Rush - What You Should Know About Fraternities
A College Fraternity is a Brotherhood
A group of men with common ideals and goals, banded together
for self-improvement, teamwork, and lifelong friendship - that's a fraternity.
Fraternities like Pi Lambda Phi can help you get the most of
your college experience with leadership challenges, community service,
academics, interpersonal skills, and social activities.
Most people immediate associate the word "social" with
fraternities. The social aspects of fraternities make them fun - activities,
mixers, and parties are all part of fraternity life.
But where fraternity brothers discover real growth is in
social interaction: getting along with others, adjustment to chapter life, the
importance of group welfare, practical leadership, management experience, and
personal character development.
Be wary of sweeping criticism of fraternities! If not
completely false, they tend to exaggerate or stretch the truth, as do most
stereotypes. Fraternities have a rich and honorable tradition in university
life, and will continue to prove a definite and constructive place in the
academic world.
Fraternities encourage superior scholarship, increase your
chance of graduating, inspire higher standards of conduct, create a sense of
belonging, and instill good citizenship.
Pi Lam Enhances your College Social Experience
Pi Lam provides a healthy environment for recreation and
social life. Parties, socials, formals, and alumni functions can all be
highlights of every semester's activities.
Pi Lam Encourages Inclusion
Pi Lambda Phi was the first non-sectarian fraternity. In 1895,
the founders of Pi Lam boldly forsaw a fraternity where neither sect nor creed
would bar a man from joining. As stated in the Creed, Pi Lambda Phi has become a
living example against the tendency of society to discriminate.
Pi Lam Offers Strength Through Diversity
Contrary to popular belief, all fraternities are not the same.
We pride ourselves on our diversity. Our brothers aren't all stamped from the
same mold. We have different strengths and unique abilities to offer, yet we
share common goals.
Pi Lam Builds a Winning Attitude
You'll find that participating in intramural sports, including
football, basketball, softball, and soccer, is a great way to meet other
students. Pi Lams share a competitive spirit and teamwork that sets us apart
from other fraternities.
Pi Lam Offers Scholarships and Internships
The Pi Lambda Phi Educational Foundation offers a number of
scholarships to qualified candidates every year. In addition, there is an
internship program where members can gain valuable professional experience.
Pi Lam Builds Leadership
Membership in Pi Lambda Phi is one of the best ways to get
involved at college. Our Brothers play a major role in many aspects of
leadership on campus. No matter what your major, Pi Lam will prepare you for the
present, while setting you on the right path for success in all that you do in
the future.
Pi Lam Has a Proud Tradition
Pi Lam opens door of opportunity, provides a place you can
call your own, and gives you a chance to make friends with similar interests. As
an undergraduate, you'll find the advantages of having a group of Brothers to
lean on for support, friendship, and advice.
Over 40,000 men have joined Pi Lambda Phi since it was
founded. When you graduate, you'll have an instant network of contacts who can
help you with your future plans and even professional contacts. Our motto, "Not
Four Years, But a Lifetime," expresses our committment to staying involved long
after graduation.
Who are Pi Lambda Phi Brothers?
Many men have built the foundation of their success from their
experience in Pi Lam.
Pi Lams are Statesmen -
such as U.S. Senators Herbert Kohl and Arlen Specter,
Congressmen Sidney Yates (retired), Benjamin Cardin, and Eliot Engel, Ed
Rendell, Governor of Pennsylvania, and The Honorable David Croll and Peter
Bercovitch, Members of Canadian Parliament
Courtesy of the
Office of Senator Kohl
Pi Lams are Successful Businessmen -
such as Sports Agent Leigh Steinberg, Mark Cuban, owner of the
Dallas Mavericks, Bud Selig, Commissioner, Major League Baseball, Eric Brewer,
founder of Inktomi, and Arthur M. Loew, former President of Loew's International
Corporation;
Pi Lams are Noted Scientists -
such as Richard P. Feynman, Quantum Physicist
and Nobel Prize Winner;
Courtesy of the Estate of Richard Feynman and
the California Institute
of Technology
Pi Lams are Athletes -
such as Sandy Koufax, Hall of Fame Baseball Player, Rafer
Johnson, Olympic Decathlon Champion, and Rudy LaRusso, Basketball star;
Courtesy of
All
American Sports Collectibles
Pi Lams are Artists -
such as Richard Rodgers and Oscar
Hammerstein, theatrical producers and musical composers, Abbey Mann,
Oscar-winning playwright, and Enoch Light, conductor and composer; and
Courtesy of
The
Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization
Pi Lams are Entertainers -
such as Howard Cosell, sportscaster, and Tony Martin, radio,
TV and motion picture star.
Pi Lams are Outstanding Public Servants-
such as Mortimer Caplin, Past Commissioner of the Internal
Revenue Service, and Justice Nathan Jacobs of the New Jersey State Supreme
Court.
Pi Lams are responsible Brothers, Men and Members of their
Community who have distinguished themselves in countless personal, professional,
and civic endeavors - often drawing on the ideals and tenets of this Fraternity,
and applying the lessons and people skills they learned as an undergraduate
member of their Pi Lam Chapter.
Every chapter of the Fraternity is unique, and you'll want to
acquaint yourself with the Brothers of the local chapter to see how you might
fit in. All Pi Lams, however, share the rich heritage and traditions of Pi
Lambda Phi Fraternity. In particular, all Pi Lams are united by a common
subscription to The Creed of Pi Lambda Phi.
Deep commitment to and investment in this Fraternity are the very essence of a
Brother's relationship to Pi Lambda Phi.
"Joining a fraternity means nothing but when you
have really worked for it, sweated for it, cursed it, and loved it, as well as
the men in it, you have something."
Brother Alfred Kovner, PA Alpha Delta, Temple University '42
After graduation, you will likely move away from school to
face new challenges and exciting opportunities. However, the friendships that
are made as a Pi Lam Brother endure.
Brotherhood in Pi Lambda Phi - "Not Four Years, But a
Lifetime.
Like to know how you can
get involved?
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