Lambda Chi Alpha national suspends MIT chapter for at least five years
The Lambda Chi Alpha General Fraternity (LCAGF) board of directors has voted to suspend its Lambda Zeta chapter at MIT for at least five years due to “conduct that does not support the fraternity’s priority of providing a healthy chapter environment for its members.” A representative from LCAGF headquarters met with chapter members this evening to make the announcement. In light of the suspension, MIT has withdrawn its recognition of Lambda Zeta chapter as an official student organization and announced that the chapter house will close and residents be required to leave the building this Sunday. In a letter to chapter members, Chris Colombo, dean for student life, announced that on-campus housing is available to members for the remainder of the semester, and that they could stay in the chapter house until Sunday under an agreement with Lambda Zeta Associates, the alumni corporation that owns the chapter house at 99 Bay...