Designed to prepare its members to be leaders for the world, Lambda Chi Alpha has a mission to inspire the highest level of character, values, scholarship, and service in each of its members. Lambda Chi Alpha serves to complement higher education by providing opportunities for academic achievement, leadership development, and lifelong friendships.

Rush week is a semesterly initiative intended to recruit undergraduate students of sterling character and high scholastic aptitude. Our events serve as a platform for brothers to meet potential candidates and to address any questions they may have about the fraternity. Students who carry a respectable GPA, are already heavily involved with university organizations, and demonstrate that they possess the maturity and resolve needed to excel academically while being in a social fraternity are considered for bids.

At Lambda Chi Alpha, we believe the college experience includes balancing academic and extracurricular activities with an active social life. While the fraternity offers a multitude of academic, leadership, and philanthropic opportunities, the fraternity also presents a myriad of social events and networking opportunities. Over the course of the year, we host dozens of social events that give the brothers and students from neighboring schools a chance to mingle and unwind. For brothers, other social events include mixers with local sororities, formal date evenings, and invite only house events.

Lambda Chi Alpha holds its brothers to the highest standard, as such we have been awarded the highest cumulative GPA average among the Interfraternity Council many times. We are the oldest social fraternity at UMBC as well as one of the oldest in the country.

As per UMBC's interfraternity council bylaws, students become eligible upon completion of a full semester (minimum 12 credits) at any postsecondary institution. At minimum, candidates who meet our chapter's character and GPA standards are considered. Candidates may then be evaluated based on members' experiences as well as references from sororities, professors, and alumni.

For more information, check out our website at:
http://www.umbclca.com/


Spring 2023 Rush Schedule:

Dodgeball - Monday, Feb. 13th (Open)
Come over to the RAC and meet the brothers in the best way possible, by testing your skills against us. Will also pose as a meet and greet where anyone can learn more about the Fraternity.

Pizza and Game Night - Tuesday, Feb. 14th (Open)                                      Meet in the Harbor Multipurpose room and see if you can beat the brothers in some games and more. There will also be pizza at the event. 

Mission BBQ - Wednesday, Feb. 15th (Invite Only)
Come out and get dinner with the brothers at Mission BBQ. Meet at Commons Info table for rides. We will also be answering any final questions you might have about the recruitment process.

Poker Night - Thursday, Feb. 16th (Invite Only)
 Come dabble in some poker (amongst other games) with the brothers of Lambda Chi Alpha. Meet at Commons Info table for rides.

Bids - Friday, Feb. 17th (Invite Only)

Welcoming the new class of Associate Members.

This is the official page for rushing the Phi-Delta Zeta (UMBC) chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity for the Spring 2023 semester. Lambda Chi Alpha International Fraternity is the 4th largest men's general fraternity in North America with over 280,000 members and more than 200 active chapters (known as Zetas). Lambda Chi Alpha was founded in 1909 at Boston University. As part of its mission to help collegiate men reach their full potential, Lambda Chi Alpha has developed a program known as True Brother. In this program, Associate Members learn about some of the core values which we stand for, which are listed as follows:

Loyalty
Duty
Respect
Service and Stewardship
Honor
Integrity
Personal Courage

Come out to the events, meet the brothers, and learn what a True Brotherhood is all about. We were the first social fraternity at UMBC, and this being our forty first year, we are also the longest lasting fraternity on campus. We were the first fraternity in the world to abolish hazing and pledges, which is a tradition we carry on today at UMBC with much pride.

Just some of the famous members of Lambda Chi Alpha:

President Harry S. Truman-33rd President of the US
Kenny Chesney-Country Music Legend
Mark Brunell- NFL Quarterback/Superbowl Champion
Joe Philbin - Head Coach, Miami Dolphins
Charles Kelley - Country Musician, Lady Antebellum
Brett Eldredge - Country Music Rising Star
Henry Iba - College Basketball Hall of Fame (Coach)
Woody Paige - Sports Columnist
William Rasmusssen - Founder ESPN
Johnathon Schueach - Actor (UMBC)
BF Skinner - Notable Psychologist
Thomas D. Akers - NASA Astronaut
James W. Owen - CEO Caterpillar, Inc.
Ronald E. Paul - US Congressman 
Mike Tannenbaum - New York Jets GM
Will Forte - Actor
Richard T. Clake - CEO, Merck & Co.


Lambda Chi Alpha chapters and colonies in the area include: 

UMD-College Park
American University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Gettysburg College
George Washington University
James Madison University
Virginia Tech
University of Delaware
Drexel University
Bucknell University
Pennsylvania State University
University of Pennsylvania 
and others.


Feel free to contact the following officers if you have any questions as you decide if ΛΧΑ is the right fit for you:

Recruitment Chair:
Daniel Cho   dcho2@umbc.edu 

President:
Carson Wolf  cwolf3@umbc.edu 

UMBC ΛΧΑ Website:
http://www.umbclca.com/

ΛΧΑ National Website:
https://www.lambdachi.org/

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Safety Standards for Riders Boarding With Personally-Owned Foldable E-scooters

In keeping with the general policy of our public transit partner at MDOT-MTA, customers may now bring Foldable Electric Scooters (weighing less than 50 pounds) effective February 6, 2023. 

Boarding a vehicle with an e-scooter may be restricted when passenger volume is at or over capacity. Gas-powered scooters are prohibited, regardless of whether they are also battery powered. 

Local Bus Route:

• Riders must fold e-scooters before boarding
• E-scooters must be placed between the riders’ legs while seated or when standing

To promote student success in gateway courses, five UMBC faculty recently concluded an 18-month Every Learner Everywhere grant, which was designed to enhance digital learning & equity. The UMBC instructors included Sarah Bass and Tara Carpenter (Chemistry) and Eric Anderson, Lili Cui and Cody Goolsby-Cole (Physics). 
Specifically, Bass and Carpenter focused on the use of open educational resources (OER) and students' time on task practice in CHEM 101 and 102. Anderson, Cui and Goolsby-Cole focused on providing timely feedback on low-stakes assessments. Findings from both departments’ projects included better student-instructor relationships in the face-to-face classes of spring 2022 compared to the previous year's online classes. Also, the results of student surveys showed positive changes in student perceptions of feedback. Finally, all projects adopted an approach that emphasized using open educational resources (OER), where possible, and supporting productive practice through adaptive learning and formative assessments.

Long term, the goal of ELE is to eventually use these approaches to inform redesign of large, introductory STEM courses that promote equity in achievement for all students. Toward this end, a preliminary analysis of the use of adaptive learning in CHEM 102 showed an overall 10% improvement in exam scores and a decrease in the score gap between white students and students of color.

Note: As an experiment, the first "draft" of this post was initially generated by ChatGPT, summarizing the full ELE project report to focus on UMBC participants, and then revised by John Fritz and Tom Penniston.