Omicron Zeta first supports an end to racially discriminatory clauses in the national constitution at the 21st General Assembly in Asheville, North Carolina, but the motion is defeated. The chapter would reiterate its position for almost two decades before Lambda Chi Alpha condemns racial discrimination nationally.
The General Fraternity established the Annual Loyalty Fund campaign as means for alumni to support Lambda Chi Alpha beyond their college days.
Bob McKinless '48 O-612 is recognized for half a century of service to the Fraternity with his induction into the Order of Merit, Lambda Chi Alpha's highest honor, at the 57th General Assembly in Jacksonville, Florida.
Theta Kappa Nu and Lambda Chi Alpha merge, increasing the chapter roll from 77 to 105 and the membership from 20,000 to 27,000. At the time, it was the largest merger in fraternity history.
Omicron hosts the New York-Ontario Conclave, to be the first international conclave in Lambda Chi Alpha history— but the Toronto delegation never actually arrived.
Lambda Chi Alpha becomes an international fraternity with the December 3 chartering of Epsilon-Epsilon Zeta at Toronto.
The first edition of the national fraternity education manual, The Paedaogus, is published.
Eleven well-established local fraternities meet in Springfield, Missouri June 8-10 and form Theta Kappa Nu. Public announcement, known as "badging out," is delayed until October 11.
J. Fred Speer (Penn ’22) is hired as the fraternity’s first Traveling Secretary, a role later filled by Ernst Fischer ’10 and Doc Dirghalli ’50, and now known as the Educational Leadership Consultant.