Beta Omicron Chapter
Tennessee University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209
Kappa Theta Chapter
Vanderbilt University
2301 Vanderbilt Place, Station B18
Nashville, TN 37235
Upsilon Tau Chapter
Belmont University
1900 Belmont Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37212
belmontalphas1906@gmail.com
Tau Lambda Chapter
2016 Ashton Avenue
Nashville, TN 37228
taulambda06@gmail.com
Chi Chapter
Meharry Medical College
1005 Dr. D.B. Todd Jr. Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37028
Alpha Chi Chapter
Fisk University
1000 17th Ave. N.
Nashville, TN 37028
alphachi.apa@gmail.com
“A Pressing Need for a New Approach"
Tau Lambda has established the Nashville Advisors Council, a better trained, more prepared group of Alpha Advisors. The responsibility for five undergraduate chapters has necessitated a coming together of Advisors for “best practices”, adequate city coverage, proper training/submission, and operational uniformity where it relates to the undergraduate chapters and Tau Lambda’s brotherhood relationship with them.
With undergraduate chapters at Tennessee State University, Vanderbilt University, Fisk University, Meharry Medical College, and Belmont University, Nashville represents the highest concentration of Alpha chapters in the nation.
We have completed phase I of training process with Alpha Certified Advisors at each chapter seat.
Along with the fraternity’s national programs and anti-hazing training sessions, the NAC has embraced the newest southern region special project, The Cannon Dozier Project (CDP). The project is now an “Alpha Week” mandate.
“We Can Only Talk So Much...Its Time For Action!”
No matter what, the suspension of undergraduate chapters ON OUR WATCH is unacceptable! We’ve done an excellent job of building some real camaraderie amongst the undergraduate chapters. They know us… we know them. Their attendance at meetings and reporting has been better. We also have the IMDP and Cluster activities to thank for that. NAC keeps Tau Lambda in the loop and the message from chapter-to-chapter stays consistent.
The IMDP training is the same from chapter-to-chapter, and the level of what is considered “made” evens out because every brother knows what every brother knows! Policing the process is much easier with more eyes at all levels. With everyone singing from the same song sheet, what goes out for distribution to District, Regional, and National level is uniform. There is a tremendous amount of paperwork that is disseminated with IMDP. The requests, tracking, reviews, and submission of forms shouldn’t fall on one brother. Many hands make light work!
No advisor can cover EVERY activity for an undergraduate chapter! Sharing the load of responsibility is much easier the more brothers you have. Each chapter should have go-to brothers for an “Advisor by Committee” of sorts. The Graduate Advisors and On-Campus Advisors work well, but works even better with a few more “go-to” brothers. The NAC is intent on having brothers and chapters who are unified and committed to a better Alpha by means of a better IMDP.
For many of the same reasons as “Chapter Coverage”, this group of willing mentors helps with the constructive development of the chapters, undergraduate brothers, and especially the new initiates. By collaborating on hotel rooms, carpools, collective step performances, NAC brothers at conferences, we minimize the worry in the event of a scheduling conflict that prevents the official advisor from being present. This process helps the entire area because whatever the undergraduate chapters are doing, (if they are representing Alpha) there is always a certain level of liability… if only to our reputation!
Tau Lambda Chapter was organized in 1926, at what was then called Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State College at Nashville, Tennessee, after its application was accepted by the General Convention. Brother Maney Owen, president of the Chi Chapter (Meharry Medical College), set aside the chapter in January, 1927.
