• Officers: Learn leadership, responsibility, and organization
• Conferences: Leadership and brotherhood training with 700 Brothers from all over the continent
• Mentoring: Find a mentor from the pool of Lambda Chi alumni across the country that want to help you with anything from everyday issues to finding a job. Sign up online at www.lambdachi.org
• Scholarships: Make yourself more appealing on your next University Scholarship Application and compete for scholarships with the Local and National Fraternity
• Networking: Join the lifelong bond that more than 255,000 men across the U.S. and Canada have joined
• Tutoring: Get help in classes that Brothers have already taken. Give help to Brothers who need help in your area of expertise
• Service: Give back to the community through on-going community service events, North American Food Drive, and our philanthropy event, Watermelon Bust

• Cookouts
• Intramural and pick-up sports
• Hog Roast in the Fall
• Brotherhood Retreat in the Spring
• Themed Gatherings (“TG’s”) with sororities
• Greek philanthropy sporting events and other activities
• OSU football and hockey games
• Sunday brunch
• Hanging out and random acts of fun

How much does the fraternity cost compared to living in a residence hall on campus?

From Ohio State's Website: http://undergrad.osu.edu/costs.html

	Columbus Campus	Regional Campuses
Ohio residents	$8,667*	$5,664
Nonresidents	$20,562*,**	$17,559
Room and board	$7,236***	Varies by Campus

* Tuition and fees may vary by major, college, and area of study. The university reserves the right to assess fees for special services and programs applicable to students.
** See National Buckeye scholarships
*** Average room rate with basic meal plan

The average in-state student living in a residence hall pays approximately $2,412 per quarter for room and board. He likely shares a room with at least one other person whom he may or may not get along with. He is not entitled to a parking space without a permit and all other facilities, such as laundry and recreation, are shared with the building.

 

Quarterly Cost for Tom Knapp (Lambda Chi) in Spring 2007
Rent for 3 months at $395/month	$1,185
Groceries	$250
Other Food	$130
Dues	$360
Total	$2,125

The average live-in Lambda Chi pays approximately $2,125 in the most expensive quarter with regards to fraternity dues (other quarters are as low as $250). He lives in a four-story building with two floors of recreation and common area that he shares with about 20 of his best friends. He has his own room and potentially a parking space in the back lot or convenient free parking on the street. He has every opportunity to build leadership skills, gain responsibility, work with a diverse group of people, and even win scholarships. He pays $300 LESS than he would be paying for a residence hall.

All data supplied by Thomas A. Knapp, Gamma Tau 1100.