Pi Lambda Phi

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Pi Lambda Phi was a fraternity with a chapter at Columbia during much of the 20th century. The Columbia chapter was the first established in New York and was hence referred to as "New York Alpha". It was primarily Jewish up until World War II. Some of Columbia's most prominent alumni were members.

Notable members

• Herman Axelrod
• Bennett Cerf
• Lawrence Fertig
• Sylvan Gotshal
• Oscar Hammerstein II
• Arthur Garfield Hays
• Moritz Jagendorf
• Horace Manges
• S. Chesterfield Oppenheim
• Richard Rodgers
• Laurence Steinhardt
• Robert Vogel
• Herman Wouk