Alpha Chi Sigma

The Three Objects

1. To Bind its Members with a tie of true and lasting friendship

2. To strive for the advancement of chemistry both as a science and as a profession

3. To aid its members by every honorable means in the attainment of their ambition as chemists throughout their mortal lives

The Obligations Of a Member

1. A member will remember the Objects of the Fraternity and endeavor to always further them

2. pay promptly all financial obligations

3. act so as never to be a reproach to Alpha Chi Sigma

4. Cheerfully fulfill any assigned fraternal tasks

5. maintain as satisfactory a scholastic record as possible

Founding Fathers of Alpha Chi Sigma

1. Raymond Tracy Conger

2. Joseph Gerard Holty

3. Harold Everett Eggers

4. Alfred Emil Kundert

5. Frank Joseph Petura

6. Joseph Howard Mathews

7. Edward Gustave Mattke

8. James Chisholm Silverthorn

9. Bart Eldred McCormick

Don Cole

District Counselor

Purpose of the Grand Chapter Conclave

Conduct fraternal business of Alpha Chi Sigma

The Grand Chapter during conclave vs outside

Outside:

Legislative body of AXS

-Composed of GC officers

-District Counselors

-Professional Reps

-MA of active chapters

-Pres of each active chapter

During:

-Same, but chapters elect new delegates for rep.

Supreme Council

-Grand Master Alchemist (GMA)

-Grand Collegiate Alchemist (GCA)

-Grand Professional Alchemist (GPA)

-Grand Master of Ceremonies (GMC)

Grand Master Alchemist (GMA)

Executive officer of frat, presides over GC and SC proceedings, supervises other officers

Grand Professional Alchemist (GPA)

Supervises activities of professional chapters and district counselors relations with professional chapter

Grand Collegiate Alchemist (GCA)

Supervises activities of chapters, aids in governing the frat

Grand Master of Ceremonies

Supervises the installation of chapters, votes and sign charters

Grand Recorder

Carries out secretary, treasurer, and historian duties

Location/Number/Website of the National Office

6296 Rucker Road, Suite B, Indianapolis, IN

1-800-ALCHEMY

www.alphachisigma.org

Fraternity flower, animal, colors

Red Carnation, wyvern, Prussian Blue and Chrome Yello

Date founded

December 11, 1902; University of Wisconsin, Madison

When was The Hexagon published

October 1910

Ucla’s chapter is called

Beta Gamma

UCI’s chapter is called

Delta Lambda

When was Delta Lambda founded

April 12, 2014

Master Alchemist

President, directs condition of chapter

Vice Master Alchemist

VP, assists MA, assumes role of pledge educator

Master of Ceremonies

organizes all ceremonial activities, keeps all rituals and regalia

Treasurer

Collects and disburses all funds

Reporter

Carries out correspondence btwn chapter and office

Recorder

records minutes of all official meetings

Alumni Secretary

assists chapter with professional activitie

Health and Safety Officer

oversees execution of safe chapter events and activities

De. Eric Potma

Chapter Advisor

Delta Lambda Chapter Founding Fathers

1. Bryan Chin

2. Michael Yamano

3. Gary Chang

4. Michael Quang

5. Alexander Thuy-Boun

6. Anthony Tong

Sun, gold

Prince, Poet, Philosopher

Authored the Emerald Tablet

Hermes Trismegistus

Most outstanding attribute is his insistence on thoroughness

Geber- Abu Musa Jabir Ibn Hayyan

Believed that the aim of alchemy should be preparing medicines rather than the manipulation of gold

Paracelsus (Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus “Paracelsus” Bombastus von Hohenheim)

Combined occult with freemasonry to take advantage of others, learned alchemy from Altotus (traveling companion)

Count Cagliostro

Defining characteristic was his belief in the mutability of physical law, not magic

Altotus

Conceived by alchemists as material to impart immortality to the taker; cure him of disease or to bring him youth

Elixir of Life

Believed to be able to remove the impurities from the less pure metals and produce gold

Philosopher’s Stone

cryptic piece of the Hermetica reputed to contain the secret of the prima materia and its transmutation

Emerald Tablet

Moon, Silver

Mars, Iron

Mercury, Quicksilver

Jupiter, Tin