A recent membership review into the University’s Lambda Chi Alpha chapter could mean penalization from the fraternity’s international headquarters, but the chapter may not face punishment from the University.
Some members were evicted from the Lambda Chi house on campus after being suspended or expelled by the national organization for unspecified actions that violated the fraternity’s national standards, according to a news release from Lambda Chi Alpha International Headquarters.
The Nov. 19 review of the chapter came after University administrators informed the national organization of actions like possible pranking and vandalism aimed at other fraternities, which were performed by Lambda Chi members and reflected negatively on the fraternity, said Assistant Vice Chancellor and Dean of Students K.C. White.
Wayne Shelton, alumni advisor for the University’s Lambda Chi chapter, said he’s eager to move forward with remaining members.
“We have a great group of guys still active,” Shelton said.
The University is providing the displaced students with options for residence next semester and assisting them with other problems they may be facing after losing fraternity membership, White said.
“Just because you’re not a Lambda Chi anymore doesn’t mean you’re not an LSU student,” she said.
The standards that Lambda Chi’s national organization uses to review its chapters differ in some ways from the University’s Code of Student Conduct, White said. She said the violations reported by the national organization may not violate the Code of Conduct.
The University has not been fully informed of the violations reported after the membership review, but communication between the national organization and the University has been good thus far, White said. The organization does not have an obligation to report to the University.
White said the review was conducted out of concern for the chapter that is currently on University probation.
Lambda Chi Alpha Director of Chapter Services John Holloway said in a news release that it had been confirmed that many members “had chosen not to live by [Lambda Chi’s] core values and ritualistic