Loyalty
Establishes the correct ordering of our
obligations and commitments. Unswerving allegiance to the Lambda Chi Alpha
and its laws, ideals, and defining principles prevents us from misplacing our
loyalties.
Duty
Delineates the sum total of all laws, rules, and customs that make up our brotherly, civic, and moral obligations. Our values originate with duty because we expect individuals, as a minimum, to fulfill their obligations.
Respect
Denotes the regard and recognition of the absolute dignity that every human possesses. Specifically, respect indicates compassion for and consideration of others, including sensitivity to and regard for the feelings and needs of others.
Service & Stewardship
Service before self signifies the proper ordering of priorities. The welfare of the Fraternity and its members comes before the individual's. While the focus is on service to the Fraternity and broader communities, the idea also incorporates the concept of stewardship; of holding something of value in trust for others.
Honor
Circumscribes the complex of all values that make the public code of the individual. Significantly, honor provides the motive for action and demands adherence to a public moral code, not protection of reputation.
Integrity
Encompasses the sum total of a person's set of values -- his private moral code. A breach of any of these values will damage the individual's integrity. Integrity, closely related to the word integer, refers to a notion of completeness or wholeness.
Personal Courage
Depicts the premier virtue that enables us to persevere despite fear, danger, or adversity. Personal courage includes the notion of taking responsibility for decisions and actions.
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