- Alpha Chi Rho
Infobox Fraternity
letters=ΑΧΡ
name=Alpha Chi Rho
colors=garnet andwhite
flower=symbol=The
Labarum
motto="ΑΝΔΡΙΖΕΣΘΕ - "Be Men"
crest=
founded=birth date and age|1895|6|4
birthplace=Trinity College
type=Social fraternity
scope=
address= R.B. Stewart National Headquarters 109 Oxford Way
city=Neptune
state=New Jersey 07753
country=USA
chapters=37 active, 4 colonies
homepage=http://www.alphachirho.org/
free_label=Nickname
free=CrowsAlpha Chi Rho (ΑΧΡ) is a men's collegiate fraternity founded on June 4, 1895 at Trinity College in
Hartford, Connecticut by the Reverend Paul Ziegler, his son Carl Ziegler, and Carl's friends William Rouse, Herbert T. Sherriff and William A.D. Eardeley. It is a charter member of theNorth-American Interfraternity Conference , and its national headquarters is R.B. Stewart National Headquarters located in Neptune,New Jersey . The symbol of the fraternity is thelabarum and men of Alpha Chi Rho are commonly called "Crows." (During the 1960s, some members of the fraternity facetiously referred to the fraternity as "Alpha Cholera," after the fictional fraternity in humorist Max Shulman's 1943 novel "Barefoot Boy with Cheek".)The Mission Statement of Alpha Chi Rho
Alpha Chi Rho is a National, men's collegiate fraternity whose purpose is to enhance the lifelong intellectual, moral, and social development of our members through the guidance of our Landmarks.
Chapters
Distinguished Brothers
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Jeffrey Ake (University of Illinois)- Entrepreneur taken Hostage in Iraq April 11, 2005
*Chares Alaimo (Syracuse University )- President/CEO of AT&T Enhanced Net Services
*Alfonse D'Amato (Syracuse University )- Former United States Senator (NY)
*John Aniston (Penn State ) - Soap Opera Actor; Father of Jennifer Aniston
*Donald Auperin (Columbia University )- Retired Judge, State of New York
*Marshall Brain (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ) - Founder ofHowStuffWorks.com
*David Carney (Temple University )- CFO of Corestates Financial
*Curtis Case (Trinity College)- Probate Judge, State of Connecticut
*John W. Georgas (Syracuse University )- Senior VP of Coca-Cola Co.
*Robert M. Hager (Dartmouth College )- Correspondent, NBC News
* Lynn M. Jones (Thiel College )- professional baseball player, Detroit Tigers
*Frank Langella (Syracuse University )- professional actor
*Oscar Mayer (Cornell University )- Founder of Oscar Mayer Meats, Inc.
*John W. McDonald, M.D., Ph.D (University of Illinois)- neurologist, patients includedChristopher Reeve
*Peter G. Menchaca (Gettysburg College )- Senior Rocket Fuel Technician, Deep Space Exploration, NASA
*Robert B. Meyner (Lafayette College )- Governor of New Jersey
*William Pagonis (Penn State )- Lieutenant General, United States Army
*Alfred P. Sanfilippo (University of Pennsylvania )- CEO, Woodruff Health Sciences/Chairman, Emory University Healthcare
*Hugh Scott (University of Virginia )- Former U.S Senator/Minority Leader (PA)
*Paul Siple (Allegheny College )- Antarctic Explorer
*Lyman Smith (Cornell University )- Retired Supreme Court Justice, State of New York
*John C. Stennis (University of Virginia )- Former U.S Senator (MS)
*Fred Waring (Penn State )- popular musician and bandleader, and inventor of the Waringblender
*Robert J. Wise (Dickinson College )- Founder of Wise Potato Chip, Co.
*Gary K. Wolf (University of Illinois)- Author of "Who Censored (Framed) Roger Rabbit"ee also
*Gamma Delta Chi, former Phi Nu chapter (1918-1935) at
Dartmouth College .
*Alpha Chi Alpha , former Phi Nu chapter (1956-1963) atDartmouth College .External links
* [http://www.alphachirho.org/ Alpha Chi Rho Website]
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