Alpha Kappa Lambda - Expand Your Mind
Alpha Kappa Lambda ( ΑΚΛ ) is an American collegiate social fraternity founded at the University of California, Berkeley , in 1914. Today, it operates approximately 41 active chapters and colonies and has approximately 25,000 initiated members. History and tradition Alpha Kappa Lambda was founded on April 22, 1914 by a group of young men attending the University of California, Berkeley . Its birth, however, dates back to 1906 when a group of friends discussed the "need of Christian men for a place to live and study that was within their (financial) means." After assisting in the cleanup of the Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake , four students re-addressed their desire to organize a house club during a YMCA conference in Pacific Grove, California. They decided to form "Los Amigos" in 1907, a house club named from the Spanish translation of "The Friends." Shortly after, seven more men joined Los Amigos. Reverend Gail Cleland, one of the original eleven members of Los Amigos, recalled, "when we organized Lo Express yourself. Organize your knowledge. Expand your mind. Discover the world. Revolvy connects you with interesting topics, lists and quizzes. Choose from hundreds of quizzes that test your knowledge. Search through millions of topics. Create a your personalized library of topics, and discover topics that others are following.
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