Lambda Chi Alpha - Indiana University

A lpha-Omicron Zeta, as is common with most chapters, has had its share of highs and lows throughout our 103 continuous years of operations. Throughout past decades, chapter leadership was wrought with behavioral problems of a very few brothers which crippled the entire chapter. We have again fallen into the error of our ways but remain accountable for our actions. This level of self-evaluation and accountability has allowed us to exist for 103 years without being closed by IU nor by our International Headquarters' Office of Administration. Behavioral tolerance and acceptance continue to be refined and held at a higher societal level daily. VIR QUESISQUE VIR During the spring 2019 semester, the entire chapter underwent a membership review. The review focused on individual knowledge or participation of physical hazing, drug usage, all aspects concerning alcohol, conduct unbecoming of a member and bystander mentality. The result of this process was that a majority of members decided to resign or were expelled. The chapter was left with 37 of 202 members who remained in good standing. During the ensuing summer months additional members resigned as they could not resolve their personal struggles in separating the bonds of brotherhood and membership standards from connections of likability. This left us with an outstanding group of 28 brothers to begin the fall semester. These men not only understood our core values, but through diligent striving lived our ritual teachings daily. Chapter operations are predicated by agreements that were only reached after nearly five months of further investigations and resolutions with IU and ΛΧΑ Office of Administration. I want to emphasize that Lambda Chi Alpha's Office of Administration was unwavering and instrumental in not only investigating but ensuring that all circumstances and outcome sanctions were in the best interest of preserving our chapter. If it was not for the personal counsel and support of Director of Risk Management Alyssa Gilles, COO Justin Fisher, Chief Legal Counsel Lynn Chipperfield, 103 CONTINUOUS YEARS THE ORACLE A L P H A - O M I C R O N Z E TA O F L A M B D A C H I A L P H A AT I N D I A N A U N I V E R S I T Y / S P R I N G 2 0 2 0 and CEO Bill Farkas our chapter literally would not exist today. Alpha-Omicron chapter operations beginning with the fall 2019 semester through the fall 2020 semester are governed by an Alumni Control Board (ACB). The ACB is composed of AO alumni, as well as brothers from multiple chapters across the country. This ensures collective knowledge and best ΛΧΑ practices are followed and taught as repeatable operational practices to the undergraduate chapter. FUNCTIONS OF THE ACB: • Oversee and evaluate daily chapter operations. • At least one member present at ALL chapter activities (this means EC, Chapter, High Zeta, Kappa, Delta, Phi, etc.). • Attend biweekly meetings in person with the chapter president and the Dean's Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life. • Evaluate all financial collections/ expenditures. The chapter is able to participate in IFC recruitment, intramural sports, campus level clubs, etc. The chapter cannot host any events with alcohol for the 2019-20 academic year. Beginning September 2020 the chapter will be able to host one event with alcohol per month until January 2021. The chapter has attended countless educational workshop sanctions on alcohol awareness, hazing, risk management, recruitment, and Greek life workshops based on class year and (Continued on page 4) Calling All Brothers! We are looking for additional members to expand our House Corporation Board of Directors. Thoughtful guidance is needed as we diligently strive to refine our mission to ensure and honor 103 years of CONTINUOUS operations. Please send resumes/serious inquiries to Joe Folkening at joe_folkening@yahoo.com. alcohol consumption. The educational time commitment from all members and the ACB has required multiple days every week. A number of these workshops will be repeated every semester going forward. The fall 2019 semester saw us associate 25 men and initiate 18 with a cumulative GPA of 3.6. This spring, we associated 37 new members and have 32 advancing toward initiation. We currently have 61 active undergraduate members. The chapter house has remained unoccupied for this entire academic year. The driving factor for having no undergraduate live-in members was the length of time it took to reach an agreement with Indiana University. As we all know, most lease agreements in town are finalized in February and March, but an agreement with IU was not finalized until July. This agreement allowed us to continue as a recognized IU IFC chapter and to be in compliance with the many Housed Greek Organizational requirements. This year has been financially depleting for House Corporation operations. Proactively, a survey was conducted late last fall asking whether or not we should continue to occupy 1210 E. 3rd St. Survey results revealed that 57% of responding alumni wanted to keep the house. A very small percentage of this majority said that they would be able to financially support this decision but even less committed in a meaningful way. The only source of income has been from renting our entire parking lot to other Greek organizations.

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