Beta Lambda Chapter

Beta Lambda
Chapter Name	Beta Lambda
School	American University
Date Chartered	25 April 2011
Mascot	lamb
Chapter Colors	none
Active Brothers	76
Website

Beta Lambda Chapter (Founded 23 February 1994) is located at American University in Washington, DC. The Chapter was founded by Rho Chapter alumnus Derek Simmons. It went inactive in 1995, and was reactivated on April 25, 2011.

Chapter History

Founding

The Beta Lambda Chapter was founded 23 February 1994. It went inactive in 1995.

Beta Lambda receiving their charter at the 2011 National Convention.

The Reactivated Chapter

Sixty Brothers were inducted as part of the colony charter class in 2011.

Chapter Presidents

• Margo Kearns (2011-2012)
• Kathleen McCoy (2012-2013)
• Erin Oxnard (2013-2014) (Current President)
• Emma Peterson (2014-2015) (President Elect)

The Families of Beta Lambda

• The Baum Family Line
• The Worldwide Prestige Family
• The Hiller Family Line
• The Addams Family
• The Oompa Loompa Family
• The Page Masters Family
• The American Family
• The Allmaier Family Line
• The Lonely Island Family
• The Rameau Family Line
• The Royal Family
• The Darling Family
• The Quilacio Family Line
• The Granger Family
• The Dettmer Family Line
• The Bee Family
• The Stansbury Family Line
• The Evergreen Family
• The Diamond Family
• The Straight Money Family
• The Nano Family Line
• The Goldfish Family
• The McCoy Family Line
• The Hepburn-Monroe Family
• The Klemash Family Line
• The Bowers Family Line
• The Devila Family Line
• The Matthews Family
• The Thaler Family Line
• The Lone Rangers of Beta Lambda (Brothers who did not start a family)

The Active Chapter

Chapter Mascot

The unofficial mascot of Beta Lambda is a Lamb.

Executive Board

see also: List of Beta Lambda Chapter Executive Boards
The Executive Board is made up of nine elected members. The Recruitment Advisor and the Brother-at-Large are non-voting members.

Current Executive Board
Position	Officer
President	Erin Oxnard
Vice President	Hannah Dansie
Secretary	Emma Peterson
Treasurer	David D'Auria
Parliamentarian	James Boone
Historian	Devon Mosher
Initiate Advisor	Elise Katz
Recruitment Advisor	Shaheen Ghori
Brother-at-Large	Nancy Fisher

Executive Council

The Executive Council is made up of the chairs of the eleven standing committees, the chairs of the select committees, if there are any, and the Vice President. The Vice President serves as chair of the Executive Council.

Current Executive Council
Committee	Chair
Chair of the Executive Counsel	Hannah Dansie (ex-officio)
Chair of the Fundraising Committee	Ben Bendor
Chair of the Service Committee	Brianna Spencer
Chair of the Social Committee	Allison Vosloh, Madison Gold
Chair of the Public Relations Committee	Dayna Hansberger
Chair of the Scholarship Committee	Taryn Stansbury
Chair of the Alumni Committee	Andrew Fowler
Chair of the Inter-Chapter Relations Committee	Lydia Manchester, Fiona Erickson
Chair of the Spirit Committee	Margo Kearns
Chair of the Recruitment Committee	Shaheen Ghori (ex-officio)
Chair of the Ritual and Initiate Programming Committee	Allison Lajeskie, Elise Katz (ex-officio)
Chair of the Historian Committee	Devon Mosher (ex-officio)
Chair of the Select Committee on Rules and Procedures	Margo Kearns, James Boone
Chair of the Select Committee on Teach For America Activities	Caitlin Allmaier

Initiate Classes

Main Article: List of Beta Lambda Chapter Initiate Classes

The Eta Class is the most recent initiate class to be inducted.

Chapter Events & Activities

Chapter Birthday

Beta Lambda celebrates the anniversary of its reactivation. The celebration is usually low-key and traditionally involves cake.

Notable Alumni

• Derek B. Simmons

Chapter Founder

Vice President of Membership Development (1994-1995)

Honorary Members

• Conor Bigly (Inducted: 6 April 2014)

Chapter Honors and Awards

National Awards

• 2012 Steven A. DiGuiseppe Administrative Award

Further Resources

• Beta Lambda Chapter Portal

In the News

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