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MEMBERSHIP  A Word from High Kappa Every fraternity has a program for new member education, yet the program at Lambda Chi Alpha is unique. Having abolished pledging in 1972 nationwide, new members are offered Associate Membership, which is commonly referred to as the AM Program. Never will our new members be belittled by the term 'pledge' or be separated from active brothers in rights or responsibilities. Lambda Chi Alpha has and always will be a progressive leader in the Greek community both nationwide and at the University of Iowa in its stanced against hazing and abuse of new members. The brothers of Lambda Chi Alpha have no time or manpower to waste and will never request a new member to do what a men could not or should not do. I encourage your interest in Lambda Chi Alpha, and assure you that my fellow brothers and I welcome you to our chapter. Michael Wright (email) High Kappa: Fraternity Educator Iota Chi 781   New Member Education   Charter Banquet, 2006 "New member" has a completely unique meaning at all Lambda Chi Alpha chapters. Never as a new member in this fraternity will you ever be referred to as a pledge. Lambda Chi Alpha abolished pledging in 1972 and has since instilled a program to allow new members to be active participants in the chapter. Thus, the Associate Membership program was created, giving new members the exact same rights and responsibilites as the active brothers. Along with no pledging, Lambda Chi Alpha has an incredibly strict no hazing policy. In Lambda Chi Alpha, hazing is defined as, "any action taken or situation created intentionally to produce physical discomfort or mental discomfort by embarrassment, harassment, or ridicule." No Lambda Chi Alpha brother feels it necessary to belittle his fellow man through unnecessary and cruel actions. Lambda Chi Alpha also has one of the shortest new member education programs of most fraternities, let alone the fraternities on campus. Lasting a maximum of just six weeks, our new member education program is designed to instill the seven core values of any brothers - Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Service and Stewardship, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage - which, purposefully, form the acronym, LeaDeRSHIP. We strive to find natural leaders in our community who share these core values and wish to better themselves as men. VIR QUISQUE VIR Every Man a Man