Original sentence: And the Word, which again lends itself to interpretation.Former National President William B.Herms explains, "The motto is a symbolic statement of our Ideals.The motto of the fraternity is "Alethia Kai Logos," which in Classical Greek means "The Truth and the Word"
Edited sentence: "Of particular novelty is statement that the Ideals of the Fraternity are to develop the 'social, intellectual, moral, and religious welfare of it members, (and) to foster and encourage among its members Christian principles, service, higher education, culture, and refinement'," reported The Berkeley Gazette (April 27, 1914) a few days following the formal installation of the Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Lambda."The motto is a symbolic statement of our Ideals.' It is abstract enough for any philosopher, and is meaningful to us all.' Or fully stated, our motto means 'Devotion to God through Service to Man.Alpha Kappa lambda became the first Fraternity to be founded on the West Coast and even west of the Rocky Mountains.And the Word, which again lends itself to interpretation," explains Past National President William B Herms (Alpha).As Plato suggested, an Ideal is permanent thing, but as Aristotle supplemented, (an Ideal) is effective in the actual world of reality only as it becomes embodied in a concrete expression in the life of a man or an institution.As we (explained) to President Wheeler, 'We don't want to preach Christianity, we want to live it'.Besides being born in the West and spreading east, Alpha Kappa Lambda was unique in another way.Gail Cleland, one of the founders of Los Amigos and also Past National President, said, "What is the signifigance of our motto.In addition, Herms continues, "Somebody has said, 'This is the Logos of Alpha Kappa Lambda--Service.The motto of The Fraternity of Alpha Kappa Lambda is "Alethia Kai Logos," which in Classical Greek means "The Truth and the Word