Alva in Woods County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

ΦΛΧ Commemorates Veterans of Foreign Wars from Northwestern State College

1969

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 8, 2024

1. ΦΛΧ Commemorates Veterans of Foreign Wars from Northwestern State College Marker

Inscription. [title is inscription]

Erected 1969.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Education • Patriots & Patriotism.

Location. 36° 47.79′ N, 98° 40.09′ W. Memorial is in Alva, Oklahoma, in Woods County. It can be reached from the intersection of Oklahoma Boulevard (U.S. 64) and 7th Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker is located near the southeast corner of the Fine Arts Building/Ryerson Hall, near the center of the Northwestern Oklahoma State University campus. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 709 Oklahoma Boulevard, Alva OK 73717, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American South,

specifically on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and Cherokee Outlet.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this

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marker: J. W. Martin Library (within shouting distance of this marker); Fine Arts Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Joe J. Struckle Education Center (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Herod Hall (about 300 feet away); Castle on the Hill — Its Destruction (about 400 feet away); Castle on the Hill — Its Cornerstone (about 400 feet away); Jesse Dunn Hall (about 400 feet away); Castle on the Hill - Its Design (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alva.

Also see . . . Phi Lambda Chi (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Phi Lambda Chi (ΦΛΧ), commonly known as Phi Lamb, is a social collegiate fraternity founded at the Arkansas State Teachers College (now the University of Central Arkansas) in 1925.
Kappa Chapter, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Alva, Oklahoma, 1960–1961, 1964–201x?, Inactive.

(Submitted on February 7, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 8, 2024

2. ΦΛΧ Commemorates Veterans of Foreign Wars from Northwestern State College Marker

Looking northwest; Fine Arts Building/Ryerson Hall is in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 138 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 7, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.