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Today, we continue our On Wednesdays We Rock Letters series as a tribute to our National Founders, their legacies and the tradition of wearing red letters on Wednesdays as a homage to the Seven Visionary Men who founded our brotherhood at Texas Tech University on Wednesday November 25th, 1987. In tribute to that history, during this special edition of On Wednesdays We Rock Letters we feature our East Texas entity at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX which is celebrating 19 years on their campus in the Piney Woods of East Texas.
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Entity Name: SFASU Colony
Location and University: Nacogdoches, TX, Stephen F. Austin State University
Chartered on campus: April 28, 2001. The SFASU brothers are celebrating nineteen years of service and unrivaled brotherhood on their campus nestled in the Piney Woods of East Texas.
Greek Council: Multicultural Greek Council. They are part of the MGC at SFASU alongside with Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, Inc, Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority, Inc, Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity, Inc, and Mu Sigma Upsilon Multicultural Sorority, Inc.
Campus Presence: Alpha Lambda takes pride in the involvement of its membership around the campus community. Brothers are or have been involved in Orientation, Residence Life, Jack Camp, Jack Walkers, AHSA (Allied Health Student Association), Driving Jacks, LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens), and many more. Here at Alpha Lambda we take Campus Involvement serious as it enhances the undergraduate experience as well as the fraternal experience. Some of SFA’s brightest leaders are members of our brotherhood. Alpha Lambda is also recognized as a Five-Star entity here at SFASU and was recently highlighted in the local newsletter.
Interesting Fact: Alpha Lambda has won numerous step and stroll shows here at SFASU, leaving a mark on the Greek community.
Chapter Traditions: For “Forgotten Roses” we have brothers go around Nursing Homes in Nacogdoches and give roses to the patients in these homes. It’s really a great way to make their day a little better and bring back a spark of youth for some of them. However this Spring due to the COVID19 crisis, a lot of the nursing homes in the area had closed down, and we had a bunch of roses to hand out, so we had to improvise. We decided that along with the nursing homes we were able to go to, we went around campus and gave roses to the “special” ladies. This included workers from the cafeteria, financial aid, Office of Multicultural Affairs, and even Orientation staff members.
Social Media Presence:
Twitter: @SFASU_ODPHI
Instagram: @SFASU_ODPHI
