Delta Gamma Lambda

The influx of many new and young professionals in the Cincinnati area created a need to change the status and affiliation with the Alpha Alpha Chapter at the University of Cincinnati, chartered December 20, 1920. This valuable experience helped these men to provide a steady influence through the 1930’s. Delta Gamma Lambda was established during the fraternity’s era of “militant liberalism”. During the era, the fraternity took aggressive action to eliminate segregation and discrimination against Negroes and to secure full civil rights.

December 26-30, 1959, Delta Gamma Lambda and Alpha Alpha Chapters hosted the 45th General Convention. The 1950’s thru the 1970’s were shining years and the chapter was successful in maintaining and owning a chapter fraternity house at 1012 Chapel Street. It served as a consistent meeting place and a dormitory for fraternity brothers. In the 80’s and 90’s, the chapters’ ability to raise funds for scholarships was enhanced with the establishment of the Delta Gamma Lambda Foundation.