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CONGRATULATIONS

BRO. EVERETT B. WARD, PH.D. 35th General President-Elect

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STAFF DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

Bro. Ramon E. Peralta, Jr. EDITOR -IN- CHIEF

Bro. Jarrett Carter Sr. GRAPHIC DESIGN

Bro. Byron Holly Contributors Bro. Yassine El Yousfi Bro. Richard Lucas III Bro. Anthony Mackie Bro. Dr. Jason Calhoun Bro. Derek Adams Bro. Shaan Khan Bro. Dr. Anthony M. Chandler Eastern Region Vice President Bro. R. Anthony Mills Eastern Region Assistant Vice President Bro. Jordan Beckford Executive Director Bro. Steven King, Jr. Chief of Staff Bro. Dr. Dontae Ryan

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DISTRICT CONFERENCE DATES IAAC: Possibly Nov 7th - 8th, South Africa ONECA: Nov 19th, Location: TBD NYACOA: October 28th-30th, Hobart William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY NJAPAAC: Date and Place: TBD PAAC: November 11-13, Philadelphia MAAC:October 14-15, Washington, DC VACAPAF: February 16-20, 2017, Lynchburg, VA

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verett B. Ward was named the 35th general president of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. today during an annual meeting of the fraternity’s executive board in New Orleans.

With a margin of more than 1,700 votes among more than 8,000 cast among the fraternity’s five regions, Ward says his victory is a resounding endorsement for his vision of meeting community need through service and advocacy.

“I am grateful for the opportunity to lead Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,” said Brother Ward, after learning the results of the election. “My vision for our organization is to put service before self and to undertake and meet the needs of our communities according to the demands of the times. At its core, our tenure in office will be about executing our mission while protecting our organization and preserving the traditions and protocols that have defined us over the last 110 years.”

An initiate of the Phi Lambda Chapter, Ward has been an active member of the fraternity since 1985, holding positions at varying levels of fraternity leadership, including past southern regional vice-president, and chairman of the Alpha Phi Alpha Building Foundation and fraternity strategic planning committee, in which he led development of the fraternity’s five-year strategic plan.

General President Mark Tillman lauded the campaigns ran by each of the candidates, and called for unity behind the leadership of the incoming president.

“The brothers have spoken and these two candidates ran an exemplary campaign. Both Brother Ward and Brother Crutison have shown that they are men of integrity and sustenance while representing Alpha as general presidential candidates,” General President Tillman said after the results were reported. “Now that we have counted the ballots, it’s time for Alpha men to move forward!”

Brother Ward will assume the duties of general president on January 1, 2017.

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“My vision for our organization is to put SERVICE before self and to undertake and meet the needs of OUR COMMUNITIES according to the demands of the times.”

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SIGMA CHAPTER Celebrates 100 Years of Brotherhood, Leadership, Scholarship and Service to Mankind

BY BRO. YASSINE EL YOUSFI

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oston, Massachusetts – The Sigma Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. celebrated its centennial anniversary with a weekend commemorating 100 years of brotherhood, leadership, and service to the community. The celebration took place at the Revere Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts beginning on, Thursday, December 3, 2015. Founded November 28, 1915, Sigma chapter is the oldest African-American fraternity in the Boston area. The “17th House of Alpha” convened for a welcome reception at Boston University, which helped in reconnecting and strengthening relationships that span generations, and set a tone for the weekend of brotherhood ahead.

On Friday, December 4th, 2015, the brothers began with a breakfast featuring reflections on the experiences of brothers with 30, 20 and 10 years in Alpha. The common thread of the remarks was how not only the chapter, but Alpha has come to mean more to them as their time in the fraternity has worn on.

The day continued with a Collegiate to Corporate Panel event held at The Algonquin Club of Boston. This event provided Boston-area students an opportunity to learn the how some of the brothers of Sigma Chapter began their careers and developed their professional skills. The diverse panel featured brothers in professions including education, technology, business, and entertainment. Panelists broached topics from maintaining motivation to race issues in a workplace environment, and the importance of giving back to the community.

On Saturday, December 5th, 2015, Virginia’s Congressional 3rd District Representative Robert Scott (Sigma, 1966) addressed the brotherhood with a powerful keynote speech. The evening continued into the centennial gala where brothers were able to listen to remarks from General President Mark Tillman and Eastern Region Vice President R. Anthony Mills. Bro. Ambassador Walter Carrington [Sigma, ‘51], served as the keynote speaker for the evening, and was honored as the convention’s eldest attendee.

The celebration concluded on Sunday with a brunch for brothers and their families before all in attendance departed as friends looking onward toward another 100 years of brotherhood and service in the name of Alpha Phi Alpha.

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undreds of brothers representing chapters throughout Alpha Phi Alpha’s largest region gathered in Pittsburgh in April to actualize “The Resilience of Leadership” and the future of the fraternity at large in March at the Eastern Region Convention.

With sessions on successful leadership in event planning, membership development and infrastructure management, the 2016 Eastern Region convention was punctuated with presentations on two of the fraternity’s biggest challenges - hazing and financing.

Dillard University President and renowned hazing expert Bro. Walter Kimbrough (Zeta Pi, 86’), delivered a stirring presentation on the history, pop culturalization, and media impact of hazing on colleges, and Alpha Phi Alpha, over the last 50 years.

With graphic images of wounds and bruises suffered during pledging ‘sets,’ and slides comparing local and national media coverage of hazing allegations against coverage of community service and scholarship provision, Bro. Kimbrough told general meeting attendees that the fraternity is ready for real conversations on hazing, and how to reduce the chances of lawsuits and negative publicity for the brotherhood.

“I think that brothers want to have these kinds of conversations, and going forward, we have to have conversations about what’s going on, all of the ramifications about what we do, and how do we preserve the fraternity,” Bro. Kimbrough said. “It can’t just be about what the individuals want, it has got to be about the bigger organization. We’re having the conversation with the undergraduates, but we have to figure out what to do about the older brothers who are acting on ALPHAEAST.COM

their own, and being involved with these incidents.”

Eastern Region Vice-President R. Anthony Mills challenged brothers to take up the mantle of leadership in all elements of fraternal life and advancement.

Underscoring the need for strong leadership from campus advisors, Bro. Mills congratulated the region for sending 21 college brothers to the Alpha Leadership Academy the largest delegation in the history of the initiative.

Among that delegation, 12 brothers attended the Novak Institute for Hazing Prevention, a program Bro. Mills emphasized as an invaluable resource in the reduction of liability for the fraternity in light of several high profile incidents and allegations of hazing on college campuses.

“Often times you hear, ‘Alphas did this, the Alphas did that,’ said Mills. “But if there are only two brothers on campus and one is academically ineligible, who are the Alphas?”

Bro. Mills also congratulated the region for its philanthropic work over the last year, including raising more than 25 percent of Alpha Phi Alpha’s total $405,000 raised in support of the March of Dimes.

He also announced that region chapters have awarded more than $450,000 in scholarships over the last year, and that the region’s executive leadership would be soon establishing an endowed scholarship in conjunction with the Alpha Foundation to offer scholarship funds for regionally-based college brothers.

Bro. Mills challenged attendees to help to raise $20,000 to help finance the project.

“Roll up your sleeves, tap some other brothers and get to work. If you would do it for your son, do it for them.”

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TWAS’ THE NIGHT An Up-Close Experience with Homelessness in D.C.

BY BRO. RICHARD LUCAS III

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ervous and naively excited, I left the comfort of my mom’s Brookland apartment to spend the night with a community I routinely ignored: DC’s homeless. If you live anywhere near or have visited the city, there is no way you have not seen them. Whether crowded by the Capitol, nestled together by the Lincoln Memorial and until recently, creating communities of their own by the Watergate Hotel Bridge, this is their city. They are as much apart of DC as mumbo sauce or Chuck Brown. Despite national trends that show homelessness at a historic plight, the exact opposite is true for DC. Statistics show poverty and homelessness rising among all measurable categories within the past 5 years. Due to the ever-increasing cost of living in a place once heralded as the “Chocolate City” not many chocolate people can afford to live here anymore and are disproportionately affected by this new reality. While our brother city Baltimore continues to climb to be awarded the dubious title of the new murder capital of America,

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some would argue DC ranks among the top cities in America for homelessness. Poverty is the infectious and fevering foe that has invaded the concrete beaches of even our nations capital.

So here I was, standing in line for a bed at one of DC’s many shelters. Lines can form up to three or four hours before the shelters opening especially in the winter or during bad weather. Initially, I was surprised how many of those in line had phones and regular clothes. Some had on Jordan’s, some had designer clothing and a couple had on suits. Nobody looked “homeless”. Yet, they were.

Ironically, I tried my best to disguise to look rough and fit in and I ended up standing out. It is a strange thought that some of our own coworkers, classmates and even friends were in this line. When we finally got to the desk, we told we would have to wait outside because all of the beds were full. I turned and sat among the others that weren’t fortunate enough to get in. Convinced I would

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spend the night outside like the majority of the homeless in DC (there is not nearly enough shelter for everyone. The Mayor has started emergency provisions placing homeless in motels), I began to try to get comfortable with my surroundings. A man named Aaron and about five others must have noticed I was by myself, called me over and asked if I wanted to “run with them tonight”. We all began to talk and due to my glasses and my use of “big words”, I earned the nickname “Professor.” They began to tell me war stories about how rough nights on the street could be. That was when I took notice to all of the makeshift weapons they had. Knifes, picks, construction tools and God knows what else stashed under and throughout their clothes, they let me know as a newbie I would need to protect myself out here. The conversation climaxed about a huge brawl that apparently happened last night and they

These were real people. The same people we avoid on the Metro and roll our car windows up on Rhode Island Avenue. The same people we step over on the way to power meetings on Pennsylvania and brush by on the corner of M Street as we head to Sunday Brunch. The people we call ugly, stinky, dirty and disgusting. It is so easy to forget that they too, are people. So often, we are guilty of stripping the homeless of their humanity. In this embrace of our privileged position of power we become no better than the destructive systems that regulated them powerless. This prejudice of the poor keeps us from the sad reality that it could be us one day. Full of self-righteousness and selfishness we slide past a struggle we tell over selves we could never steep so low to. We prepackage the homeless with avid drug use or mental instability, or personal accountability issues as ways to comfort our

Due to the ever-increasing cost of living in a place once heralded as the “CHOCOLATE CITY” not many chocolate people can afford to live here anymore and are disproportionately affected by this new reality. had a score to settle “blood for blood.” This year over 40 homeless have been found dead and Aaron let me know a couple were by him and his crew. Thoroughly motivated to find a way to get away from Aaron, I sat down once again by myself and just in time as an argument involving payment for headphones broke out. There were fist thrown, knifes pulled and promises made. Aaron and crew walked away and I rushed inside the shelter to check if anything opened up. Luckily, I got a bed.

Inside, the workers made a profile of me, provided toiletries and a blanket. I was assigned a bunk and sent on my way. I didn’t know what to expect when I got inside.

But I certainly didn’t expect the amount of laughter and genuine happiness from my fellow homeless. Crowded together in one huge room with about 30 bunks, one conversation was everyone’s conversation. There was talk about politics, Chaka Khan’s upcoming concert; a guy name Brian who supposedly is always getting kicked out and of course, a full debate on Kirk Cousins. Here was this room full of men with no place to call home, seemingly no money and yet they were filled with joy. I couldn’t believe it. As the youngest in the room, they felt compelled to tell me stories of their youth. Stories so vivid and picturesque, it couldn’t be their first or second retelling.

Stories of college break ups, first jobs and crazy parties.

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conscious and subdue our moral senses as we push aside their pain. However, all of the men I spoke with had jobs and a majority were college educated. It was a room full of intelligent, lively and quite frankly, jovial men. So often Christmas in America is solely conditional on the commercial. The newest video games or the hottest sneakers dominate the day as we use social media to compare our blessings to others. Conversely, these men had no presents, no Christmas tree and no decorations nevertheless, filled with Holiday cheer. As one of the men told me “if my only present is seeing my brother make it back here tomorrow night, I’m good.” So this Christmas, as we unwrap gifts, sip eggnog and complain about gifts we don’t want, let’s include some time to be grateful over the things we consider little such as shelter, a bed and a shower. Let’s make an effort to consider the well being of others as we speed to take advantage last minute shopping deals. Let’s make sure our #BlackLivesMatter conversation include the lives of our homeless brothers and sisters. Lest we forget, the Bible teaches that Jesus himself had nowhere to be born and had no place to lay his head. Let’s remember our less fortunate, the homeless in our city and share in both their pain and their true holiday cheer.

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Omicron Delta Lambda Brings Holiday Meals, Outreach to Philadelphia Families in Need

BY BRO. ANTHONY MACKIE

Each year, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.’s Omicron Delta Lambda chapter uses the holiday season as an opportunity to serve our local community in a tangible way. As in years past, the Chapter along with its Omicron Delta Lambda Foundation, fed and provided clothes for hundreds of homeless children, men, and women on Thanksgiving Day. Our hope was to give our community’s most vulnerable members a heartfelt and warm thanksgiving meal.

The dinner, which was served on black and gold decorated tables at a local YMCA, included traditional soul food that was prepared with love by the ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Philadelphia’s National Temple Baptist Church.

“The goal of our annual Arms of Alpha program was to provide a dinner that emphasized good service just as it did well-prepared food. We were thrilled to do just that” says

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Brother Zahmu Sankofa, President of the Omicron Delta Lambda chapter.

Alpha’s 615th house did not stop there. Days before Christmas, the Chapter presented wrapped Christmas presents to three families—all of which included young children—that would have otherwise celebrated the holiday without gifts.

As a part of our annual “Adopt-a-Phamily” initiative, Omicron Delta Lambda gave toys and clothes to families who were in need.

“Although we knew the presents would uplift the children and their parents, our true gift was love and pure compassion,” says Brother Michael Harris, who spearheaded the initiative. Each year we remind ourselves of Brother Martin Luther King, Jr.’s wise words: “Life’s persistent and most urgent question is ‘What are you doing for others?’”

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Xi Alpha Lambda Concludes 2015 in Service to the Community

BY BRO. DR. JASON CALHOUN

In early November, Brothers from Xi Alpha Lambda Chapter welcomed a dozen new brothers into the Fraternity, and they, along with other chapter brothers, A.L.I.V.E. (Alexandrians Involved Ecumenically), Boy Scouts and members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. engaged in work at the Make a Difference Day (MADD) in Alexandria, VA where over 6,000 food items and canned goods were boxed to feed in-need Northern Virginians. ”

November wrapped up with brothers serving the displaced and homeless Thanksgiving breakfast at two area shelters in Alexandria, VA. In December, the outreach for the year wrapped with a final fundraising effort to cap the support of the March of Dimes (MOD) March for Babies. Xi Alpha Lambda Chapter raised over $10,000 during the year to support the MOD efforts to curb premature childbirth and support healthy babies and mothers.

Upsilon Beta Hosts ‘Stroll to the Polls’ The Upsilon Beta Chapter held its second annual 3rd Annual Stroll to the Polls competition on October 31 at Christopher Newport University.

The annual competition, an extension of the fraternity’s “A Voteless People Is A Hopeless People” national program, encourages voter awareness among the student body and provides information on voter participation, against the backdrop of a campus-wide stroll competition.

Mayor Bro. McKinley Price of Newport News (Zeta Lambda) served as the guest speaker for the event, which attracted more than 300 attendees.

2016 LEADERSHIP & COLLEGE BROTHERS SUMMIT In addition, twenty middle school students participated in Project Alpha where they along with brothers from XAL and health care professionals engaged in activities and discussions on sexually transmitted diseases, sexual behavior, and teen pregnancy prevention education in Dumfries, VA.

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Kappa Epsilon Lambda Hosts ‘Heart Cafe’’ Health Awareness Event

BY BRO. DEREK ADAMS

On February 5, brothers of the Kappa Epsilon Lambda Chapter, along with the Psi Epsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. held the Heart Café event.

The event was held at the American Legion Post #136 in Greenbelt, Maryland. The “Heart Café” event promotes the American Heart Association initiative that is focused on raising awareness of heart disease and stroke by designating every February as Heart Awareness Month.

The “Heart Cafe” is a health initiative that promotes heart health, exercise, and eating well. Many of the key points for this initiative are taken directly from the Amer-

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ican Heart Association’s Strategy.

This year’s event included a TV Show themed health conversation. Represented in the show were a Cardiologist, Dietitian, and Fitness Expert. The conversation was insightful on health tips and issues in the black community. ΚΕΛ’s own Brother Alonzo Robertson was the moderator of the TV Show. The event also included a taste testing that featured some delicious dishes and wine tasting. Lastly, the evening culminated with a Fashion Show, which included Brothers Derek Adams, Mark Laundry, and Tosin Fagbemi.

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“Project Create a S.M.I.L.E.” Brother Jason Smart-El (Spring ’15) initiate of the Gamma Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. dedicated his holiday break to raising money for children in low-income families in his home town of Atlantic City, New Jersey. Brother Smart-El’s “Project Create A S.M.I.L.E” has raised over $1,100 to ensure that children in low-income households will have a present underneath their Christmas tree this holiday season.

“All I ever wanted in life was to be able to change the lives of people. I wanted to be that positive role model that kids could look up to,” said Bro. Smart-El. “That’s why I live by the quote, “Be the change you wish to see” if they see a positive black male doing good for the community then hopefully it will influence them to do the same one day.”

Brother Serge Gaba Named PAAC (Pennsylvania Association of Alpha Chapters) Outstanding College Brother of the Year

BY BRO. SHAAN KHAN

Brother Serge Gaba was recognized as the PAAC (Pennsylvania Association of Alpha Chapters) Outstanding College Brother of the Year on Oct. 24.

Bro. Gaba, a FA13 initiate of the Gamma Nu chapter, was last fall named as PSU’s homecoming king, becoming just the sixth African American to be voted by the student body to this position, in recognition of his devotion to community service, continued advocacy for scholastic achievement, and immensely dynamic leadership throughout the Penn State community.

Bro. Gaba has served as Chapter President of the Mighty Gamma Nu Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, mentor to first year multicultural engineering students, Executive Vice President of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), the NPHC Representative to the University Park Undergraduate Association, and much more.

Since becoming crowned Homecoming King, Serge has collaborated with students across the campus to better Penn State, promoted intercultural competency amongst a breadth of ethnic groups, and served as Assistant District Director for the PAAC as well as the Chairman of the Miss Black & Gold Scholarship Pageant & Ball, to be held in April.

Bro. Gaba is considering career opportunities at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) and Ernst & Young (EY), and appreciates all of the opportunities he has received, and forged while at Penn State.

“College has taught me to believe beyond boundaries and anything is possible. I am still at a loss for words but thankful for all the support and the honor to represent such an amazing university.”

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THE ADVANTAGE OF A DISADVANTAGE The following is a sermonic excerpt, written by Bro. Dr. Anthony M. Chandler and taken from Dr. Taleshia Chandler’s (Bro. Chandler’s wife) first book, entitled Divine Detours. In this book, Dr. Taleshia Chandler shares her journey from earning a doctorate to receiving a stage IV cancer diagnosis.

In my opinion, one of the greatest lessons that Forrest Gump’s mama taught him was “life is like a box of chocolates…..you never know….what you’re gonna get.”

I believe that this statement resonates in the hearts and minds of most people because for most of us, no matter how well thought the plans have been for our lives, what we one day discovered is that life can sometimes take us down roads we never thought we would one day be traveling. If someone would have told us 10 years ago, 5 years ago or even 1 year ago that life would be for us as it is right now, we would have told that person where to go and how fast to get there.

But the truth of the matter is this, life has a way of flipping on you. Life has a way of changing. Life has a unique way of messing up the great plans that you once so creatively planned.

Oftentimes the change or the unexpected occurrence, if you would, is not always a bad thing, but sometimes the shift, is a good thing. Every day you get up, face the new facts of your life and now have a new resolve that says: “Things did not work out as I thought they would. I am not in the place I thought I would be and/or doing the thing(s) I that I thought I would be doing. Nevertheless, I’m still here!

Yes friends, you must declare, I’m still alive! I’m still grinding! I’m still pressing! I’m still moving forward! I’m still kicking! I’m still making noise! I’m still in the game!

The fact that you and I are still here simply means this, “God is not through with me yet!” You should be able to find comfort in those words because they are words of truth and words of comfort. Sometimes, before you allow people to place you on a pedestal that is higher than the reality of your faith journey with God, you may need to remind others, “don’t you do it…because I’m not all the way there yet. God is still working on me. He ain’t through with me yet!

Close this newsletter for a moment and open up your mouth and scream as loud as you can…..He ain’t through with you yet! My brother, sometimes what the enemy uses to destroy you is the very same thing that God will use to develop you! I believe that most of us are the product of some kind of disadvantage. There was something that we

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had to fight through. There was something that we had to live through. There was something or someone who we had to discover (how) to live without (preach). There were some disadvantages, challenges, situations, obstacles that have not always been easy for us to make it through.

When you consider the life and times of that Biblical icon David, you will remember that Saul wanted him dead.

He wanted to destroy him. He devised a plan and made several attempts to take David out. But sometimes what your enemy thinks will erase you, is the very same thing that God will use to establish you!

Saul had a strategic plan of placing David on the front line of the battle certainly sure that he would die in the battle. However, what Saul forgot was that David was a was a warrior! Fighting was what he did best!

Brothers, when you are forced to live with a disadvantage, you’ve got to rely on the things that work best for you. The worst thing that your enemy can do is to back you up into a position to which you have a proven past success.

Your enemy will make a mistake if he affords you the opportunity to get in your zone.

I wish you would put on your rapper’s earphones and declare, “Don’t let me get in my zone! Naw, don’t let me get in my zone! Because I’m a force to reckon with when I’m in my zone. I’m dangerous when I’m in my zone. I can handle any test when I’m in my zone. I can fight any battle when I’m in my zone. I’m a beast when I’m in my zone. I win when I get in my zone!!!

In conclusion, I don’t know what is challenging the trajectory of your future, but whatever it is, you need to stop crying and get in your zone!

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The book will be released in August 2016. Brother Chandler’s contact information is below: Cedar Street Baptist Church 2301 Cedar Street Richmond, VA 23223 Dr. Anthony Michael Chandler, Sr., Pastor

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Beta Chapter President Derek Oliver Primed to Begin a Legacy at Goldman Sachs

BY BRO. SHAAN KHAN

Bro. Derek Oliver recently became one of the few students from Howard University to receive a full time job offer from leading global investment and securities firm Goldman Sachs. He will be joining Goldman Sachs full-time in their Investment Banking Division within their Consumer, Retail & Healthcare group with the Analyst Class of 2016. He hopes to attend Harvard Business School to pursue his MBA and then continue his career within a managerial position within financial services.

A senior finance major, Bro. Oliver is an active mentor within the Movement of Youth program on Howard University’s campus, Treasurer of the International Fraternity of Delta Sigma PI Iota Rho Chapter, and the current President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Beta Chapter. Bro. Oliver has a variety of obligations, but keeps the Fraternity close to his heart and is the embodiment of an Alphaman!

Bro. Okey Enyia Appointed Health Policy Fellow for CBC Foundation Bro. Okey K. Enyia was appointed in Aug. 2014 as a Louis Stokes Urban Health Policy Fellow for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. He was initiated in the Fall of 1997, Mu Mu chapter. A native of Chicago, he holds a Master’s Degree in Public Health from Chicago State University. Prior to that, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology/Biochemistry from Lewis University in Romeoville, IL. During his time on Capitol Hill, he has worked for Congressman G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA). He currently works for Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee. He is the lead author on a published article in the American Journal of Men’s Health titled “Am I My Brother’s Keeper? African-American Men’s Health in the Context of Health Equity and Health Policy.” A passion for social justice, he also covers bio-medical policy, education policy, and foreign policy among other issue areas. As a member of the Pi Upsilon Lambda Chapter, Largo, Maryland and a Life Member of the fraternity, he serves on the Commission on Public Policy.

Bro. Hubert Anderson Inducted into National Social Work Honor Society Brother Hubert Anderson (Spring ’14) initiate of the Gamma Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. was inducted into the Phi Alpha Nation Social Work Honor Society. He currently serves as Vice President and Parliamentarian of the Tau Omicron Chapter. The purpose of Phi Alpha Honor Society is to provide a closer bond among students of social work and promote humanitarian goals and ideas. Phi Alpha fosters high standards of education for social workers and invites into membership those who have attained excellence in scholarship and achievement in social work. Bro. Anderson also is an active member in the Social Work Club and the Nation Association of Black Social Workers on the campus of Virginia Union University.

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