Fraternity for gays, bisexuals launched at ISU

Fraternity for gays, bisexuals launched at ISU

Ames, Ia. - Eleven students at Iowa State University have formed Iowa's first fraternity for gay and bisexual men with little of the resistance seen in other states.

Delta Lambda Phi - a growing national fraternity with 2,000 initiated brothers, 20 chapters and 12 other groups working to become a chapter - was approved unanimously last week by ISU's Interfraternity Council.

"I thanked them for having the courage and fortitude to expand their progressive fraternity to an area such as the Midwest that is typically not very accepting of those views," said Nathan Johnson, president of ISU's Triangle fraternity.
Delta Lambda Phi is open to gay and bisexual men, and allies, considered "progressive men." The group is now a "colony" at ISU, working toward full status as a chapter.

The fraternity will not get money from state government or student fees, and does not yet have a house. However, it has all the rights and responsibilities of a fraternity, including representation on the Interfraternity Council and support from the university.

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Fraternity for gays, bisexuals launched at ISU

and may God defend them from the small-minded and bigots of the world as the continue their journy into becoming outstanding students and future leaders!