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Thursday, January 31, 2013 Vol. CXX Issue 8 Stetson University | DeLand, Fla Lambda Chi Alpha to join Greek life Stetson adds seventh fraternity to Greek life this fall ,^aW 01 Lauren Cepero News Editor Lambda Chi Alpha has been formed as an interest group since mid-September, functioning originally as a Kappa Sigma interest group. The group elected to utilize the resources and the support Stetson Greek Life offered and make the official switch to a Lambda Chi Alpha interest group in December; primarily to keep a forward momentum for the senior interest members who would be graduating, according to Nate Burke, Assistant Director of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement. The interest group has already accrued 25 men, through private networking. Duncan Dowling, a junior accounting major, along with Duncan Dowling Accounting- Junior Daniel Hoover, a senior integrated health and pre-med major graduating in 2013, are the men responsible for organizing this new fraternity interest group. They began having barbeques and other gatherings at an off-campus house, bringing close friends and networking from there. "We started out as five and little by little we started growing," Dowling said. The first colony of Lambda Chi's Sigma Omega chapter at Stetson A few of the interest group members have been through Stetson rush but did not see what they wanted to get out of their Greek life experience. "We want something we can have pride in," Dowling said. "We want to be more academics; we want a bond more clean cut." Stetson allows fraternities to return to campus on a pre-approved timeline to ensure that the other organizations maintain successful populations. This means that fraternities who have a history on Stetson's campus will be allowed priority to return and re-establish themselves over new organizations. "Lambda Chi Alpha began at Stetson in 1947 and has over 1,000 Stetson initiates. Many of those alumni are just as excited about returning to campus as the students are for making it possible," Burke said. "Alpha Tau Omega was brought back one year ago, Spring 2012, in a great partnership with their national office and pre-approved timeline. Lambda Chi Alpha's Coat of Arms They have been well-received in the community and are becoming stronger and stronger all the time. Similarly, Lambda Chi Alpha has a strong alumni base from when they were on [Stetson's] campus years ago," Burke said. According to Burke, spring 2013 will be used to re-build the fraternity's foundation at Stetson with Lambda Chi Alpha's national office. Recruiting will begin in the fall of 2013. AXA FACTS Lambda Chi Alpha was founded on Nov. 2, 1909 at Boston University The first Lambda Chi Alpha colony founded at Stetson was in 1947, and was charted in 1949 Richard Libb Stetson Collegiate National Association for Music Education wins grant Lauren Cepero News Editor Stetson's chapter of the Collegiate National Association for Music Education (CNAFME) recently won a $1,500 grant at this year's Florida Music Educators Association Conference. Stetson's CNAFME attained the grant while competing against 20 other CNAFME chapters from other Florida schools. Stetson CNAFME will use the grant to benefit middle school band students around Volusia County. During the course of a 12-hour day, 90 teacher-recommended students representing 52 Volusia middle schools will come to Stetson's campus and attend classes taught by Stetson music education students before participating in an Honor Chamber Winds Festival this fall. According to the CNAFME grant application, the students will rehearse in two ensembles, their sectional chamber ensemble (trumpet ensemble, trombone choir, clarinet choir, etc.), and in their large chamber ensemble (brass choir, woodwind choir, percussion ensemble). The students will spend four hours of rehearsal in their chamber ensembles before their performance in the evening. The selected middle school students will either pay a $ 10 fee or apply for a full scholarship, which will be made available. "There aren't events like this for middle school students," Project Coordinator and junior, Jay DeDon, said. "This is something that is unique to Stetson and we're going to have an extremely awesome teaching opportunity." Stetson's CNAFME hopes this project will fix the problem of poor support for the arts in Volusia County. This is at a time right after Volusia County's recent rejection of an amendment that would cost each house less than $10 a year in taxes aimed to fund and keep arts programs alive in Volusia County. The student's day will conclude with a concert performance that will be open for public attendance. "This is my dream and a long term legacy that will be left behind," DeDon said. From left to right: Rachel Read, Jackie Byl, Jillian Salvia, Brittnie Curley, Ari Kravatsk, Jay DeDon, Joseph Warner, Marli Vernandoe, Priya Ma- halanobis