Lambda Epsilon Chi

Lambda Epsilon Chi (ΛΕΧ) is an American academic honor society for paralegal students. It was established by the American Association for Paralegal Education in 1996. It has more than 150 chapters in the United States.

Lambda Epsilon Chi
ΛΕΧ
Founded	1996; 29 years ago (1996) Altamonte Springs, Florida, US
Type	Honor
Affiliation	American Association for Paralegal Education
Status	Active
Emphasis	Paralegal
Scope	National
Colors	Royal Purple
Symbol	Scales of Justice
Chapters	150+
Members	2,200 lifetime
Headquarters	8 The Green #17020 Dover, Delaware 19901 United States
Website	www.aafpe.org/lex

History

The American Association for Paralegal Education (AAfPE) formed Lamba Epsilon Chi in 1996.^[1][2] Lambda Epsilon Chi is an honor society that recognizes the academic achievement of paralegal and legal studies students.^[3][4][1]

The society hold local, regional, and national conferences and helps its members network with legal professionals.^[5] Lambda Epsilon Chi also has a national scholarship program for its members.^[5]

The society has chartered more than 150 chapters in the United States.^[4][6] It has initiated more than 2,200 members. Lambda Epsilon Chi is administered by the American Association for Paralegal Education. Its national headquarters are in Dover, Delaware.^[7]

Symbols

The Greek letters Lambda Epsilon Chi were selected to correspond with the Latin word lex, which means “pertaining to the law” or “legal.”^[3] Initiates into Lambda Epsilon Chi receives a pin.^[7] The pin features the society's national symbol, the scales of justice, the Greek letters ΛΕΧ, and the name Lambda Epsilon Chi.^[3] The scales are a symbol of law, order, and truth.^[3]

The society's color is purple.^[3] Royal purple is the color of the English King's Court and indicates the law.^[3] In traditional academic regalia, paralegal faculty wear hoods rimmed in royal purple.^[3] Lambda Epsilon Chi members may wear purple cords at graduation.^[3]

Membership

Candidates for membership in Lambda Epsilon Chi must have completed at least half of their paralegal coursework with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.25 overall, including a minimum GPA of 3.50 in paralegal courses.^[7][1] The society also initiates a limited number of honorary members.^[7]

Chapters

Following is an incomplete list of Lambda Epsilon Chi chapters, in alphabetical order.

Institution	Charter date	Location	Status	References
American National University		Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia	Active	[4]
Auburn University at Montgomery		Montgomery, Alabama	Active	[8]
Bay Path College	2001	Longmeadow, Massachusetts		[9]
Berkeley College		New York City, New York and New Jersey	Active	[10]
Central Carolina Technical College	2003	Sumter, South Carolina		[11]
College of the Canyons		Santa Clarita, California	Active	[12]
Del Mar College		Corpus Christi, Texas	Active	[13]
Delaware Technical Community College			Active	[14]
Eastern Kentucky University		Richmond, Kentucky		[15]
Elms College		Chicopee, Massachusetts		[16]
Florida SouthWestern State College		Fort Myers, Florida	Active	[17]
Fullerton College		Fullerton, California	Active	[18]
George Washington University		Washington, D.C.	Active	[6]
Harper College		Palatine, Illinois	Active	[19]
Hartford Community College	2006	Bel Air, Maryland	Active	[20][2]
Hilbert College	January 1997	Hamburg, New York		[21]
Husson University	2006	Bangor, Maine	Active	[22][23]
Kellogg Community College	2012	Battle Creek, Michigan	Active	[24]
Lehigh Carbon Community College		Schnecksville, Pennsylvania	Active	[25][26]
Molloy University		Rockville Centre, New York	Active	[27]
Montgomery College		Montgomery County, Maryland	Active	[28]
Nova Southeastern University		Fort Lauderdale and Davie, Florida	Active	[29][30]
Quinnipiac University		Hamden, Connecticut		[5]
Robert Morris College		Chicago, Illinois	Inactive	[31][a]
Rowan College	2015	Sewall, New Jersey		[1]
St. John's University		Grymes Hill, Staten Island, New York		[32]
Santa Ana College		Santa Ana, California	Active	[33]
State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota		Manatee County and Sarasota County, Florida		[34]
Suffolk University		Boston, Massachusetts	Active	[35]
Texas Wesleyan University		Fort Worth, Texas	Active	[36]
Tulane University School of Professional Advancement		New Orleans, Louisiana	Active	[37]
University of Hartford		West Hartford, Connecticut	Active	[38]
University of Maryland Global Campus		Adelphi, Maryland	Active	[39]
Virginia Intermont College	2000	Bristol, Virginia	Inactive	[40][b]
William Rainey Harper College		Palatine, Illinois		[41]

1. College merged into Roosevelt University in 2020.
2. The college closed in 2014.

See also

• Honor society
• Honor cords
• Professional fraternities and sororities