Celebrating 90 years of Lambda Chi at UCLA.
Lambda Chi Alpha
Over our 90 years at UCLA, Lambda Chi Alpha is a tremendously accomplished fraternity. Among its achievements, the chapter has consistently won First Place in UCLA’s Standards of Excellence over multiple years, maintains one of the highest cumulative GPAs in the UCLA Greek System, and has had the most successful and selective recruitment of any fraternity over the last few years. In 2013, the chapter was awarded the Grand High Alpha Award, the highest honor in Lambda Chi Alpha. Chapters only become eligible for this distinction after three consecutive years of sustained excellence.
Lambda Chi Alpha has a packed social calendar, a history of athletic excellence, and an exceptional record of philanthropy. Brothers directly influence the daily operations of the chapter, from creating the operating budget to planning and executing all of the chapter’s events. Additionally, our incredible network of alumni connections provides brothers with many opportunities to capitalize on the skills they develop during their undergraduate years.
Lambda Chi Alpha is one of the largest men’s general fraternities in North America. The youngest of the 20 national social fraternities, it has initiated more than 300,000 members at more than 300 universities.
A Lifetime of TRUE Brotherhood.
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What we can offer you
Networking
Very few international organizations can boast of membership as large as 300,000. Our alumni and national members constantly create lifetime bonds and help brothers further their professional careers.
Academics
Academics are our priority. Our chapter has consistently had the highest GPA of all 200+ international Lambda Chi Alpha chapters (and recently at UCLA). Dedicated study hours, academic support programs, test banks, and a library of textbooks give our brothers an environment to succeed. Plus our 110+ academically driven members are invaluable sources of knowledge and actively work to help the academic success of others.
Leadership
Weekly executive meetings, involvement as an officer, UCLA workshops, and intranational retreats are some of the ways our brothers gain hands-on leadership experience. All Members, even Associate Members, have the ability to hold an officer position, attend multi-day regional conferences sponsored by our chapter’s alumni, and learn from others what it takes to become a strong leader.
Community
Our brotherhood is built upon giving back to the community through philanthropy. We partner locally with organizations to benefit our community and also with national groups such as Feeding America in our fight to end hunger.
Notable Alumni
Nationally, Lambda Chi Alpha has some of the most accomplished men found in any organization to-date. Notable alumni have pioneered industries and created very successful careers in areas such as the Arts & Entertainment, Business, Education, Government, Jurists, Military, Sports, and Engineering & Science.
- Harry S. Truman (Missouri) — Former President of the United States, former Vice President of the United States, U.S. Senator from Missouri
- Kenny Chesney (East Tennessee State) — American country music singer, songwriter and record producer
- Brett Eldredge (Elmhurst) — American country music singer, songwriter and record producer
- John Baldecchi (UCLA) – Hollywood Executive/CEO of Digital Riot Media (DRM)
- Gerald Johnston (UCLA) – President/COO of McDonnell-Douglas Corp.
- David Neuman (UCLA) — President of Disney Television
- A. Barry Cappello (UCLA) — Renowned lawyer, UCLA Distinguished Alumnus, and founder of the UCLA Law A. Barry Cappello Program in Trial Advocacy
- Orville Willis “Will” Forte IV (UCLA) – Actor, comedian, writer, producer and voice actor; Best known for his work on Saturday Night Live, and as the creator and star of the sitcom The Last Man on Earth.
- Cobi Jones (UCLA) — Former Soccer Player & National Hall of Fame Member; LA Galaxy Analyst on Time Warner Cable SportsNet
- Karch Kiraly (UCLA) — Olympic Volleyball Player; Only Olympic volleyball player (male or female) to have won Olympic gold medals in both volleyball categories: beach and indoor.
- Billy Brown (UCLA) — An actor who has starred in television shows such as How to Get Away with Murder, Criminal Minds, Lights Out, Dexter, Sons of Anarchy, and Hostages.
- Lawrence H. “Larry” Brown (UCLA*) — Basketball player & coach – NBA Champion 2004 – NCAA Champion 1988 – Olympic Gold Medal
- Jim Mora Jr. (Washington) — Former UCLA head football coach. Also former professional football coach.
- Patrick Schwarzenegger (USC) — An American actor and model and the son of Arnold Schwarzenegger
- James Owens (North Carolina State) — Former COB/CEO of Caterpillar Inc.
- William F. Rasmussen (DePauw) — Founder of ESPN
- John S. Reed (Washington & Jefferson) — Chairman of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s board of trustees. Former CEO of Citi Group, COB of New York Stock Exchange.
- Joe Saunders (Denver) — CEO of VISA Inc.
- Leroy A. Wilson (Rose-Hulman) — Former president of AT&T
- Kenneth Whipple Jr. (MIT) — Former executive vice president of Ford, former president of the Ford Financial Services Group, and the former COB of Ford of Europe
- Mickey Cochrane (Boston) — American professional baseball player, manager, coach, and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- Harold A. Blackmun (Harvard) — Former Justice of the United States Supreme Court
- Louis R. Menagh Jr. (Rutgers) — Former President of Prudential Insurance Company
See the full list here.
*Denotes honorary initiate.
Meet our Officers
High Alpha (President)
John Simpkins
High Beta (Internal VP)
Joseph Macris
High Theta (External VP)
Alexander Wang
High Gamma (Secretary)
Kevin Chen
High Tau (Treasurer)
Andrew Myers
High Iota (Risk Manager)
Logan Damon
High Kappa (Fraternity Educator)
Christopher Van Meter
High Delta (Rush Chair)
Jordan Golan
High Delta (Rush Chair)
Daniel Hearn
High Phi (Ritualist)
Jonathan Schindler
High Sigma (Scholastic Chair)
Jonathan Blatt
High Epsilon (Social Chair)
Kyle Harvey
High Epsilon (Social Chair)
Maxwell Gruber
High Rho (Alumni Chair)
Vincent Real
Standards Chair
Jacob Keer
Standards Chair
Nicholas Dean
Athletic Chair
Barrett Grubbs
House Manager
Curtis Harvey
Historian
Quinn Campbell
Executive-At-Large
Abraham Horillo
Executive-At-Large
Garrett Imbach
Executive-At-Large (Alt.)
Ryan Haug
Sergeant-At-Arms
Max Callahan