Avenue of Tomorrow
Alden Road to State Avenue

Part carnival, part sculpture garden and part World's Fair, the Avenue of Tomorrow in many ways represents the Gamma Lambda organization's public face, successfully conveying the sense of wonder and discovery that lies at the core of the group's principles. The broad paved path extends from the northern edge of the Xavier Campus to its southern border; surrounded by immaculately well-maintained lawns, the edges of the path are dotted here and there by experimental permanent installations created by Gamma Lambda brothers and sisters over the past ten years. Some of these amount to little more than abstract sculptures or statues created through new methods of casting, while others are articulated or robotic in some fashion, so that they move, interact or even converse with visitors.

Aside from the permanent installations, the Avenue of Tomorrow hosts a number of temporary exhibits each year showcasing student projects. The lawns conceal a number of access points tapping into the campus' power and water systems, which allow for ready construction of fully-powered modular booths that can house fully working scale models and actual prototypes of student inventions. A stroll down the Avenue of Tomorrow -- as the name might imply -- often as not means a brief glimpse into the future, and representatives of a number of cutting-edge research and development firms can frequently be found trolling the Avenue in search of the Next Big Thing. Naturally, each and every invention showcased here has already been patented, and the corporate and personal counsels of any number of Gamma Lambda alumni are fully prepared to step in and protect the organization's own from being ripped off. As such, the Avenue of Tomorrow represents an impressive opportunity with few tangible drawbacks.