The Motto of our Fraternity

"Alethia kai Logos"

The motto of The Fraternity of Alpha Kappa Lambda is "Alethia Kai Logos," which in Classical Greek means "The Truth and the Word."

"The motto is a symbolic statement of our Ideals. We are seekers after Truth, the highest Truth, if you please...And the Word, which again lends itself to interpretation," explains Past National President William B Herms (Alpha).

In addition, Herms continues, "Somebody has said, 'This is the Logos of Alpha Kappa Lambda--Service.' Or fully stated, our motto means 'Devotion to God through Service to Man.' It is abstract enough for any philosopher, and is meaningful to us all."

Gail Cleland, one of the founders of Los Amigos, said, "What is the signifigance of our motto . . ? 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'."