LAMBDA CHI ALPHA STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The Student Advisory Committee (SAC) was formed in 1970 and reports directly to the Grand High Zeta (Board of Directors). SAC was formed to help the Lambda Chi Alpha staff and the Grand High Zeta stay in touch with current undergraduate concerns and problems, and allow undergraduates to communicate directly with Lambda Chi Alpha’s highest levels of international authority. SAC plays a vital role in Lambda Chi Alpha’s ability to remain on top of the fraternal world. SAC has developed and helped pass almost all of the significant legislation inside Lambda Chi Alpha including: the alcohol policy, the anti-hazing policy, associate membership, higher academic standards, and the creation of minimum operating standards for chapters. Each Conclave is represented by a SAC member, selected by the Grand High Alpha (Chairman of the Board of Directors). The SAC members serve a one year term, starting on August 1 and running through the following Leadership Seminar or General Assembly. I serve as the Penninsula Conclave which covers the eleven Lambda Chi Alpha chapters in the Florida region of the United States.
The Grand High Zeta is the Board of Directors for Lambda Chi Alpha. There are eleven (11) alumni brothers (nine elected by the General Assembly to serve four-year terms, two selected by the elected Board members to serve two-year terms) and four (4) collegiate brothers selected by the Student Advisory Committee to serve a one-year term that make up the Grand High Zeta. These men are the supreme executive, legislative and judicial body of the fraternity when the General Assembly is not convening. These men usually meet quarterly with the General Fraternity Headquarters staff to provide insight, feedback and make decisions for the entire organization. A few examples of decisions made by the Grand High Zeta include: granting a charter to a colony, providing new legislation during the interim between General Assembly’s and supervision over the financial acts and polices of the fraternity. In October 2016, I was elected to serve as one of the four undergraduates that serve on the Grand High Zeta. |