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INSIDE: Leader and Follower Mark Templeton of Citrix considers himself an on-the-job training CEO. From Congress to Campus Former Senator Paul Trible Jason Boland and the Straglers April 2006 . XCIII . Issue 4
Cross & Crescent a Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity publication Features Chapter News 3 Chapter and Alumni News Fraternity News 6 In Perpetuity History 8 Expositor of Lambda Chi Alpha
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Leader and Follower In 2005, the enterprise software company Citrix Systems experienced record revenue gains under the leadership of CEO Mark Templeton. With more than 160,000 organizations using the Citrix Access Platform, Citrix is the global leader and most trusted name in on-demand access. By Matthew Zellner Cover Photo: Š Courtesy Citrix Systems, Inc.
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From Congress to Campus Paul S. Trible, Jr. was elected to Congress when he was only 29years-old. Six years later, he gained a seat in the Senate. Today, he is out of politics and is serving as president of Christopher Newport University. By Aaron Jones
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You Just Have to Listen Call it insurgent or Texas country, they don’t care. Jason Boland and Brad Rice of Jason Boland and The Stragglers are calling it a dream as they prepare to release their fifth album and begin their next tour. By Fuzz Martin
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Chapter News Chapter news, alumni news, and reports of death Arizona (Zeta-Beta)
California-Berkeley (Mu)
Arkansas (Gamma-Chi)
California-Davis (Delta-Gamma)
Dr. Raymond A. Mulligan (1937).
Richard Harrison Darling (1948) February 16, 2006.
Harold L. Allen (1951) July 2005.
The chapter held its chartering banquet in Sacramento on March 11. More than 90 brothers attended the event, including Grand High Zeta member Bob Koch (CaliforniaBerkeley 1971) as the special guest speaker. Mark Hoag (Michigan State 1972) of the Educational Foundation Board of Directors and Mark Bauer (California State-Fullerton 1978), president of the Foundation, also attended as representatives of the General Fraternity.
Arkansas State (Iota-Theta)
The chapter was recently awarded student organization of the year out of the 325 student organizations on campus. They also recently won the banner competition at ASU Spirit Day. John Phelps (1969) was recently sworn in as national president of the American Board of Trial Advocates. The American Board of Trial Advocates is a 6,000 member organization of the nation’s leading plaintiff and defense trial lawyers. Ernie Simpson (1963) March 8, 2006. Simpson served as a high school band director for many years and recently retired from Hytrol Conveyor Belts.
California-Santa Barbara (Zeta-Eta)
Bill Simmons (1972) March 24, 2006.
East Carolina (Iota-Upsilon)
Viggo M. Jensen (1948) February 8, 2002
Charles “Mickey” Conklin (1963) February 26, 2006. Conklin worked at Health Careers of North Carolina for six years and Wrangler for 30 years before he retired in 1997.
Auburn (Omega)
Harold H. Hayward (1965) January 25, 2006. Hayward is an Auburn initiate but graduated from California-Los Angeles (Epsilon-Sigma).
Evansville (Iota-Mu)
David L. Barning (1955) February 16, 2006.
Ball State (Iota-Alpha)
Florida (Epsilon-Mu)
John E. Le Beau (1964) May, 2003.
David Schur (2008) was elected as the Interfraternity Council vice president of membership. He is one of six men who serve on the Executive Board. This is the first time in nearly a decade that the chapter has had a brother in an IFC executive position. Schur served as the High Delta during the spring and fall of 2005. .
Baylor (Sigma-Psi)
Hamilton Lindley (2000) is an associate with the Dallas office of the Provost Umphrey Law Firm. His practice focuses on securities class action litigation.
Florida Southern (Epsilon-Xi)
Boston (Alpha)
On November 18, 2005, Bryan Velez (2006) became the 1,000th initiate of the chapter since it’s founding in 1939.
Donald A. Taylor (1940).
Brown (Iota)
Richard H. Morse (1934) December 26, 2004. .
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Indiana (Alpha-Omicron)
Michigan State (Gamma-Omicron)
Arthur B. Harlan (1950) March 11, 2006.
While on Christmas break, seven members traveled to Indianapolis for a four-day visit to Lambda Chi Alpha Headquarters. Four members of the Michigan (Sigma) chapter accompanied them. George W. Spasyk (Michigan 1949) hosted the undergraduates and took them to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and its Hall of Fame. The highlight of the trip was a tour of Headquarters and meeting its staff.
Kutztown (Sigma-Gamma)
The chapter held its ninth annual Miss Kutztown University Pageant this evening. Thirteen ladies competed for the title that benefits the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. The event is set up just like the real Miss America pageant, with talent and formal wear portions of the contest.
Louisiana - Lafayette (Iota-Omega)
Joshua Perrodin (2007) and Jamey Arnette (2007) were elected into the Student Government Association. Both are officers within the chapter and are members of various student organizations. Perrodin was elected vice president of SGA and Arnette won a Senate seat for the College of Liberal Arts.
Michigan Tech (Phi-Phi)
The chapter recently puchased a new house. Built in 1900, the house is widely known as the Charleston House Historic Inn. The building is going through some renovations but is a step up from the old house that suffered from a failing foundation, leaking roof, and wind damage.
Marietta (Kappa-Alpha)
The chapter hosted Lambdapalooza to benefit The Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club. The day was filled with a diverse group of local bands performing for high school and college students. Since the benefit was for youth, the chapter also invited local high school bands to participate.
Montana State-Bozeman (Epsilon-Delta) Matthew Beuley (1994) December 14, 2004.
Montevallo (Sigma-Epsilon)
Memphis (Zeta-Theta)
Brandt Montgomery (2007) was elected president of the 2006-2007 Student Government Association. Montgomery previously served the SGA as president of the Freshman Forum, sophomore senator, and SGA vice president for two consecutive terms. He is also a member of Lambda Chi Alpha’s Student Advisory Committee.
Tommy Sanders March 3, 2006.
Miami (FL) (Epsilon-Omega)
Jim Fleming (1968) February 27, 2006. Fleming, known as “Yamma Yamma” to Hurricanes fans after a cheer he led for almost three decades, worked in the real estate and marketing industries in South Florida and had just announced his candidacy for the Florida House of Representatives.
David Lyle Rydquist (1961)
North Carolina A&T (Pi-Iota)
With help from South Carolina-Aiken (Pi-Alpha) and Wake Forest (Theta-Tau) ritual teams, the chapter initiated 16 new brothers.
Michigan (Sigma)
Chester P. Shelly (1939) October 7, 2005.
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North Texas (Iota-Zeta)
Texas Christian (Iota-Pi)
The chapter spent the afternoon of March 4 with kids of the Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home. Members played football and kicked soccor balls around with the 7 to 19-year-olds whose parents are unable to take care of them.
The chapter celebrated it’s 50th anniversary on February 25 at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. In attendance were undergraduate members and dozens of alumni, including many of the chapter’s founding fathers. Wiley Curtis (1978) served as the evening’s emcee and retired Executive Vice President George Spasyk (Michigan 1949) was the special guest speaker.
Northwestern (Alpha-Iota)
Jerry Beeson (1952) March 3, 2006.
Pennsylvania (Epsilon) Edward Herrera (1926).
Pittsburg State (Lambda-Chi)
Texas-San Antonio (Phi-Upsilon)
Alan Howard Davis (1968) March 16, 2006. Davis was a founder of the Beta Chi local fraternity in 1965 and president following colonization in 1966. The chapter will dedicate a room in the new chapter house in his honor.
The San Antonio Alumni Association hosted Founder’s Day events for local alumni. The day consisted of an afternoon barbeque at O.P. Schnabel Park. About 150 undergraduates, alumni, and friends were in attendance — representing several chapters.
Purdue (Psi)
Stewart R. Malquist (1944) March 27, 2006.
San Jose State (Zeta-Nu)
Bill Bischoff (1963) is the new president of the Spartan Foundation. The goal of the foundation is to fund the San Jose State athletic scholarship opportunities.
That evening, the Alumni Association held its chartering ceremony at the Valencia Hotel. Grand High Delta Dr. Ed Leonard (William Jewell 1973) was the guest speaker.
Bischoff accepted the position after retiring from 40 years of engineering practice. He also serves on the Department of Engineering Alumni Advisory Council at SJSU.
Windsor (Lambda-Nu)
Dale Scharinger (1956) November 24, 2004.
Syracuse (Alpha-Upsilon)
Worcester (Pi)
Harold S. Hopkins (1947) March 8, 2006.
Frans E. Strandberg (1939) March 16, 2004.
Texas (Alpha-Mu)
F. Gordon Merrill (1941) September 12, 2005.
Loren Purvines (1964) February 22, 2006.
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In Perpetuity The case for an international identity
ByMark Bauer (California State-Fullerton 1978)
The central compelling reason why alumni give money or time to Lambda Chi Alpha is simple: They want the fraternal experience that so deeply impacted their life to be perpetuated for future generations of brothers to enjoy.
If we value our dedicated High Pis and alumni advisers, then this is why more than $30,000 in alumni money was dedicated to training and assisting them to do their work as Lambda Chi Alpha’s missionaries among our chapters.
Supporting Chapters Alumni contributions directly fund many of the programs provided by the International Fraternity. By supporting these programs, the Lambda Chi Alpha Educational Foundation enables alumni donations to add direct value to the undergraduate experience.
If we value the role that an alumnus can play in the life of a younger brother, then this is why nearly $40,000 is spent on our Joseph T. Charles Mentor Leadership programs each year. Supporting the General Fraternity In addition to supporting chapters and undergraduate members, the Educational Foundation also perpetuates the benefits of an international organization that oversees 300 chapters and 250,000 members.
If we value that Lambda Chi Alpha develops leaders in the form of future husbands, fathers, and friends, then this explains why around $120,000 in alumni money went to support the 2005 Leadership Seminar at the University of Maryland. This money reduced the cost of that experience by nearly $300 per student — would more than 400 of them been able to attend without this assistance? This money brought high quality facilitators and speakers to the event — do we not want our brothers to learn from the best?
If we value the inspiration of something bigger than a solitary chapter to keep the ideals, principles, and teachings of Lambda Chi Alpha constantly before our eyes, then we need to be inspired by the 250,000 men who have gone before us and the 250,000 who will follow. If we value our ritual, history, and international reputation, then we understand the common bond that unites us. Appreciate that we have nearly 100 years as a brotherhood to celebrate, and know that we all benefit from the international reputation of Lambda Chi Alpha.
If we value that the undergraduate chapter is the “laboratory” of the fraternal experience, then this is why about $90,000 in alumni money went toward educational programs to strengthen each of our chapters. This is about $450 for each chapter, or another way to see it is that it makes the cost of the Lambda Chi Alpha experience significantly less for each undergraduate — is one of our objectives not to find ways to allow as many young men as possible to experience what we have enjoyed? Or yet another view on this is that this money has driven the weak chapters to survive, the average to excel, and the excellent to perpetuate their experiences.
If we value that membership records should be kept forever and that communications about, by, and for the members are essential, then we must have an international headquarters to keep our records safe. The General Fraternity maintains the vital communication links of the www.crossandcrescent. com, www.lambdachi.org, and the many mailings, newsletters, special gatherings, and meetings carried out each year. If we value personal connections with others in an increasingly impersonal and mobile society, then we want a strong mentoring program, access to influential and engaged alumni in our communities, and opportunities to interact with brothers of all ages through chapter, regional, and international events. If we value higher accountability and discipline — not just among 19-year-olds, but to a quality international organization — then we welcome the work of our educational leadership consultants. These traveling staff members have always audited, demanded more, and motivated our chapters to do what is best, not what is
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easiest. Only through an international fraternity do we bring the discipline inherent in our Constitution and Statutory Code.
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If we value broad involvement of alumni to assist chapters enriching the undergraduate fraternal experience, then we understand the need for a central office of administration to be charged with the recruitment, care and education of a corps of High Pis, alumni advisers, and house corporation leaders. If we value a structure and system that will pick up a chapter when it falls or is weak, or assure the return of “our” chapter to our school if it is ever forced off campus, then the ongoing efforts of the professional staff to grow and re-establish chapters is a core reason for an international fraternity. If we value the passing of shared ideas from one chapter to another and, more importantly, from one generation to another, then we find a clear mandate for annual international and regional gatherings, and the stimulation of celebrating chapter anniversaries and milestones. If we value risk management programs and comprehensive liability insurance, then we know that these are only accessible through membership in a large, strong organization. Equally, we value that if a chapter were to stand alone it could quickly be sued out of existence and each alumnus could individually carry great financial liability.
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If we value interfraternity involvement and the entire North American fraternity movement, then we know that we must be vigilant about issues that affect all fraternities, but also each fraternity. Through the General Fraternity, the North America Interfraternity Conference, the Fraternity Executives Association, and other united fraternity bodies, this vigilance is assured every day. Perpetuity The Educational Founadation values all of the important things covered here and much more related to Lambda Chi Alpha — and we want it all to continue. The undergraduate experience does not last forever. Yet, through the generosity of alumni giving, the investment of their time in the lives of our undergraduates, and the continuing strength of the International Fraternity, we will perpetuate the existence of the Lambda Chi Alpha experience forever.
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Expositor of Lambda Chi Alpha Published in 1929, the Expositor includes a 52-page history of Lambda Chi Alpha’s first 20 years In 1929, Lambda Chi Alpha Issued issued a green hardback book entitled the Expositor of Lambda Chi Alpha. According to Editor Bruce H. McIntosh (DePauw 1916), the book’s origin can be traced back to 1913 when Jack Mason (Pennsylvania 1913) prepared some written guidelines for chapter correspondents.
By Mike Raymond (Miami-OH 1967)
In the Aims and Ideals section, we are told our Fraternity rests on a firm Christian foundation. It cites many Christianspecific influences, including the Bible, cross, and principles of belief such as forgiveness, humility, mercy, hope, and unselfishness.
The Expositor first appeared in mimeographed form in late 1922. Numerous mimeographed booklets and pamphlets were published from 1913 through 1928. Eventually, these documents were revised to form the Manual of Lambda Chi Alpha, which evolved to form the hardback Expositor. Early History The Expositor is more than a chapter management manual, it also contains a 52-page history of Lambda Chi Alpha’s first 20 years. Many of its illustrations and historical commentary also appeared in the October, 1929 History Number of the Purple, Green, and Gold Magazine.
It is interesting to note that elements of classical Greek philosophy are also incorporated into our ritual. Two of our primary symbols bear witness to this combination of Greek philosophy and Christian religion. According to the Expositor, the crescent symbolizes the naturalistic philosophy of the Greeks and the cross symbolizes the faith of Christianity.
One of its illustrations, a photograph of 1915 Philadelphia Assembly delegates, is a real oddity. It pictures eight members wearing the official Lambda Chi Fez — and none look too happy about the situation. The fez featured our colors with a cross and crescent emblem centered in front.
McIntosh also points out that our ritual emphasizes manly virtues like courage, self-control, loyalty, and industry. “The Lamp of the ritual, which appears on the coat of arms, represents the abilities with which the initiate is endowed,” he writes, “and the protection of this light for good and useful purposes.” Probably the most disturbing part of the Expositor — from our contemporary viewpoint — is found in its rationalization of membership restriction based on race and religion. While acknowledging the dream of universal brotherhood, it states Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity could not foster this ideal at that time. Of course, with few exceptions, this was the common stance of fraternities and sororities until the late 1960s. Emblems The highlight of the Expositor is the section that covers our emblems and ritual. It opens with a general overview of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman ritualism and its influence on Medieval European Knightly Orders. This short narrative is followed by a detailed review of specific
Ritual Insight Though the Expositor was not issued as a secret publication, it is amazingly frank and open as it describes the core elements of our ritual.
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Orders such as Knights Templar (military order), Knights Hospitaller, and Rene’ of Anjou’s short lived Chevaliers of the Crescent (1464). The most significant part of this section is a lengthy review of the design of our emblems. The book provides a number of excellent plates that illustrate these objects. One illustration includes a rare reproduction of the Gamma Plate designed in 1912 by Cole. Perhaps the most unusual entry, however, is a description of our official hatbands, “...all of which consisted of a black ground on which stripes of purple, green, and gold ran horizontally in different widths and arrangements.” This description is reminiscent of the hatbands Lambda Chi Alpha pledges wore at Miami University (Ohio) in the mid-1960s. Chapter Operations The second part of the Expositor addresses issues associated with the general operation of chapters. The aim was to standardize the administrative work of both the chapter and the central office. As such, it serves as a manual for officers, their duties, and a discussion of the forms and reports required by the central office at that time. It’s worth mentioning that the approved “Order of Business” for chapter meetings listed a time for a “Truth Session” — a longstanding tradition still practiced by many of our chapters today. Another chapter covers Pledge Training. McIntosh places great emphasis on the need for initiated members to set a positive example of good character, scholarship, and service to others. In keeping with the times, there is much written about disciplining pledges. The discipline mentioned ranged from friendly advice to paddling. The practice of “tubbing” (immersion in an icy tub) was included in the list of disciplinary measures. The official policy concerning hazing read “The Fraternity absolutely opposes all brutal and inconsiderate practices, but tubbing and paddling need not be brutal, and should always be considerate.” Clearly, such practices are not tolerated today and should not have been tolerated in the past. “Hell Week” and similar practices were roundly condemned by the editor as “...unauthorized and utterly inappropriate in Lambda Chi Alpha.” Lambda Chi Alpha is now a leader in the anti-hazing movement. While hazing incidents still happen, they are not condoned or excused as a normal part of our Associate Member program.
Badge Depression
By Jono Hren (Florida Tech 1975) Shortly after the Expositor was published in 1929, the stock market crashed. The economic upheaval of the Great Depression produced profound changes in government, banking, and social and economic policies. Even Lambda Chi Alpha’s badge would never be the same. The 1932 Revenue Act and the 1934 Gold Reserve Act made private possession of gold illegal, except for jewelry. The price of gold increased from $20.67 to $35 per ounce. The Fraternity’s jeweler was forced to add a 10 percent gold surcharge and a 6 percent Federal tax to all orders. Their 1934 catalog stated, “The recent proclamation by the president of the United States ... compels the L.G. Balfour Company to pay approximately 50 percent more for our gold purchased from the government.” This change meant an end to the thick, heavy, 14K badges that were popular in the 1910s and 1920s. The new badges were made of 10K gold and were much thinner. Pictured is a 1933, 14K gold crown set badge on the left and a miniature plain pin from 1934. The 1934 pin is only 3/8” in diameter — smaller than a thumbtack — and is one of the first to be made of 10K gold.
Gentleman Virtues The section concerning Chapter Tone makes a good case for creating a social environment that reflects standards of good behavior and decency. Emphasis is placed on keeping a clean chapter house, good table manners, polite conversation, refraining from profanity, and avoiding alcohol — all of which are presented as virtues of a gentleman. The Expositor was as close as Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity would get to an official hardback history book until The History of The Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity was published in 1992. Seventy-five years later, the Expositor of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity provides us a time capsule of our early history.
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Leader and Follower Mark Templeton of Citrix Systems, considers himself an on-the-job training CEO.
By Matthew Zellner (Missouri-Columbia 2008)
A self-proclaimed “hybrid” with roots in both North Carolina and New York, Mark Templeton (North Carolina State 1975) was shaped from his southern heritage. The South “puts a premium on personal honor and individual values,” he says. Templeton’s rock solid foundation and continual efforts toward becoming a great leader and follower has allowed him to not only better himself, but also improve others around him. As CEO of Citrix Systems, an S&P 500 company that specializes in offering secure remote access to computers, Templeton is anything but distant. Learning in Order to Improve Templeton began his collegiate career at North Carolina State University in 1970 studying product design. The School of Design at N.C. State was very difficult to get into at the time, and offered a unique blend of engineering mixed with arts and crafts. Busy does not adequately describe Templeton’s time as an undergrad. In addition to academics, he played two sports — lacrosse and soccer — worked 20 hours a week, and was heavily involved in Lambda Chi Alpha. Upon graduating from North Carolina State in 1975, Templeton attended graduate school at the University of Virginia. His reason for choosing not only these schools, but also his southern bride, is his love and pride for his southern heritage. Before joining Citrix in 1995 as vice president of marketing, Templeton amassed more than a dozen years of experience in management positions at UB Networks, Keyfile Corporation, and LANSystems. At the time, Citrix had around 50 employees.
insists his record is clear of these; instead, he has only made slip-ups on business decisions. The most important result of mistakes, Templeton says, is “learning from them.” This process of learning from his mistakes and constantly improving has characterized his experience as CEO. Citrix now has 3,200 employees worldwide, and is still growing.
Six months after joing the small team, Citrix went public. Templeton recalls going public as a “tremendous and exciting experience for all.” Two years later, the chief executive officer of Citrix announced his retirement. Templeton was asked by the management team to pursue the new opportunity, despite a lack of interest of the part of Templeton. Instead, he wanted to remain in the marketing department. However, after much thought and advice, Templeton decided to pursue the vacant position. Soon after, the board chose him to run the company. Templeton says that being the chief executive officer of Citrix has been a tremendous learning experience. He adds that “no one is really ever prepared to be a CEO in a high growth company,” and considers himself an “on-the-job training CEO.” He admits he has made many mistakes, but stresses the importance of simply “being right more than you are wrong.” Templeton warns against making mistakes that are fatal to the company or mistakes of integrity. He
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Chief Culture Officer Templeton has learned a great set of lessons based around leading transformation; more specifically, creating an “urgency for change” in a company that has been successful with a certain product or approach. When thinking of the highlights of his tenure, a select few come to mind. One of these highlights in Templeton’s eyes is the people he has brought to the company. “Ultimately, you are known in your life and in your career by who you have touched and who you have chosen to have a relationship with,” says Templeton. “It starts with the people that you bring to the company, and the people that they bring to the company. That is how you grow.” A second highlight for Templeton is his company’s development in “nurturing a healthy culture” under his leadership. He sees himself as the “chief culture officer” in addition to CEO. “Through having a clear culture, you can then hire and recruit in a consistent way. Then things get done in a consistent way. This environment prevents politics, encourages people to speak up, fix things when broken, and to show innovative spirit and love for the company,” says Templeton. “I didn’t invent the culture, but I’m smart
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enough to know a good thing when I see it, and I’ve done a lot to try and nurture it.” “Everything else we’ve accomplished that has been a highlight has not been a highlight for me, but rather for the whole company,” says Templeton. Templeton’s energetic leadership has helped propel Citrix into the technology and business spotlight. Under his direction, the company has achieved strong international growth, extending operations across Europe, Latin America, and the Asia/Pacific region. He has also been instrumental in establishing Citrix’s global channel and alliance network of more than 7,000 partners, and moving the company into the Internet market. In 2005, Citrix produced a record revenue of $909 million, up from $741 million in 2004. This 23 percent increase translates into a $168 million spike in revenue for the surging company. Citrix customers include all of the Fortune 100 companies, 98 percent of the Fortune 500, 98 percent of the Fortune Global 500, as well as hundreds of thousands of small businesses and individuals. Citrix has offices in 22 countries, and more than 6,200 channel and alliance partners in more than 100 countries. Power of Change Templeton was introduced to Lambda Chi Alpha through North Carolina State soccer teammate Steve Thomas. John Tesh, another prominent Lambda Chi alumnus, Thomas, and Templeton remain close friends to this day. Interestingly, Templeton was a member of the first associate member class in the early 1970s. Joining Lambda Chi Alpha his freshman year, that was the first year of the then-revolutionary associate member program. This large-scale transition was “painful at first,” says Templeton. “It can be painful in moving toward what is right.”
“At the same time, there was a lot of enlightenment in the idea of change in a positive direction,” says Templeton. More specifically, they were “moving from being a club to being an organization that focuses on values and leadership.” However, he says this difficult change and growth that his chapter endured “is a natural thing for organizations to experience.” This challenging transition no doubt helped instill the importance of the healthy culture he has stressed at Citrix.
S&P 500 CEOs Lambda Chi Alpha has nine members currently serving as CEO of S&P 500 companies. F. Duane Ackerman Rollins 1963 BellSouth Revenue: $20.55B Employees: 63,000
Recently, Templeton joined Lambda Chi Alpha’s Educational Foundation Board of Directors, offering his leadership in our quest to continually improve. However, he at first wondered if he could contribute an adequate amount of time to the Board.
Jack O. Bovender, Jr. Duke 1966 HCA Revenue: $20.55B Employees: 63,000 Nicholas D. Chabraja Northwestern 1962 General Dynamics Revenue: $21.24B Employees: 139,800 Richard T. Clark Washington & Jefferson 1968 Merck & Co. Revenue: $22.01B Employees: 61,500 John V. Faraci Denison 1970 International Paper Revenue: $24.10B Employees: 68,700
He soon decided to join the Board, saying that “giving back to an organization that was instrumental in giving you an experience during your most formative years that is helping you later in life is the right thing to do.” However, Templeton says that before you can be a leader, you need to first learn how to be a great follower. He says since every organization has some sort of hierarchy, whether it be a board of directors or a group of shareholders, it is important to know how to follow.
William W. McGuire Texas-Austin 1970 UnitedHealth Group Revenue: $45.37B Employees: 55,000 James W. Owens North Carolina State 1968 Caterpillar Revenue: $36.34B Employees: 85,116 Matthew K. Rose Missouri 1981 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Revenue: $12.99B Employees: 40,000 Mark B. Templeton North Carolina State 1975 Citrix Systems Revenue: $908.72M Employees: 3,171
“Even the president of the United States has to be a great follower of the ultimate leader — God,” says Templeton. “It all works well as long as you have your feet on the ground and you keep a good perspective on where you fit into the world.” Templeton photos: © Courtesy Citrix Systems, Inc., Ackerman photo: © Courtesy Bell South, Inc. Bovender Photo: © Courtesy HCA Chabraja Photo: © Courtesy General Dynamics Clark Photo: © Courtesy Merck & Co Faraci Photo: © Courtesy International Paper McGuire Photo: © Courtesy UnitedHealth Group Owens Photo: © Courtesy Caterpillar Rose Photo: © Courtesy Burlington Northern Santa Fe
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From Congress to Campus A retired senator, Paul Trible is president of Christopher Newport University as the nation celebrated its bicentennial in 1976, Paul S. Trible, Jr, (Hampden-Sydney 1968) made the decision to run for Congress. Against all odds and only 29 years old, Trible found himself running as a Republican in a district that had never elected a Republican candidate to Congress. He won, and was elected to the 95th Congress. Trible was relected in 1978 and again in 1980. In 1982, he gained a four-year seat in the Senate. At only 39 years old, Trible was at the pinnacle of his political career when he did the unthinkable — he retired from politics all together. The Court Room After graduating from Hampden-Sydney in 1968, Trible enrolled in law school at Washington & Lee University. Following graduation in 1971, he clerked for federal judge Albert Brian in the Eastern District of Virginia — a court known for having the highest case load in the country. But Trible wanted more and soon became an assistant U.S. attorney, and was again faced with heavy case loads. This provided Trible with immediate trial experience “I tried my first major felony within 10 days of taking the oath and had 78 major felony convictions in the next 15 months,” says Trible. “I was in court virtually every day.”
Making it to The Hill In 1976 he won his seat in Congress. As one of 435 members of the House of Representatives, Congressman Trible served his constituents and tried to make a difference in society. However, he realized he could make a greater impact if he were to become one of 100 members of the United States Senate. Rather than running for a fourth term in a district that had consistently supported him, Congressman Trible became a candidate for the United States Senate. Once again, Trible found himself running against the national tide. Even though Republicans had recaptured the Presidency and the U.S. Senate in the 1980 elections, 1982 proved a much more difficult year for Republican candidates nationwide. Nevertheless, Congressman Trible was elected to the Senate in 1982 when he defeated a popular lieutenant governor in the general election. Given his young age and proven ability to win difficult elections, observers in Virginia and the rest of the nation likely viewed Senator Trible as a possible candidate for even higher office in the future. Senator Trible worked hard, mindful of the important tasks that came with his office. Although he never lost his desire to serve
By Aaron Jones (Drury 1995) 1968) the public, the young Senator re-evaluated his desire to remain in elective politics. “When all is said and done, a U.S. senator is one member of a very large committee and the Senate moves at a glacial pace; sometimes with few results,” he says. In 1988, after six years of service in the U.S. Senate for a total of 12 years of service in Congress, Trible shocked Virginia voters by announcing he would not run for re-election. Trible’s next challenge presented itself in the form of another leadership opportunity. In 1990, Trible became president of Christopher Newport University. A Chance to Shape And Define In 1960, Christopher Newport University was only a two-year branch of the College of William & Mary. It wasn’t until 1976 that it became a four-year college, the same year Trible first ran for Congress. Located in the heart of his Congressional district, it is only fitting that Trible became the school’s president years later. “When you think about the role of a university president, it involves a lot of the experiences and skills one must develop in the world of politics,” says Trible. “You have to be the vision keeper. You have to, through words and action, create excitement, energy, and a sense of direction.” As the world moved into the 21st century, colleges and universities across the nation were faced with greater demands and fewer resources. Budget shortfalls affected university funding. Trible determined that CNU would need to give up certain programs rather than diminishing the quality of all programs with across-the-board cuts.
He took his courtroom experience and academic credentials to Essex County in eastern Virginia, where he was first appointed and later elected the Commonwealth’s attorney.
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Despite these obstacles, CNU has become stronger under his leadership. In addition to the impressive student population the university has attracted, the school is in the midst of a $500 million capital campaign.
Collegiate Leader Trible’s qualifications for such a challenge can be traced back to lessons he learned during his own collegiate experience.
With this success, Trible is in what he terms the happiest season of his life. He has the opportunity to dream, and an opportunity to engage “a marvelous generation of young people.”
Trible matriculated at Hampden-Sydney College in the fall of 1964. The all-men’s college provided a long recruitment process, allowing the young men to become well-acquainted with the various fraternities and their fellow rushees.
President Trible is proud of the fact that Christopher Newport University offers students close attention with small classes taught by professors, and not teaching assistants. Indeed, nearly 90 percent of the faculty members at CNU hold their Ph.D.
Trible and 20 other young men connected during this process, and decided they would all join the same fraternity. They decided on Lambda Chi Alpha and would become a strong force on the Hampden-Sydney campus.
Trible has also welcomed a role for Greek institutions at the university, and has held regular meetings with Greek leaders to offer them his assistance and to check up on their progress.
“Our class, over the course of four years, became a group of movers and shakers on the campus,” Trible remembers. “It was a great group of young men. We had a lot of fun, but we worked hard as well and we did well academically.”
Student interest is also up, rising from 1,000 to 7,000 applicants. And they are smart, too, with the student body SAT average climbing by 200 points. Despite these handsome accomplishments, CNU and its president are striving for more. “We have an opportunity to shape and define a university for the ages,” Trible proclaims. In a state that hosts some of the finest educational institutes in the nation, that is no small challenge. © Copyright Ian Bradshaw Thanks to his proven record of facing seemingly insurmountable challenges, Trible may be the ideal person to lead the University as it establishes a reputation for excellence.
Trible was very active in the chapter’s recruitment program, served on the Student Senate, and pursued a rigorous course of studies in arts and sciences. Teamwork, Leadership, and Results “The lessons I learned in college and through the fraternity experience about teamwork, leadership, getting good results, and seeing the best in people were lessons that one shapes in college and those are lessons that, I think, are enriched by the experience of being in a fraternity,” he says. His fraternal experience also gave Trible the opportunity to work with fraternity brothers with different strengths, as well as different ideas and insights. These experiences served Trible well in his professional life. His career has taken him from working with Washington politicians to interacting with college youth.
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United States Senators Lambda Chi Alpha has six members who have served on the United States Senate. John Berlinger Breaux Louisiana-Lafayette 1964 Dem., LA (1987-2004) Maxwell Cleland Stetson 1964 Dem., GA (1997-2002) Wendell Hampton Ford Kentucky 1943 Dem., KY (1973-1998) Howell Thomas Heflin Birmingham Southern 1942 Dem., AL (1979-1996) Paul Seward Trible, Jr. Hampden-Sydney 1968 Rep., VA (1983-1988) Harry S. Truman Missouri-Columbia Hon. Dem., MO (1935-1946) Photos: © Courtesy U.S. Senate Historical Office
Trible regularly sees his fraternity brothers at Hampden-Sydney reunions and is glad to know that friends of his son have joined the chapter. Trible constantly carries the lessons he learned from Lambda Chi Alpha with him. Lambda Chi taught Trible about leadership, honor, and civic engagement; about getting good results and seeing the best in people. His successes as a student, an attorney, a member of Congress, and as leader of a university show that he learned those lessons well, and is eager to share them with others. His successes as a student, an attorney, a member of Congress, and as leader of a university show that he learned those lessons well, and is eager to share them with others.
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You Just Have to Listen Jason Boland and The Stragglers, a country band from Stillwater, Oklahoma, soon completes its fifth album. Somewhere tonight on a honky tonk stage, Jason Boland (Oklahoma State 1998) and his band Jason Boland and The Stragglers , are playing their kind of country music. When most people think of today’s country music, they think of Toby Keith, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, and Lambda Chi’s own Kenny Chesney (East Tennessee State 1990). The Stragglers’ recipe for country, however, is edgier than the current batch of cookiecutter country stars. His music has been described as “neo-country,” “red dirt,” “insurgent,” and even “Texas” country. Boland harshly describes most of the macro-brewed music on the radio today as mindless drivel, and says, “If you don’t want to think about music, that’s cool, but that’s not what we’re doing.” Behind Boland’s philosophy on today’s country music is his notion that music should make the audience think, it should make people make a decision, and it should speak to its listeners. He feels that the status quo in country music is to make it as “palatable as possible,” and that some record companies put out bands that sound like Air Supply, but then tell the listeners that it’s country.
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as Jimmy Buffett. He developed his own style of country that is filled with personal experiences and honky-tonk philosophies. The topics that Boland chooses to write about are sometimes considered controversial. He says, “it’s like going and seeing a psychiatrist every night,” adding that he writes about things that make him happy or frustrated, and sometimes he writes songs “for no other reason but to tap your foot to them.” Of his controversial songs, Boland says he trusts that those who are listening know that it’s not a way to live. To those who do not care for his style of country, Boland quips, “we got a steel guitar and a fiddle. Listen to it. If you like it, cool. If you don’t, go find something you like.” Life on the Road The bulk of Boland’s time is spent on the road, traveling from city to city, and even country to country. Night after night he travels with four band mates, his manager, driver, and his merchandiser. This month alone, Jason Boland and The Stragglers will be playing over a dozen shows. Their tour will take them from
Boland’s taste in music morphed in college at Oklahoma State University. There, he started listening to alternative country artists like Steve Earl and freespirited artists such
Arizona to Texas to Alabama through Arkansas, and wind up back in Texas. On April 15, Boland will even be performing at Lonestar Park in Grand Prairie, Texas with country superstar Lee Ann Womack. The Stragglers not only play shows in the U.S., they have also played in various locations across Europe. Boland, who admittedly doesn’t like to fly, says it’s worth it to venture outside the United States since country music in Europe is filled with different hot areas. He feels as though Europeans take to his style better. According to Boland, country music fans in Europe are kind to real country music and “not that pop country that’s filling up the radio waves.” Proof that Jason Boland and the Stragglers are hot in Europe was recently shown in an issue of Italy’s Buscadero magazine. Reviewers gave Boland’s Somewhere in the Middle CD a coveted three-and-a-half out of four stars. His European travels have taken him on the road with country music greats such as Marty Stuart, Cross Canadian Ragweed, and many others. When Boland is not on the road, he’s in the studio working on his new album. Jason Boland and The Stragglers were recently signed to Universal/Sustained Records, and they are currently recording in Los Angeles with Pete Anderson. Anderson has produced many other famous artists, most notably, Dwight Yoakam. Life at Oklahoma State University Being from a small town in Oklahoma, Boland has “nothing but fond memories” of the “big little town” of Stillwater where he got his start. He speaks of a great university
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that had “a good amount of diversity, but you weren’t thrown to the wolves.” Boland was exposed to a wide variety of musical genres while living in his local chapter house. He can recall the first time he heard songs from artists that he had never heard of before. In the fraternity house, Boland tells of people playing everything from Hank Williams to Motley Crue. Musical diversity did not only happen in the form of CDs and cassettes being played throughout the house. Many other brothers in the house played instruments. Brad Rice (Oklahoma State 1999), for example, still plays with Boland. Rice is The Stragglers drummer. While in school, Boland started writing songs. People started catching on to his songs, and pretty soon he was playing some shows around Stillwater. “Next thing you know I got my own nights,” Boland continues. He put a band together and he has been performing ever since. “Nothing but fond memories” is how Boland describes his tenure as a Lambda Chi at Oklahoma State University. He refers to his time as a “great experience.” Boland held the High Iota position (risk management) during a portion of his time as an active member. He recalls that it was “kinda fun, because I was the primary risk.” One of his fondest Lambda Chi Alpha memories was the ritual. “I was so blessed to have a great ritual,” Boland says. Through his praise of the ritual, Boland also stressed the importance of ritual preparation. In his no-holds-barred style, Boland relates that if you ever want to get angry, “go watch somebody screw up ritual.” “Oh my God, I was livid,” Boland says. His statement comes from an experience while watching a friend initiated
by a group that didn’t take ritual as seriously as he thought they should. The Oklahoma State chapter, however, took the ritual seriously. The chapter’s High Phi (ritualist) was even on the International Ritual Team and instilled many of the things he learned back to members of Boland’s chapter. Record, Play, Repeat Boland recognizes that he has other interests in life, but somehow, someway, he will always be involved in music. He says, “every day is just a new fun thing.” He refers to his career as “just having a good time,” and that he doesn’t think of it as work.
Drummer Brad Rice When Brad Rice (Oklahoma State 1999) joined Lambda Chi, he brought along his drums. “I took my drum kit up to the attic, third floor, where all of the associate members stay,” says Rice. “On most Friday and Saturday nights, Jason Boland (Oklahoma State 1998) would show up with his guitar and we would just jam together, playing whatever was popular on the radio at the time.” Rice met Boland in 1995 just before starting school. “Jason took me under his wing and showed me around the house.”
As for his music, Boland is planning on continuing with his real, organic approach. He never worries about running out of things to write about since, as he says, “your mind has things to say, you just have to listen.”
Eventually, Boland developed a local following while playing acoustical gigs around Stillwater. Having already found a bass and fiddle player, Boland asked Rice if he would like to play drums.
Jason Boland and The Stragglers were recently signed on to the Sustained Records label, a part of Universal Records. Their new album, The Bourbon Legend, is due out in stores sometime in the coming months. Boland and his band will continue spending time performing on the road and taking time out to record the new CD through the springtime and into the summer.
Though Rice never held office or completed school, Lambda Chi Alpha had a great influence on him.
In the world of cookie-cutter country, Boland is looking to make music that stands out from the rest. His never-say-die attitude, his sometimes-controversial lyrics, and his rock-the-honky-tonk style has set the course for this young Stillwater, Oklahoma native to cut through the clutter and make a name for himself in the world of country music.
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“That was in September 1998,” says Rice. “We’ve been playing together ever since.”
“My stepdad, Joe Spurlock (Oklahoma City 1950), is a Lambda Chi,” says Rice. Spurlock was so pleased when Rice joined the fraternity and showed up to watch his stepson get initiated. “Having my stepfather there bridged a gap between the two of us,” says Rice. “So I’d have to say that the ritual, and having him there, was the high point of my fraternal experience.” Photos © Courtesy Jason Boland and the Straglers.
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