initiated in 1947-48.
From 1943. House located at 711 West 21st Street.
WICHITA STREET.
In 1950 the brothers made a gamble: purchasing 2627 Wichita Street, a house the chapter could grow in size. It was home for twenty-two years, and the chapter learned to do things its own way.
1962-1987
GROWTH & 2400 PEARL
LEADERS ON CAMPUS.
Brothers ran the Texas Union, and Clif Drummond passed the UT Students’ Association gavel to fellow brother Lloyd Doggett, the first time one fraternity brother followed another in that office. Doggett went on to serve Austin in Congress, retiring in 2026.
A BETTER WAY.
In 1965 Alpha-Mu Zeta adopted a pledge education program that chose teaching over hazing. Actives and new members worked side by side, and chapter life thrived, like this 1966 Round-Up Bar-B-Que.
50 YEARS.
Alumni gathered in 1967 to mark the chapter’s 50th anniversary, an early sign of the lifetime brotherhood that has carried Alpha-Mu Zeta ever since.
2400 PEARL STREET.
From 1972 to 1986 this was home: a grand joint-venture house built for a much larger chapter, and the center of brotherhood life. Here, many traditions were born including the annual Ham Slam which continues to this day. However, a coming tragedy would force the chapter to move on to new era.
1985 & 1986.
A fire in 1985 devastated the house. Debt, lost rental income and a recession piled on, and in 1986 the house was sold. Losing 2400 Pearl began a long struggle over housing and recruitment.
1987-2010
SURVIVAL & REBUILDING
STILL HERE.
Money and housing stayed tight. The chapter leased 2222 Pearl Street in 1989, went dormant in 1994, and was reopened as a colony in 1996. Even then, alumni kept the Ham Slam going. The charter was restored in 2001.
THE LONG ROAD.
Small houses, small classes, and the work continued. In 2009 alumnus Kevin Farrell began tracking down brothers and sending newsletters that now reach more than 800 alumni. A comeback had begun.
2010-2017
THE RESURGENCE
ALUMNI COME HOME.
From 2010, reunions every fall and spring pulled alumni back, like the 2012 gathering above. Chapter GPA climbed from 2.56 to over 3.3, and classes grew from 20 men in 2010-11 to a record-tying 50 in 2016-17, including a record 41-man class in fall 2016.
PHOENIX AWARD.
In 2012 Alpha-Mu Zeta won Lambda Chi Alpha’s Phoenix Award at the General Assembly for its turnaround, and in 2015 the Grand High Alpha Award. In 2017 brothers and alumni celebrated one hundred years.
THE HOUSES KEPT UP.
The chapter outgrew each house it rented: 715 Graham Street (2010-2014), repainted in 2013, then 909 West 22nd Street (2014-2016). In the centennial year the brothers had no house at all, and still grew.
2020-TODAY
THE NEXT CHAPTER
SAN GABRIEL.
In 2020 the brothers moved into 1908 San Gabriel Street, a home they kept for four years.
1010 W 25TH ST.
Today Alpha-Mu Zeta calls 1010 W 25th Street home, and the brothers take care of it themselves, down to cleaning the Greek letters.
Leadership, traditions, and community events are what Alpha-Mu focuses on today as they continue building a legacy that has lasted over 100 years.
THE FUTURE IS IN YOUR HANDS.
A century of Alpha-Mu Zeta shows the future is never automatic. Every generation inherits a story and the responsibility to make the next chapter worthy of the people who came before.
JOIN THE LEGACY.
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