The University of Arizona's first fraternity geared toward gay men has received its national charter.Delta Lambda Phi, which completed rush this month, is not exclusively for gays. Membership is also open to men who are bisexual.
"We were one of the fastest charters in history because we were dedicated to this," said Christopher Newman, 23, a senior education major and founding member.
UA is now one of a few schools in the nation with Greek letter organizations geared toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students.
Members said they had a variety of reasons for wanting to form a gay fraternity.
Some didn't feel comfortable pledging with other fraternities on campus. Others said the fraternity is the preferred way to meet like-minded peers in a close community.
"The troubles, the hardship _ anything we go through, we participate together," said Larry Muth, 20, the fraternity's secretary.
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