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Lambda Chi Alpha International Fraternity was founded at Boston University in 1909, it currently has over 210 Chapters and Colonies in the US and Canada and over 250,000 initiated brothers. The local chapter at Shippensburg University is known as the Phi Tau Zeta chapter, and was chartered in April 1982 and has over 440 initiated members. The chapter has won a variety of academic and athletic awards over the years, and is most proud of the Two Grand High Alpha awards that it has won for being one of the best Lambda Chi Chapters in the country. Lambda Chi Alpha has been operating continuously for over 25 years now, making it the longest running tenured Fraternity on campus.
The Fraternity has a strong social calendar for members, which include parties with both Greeks and non-Greeks, mixers with sports teams and sororities, date parties and an annual formal. Homecoming marks a huge annual social event as well for the chapter with chapter members and alumni- having won the Homecoming Parade best float in show with Alpha Omicron Pi in 2005 and Delta Zeta in 2006 made these both events to remember.
Community Service is also a strong point of the chapter. With activities such as Adopt a Highway on route 81, helping senior citizens at the local Episcopal Squrare Home, and working for 17 years with a local church based book sale, Lambda Chi Alpha is one of the top fraternities for total hours of community service at the University year in and year out. It also participates in the Lambda Chi Alpha North American Food Drive each fall, which is the biggest single day Philanthropy event by a Greek letter organization in the world.
The fraternity also has had a risk management program in place since 1991, and always makes safety a top concern for brothers and non-brothers alike. New members can expect an excellent Fraternal education program during the association period where "associates" learn what the bond of Lambda Chi Alpha is about, both locally and nationally.
Lambda Chi Alpha's local chapter is backed by a strong and active alumni group. The alumni sponsor several annual events during the year which is showcased by the annual Golf Outing held at the Cumberland Golf Course every Fall. The alumni group also makes chapter publications and newsletters as well as maintains the fraternity website (www.phitauzeta.org)
In 2004 the fraternity's Housing Corporation in conjunction with the National Fraternity's House Corporation (LCAP) purchased the fraternity house at 101 Brookside Avenue. This house provides over 3 acres of land as well as 6000 square feet of living space for 20 brothers as well as common space for the entire chapter. The chapter had lived at a rental property located on "Greek Row" for the prior five years.
2007 Marks the chapter's 25th Anniversary on campus as a chartered organization, and will be celebrated by a dinner at the VFW on King street.
The Shippensburg chapter is proud of it's strong brotherhood and rich heritage and invites all non-greek men to come out to see what Lambda Chi Alpha is all about
House Address - 101 Brookside Ave
Web Site - www.phitauzeta.org
High Pi - Steve Orr
Faculty Advisor - Dr. Christine A. Royce
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