I envisioned a place where men of common experience could get together and have meaningful conversation.
Some members embrace it while others stress the group's diversity.
The fraternity was founded 10 months ago by Mr. Claibourne, a UC junior from Wilmington, Ohio, who came across the national fraternity's Web site while surfing the Internet. Ind. As did some other members of UC's chapter of Delta Lambda Phi, Mr. Claibourne felt excluded from the traditional Greek system. That anxiety need not extend to interfraternity programs, said John Fandrich, president of UC's Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. He foresees no opposition in his group to social activities with Delta Lambda Phi. He predicted that not all 34 Greek organizations at UC would be so accepting.