| Lambda Chi Alpha | |
|---|---|
| ΛΧΑ | |
 | |
| Founded | November 2, 1909 Boston University |
| Type | Social |
| Affiliation | NIC |
| Status | Active |
| Scope | International |
| Motto | Per Crucem Crescens (Crescent through the Cross) Χαλεπά τά καλὰ (Naught Without Labor) |
| Colors | Royal Purple, Kelly Green, and Old Gold |
| Symbol | Cross and Crescent |
| Flag |  |
| Flower | White Rose |
| Mascot | Lion rampant |
| Publication | Cross and Crescent, Paedagogus, and Purple, Green and Gold |
| Philanthropy | Feeding America, Movember, The Jed Foundation and American Red Cross |
| Chapters | 185 active, 322 chartered |
| Members | 8,600+ collegiate 300,000+ lifetime |
| Nicknames | Lambda Chis, Lambda, LCA, LXA, Chops/Choppers |
| Headquarters | 10 W. Carmel Drive, Suite 220 Carmel, Indiana 46032 United States |
| Website | www |
| [1][2] | |
Lambda Chi Alpha (ΛΧΑ), commonly referred to as Lambda Chi, is a collegiate fraternity in North America. With over 300,000 initiates as of 2024, it is the third-largest social fraternity in the world by number of initiates. It has almost 8,700 current undergraduate members affiliated with chapters and associate chapters at 166 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.[3] Its members may be known variously as Lambda Chis, LXAs, LCAs, Lambdas, Chops, or Choppers at different campuses.
Lambda Chi Alpha was founded at Boston University in 1909. It is a member of the North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC), which it rejoined in November 2023 after withdrawing from the conference in 2015.[4] Among the largest 15 social fraternities in the world, Lambda Chi Alpha is the youngest.[5] Since 2014, after maintaining its headquarters at various locations in Indiana, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, it has been headquartered in Carmel, Indiana, outside Indianapolis.
- ^ Chapter count, avg undergraduate membership, and total initiates noted on the national website homepage, accessed 21 Oct 2021.
- ^ Lambda Chi Alpha Chapter Directory lambdachi.org, accessed January 13, 2014.
- ^ Chapters, Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, retrieved 2024-08-22
- ^ Brewer, Hillary (2023-11-28). "NIC welcomes Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity back to the Conference". NIC | North American Interfraternity Conference. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ fuelvm. "Home". Lambda Chi Alpha. Retrieved 2018-07-21.