Lambda chi alpha Media Kit

LAMBDA CHI ALPHABALL STATE UNIVERSITY

2017 MEDIA KIT

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STEWARDSHIP

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OUR VALUESOUR HISTORY

We were founded in 1909 at Boston

University, with the expressed objective

purpose of bringing about the association

of college students of good moral

character in collegiate institutions.

Lambda Chi Alpha was the first social

organization on Ball State’s campus and

was founded by 17 young men.

In 1951, we were chartered as the

official Iota-Alpha colony of Lambda Chi

Alpha Fraternity at Ball State University .

This chapter was named the Ball State

Interfraternity Council Chapter of the Year

in 2012 and The Ball State Daily News’ Best

Fraternity in 2015.

PHILANTHROPY

WHAT IS IT?

Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity created a

formal partnership with Feeding America

in 2013. The mission of Feeding America

is to fight to end hunger and our mission

is to instill values in young men.

WHAT DO WE DO?

The Ball State Chapter holds two

philanthropy events, The Lambda Open

and Kickin’ it with Lambda Chi. All the

proceeds are donated to Second Harvest

Foodbank of East Central Indiana and

Feeding America to help end hunger.

Media Release Jan. 16, 2017 Contact Information: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Brianna Beitzel 630-346-7356 [email protected]

Lambda Chi Alpha hosts Lambda Open mini-golf tournament

MUNCIE, Ind. – Come join Ball State University’s Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity for the

Lambda Open mini-golf tournament Sunday, April 9, 2017. The fraternity will host the tournament at the University Green starting at 11:30 a.m. To register for the mini golf tournament, individuals or teams of four must pay $10 per person and fill out a registration form by March 31. Registration and more information about the event can be found at www.lambdachibsu.com/lambda-open.

All the proceeds of the Lambda Open will be donated to Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana and Feeding America to help the initiative of curing hunger. This will be the second year that the spring philanthropy event will be held.

Last year, the event had a great turnout and raised $2,450 for the fraternity’s philanthropy. Peter Spartz, former Standards and Accreditation chair, thought the event was a success.

“Last year was the first year of our new philanthropy event, so my brothers and I were unsure about how the turnout was going to be. We ended up raising a substantial amount of money and having a blast. I’m really proud of my brothers for putting so much effort into this event in order to help donate money to such a good cause.”

For more information about the event, contact The Lambda Open mini-golf tournament chairman, Mitch Robinson, at [email protected].

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Headquartered in the Indianapolis suburb of Carmel, Ind., Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity is one of the largest men's general fraternities in North America with more than 280,000 initiated members and has held chapters at more than 300 universities. In the early 1970s, it was the first fraternity to eliminate pledging and remains a leader in the fight against hazing, alcohol/drug abuse, sexual assault, and other challenges facing today's college student. To learn more, please visit http://www.lambdachi.org/ Media Contact: Brianna Beitzel [email protected]

Media Release Feb. 21, 2017 Contact Information: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Brianna Beitzel 630-346-7356 [email protected]

Lambda Chi Alpha and Alpha Chi Omega hosts sexual assault awareness forum

MUNCIE, Ind. –Ball State University’s Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity is partnering with Alpha Chi Omega and Step In. Speak up. to host their annual sexual assault awareness forum. The Greek organizations will host the forum on March 15, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in Pruis Hall at Ball State University.

This forum will spread awareness about sexual assault, a big issue facing may college campuses today. Anyone who wants to attend can learn from Ball State University's Title IX Coordinator, Victim's Advocate, a University Police Department Officer, and a Ball Hospital nurse specializing in sexual assault.

The focus of the forum is to talk about prevention, answer questions and raise awareness

about how we can help to end sexual assaults on our campus. Lambda Chi Alpha wanted to get involved with this event because the fraternity felt like it was an issue that needed to be addressed in the Greek community.

Peter Spartz, an active fraternity member, thinks this forum is a great way to spread awareness on campus. “I think that raising awareness for this subject is important, especially for the Greek community. I am really glad that my brothers and I are taking initiative to talk about this pressing issue that happens on college campuses and help end it for good.”

For more information about the public forum, visit www.lambdachibsu.com

##### Headquartered in the Indianapolis suburb of Carmel, Ind., Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity is one of the largest men's general fraternities in North America with more than 280,000 initiated members and has held chapters at more than 300 universities. In the early 1970s, it was the first fraternity to eliminate pledging and remains a leader in the fight against hazing, alcohol/drug abuse, sexual assault, and other challenges facing today's college student. To learn more, please visit http://www.lambdachi.org/ Media Contact: Brianna Beitzel [email protected]

Biography

Peter Spartz

Standards and Accreditation Chair and Website Administrator

Peter Spartz is from Zionsville, Indiana where he attended Guerin Catholic High School. Now, he

attends Ball State University where he is a member of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. As an involved

member, he is currently the Standards and Accreditation Chair and Website Administrator for

Lambda Chi Alpha at Ball State University. He has held these positions since 2016.

Peter is a senior studying computer technology and business administration. He has carried his love

for technology into his job at the Housing department of Ball State University at the IT help desk.

Peter has a strong passion for technology, building three computers of his own, his first at 12 years

old. With his vast amount of knowledge in technology, Peter is hoping to continue with a career in

IT in the future.

As the Standards and Accreditation chair, he is a dedicated and proud member. At the end of the

year, Peter creates a formal report for the Ball State Greek Council and presents the chapter’s

involvement on campus and in the Muncie community. Additionally, Peter is the website

administrator, one of his favorite roles, for Lambda Chi Alpha’s website at Ball State University

where he updates information and creates content for their blog.

Peter is described as a very involved member of his chapter with a strong passion for his

brotherhood. His passion and dedication to Lambda Chi Alpha has shown throughout his positions.

During his time in Lambda Chi Alpha, Peter believes to have grown as a person. “Lambda Chi

Alpha allows you to grow as a leader and become a better man. I’d like to think I have become a

better man because of this chapter.”

As an alumnus, Peter aspires to help out the Ball State chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha as much as he

possibly can.

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Headquartered in the Indianapolis suburb of Carmel, Ind., Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity is one of the largest men's general fraternities in North America with more than 280,000 initiated members and has held chapters at more than 300 universities. In the early 1970s, it was the first fraternity to eliminate pledging and remains a leader in the fight against hazing, alcohol/drug abuse, sexual assault, and other challenges facing today's college student. To learn more, please visit www.lambdachi.org

Media Contact: Brianna Beitzel [email protected] Brianna Beitzel attends Ball State University. She is an advertising student with a concentration in media planning and minor in French.

Op-Ed Breaking the Stereotypes By Brianna Beitzel

It’s a known fact that fraternities don’t have

the best reputation. Today, it is true that

you will most likely not hear a positive

headline about a fraternity in the media.

This stigma is put upon many Greek

organizations at Ball State University, such

as Lambda Chi Alpha, a leader in the fight

against hazing, alcohol and drug abuse,

sexual assault and other challenges facing

college students.

As a group of diverse and respectable men, this stereotype is not necessarily true for the Ball State

Chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha. Whether it is volunteering at the local food bank, donating proceeds

to Feeding America, or organizing sexual assault awareness forums, Lambda Chi tries to fight the

negative image of fraternities.

On a wider spectrum, most people associate fraternities with parties, hazing, drug abuse and sexual

assault. While most of these are unfortunately true, they are stereotypes that do not depict what

every fraternity is like. These associations are formed from what we hear from the media or what we

see on television or movies.

But, this is not to say that fraternities never do bad things, but these stereotypes are not true or

fitting to all Greek organizations. The truth is that only the most negative incidents are publicized,

but the greatest accomplishments and actions by these organizations are not noticed.

Because of this, the lasting stereotype and misconceptions about fraternities still linger because many

people are quick to judge and stereotype individuals. This not only applies to fraternities or Greek

life, but to anyone. Stereotypes simplify our social world, naming one individual the same as all the

rest in a group. This leads to prejudice and issues in our world with discrimination. We as people

need to understand that stenotypes are not true, and we cannot label someone based on a

stereotype.

With fraternities’ efforts of fighting against stereotypes, this may be the start of breaking the

misconceptions about these organizations. However, I feel it may take a long time to change the

public’s mind and the fact that, as humans, we stereotype constantly. This is why I propose that

more fraternities start speaking up about controversial issues in the Greek life community. I think

more organizations need to be involved in the discussion and start breaking the stereotypes that are

set upon them. Now it will be their responsibility to start flooding the media with positive headlines,

instead of negative.

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Headquartered in the Indianapolis suburb of Carmel, Ind., Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity is one of the largest men's general fraternities in North America with more than 280,000 initiated members and has held chapters at more than 300 universities. In the early 1970s, it was the first fraternity to eliminate pledging and remains a leader in the fight against hazing, alcohol/drug abuse, sexual assault, and other challenges facing today's college student. To learn more, please visit www.lambdachi.org


By-Lined Article

The Impact of Greek Life Involvement on Academic Performance

By Brianna Beitzel February 8, 2017

Involvement with Greek life on a university campus can be a very big time commitment

with a significant impact on academic performance in the first years of college. Many

individuals believe Greek life social events and parties take over the lives of the members in

sororities or fraternities. However, this perception is not entirely true. In fact, the impact that

Greek Life has on academic performance is more positive than it is negative.

When many first year students come to college, some individuals pick involvement Greek

life and some may choose other organizations. For those that join Greek life, it may come

with many great college experiences, but at a price. According to research, Greek

membership entails a big time investment for first year students that could lead to risky

behaviors that distract from coursework (Walker & Hussey 2015).

It is difficult enough for college freshman to learn to time manage their coursework, but

adding in Greek life can take a toll on their academics. Research has also shown that

students in Greek life spend less time studying per week (Walker & Hussey, 2015). Freshman

year is the foundation of your college GPA, and some students who put socialization and

parties over coursework may suffer.

Although there may be some negative consequences, there are also great impacts that Greek

Life has on academics. According to research, fraternity or sorority membership is associated

with higher levels of academic effort, self-efficacy, personal growth, interpersonal skills and

commitment to being socially responsible in their community (Walker & Hussey, 2015).

Today, many sororities and fraternities require members to meet a certain GPA. If a member

Ball State University’s chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity

does not meet the required GPA, there will be actions taken, such as academic probation,

where the member is limited to attending social events with the organization. Additionally,

some organizations require study hours for the semester which encourages members to

study and put their academics first.

Setting GPA requirements and study hours are tactics that encourage and deliver academic

success from Greek life organizations. In fact, some researchers say that Greek life members

tend to have a higher graduation and involvement rate in campus than other students

(Walker & Hussey, 2015). This proves that the positive effects of Greek life outweigh the

negative effects.

With high standards and requirements, academic achievement is abundant in many Greek

life organizations. With further implementation of high GPAs, study hours and incentives

for academic success, Greek life organization around the country will be able to improve

their current reputation with the help of their overall academic success. For many college

students looking for organizations to join, I suggest you join Greek life and achieve academic

success during your college experience.

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Headquartered in the Indianapolis suburb of Carmel, Ind., Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity is one of the largest men's general fraternities in North America with more than 280,000 initiated members and has held chapters at more than 300 universities. In the early 1970s, it was the first fraternity to eliminate pledging and remains a leader in the fight against hazing, alcohol/drug abuse, sexual assault, and other challenges facing today's college student. To learn more, please visit http://www.lambdachi.org/ For more information, please contact:


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