Letter from the Editor of The Sphinx

Greetings Brothers,

This volume of The Sphinx magazine highlights “Answering The Call of Servant Leadership,” the final component of General President Dr. Willis L. Lonzer, III’s Elevating The Alpha Spirit vision and platform. The cover feature examines answering the call of servant leadership and the Fraternity’s efforts to enhance volunteerism and deliver impactful advocacy. In addition, members of our Brotherhood offer their definition of and motivation as servant leaders and discuss how they and their chapters demonstrate it through volunteerism and activism. Other features recount the 70th Alpha Anniversary Celebration for the 27th General President Dr. Charles C. Teamer, Sr. in New Orleans and highlight the recent discovery of a rare recording of Jewel Founder Dr. Henry Arthur Callis.

Among some of The Sphinx’s departments, in General News, a County renames courthouse in honor of Brother Judge Mickle, Sr., and Bel-Air – the dramatic Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reboot depicts ‘Uncle Phil’ character as an Alpha. In addition, ‘The Most Prestigious Fraternities in America’ and ‘Best Fraternities in The US’ rank Alpha Phi Alpha among top for celebrity alumni and overall.

In What Every Alpha Should Know, we discuss the display and usage of the Fraternal Design while our General Parliamentarian discusses ‘Electing Leadership’ in Alpha Chairmanship.

Under Education and Professional Development, I introduce the Brotherhood and others to my The 7 Life LawsTM as a new practical guide for mastering life’s challenges and achieving success in health, relationships, and careers. In Literary and Entertainment, we also showcase three new books by Alpha authors.

In History, our General Historian examines Brother Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s inner circle and how many of the men were or would become members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. while Advocacy highlights one Texas chapter’s efforts to clear more than $2.8 million in medical debt for 1,330 families in San Antonio, Texas.

We also continue to highlight notable accomplishments of several of our Alpha Brothers in Alphas on the Move, including College Brothers, Kekutah Bah, who was selected as among the top college DJs in the nation, and Ronnie Williams, Jr., who made history as the first ‘Mister Stillman College’ as well as Alumni Brothers, Marcus Johnson, a philanthropist and entrepreneur, who had North Carolina A&T University track renamed in his honor, and Christopher G. Ellis, the Fraternity’s Eastern Regional Vice President, who was named state director of legislative affairs for New York City’s Mayor Eric Adams along with a host of others.

As always, I look forward to your readership and feedback. S