The Alpha Upsilon Chapter of the Lambda Theta Phi Fraternity, Inc. was recognized recently with a national award as Chapter of the Year. Among its accolades last year, the chapter raised money for earthquake victims in Peru, St. Jude's Hospital and the Red Cross. The chapter also has a mentoring program for students at Albuquerque High School and meets monthly to work with the Albuquerque Bicycle Recyclers program to rebuild and give bikes to needy Albuquerque Public School students.
Photo: Members of the Lambda Theta Phi fraternity help raise money for earthquake victims in Peru.
Those activities, along with strong recruitment, academic and ongoing efforts to maintain a strong fraternal brotherhood are the reason Lambda Theta Phi won the Chapter of the Year Award for the third time in the last seven years from its national organization.
Past president Gian Chaves says fraternity members just enjoy getting together and that has made it easier for the fraternity to handle all the community service activities. This is the fraternity's 10th year on campus.
“There is a shared set of values and ideals each brother takes along with him as he serves our local communities,” says alumnus and founding brother Gregory Marquez. “The fraternity directly becomes a vehicle in which young Latino men can develop their organizational, academic and leadership skills to become productive contributing members of society.”
Open recruitment for lambda Theta Phi will be held the first two weeks of the fall 2008 semester. The fraternity will have tables for students to sign up during Welcome Back Days in August and in the Student Union Building.
Media Contact: Karen Wentworth, (505) 277-5627; email: kwent2@unm.edu
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