About | Delta Lambda Phi
In Washington, DC, in October 1986, three elderly gentlemen established a trust to create a social fraternity that wouldn’t discriminate based on sexual orientation; the donors regretted such an alternative organization did not exist during their formative years. As Trustee, Vernon L. Strickland, III, administered the founding of Delta Lambda Phi National Social Fraternity, creating its crest, selecting its mascot and designing its rituals. In April 1987, Strickland initiated 24 men into the Fraternity’s Alpha Chapter - Delta Lambda Phi was born.
Since then, Delta Lambda Phi, a fraternity for gay, bisexual and progressive men, has become one of the country’s fastest growing fraternities with chapters from coast to coast.
Our Founding Purposes
- To provide dignified and purposeful, social, service, and recreational activities for progressive men, irrespective of sexual orientation.
- To lead in determining the rights and privileges of individuals in society.
- To promote a strong and positive image, which respects the diversity of all individuals, irrespective of sexual orientation.