Lambda Chi Alpha, Epsilon Iota Chapter Records
Scope and Contents
The Lambda Chi Alpha, Epsilon Iota Chapter Records contains materials from both Kappa Lambda, 1923-1926, and the Epsilon Iota chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha, 1928 to the present. Materials include the fraternity's oath, pledge, motto, petition for charter, constitution, statutory code, member rolls, newspaper clippings, and minutes.
There is correspondence from U. S. Senator Alan Bible, who was a charter member of the Epsilon Iota Chapter and served as Chair of the Building Committee of the Alumni Association of the chapter in the 1950s. He is listed on a plaque of Inductees into the Epsilon Iota Legacy Center. Records from 1964-1984 include a drawing of the original fraternity house. Of interest is a photocopy of the first issue of the newsletter, Epsilon Iota Sage, from 1931. The collection includes business records for an extensive restoration of the fraternity house in 2003.
The collection also has fraternal education resources and other materials from the national Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, including several editions of its pledge manual, The Paedagogus. There are also some records for the Crescents of Lambda Chi Alpha, the women's auxiliary to the Epsilon Iota Chapter in Reno.
Dates
- 1923-2015
Creator
- Lambda Chi Alpha. Epsilon Iota Chapter (University of Nevada, Reno) (Creator, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Historical Note
Kappa Lambda was a local fraternity founded at the University of Nevada on October 1, 1921. In 1928, Kappa Lambda submitted a petition for charter to the national fraternity Lambda Chi Alpha. The Nevada Epsilon Iota Chapter was established at the Reno, Nevada, campus in 1929. The Crescents, the women's auxiliary to the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, was organized by the Epsilon Iota Chapter in October 1966, but was disbanded due to insurance coverage concerns.
Extent
5 Linear Feet (6 boxes, 2 oversize folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Kappa Lambda was a local fraternity founded at the University of Nevada on October 1, 1921. In 1928, Kappa Lambda submitted a petition for charter to the national fraternity Lambda Chi Alpha. The Nevada Epsilon Iota Chapter was established at the Reno, Nevada, campus in 1929. The Crescents, the women's auxiliary to the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, was organized by the Epsilon Iota Chapter in October 1966, but was disbanded due to insurance coverage concerns. The collection contains materials from both Kappa Lambda, 1923-1926, and the Epsilon Iota chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha, 1928 to the present. Materials include the fraternity's oath, pledge, motto, petition for charter, constitution, statutory code, member rolls, newspaper clippings, and minutes.
Arrangement
Arranged into the following series: 1) Kappa Lambda; 2) Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity (national organization); 3) Lambda Chi Alpha. Epsilon Iota Chapter; 4) The Crescents of Lambda Chi Alpha; 5) Lambda Chi Alpha House Restoration Project
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Thomas Hultin in 1988; John Blauth, Alumni Advisor, in November 2009, February 2011, March 2011, December 2012, and January 2013; and other members of the fraternity in October 2013, April 2014, and October 2016.
Separated Materials
Photographs and photo scrapbooks transferred to the University Archives photoh archive as collection number UNRA-P3427.
Processing Information
In February 2021, trophies, plaques, and framed yearly portraits were returned to the fraternity.
- 1922, 1923 and 1924 Artemisias (yearbook)
- Broken, blank parts of unidentified trophies and 4 unidentified trophies - no markings or engravings).
- 1991 LXA Alumni Directory
- Bible, Alan, 1909-1988
- Greek letter societies -- Nevada
- Greek letter societies -- Nevada -- Reno
- Kappa Lambda (University of Nevada)
- Lambda Chi Alpha
- Lambda Chi Alpha. Epsilon Iota Chapter (University of Nevada, Reno)
- Lambda Chi Alpha. Epsilon Iota Chapter. Crescents (University of Nevada, Reno)
- Paedagogus
Creator
- Lambda Chi Alpha. Epsilon Iota Chapter (University of Nevada, Reno) (Creator, Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Lambda Chi Alpha, Epsilon Iota Chapter Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Betty Glass
- Date
- June 13, 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. University Archives Repository
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno NV 89557-0322 USA
775-682-5665
775-682-5724 (Fax)
specoll@unr.edu