Phi Lamb Alumni Donate More than $130K to Endow Scholarship at Truman

Alumni members of the Phi Lambda Chi/Phi Lambda Phi fraternity recently donated more than $130,000 to the Truman State University Foundation to provide financial support to eligible students.

Originally established in 1969 as the Lambda chapter of Phi Lambda Chi fraternity, the organization was later absorbed as the Alpha chapter of Phi Lambda Phi in 2002. Alumni are commonly referred to as Phi Lambs, regardless of their era of active membership. When the Phi Lamb alumni group sold the organization’s house in 2025, they decided to invest the gains in current University students.

“We all understand the fraternity’s impact on the trajectories of our lives and careers, and we want to continue to foster that positivity in today’s students,” said Steve Clem (’73), treasurer of the Phi Lamb alumni group. “Houses, and even specific organizations, may come and go as the student body evolves, but fraternities and sororities are as valuable now as ever. They build character, develop leadership abilities and establish community bonds that last a lifetime. It is an honor to support those ideals in current Truman students.”

The newly endowed Phi Lamb Scholarship will give first consideration to the children, grandchildren or relatives of an alumnus of the chapter. If no students meet the criteria, the scholarship may be awarded to a member of a social Greek organization in good standing who has been active with their chapter for a minimum of one year.

Through the Truman State University Foundation, a portion of the Phi Lamb Scholarship Fund’s earnings will be awarded annually to support an eligible student. 

More information about the Truman State University Foundation, including a list of scholarships and other ways to give, can be found online at truman.edu/giving.