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History of the Beta Chapter
As part of one of the largest men's general fraternities in North America, the University of Maine's Lambda Chi chapter was the seventh chapter of now more 300 international LCA subsidiaries. The birth of the beta chapter began in 1912 when founder Warren Cole "contacted the local fraternity Delta Kappa to persuade the fraternity to accept a charter as Beta Zeta of Lambda Chi Alpha". The local Maine chapter debated the issue for nearly a year while weighing the offer against the possibilities of starting a national fraternity of their own. At last, with the help of Samuel Dyer among others, Delta Kappa decided to join Cole's cause. "On March 15, 1913, Beta Zeta of Lambda Chi Alpha was established, maintaining the Greek letter designation it was originally offered almost a full year prior."
The chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha at the University of Maine,
known as the Beta chapter, holds true the ideals of their national and international
brothers. Founded in 1913, just four years after the Alpha chapter, the Beta
chapter strives to meet the ideals of their founders. In 1999, they received
recognition for their philanthropic efforts by being named Fraternity of the
Year at the University of Maine.
To learn more about Lambda Chi Alpha and its traditions, principles and ideals, please visit www.lambdachi.org, where you can learn more about its history, mission and leadership.
