On September 7th, 1914, John Laurence Seymour became an initiated member of the Alpha Kappa Lambda Fraternity. Founded as a national fraternity on April 22, 1914, Seymour became an early inductee of the organization. UC Berkley would be the Fraternity’s only chapter until 1921 when their Gamma chapter was founded at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana. Today AKL boasts 39 chapters and colonies, 1,064 active members, and 26,187 alumni members.
Seymour frequently made contributions to the Fraternity’s publication The Logos. He wrote a poem for the first issue of the The Logos, originally called the Diamond, in January of 1915. In the November 1926 edition, Seymour provided the opening article, “Opera and Life”, followed by a second part titled “Opera in the United States” in the June 1927 edition. Seymour contributed again in May of 1929 with a piece titled, “Some Interesting Spots in France.” Finally, Seymour’s accomplishments were highlighted and applauded in the February 1926 edition by a former Senior Grand President of the Fraternity.
Below is a copy of Seymour’s original initiation certificate.
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