Alpha Lambda Mu
| Alpha Lambda Mu (Alif Laam Meem in Arabic) | |
|---|---|
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ΑΛΜ ألم | |
| Founded |
February 12, 2013 University of Texas at Dallas |
| Mission statement | Our mission is to connect, build, and sustain a lifelong brotherhood as the first Muslim-interest fraternity in America through excellence in character, excellence in service, excellence in intellectual standard, and excellence in creativity amongst all members, chapters, conglomerates, and associates. |
| Chapters | 7 |
| Homepage |
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Alpha Lambda Mu (Alif Laam Meem in Arabic) is the first national Muslim fraternity in America.[1][2][3] Alpha Lambda Mu was named for three letters that start several chapters of the Quran: Alif Laam Meem.[2] The Fraternity was created by co-founders Araf Hossain and Ali Mahmoud.[4] The fraternities founding chapter was founded at the University of Texas at Dallas on February 12, 2013. As of spring 2017, the fraternity has seven chapters and five colonies.
The Fraternity is the subject of the documentary “Brotherhood: America’s Favorite Muslim Fraternity"[5]
On October 23, 2013, the chapter at University of Texas at Dallas joined a protest against Domestic Violence to confront negative stereotypes of Muslim Men[6]
Chapters
Alpha Lambda Mu has seven chapters:[7]
- Grand Alpha - University of Texas at Dallas
- Beta - University of California at San Diego
- Gamma - Cornell University
- Delta - San Diego State University
- Epsilon - University of Texas at Arlington
- Zeta - The Pennsylvania State University
- Eta - University of Toledo
Additionally, Alpha Lambda Mu started colonies at the following institutions in Spring 2017:
- The University of California, Los Angeles
- East Carolina University
- University of California, Irvine
- Miami University (OH)
- University of Oklahoma
References
- ↑ "Inside America's first Muslim fraternity Alif Laam Meem at University of Texas". Daily Mail. April 11, 2014.
- 1 2 "Fraternity Life, Islamic Style". The New York Times. February 6, 2014.
- ↑ "A Frat Of Their Own: Muslims Create A New Space On Campus". March 8, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ↑ BroBible. "An Interview with the Founder of Alpha Lambda Mu, America’s First Muslim Fraternity (Ali Mahmoud)". BroBible.
- ↑ "America's First Muslim Fraternity, Alif Laam Meem, To Be Featured In Upcoming Documentary 'Brotherhood'". Huffington Post. June 1, 2014.
- ↑ Emily Deruy (April 8, 2013). "Muslim Fraternity Confronts Negative Stereotypes". Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Alpha Lambda Mu - Chapters".