Lambda Pi. Photo by Holsinger Studios, courtesy University of Virginia Special Collections Library
Lambda Pi was an honor society at the University of Virginia. It has been variously described as honorary and one of two "political parties" that stood candidates for University offices.[1]
Lambda Pi was founded in 1896, and included two Virginia Glee Club alumni as founding members, Rockwell Smith Brank and Herbert Old.[2] The latest Virginia Glee Club member identified as participating in Lambda Pi was Ridgely D. Miller, who was identified as a member in 1944. The party, along with its rival Skull and Keys, voted itself out of existence in 1969.[3]
Members[]
- Main article: Category:Lambda Pi members
References[]
- ↑ Hitchcock, Susan Tyler (1999). The University of Virginia: A Pictorial History. p. 175. http://books.google.com/books?id=sT7EMa71OD4C&pg=PA175&lpg=PA175&dq=%22skull+and+keys%22+%22university+of+virginia%22&source=bl&ots=7ciYwM0LzB&sig=xX7TJQ5ZQTnQ5VTS3YY257TeGo4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JxIdUonpB_W8sAT144GwDg&ved=0CFMQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=%22skull%20and%20keys%22%20%22university%20of%20virginia%22&f=false.
- ↑ The Inter-Fraternity Council (1955). Fraternities and Societies at Virginia. http://books.google.com/books?id=C-5KAAAAYAAJ&q=%22lambda+pi%22+%22university+of+virginia%22&dq=%22lambda+pi%22+%22university+of+virginia%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=LHxdUsKDLZLF4AOE8oGwCA&ved=0CF4Q6AEwBQ.
- ↑ Dabney, Virginius. Mr. Jefferson's University: A History. p. 503. http://xtf.lib.virginia.edu/xtf/view?docId=2006_01/uvaBook/tei/b000325415.xml;chunk.id=d20;toc.depth=1;toc.id=d12;brand=default;query=skull%20and%20keys#1.