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Editor's l l e v i e w Greetings . . Although my first inclination was to bury this notice somewhere in the middle of the column, I guess I might as well admit that we made a gigantic mistake in our last issue (you know how those dread "gremlins" operate). In our Distinguished Collegians feature, it seems that the young man we identified as Brother MICHAEL GREEN (on the cover even) was instead Brother CHARLES KEYS. Both were members of lota Zeta Chapter at the University of Maryland and both were slated for inclusion in the feature. I don't know how the goof-up occurred or, for that matter, what happened to Brother Green's photo. In any event, Michael, who's now in law school in Miami, was very gracious when I talked to him about the matter I haven't heard from Brother Keys. Do you think that's because his picture did appear on the cover, even if misidentified? . . . AN ANNUAL RITUAL: It seems that two points cannot be stressed enough, 1) All "dues paying Brothers should mall Grand Tax payments NOW! It takes time to prepare our annual mailing list and process same into the mailing service computer. To insure that you miss no mailings, pay your Grand Tax immediately and PLEASE be sure that your chapter secretary (or whatever officer remits payments for your chapter) includes your complete and correct mailing address with your payment; 2) DEADLINES for upcoming issues are as following - Winter Issue, November 1, 1978; Spring Issue January 1 1979; Summer Issue, March 1, 1979. They've been published before (all year, in fact) and they will be adhered to' We are pleased to begin another year of publication, even more so with the fine Brothers who have jomecI this year s staff Among these are Brother THOMAS G. ALLSTON, III, Associate Editor (including the editorship of Alpha Athletes ) and Brother GODWIN OSAGIE, College Scene Editor. Former Eastern AVP Allston is a familiar face to most - Brother Osagie, a member of Eta lota Chapter, Voorhees College, is former Editor-in-Chief of his campus newspaper. Joining us for another year of hard work are contributing editors: ELMER C. COLLINS, Alpha Phi Alpha for Life; WILLIAM ROSS, JR., Educational News- Laurence T. Young, Sr., Omega Chapter. And, of course, little could be accomplished without the dedication of Associate Editors WALTER E. TYSON and BRADFORD SPENCER. . . Like every issue, this copy is largely made of contributions from Brothers from around the country. In addition to the Chapter News and Alphas on The Move sections, special contributions were made by: Dr. HENRY PONDER, Public Policy Statement; Brother H. GRAY GILLEM, who graciously submitted the remarks of Brother THOMAS CRAFT made at his 1978 Eastern Regional Convention for the Vie "P01"*™* ton; Dr I J LAMOTHE, Million Dollar Fund Drive; and special assistance in preparing our cover story from Brother J O H N KIUL. I hope you'll enjoy the features in this issue of the Sphinx. Highlights include coverage of the Minneapolis General Convention (photos by Studio 3 Photographers of Minneapolis-St. Paul. Many thanks to Gayle Anderson and James Stanley of that firm). an exclusive article on Brother BRUCE STEVENS of the Wew York Jets, based on an interview by Alpha Athletes Editor I im Allston- Brothers of the Year, a look at the three Brothers tapped for outstanding service to Alpha; and a Focus report on Brother LOUIS MARTIN, recently named Special Assistant to President Carter. Also included are the Registration Form tor the Installation of the General President and the nomination form for the 1979 edition of Distinguished Collegians . . .

CHAPTER EDITORS: Please follow these guidelines -1) All articles should be typewritten and doublespaced, preferably on 8'/»x11" typing paper. 2) Adhere to DEADLINES! They're listed above. 3) Proofread articles before mailing. 4) If possible, send only black and white photos for publication. NO PHOTOS WILL BE RETURNED! If it's precious don't submit it for publication. With your cooperation in these ways, we can insure continuation of a quality journal. . Until next issue. . . M J K

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Another Alpha scores big on the political scene More Brothers on the New York Jets squad A preview of the '79 Washington General Convention

VOLUME 64 NUMBER 3 FALL 1978

OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC.

THOMAS G. ALLSTON, III

MICHAEL J. PRICE, Editor-in-Chief Associate Editors • BRADFORD H. SPENCER

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WALTER E. TYSON

13 — MINNEAPOLIS '78 — A review of the 72nd Anniversary Convention 23 — PUBLIC POLICY STATEMENT — The official posture of the Fraternity on the pressing issues of the day . . .

25 — LEGACY — We mourn the passing of U. S. Representative Ralph H. Metcalfe — " A True Champion" 26 — FOCUS — Brother Louis E. Martin returns to the national political scene as a member of the White House staff . .

28 — ALPHA ATHLETES — A fascinating interview - gridiron ace Bruce Stephens . . . 32 — VIEWPOINT — Brother Thomas Craft discusses minorities in the decision- making process . . .

35 — COLLEGE SCENE — Brother Godwin Osagie presents his premiere article for this feature.

DEPARTMENTS 2 - The General President Speaks 3 - The Executive Secretary's Desk 4 - There Goes An Alpha Man 7 - Alpha Workshop 10 - Educational News 34 - Life Membership 36 - Alphas On The Move 39 - Chapter News 48 - Million Dollar Fund Drive 49 - Omega Chapter 52 - Directory of Officers 53 - Chapter Directory

ABOUT THE COVER:

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS THOMAS ALLSTON JAMES B. BLANTON Alpha Athletes Alpha Workshop GODWIN OSAGIE WILLIAM ROSS, JR. College Scene Educational News ELMER C. COLLINS LAURENCE T. YOUNG, SR. Life Membership Omega Chapter JAMES R. WILLIAMS Ex Officio

Brothers Robert Simmons, Hobart Jarrett and William Nelson are cited tor outstanding Fraternity and community service. Feature story on Page 8.

The Sphinx is the official magazine of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., 4432 Or Martin Luther King Dr., Chicago. IL 60653 Published four times a year: Spring. Summer, Fall and Winter. Send all editorial mail and change of address (send both addresses) to Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, 4432 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive. Chicago. IL 60653. Manuscripts or art submitted to The Sphinx should be accompanied by addressed envelopes and return postage Editor assumes no responsibility for return of unsolicited manuscripts or art. Opinions expressed in columns and articles do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.. and use of any person's name in fiction, semi-fiction articles or humorous features is to be regarded as a coincidence and not as the responsibility of The Sphinx. It is never done knowingly. Copyright 1976 by The Sphinx, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Reproduction or use, without written permission, of the editorial or pictorial content in any manner is prohibited. The Sphinx has been published continuously since 1914. Organizing Editor: Bro Raymond W. Cannon. Organizing General President: Bro. Henry Lake Dickason. Second class postage paid at Chicago, IL. Postmaster: Send form 3579 and all correspondence: 4432 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr., Chicago, IL 60653.

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Dear Brothers: In the following paragraphs I shall try to delineate some of the issues that I, as your General President, feel merit our serious attention during the next two years. It is my sincere wish that you will analyze each and respond to them by writing me at 584 Avalon, Akron, Ohio 44320. My goal is the development and implementation of our national and local programs over the next two years. I'm sure that all of you share my immense pride in being a member of Alpha Phi Alpha and, thus, I take this opportunity to urge you to send me your thoughts on these vital programmatic areas.

We are all deeply indebted to the Brothers and ladies of the Minneapolis -St. Paul area for their fine work in hosting the 1978 General Convention.

The convention was very successful and the delegates worked hard to resolve a number of pressing issues.

Finally, I would like to express my sincere thanks to the Brotherhood for the confidence displayed in me through re-election to a second term as your General President. With your help, we can move to develop and put into action a programmatic foundation which will serve us well for years to come.

First, I would like to solicit your ideas on the establishment of a permanent Alpha Phi Alpha "Charitable Contributions Endowment Fund," which would be tied into our dues structure (to include Life Members). The income from this fund would be used for charitable purposes - with the first priority being the completion of our million dollar pledge to the NAACP, Urban League and UNCF. A primary rationale for the proposed structure is the fact that fundraising is a long-range project, with relatively high administrative costs. An "endowment" would allow for a single

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at our last convention), our college population has grown steadily in the last five years - both in number of chapters and Brothers initiated. Such growth has not been exhibited on the alumni level.

What then are our alternatives: The creation of additional alumni chapters in large cities? An aggressive ritual and a rushing program at the alumni level? A combination of both? It is imperative that the Fraternity maintain an active pool of talented and concerned alumni Brothers in order that we can continue and expand assistance to our College Brothers, as well as remain powerful enough to effectively work for the good of our community. Please submit your suggestions in this regard.

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Alpha Credit Union Another proposal worthy of your consideration is the establishment of a national Alpha Phi Alpha Credit Union.

This vehicle might well be the solution to the very real economic problems which bind some of our Brothers, most especially the recent graduates. For example, a viable credit union could be useful in assisting young Brothers in graduate or professional schools (a need increasingly expressed during recent years) without hampering the general operations of the Fraternity. drive to establish capital, which (with interest payments and continued regular contributions) could be perpetuated indefinitely. Consequently, we would always be in a position to support those charities deemed worthy by the Brotherhood - without taxing our general operating expenses dr mounting an extensive fundraising campaign.

Alumni Membership An area of major concern is how we can increase membership in our alumni chapters located in areas which have a large Black population. Despite problems in our college pledge programs (most of which were effectively handled

These (along with any proposals you wish to submit for consideration) are designed to build upon the fine groundwork we've built over the past several years. Several basic structural changes and a renewed sense of commitment on the part of the Brothers indicate that now is the time to forge ahead in developing viable Fraternity programs. I again urge your input and support in this effort.

Fraternally, A*.

JAMES R. WILLIAMS General President

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N O V E M B E R 15th . . . Start or End of Passcard Period?

The General Office staff hears this question asked over and over by chapters and brothers who are concerned about submitting their Grand Tax on time to avoid late fees. So, for those who have yet to find out what this date means, and in order to make the explanation clear . . . NOVEMBER 15th IS THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING GRAND TAX WITHOUT PENALTY. All Grand Tax payments received in the General Office after November 15th will be assessed a LATE FEE — [of] $3.00 for each brother. SAVE YOURSELF AN ADDED EXPENSE; MAIL YOUR GRAND TAX TO THE GENERAL OFFICE, NOW. The General Office is prepared to receive Grand Tax as early as August 31 of every year. You can avoid the rush and other delays by mailing your Grand Tax payments as soon after the General Convention as possible. Don't wait until the last minute . . . help us to serve you better.

Early Grand Tax payments this year will ensure your name being listed in the new 1979 MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY. The NAMES will be printed from our "ACTIVE" rolls as of record on DECEMBER 3 1 , 1978. TRY NOT TO BE LEFT OUT. Please be sure that accurate addresses and zip codes are mailed along with your Grand Tax payments. If you have any reason to believe that the address we have is incorrect, please notify the General Office immediately; otherwise, the address on record will be printed as being correct. College brothers should list their home address. Life Members need only mail address changes or corrections. If changes are being requested, keep in mind the SPECIAL CODE used FOR MEMBER IDENTIFICATION (see page 4, Sphinx Volume 64 Number 2, Summer Issue 1978) this code MUST BE REFERRED TO WITH EVERY ADDRESS CHANGE. The General Office, in cooperation with State and Regional Directors (as part of the National Program on Reclamation for 1979), is undertaking a pilot project "OPERATION ALPHA — 1979." Several major areas of the

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Executive Secretary James B. Blanton (center) outlines strategy with (from left) Michael Price, Assistant Executive Secretary and Sphinx Editor, and Assistant Executive Secreta Darryl Matthews.

Alpha Network have been chosen and assigned membership levels that can be reached within this passcard year.

There will be concentrated efforts to increase membership in chapters located within these areas. All membership activities will be monitored and chapters notified as to their progress.

Visitations by the General Office will be coordinated to assist chapters in their programs planned for this project. All chapters, of course, are encouraged to plan and execute positive programs to increase membership. This endeavor can be accomplished through initiating new members (especially alumni chapters); reclaiming inactive members (college brothers who have recently graduated and alumni brothers who have relocated are worth seeking); and last, but most important of all, chapters should insist that all members have a current passcard . . . not just enough to keep an active status.

Many brothers feel most reclamation programs will not work, but we here in the General Office believe in the moral of a poem known to us all:

THE MAN WHO THINKS HE CAN If you think you are beaten, you are; If you think you dare not, you don't.

If you'd like to win, but think you can't It's almost a cinch you won't.

If you think you'll lose, you've lost, For out in the world we find Success begins with a fellow's will; It's all in the state of mind.

If you think you're outclassed, you are: You've got to think high to rise.

You've got to be sure of yourself before You can ever win a prize.

Life's battles don't always go To the stronger or faster man, But soon or late the man who wins Is the one who thinks he can.

We think we can, and with the help of the Brotherhood we will indeed succeed to keep Alpha Phi Alpha "No. 1."

Fraternally,

James B. Blanton Executive Secretary

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THERE GOES AN ALPHA MAN There goes a man of high impulse Of princely mien and grace There goes a man of humble faith A credit to his race There goes a man of conscience vast with will to reach his goal There goes a man of lordly rank Of heroes' stock and soul— There goes a man of noble caste Whom hardship cannot break There goes a man in merit clad Whom duty won't forsake There goes a man in cultured verse Who holds a sportsman's creed There goes a man too vigilant To bow to lust or greed There goes a man whose life is spent in service not in scorn There goes a man whose majesty Shines like a May time

There goes a man who is a friend To love and duty truth There goes a man to help uplift I he lives of wholesome youth There goes a man with industry and faith at his command.

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ALPHA MAN Brother J. EUGENE GRIGSBY, JR., believes that disseminating information about different ethnic backgrounds will help youth achieve an equilibrium of self-respect between groups. The Professor of Art at Arizona State University (Tempe) notes that learning of valuable contributions made by their ancestors can help art students develop selfrespect and strengthen the quality of art they produce. However, he states that it is equally important for them to learn about people, different from themselves, who also have made contributions to humanity which can be respected and appreciateq.

Dr. Grigsby's book, Art and Ethnics, provides material to help art teachers develop in their students the needed balance of self-respect and respect for others. "There is danger in developing an overblown self-concept that is unreal or distorted, or one which requires that others be 'put bown' so it can rise," warns Brother Grigsby.

Involving five years of research and writing, Art and Ethnics contains reproductions by noted ethnic artists.

Since one of Brother Grigsby's purposes was to highlight arts and artists of groups that have been neglected

he stresses the Afro-American, American Indian, and Spanishspeaking Americans.

In the book he outlines resources available to teachers seeking information about minority artists; shows the importance of using models from different ethnic backgrounds to which youth can relate,- and explores the immigration of different populations to the United States which established the ethnic character of different regions. The influences of religion on ethnic art are also explored by the ASU art educator, including ancient religious roots, Protestantism and Catholicism, African religions, Islam, Judaism, and native American religions.

Because some minorities have used the arts creatively to express protest, Brother Grigsby devoted a chapter of his work to "Protest: A New Component of Ethnic Art" and he also discusses the three aspects of ethnic art: folk, academic, and international.

Brother Grigsby earned his Bachelor's degree at Morehouse College in Atlanta, his Master's degree at Ohio State University, Columbus, and his Doctor of Philosophy degree at New York The Sphinx / Fall 1978

University. He was initiated into Alpha Rho Chapter in 1935 and was a founding member of Delta Tau Lambda Chapter in Phoenix, Arizona.

He joined the ASU faculty in 1966, has had a number of one-man and group exhibitions, and has participated in conferences throughout this country. His writings have appeared in a number of scholarly journals and he has lectured widely in Africa, South America, and the Caribbean.

In concluding his epic work. Brother Grigsby notes: "No person is an island standing alone in today's world. Like the trunk and branches of a tree, one stems from the roots and soil in which he or she is planted. Ancestors and environments make the basic ingredients, but will, choice, s e l f - d i s c i p l i n e , a n d se Ifdetermination leading to selfactualization coupled with accident, luck, and uncontrolled forces determine the ultimate outcome of one's success."

J. Eugene Grigsby - art educator and scholar - is an Alpha Man!

Brother JOHN Q. T. KING has been promoted to the 1wo-star rank of Major General in the U. S. Army Reserve. Brother King, who recently completed a two-week duly tour at the Pentagon, was nominated for the promotion by President Carter.

Dr. John Q. Taylor King, President of Huston-Tillotson College in Austin, Texas, is a product of Austin schools.

He is a graduate of Anderson High School, holds a B. A. Degree from Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee,- an M. S, Degree from DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois,- and a Ph.D. Degree from the University of Texas at Austin, Texas. He has been the recipient of the Honorary Doctor of Laws Degrees from Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas, and St. Edward's University, Austin, Texas, and the Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Austin College, Sherman, Texas.

He holds a Phi Beta Kappa Key. Although born in Memphis, Tennessee, he was raised in Austin, where he has been active as a Lay Leader of Wesley United Methodist Church. He has been a delegate to each General and Jurisdictional Conference of The United Methodist Church since 1956. He is a former Lay Leader of the Southwest Texas Conference, The United Methodist Church, and has been President of the General Council of Ministries since 1972.

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Operations. As an Army Reservist, he has served in Korea, Germany, Hawaii, and at many other U. S. Army installations, and has completed courses at several senior service schools.

Dr. King joined the faculty of Huston-Tillotson College in 1947, served as Professor of Mathematics for several years, and as Dean of the College for five years. He has served as President since 1965.

Brother King actively participates in civic, professional, and fraternal organizations. He is a member of the Austin Kiwanis Club, Sigma Phi Phi Fraternity, Phi Delta Kappa, several professional and honor societies, and is a 33 degree Mason, and a Shriner. He is a licensed mortician in Texas, is President of the Union Welfare and Burial Association, and General Secretary of the National Protestant Brotherhood. Among his many honors are Alumni Awards from Fisk University and HustonTillotson College, the Carl Bredth A w a r d , The University of Texas C o l l e g e of E d u c a t i o n ; t h e Brotherhood Award, the National Conference of Christians and Jews,and the Distinguished Service Award, Texas Lutheran College, Seguin, Texas.

Dr. King is well known as a writer. having collaborated with other mathematicians on four textbooks in mathematics, a n d contributed many articles to professional and religious journals. He is co-author with his wife of two books: Stories of Twenty-Three Famous Negro Americans and Famous Black Americans, and a booklet on the life of Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune.

Dr. King is a member of the Board of Directors of the following organizations: Union National Bank (Austin), Austin Chapter National Conference of Christians and Jews, the Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, La., Austin-Bergstrom Community Council. He is a member of the Council of Higher Education of The United Church of Christ, Chairman of the Council of A.MA. Presidents, President of the Council of Presidents of United MethodistRelated Black Colleges, Chairman of the Austin Civil Service Commission, the Texas Statewide Health Coordinating Council, and a former member of the Governor's Committee on Aging. He is a member of Big Brothers of Austin Advisory Board, and the Perkins School of Theology Advisory Council; a member of the Executive Council and Vice President of the Independent Colleges and Universities and a former Trustee of Fisk University. He is listed in Who's

Who in America, Who's Who in American Education, Leaders in American Science, Leaders in Education, and eight other biographical publications. He is attached to HHD, Texas Army National Guard for training.

Dr. King is married to the former Marcet Aice Hines of Chicago, llinois. They have three sons, one daughter, and grandchildren - "A Texas Alpha Man."

Brother JOSHUA W. MARTIN, III, was confirmed by the Delaware State Senate in May as member of the State Public Service Commission.

Realizing the difficulty and enormity of the task facing him, he stated his acceptance of the appointment "won't win me any popularity contests."

This recent achievement joins an ever-increasing list of honors Brother Martin has obtained. Currently a patent attorney for Hercules, Inc., Josh also serves as President of Gamma Theta Lambda Chapter located in Wilmington, Delaware. His work as Chapter President naturally puts him in the forefront of various civic and community affairs of the city and state.

His career has its roots in the south, with his childhood days being spent in Columbia, South Carolina. From there, he went to Case Western Reserve University where he was initiated into Pi Chapter in 1963. After getting a bachelor's degree in physics, he went to work for the Du Pont Company in Gibbstown, New Jersey. With an eye toward expanding his knowledge. Brother Martin resigned his position (after being promoted to Senior Physicist and receiving a patent covering some of his work in explosives research) to attend the Rutgers School of Law. Camden, New Jersey. He received his Juris Doctorate in 1974 and came to Delaware.

In addition to his work with the Fraternity and other local organizations, he serves as a Director of the Better Business Bureau. North East Federal Credit Union and the Somerset Square Maintenance Corp. He is a member of St. Matthews Episcopal Church (Wilmington), and he sings in the choir.

Josh is married to the former Lloyd Overton of Richmond. They live with their two daughters. Victoria and Alexis, in Newcastle.

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Distinguished Collegians The SPHINX announces its 2nd Annual Distinguished Collegians competition. Nominations are now being accepted for inclusion and we invite your participation. Nominees must be members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, presently working toward the baccalaureate degree. Selections will be made on the basis of the overall accomplishments of nominees or extraordinary achievement in any one area (scholarship, sports, campus leadership, etc.).

These College Brothers selected will be featured in the Summer 1979 issue of the SPHINX in a special feature entitled DISTINGUISHED COLLEGIANS. There are no restrictions regarding the number of applicants per region or chapter. Nominations may be submitted by ANY member of Alpha Phi Alpha â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including the nominee. Selections will be made by the staff of the SPHINX. MAIL YOUR APPLICATION NOW!!! All nominations must be received in the General Office no later than February 1, 1979.

MICHAEL J. PRICE Editor-in-Chief The SPHINX

Name

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College / University.

Name Location Classification.

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Major

On Scale of . Minor

Date of Initiation Chapter of Initiation (If different from present chapter).

Hometown Details of education (Include high school): Future plans: Memberships in other organizations (with offices held): Other extracurricular activities: Honors, prizes, awards (with dates): Hobbies: What contribution has ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY made to your career/life goals?

Mailing address: Zip Code You must include glossy PHOTOGRAPH (Preferably black & white) with completed nomination form. Attach up to one additional sheet, if necessary.

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 1 , 1979

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James B. " T i n y " Blanton Executive Secretary

WORKSHOP ATTENTION: Chapter Officers Since Alpha Workshop is a "working" column designed to assist Chapters and Brothers in understanding the various administrative procedures of the Fraternity, we often repeat columns. This is because the procedures remain the same, but new officers encounter the same problems due to lack of experience.

We at the General Office are confident that we will be able to offer vastly improved service to the Brotherhood during the coming year. Our major problem, at this point, is to try to clear up problems from previous years, especially in regards to missing materials.

For this reason, Section B of this feature gives directions for the resolution of these matters. This is often a difficult task, since our clerical staff changes and since you, the current officers of your chapters, might not have been involved in the transactions which are causing the problems. For these reasons, we urge your patience and assure you that we will work quickly to clear up any past difficulties. Please let us know IMMEDIATELY of any unresolved transactions regarding your chapter.

A. Chapter Checklist As we enter the 1978-79 fiscal year and new chapter officers assume their respective offices, many questions (and requests) are coming into the General Office as to what materials and forms are needed to properly carry out their duties. Several brothers have found outdated forms (with old prices), and some can't seem to find any type at all. So, to help those brothers who are finding themselves in this particular situation, the General Office offers the following CHECKLIST of forms and other ALPHA materials that every chapter should have (to pass from one administration to the next): •

CHAPTER CHARTER

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CHAPTER SEAL

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RITUAL

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National CONSTITUTION (Latest edition - Revised 1976)

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CHAPTER CONSTITUTION

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SPHINXMAN HANDBOOK

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HISTORY BOOK

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REMITTANCE OF FUNDS Forms

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NOTICE OF INITIATION Forms

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PIN ORDER Blanks

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CHAPTER DIRECTORY Forms (re: Contact Person in Sphinx)

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All of the above items may be obtained from (or through) the General Office. Due to changes of fees and pin prices during the past two years, many forms are now obsolete. In order to avoid delays due to underpayment of fees — CHECK YOUR SUPPLY OF FORMS, NOW! Your request for current fee information and/or forms will be responded to promptly.

B. M i s s i n g M a t e r i a l s ?

Are you MISSING some MATERIALS that should have been received? Do you want to know HOW TO LOCATE THEM? Follow the directions listed below: CONTACT THE GENERAL OFFICE by phone or (preferably) letter and give the WHO, WHAT, WHERE, and WHEN particulars of the situation — remembering that NUMBERS are important!

If no "receipt" was received from the General Office, then state the amount and its form (Cashier's Check, Money Order, etc.) and what it was to cover (i.e., Grand Tax and/or Initiation Fees, purchase of office paraphernalia, release of "held" items, etc.).

If you received a receipt (the pink Chapter File copy of the Remittance of Funds form), always give the information shown on it.

THE NAME OF THE CHAPTER AND its KEY NUMBER should appear on all correspondence to the General Office, and precede any requests to trace: HISTORY BOOKS:* REMITTANCE NUMBER and the date thereof.

APA 4-digit Order Number.

How many brothers were involved, and their names.

PINS:* REMITTANCE NUMBER and the date thereof.

APA 4-digit Order Number and the BALFOUR 7-digit Number printed on the multicolored forms.

Names of the brothers involved — alongside the pin (Style "A" or "B") which they ordered.

DATE OF INITIATION (and the name of the Chapter into which they were initiated, if it is different from the one making the inquiry).

MISCELLANEOUS OFFICE INVENTORY ITEMS and/or other items (i.e., Chapter Seal,etc.):* REMITTANCE NUMBER and the date thereof.

List of the quantity and items not received. *ln all cases, the NAME and ADDRESS of the PERSON TO RECEIVE THE MATERIAL should be given.

Brothers Of The Year Brothers Simmons, Jarrett and Nelson are flanked by Executive Secretary James B. Blanton and General President James Ft. Williams following awards presentation at the Formal Banquet.

ESPRIT de FRATERNITE "An Alpha Phi Alpha man's attitude should not be 'How much can I derive from the Fraternity?' but 'How much can I do for the Fraternity?' In proportion to what he does for his chapter and for Alpha Phi Alpha will a member receive lasting benefit from the Fraternity to himself in the way of self-development by duty well done, and the respect of Brothers well served...."

These inspirational words by Past General President Charles H. Garvin during his tenure in office (1912-13) serve as a guiding beacon for countless Alpha Men as -they go about the business of the Fraternity. Service and manly deeds are ends rather than means to the attainment of some personal gain.

As is the tradition in our great Brotherhood, the 72nd Anniversary Convention took note of the stellar accomplishments of a number of Brothers and embarked upon the arduous task of selecting winners of the Stenson E. Broaddus, Sr. Award (Most Outstanding College Brother) and the Alumni Brother of the Year Award. The magnitude of this year's decision can be measured by the fact that two Brothers were named co-winners of the latter. On the occasion of the convention's Formal Banquet, Brother ROBERT SIMMONS of Alcorn State University (Lorman, Mississippi) was presented the Broaddus Award and Brothers HOBART JARRETT and WILLIAM E. NELSON, JR., both Ph.D's. were named co-recipients of the Alumni Brother of the Year Award.

Brother ROBERT E. SIMMONS, 1978 winner of the Stenson E. Broaddus, Sr., Award, is from Magnolia, Mississippi, and a graduate of Liberty Central High School there. Brother Simmons majored in Political Science at Alcorn State University and graduated with honors in 1978. Initiated into Delta Kappa Chapter at ASU, the achievements of Brother Simmons are of the calibre that certainly merit his selection as the Fraternity's Outstanding College Brother.

He was a member of ASU's College and Industry Cluster Committee; Academic Affairs Committee; Black History Committee; University Planning Committee; the Pan-Hellenic Council; as well as the Southern Regional Honors Council.

His leadership abilities lead to his election to several posts, including President of the Freshmen Class (1974-75); Vice President of the Junior Class (1976-77); and President of the Political Science Club (1976-77). During his senior year, he functioned as the school's top student leader in his capacity 8

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A Dean's List student throughout college and a member of Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society, Brother Simmons received a number of citations from the campus community. He was listed in Who's Who Among Students at American Colleges and Universities during both his junior and senior terms; received the President's Award (1977), the Black History Committee's Outstanding Service Award (1977-78), and Delta Kappa Chapter's Outstanding Leadership Award (1978).

The activities of this young Brother have also been noted outside the college community. A member of the Board of Trustees of Sherman Baptist Church, Brother Simmons was named Outstanding Leader in Mississippi by the Mississippi Economic Council in 1977. He was awarded the Miller Brewing Company Award in 1978 and serves as a member of The Governor's Staff, The State of Mississippi. He will be featured in the 1978-79 edition of Personalities of the South.

The parallel achievements of the two Brothers cited for outstanding service by an Alumni Brother are nothing short of amazing.

Brother HOBART JARRETT, Ph.D., Professor of English at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. The first Black scholar to achieve top rank in that department, Brother Jarrett was educated in the public schools of Tulsa, Oklahoma. He received the A.B. degree in English from Wiley College (1936); the M.A. in English from Syracuse University (1937); did further study in English and Philosophy at Harvard University; and earned the Ph.D. in Humanities from Syracuse University.

Professionally, Brother Jarrett has served as Instructor, Professor, Chairman of the Modern Languages Department, and Dean of Personnel at Langston University, Oklahoma (1937-49); Professor and Chairman of the Humanities Division at Bennett College, North Carolina (1949); Exchange Professor at Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts; as well as his work at Brooklyn College. His professional nonteaching experience covers stints as Chairman of the College Section of the National Council of Teachers of English and a member of NCTE's Executive Committee; member of the Board of Directors of the College Language Association; President of the Greater New York Region of the College English Association and member of CEA's Board of DirecThe Sphinx / Fall 1978

tors; as well as active membership in a number of professional organizations.

Brother Jarrett has a long and distinguished record of community service. Highlights would include his role in the famous sit-ins in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he served as a prime mover in his capacity as President of the Greensboro Citizens Association. More recently, he has worked long and hard to open up educational opportunities for young people in the Greater New York area. He was Chairman of the Educational Opportunities Program Committee, which spearheaded the effort to bring Black and Latino youth from the community into the hallowed walls of higher education at the university level. An advocate of television teaching, Brother Jarrett was selected as the first CUNY professor to conduct a seminar live on cable television.

The accomplishments of this Brother in the teaching profession and community activity have not gone unheralded.

He has been the recipient of, among many others, the following citations: Outstanding Educator Award, Prairie View University; Outstanding Educator of American Award; the Brooklyn College Medal (for Excellence in Teaching); and the Outstanding Teacher Award, the highest honor presented by the Board of Higher Education of the City University of New York for excellence in teaching. Even with such prized accolades, Brother Jarrett's proudest citations were received from those who were privileged to be his students. He received an award for "Outstanding Contributions to Education" from the students and faculty of the SGS, Brooklyn College, and, in a touching ceremony, was presented a special plaque by students in the school's Special Baccalaureate Program (representing a ten-year span), and inscribed "Whose Lives You Have Enriched." Brother Jarrett's abilities have also been recognized in the literature of other fields, as Herbert Livesey's The Professors has a special section on Hobart Jarrett; while William K. Powers, anthropologist and former student of Professor Jarrett, dedicated his Indians of the Southern Plains to Hobart Jarrett.

Brother Jarrett has also served Alpha well, having served as President of his College Chapter, Alpha Sigma, Wiley College; President of Kappa Lambda Chapter in Greensboro, North Carolina; and current President of Gamma lota Lambda Chapter, Brooklyn-Long Island, New York. Prior to his elevation and subsequent re-elections to his chapter's highest office, he held every important office in the chapter.

Members of Gamma lota Lambda state that he actually revitalized the Chapter and, through his leadership, reclaimed many Brothers. Under his guidance, chapter programs included a career education program (Partners in Learning), an examination of the prison system, a seminar on South Africa as well as initiating a new college chapter, Kappa Rho, at C. W. Post College. A milestone in Brother Jarrett's fraternal career is the fact that he was selected to serve as Banquet Speaker at the 1947 General Convention in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Brother WILLIAM E. NELSON, JR., Ph.D., is Chairman of the Black Studies Department and Associate Professor of Black Studies and Political Science at Ohio State University.

Until earlier this year the only Black department head at OSU, Brother Nelson previously served as Acting Chairman and Associate Director of the Black Studies Division. Brother Nelson received the B.S. degree in History and Government from Arkansas A.M.&N. College in 1962; he earned the M.A. degree in Political Science in 1964 from Atlanta University; and, in 1971, was awarded the Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, majoring in Political Science with concentrations in Urban Politics and Political Parties.

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Brother Nelson's community service record is intricately tied to his professional commitment and this, he believes, is a natural state. This point was made by the OSU professor during his long efforts to change the rules concerning promotion and tenure of Black faculty, especially those in Black studies and related areas. He notes that "Black studies is concerned mostly with the human factor. Black studies faculty will accomplish more in their scholarly efforts by concerning themselves with service to the community rather than publication." Based on that assessment, Brother Nelson is a scholar of the first order. He is active in numerous professional organizations, including the American Political Science Association; the National Council for Black Studies; the Central Ohio Black Studies Consortium; the Ohio Black Political Assembly; the Association for the Study of African American Life and History; and countless others. He has been selected as Program Chairman for the Urban Politics section of the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association in 1979 and serves as First Vice President of the Association of Behavioral Scientists. Recently he was named President-Elect of the National Conference of Black Political Sciences.

It is of note, however, that even with the dread "Publish or Perish" rule in force, Brother Nelson's credentials are formidable. His book Electing Black Mayors; Political Action in the Black Community (co-authored with Philip Meranto) was published in 1977. He has published numerous articles for such publications as the Journal of Afro-American Issues, the Public Administration Review, the Western Journal of Black Studies, and the Urban Affairs Quarterly, and authored a monograph, Black Politics in Gary: Problems and Prospects, for the Join Center for Political Studies. His current research includes work on several articles as well as three books: Cleveland Since Stokes: Black Political Power in Transition; Black Studies: Mobilization for Survival, with Charles Henry; and From the Ground Up: Political Change in Urban Communities, with Philip Meranto.

A member of Alpha Rho Lambda Chapter in Columbus, Brother Nelson was initiated into Gamma Delta Chapter in 1959, where he served two terms as Dean of Pledges. He has also been a member of Beta lota Lambda Chapter (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) and has served as Advisor to Alpha Rho (Morehouse College), Beta Sigma (Southern University), and Tau (University of Illinois) Chapters. Brother Nelson has served as Regional Director for Central Ohio since 1975 and, in addition, was appointed Ohio State Director in 1976.

Listed in Outstanding Young Men of America, Community Leaders and Noteworthy Americans, and Who's Who Among Black Americans, Brother Nelson has been cited as the Outstanding Black Administrator on Campus by the Black Graduate Caucus of OSU (1972 and 1976) and Outstanding Black Administrator in Columbus (1974) by the local chapter of the Ohio Black Political Assembly. His many other awards include citations from the Ohio Education Association, the OSU Afro-American Student Society, National Council of Black Studies, and the Black Journal television program. In 1974 he became the first person in history to be honored by the Ohio Senate for contributions to Black Studies. In 1977, he received a special commendation from the Columbus City Council and was again honored by the Ohio General Assembly, which presented him with a Leadership Award.

ROBERT SIMMONS, HOBART JARRETT, and WILLIAM E. NELSON, JR., â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the 1979 Brothers of the Year â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are indeed deserving of "the respect of Brothers well served."

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All men of Alpha are blessed with college training and some individual skills. As a Fraternity we seek to enjfl courage our Brothers to move to the left or to the right as desired — never backward, but always forward. With our "roots" so firmly in the academic world, the Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation's Undergraduate Scholarship Program serves as an important means by which we encourage and, in a concrete manner assist in the personal progress of our College Brothers.

Unfortunately, we in Alpha Phi Alpha were not left untouched by the widely heralded crisis in higher education - typified in the general academic world by declining college enrollments, questions about the validity of standardized testing, etc.

Fortunately, the principles and aims passed on to us by our Jewels have served us well in weathering this storm in flying colors. As a fraternal organization, we have seen remarkable growth in the number of chapters and active Brothers in the last five years. Similarly, we have witnessed a renewed interest on the part of our Brothers in Alpha's historic commitment to scholastic excellence. Thus, after a few years of waning interest in our Scholarship Program, I am pleased to report that this year we reviewed the largest number of scholarship applications received in my memory as a member of the Foundation's Board of Directors. This is indeed a healthy sign and I encourage all interested College Brothers to continue to make application for these awards. The result can only be an expanded Scholarship Program — to the benefit of College Brothers themselves, the Fraternity and our society as a whole.

The large number of scholarship applicants imposed a tremendous burden on the Foundation's Scholarship Committee -under the chairmanship of Brother Jesse Sterling - although it was a burden we heartily welcomed. After a careful evaluation of the applications, the Committee recommended and the Foundation confirmed the selection of the 1979 scholarship winners listed below. These Brothers were chosen from a large field of qualified aspirants and are truly deserving.

Again I urge the College Brothers to continue to apply for these awards and I urge Alumni Brothers and Chapters to consider sponsoring worthy College Brothers in their area. This type of interest displayed in our program would serve as a signal that our Undergraduate Scholarship Program is essential to the Fraternity and should be continued and, as soon as possible, expanded to include more, and perhaps larger, awards. This could serve to insure that every Alpha man who desires to complete his undergraduate training will be financially able to do so. That, Brothers, is the very crux of our existence.

1979 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS Brother BRYAN E. ACKER, a native of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, is a student at the University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg) and has been an outstanding member (with a 3.73 GPA on the 4-Point system) for the last two years. He is a member of the Alpha Kappa Mu, Phi Eta Sigma and Alpha Lambda Delta honor societies and was the only Black (as a junior) in Omicron Delta Kappa Senior Honor Society.

A Political Science major, Brother Acker is active in campus affairs, notably the Afro-American Cultural Society, and is a charter member of Mu Xi Chapter at USM. He spent the summer of 1978 studying in Germany as the recipient of a DAAD Germansponsored scholarship.

Brother ROBERT L. ALLEN is President of Beta Alpha Chapter, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland.

Although he works day and night to support his college education, Brother Allen still finds time to be active in campus affairs. He was very involved in the Morgan SGA's drive to attain university status for that institution and marched on the state capital in support of that cause.

Among his campus and community involvements, dedication to Alpha has taken first priority. Organizing many chapter service projects, he served two terms as Treasurer of Beta Alpha prior to his election to the presidency and has represented the chapter at two Eastern Regional Conventions.

Brother CASTEL B. HIBBERT, of Detroit, is a junior at Michigan State University, East Lansing. At Michigan State, he is a member of the Black Orpheus Choir, Ebony Productions (responsible for booking top Black entertainers on campus) and serves as a player and assistant coach in MSU's intramural basketball program.

A conscientious student, Brother Hibbert is a member of Gamma Tau Chapter and is especially active with the chapter's Academic Awareness Program for Michigan State students.

Brother MICHAEL E. JACKSON is a senior at Towson State University, Towson, Maryland. A native of Frederick, he is a charter member of Mu Rho Chapter - where he served as President of his pledge line and two consecutive terms as the first President of the chapter.

An honor student majoring in Economics and Finance, Brother Jackson has served as Representative to the Inter-Fraternity-Sorority Council and member of the Black Student Union. He has worked to better his community, including tutoring and assisting at the Maryland Detention Center for delinquent boys. In addition, he has used his leadership position in the chapter to shape an active service program, both on campus and in the community.

Brother OLIVER MITCHELL, JR. is a member of Epsilon Beta Chapter, California State University - Fresno. A 77-78 Dean's List student, Brother Mitchell participates in the Pan-African Union, The Black Choir and the University Bowling Team. He is a member of Kappa Delta Phi Honor Society in Education.

Very active with First Missionary Baptist Church in his hometown, Marin City, he has demonstrated an unusual sensitivity to social concerns through his community service activities. He was named the Outstanding Athlete in Epsilon Beta Chapter and serves as Corresponding Secretary for the 1978-79 fraternal year.

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ALPHA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE & INSTALLATION CEREMONY The weekend of January 5-7, 1979, will be devoted to a special nationwide Leadership Conference to delineate specific program goals for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., over the next two years. In addition, Brother James R. Williams will be installed for a second two-year term as General President.

Chapter officers and other interested Brothers are asked to attend this important conference and provide input on these vital areas.

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Over 1,500 Alphas and their families enjoyed the spectacular hospitality of Mu and Gamma Xi Lambda Chapters as the 72nd Anniversary Convention was held, July 28 — August 3, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On hand for the unprecedented convention, headquartered at the Radisson Hotel, was a virtual "Who's Who" among Black Women as the Fraternity dedicated its meeting to "The Black Woman." The delegates disappointment at the inability to attend of three special guests, Mrs. Coretta Scott King (due to her son's emergency operation), Mrs. Martha "Bunny" Mitchell, and Senator Muriel Humphrey, was soon abated by the dynamism of those convention participants who were present. In addition to the host of special guests, much credit for the success of the convention is due the host chapters under the leadership of CoChairmen James Beard and John Warder, Gamma Xi Lambda President Willie T. James, and Mu President Rodney Crim. The outstanding ladies activities were carried off in grand fashion by CoChairwomen Leslie Garner and Laura Gaskins.

One of the stars of the convention was Honorary Co-Chairman Brother Raymond W. Cannon. A legend in the Fraternity, having served as 1 st Editorin-Chief of the Sphinx, 1st Director of Educational Activities, General Vice President, and General President, Brother Cannon is a former long-time resident and civic leader of the Twin Cities area. His presence and active participation served as an inspiration to the assembled Brothers. By every measure the convention "co-star" was Honorary Co-Chair Mrs. Rosa Parks, who was presented the Fraternity's Freedom Award and was frequently greeted with standing ovations during her stay at the gathering. Mrs. Parks was present throughout the convention and her presence was an inspiration to all persons in attendance. Unable to attend were Honorary Co-Chairpersons Mrs. Coretta King and Senator Muriel Humphrey.

With Brother Sidney A. Jones, Jr., of Chicago as Toastmaster and the Alpha Hymn as the ice-breaker, the Fraternity's Second Annual SmokerSymposium reached deep into Alpha history on Friday evening. Three Past General Presidents — Brothers Raymond Cannon, Charles Wesley, and Walter Washington — focused the session on Alpha's roots and its current challenges. Lead-off speaker was 12th General President Cannon, founder of The Sphinx / Fall 1978

both Mu and Gamma Xi Lambda Chapters in Minneapolis. He reminisced about Alpha's courage, the ideals of the Jewels, and the Fraternity's quest for excellence as epitomized by the successes of Brother Paul Robeson. In offering a challenge, he called on "our young people" not to be dismayed by the Bakke decision, noting "Our credentials must not be tainted by mediocrity. We want to stand on our merits as much as possible as soon as possible."

Brother Wesley, a 65-year Alpha man, also looked at the Fraternity's early years, including how he learned about the Brotherhood, his membership in Yale's Zeta Chapter, and how he came to write and publish the first edition of Alpha's history. In closing, he urged younger Brothers to "pick up the torch from falling, failing hands — grasp it, light it, and pass it on!"

Immediate Past General President Walter Washington centered his inspirational remarks around well-known words from the Alpha Hymn — "Manly Deeds, Scholarship, and Love for All Mankind." Brothers were challenged to live up to these noble ideals and aims.

In a moving demonstration of Fraternity spirit, a group of younger Brothers (mostly college level) briefly testified about Alpha's meaning to them. Seventeen of the several hundred participants in the highly inspirational SmokerSymposium identified themselves as having been Alphas for 50 years or more. The senior Brother present was Brother Louis Russell of Washington, D.C., a Beta initiate in 1911. Tau Chapter, University of Illinois, led in the number of 50-year initiates present and Chicago's Xi Lambda Chapter- claims more of them now as members than any other unit.

In two unprecedented actions, women were in attendance at the Saturday opening session of the Convention and the opening address was delivered by a woman — The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton. The Chair of the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission praised the Fraternity for its historic event in recognizing the contributions of "The Black Woman," noting that "the most oppressed people in the world are non-white women.

Pointing out that 40% of Black households are headed by women who are increasingly disadvantaged in employment, Mrs. Norton observed that "Black women, who are at bottom-rung status because they are discriminated against on both race and sex grounds, must be included in the liberation 13

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movement. The best strategy for Blacks," she recommended, is "to work on several fronts for liberation."

Turning to the Black family, Mrs. Norton told the standing-room-only audience that "there is no higher priority for Blacks than to strengthen the family structure." Her prescription is "to remake the family unit, not to imitate the patterns around us." The hard-hitting address was closed by observing that women, both Black and White, must look for roles outside, as well as inside, the home.

In another innovative step, Convention attendees were extended a "special welcome" by Mrs. Frances Hooks, wife of NAACP Executive Director Benjamin Hooks. Representing her husband who was delivering the eulogy for a well-known Mid-South educator and Alpha man — 90-year old Blair T. Hunt of Memphis, Tennessee (see Omega Chapter) — Mrs. Hooks praised the Fraternity for its historic support of worthy causes.

Welcoming remarks were also extended by the Mayors of the Twin Cities: George Latimer of St. Paul and Albert Hofstede of Minneapolis.

Through Mayor Hofstede, greetings were presented from Brother Carl Eller, famed Minnesota Vikings lineman and frequent NFL All-Pro star. At this juncture, the audience gave a rousing ovation to Mrs. Rosa Parks, who was presented the Alpha Phi Alpha Freedom Award for her historic refusal to give her bus seat to a White man on a Montgomery bus. Calling Mrs. Parks the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement," General President James Williams made the presentation of the award.

Closing the opening session, General President Williams set the tone for the convention by proclaiming that the innovative format was in the Fraternity's tradition of being "First Of All." He noted that Alpha Phi Alpha chose to salute "The Black Woman" because "no other group has so profoundly touched the course of human events while saddled with a double burden of discrimination — racism and sexism."

He further noted that the salute was long overdue and urged Alpha men to carry the principles embodied in this tribute back to their respective communities. The Keynote Luncheon was the scene for Brother Williams' second convention report as General President. He cited a balanced budget, progress on the Million Dollar Fund Drive, and rekindled Alpha spirit among his goals achieved during the year.

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THE WORD...

(Top, from left) Brother Henry Hardy gives an inspirational sermon at Ecumenical Service and poses after the address with Chaplains John Doggett and Charles E. Taylor.

(Bottom, from left) Urban League President Vernon Jordan keynotes Public Program and Alabama Attorney General William Baxley received Equal Justice award during that event.

Sunday began with an Ecumenical Service that is still being talked about.

The Rev. Henry Hardy, Pastor of Chicago's Cosmopolitan Community Church and formerly known as "The Radio Voice of Operation PUSH," delivered the inspiring address on the historical and psychological development of the Black woman. Outstanding selections sang by the Minneapolis Chapter of the Gospel Workshop of America were also featured at the service.

Later Sunday, an estimated two to three thousand persons converged on Minneapolis' Minnehaha Park for the Public Program, preceded by a spectacular Black Cultural Arts Fair. The fair ranged over two pavilions of the park and included exhibits by artists of all media â&#x20AC;&#x201D; painters, sculptors, photographers, poets, dance groups, etc. The fair was high-lighted by a variety of musical groups, including singers, jazz bands, and gospel groups.

Refreshments were served and a grand time was had by all.

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The Public Program was held in the Main Pavilion of the park, with Midwestern Vice President Thomas D. Pawley III serving as Master of Ceremonies. The principal speaker was National Urban League President Vernon Jordan, Jr., who reiterated the position of civil rights leaders that jobs, urban revitalization, and health policy are among the concerns that are inextricably interwoven with civil rights.

Eight nationally prominant Black female leaders and the Attorney General of Alabama were honored with awards during the program. All the women were recipients of the Alpha Phi Alpha Leadership Award, presented as part of the tribute to the Black Woman.

Alabama State Attorney General William Baxley was cited for prosecuting the Klansmen for murdering the four young girls who died in a Birmingham church bombing in 1963, as well as his role in the "innocent pardon" received by George Norris, last surviving member of the "Scottsboro Boys." In receiving Alpha's Equal

Justice Award, the Alabamian observed that "I regret being here today to be recognized for doing something that's right â&#x20AC;&#x201D; reinforcing the laws against racism."

Leadership Award recipients were Margaret Bush Wilson, Chairman, NAACP Board of Directors; Thelma T. Daley, National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; Bernice Sumlin, Supreme Basileus of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.; Evelyn Hood, Grand Basileus of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.; Janice Kissner, Grand Basileus of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.; Pauline A. Ellison, National President of The Links, Inc.; Robin Owens, President of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs; and Dorothy Height, President of the National Council of Negro Women. Mrs. Rosa Parks, who had been honored on Saturday, received a standing ovation after being so superbly introduced by Brother Mai Goode.

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Monday featured the opening of the Annual Job Interviews and Exhibits, Officers' Summary Reports, and the Fraternal Address by Brother Rogernald Jackson, Western Vice President.

"When Yesterday Becomes Tomorrow" was the title of Brother Jackson's speech. Linking the past to the future, he stressed the role Alpha and Alpha Brothers must play in "helping our youth grow and develop."

He noted that "We must use the basics to project ourselves into the future. . . .

Alpha must lead the way to help turn our country around — and let nobody turn us around."

Next on the bill was the nomination of officers. Single candidates were put forth for the two contested offices — Brother Charles C. Teamer for Comptroller and Brother Leven C. Weiss for Treasurer, both incumbents — which secured their subseqent election.

Because of its affirmative action employment results and wide community involvement, the Minneapolis-based Control Data Corporation was presented Alpha's Equitable Employment Opportunities Award. The award was accepted by Mr. Robert Price, President of Data Control Computer Business (a CDC subsidiary), who delivered the address at the Equitable Opportunities Luncheon. In his remarks the corporation executive related that "of the net 153 new technical jobs created in the first half of 1978, 54% of them went to minorities" and went on to describe the company's plan for 75% minority hiring in the last half of the year.

Capping the major events of the day was the Business Encouragement Seminar, another event open to the public. Again, in line with the tribute to the Black Woman, NAACP Chair Margaret Bush Wilson served as keynoter for this affair. In a magnificent address, the St. Louis attorney and realtor challeged her audience to "help us develop the type of entrepreneural class that is needed for Blacks to get into the mainstream."

"Early-bird fever" resulted in a packed house at the 7:30 A.M. Life Membership Breakfast, the scene of fellowship and awards for outstanding service (see Life Membership section for winners). This prepared the Brothers for a heavy day of workshops and three (yes, three) business sessions.

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Brother Buie, a recent graduate of Mississippi State University, emphasized the importance of setting one's eyes on a star — recognizing that achievement of that goal requires hard work down beneath the star. Dr. Alexander stressed the importance of values such as respect for Black Womanhood, education, and religion.

Following his presentation, Dr. Alexander was presented the Outstanding Educator Award from the America Tobacco Company. Also during this occasion, General President Williams presented each of the five outgoing Assistant Vice Presidents a plaque attesting to their service and expressing the appreciation of the Fraternity for same. The AVP's, each of whom were present, included: Errol Southers, Eastern; Broderick Houston, Midwestern; Frederick Buie, Southern; Charles King, Jr., Southwestern; and Jerome K. Cannon, Western.

Following the close of the Final Business Session, the Brothers again joined their families and guests to attend a special appearance by Dr. Bernadine Denning, Director of the Office of Revenue Sharing, U. S. Department of the Treasury. Recognizing that her agency has only 200 employees to enforce the civil rights provisions of its program, Dr. Denning called on Alphas and other citizens to assist her. "I need you to monitor affirmative action for me in revenue-sharing projects in your cities." She added that the Fraternity could help by monitoring and reporting violations of affirmative action plans and goals and timetables.

The Alpha Formal Banquet and Dance, the traditional closing event of the annual convention, was again a beautiful and inspiring affair. The Fraternity's special guest and keynote speaker was The Honorable Constance Baker Motley, Federal Judge for the Southern District of New York. Judge Motley was presented the Alpha Award of Honor, the Fraternity's highest Award bestowed upon a non-member.

The first Black female federal judge, Mrs. Motley is a former New York State Senator, NAACP Legal Defense Fund Attorney, and the only woman to serve as President of the Borough of Manhattan. As a civil rights lawyer, she argued the Autherine Lucy and James Meredith cases.

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school desegration. She cited this group as a new hope for America, noting "Those of us who grew up in the pre-Brown era find it difficult to believe that we have lived long enough to hear White people complain to the courts that they have been discriminated against because of their color." Asserting that "poverty or disadvantage is perhaps a greater factor in the denial of equal opportunity today," she urged the Fraternity members to continue their historic support for full human rights as epitomized by Alpha men such as Justice Thurgood Marshall, Attorney Robert Carter, the late Judge Joseph Waddy, and others.

As is traditional, the Fraternity also took this occasion to present awards for outstanding service within its ranks.

For the fifth consecutive year, lota Upsilon Lambda Chapter, Silver Spring, Maryland, captured the trophy as "Alumni Chapter of the Year." Winning "College Chapter of the Year" honors was Kappa Alpha Chapter of the University of Alabama. The first-time winner of the Stenson A. Broaddus Sr. Award (given to the outstanding College Brother) was Brother Robert Simmons, a member of Delta Kappa Chapter, Alcorn State University, Lorman, Mississippi. A tie vote resulted in

the presentation of the "Alumni Brother of the Year" award to two Brothers — Hobart Jarrett of Brooklyn, New York, and William Nelson of Columbus, Ohio.

Profiles of the Brothers of the Year are included in this issue.

The Convention drew to a close with the installation of officers for the year.

Taking the oath of office administered

by Brother Charles H. Wesley were Comptroller Charles Teamer and Treasurer Leven Weiss (both reelected at the Convention) and the five new Assistant Vice Presidents: Leslie Ranson, Eastern; Randy Allen, Midwestern; Keith Green, Southern; Dennis Sullivan, Southwestern; and Herman E. Borders, Western. Brother Wesley's challenge to these leaders to be "builders of Alpha Phi Alpha" was an appropriate lead-in to the final singing of the Alpha Hymn, followed by the Formal Dance.

By all accounts, the five-day Convention closed on a note of rekindled spirit. While not the largest Convention in recent years, it was a gathering thoroughly enjoyed by all. Perhaps that's why General President Williams is quoted as stating "I've never seen greater participation and attendance at a General Convention." The call is now "On to Washington — '79."

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Save some for me . . . Please

At least I got a drink (smile) The Sphinx / Fall 1978

PUBLIC POLICY STATEMENT OF THE ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC. IN CONVENTION ASSEMBLED PREAMBLE We the members of the ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC., in order to improve the conditions of mankind and to enhance the destiny of our progency, do approve and establish this Public Policy Statement.

EDUCATION Education is truly the building block for a better tomorrow for all people.

Without education, people living under substandard conditions, continue the cycle, generation after generation.

Our society is becoming more and more technological in nature. The strength of this country has and will continue to be influenced by its commitment to quality education. It is essential that educational opportunities remain for all of its citizens.

Nowhere in our society is racial segregation more destructive in its efforts than in our public schools. The constitutional rights of Black and other minority students to receive quality, integrated education are not guaranteed.

Our inadequately educated youth have few, if any, salable skills; hence they are unemployable and swell the welfare ranks and crowd the jails. We must work to improve the quality of education our youth receive.

Statistics show that the explusion rate for Black public school students is very high. We insist that our school systems fulfill their responsibilities to educate all youth. ALPHA urges parents to work with the school systems by becoming active in local PTA'S, electing dedicated and capable Boards of Education, and monitoring the education process to see that quality education is provided all youth. Scholarships must be provided for promising youngsters. It is in the best interest of the nation to provide the best possible education and skills that will guarantee the manpower needs of society.

ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC., joins forces with like thinking groups and organizations to see that all children receive an education which represents their maximum potential. We further commit ourselves to reducing the drop-out rate of Blacks in the public schools.

This FRATERNITY has been a leading force in the Black struggle for equality and must now address this problem which is now approaching the "crisis" stage. ALPHA PHI ALPHA should conduct a "needs assessment" to determine how to best deal with the "changing mood in higher education."

There is an on-going systematic retreat by government and the academic world from a previous commitment to provide affirmative action for Blacks and other minorities. The time is now for ALPHA to take a stand on shaping educational policy.

Black America has a vital stake in these key issues. ALPHA chapters across the country must organize task forces to monitor conditions that affect Black professionals and students at "majority institutions" and monitor conditions that threaten the existence of historically Black colleges.

Black colleges and universities are being under-funded and/or phased out. Yet, the annals of education and history have not recorded a success story more touching and more gripping than that of the Black college. Black colleges, since their inception, have performed a function that no other institution could or would perform. They took, and are taking, potential tax burden citizens and made, and are making, them tax paying citizens.

The Black colleges and universities need our support. ALPHA pledges support and urges all others to support these institutions with their time and money. ALPHA further requests the federal government to indicate its concern for the Black institutions by increasing funding and by declaring them to be a "natural resource," and thus in need of protection and preservation.

EMPLOYMENT W e are experiencing a diabolical situation in America in which we have an unprecedented rate of inflation at a time when unemployment has reached an intolerable level. Young inner-city Blacks are experiencing an employment level conservatively estimated to be two to four times that of their White counterparts. In some cities the Black youth unemployment is placed as high as 40 percent.

There is no more ugly and urgent crisis facing the nation today than unemployment. Unemployment drastically reduces the Gross National Product.

Women, minorities and youth suffer most from present employment practices. Unemployment creates and/or contributes to excessively high crime rates and psychological deterioration. Since high or full employment is in keeping with the ideas of democracy and creates an atmosphere conducive to the improvement of our society and simultaneously provides increased benefits to other nations, the ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC. is committed to: The Sphinx / Fall 1978

1. Federally assisted job incentive programs to be initiated within the private sector to assist disadvantaged Americans.

2. Passage and full implementation of the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment And Balanced Growth Act {HR50 in the house and 550 in the senate) through political action and by all other means available to us.

3. Equal opportunity, not only in employment but in upward mobility as well. ALPHA seeks equal opportunity for all Black Americans but seeks with vigor the opportunity for Blacks to be free.

HEALTH ALPHA believes that good health is a requisite for one to live the good life and make maximum contributions to society. However, it seems that our industrialized life style is disturbing nature's delicate balance â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to man's detriment. Polluting our environment with an ever-increasing number of chemicals is causing a rapid increase in the incidence of cancer. We are becoming a drug oriented society. The chemicals in our food are increasing at an alarming rate. All of these factors adversely affect our health. The taking of a mixture of over-the-counter drugs and/or prescription drugs is causing a rapidly increasing number of adverse drug reactions. The conditions cited here are causing an ever-increasing number of health problems that require skilled medical attention. However, we find the cost of a medical education rising rapidly; many doctors choosing to specialize; home visitations by doctors almost non-existent; and the cost of hospitalization beyond most American's ability to pay.

ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC., takes the position that necessary health services should be made available to all. To this end, we recommend that: 1. An effective National Health Care Delivery System be developed that is economically sound and conducted in such a manner as to serve the health needs of all people.

2. A plan be designed and implemented that will drastically increase the number of Black health professionals.

3. A workable National Health Insurance Plan be developed and activated at the earliest possible date.

HOUSING ALPHA men across this country are committed to the enhancement of the quality of life of humanity. Inadequate housing remains one of the major obstacles to the realization of the fullness of life for a major segment of society, even in the affluent society of the United States. The access to adequate housing appears to be hampered by the rising cost of construction and the market rate of interest on loans. The inflationary prices today have eroded the purchasing power of low-income recipients to the point that they cannot afford the necessities of life. ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC., urges the accessibility of adequate housing by further liberalizing the requirements for loans of low-income recipients and modification of implicit discriminatory practices that presently exist.

The 1974 Housing And Community Act makes accessible to mayors, housing and community directors, etc., millions of dollars to be used in a variety of programs whose thrust is to benefit low and moderate income persons, with special emphasis on minorities and female heads of households. ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC., endorses this act and calls for vigorous enforcement.

ALPHA men are encouraged, however, as we observe the dedication and skill that Mrs. Patricia Harris, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, is displaying as she grapples with housing problems across the country. ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC., applauds Secretary Harris' efforts and we urge all Americans to support her efforts to improve the quality and quantity of housing for Americans through ownership or rentals.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ALPHA PHI ALPHA has historically been a part of the seemingly endless struggle with regard to affirmative actions. We are fully supportive of all programs which endeavor to eliminate discrimination, be it racial, sexual, religious, political affiliation, handicapped condition or any other non-merit factors.

We further offer our services, as an organization, to entertain the problems associated with affirmative action (the lack of it) whether at a local, state or national level.

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THE PRESENT STATUS OF CIVIL RIGHTS

THE BAKKE DECISION

As a result of many contributions, sacrifices and struggles in the 1960's, great progress was made in the civil rights arena. This progress was continued, although at a reduced pace, until the mid-1970's. Then there began a process of erosion. Recently the assaults on those gains have become increasingly intense. The overwhelming passage of Proposition 13 in California and the U. S. Supreme Court's decision in the Bakke case are but a couple of more significant examples. Rather than adequately address the spreading cancerous causes of racism and discrimination, this country has chosen to blame and penalize the victim for being affected by the disease.

As we are all very much aware, ALPHA PHI ALPHA, since its inception, has traditionally been intimately involved in the struggle for civil rights. We cannot afford to ignore the adverse impact of Proposition 13 and similar legislation on Black people. We cannot afford to passively allow the Bakke decision to retard our pursuit of full equality. We cannot stand idly by and permit the Bakke decision to have a similar influence on civil rights as did the U. S. Supreme Court decision in Plessy vs. Ferguson. We cannot and must not return to a doctrine of "Separate But Equal."

Such inaction would be contrary to the principles and precepts upon which our FRATERNITY was founded and has endured!

We realize the importance of the Bakke decision, but we are not sure of the impact it will have on the advancement of minorities. ALPHA PHI ALPHA is concerned that this decision does not lead to a reduction in the opportunities for Blacks and other minorities now the elimination of affirmative action programs.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Inasmuch as the business sector of a capitalistic society is the foundation ot growth and development of that society, it is our responsibility to encourage small businessmen to operate as efficiently as possible. This means that sources of information need to be made available to them if they are to become a part of the mainstream of this progressive access to approved techniques and procedures essential to success in the business world. Due to limited resources, the owners/operators of small firms have not been able to take advantage of the economics of scale. The interest rate paid by small businesses tends to exceed that paid by larger businesses.

It has been clearly demonstrated that Blacks must be afforded an opportunity to compete on an equal basis if they are to succeed in business ventures. ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC., urges that programs and efforts of President Carter's urban policy be fully supported by the Congress, particularly the Urban Bank and Office of Minority Business Enterprise, and that all of these programs be designed to make it possible for Black Businessmen to compete on a fair and equitable basis.

HOUSING-COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT-BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM We recommend the continuation of the Community Development Block Grant program by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development as we recognize the fact that the thrust of that program affects the life and welfare of millions of minority persons. We further recommend that the resources necessary for the Equal Opportunity Office of HUD to execute the civil rights provisions of the Community Development Block Grant program.

PROPOSITION 13 The projection of Proposition 13 in California was the outgrowth of a group headed by two retired wealthy conservative citizens with real estate and political vested interests â&#x20AC;&#x201D; designed to play upon the emotional pain of taxpayers owning real estate. Little consideration was given to the crucial necessary pubic services for disadvantaged and other citizens served by schools, police, fire, welfare, refuse collection, health clinics, day and child care programs, etc.

ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC., resists all efforts toward such total disregard for the less affluent citizen and vows to support those groups (e.g., the NAACP, Nation Urban League and other like groups mounting voter education projects) striving to put into office politicians who champion our causes.

POLITICAL ACTION ALPHA men must increase the effective use of the ballot to bring about a political climate that is sensitive to and supportive or our needs. We must monitor the voting records of our elected representatives. We must see that our local officials serve the needs of their constituencies. ALPHA men must be willing to become involved in politics at all levels. We are proud to have brothers serving at all levels of government. ALPHA believes in the political process and understands the power of the ballot. We assume responsibility for being informed on the issues and notifying our elected officials of our views. For more than 70 years, ALPHA men have concerned themselves with and participated in the political process. We still see value in notifying our congressmena nd senators of our positions on important political issues. ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC., is committed to: 1. Registering and voting ourselves.

2. Participating in voter registration efforts, and 3. Seeking elective offices.

ALPHA encourages using the power of the ballot to bring about desirable actions. We deplore the fact that the citizens of the District of Columbia remain disenfranchised; and although they live at the "seat of democracy," the nation's capitol, they have no voting representative in Congress. ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC., supports Congressman Walter Fauntroy's resolution, HJ RES. 565, which if passed will give the District of Columbia: 1. Two (2) senators, 2. Members in the house of representatives (based on population), 3. Presidential electors (based on population), and 4. Participation in ratification of constitutional amendments.

AMBASSADOR ANDREW YOUNG JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND CRIME The fast rising crime rate threatens the very existence of life in America as we have come to know it. Our streets and homes are not safe at night. Much is made of the fact that a disproportionate amount of violent crimes are committed by Blacks, while overlooking the fact that Blacks are twice as likely to become crime victims as are Whites.

Alpha men share a mutual concern for the increase in juvenile crime and violence. Unfortunately, it is the disruptive student that gets the most attention. The ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC., commends the good and well-behaved student who attends school to learn â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to obtain an education.

The major portion of the responsibility for juvenile crime and violence must be accepted by the juvenile court system itself because of its refusal to truly punish the real delinquent juvenile offender. Rather than dissipating their services by attempting to process economically deprived and emotionally handicapped youth who might be better served by other agencies, the juvenile courts are urged to concentrate on the real delinquent. ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC., calls upon the juvenile courts to reevaluate their philosophy in dealing with juvenile offenders, and to impress upon them that they are accountable for their actions and that serious antisocial behavior cannot and will not be tolerated.

THE WILMINGTON 10 In the matter of the Wilmington 10, information surfacing during and since the trial reflects serious legal irregularities which question the validity of the "guilty" verdict.

ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC., endorses the reversal of the unjust "guilty" verdict and calls for the immediate release of those incarcerated.

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Andrew Young, through the trust of the Black nations, has been able to effect numerous reconciliatory actions improving the relationship between the African nations and the United States. He has won the admiration and support of many of his senior colleagues, nationally as well as internationally.

ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC., endorses the policies pursued

by Ambassador Andrew Young and encourages him to continue speaking out for justice and human rights.

A TRIBUTE ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC., lost a sincere and dedicated Brother in the passing of Senator Hubert H. Humphrey. He did much for many in his various positions as the Mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota, as a Senator, and as the Vice President of the United States. In carrying out the duties of his various public offices, he made life better for his fellowmen.

Through his humane personal acts, he befriended many. Through the exemplary life that he lived, he touched the lives of many Americans and inspired them to great accomplishments. The ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC., is proud to have had him in the brotherhood.

PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC. Ranee D. Clemmons George E. Coney Eddie V. Easley Felix L. Goodwin Jessie F. Goodwin John A. Harvey, Sr.

Robert Myers Harold Payne Henry Ponder, Chairman Coman D. Reynolds Bayne W. Spotwood Daniel L. Williams The Sphinx / Fall 1978

Brother Ralph H. Metcalfe, Sr. "A TRUE CHAMPION" Brother RALPH H. METCALFE, SR., was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 30, 1910. His parents moved to Chicago while he was quite young and Ralph was educated in the Chicago public school system. He graduated from Tilden Tech High School in 1930, having earned recognition as a potential track star and a scholarship to Marquette University.

At Marquette, Brother Metcalfe was captain of the track team and National Interscholastic Champion in the 100 and 220 yard dashes in 1932, 1933, and 1934. In the 1932 and 1936 Olympic Games he was a member of the United States track team and he won a silver medal both years, as well as a gold medal as a member of the 400-meter relay team in 1936. But in addition to his athletic abilities, Brother Metcalfe played an unusual role — he was often regarded as a father image by his fellow athletes. In the 1936 Olympics, in response to Adolph Hitler's racial slurs about the U. S. "African Auxiliary," Brother Jesse Owens credits Ralph Metcalfe with inspiring the Black athletes to meet the challenge with deeds rather than empty words. Accordingly, Brothers Owens and Metcalfe led the American team as they journeyed to Hitler's Berlin and captured a batch of gold medals by defeating the blond, Aryan athletes representing Germany's so-called "master race."

During World War II, Brother Metcalfe served as a Lieutenant in the U. S. Army and was awarded the Legion of Merit Award for Program Planning as Director of Physical Education. Returning to Chicago after the war, he held a series of political posts. He was the first Black appointed to the Illinois State Athletic Commission in 1949 and served as Administrative Assistant to the Board of Examiners under former Chicago Mayor Martin Kennelly.

His reputation for tireless political and community service led to his appointment as Democratic Committeeman of Chicago's 3rd Ward in 1952. In 1956, he was elected to his first term as Alderman (city councilman) of the 3rd Ward, and in 1969, while serving his fourth consecutive term as 3rd Ward Alderman, he was the first Black elected President Pro Tempore of the Chicago City Council.

Brother Metcalfe was elected U. S. Representative for the 1st District of Illinois in 1970, succeeding the late Brother William L. Dawson. This was the first of four consecutive terms in Congress. While in Washington, Brother Metcalfe was a member of the Black Congressional Caucus and Chairman of the Sub-Committee on the Panama Canal.

No account of Ralph Metcalfe's political career would be complete without recognition of his unprecedented conflict with the late Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley. Throughout his career as a member of Chicago's Regular Democratic Organization, Metcalfe had involved himself in the area of The Sphinx / Fall 1978

Brother Metcalfe, as featured on SPHINX cover, at the time of his initial election to the House of Representatives. human rights. Among other tasks, he had served as Director of the Civil Rights Division of Chicago's first Commission on Human Relations — championing the cause of minorities in that city. Finally, after years of working within the system, Brother Metcalfe stepped to the forefront on the issue of police brutality in the Black community. Metcalfe's action led to the most organized and highly publicized Black rebellion in Daley's long career. Around this issue the most widely based Black coalition ever witnessed in the nation's Second City was organized — including organizations like the Urban League, NAACP, Operation PUSH, and the Black Panthers — with Ralph Metcalfe as chief coordinator and spokesman.

While the implications and motivations surrounding this movement are still fiercely debated by political analysts and other so-called "experts," one fact seems abundantly clear — Daley wanted Metcalfe out and was unable to make it happen. That Metcalfe withstood the wrath of the legendary Mayor Daley forged his image of a "true champion" in the minds of the masses.

Brother Metcalfe served a number of organizations in Chicago, including the NAACP, the Chicago Urban League, and the Ralph H. Metcalfe Youth Foundation, which he founded to develop athletic and educational programs for youth, particularly those from poor families. In 1975 Metcalfe's tremendous contribution to athletics was capped by an appointment to the President's Commission on Olympic Sports.

On October 10, 1978, Brother Ralph H. Metcalfe, Sr., entered Omega Chapter. Despite his lofty position, he continued to stay, while in Chicago, in the same neighborhood in which he was reared and it was in that neighborhood that he died — surrounded by the people who respected and loved him so dearly.

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Brother Louis Martin Named Special Assistant to President Carter President Carter has named Brother LOUIS EMANUEL MARTIN to join the White House staff as Special Assistant to the President. In his new position, the award-winning journalist and political analyst will be responsible -among other duties - for working on issues and programs of particular concern to Black Americans. Brother Martin also will be responsible for liasion with Black organizations around the nation.

Brother Martin, 65, has served as Special Assistant to Senator Adlai Stevenson (D-Illinois) since 1978.

From 1969 to 1978, he was President and Editorial Director of the Chicago Daily Defender. Among other major political assignments, he served as Deputy Chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1961 to 1969.

Before joining the committee he spent two years as Editorial Adviser to Amalgamated Press, Ltd., of Nigeria. and from 1947 to 1959 he was Editorin-Chief of the Chicago Defender. From 1936 to 1947, Brother Martin was Editor and Publisher of the Michigan Chronicle in Detroit, Michigan. He worked as a free lance writer in Havana, Cuba, in 1934 and 1935.

Brother Martin received a B.A. degree from the University of Michigan in 1934. He holds honorary LL.D. degrees from Harvard University (1970) and Wilberforce University (1951). He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Urban League, of the Boards of Directors of the United Way of America and the Overseas Development Council, and of the Steering Committee of the National Urban Coalition.

Brother Martin has been Chairman of the Board of the Joint Center for Political Studies since 1970. He retired this year from positions on the Boards of Directors of Chicago Bank & Trust Company, Amalgamated Bank & Trust of Chicago, Illinois Service Federal Savings and Loan, and the Metropolitan YMCA of Chicago, and the Board of Directors of DePaul University of Chicago.

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He served two terms on the Wayne County (Detroit) Board of Supervisors in 1942 and 1943, and he was President of the National Newspaper Publishers Association in 1950 and 1951. He is a member of the Federal City Club, the National Press Club, and Sigma Delta Chi. A Life Member of Alpha Phi Alpha (L-1805), Brother Martin served as Keynote Speaker for the Fraternity's 69th Anniversary Convention (1975) in Miami Beach, highlighting the convention theme - "Alpha's Outreach to Business."

A White House official was quoted as saying that, in the search for a Special Assistant to build rapport with the nation's minorities, the President's staff was constantly advised to "get someone like Louie Martin." That advice was heeded with the selection of Louis E. Martin himself.

Brother Martin was born in Shelbyville, Tennessee on November 18, 1912. He is married and has five daughters. The former Democratic Party Deputy Chairman, under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, currently resides in Washington.

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ALPHA ATHLETES Brother Bruce "Magic" Stephens: Rookie Wide Receiver, New York Jets

AMSTERDAM NEWS (New York) September 9, .1978: "The Jets blew a golden opportunity to get even (against the Seattle Seahawks who gave them a 24-17 whipping)when Columbia University's Bruce Stephens ran a punt back 62 yards. But Clark Gaines was called, for hofding and the play was called back to the Jets' 6-yard line. ;>Vv-.. Stephens^ a mite smaller than Bruce Harper,cameinto camp as a free agent and surprised everyone by winning a job. â&#x20AC;˘J 'It just proved,' said Bruce/that # you should never give up. All my life, even back in high school in \ Alabama, people said I would never play high school football.

I Then they said I was too small to play college football. I worked hard, real hard, because nobody gave me anything. I had to work for everything."

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It was Wednesday, Press Day, the one day of the training week set aside when the media was allowed to interview the N.Y. Jets players at their training camp at Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y., an hour's drive from Manhattan. While the rest of the players were practicing under the balmy 70degree skies, I found Brother Bruce Stephens in the trainers' quarters nursing a bruised ligament in his right thigh. Assuring me that he'd play in Sunday's upcoming tilt against the unbeaten Washington Redskins, he led me into the team locker room where, amid the cluster of foot stools; we began to talk.

(As one who aspired and practiced dilligently to reach the ranks of pro basketball, I sat there in the utter awe of being in a PROFESSIONAL TEAMS'S LOCKER ROOM!; looking into such players' lockers as #74 defensive tackle Abdul Salaam (... wonder where HE buys his clothes, and what sizes?) and #14 quarterback Richard Todd (... does he REALLY use that product that he advertises on TV?); reading the notices on the bulletin board, such as National Football League Commissioner Pete Rozelle's warning against players accepting bribes, and an invitation to the weekly Bible study classes on Thursday nights; and seeing miniature backgammon sets along the long center tables covered with half-empty cans of Budweiser and Gatorade (". . . I guess the commercials are right...") and rolls of bandages, gauze, and tape. Oh, well, it's nice to dream ) Bruce, how did you get the name "Magic"? Could it have been because you were born on Halloween Day in 1956?

"Naw, man," he said, letting out a deep laugh. "We (Columbia Lions) were in preseason football camp, and one night Brothers Ken Gregory and Will Horton and another player Dexter Brown â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I mean, Dexter "Downtown" Brown! â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and I were just sitting around, chewin' the fat, and Dexter turned and said, 'ya know, when Bruce runs, it's like BLACK MAGIC And the name has stuck ever since."

"Magic" was born and reared in the Bi-City area of Columbus, Georgia, and Phenix City, Alabama, where, as the third of five children, he grew up "living and enjoying childhood. Actually, I always wanted to be an airplane pilot. Even today, airplanes and jets fascinate me." (Note: no pun intended).

As did most boys his age, Bruce played a lot of sandlot sport, particularly football. In seventh grade was when he really began to take an interest, for he felt "if I'm beating these guys out here, most of them older and bigger, just imagine what I could do in an organized setting." Although he didn't start at tailback at Phenix City's Central High School until his junior year, as a senior, "Magic" was named the school's Most Valuable Offensive Back, received the coveted Darnell Sportmanship Award, and was selected to the All BiCity team with Honorable Mention. His athletic prowess was also shown in track where he was All-State by running first leg on the national high school record-setting 880 relay team with '76 Olympic Gold Medalist Harvey Glance. The royal red carpet decorated with a gourmet of take-your-pick-of-schools athletic scholarships. Right?

Not exactly. Not at all. "At 155 pounds, most coaches told me I was too small; so I couldn't count on an athletic scholarship to gain college admission. But I did not give up."

Bruce decided to "go East." But why leave the Land of Sugar (Jordan of Auburn) and Bear (Bryant of Alabama)?

"Well, I kinda did it to be different, to be unique, and to get a good quality education. Sure, everybody around me was going to Alabama and Auburn and Alabama State, you know, to take advantage of a nearby opportunity. But my older brother Richard at Columbus College at home, told me, 'Since you only go around once in this life, go for the best you can.'

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vard, but put on the waiting list. What attracted me to Columbia University was both the financial aid package, which was comparable to the other Ivys, and the excitement of a New York City! I mean, that was just new and totally different to me."

But Bruce still wanted to play football. After his Columbia acceptance, he wrote to the football coach, telling him of his acceptance and desire to play football for the Columbia Lions.

"I heard nothing for awhile," Bruce recalls, "but after two or three more letters, he saw that I was serious and thereafter treated me as though I were a highly sought-after recruit, rather than a walk-on.

"My hero? Gale Sayers, who else? Man, Gale could cut on a dime and leave fifteen cents change!"

"To me, the differences between high school and college ball are many. One is the sense of pride, community pride.

Back home, there was a strong sense of community oneness, both with the players to the community and vice versa. Plus, Tim, you know the love affair between Alabama and football.

When you're away at college, that pride takes time to develop. Furthermore, playing college ball bring on additional pressures, mainly academic. I felt it. Since most of the students at Columbia came out of private and prep schools, I had that, additionally, to compete against. Plus, I was playing football. That's the reason why I agree with the Ivy League ruling against allowing freshmen to play varsity sports.

"Another difference was that at my high school, there were a few good players; in college, it seemed as though all the "few good players" were pieced together. The level and quality of competition was simply up one level higher."

In his freshman year, "Magic" received a lot of playing time, starting occasionally at both wide receiver and tailback. His two most memorable games were against Princeton, where he caught seven passes including a touchdown, and against Army, where he rushed and passed for 60 yards in each category.

The years began to overlap as Bruce became the starting varsity tailback. In his junior year, he received a letter and questionnaire from pro team Cincinnati Bengals. "Man, when I got that letter, . . . EVERYTHING. I mean, I said to myself, 'Maybe, just maybe I had a chance, because someone is watching.' I always thought that I could play in the pros. Really.

When you sit back at home or in the dorm and watch the games on TV, you say to yourself, 'Man, I can do that, even better than him.' But with Columbia having such losing seasons, I knew that my chances of being seen were nil.

"The more I played, the stronger and faster I became.

Motivation was my driving force. Every year, I strove for the 1,000 yard season and, most importantly, I gave my all, 110% every game. That's right, 110% EVERY game."

Bruce Stephens the super athlete? Shhh, don't let him hear you say that. "I never thought of myself as an athlete. I considered myself a scholar. At Columbia, teachers wouldn't cut us any slack like at those 'football factories,' and I would never approach a teacher as such. For example, when we'd have an away football game Saturday and needed to leave on Friday, I would approach my instructor early in the week, presenting the matter as though I had to leave town with the Debating team or something similar, but I never wanted to be classified as a jock. I was a scholar and an individual."

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From Phoenix City, Alabama to the Ivy League to the NFL • "Magic" makes his name come alive.

But superstar he was. Declaring that he "had to pull everything together for the last time" — enough points to graduate and a good season on the field, "Magic" capped his college grid days when, as Lions' 1977 Most Valuable Player, he rushed for 431 yards on 94 carries and two touchdowns.

Selected All-Ivy in '76 and '77, Bruce rushed for a career total of 1,141 yards, 247 carries, a 4.5 yards per carry average and three touchdowns; caught 26 passes for 142 yards and returned 36 kickoffs for an 18.1 yards per reception average in his three varsity seasons, concluding his "swift college days" against Pennsylvania where, in the rain, he ran up the middle for an 18 yard touchdown as well as threw a TD on the halfback option.

"If you don't love the game (football), you shouldn't be out there. I mean, there's no sense getting beat up for nothing!"

"I wanted to play pro ball," Bruce said as he twisted and stretched his lower back and torso muscles before plunging into the giant whirlpool. "I knew that I would not be drafted.

The Jets had watched the Columbia films and told the coach that they were interested in me, even though they had already lined up their selection of players for the upcoming draft."

On the second day of the NFL College Draft, the five-foot, ten-inch 180 pounder was signed by the Jets to a two-year contract as a free agent. Although not specifying the contract's terms, Bruce assured me that "we bumped heads, but agreed to terms. I'm happy." A Dream come true.

Shortly thereafter, Bruce received his B.A. in Economics (after his playing days are o'er, he plans to get his MBA). In the next four to five weeks before the opening of Jets' rookie camp, he returned home to intensify his fitness program of running his two miles daily at 7:30 a.m., uphill wind sprints and weight lifting. He was now ready for the first Armageddon: rookie camp.

"My first thought was, 'here I am from Columbia — not exactly a football, or athletic powerhouse — and here are people that I've been seeing every week on ABC-TV . . . from USC, Michigan State, Ohio State' and I had a tendency to say that they were better than me."

The difference? First of all," he widened his eyes and laughed, "everything was much bigger (than in college). Plus, they were the B e s t . . . at least, the best that the team could get. Competition, naturally, was more intense. There was no room for relaxation. Everyone was really psyched up. The sad 30

part of it was that you hung together and made a lot of friends, only to have some of them cut. It was not the dog-eat-dog atmosphere that is typically characterized by the media."

Preseason exhibition began with Bruce playing as a kick and punt return specialist and wide receiver. In his first appearance, he caught a pass and almost broke two kick returns against San Diego. When the regular season began, Bruce was given the added chore of being a blocker on the special teams.

Any change in Bruce Stephens? "Oh no," he quickly retorted, "not me. I'm still the same 'ol Magic that I was back at home and in college. My being a pro football player hasn't changed a thing."

What? No expensive "hawg" to cruise in or fabulous penthouse apartment, Magic? C'mon.

"Well," he said sheepishly, "I did buy a '78 Cougar XR-7, but that's it. Y'know, when I go home, some folks try to play up to me 'cause I went to Columbia and am now a pro football player, but I tell 'em 'no Happenins. I'm the same Bruce.' I still enjoy getting out there and playing pickup football games with the kids in the neighborhood. All that the Columbia education really means to me is that I had some certain . . .

EXPOSURES . . . that's it, some certain, and perhaps higher, exposures to some certain worlds and people.

"I mean, I'm the same brother. Last night, for example, I went to the Frat House back at Columbia to see the brothers and, well, the only difference was that I had some money in my pocket this time and I treated the brothers to a six-pack of beer! Tim, don't you print that!"

What about Bruce the Alpha? He laughed, reared back and jokingly cleared his throat. "To tell you the truth, Tim, if I had stayed in the South, I would've pledged Que! My brother's a Que, and it would've been only natural.

"But when I came North and to Columbia, the first Blacks I met on the Yard were Alphas. As a matter of fact, the very first person I met was Brother Abdul Matin Muhammad (formerly Steven Walker) who told me that if I had any problems, come by the Alpha House. Plus, on the football squad, I became very tight with Brother Kenny Gregory (defensive back) and Brother Will Horton (defensive end). Heck, I was surrounded. Clearly, the Alphas made the best impression; it was the group that I could best see myself fitting into. What else could I do?"

So, on March 18, 1975, Bruce, alias "Dog Swift & Fast, First but Last," #2 of the nine-man pledge line of Spring '75, entered Alphadom.

"At the time, Alpha meant that I was a part of a family. Away from home, I knew that I had someone to turn to and vice versa. It gave me motivation, because all of my Brothers were branched out in leadership positions across the campus; it made me want to produce all the more. Through A-Phi-A, I got to meet a lot of people and to make a lot of friends, the bonds from which can never be broken. The brothers gave me fantastic support." (Ed Wisneski, Jets' Assistant Director of Public Relations, echoed like sentiments. "Bruce's Alpha Phi Alpha brothers give him a lot of support. They're always calling us here at the office, checking on him. Simply a great bunch of guys and Bruce's really proud of them.").

"We are tremendously proud of 'Magic,' particularly because he's consistent and has always endeavored to stay in touch with us. It's true," endorsed Brother George Ellis, current president of Columbia's Zeta Eta chapter, "Magic hasn't changed. He stops by the House here at least once a week and we all just sit and rap with him — not because he is Bruce Stephens the pro football player — because he's just a serious and righteousness Brother."

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MU LAMBDA AND THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON, D.C. CHAPTERS INVITE YOU TO THE NATION'S CAPITAL AND ESPECIALLY TO THE 1979 CONVENTION. AUGUST 3 - 9 , 1979 The Sphinx / Fall 1978

Viewpoint T o p i c : M i n o r i t i e s a s D e c i s i o n Makers A u t h o r : B r o t h e r Thomas J . C r a f t , P h . D .

Alpha men are committed to manly deeds, to being first - out front in the vanguard of shaping and influencing the directions of society. Alpha men are devoted to service to their fellowman and to an insatiable desire to transcend all, to transcend, as Brother Julian Lewis said in 1925, "the boundaries of race and nation to achieve the world's standard."

The hope of the future and the salvation of mankind shall depend upon the deeds we commit and the services we render, and tnese shall depend upon the concepts we establish and the standards we adopt. The extent to which we as Alpha men, representative of a national minority, participate in and influence this situation, will depend upon the extent to which we participate in the national and international decision making process.

The time has come when the more formally educated, and hopefully, the better informed constitute the primary pool of base-line decision makers.

Alpha men are committed to the development of those qualities that are uniquely human, and foremost among these are conceptual thought and the ability to make choices, to make decisions, to choose between several options. Human survival depends upon an understanding of the universe and the life it supports. Though the human species must manipulate the environmental factors if they are to survive, it must rely upon its powers of reason to determine which factors they will change. Since all life on this earth is dependent upon the resources of the environment these decisions are extremely crucial. It seems reasonable, therefore, that the better informed persons might have a better chance of making better decisions.

Traditionally, the university was regarded as, perhaps, the only institution capable of looking the "world in the eye" and criticizing it, because it had nothing to sell but truth as it had been perceived at any point in time; and the Liberal Arts graduate was supposedly the better informed about the total spectrum of man's knowledge, and 32

thus, the best candidate for a decision maker, today, persons with the Masters and Ph.D degrees with specialized training in various areas have been added to the Liberal Arts Baccalaureate.

If we assume that the overwhelming majority of the decision makers should, by virtue of their qualifications, be selected from among persons who have attained the Baccalaureate, Masters, Doctorate and Professional degrees, then minorities are limited by available potential decision makers.

In 1970 about 50% of the white population between ages 45-64 had completed high school. 2 1 % of the Blacks; 27% of native Americans; and about 15% of Hispanics in this same age group had completed high school.

In 1975 within the age group of 25-34 twenty-one percent of those who were white were college graduates. Eight percent of the Blacks in that age group were college graduates. Despite Alpha Phi Alpha's very successful "Go-ToHigh School Go-To-College" program, which was started in 1919, this gap between Black and white college graduates is narrowing very slowly.

There are 400,000 Black students in institutions of higher education out of a total student population of 8,000,000.

It is a fact also that a smaller percentage of this 400,000 will graduate than will the remainder of the 8 million.

There are approximately 2,000 Blacks holding the Ph.D. degree. This is about 0.8 percent of all Americans holding the Ph.D. Native Americans who have attained the Ph.D. constitute about 0.1 percent of the total Ph.D. population, and Hispanics about 0.4 percent. There are about 800 Black Ph.D.'s in the natural sciences out of a total population of 272,000 scientists and engineers, not all of whom have the Ph.D. Of course there are between 7,000 and 8,000 Black physicians out of a total of 320,000 in the nation.

In the spirit of Brother Ray Cannon's Education Program's slogan of 1931, we who are capable must help others in order to increase our numbers. I heard Dr. Benjamin Mays, a good Omega Psi Phi member, say recently, "We cannot violence ourselves into trained minds.

We cannot demonstrate ourselves into becoming a great man. We cannot Black Power ourselves a skilled surgeon, lawyer, or engineer." I say we are going to have to put our shoulder to the wheel and bear the brunt of this responsibility. The effective governance of a free and open society, a democracy, depends upon the majority of the citizenry having an understanding of the interactions between the physical and biological universe as well The Sphinx / Fall 1978

as between the existing societies.

There are those who believe that no nation has a high enough percentage of their population who are well enough informed to allow the masses to be entrusted with decision making.

The President's 1960 Commission on National Goals agreed that "the vigor of our free institutions depend upon educated men and women at every level of society." The Commission forecast that, to provide for the doubling of the enrollment in higher education by 1970, 468,000 new teachers would be needed during the sixties; and that 20,000 new Ph.D.'s would be needed annually as compared to the 9,360 graduated in 1959. However, by 1975 it was reported that both the teacher and Ph.D. market had been oversold, and that by 1980 twenty percent of the new Ph.D.'s would not be able to get employment. May I hasten to inform you that a recent report of the National Council on Research reports unemployment among Ph.D.'s is less than 2%.

While such information may alter the career selection of the mediocre and the white middle class, it probably should not affect the decisions of minorities relative to career selection in that there are not enough minorities with any kind of expertise. There is a need for additional minorities representing every area of knowledge. It must be remembered also that one cannot successfully chase the job market, because college freshmen choose careers 4-10 years before they are ready to practice them.

In a democratic society constituted by peoples of diverse cultures, and different socio-economic levels it is imperative that these various groupings be represented in the decision making processes from the county to the federal level. This is especially true if any of these groups have a history of oppression. Ethnic minorities in America have several characteristics in common. They have a higher incidence of disease, a shorter life span, higher infant mortality, share in a smaller portion of the national income, have less influence over the nation's natural resources, have less formal education, and participate to a lesser degree in the decision making processes of the nation. Based on the observations made on countries that have been under foreign domination, and have subsequently gotten their independence, these statistics become more favorable after a decade or so.

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Recently, I have been going around the nation telling of the abominable plight of the health situation among native Americans. However, it was shocking for me to learn just two weeks ago, that infant mortality among Blacks is higher than among native Americans.

We said earlier that traditionally the university has been viewed as the agency that was free to appraise the effectiveness of society, and to do it honestly, with a minimum amount of influence from profit seeking agencies.

The university, more than any other agency, was and is responsible for discovering new knowledge, interpreting old knowledge in the light of the new, and transmitting it to succeeding generations for their use in decision making. However, there are new factors of recent and relatively recent origin that are impacting upon these functions. First, many universities are under overt and covert contraints subtly passed on from funding agencies, including industry and state and federal governments. Secondly, for the first time, 50% or more of all persons pursuing post secondary education are registered in two year institutions.

Many students who are capable of profiting from experiences beyond the two-year institution are registered in them because of financial contraints and unfair and inadequate counselling.

An inordinate number of these persons are minorities, and persons who finish two-year institutions without any further education seldom get into the higher echelon of the decision making process. Further, recent information which I have acquired states that the technical curriculum in these institutions which prepare one for a skilled job are almost exclusively white. Most of the minorities are in the transfer curriculum, but they never transfer. Therefore, they often "dead end" at the two-year institution without a marketable skill.

I am pleased to report that the Division of Research Resources of the National Institutes of Health, through its Minority Biomedical Support Program, may be able to select out those students in two-year institutions who have the potential to profit from attending a degree granting institution.

We usually think of decisions being made in the legislatures of the county, city, state or federal governments. It is certainly true that the decisions that affect the larger segments of society are formalized and finalized in these legislative halls. But universities, the news media, labor unions, fraternities

and sororities, industries, professional societies, indeed, the total citizenry of the nation have the potential to influence these decisions.

The organizations have the potential for impacting upon the decision making process more effectively than the individual citizens. Chief executives of these organizations influence, coordinate and must ask "How many Governors, Senators, Congressmen, Newspaper Editors and Labor Union Presidents do we have among minorities?"

The work of Alpha Phi Alpha is not finished. The Commission on Graduate Work and Public Affairs, started in 1919, is still needed; our "Go-To-High School Go-To-College" Program is still needed; Brother Ray Cannon's slogan of "Help Us to Help Others" is still needed; Brother Julian Lewis' pursuit of "The World's Best Standard" is still needed; the cooperation with other fraternities and sororities to influence the decisions that are made, which was pledged in 1934, is still needed; and education for citizenship is still needed.

Alpha Phi Alpha has the programs.

We have the talent. We have the historical experience and perspective, but we need a renewed commitment by the undergraduate and graduate Brothers, and we need to sensitize the Sphinxmen.

I am reminded that Ralph Waldo Emerson said "All the thoughts of turtles are turtles and all the thoughts of rabbits are rabbits; but man's thoughts are broken and dissipated by the giddiness of his will, his genius leads him in one way but 'tis likely his occupation or politics in quite another." But let me finish by quoting from a poem often quoted by our illustrious Historian and my hero, Brother Dr. Charles H. Wesley.

Back of the beating hammer By which the steel is wrought, Back of the workshop's clamor The seeker will find thought.

The thought that is ever master Of iron and steam and steel, That rises above disaster, And tramples it under its heel.

Back of Back of Back of Back of

the the the the

motors humming crane that swings hammers drumming, belts that sing.

There is an eye that scans them, Watching through stress and strain, There is a mind that plans them, Back of the Brawn The Brain.

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CHAIRMAN ELMER C. COLLINS 26151 Lake Shore Boulevard, #1224 Euclid, OH 44132

Greetings Brothers: Like every other in recent history, the 1979 General Convention in Minneapolis was overflowing with Life Members! No doubt this is due to the facts recited by Executive Secretary James B. "Tiny" Blanton, showing that approximately 35% of the Fraternity's financial membership consists of Life Members. At this writing there are some 4,351 Fully Paid Life Members plus over 1,000 subscribers. Several subscribers made their final payments during the convention, including Brothers Curtis Cooper (Savannah, Georgia); T. G. Hutton (Toledo, Ohio); and Dr. Harold Dickerson (Huntsville, Alabama). We welcome them and the many other new "Lifers."

Tuesday's Life Membership Breakfast was a grand success. Fine presentations were made by the Regional Life Membership Chairmen: Clarence Jacobs, Eastern; Joe Gunnell, Midwestern (who sneaked in a few x-rated jokes); Andrew Lewis II (the Generalissimo); Wayne Chandler, Southwestern; and, Clinton Minnis, Western. The fellowship presented at this event is sure to convert those non-Lifers in attendance.

A WA RDS, A WA RDS, A WA RDS! Life Membership Awards for outstanding service were given as follows: OLIVER WILSON WINTERS AWARD (Ten Years Leadership) Zeta Sigma Lambda — San Diego, California JOHN D. BUCKNER AWARD Most Outstanding Region) Eastern Region: Clarence Jacobs, Chairman; H. Gray Gillem, Vice President FREDERICK L. JOHNSON AWARD (Outstanding Chapter) 1st Place XI Lambda — Chicago, Illinois Runners-Up lota Upsilon Lambda — Silver Spring, Maryland Eta Lambda — Atlanta, Georgia Alpha Eta Lambda — Houston, Texas Zeta Beta Lambda — Sacramento, California ELMER C. COLLINS AWARD (Outstanding Individuals) John Garner — Gamma Xi Lambda, Minneapolis, Minnesota Havert Fenn — Eta Kappa Lambda, Fort Pierce, Florida Due to the success of the program during the past year, we have now reached our 1977 Goal of over 5,000 participants in the Life Membership Program. As we head for Washington, D. C., in 1979 — we look forward to: • 5,000 + Fully Paid Life Members • 10 Chapters with 100 + Life Members (We now have 5 such chapters) • 1,500 Subscribing Life Members The Life Membership Fee is now $500 and subscribers will have three years — from the date of the initial payment — to complete payment. The countdown begins NOW! SEND YOUR PAYMENT OR INITIAL SUBSCRIPTION ($50.00 or more) TO THE GENERAL OFFICE. Pledge your support to "Alpha Phi Alpha — for Life!"

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New Leadership Called For. . .

As the calendar turns, new leadership is called for. Old chiefs must give way to fresh blood. It is this seasoned rotation of leadership in the College Scene column of the Sphinx that yielded the post of Editor to me. I am really appreciative of the opportunity to serve in this office.

Maybe the time to begin reshaping the mosaic of our College Chapters is now â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to begin from the beginning. Let us not forget what an Alpha man is in the society and what he pledged "for the service of all Mankind;" and let's reexamine our minds for strong discipline, hard work and loyalty among us. I would very much like to emphasize that continuous cooperation, consultation, firmness, love and fairness should always remain the basis of our great beloved Fraternity.

Needless to say that even by our very bearing, the way we go about the business of ourselves and Alpha Phi Alpha, we are always in the full glare of the gaze of members of the public who are in positions to pass judgments, rightly or wrongly, on our style of performance and concrete achievements.

To this extent, therefore, we are the mirror through which the public will, in the first instance, see the image of our Fraternity. And since it is our duty to serve the interest of the public at large and see to their economic, social and physical welfare, it behooves us to ensure that the image presented is a clean, clear, untarnished, and unblemished one. If I may indeed use the analogy of a structured building, the position which we occupy is that of the foundation, rock and pillars which must of necessity bear the burden of the main weight of the superstructure and The Sphinx / Fall 1978

roof. If you do not therefore have the strength of bearance and forbearance, the whole structure would crumble.

It is my sincere hope, however, that for the onerous task ahead of all of us, we will gear up ourselves so as to be up to the task and that we will with our shining examples convince all that we are fully committed to the service of mankind.

It will be in the overall interest of our Fraternity if we do not turn deaf ears to what we pledge to do. We all have a duty to perform to our Fraternity and we must gird ourselves to go into the business together and make up our minds that we will and must succeed. In this connection, I wish to reiterate that as ALPHA MEN we should place emphasis on collective leadership and consultation. By doing so, we will be contributing to and laying a more solid foundation for our collective success.

Any action to the contrary on our side will amount to a betrayal of the trust and confidence reposed in us. We must not only be honest by judgment of our conscience, but must be seen by nonAlpha men to be transparently so.

Besides, it also pays us to be modest.

Fellow College Brothers in Alpha, I wish to conclude this address by thanking you for your kind patience in reading this article. For me, I would require the collective efforts and assistance of all of you in order to achieve continuous success in the Fraternity. In this regard therefore, I welcome all objective suggestions and productive criticisms and I have no doubt that these will be readily forthcoming from you.

I am confident that with mutual goodwill and cooperation we shall succeed in ensuring that our world renowned

Fraternity continues to move forward in peace, orderliness and in rapid progress. I can be reached at P.O. Box 6 6 5 , Denmark, South Carolina.

I WISH YOU WELL.

GODWIN OSAGIE COLLEGE SCENE EDITOR

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A member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity since 1964, Brother Bullock was named Most Outstanding Undergraduate In the Nation at the 1965 National Convention. He was instrumental in establishing the first chapter of a Black fraternity on a southeastern conference campus. He served as president of Gamma Xi Lambda chapter in the Twin Cities for 1975 and 1976.

Brother Ellis Bullock The board of directors of the Jostens Foundation has appointed Brother ELLIS F. BULLOCK, Jr. executive director of the Foundation.

Brother Bullock, formerly a trust administrater with Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis, has been active in the Twin Cities community since moving to this area from Louisville, Kentucky, in 1971.

He presently serves as president and chairman of the board of the United Way Loaned Executive Alumni Association of Minneapolis. He also serves on a number of other United Way committees including the Community Planning and Research Division; Government Relations Task Force; Funding Guidelines Task Force; New Programs and Admissions; and the Family and Child Welfare Committee.

In 1975, Brother Bullock was instrumental in establishing Turning Point, Inc., a half-way house and residential program for recovering chemically dependent persons, located in north Minneapolis.

Brother Bullock has worked with the Minneapolis Urban League in various capacities and is now serving his second year as board member. He also served on the board of the Minneapolis Urban Coalition in 1977.

Also a supporter and volunteer with the United Negro College Fund, he served as Chairman of the UNCF Annual Holiday Ball for 1975. He will serve as Chairman of the UNCF College Exposition for high school students coming this fall.

Brother Daniel D. Drake Brother DANIEL D. DRAKE, principal of Whitney M. Young Junior High School (Cleveland, Ohio) and a doctoral student at The University of Akron, has been named this year's recipient of the S. D. Shankland Scholarship.

The award by the National School Supply and Equipment Association of Arlington, Va., is one of only four scholarships presented annually through the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) to provide incentive, honor and financial assistance to outstanding graduate students in school administration who intend to make the public school superintendency a life career.

Brother Drake's is the second AASA Scholarship in three years presented to a student in the UA College of Education's department of educational administration.

A 1951 graduate of East High School in Cleveland, Brother Drake earned his B.S. Ed. degree from Miami University (Ohio) in 1955, being named MidAmerican Shotput Champion in 1951 The Sphinx / Fall 1978

and '52. He was also a charter member of Delta Epsilon Chapter at Miami U. From 1957 to 1959 he continued his studies at Kent State University, and enrolled at Cleveland State University in 1969 where he received his M.Ed. degree in 1971.

Brother Drake entered the University of Akron in 1974 to work on his Ed. D. degree. His dissertation will be a comparative analysis of secondary school principal performances and organizational development in selected Ohio schools.

His experience in teaching and school administration began at Thomas A. Edison School in Cleveland, where he worked as a teacher in art education from 1955 to 1968, and for a short time after that, in leadership development.

At Collinwood High School (1969-70) he also worked in leadership development , serving as an administrative intern at East High School and later assistant principal from 1970 through 1973, when he assumed the principalship of Whitney Young High School.

Brother Drake worked as assistant to the dean of the Cleveland State University College of Education, 1971-72, and since 1972 has been an adjunct assistant professor of education.

He is past president of the Greater Cleveland Inter-University Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa (1977-78), chairperson of the Cleveland Council of Administrators and Supervisors education committee, and active with the LeeHarvard Community Association.

Brother THOMAS Y. LAWRENCE Jr. is employed as an Assistant Superintendent of the Talladega City Schools. The first Black to hold this post, Brother Lawrence's major responsibilities include, Teacher inservice programs, Music Supervisor, Textbook Coordinator, Title IX Coordinator, and Energy Coordinator.

Brother Lawrence is also part-time sociology and psychology teacher at Gadsden State Junior College.

Since serving four years in the United States Air Force Security Service, Brother Lawrence has taught in public schools for twenty three years. He has served as Teacher, Band Director, Assistant Principal, Principal and parttime College Professor. While serving as Band Director, his bands won Superior ratings at District and State competitions. He was President of the Alabama Association of Band Directors for 13 years.

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dler, and they have one son, Reginald B. who is employed with U.S. Department of Commerce Oceanography section located in Washington, D.C. and two daughters, Karyn and Krista, both 14 years old and in the 9th grade at Talladega High School.

In a business partnership, Brother Lawrence operated the College Community Texaco Service Station for a period of 6 years. He was initiated into Beta Upsilon Chapter, Alabama State University, Montgomery, Alabama in 1948, and is now serving as secretary of Epsilon Delta Lambda, Talladega, Alabama.

Brother Thomas Y. Lawrence, Jr. Brother Lawrence is a native of Ozark, Alabama and graduated with honors from the D. A. Smith High School in 1947. He then attended Alabama State University in Montgomery, Alabama where he received the Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education in 1951. He holds the Masters of Art degree from New York University in Music Education, the "AA: Professional Certificate in School Administration" from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and on May 14, 1978 earned the Doctor of Education degree in Administration/Higher Education with a concentration in curriculum from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

While attending the University of Alabama, Brother Lawrence was inducted into Kappa Delta Pi, a National Education Honor Society for maintaining better than a 2.5 average on a 3.0 scale. He has been awarded several certificates and plaques for varied services to his community.

Brother Lawrence is affiliated with the following organizations: National Education Association; Alabama Education Association; America Association of School Administrators; Talladega City Education Association (only Black president in Talladega's history) Elks BPOW; College City Lodge Federal Credit Union Committee; Talladega Music Club; NAACP; Masonic Order; Kappa Delta Pi and Mount Canaan Baptist Church where he serves as a deacon, trustee and treasurer.

Brother Lawrence has been married for 25 years to the former Lillian Sad-

Brother Curtis O. Peters Brother CURTIS O. (Curt) PETERS, former News Director for WLOS-TV in Asheville, N.C., has joined WRET-TV 36 (Charlotte) as Executive News Producer and Director of Public Affairs . . . and he's glad to be "back home" in Charlotte.

Born in Orange, New Jersey, Brother Peters calls Charlotte his adopted hometown. "For a newsman and a person with a family, Charlotte offers an exciting, great place to live. After 14 years of living here, this is home."

A Cum Laude graduate in English at Johnson C. Smith University, he worked for the college as its University Relations Director before entering broadcast journalism. His background includes work for both WBTV and WSOC-TV and has experience as reporter, photographer, assignments editor, news producer and anchor work.

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"I'm responsible", explains Brother Peters, "for the day to day news operation at TV-36 . . . what we put on the air and how we do it. In September, we'll hit the airwaves with news and once we're underway with that programming, we look forward to expanding into Public Affairs. There are already two established news operations in Charlotte and obviously you can only cover the news in so many ways. The difference can be in the presentation and at TV-36 we intend to do this in our own unique and informative style. Starting a news operation from scratch has its definite advantages. Everything we'll do will be first class . . . from the new equipment, to the news set, to the team of professionals we are now hiring. We clearly intend to be competitive."

AlPHA CAEND/R / O November 1

Deadline for Winter Issue of The Sphinx.

Check Your Chapter Files!

Do you have an ample supply of General Office forms?

Have you reported 1978-79 Chapter Officers (and correct Mailing Address) to the General Office. Check the listing in this issue for Your Chapter.

November 15.

Brother Sam Thomas, Jr. Brother SAM THOMAS Jr. is the present Recording/Corresponding Secretary of Zeta Sigma Lambda. At the annual Xmas Ball, Brother Thomas was selected as the Zeta Sigma Lambda "Alpha Man of the Year." Brother Thomas has been in San Diego since June of 1973. He was given the responsibility of revitalizing the undergraduate chapter (Eta Sigma) which had fallen to only two members.

Since December of 1973, the roster of Eta Sigma has grown to thirty-five brothers.

Before moving to San Diego, Brother Thomas taught public school in Lubbock, Texas. While there he revitalized Theta Kappa Lambda chapter, which was inactive. And he also initiated the undergraduate chapter, Eta Upsilon, at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas.

Brother Thomas was initiated in the Epsilon lota Chapter, University of Texas at Austin, Texas while in attendance at Prairie View A&M College. He was a charter member of Eta Gamma at Prairie View. Brother Thomas is a subscribing Life Member and a dedicated Alpha man since December of 1969.

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December

.Deadline for payment of 1979 Grand Tax without penalty ($3 per person).

Have You Done Or Received All Of The Above?

January 1,1979 . . .Deadline for Spring Issue of The Sphinx.

January 5-7

Leadership Conference & Installation, Chicago, Illinois (Chapter Officers are urged to attend).

Notice — Fee Increases Initiation F e e s . . . . Alumni — $40 College — $20 Charter Fee $50

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EAST u of maryland Greetings from the Brothers of Iota Zeta Chapter at the University of Maryland, College Park. Once again lota Zeta has begun the school year on a strong and positive note. We continue to build, not dwell on the past. In the tradition of all good Alphas we strive to be "Servants of All." While continuing to boast of having the only frat house in the area, we have come up with another first. We have what we believe is the only official undergraduate n e w s l e t t e r in our District. Prove us wrong if we are. It is entitled "Today's Alpha," and we are very proud of it.

It is always important to note the community projects of lota Zeta. This year the emphasis is in working with kids. We are working extensively with the Big Brothers program in Montgomery county as well as other local areas. On a larger scale, we take g r o u p s of k i d s o u t of t h e i r neighborhood so they may experience other places. We sponsored a Kid's Day at the Maryland-Tulane football game on September 9, 1978. We are also actively involved in the PACE (People Active in Community Effort) Program of Washington, D.C. We sponsor various campus seminars and numerous other activities, all upholding the tradition of Alpha.

Being the trendsetters we are, we gave the first social affair of the school year. It was very successful, with proceeds going toward The Million Dollar Drive. Any Brother who was in attendance will testify to the grandeur of our Coronation Ball. Our winter project is the Black and Gold Weekend, December 1, 2, and 3rd. It consists of a social affair for all Greek organizations, The Black and Gold Formal Ball and The Annual Formal Smoker with our graduate chapter, lota Upsilon Lambda. lota Zeta is spearheaded by the capable leadership of Brother Karl Thomas. Ten new members dubbed the "Ten Mystic Voyagers" were initiated into the chapter. They have added spirit and diversity to the chapter. The following brothers are now serving as officers: President, Karl Thomas; Vice President, Douglas Sands, Jr.; Corresponding Secretary, Robert Williams; Assistant Dean of Pledges, Robert Williams; Recording Secretary, Richard Williams; Treasurer, George The Sphinx / Fall 1978

Ratliff; Dean of Pledges, Larry Spriggs; Historian, John Slaughter, Jr.; Chaplain, Bonnie demons; Sergeant-At-Arms, Alvin Ruley; Editor to the Sphinx, Alan Cason; Advisor, Dr. Ulysses Glee, Jr.

delaware By some it was called a night of Sweet Ecstasy, by others it was called a night of Divine Pleasure, but by the Brothers of Zeta Rho Lambda it was called "ROOTS." On June 17, 1978, the Zeta Rho Lambda Chapter presented to the Delmarva Peninsula its Second Annual Juneteenth Dance, which was held at the Martin Luther King Student Center on the campus of Delaware State College. The scenery was electrifyingly decorated in Green, Black and Red, signifying the Black National Colors.

Stars and the Alpha colors, Old Gold and Black, were hanging from the ceiling in a robust fashion â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which highlighted the decor. To add a touch of warmth, the countries within Africa covered the wall along with the national colors in which the picture of Brother Dr. Martin Luther King of Omega Chapter was enclosed.

It was a gala affair where everyone came dressed in their picturesque costumes according to their ethnic background. There was a moment of silence among the two hundred guests at which time the Brothers of Zeta Rho Lambda sang the ALPHA HYMN. The proceeds from the Juneteenth Dance will go into the Zeta Rho Lambda Scholarship and Building Funds.

Dressed exotically are Brother and Mrs. John (Doc) Quarles at the Zeta Rho Lambda "Juneteenth Dance."

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Our A Phi A Weekend in April featured our 30th Anniversary Banquet and Ball, a gala affair featuring words of encouragement from one of our founders. Gamma Tau kept up a yearlong acquaintance with Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, and was also named the Lansing Boys Club Volunteer Group of the Year for helping to guide today's young people into a better tomorrow.

Looking ahead to next year, we're counting on Brother Kevin Tolliver to bolster Greek interaction as the PanHellenic President, and depending on chapter President-Elect Michael Blackman to help us keep more good things coming. Congratulations to the seven Brothers who have moved on due to graduation!!!

A familiar tune, the Alpha Hymn, is sung majestically by Zeta Rho Lambda chapter, Dover, Delaware.

MIDWEST Chicago state u The Brothers of Nu Delta Chapter would like to extend our greetings to all at the beginning what will hopefully be a prosperous school year for all.

Nu Delta was founded on June 1 1 , 1977 at Chicago State University in Chicago, Illinois. The founding of the chapter began with the initiation of the first neophytes of the chapter, Brothers Brian Marshall, Stephen Powenski, and Ivan Story. Since that time, the chapter has taken over a line of six, the "Savage Six" comprised of David Dixon, Michael Winston, Windford Woods, William Fielder, Reginald Mason, and Keith Woodley.

Since the inception of Nu Delta, we have worked on numerous community service projects, including a Halloween party for the children of the Chicago State community, and a Thanksgiving Dinner for Senior Citizens. Our efforts helped to make this event a success.

Our most recent endeavor was the planning and carrying out of our First Annual Sweetheart Ball and Pageant, which was held on June. 24, 1978.

The evening began with a delicious dinner, followed by our guest speakers, Brothers Ronald Flowers, Assistant to the President at Chicago State University, and Ronald McBride, Northern Illinois Regional Director. Then, the Brothers of Nu Delta, clad in Black and Gold Tuxedos, put on a dazzling performance which was followed by the coronation of our Sweetheart, Miss Yvette Holloway.

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These events were followed by an After Hours Social at the Alpha House.

As we journey into our second year of existence, Nu Delta feels a great sense of gratitude to everyone who offered us their support, including Brothers Benjamin Alexander, Ron Flowers, Ron McBride, Theta, Nu Rho, and Xi Lambda chapters. We really feel that we could not have reached the point of excellence we are at without you . . .

The chapter will keep in stride with new ideas and aims by developing a number of different programs on the campus, community, and fraternal level, as well as upholding outstanding academic achievements. You'll hear from us again next issue!!!!!

The present officers of Nu Delta Chapter are Leandrew Coleman, President; Brian Marshall, Vice-President; Michael Winston, Secretary; Llewellyn Nash, Treasurer; and, Walter E. Tyson, Parliamentarian.

michigan state u Manly Deeds, Scholarship, and Love For All Mankind! These are truly the aims of the Brothers here at the "Flaming GT," Gamma Tau Chapter. With Brother Leroy Jackson at the helm, spring term was an excellent climax to a very successful year. It was a term in which we sent no fewer than sixteen registered Brothers to the Midwestern Regional Convention in Chicago. Gamma Tau gathered the award for the Top Display Showing of the Year before leaving the city and an impressive Convention.

iowa Zeta Kappa Lambda, along with Alpha Nu (Drake) and Alpha Theta (University of Iowa), presented Brother Darwin T. Turner, Chairman of AfroAmerican Studies, University of Iowa, in December. Dr. Turner, A Phi Beta Kappa graduate from the University of Cincinnati at the age of sixteen, brilliantly commemorated the goals and ideals of the Seven Jewels in AfroAmerican, Carribean and African poetry. Dr. Turner's own career of scholarly teaching and writing is a testimony to the fraternity's aim of "Manly Deeds, Scholarship and Love For All Mankind."

The Founders' Day program was the culmination of the Chapters' first state convention in Iowa. Organized and promoted successfully by State Director Brother Everett Mays, the convention included workshops and sessions led by Midwestern Vice President Thomas D. Pawley, Executive Secretary James B. Blanton and Midwestern Assistant Vice President Broderick Houston. Brother Pawley's now famous ritual speech challenged all the brothers to live up to the precepts outlined in the ritual and personified in our rich heritage.

The kick-off for our eventful year began with an all-day planning retreat held in late August, under the leadership of our second-term prexy, Brother Paul Danforth. At that time, the program, budget, committee assignments and projects were planned for the year with the retreat ending with an old-style Alpha Smoker.

Our fraternal spirit was temporarily dampened when Brother Melvin Allen suffered a major heart attack in The Sphinx / Fall 1978

February. From this experience we learned another dimension of brotherhood in terms of aid and comfort to a brother and his family in time of distress. After two major operations and a prolonged convalescence period we are happy to report that Brother Allen is back in school pursuing his doctorate at Drake University.

Des Moines' mid-winter social life would be incomplete without Zeta Kappa Lambda's annual Black and Gold Ball. This year's gala affair was held at the elegant Eddie Websters' Inn, complete with a mid-evening buffet.

Brothers and their guests danced, sang and partied until the wee hours of the morning.

In April Brothers Paul Danforth, Everett Mays and Thomas Spencer, Jr., attended the Midwestern regional convention in Chicago. Shortly thereafter, three promising neophytes were brought into Alphadom. We welcome Brother James Robinson, a sales respresentative with Standard Oil; Brother Michael Gruggs, a graduate student at Iowa State University; and Brother Douglas Pierce, an accountant with Internal Revenue Service, into our chapter.

Brother Thomas Spencer, Sr., and his lovely wife, Vera, gave an afterCommencement luncheon for graduating Brothers of Alpha Nu and their families. Many of this group were the Brothers who re-activated Alpha Nu Chapter after too many years of inactivity. We congratulate Brothers Cornell Fowler, Eric Perry, Kim Massie, Vince Butler, and Brother Stanley Lewis, who received his law degree, for their achievement and will expect of them service in the Alpha tradition.

with the Chrysler Corporation, and after a management training period in Detroit, will be located in Long Beach, California. Brother Stanley Lewis has returned to his native state of Arkansas to take the bar examination and will practice law in Houston, Texas. These young Brothers have served their Fraternity ably and we expect our loss to be some other chapters' gain.

The Brothers and their families participated in our two big summer events. On Saturday, July 22, we held our annual family picnic. Less than a week later, many Brothers and their families headed north to Minneapolis to the 1978 national convention.

Representing Zeta Kappa Lambda as delegates were Brothers Paul Danforth, Everett Mays and Eddie V. Easley. We may not be among the largest alumni chapters in the fraternity but we feel our program on a per-Brother basis will measure up to most. Yet, we feel there is still an unfinished agenda for all of us.

u of michigan We extend a hearty welcome to all of our Alpha Brothers at the start of what we, here at Epsllon Chapter, entreat to be a most successful and monumental year for our dear Fraternity.

Hot from the glow of a fiery past school year (which saw "E" Chapter initiate 17 dynamic Neophyte Brothers into one of A—PHI—As' oldest and traditionally resplendent limbs), and an equally active summer; Epsilon is again prepared to step forth to champion the existing causes and needs for

brotherhood, scholarship and Black solidarity as they arise.

In the wake of such prevalent issues as the Alan Bakke decision, it is increasingly necessary that the very foundations upon which the Alpha heritage has so prosperously been supported for over seventy years now be renewed in strength, revitalized in spirit, and redefined — lest we forget the magnitude of the ultimate aims and goals of those Alpha men who have gone before us. It is so easy to find chapter "contentment," if you would, within the lesser victories of campus related sovereignty; that the overall national scope in terms of chapter input can oft-times go neglected — or worse, taken for granted.

Our theme for the past year: "We strive for excellence . . . and accept nothing less" served as a sincere yardstick for Epsilon chapter. For we are long on tradition here, and even longer in the suit of excellence — as defined by the caliber of character reflected in those who have grown to cherish and respect the ideals of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. That our past accomplishments have been satisfyingly great and numerous needs little mention. But as a 'senior' chapter to the mother organization, we challenge each of our fellow Brothers at each of your renowned chapters to measure your worth upon those achievements and triumphs yet to come. Let us all bolster our dedication and work feverishly toward eliminating the various hurdles that an increasingly determined America is placing before a progressive, though "still not out of the

Zeta Kappa Lambda's $500 scholarship for 1978-79 was awarded to Brother David Millner, a senior in the School of Journalism at Drake University and President-elect of Alpha Nu. In addition to his academic achievements, Brother Millner's Chairmanship of Drake University's National-International Awareness Committee brought to the campus the past year such notables as Shirley Chisolm, Lennox Hinds, Henry Kyemba, Chaim Potok, Wilma Rudolph and Frank Snepp.

Zeta Kappa Lambda regrets to report that three active Brothers recently left the chapter. Brother Billy Ray, who has served the Chapter as Dean of Pledges and Vice President, left in July to enroll in the Antioch School of Law in Washington, D. C. Brother Thomas V. Spencer, Jr., has accepted a position The Sphinx / Fall 1978

Looking good are the Brothers of Epsilon and neighboring Epsilon Eta Chapters.

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woods" Black people. It would be less than wise to suggest financial, political or academic victory as having been already won. It would also be pessimistically foolish to accept credit for less than the many battles that we as a people have fought... and won.

The point to all of this brings me to a theme which should echo in the hearts of Alpha men everywhere as leaders in an undying cause of brotherhood.

Epsilon challenges all her sister chapters to "Ease on down the road" in the upcoming school year of 1978-79; that we might all realize a common 'Black & Golden' victory as a people.

u of Cincinnati The Brothers of Alpha Alpha chapter, University of Cincinnati, extend greetings to all Brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha. We challenge all to stop us from our quest of Midwestern Chapter of the Year. Newly elected President, Brother Daryl Cox and Vice-President Brother Rodney Campbell will be directing our various programs this year, which will be expanded on in later issues.

Last year, which we consider a transitional period, the Brothers were involved in various projects. Highlights were a special award given to the mayor of Atlanta, Brother Maynard Jackson, the line of "Four The Hard Way," crossing May 20; the Brothers sponsoring the first "Miss Bronze," pageant; Brother James Revels being elected State Vice President at the convention, and also being elected President of University of Cincinnati's United Black Association for this year; and Brother Tyrone Yates, who was the University's first Black student body president, was accepted into Law School. This sampling of last years activities shows why Alpha Alpha Chapter is "on the move!"

SOUTH north corolino o & t The Brothers of Beta Epsilon Chapter, North Carolina A & T University, completed last year with a series of benefit drives, ending with our Third Annual United Negro College Fund BikeA-Thon. This was a big success and we are anticipating an even better turnout of riders and sponsors for our next Bike-A-Thon, coming up next spring.

The 78-79 year will be a very active year for Beta Epsilon. Some of our projects include blood drives, a blood42

pressure clinic, campus cleanup campaigns and a number of communityservice activities. We are also starting a monthly speaker series which should be both informative and enlightening to the students and the public.

Our officers for this year are: Eric Ireland, President; Ronald Mangum, Vice President; William Love, Secretary; James Seward, Treasurer; Ronald L. Mangum, Corresponding Secretary; Glen Hart, Chaplain; Joe Wiggins, Dean of Pledges; and Sterling Cheston, Editor-to-the-sphinx.

A number of Beta Epsilon Brothers are involved in other campus organizations. William Love is President of the Student Alumni Association at A & T. Brothers Eric Ireland and James Seward are President and Vice President, respectively, of the Biology Club.

William Harvey plays offensive guard on the A & T "Aggies" football squad.

March 28, 1979 will mark the 50th Anniversary of Beta Epsilon, and we would like as large an attendance as possible. For this purpose, we are asking that all former Beta Epsilon Brothers notify us as to their present addresses so that we may keep you informed about this event, which will be one of the high points of the coming year and a very meaningful one in the history of the chapter.

As we look ahead to a new year, let us strive to keep Alpha "First of All," placing the name and spirit in all arenas.

mississippi Epsilon XI Lambda Chapter, Mound Bayou, Mississippi, is alive and doing fine. Our Chapter is 31 members strong and out of this number we are proud to say that four of them hold life memberships.

Our Chapter has enthusiastically endorsed Alpha's Million Dollar Drive, and to show all Alpha's how committed we are, the Brothers of Epsilon Xi Lambda Chapter presented a check for $2,550 at the Regional Convention held recently in Birmingham, which is one-half of our chapter's quota. At that time we were the only Chapter in our Region who had paid fifty-percent of our pledge and one of the fewer Chapters who have pledged one hundred percent to the Million Dollar Drive. The other half of the pledge will be made at the Regional Convention in Savannah, in March of 1979.

On July 15, 1978 the chapter celebrated its annual family outing and picnic for all of the Brothers and their

families. The outing was dedicated to the wives, sweethearts and children of Alpha Brothers as a means of establishing wholesome relationships between and among family members.

Perhaps the highlight of the year was the monthly meeting in April when the Chapter brothers paid a surprise visit to the home of Third General President of Alpha Phi Alpha and founder of Epsilon Xi Lambda, Brother Frederick Miller.

Brother Miller's impact and influence in the chapter and on Alpha internationally will never be forgotten. He is truly a Brother of the Bond. After exchanging wholesome conversations of brotherhood, the Brothers then encircled Brother Fred Miller and sang the hymn that filled the room with a Fraternal atmosphere, and touched the hearts of all present.

We in Epsilon Xi Lambda are extremely proud of our Chapter's accomplishments and of our newly elected officers for the 1978-1979 term.

The officers are: Lawrence Sutton, President; Varnell Rosenthall, Vice President; George Bacon, Secretary; George C. Bell,^Assistant Recording Secretary; Freddie Casswell, Financial Secretary; Samuel Blackburn, Treasurer; Hesikiah Brown, Chaplain; George Williams, Parliamentarian; Charles Redi, Historian; Roy Curry, Jr. Editor-to-the-Sphinx.

u of tennessee The Brothers of Mu lota, at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, extend warm greetings to our fellow Brothers everywhere.

Spring quarter has been an eventful one for us. We celebrated our second chapter anniversary on May 29 and added to our ranks twelve new members who "crossed the sands" on May 20, bringing our membership level up to thirty-one. We also elected new officers on the 29th.

Upholding the tenets of Alpha, we are currently working on our first freshman scholarship named after Brother Marvin E. Peek, who is Director of Black Studies here at UTK. Seeing one of our dreams become a reality, we will move into our house near the beginning of September. If you are in Knoxville, please feel free to stop by at 1810 Lake Avenue and visit.

The warm spring weather enabled our line to collect funds for Operation C r o s s r o a d s to A f r i c a , a c u l t u r a l exchange program begun by Brother The Sphinx / Fall 1978

James Robinson of Knoxville. Our line "Flight 12" lead the commemorative march held on campus in honor of deceased Brother Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Many members of Mu lota are now certified in detecting high blood pressure by the Red Cross. We also assisted another Black student organization, the Afro-American Student Liberation Force, in tutoring and counseling grade school students.

The spring saw the Brothers participating in the campus Greek show and holding our chapter's first Apha weekend with a picnic, dance and a wine and cheese fellowship.

north Carolina On April 4, 1978 at Catawba College the Brothers of Beta Mu Lambda Chapter had the honor and privilege to present a plaque to Brother Jesse Owens. Brother Owens was in Salisbury to receive an award from the National Sportscasters and sportswriters Association. The Brothers of Beta Mu Lambda came out in force to present their award to Brother Owens.

Beta Mu Lambda is composed of eighty percent ministers, most of the ministers belonging to the AME Zion Church. There are however Baptist and other denominations represented. So Beta Mu Lambda is far from your regular graduate chapter in this respect.

Beta Mu Lambda has held blood pressure clinics, a Valentines Party and hopes to have some kind of ball in the fall. Beta Mu Lambda has been actively working with the undergraduate chapter, Gamma Mu, located at Livingstone College.

Beta Mu Lambda, because of Livingstone College and Hood Theological Seminary, has had the opportunity to make many ministers and lay people alike.

shaw u The quantity of the Beta Rho Chapter at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina was severely depleted by the departure of several Brothers, due to graduation last May. However, the "quality" perseveres through the few that remain. We realize it will be an arduous challenge to merely equal, let alone excel, the numerous accomplishments made by the chapter last year, but it is precisely this task of transcending all which gives us the added motivation to hold aloft the light of Alpha Phi Alpha.

With this in mind, the chapter formulated an MIA (Men Interested in The Sphinx / Fall 1978

The Brothers of Beta Mu Lambda present Brother Jesse Owens with a plaque in Sa North Carolina. Standing in the front row are Brothers Rudolph M. Harrison, Dean E Rev. Dr. Frank ft Brown, Rev. Curtis T. Walker, Vice-President Ernest Davis, Pres Marion Jones, Jesse Owens, Spencer Lancaster, Cecil Simpson, and Rev. Jerry Q In the rear are Gamma Mu Brothers Randy Matthews, Jonathan Belton, Benny L Th Jr., Professor Richards, Leamon Peele, and Brother Amos of Beta Mu Lambda, Alpha) club last May, and at last count, the number totalled 30 and still growing.

Those Brothers who comprise the present chapter and the positions they hold are as follows: Anthony Brent Temple, President, a junior from Norfolk, Virginia majoring in Engineering; Therold Bond, Vice-President, majoring in History from Chicago, Illinois; Joseph Eugene Evans, Secretary of Internal and External Affairs and Historian, a junior majoring in both music and Theatre/Art from Norfolk, Virginia; James Scales, Dean of Pledges, a senior majoring in music from Portsmouth, Virginia.

As can be ascertained from the preceding information, the chapter is definitely small in number, but enormous in desire and brotherhood. It is these two essential factors that we feel are the key to re-establishing both a qualified as well as quantified chapter.

So shed no tears of sympathy for Beta Rho, because we will unquestionably be taking care of business as usual, and not rest on past laurels, however distinguished they may be. It's full steam ahead for the "Alpha Train" at Beta Rho, for we are destined to show: "Alpha Is Great In '78 And Still On Time In '79 . . ."

north Carolina Beta Nu Lambda Chapter in Charlotte, North Carolina held its third annual Black and Gold Pageant May 5, 1978 at West Charlotte High School, featuring seniors from area high

schools. Theda Bernadette Page was crowned Miss Black and Gold 1978-79 and awarded a scholarship from the chapter. She's now a freshman at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Janis Marie Pinkston, a political science major at North Carolina Central University, and Renee Allison, a physical therapy student at Winston-Salem State University, received scholarships as runners-up to Miss Black and Gold. Other participants were Cynthia McCullough, Beverly Mobley, Kim Berry, Rose Culp, Gayle Harris, and Angela Hall.

Our newly-elected officers were installed June 30, 1978 at the home of Bro. David L. Grier. They are as follows: George Dunlap, President; David L. Grier, Wee President; Verlon D. "Anderson, Secretary; A. Leon Miller, Corresponding Secretary; Clarence "Butch" James Jr., Treasurer; Lesley G. Bellinger, Financial Secretary; James Rogers, Editor to The Sphinx; A Rudolph Hendricks, Chaplain; Hayes Moore, Historian; Bobby R. Smith, Director of Educational Activities; Charles W. Reid, Dean of Pledges; James V. Peterson, Parliamentarian; and Robert L. Becton, Sergeant at Arms.

Brothers Jerry Clark, Charles Reid, and James Rogers served as the chapter's delegates at this year's General Convention in Minneapolis.

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florido On May 2 1 , Epsilon Mu Lambda Chapter honored one of Pensacola's most outstanding citizens, Brother Raymond C. Sheppard, a retired band director of Booker T. Washington High School. During his more than twentyfive years as band director, he taught thousands of youngsters the fundamentals of music, discipline, and togetherness. His bands won hundreds of outstanding awards in local, county, and state festivals in instrumental music, precision marching and showmanship. So strong was his influence that hundreds of his former students have excelled in the fields of Music, Law, Medicine, Education, and many other professional and nonprofessional walks of life.

For many years, Brother Sheppard was the leader of the famous Ray Shep's Midnight Owls Orchestra, a dance band known throughout the Southeast. Former members of this group played with such outstanding big name bands as Erskine Hawkins, Buddy Johnson, Lionel Hampton, Lucky Millinder, etc.

Brother Sheppard, a Life Member of A Phi A, has received many honors and citations from educational, civic, and service organizations as well as from the Mayor of the City and the Governor of the State of Florida.

This honors program saw hundreds of well-wishers pay tribute to Brother Sheppard. David Washington's Visions Unlimited played in honor of Brother Shep's dance band career and the Washington High School band contributed to the marching and concert band era. Brother Benjamin Butler, Jr., Director of Bands at Texas Southern University, was the guest conductor. Hundreds of dollars in gifts, plaques, trophies, and telegrams were presented by Washington High School, Epsilon Mu Lambda Chapter, along with other organizations and individuals.

Brother Sheppard views one of the plaques presented to him. Brothers NeRoy Anderson and Cleveland Maiden look on.

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At their regular meeting in May 1978, Delta Rho Lambda chapter elected officers to serve for the 1978-79 Fraternity year. The new slate of Brothers reads: William Hays, Jr. President; Reginald Pickard, Wee President; Brodes H. Hartley, Secretary; James Lewis, Assistant Secretary; Robert B. Portwood, Financial Secretary; Bernard McCutchen, Treasurer; Timothy Nicholson, Chaplain; Robert L. Wilson, Historian & Associate Editor to the Sphinx; Roy Washington and Randall Palmer, III, Sergeant-at-Arms, Lay Members to the Executive Committee.

On May 20, 1978 the style was elegant, the wives and sweethearts were radiantly beautiful, the steak dinner was delicious, the music was lovely, the program was outstanding and the occasion was a Delta Rho Lambda first, decorated with the glow of the traditional fraternal Black and Gold of Alpha.

On that evening, under the magnificent brilliance of the enormous chandelier of the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton Palacio del Rio Hotel, the chapter staged its first Merit Group Awards banquet and dance. The program included the official launching of the Alpha Brother Raymond C. Sheppard is presented Business Encouragement Week proa check by Brother Frank Kyle, Epsilon Mu gram.

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The task of master-of-ceremonies was in the capable hands of Brother Brodes H. Hartley. Robert Wilson, Associate Editor and Historian, gave the invocation. Standing in for Mayor Lila Cockrell, San Antonio Mayor Pro Tern Rudy Ortiz presented the proclamation from the Mayor which officially designated the week of May 20 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 26 as Business Encouragement Week for the Alamo City. Robert Wilson, Chairman of the Alpha Business Encouragement Committee, accepted the proclamation from Mayor Pro-Tern Ortiz. The proclamation will be on display at St. Phillip's College.

While the guests enjoyed their meal, dinner music was played by Mrs. Christine Allmond. Brother William D. Smedler, immediate past Financial Secretary, introduced the guest speaker. The address was delivered by Brother Charles C. Teamer, Comptroller for Alpha Phi Alpha and Vice President of Dillard University, New Orleans. Teamer spoke of today's youth and gave an analysis of their activities. He kept the audience spellbound as he explained Black progress in the midst of integration.

Brother Randall Palmer, III, Director of Education for Delta Rho Lambda, made special presentations among which was a beautiful plaque in the shape of the State of Texas presented to Brother Teamer in appreciation for his participation in the awards program. Palmer made other presentations to special guests who made a significant contribution toward making San Antonio a better place in which to live and work. Among those award recipients were Mrs. Dorothy Collins, Principal of the Alonso S. Perales Elementary School of the Edgewood Independent School District, who received the Outstanding Administrator's Award. Mrs. Josephine Young, Macker School for Training Retarded Children, was cited for her role as the Outstanding Educator. The "Queen of Soul," Dina McCuthen, received the Alpha initiative Award.

Brother Bernard McCutchen, chapter treasurer, presented Certificates for Outstanding Achievements to several members of the Alpha Merit Group.

They included Pauline, Teresa and Charline Richardson; Jacqueline Hartley; Stephanie Yvette Plummer; Dina McCutchen; Wayne Scott; Cynthia Gale Wilson; and Allila D. Wesley.

Congratulatory remarks to the award recipients and the awards program committee came from Delta Rho Lambda's president, William Hays, Jr., who has been re-elected for another year.

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The lively dance music was furnished by the 21 -piece Wheatley High School Jazz Band.

On the night of June 23, 1978, Mr. Gilbert S. Flores of the Alamo City became the proud owner of a 1978 gold Cadillac Coupe de Ville, which he won at Commanche Park No. 2, as the top prize of the chapter's Folk Fest.

The gift of the automobile was the highlight of the Folk Fest which supports the educational and scholarship fund of the Fraternity. Thursday morning, June 29, the keys to the car passed to Mr. Flores during a special ceremony conducted by Delta Rho Lambda at the Riata Cadillac Company in San Antonio. The Folk Fest was the first in a series of annual events to be known as the Alpha Folk Fest. This Folk Fest provided fun, games and entertainment, with food, for nearly 6,000 participants.

On Saturday, July 1, the Fraters staged another very successful family picnic at Landa Park in New Braunfeis, Texas. A great deal of the credit for the success of the picnic goes to the Chairman of the Picnic Committee, Brother James L. Pickett.

u of Oklahoma It is with great pleasure and profound sentiments that the Brothers of Zeta Zeta Chapter at the University of Oklahoma e s t a b l i s h p e r m a n e n t correspondence with the Brothers of Alpha.

We have been delinquent in the past a n d r a p i d l y b e c a m e t i r e d of a "NO REPORT" assigned to our chapter. Thus, without further ado, we will proceed to give you a synopsis of our approach on the campus in maintaining the theme of last year's convention, "Back to Basics," which rejuvenated and dominated campus life.

During the past s e m e s t e r s we ventured into the community educating and orienting young Blacks not only to Alphadom, but to the demanding needs in the disciplines of Engineering, Geology and other related areas, along with the proper approach to college academics, giving information concerning types of courses, professors and test file information. Our chapter consists of an active membership of twenty-five Brothers with the great majority residing in the Fraternity house. Zeta Zeta has been blessed with a great diversification of Brothers who possess brilliance, and who have been performing in the true spirit of Alpha.

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In fulfilling our desire to be of service to our people, we recently held a benefit basketball game with members of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity and raised fifty dollars for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Brother Ernest Johnson presented the donation to Benjamin Hooks d u r i n g a r e c e n t s p e a k i n g engagement at our University. While participating in this year's regionals, members of Zeta Zeta placed second in "stomp show" competition and third in scrapbook competition. Having been active in the affairs of Blacks on the predominately white campus, brothers have held positions of leadership in the Black People's Union and, just recently, "ZZ" had three brothers in student congress as the major representatives of the Black Student Body.

In the area of academic excellence, Brother Titus Duncan has just completed his medical degree. A great many other brothers have consistently been on the Deans Honor Roll and other University and National Honor societies. Brother Duncan, Brothers Dean Riley, Marvin Peters, Kenneth Williams, Ernest Johnson, Robert Carpenter, Dennis R. Sullivan, and Mckinley Knox have been praised for high scholastic aptitude.

We are therefore steadily building a t r a d i t i o n on our c a m p u s t h a t is synonymous with the aims of our dear fraternity, inviting all men possessing qualities of innovation, dedication, purpose and concern to join in the struggle directed by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Brother Herman Jones, a 50-year Brother, served as Chairman of the Ritual-Rushing Committee, and an impressive pledge period and initiation ceremony terminated the Fraternity activities for the year. After the initiation of neophyte Brothers Cecil Strickland of the School of Agriculture and Jerry W. Kellum, Manager of Fuller Hall, a banquet was held at the beautiful home of Brother Jiles Daniels. Fifty-year Brothers T. R. Solomon and T. P. Dooley gave inspirational remarks which were followed by statements from the neophytes. Barbecued cornish hens prepared by Brother Daniels were the best ever!

Brothers Raymond Carreathers, H. T. Jones and President Earl Jones were elected as our representatives to the Annual Convention in Minneapolis.

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Eta Psi Lambda held its fifth annual awards Luncheon for Tucson Black male high school seniors with a grade point average of "B" or better during the spring. One hundred and thirty parents, teachers, University and school officials, Fraternity brothers and wives were in attendance.

Each honoree who attends the U n i v e r s i t y of Arizona r e c e i v e s a scholarship consisting of complete waiver of all fees for the school year. If they are otherwise eligible, they are processed for additional financial aid.

One of the honorees was selected to Epsilon Tau Lambda terminated its attend the Air Force Academy.

In April Eta Psi Lambda held its spring first year with Brother Earl Jones as president. He had a very successful fund-raising dinner. The Honorable and satisfactory year and was re- Terence A. Todman, then Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American elected for another term.

His activities were not limited to the Affairs, presently U.S. Ambassador to Fraternity. He was elected Vice Spain, was the guest speaker. There President of the Retired Teachers were 1 25 p e o p l e in a t t e n d a n c e .

Association of Prairie View for 1978- Proceeds from the affair is used to pay 79. He resigned the presidency of the the annual scholarship which the Pan-Hellenic Group but was elected chapter has at the University of Arizona. treasurer. He was elected president of The spring 1978 scholarship was the newly organized Kiwanis Club, and awarded to Jon Hall, a new member of challenged the incumbent Mayor of Zeta Theta Chapter.

Prairie View by running for that office.

Eta Psi Lambda presented a copy of He did not win, but he was supported the revised Alpha Phi Alpha History financially by the Fraternity and friends. Book to the Tucson City Library. It was The annual Spring Formal, chaired by placed in a branch which serves a large Brothers George Higgs and Jiles Black c l i e n t e l e and many Black Daniels, was delightful. As usual, a table students. was furnished by the Fraternity for the Brother Richard Davis, past Eta Psi graduating Brothers of Eta Gamma Lambda president and a practicing Chapter. attorney in Tucson, participated in the

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local Alpha Kappa Alpha Legal Advice Symposium. The Symposium panel was composed of five local Black lawyers and Arizona's only Black woman judge, Ms. Jean Williams.

Brother Henry Ryan has returned from a tour of duty in West Africa with the U.S. State Department. Brother Ryan, a retired State Department Officer, was selected for this special assignment as an American Specialist at the National Institute of Arts, National University, Zaire.

Brother Felix Goodwin and wife attended the Western Regional in Monterey, California, and the National Convention in Minneapolis. The Goodwins spent a week touring South and North Dakota prior to the National Convention.

Eta Psi Lambda, under the leadership of Brother Richard Davis, spearheaded a drive to raise funds for the painting of a large mural reflecting the history of Black Americans. Gene Allen, a local Black artist, has spent many months working on this piece of art. The chapter donated $100 and has become involved in assisting the artist to place the mural where it will be displayed in an area to enhance its worth to the Black community.

Brother Clarence Jolivet and his wife, Dr. Anna Jolivet (AKA), were featured in the Lifestyle section of the Arizona Daily Star. Both of the Jolivets are among the few Black native Arizonans l i v i n g in t h e s t a t e . B o t h a r e grandchildren of members of the famed Black Tenth Calvary regiment, which was stationed at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, for many years. Brother Jolivet is a teacher-counselor at a Junior High School in Tucson Unified School District. Dr. Anna Jolivet is a former elementary school principal. She r e c e n t l y r e c e i v e d a D o c t o r a t e in Education from the University of Arizona and is currently administrative assistant for the department of Learning and Staff Development in Tucson Unified School District.

The wives of the Brothers of Eta Psi Lambda have organized to support the chapter. The group sponsored a Labor Day Cookout at the home of Brother Felix Goodwin.

son jose state Epsilon Mu Chapter, 1978 Western Regional Chapter of the Year, San Jose State University, again extends warm greetings to our Brothers out there in Alphadom.

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The Eta Psi Lambda Chapter, Tucson, Arizona, â&#x20AC;&#x201D; President, Henry A. Ryan. Seated le right: Charles Todd, Henry A. Ryan, William Bell. Standing left to right: Clarence Jolive Burnes Starks, Johnnie Zander, Marshall Franks, Ernest Smith, John W. Keith, Geo Jackson, Richard Davis, Merle Gathers, Felix L Goodwin.

Congratulations to the Minneapolis area chapters on their fine and well run National Convention. Let's hope for the same success at next year's convention.

As Editor to the Sphinx for the past year I have found the magazine staff to be very receptive of all the articles sent in by our chapter. The Sphinx is our national magazine designed as a vehicle of communication between the wide ranges of our Alpha Chapters. It would be even more gratifying to read the "Sphinx" magazine if more chapters would send articles thereby sharing activities and accomplishments with all reader's of the "Sphinx."

Being Western Regional Chapter of the Year for the past two years, our current officers have big footsteps to follow in. President Bruce Santos, VicePresident Juan A. Sigler, Secretary Ronnie House, and Treasurer Ronald G. Cannon are positive that the coming year will be successful and hopefully capture a third Chapter of the Year honor.

Future plans include a Black and Gold Founder's Day Ball which will be cohosted by Eta Sigma Lambda, our regional Alumni Chapter, Theta Eta, Nu Sigma, and Nu Chi. We are also planning a Northern California Officer's Banquet with the five N o r t h e r n California Undergraduate Chapters.

Many other activities both social and community oriented are planned for the coming semester, ranging from a Halloween Skating Party to our annual Christmas toy and clothing drive.

Presently we are working on the foundation of a new chapter at CalState Hayward University. There are six strong Sphinxmen on line and with the arrival of three brothers on campus from Alpha Delta, a bonafide chapter could be started within the year.

May Alpha be strong â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Juan A. Sigler.

u of Qfizona Zeta Theta has been inactive for two years. Under the supervision of Eta Psi Lambda with Brother Felix Goodwin as campus director, eleven initiatees were initiated in April 1978. It is expected that Zeta Theta will be the leading force for Black students on the University campus. Most of the new Brothers are active in the Black Student Union and the Black Student Coalition. Brother Bryant Barber is president of the Black Student Union.

The officers of Zeta Theta are Leslie Boyd, President; Vincent Herring, Vice President; Jon Hall, Secretary; James Martin, Treasurer; Wade Keith, Dean of Pledges; Bryant Barber, >4ssoc/are Editor to the Sphinx and Historian; and Felix Goodwin, Campus Advisor.

Brothers Leslie Boyd, Vincent Herring and James Martin are participating in a Co-op Program between the University of Arizona and the Internal Revenue Service. They are training to become Treasury Agents.

Brother Vincent Herring was the The Sphinx / Fall 1978

recipient of the Mary Acosta - Una Noche Plateada Scholarship Award for 1978. The selection is based on writing a theme and community involvement.

He was selected from among 100 applicants in the Tucson area. This is the first time the scholarship was awarded to a Black student.

Brother Ronald Epperson is transferring from the University of Arizona to the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Brother Epperson, who is a science major, has been accepted in the School of Pharmacy at Madison.

Brother Curtis Martin is presently on a short Air Force tour of duty in Panama.

Brother Dwayne Smith was the recipient of one of the Liggett Group Scholarships ($500). The Liggett Group in cooperation with the National Urban League awarded ten grants on the basis of an Essay — Subject, Education and Equal Opportunity in a Free Enterprise Society. Brother Smith's

essay was considered outstanding and one of the ten best submitted. The

scholarship was to be applied to tuition, board or book charges. :

The assembled Brotherhood of Zeta Theta Chapter, located in Tucson, Arizona. President, Leslie Boyd; University Campus Advisor, Felix L Goodwin. Left to right: Jon C. Hall, Melvin Armstrong, Dwayne S. Smith, Leslie Boyd, Ronald C. Epperson, Felix L. Goodwin, James W. Manin, Curtis L Martin, Vincent B. Herring, Bryant D. Barber, John Wade Keith, III. Not shown: Garfield Williams.

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Million Dollar Fund Drive Progress Report (September 1,1978) Pledges

Goals

Collection

-$1,000,000

In the end . . . "a net will be cast out to sea gathering in fish of every kind. When it is filled, they will haul it out, and sitting down on the beach, they will gather the good fish into vessels, but throw away the bad."

WHERE WILL YOU BE??

AND WHERE ARE YOU NOW????

$ 750,000 (75%) The following have paid their pledges IN FULL (as of 9/1/78). $ 500,000 (50%)

ALPHA PHI ALPHA

ALPHA PHI ALPHA

$1,000

$500 to $1,000 Paid in Full

Paid in Full Alpha Chi Lambda (S)

$ 300,000 (30%)

Dr. W. 0. Black (S)

$1,000

$1,000

William Decker Clark (E) Alfred L Cook ( M )

$1,000

Alba F. Cornish (E)

Dr. John N. Doggett, Jr., ( M )

$1,000 $1,025

lota Theta Lambda Chapter (E) $1,000

Henry Ponder (S)

$1,000

Walter Washington (S)

$500

$516

Delta Alpha Lambda ( M )

$520

$500

William S. Hight ( £ )

Reverend LeRoy Patrick (E)

Paul R. Reese (E)

$500

Walter Sapp (S)

$516

Warren E. Sherwood (E)

$557

Le Roy W. Jefferies (W)

$517

Ernest L. Smith ( £ ) $500

$516

Robert A. McGhee, Jr., ( M )

$500

$750

$500

GusT. Ridgel(M)

Edward F. Jackson, Jr.. ( M )

$1,000

$500

$500 $500

Dr. Vernon Pennington (E)

Dr. Wayman R. Coston (E)

Virgil F. Dixon ( M ) $2,296

Carlton H. Morse (S)

$500

Frank A Dee (W)

$3,200

Kappa Theta Lambda Chapter (E)

Jerry L Martin, Sr.. (E)

$516

Beta Zeta Lambda Chapter ( M )

$1,500

Grandvel A. Jackson (W)

$500

Emmett W. Bashful (SW)

Henry Gray Gillem, Sr., (E)

$ 150,000 (15%)

Edward H. Ballard (W)

$500

$550

Ernest F. Stevenson, Sr., (SW) Ross E. Townes (S)

$500

James M. Trent (E)

$525

$516

ALPHA PHI ALPHA $500 & Under Paid in Full Dr. Jacob 8. Adams (S)

Frederick Buie (S)

$100

Robert M. Alexander (E)

$150

Dr. Arthur D Allen (E)

$150

Alpha Beta Lambda Chapter ( M ) Harry Alston, Jr., ( M )

$100

Alpha Upsilon Lambda Chapter (S)

$500

$300

Augustin Fairfax (W)

$200

Thomas J. H u t t o n ( M )

$250

Robert R. Faison (E)

$50

Jeffery A Ingraham(S)

Dr. C. R. Campbell (E)

Clarence P. Carter (E)

$300

$500

Arnold J. C a r y ( M )

$25

Wayne C. Chandler (SW) Carl J. Cherry (E)

$167

G. I. Christopher (E)

William M. Clark, Sr., (E)

Harry L Archer (E)

Eugene A. Austin (E) Harry B. Baker ( M )

$100

Dr. George H Bennett (E) Anthony G. Berne; (W)

$100 $50

Beta Epsilon Chapter (S)

Clyde Blassengale (E) Peter F. Bostic (W)

$133

$120

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$200

$100

Delta Gamma Lambda ( M )

$100 $50 $25

LeroyW. 0 u e s ( M )

Dock F. English ( M )

$5 $50

$25

James W. Palmer. S r , ( M ) Theodore R. Patton (S)

$300

$100

David W. Henry (E)

$250

$25

$100

Henry Johnson, Jr.. (SW)

$100

Kappa Chi Chapter (S)

Earl 0. Pree (E)

$100

J. Leon Langhorne (E)

Richard D. Hobson ( M )

$100 $200

$165

$100

Charles Hunter, Jr., (SW)

Charles E. McGee ( M )

$100 $150

$50

$25

$100

$100 $200 $25

D r . C O . McKindra(E)

$50

George W. McLaughlin (E)

Leslie L. Ransom (E)

$100

Darrow Smith (W)

Glenn Eric Thornton ( M )

$15

Clarence D. Toomer (E)

$200

$150

Matthew Tyler (SW)

$50

William K. Tyler (E)

$10

$10

Naurice F. Woods (S) $150

Virgil V. Work, Jr., ( M ) Zeta Pi Chapter (S)

$15

$150 $25

Raymond Wolford, Jr.. ( M )

$5

$15

$100

$50

Jesse C. Wineberry (W)

$200

Ronnie Stanley (W)

$200

Henry A. Wilson ( M )

$50

Dr. Roosevelt S. Smith ( M )

$25

$70

Alexander Williams, III, (S)

$200

$100

$100

$10

Col. Aaron E. Wilkins (E)

$100

Charles W. Minor (S)

$200

LeanderWest(W)

Alvin L. Wilk (E)

$100

$75

$164.60

$250

Clayton Duke Wilderson (S)

$200

William R. Miller ( M )

William H Walker (E)

Harold Whitney (E)

$20

Alexander T. Salone (SW)

Leonard W. Sloan (E)

$5

Robert S. Waugh (SW) $100

$50

Lawrence Roberson ( M )

Leon Simpson ( M ) $137

$100

Daniel R. Rhomspon ( M )

Jasper Watts (E)

$10

Robert F. Short ( M )

Theta Lambda Chapter ( M )

William H. Watson (S)

Joseph R. Ransome. Jr., (E)

Wilfred T. Seals ( M )

$10

$250

Eugene Walton (W)

$100

William A. Shields ( M )

$20

$75

$150

John L. Procope (E)

Theta Chi (SW)

James M. Upshaw. Jr., (S)

W. Napoleon Rivers (E)

$35

$75

Tommy McMullins (W)

$250

Theodore H. Randall ( M )

$15

Stephen McKenna (E)

$100

$100

Forrest Pritchett (W) $170

$100

$5

Dr. William S. Thornton (S)

Daniel M. Pritchett. I I I . (E)

$25

James W. Landrum (E)

$100

$25

Dr. William F. Pickard ( M )

P. E. Poole (SW)

$20

Johnnie L Stubbs (E)

Norman L Taylor (S) $100

$10

Frank E. Pinder (E) $100

Julius K. Streator (W)

Clyde Talley (W)

$100

Gary L. Penny ( M )

James M. Jeffries. Jr.. (E)

Dr. B. T. McGraw (E)

$5

Wendell P. Holmes. Jr., (S)

Earl Hunigan (E)

Wadell L Payton (E)

$25

James G. McCorvey ( M )

$25

George G. House (S)

$25

Blandon M. Dwyer ( M )

$300

Dr. Montague M Oliver ( M )

$100

$25

$10

$100

Ernest J. L. Lawson (E) EricHeadley(E)

Michael DeSalles(W)-

$50

Dr. James B. Oliver (E)

$5

$100

George E. DeMar Esq. ( M )

$3

Emmer Martin Lancaster ( M ) $50

Benme J. Harris. Jr.. (W)

Dr. J. H. Henderson (SW) $200

$50

William Kuykendall ( M )

$10

Dr. Frank G. Hayne (S)

$7

Delta Tau Chapter ( M )

Frank A. Nicholson (W)

Dr. John T. King, Sr„ (SW)

Clarence H. Harmon ( M )

Taft Harris (E)

$200

James Davis, Jr., (E)

$100

Raymond R. Brown ( M )

$200

$20

Michael F. Daniels ( M )

Dr. E. L C. B r u m e s ( M )

S. Leonard Brown ( M )

Horton Cooper (E)

$50

$10

Clarence E. Jacobs (E)

$150

$300

Wallace Jackson (S)

John W Keith (W)

$25

$10

Kenneth Hardy (W)

$100

Fred Conway, Jr.. ( M )

Harry L Cross (SW)

Robert B. Brewington (W)

Julian C. Brown (S)

E. Donald Congo (E)

Tommy Griffin (SW)

DR. William K. Morgan (W) George N. Nichols ( M )

Thomas Jackson (E)

Kenneth L. Jones (E) $200

$170

Aaron H a m b ( M )

$10

$100

$20

Wilbur L Brewer ( M )

Jimmy Coleman (E)

$50

$100

$25

$5

$5

$100

Carl J. Johnson (W)

Dr. Jesse F. Goodwin ( M ) Clarence Gray (S)

Ira Cummings (S)

Howard M. Jason (S)

$100

$50

Leslie A. Griffin (S)

$10

$300

$250

Charles A Green (SW)

$100

James L. Coleman (SW)

Chauncey L. Barrett (E)

Graver Brown (S)

E. 2. Clouser (SW)

$300 $50

Marion Black. Jr.. (W)

$200 $45

Allied Clmkscales(E)

$5

Nathan T. Garrett (S)

Donald Glenn (S)

$50

Benjamin L Clarke ( M )

$5

Ronald L Ashley (S)

$100

F. Nathaniel Gatlin ( M )

$200

$20

$100

Dr. James N. Freeman ( M ) $100

Thomas E. Anderson (S)

Edward Franklin (S)

$100

Dr. Jimmy L. Frazier(M)

$50

William A. Anderson (E)

Jesse Henry Hurst II (SW)

$210

Lindsay G. Fields, Jr., (S)

$150

David L Anderson (E)

$100

J.T. Fagan(S)

$100

Harry L. Anderson ( M )

Dr. Joseph E. Anderson. Jr.. (W)

Michael Selwyn Hunter (SW)

$200

Lewis A. Caldwell ( M )

Claude W. Carter ( M )

$35

Epsilon lota Chapter $5

E. B. T. Carraway (S)

$50

Russell M Ampey (SW)

$25

Jesse Randall Byrd (S)

$200

$50 $5 $50

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Omega CbapteR Laurence T. Young Sr., Editor

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Feature Story, page 25

Brother ATTAWAY E. AUSBIE entered Omega Chapter, June 1, 1978 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was a dedicated and loyal member of Beta Eta Lambda Chapter for many years.

Brother Ausbie was noted for his keen sense of duty - his humility was evident in his every action, thought, word and deed. The chapter has indeed sustained the loss of a loyal, faithful and beloved Brother which has caused a missing link within the fraternal bond of the Brotherhood.

Brother Steve Goldsberry The Sphinx / Fall 1978

Brother Blair T. Hunt

Brother STEVE GOLDSBERRY entered Omega Chapter in May 1976.

He was an active member of Alpha Nu Lambda Chapter, Tuskegee Institute.

Brother Goldsberry was educated in the public schools of Helena, Arkansas and initiated into Gamma Delta Chapter in April 1950 at Arkansas A.M. & N University where he received his Baccalaureate degree in Chemistry and Biology. He later earned his Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Michigan State University.

Upon being informed of Brother Goldsberry's passing — the General President of the Fraternity wrote the widow: "77ie sad news of your husband's passing has just reached me. It is truly a great loss to Alphadom to have a brother of Dr. Goldberry's calibre leave the fold, — and especially at a time when men of such stature are so sorely needed to combat the inequities of today.

"May you and your family be comforted by the thought that we, too, will miss our dear brother."

JAMES R. WILLIAMS, General President The Brothers in the Fraternity will recall that in the May 1977 issue of "THE SPHINX" — under the caption "THERE GOES AN ALPHA MAN" — Brother Goldsberry was featured.

In that article his contributions were documented and here, a year later he has joined that innumerable caravan which moves to that mysterious realm like one that wraps the drapery of his couch about him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.

Brother BLAIR T. HUNT entered Omega Chapter July 27, 1978, at the age of 90 years, in the Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee.

Brother Hunt was an active member of Alpha Delta Lambda Chapter, having held many offices in the chapter during his many years as a member.

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Brother Hunt was born of slave parents in 1887 in Memphis, Tennessee.

His elementary and secondary education was received at the Old LeMoyne Institute, now known as Lemoyne-Owen College. He received his Baccalaureate degree from Morehouse College (Georgia); Bachelor of Theology degree from Roger Williams University, and a Master of Science degree from Tennessee State University. He also did graduate work at Harvard University.

Brother Hunt later in life became a nationally known civic, religious and educational leader. He was past President of the Memphis Bluff City Educational Association, and the West Tennessee Educational Congress. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Memphis Urban League; the Y.M.C.A.; the Memphis Cotton Makers' Jubilee; the Mid-South, Tri-State Fair; the N.A.A.C.P., and the first Black to serve on the Shelby County Board of Education.

Brother Hunt was a master teacher - he was an instructor at the LaRose Elementary School before taking the principalship of the largest High School in Memphis, - the Booker T. Washington High School, where he served 27 years. He retired from this post, after having served 47 years as a public servant in the Memphis City School system as teacher and principal.

The brothers of Alpha Delta Lambda Chapter held Omega Services for Brother Hunt on July 29, 1978 at noon at the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church, followed by funeral rites.

Brother Hunt is survived by his wife, Earnestine; a son, Dr. Wilson Hunt; a daughter, Carol Marie Payne and many collateral relatives, and friends.

Brother OLIVER E. JACKSON, age 74, entered Omega Chapter July 16, 1978 in Prairie View, Texas. He was initiated into the Fraternity by Delta Sigma Lambda Chapter in 1933, later transferring to Epsilon Tau Lambda Chapter at Prairie View, Texas, where he became a Life Member of the Fraternity after serving the Fraternity more than fifty years in an exemplary manner — a truly dedicated Fraternity brother.

Brother Jackson was born in Asheville, North Carolina, where he received his elementary and secondary education. He received his Baccalaureate degree from Morehouse College (Georgia) in 1928 and his Master's Degree from the University of Chicago.

Brother Jackson was well known for his musical accomplishments, having performed as an accomplished violinist and soloist in glee clubs, as well as exhibiting his musical talents with the Arkansas A M & N College staff and students in Pine Bluff, (Arkansas) as well as in the community for a period of approximately 47 years.

At Arkansas A M & N College he served as Director of the Concert Orchestra, Director of College Drama; Director of Arts and Sciences; Director of Humanities; Dean of the College; and Chairman of the Department of Modem Foreign Languages.

Brother Jackson was a member of Mt. Corinth Baptist Church in Hempstead, Texas, — Sunday School Teacher, member of the choir — community leader — and served as counselor and confidante to his many students and friends.

The Fraternity's Omega Chapter services were conducted prior to funeral rites which were conducted by the Pastor of Mount Corinth Baptist Church, July 20, 1978.

Brother Jackson is survived by three daughters, Alyce R. O'Neal, Olivette G. Higgs, and Sylvia V. Jones; three sisters: Helen Wells, Ruth Cannon and Lula Hinton; three brothers, B. J. Jackson, Christopher Jackson and Fred Jackson; five grandchildren and many collateral relatives, former students and devoted friends.

Brother HARRY IRVING JONES, age 75, entered Omega Chapter in Chicago, August 8, 1978 following a rather extended illness.

Brother Jones is to be remembered by the members of Xi Lambda chapter as being one of the stalwarts for many years. He has held countless positions in the Chapter and came to the aid of many brothers, financially and otherwise during his long term of service.

Brother Jones was born in North Little Rock, Arkansas October 10, 1903, receiving his elementary education there. Later receiving his Baccalaureate degree from Shorter College in Little Rock, Arkansas — he completed graduate studies at the University of Chicago, the University of California and Michigan State University.

Brother Jones was a Life Member oof the Fraternity; a Board member of the Abraham Lincoln Center, the Wabash Avenue YMCA, and the National organizer of the Shorter College Alumni, in the City.

For many years, Brother Jones was Service Manager for the State of Illinois Employment Agency — where he was in charge of directing and counselling the youth, with respect to job and life adjustments.

Brother Jones was an active member of Woodlawn AME Church, serving as Senior Steward, President of the Laymen's League and Treasurer of the Men's CLub. Brother Jones is survived by a devoted wife, Exie, former Director of the Woodlawn Branch of the YWCA; a brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Davis.

Alpha Phi Alpha Omega Chapter services were conducted at Woodlawn AME Church, August 10, which services preceeded Funeral rites which were conducted by the Clergy of Woodlawn AME Church with the Rt. Rev. Robinson of the 4th Episcopal District.

Brother ARTHUR G. MURPHY, an active member of Delta Lambda Chapter - Baltimore, Maryland entered Omega Chapter June 10, 1978 on arrival at Provident Hospital, succumbing to a heart attack.

Brother Murphy was a member of the Legislature - State of Maryland - for many years, and was truly a force to be reckoned with.

Omega Chapter services were conducted at the funeral parlors in Baltimore by the local chapter. His passing, so young, is a severe loss to not only Alpha Phi Alpha, but to all thoughtful residents of the State of Maryland, and to lose his leadership and great humanity, is a loss to all of us.

Brother NOEL J. PLEASANT entered Omega Chapter August 29, 1978 in the Hampton General Hospital, Hampton, Virginia, following an extended illness.

Brother Pleasant was an active member and Past President and Chaplain of Zeta Lambda chapter, Newport News, Virginia.

Brother Pleasant received his early education in the public schools of Atlanta, Georgia; later earning his Baccalaureate degree in Education at Clark University, and his Master's degree in Education at Columbia University. He was a long time educator in the Newport News public school system from which he retired in 1973, having been an instructor at the Huntington High School for 29 years.

Brother Pleasant was an active member of the Carver Memorial Presbyterian Church of Newport News. He was an active member of many local organizations, president of the Newport News Federal Credit Union; the Boys' Club; the NAACP, the Urban League and the Bachelor — Benedict club.

He is survived by his wife, Mae Barbee; a sister, Alma Kinney; a stepson, Eugene J. Boone, Jr.; and a grandchild, in addition to the many other collateral relatives and friends.

A memorial service by the local chapter was conducted September 1, 1978 at the O. H. Smith Funeral Home, which service preceeded funeral rites at the Carver Memorial Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Reverend John Linton.

Brother Dr. LEANDER SHAW SR., 74, of Tallahassee, Florida entered Omega Chapter on July 12, 1978.

Dr. Shaw has been a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity since his initiation in Alpha Zeta Chapter in 1934. At the time of his death he was an active member of Gamma Mu Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha since 1954. He was a member of The Florida A. & M. University Faculty from 1954 to 1972 and served as Dean of the Graduate School prior to his retirement. He was also a member of Bethel Baptist Church; Phi Delta Kappa, and Pi Gamma Mu National Honorary Society in Education and Social Science.

Because of his devoted service to higher education in general and to postsecondary education of Black men and women, his significant contribution to the improvement in the quality of life for many hundreds of citizens; Gamma Mu Lambda Chapter, Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Inc., in recognition of these outstanding services, designates the Annual Scholarship Award to the Most Outstanding Brother of Beta Nu Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fratern;ity, Inc. "The Leander J. Shaw Sr. Scholarhsip Award." We will miss Brother Shaw greatly.

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Brother Toney V. Swinton

Brother Joseph C. Waddy

Brother TONEY V. SWINTON entered Omega Chapter June 3rd, 1978 at Providence Hospital, Columbia, South Carolina following a short illness.

Brother Swinton was a native of Hartsville, South Carolina, where he received his elementary and secondary education. He spent a year at Wilberforce University (Ohio), returning to Allen University (South Carolina) as a baseball coach and instructor two years later after receiving his Baccalaureate degree. Brother Swinton received a Master of Arts degree from Indiana University, and again returned to Allen University to continue serving as teacher, coach of all sports and Dean of Men. Brother Swinton's teaching career spanned 38 years at Allen University and nine (9) years as Associate Professor at Morris Brown College (Georgia), from which institution he retired in 1975.

In 1971 Allen University honored Brother Swinton with a Doctor of Humanities degree — following which at the annual Alumni Banquet he was inducted into the University's Athletic Hall of Fame in recognition of his outstanding accomplishments adding to the prestige of the University.

As a citizen of Columbia, he was active in the Columbia Men's League; charter member of the Debonair Men's Shop, Inc.; Trustee of Bishop's Memorial A.M.E. Church, — and a Life Member of Alpha Phi Alpha.

Funeral Rites were conducted at Bishop's Memorial A.M.E. Church June 7, 1978, with the Reverend C. B. Trescott officiating. Pallbearers were members of Alpha Psi Lambda chapter of the Fraternity.

Brother Swinton is survived by a devoted wife, Dr. Sylvia Poole Swinton; a sister, Mrs. Sammie Alston; two nieces, Etta Thompson and Eunice A. Young; and many grand nephews and nieces.

Brother JOSEPH C. WADDY, past President of Mu Lambda Chapter, Washington, D.C. — age 67 - entered Omega Chapter August 1, 1978 at the Washington Hospital Center, Washington D.C. — victim of a heart disorder.

Brother Waddy, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, was appointed by the late President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967.

His passing occurred one day after he had retired from the "bench" for reasons of health, and once said that he believed that lawyers were social engineers who had a responsibility to improve society • and that philosophy was truly what Brother Waddy lived by, which was evidenced throughout most of his career.

For five years before Brother Waddy was appointed to the Federal Court, he was a judge in the domestic relations branch of the District of Columbia Municipal Court, to which he was appointed by the late President John F. Kennedy. Before that, Brother Waddy was one of the leading Black lawyers in Washington, taking part in many important cases that forced railway unions to protect the rights of Black workers as well as those of white workers.

Prior to Brother Waddy's elevation to the "bench" — he was a member of the Washington law firm of Houston, Waddy, Bryant and Gardner. He was the General Counsel of the Association of Railroad Trainmen and Locomotive Firemen and the Black Trainmen of America.

The most publicized of the cases that Brother Waddy had as a Federal Judge was the litigation concerning the provision of education for handicapped children by the District of Columbia public school system. The case lasted six years, and the basic issues were decided in 1972 when Brother Waddy ordered that the City's public schools give adequate, publicly supported instruction to all physically, mentally and emotionally handicapped children of school age.

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Brother Waddy is survived by his devoted wife, the former Elizabeth Hardy Gregg; and a son Joseph, Jr. Omega chapter services were conducted by brothers of the Washington area chapters preceeding the memorial mass.

Brother CLIFFORD S. WEBB, 34, entered Omega Chapter, April 24, 1978 in his Wilshire District apartment, Los Angeles, California resultant of a gunshot wound.

Alpha Phi Alpha in general, and the Western Region in particular, are saddened by Brother Webb's passing. He will be remembered as having been an Assistant Western Regional Vice President, and an active, dedicated, devoted member of Mu Sigma Lambda chapter.

Brother Webb was born March 16, 1944 in Los Angeles, California, an ardent member of the Neighborhood Church. In his earlier life he was in the junior choir and a member of the usher board at his church. He was a member of the local Boy Scout Troop, having reached the EXPLORER SCOUT level. He attended Manual Arts High School, and graduated from the Los Angeles City College — later attaining his Baccalaureate degree from California State University, majoring in mathematics and sociology.

Brother Webb is survived by his mother, Vera Dabney, and his father,Lawrence Webb, a grandmother and many friends.

Alpha Omega services were conducted by members of Beta Psi Lambda chapter, followed by funeral rites at the Angelus Crenshaw Chapel, in Los Angeles, with the Reverend E. E. Mitchell officiating.

Brother ROBERT COOKE WILLIS entered Omega Chapter August 15, 1978 following an extended illness. Brother Willis was born in Washington, D.C, July 10, 1956. His passing at the age of twenty two is tragic - at the beginning of a fruitful life for which he had prepared himself, working toward a degree in Computer Studies at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

Brother Willis unselfishly served his chapter - Alpha Mu, Evanston, Illinois as Parliamentarian and Dean of Pledges. He was initiated into the Fraternity April 19, 1977 - and the untimely passing of such a vital young brother brings grief to us all.

Brother Willis was an exceptionally active choir member of the Northwestern Community Ensemble, and his activities along community lines, compounded with the day to day demands of the University, only served to accentuate unparalleled internal strength and fortitude.

Brother Willis is survived by his mother, father, older brother, many cousins and a host of loyal friends.

Funeral services were conducted at the Ebenezer A.M.E. Church, Evanston, Illinois - the Reverend Alice Wiley, officiating - followed by the Omega Chapter service conducted for Brother Willis by Alpha Brothers of the Metropolitan area.

O M E G A CHAPTER N O T I C E S Brother WILLIAM CLEAVER LEWIS entered Omega Chapter October 26, 1977. He was an active member of Gamma Theta Lambda Chapter, Wilmington, Delaware.

Brother REGINALD H. JACKSON entered Omega Chapter March 30, 1978 in San Diego, California. Brother Jackson was a LIFE MEMBER of the Fraternity (L-1684), and an active member of Zeta Sigma Lambda Chapter.

BETA PSI LAMBDA sorrowfully submits the names of the following brothers in the bond who have been consigned to Omega Chapter during 1978: Brother HOWARD ALLEN, - first president of Beta Psi Lambda; Brother ROY JOHNSON Brother ROGER Q. MASON Brother PAUL VAUGHN May their souls, and the souls of all the faithful REST IN PEACE. Brother TATNALL LOFTON, a LIFE MEMBER, and an active member of Xi Lambda Chapter, Chicago, Illinois entered Omega Chapter August 5, 1978.

Brother EDWARD LOUIS SMITH, age 45, passed into Omega Chapter September 2, 1978 at St. Joseph Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. He was formerly employed with the Baltimore School system, later employed by the Baltimore Afro-American - and at the time of his passing was employed as an educational development specialist of the training branch for the Internal Revenue Service, the Baltimore district office.

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\ Henry A. Callis, M.D.

Charles H. Chapman

Eugene Kinckle Jones

George B. Kelley

Nathaniel A. Murray

Robert H. Ogle

Vertner W. Tandy

GENERAL OFFICERS GENERAL PRESIDENT — James R. Williams 584 Avalon, Akron, OH 44320 EXECUTIVE SECRETARY — James B. Blanton 4432 King Drive, Chicago, IL 60653 GENERAL TREASURER — Leven C. Weiss 4676 W. Outer Drive, Detroit, Ml 48235 GENERAL COUNSEL — Albert Holland, Jr 31 Hickory Hill Rd., Tappan, NY 10983 HISTORIAN — Charles' H. Wesley 1824 Taylor Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20011 COMPTROLLER — Charles C. Teamer 2601 Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70122 DIRECTOR-GENERAL CONVENTIONS — Kermit J. Hall 100 Fairview Ave., Yeadon, PA 19050 VICE PRESIDENTS EASTERN — Henry G. Gillem, Sr 1009 S. Quinn Street, Arlington, VA 22204 MIDWESTERN — Thomas D. Pawley, III 1014 Lafayette, Jefferson City, MO 65101 SOUTHERN — Ozell Sutton 1640 Loch Lomond Trail, S.W., Atlanta, GA 30331 SOUTHWESTERN — George W. Thompson 3616 - 13th Street, Alexandria, LA 71301 WESTERN — Rogernald Jackson 1634 Leimert Blvd., Oakland, CA 94602 ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENTS EASTERN — Leslie Ransom 4429 Clifton Road, Apt. #5, Baltimore, MD 21216 MIDWESTERN — Randy Allen P. O. Box 639, Carbondale, IL 62901 SOUTHERN — Keith Green Res. E, Box 209, Tuskegee Institute, AL 36088 SOUTHWESTERN — Dennis Sullivan 640 Elm, Norman, OK 73069 WESTERN — Hermon Borders 5349 N. Parkway, Sacramento, CA 95823

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. GENERAL O F F I C E : 4432 Martin Luther King Drive, C h i c a g o , IL 60653 James B. Blanton, Executive Secretary Michael J. Price, Assistant Executive Secretary, Editor-in Chief, The SPHINX Darryl R. Matthews, Assistant Executive Secretary Alpha Phi Alpha Building Foundation, Inc. J. L Hunt, Chairman P.O. Box 73743 Scotland Branch Post Office Baton Rogue, LA 70807 Dr. Edward W. Ballard, Vice Chairman James B. Blanton, Secretary Leven C. Weiss, Treasurer Albert Holland, Counsel Stenson Broaddus,* Asst. Secretary William Decker Clarke Ernest N. Morial William Alexander* Morris W. Hatchett Larry Earvin James R. Williams, EX OFFICIO

Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation, Inc. William Ross, Jr., Chairman 3900 Ford Road — No. 17-I Philadelphia, PA 19131 Ivan L. Cotman, Vice Chairman James B. Blanton, Secretary Leven C. Weiss, Treasurer Albert Holland, Counsel Jesse Sterling Walter Sullivan Paul Williams Reby Cary Marvin Jones James R. Williams EX OFFICIO "OMEGA CHAPTER

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NATIONAL COMMITTEE/COMMISSION CHAIRMEN AWARDS Bennie D. Brown • 9427 S. Vernon, Chicago, IL 60619 BUDGET AND FINANCE Charles C. Teamer - 2601 Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70122 BUSINESS ENCOURAGEMENT COMMISSION John H. Johnson • 820 S. Michigan, Chicago, IL 60605 Leroy W. Jeffries • 3540 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90010 COLLEGE BROTHERS AFFAIRS (Commission) Hoyt Harper • 6015 Calumet Rd., Milwaukee, Wl 53223 CONSTITUTION A. Wendell Wheadon 2600 St. Louis Ave., E. St. Louis, IL 62205 ELECTIONS Clifton Bailey - 3338 Aubert Ave., St. Louis, MO 63115 EQUITABLE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Charles Lewis • 3500 Fieldstone Dr., Winston-Salem, NC 27105 GRIEVANCES AND DISCIPLINE Ottawa W. Harris • 2604 Elizabeth St., Denver, CO 80205 HOUSING John Warrick 4801 Dickson Rd„ Indianapolis, IN 46226 LIFE MEMBERSHIP Elmer C. Collins • 26151 Lake Shore Blvd., #1224, Euclid, OH 44132

PERSONNEL Randolph Baxter -1594 Stadelman Ave., Akron, OH 44320 ONE MILLION DOLLAR DRIVE Isadore J. Lamothe • 1407 University Ave., Marshall, TX 75670 PUBLIC POLICY Henry Ponder - Benedict College, Columbia, SC 29204 PUBLICATIONS Hanley J. Norment • 12500 Arbor View Terrace, Silver Spring, MD 20902 PUBLICITY-PUBLIC RELATIONS Erwin A. France • c/o SPA-REDCO, LTD., 1 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60601 RECOMMENDATIONS Earnest Wallace 2018 Van Cleave, Dallas, TX 25216 RULES AND CREDENTIALS Wilson J. Davis • 4509 Williamsburg Dr., Columbia, SC 29203 SENIOR ALPHAS COMMISSION Laurence T. Young, Sr. • 555 E. 33rd PL, #1208 Chicago, IL 60616 STANDARDS & EXTENSION Lawrence Sutton, Box 191, IttaBena, MS 38941 TIME AND PLACE Grandvel Jackson • 275 Kensington Way, San Francisco, CA 94217

PAST GENERAL PRESIDENTS Moses Melvin Morrison" Roscoe C. Giles* Frederick Miller Drawer " M " Mound Bayou, MS 38762 Charles H. Garvin* Henry L. Dickason* Henry Arthur Callis* Howard H. Long" W. A. Pollard" Daniel D. Fowler* L L. McGee* S. S. Booker* Raymond W. Cannon 2008 Virginia Road Los Angeles, CA 90016 B. Andrew Rose* Charles H. Wesley 1824 Taylor Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20011 Rayford W. Logan 3001 Veazey Terrace, N.W., No. 326 Washington, DC 20008 Belford V. Lawson, Jr. 1140 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 A. Maceo Smith* Frank L Stanley, Sr.* Myles A. Paige 4124 Kenway Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90008 William H. Hale* T. Winston Cole 124 S.W. 23rd Gainesville, FL 32601 Lionel H. Newsom Central State University Wilberforce, OH 45384 Ernest N. Morial 1101 Harrison Avenue New Orleans, LA 70122 Walter Washington Alcorn State University, Lorman, MS 39096 •OMEGA CHAPTER

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President

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Editor-to-The-Sphinx

Corresponding Secretary

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Vice President Dean of Pledges

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NO REPORT indicates that the chapter has failed to report an address (file a chapter directory) for two consecutive years prior to publication. In such cases no directory was filed for 1 9 7 7 - 7 8 or 1 9 7 8 - 7 9 .

EAST INTERNATIONAL (DISTRICT I) •MM McKinleyA. DeShield. Ph.D. Dean Coll. of Agriculture University of Liberia Africa ( A i e a l ) COLLEGE CHAPTERS

MuPsi (SCSC - # 4 6 3 ) Henry Rhodes ( H ) 146 Springside Avenue, A 1 New Haven, CT 06515 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Beta Sigma Lambda (Hartlord - # 1 6 1 ) Thomas 0. Harris, IV ( P ) 135 Canterbury Hartford, CT 0 6 1 1 2 •Zela Phi Lambda (Stamford - # 2 5 3 ) William 0 . McLean ( P )

STLKJ, Cutting Col,. # 4 3 9 , * ' ™ £ No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Eta Epsilon Lambda (Monrovia, Liberia - # 2 6 0 ) No Report _ Europe ( A m I I ) T h e t a Theta Lambda (Frankfort, Germany - # 2 8 5 ) Boy T. Scales (CS) HQ 2d BN, 3d Field Artillery AP0 New York, NY 09077 Caribbean (Area I I I ) Theta Epsilon Lambda ( S t Thomas, VI - # 2 8 2 ) No Report Iota Sigma Lambda (St. Croix. VI - # 5 1 8 ) No Report Epsilon Theta Lambda (Hamilton, Bermuda - # 2 1 9 ) No Report ' I M a Epsilon Lambda (Nassau, Bahamas - # 5 0 6 ) A Cubell Rolle (CS) p 0 . Box 2481 Nassau N.P., Bahamas Asia (Area IV) " u Phi Lambda (Seoul, South Korea - # 5 6 5 ) No Report

NEW ENGLAND (DISTRICT II) Director McKinley Hackett P9 0. Box 1287 Framingham, MA 0 1 7 0 1 Massachusetts (Area I) COLLEGE CHAPTERS

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•Sigma (Metropolitan - # 1 7 ) Roderick Blair 8 Sewall Street Roxbury, MA 0 2 1 2 0 Alpha Kappa (Metropolitan - # 3 2 ) Inactive

ALUMNI CHAPTERS 'Epsilon Gamma Lambda (Boston - # 2 1 4 ) James Howard (CS) 104 Greenwood Street Boston, MA 0 2 1 2 1 •Theta lota Lambda (Springfield - # 2 8 6 ) s E. Randall ( P ) P. 0 . Box 35. Highland Sta Springfield, MA 0 1 1 0 9 Connecticut (Area I I ) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Zeta ("ale U - # 6 ) No Report Kappa Delta (U of Connecticut No Report Mo Phi

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(U of B r i d g e p o r t - # 4 6 1 ) Arnold Pierce ( S ) 11 Gem Avenue Bridgeport. CT 06604

Seymour, CT 06483 Eta Alpha Lambda (New Haven - # 2 5 6 ) Ronald E. Manning ( P ) 140 Stirnson Road New Haven, CT 0 6 5 1 1

lota Kappa Lambda (Syracuse - # 5 1 1 ) No Report Northeast New York Stale (Area I I I ) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Kappa Zeta (Utica College No Report

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ALUMNI CHAPTERS Beta Pi Lambda (Albany - # 1 5 9 ) Donald W. lohnson (T) 60 Fullerton Avenue Schenectady, NY 12304 Theta Chi Lambda (Schenectady - # 2 9 8 ) No Report lota lota Lambda

(Rome - #510) No Report

Rhode Island (Area I I I ) COLLEGE CHAPTERS 'Alpha Gamma (Brown U - # 2 5 ) Calvin Michael (CS) Box 1167, Brown University Providence. Rl 0 2 9 1 2 ALUMNI CHAPTERS • M u Theta Lambda (Providence - # 5 5 3 ) Tophas Anderson ( P ) P. 0. Box 6 0 6 2 Providence, Rl 0 2 9 4 0 New Hampshire (Area IV) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Theta Zeta (Dartmouth College - # 3 8 1 ) Daniel Smith ( P ) H. B. 5024 Dartmouth College Hanover, NH 03755

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Hudson Valley (Area IV) ALUMNI CHAPTERS Eta Zela Lambda (New Rochelle - # 2 6 1 ) No Report Eta Chi Lambda (Nyack - # 2 7 6 )

No Report Mu Sigma (U ol Rochester -

Zeta Eta

No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS RnoLamoda (Buffalo- #116) No Report Eta Theta Lambda (Wyandoance - # 2 6 3 ) No Report •Eta Rho Lambda (Rochester - # 2 7 1 ) Larry Charles P. 0 . Box 40065 Rochester, NY 14606

(Columbia U - # 3 3 8 ) Kevin S. McNeil (T) 534 W. 114th Street New York. NY 10025

Delta Chi (City of B r o o k l y n - # 3 0 8 ) Steven E. Palmer (CS) 102-02 Van Wyck Exp. Queens, NY 11419 •Theta Epsilon (Adelphi U - # 3 8 0 ) Caesar A. Raynor, Jr. (A) Linen Hall, Box 107 Adelphi University Garden Dty, NY 11530 Kappa Rho

(C. W. Post College - # 4 3 5 ) Arthur Matthews ( P ) Brookville Hall, Rm. 235 C W. Post College Central New York State (Area I I ) Greenvale, NY 11548 COLLEGE CHAPTERS ALUMNI CHAPTERS •Alpha Gamma lota Lambda (Cornell U - # 1 ) (Brooklyn-Long I s l a n d - # 1 7 5 ) Glen Christopher John M. Williams ( S ) Rm. 4. milliard Straight Hall 51 Alabama Avenue Cornell University Hempstead. NY 11550 Ithaca, NY 14853 Zeta Zeta Lambda •Delta Zeta (St. Albans - # 2 3 9 ) (Syracuse U - # 9 4 ) Harry L. Turner (CS) Sylvester lohnson (CS) P. 0 . Box - B 105 Smith Lane Cambria Heights. NY 11411 Syracuse. NY 13202 ALUMNI CHAPTERS lota Theta Lambda (Endicott - # 5 0 9 ) Alpha Phi Alpha P. 0. Box 232 Endicott. NY 13760

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Recording Secretary

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Alpha Umicron Lambda Northern New Jersey (Hudson) (Pittsburgh-#136) (Area I ) Wilbur C. Douglass, Jr. ( S ) COLLEGE CHAPTERS 6521 Deary Street lota Rho (Newark College of Engineering - # 4 1 3)Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Kappa Beta Lambda No Report (Erie - # 5 2 5 ) ALUMNI CHAPTERS No Report Alpha Alpha Lambda Central Pennsylvania (Area I I ) (Newark-#123) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Carlisle S. Parker, Sr. ( P ) Gamma Nu 431 Washington Avenue Montclair. Nl 07042 Beta Alpha Lambda (Jersey C i t y - # 1 4 5 ) No Report Delta Mu Lambda (Paterson - # 1 9 9 ) James H. Allen ( P ) 495 East 29th Street Paterson, NJ 07514 Kappa Theta Lambda (Teaneck - # 5 3 1 ) Issac McNatt (S) 125 Voorhees Street Teaneck, N l 07666

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Central New Jersey (Area I I ) COLLEGE CHAPTERS •Delta lota No Report (Rutgers U - # 9 7 ) Kappa Upsiion Lambda Charles Singletary (S) (Mid-Hudson Valley - # 5 4 2 ) R.P.O. 0202 Samuel L Tucker (S) Rutgers College Box 230. Mountain Rd. New Brunswick. NJ 08903 Otisville. NY 10963 New York City (Metropolitan) lota lota (Trenton State College - #406) (Area V) No Report COLLEGE CHAPTERS Nulota Eta (Metropolitan # 7 ) (Glassboro State - # 4 7 2 ) No Report

ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Gamma Lambda (New York - # 1 2 5 ) Director Alvin Wilks ( P ) 382 Central Pk.. West Clifford R. Clemmons New York. NY 10024 221-25 Manor Road Kappa Xi Lambda Queens Village, NY 11427 Western New York State (Area I) (New York - # 5 3 6 ) COLLEGE CHAPTERS No Report Delta Epsilon Brooklyn and Long Island (Area V I ) (U ol Buffalo - # 9 3 ) COLLEGE CHAPTERS (DISTRICT

Secretary

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Elbert C. Wisner 300 Lincoln Dr.. Colonial Terr.

ALUMNI CHAPTERS Zeta lota Lambda (Trenton - # 2 4 2 ) James Davis. Jr. ( S ) 70 Tyler Drive Willingboro, NJ 08046 Zeta Nu Lambda (Plainlield - # 2 4 5 ) No Report Theta Psi Lambda (Somerset - # 2 9 9 ) Lyman R. Lewis 1427 Vivian Street Plainlield, NJ 0 7 0 6 0 Coastal New Jersey (Area I I I ) ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Theta Lambda (Atlantic City - # 1 3 0 ) Richard Fauntleroy (CS) 808 Surray Avenue Ventnor. NJ 08406 Zeta Epsilon Lambda (Red Bank - # 2 3 8 ) WoodrowC. Holmes, Jr. ( S ) 53 Old Bridge Drive Howell, NJ 07731 Kappa lota Lambda (Burlington County - # 5 3 2 ) Horton Cooper (AS) 24 Mangold Lane Willingboro, NJ 08046

PENNSYLVANIA (District V ) Director Frank Devine 6202 Washington Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19143 Western Pennsylvania (Area 1) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Omicron ( U o f Pittsburgh - # 1 4 ) No Report lota Sigma (Millersville State Coll. - # 4 1 4 ) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS

(Pennsylvania State U - # 7 8 ) Paul Pollock. Jr. ( P ) 343 Hamilton Hall - PSU University Park, PA 16802 ALUMNI CHAPTERS •Zeta Theta Lambda (Hamsburg - # 2 4 1 ) Zane G. Phoenix ( P ) 600 North 17th Street Hamsburg, PA 17103 Eastern Pennsylvania (Area I I I ) COLLEGE CHAPTERS •Nu

Nu Kappa (UM Baltimore County - #473) Leslie L Ransom (CS) 4429 Clifton Rd. - Apt. #5 Baltimore, MD 2 1 2 1 6 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Delta Lambda (Baltimore - # 1 0 4 ) Charles Robinson ( P ) 3201 Clifton Avenue Baltimore. MD 2 1 2 1 6 Iota Alpha Lambda (Aberdeen - # 5 0 2 ) Monroe L. Manning (CS) P. 0. Box 705 Aberdeen, MD 2 1 0 0 1 Kappa Kappa Lambda (Baltimore - # 5 3 3 ) Carl E. Bell ( P ) 6223 Plymouth Rd. Baltimore, MD 21214 Maryland Southwest (Area I I I ) COLLEGE CHAPTERS krtaZita

(Lincoln U - # 1 2 ) Luther Manning 103C Rendall Hall, Box 721 Lincoln University. PA 19352 Psi

(U of Maryland - #403) Richard Williams (RS) P. 0 . Box 259 Calvert Rd. College Park. MD 20740 Mu Upsiion

(U of Pennsylvania - # 2 2 ) Samuel Barham 5131 Parrish Street Philadelphia. PA 19139 Zeta Psi

(Frostburg State Coll. - # 4 6 0 ) William J. Murray. Jr. (S) Lane College Center. Box #64 - FSC Frostburg, MD 21532

(West Chester State Coll. • # 3 5 3 ) Darrell V. Freeman ( P ) West Chester State College Box 3093 West Chester, PA 19380 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Rho (Philadelphia - # 1 6 ) Dr. Thomas H. Watkins ( P ) 847 N. Mt. Pleasant Rd. Philadelphia, PA 19119 Zeta Omicron Lambda (Philadelphia - # 2 4 7 ) LaRue Myers (CS) 6468 Matthews Street Philadelphia, PA 19119

DELAWARE, MARYLAND & D.C. (District V I ) Director Thomas R. Hunt 9 Rickover Court Annapolis. MD 21401 Delaware (Area I ) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma Sigma (Delaware State College - # 8 3 ) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Gamma Theta Lambda (Wilmington - # 1 7 4 ) Joshua Martin ( P ) 36 Coachlight Court Wilton Newcastle. DE 19720 Zera Rho Lambda (Dover - #249) Reuben Salters ( P ) 109 Bertram) Drive Dover, DE 19901 Maryland North (Aiea I I ) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Beta Alpha (Morgan State U - # 4 5 ) Robert Allen ( P ) Morgan State University Baltimore, MD 21239 •MuRho (Towson State - # 4 5 7 ) John Campbell (CS) Towson State University Box 2074 Towson. MD 21204

ALUMNI CHAPTERS Iota Upsiion Lambda (Silver Spring - # 5 2 0 ) Myron Robertson (CS) 902 Hoyt Street Silver Spring, MD 20902 Kappa Epsilon Lambda (Landover - # 5 2 8 ) Charles Guilford ( P ) 17024 Fairway View Lane Upper Marlboro, MD 20870 Kappa Phi Lambda (Columbia - # 5 4 3 ) Edward D. Young ( P ) P. 0. Box 321 Columbia. MD 21045 Maryland Eastern (Area IV) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Delia Nu (U of Maryland. E.S. - # 1 0 0 ) Otis Autry ( P ) Box 1190, UMES Princess Anne. MD 21853 Eta Zeta (Bowie State College - #359) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Eta Zeta Chapter Box 745 Bowie, MD 20715 ALUMNI CHAPTERS •Delta Omicron Lambda (Princess Anne - # 2 0 3 ) Earl S. Richardson ( P ) P. 0. Box 491 Princess Anne, MD 21853 Eta Eta Lambda (Annapolis - # 2 6 2 ) No Report Washington, D C . (Area V) COLLEGE CHAPTERS •Beta (Howard U - # 2 ) Michael D. Welcher (CS) P. 0 . Box 506, Howard University Washington. DC 20059 NuBeta (American U - # 4 6 5 ) Adrian R. Brevard ( P ) 503 Valley Ave. #7 S E .

Washington. DC 20032 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Mu Lambda (Washington-#111) John H. Wallace (CS) 2939 Van Ness Street. N.W. Washington, DC 20008

Omicron Lamoda Alpha (Washington - # 5 0 0 ) Willie Ruff (CS) 311 Broadleaf Dr.. N.E. Vienna, VA 2 2 1 8 0

VIRGINIA (District VII) Director George Johnson 1362 Green Moss Richmond, VA 23225 Blue Ridge North (Area I ) COLLEGE CHAPTERS lota Alpha (Washington i Lee U - # 3 9 8 ) No Report lota Beta ( U o f Virginia - # 3 9 9 ) Rickey White ( P ) Box 430, Newcomb Hall Station Charlottesville, VA 22903 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Gamma Alpha Lambda (Charlottesville - # 1 6 7 ) Stephen D. Waters (S) Box 3036 Charlottesville, VA 22903 Blue Ridge South (Area I I ) COLLEGE CHAPTERS •Theta lota (Virginia Polytechnic U James Fleming, Jr. (CS) P. 0 . Box 346 Blacksburg. VA 24060

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ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Kappa lambda (Roanoke - # 1 3 2 ) No Report Gamma Nu Lambda (Lynchburg-#178) No Report Southern Virginia (Area I I I ) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Delta Tau (St. Paul's Polytechnic - # 3 0 5 ) John Ross (CS) Saint Paul's College Lawrenceville. VA 23868 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Delta Nu Lambda (Danville - # 2 0 0 ) Morris H. Craft ( P ) 136 Andes Drive Danville. VA 24541 Epsilon Omicron Lambda (Lawrenceville - # 2 2 5 ) Ernest L Morse (CS) P. 0 . Box 595 South Hill, VA 23970 lota Tau Lambda (Charlotte Court House - # 5 1 9 ) Willie Townes (S) P. 0 . Box 437 Crewe. VA 23930 Northern Virginia (Area IV) ALUMNI CHAPTERS •Zeta Upsiion lambda (Reston - #252) Leon M West ( P ) P. 0 Box 2278 Reston, VA 22090 Theta Rho lambda (Arlington - # 2 9 3 ) Walter C. Murray ( P ) 1800 Greenwich Woods D r . - # 3 1 Silver Spring. MD 20903 Central Virginia (Aria V) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma (Virginia Union U - # 3 ) Alphaeus R. Forbes ( P ) 1500 N. Lombrady Richmond. VA 23220

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Beta Gemma (Virginia State College - #47) (Northern) Director Russell E. Brown (S) Director John Warrick Rm. 232 Puryear Hall - VSC 4801 Dickson Rd. Petersburg, VA 23803 Ronald McBnde Indianapolis. IN 46226 Theta Rho 8828 S. Cornell (Virginia Commonwealth U #391)Ctucago, IL 60617 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Marcus Clarke (VP) Gamma Eta CM1EGE CHAPTERS Box 301B-Med College of VA (Indiana U - #73) ThaU Roosevelt Hutchins (P) Richmond, VA 23298 (Metropolitan - #8) 1127 EAtwater Street ALUMNI CHAPTERS Ezra Hemphill (P) Bloomington. IN 47401 Nu Lambda 5441 N Kenmore •Gamma Rho Chicago, IL 60640 (Virginia State College - # 1 1 2 ) (Purdue - #82) Alpha Mu Robertnett I. Hayes (CS) Anthony Thompson (P) 21329 Sparta Drive (Northwestern U - #33) 613 Waldron Street Ettnck. VA 23803 Aaron Hamb (S) West Lafayette. IN 47906 Beta Gamma Lambda 2400 Sheridan Rd. •Zeta Rho (Richmond - #147) Evanston. IL 60201 C. A. Pennington (S) Epsilon Phi (Indiana State U - #347) 3212 Griffin Avenue James Gilmore (Northern Illinois U - # 3 2 9 ) Richmond. VA 23222 P.O. Box 418 Wyatt D. Patterson (P) Terre Haute, IN 47808 Tidewater North (Area VI) P. 0. Box 66 •Thata Xi DeKalb, II 60115 COLLEGE CHAPTERS MuMu (Ball State U - #388) Gamma Iota Andre N. Cole (S) (Hampton Institute - #75) (Elmhurst College - #452) Box 355 - Ball State U. Leonard Chester (CS) William Kennedy (S) Muncie, IN 47306 Box 6161 - Hampton Institute 190 Prospect - Box 1487 •lotaTheta Hampton. VA 23668 Elmhurst. IL 60126 Kappa Pi (Calumet College - #405) Nu Delta Clay C. Cates (William i Mary - #434) (Chicago State U - #467) 2201 Marshalltown Lane Connie Swiner. Ill (P) Leandrew Coleman (P) Gary, IN 46407 College Station. P 0. Box 7671 5948 W. Rice NuPi Williamsburg. VA 23186 Chicago. IL 60644 (U of Evansville - #478) Nu Epsilon ALUMNI CHAPTERS No Report (Lewis U - #468) Zeta Lambda Cothan M. Pack (P) ALUMNI CHAPTERS (Newport News - #106) Lewis University - Route 53 (Box iy745)*lota Lambda Claude N. Carter (CS) Lockport. IL 60441 (Indianapolis- #109) 12 Suburban Parkway NuRho Leon Bradford (CS) Hampton, VA 23661 P.O. Box88181 Delta Beta Lambda (Illinois Inst, of Tech -#479) Indianapolis. IN 46208 (Hampton - #190) Ronald Andre (P) •Gamma Rho Lambda No Report 1227 W. Winnemac (Gary - #182) Tidewater South (Area VII) Chicago, IL 60640 Michael L. Exum COLLEGE CHAPTERS ALUMNI CHAPTERS 5850 Forest Court, Apt. #101 Epsilon Pi •Xi Lambda Gary. IN 46403 (Norfolk State College-#324) (Chicago-#113) Thata Xi Lambda Dennis Cooke (P) Ernest E. Sims (VP) (South Bend - #290) Box 2033 - Norfolk State College 10609 S. Lowe Inactive Norfolk. VA 23504 Chicago, IL 60624 Thata Upsilon Lambda NuTheta Zeta Xi Lambda (Fort Wayne - #296) (Evanston #246) (Old Dominion U - #471) Jerry T. White (S) No Report No Report P. 0.

Box 5076 Thata Mu Lambda ALUMNI CHAPTERS Ft. Wayne, IN 46895 (Joliet - #288) Alpha Phi Lambda Kappa Rho Lambda (Norfolk - #142) No Report (Evansville - #539) Arnell Burrus (P) lota Delta Lambda No Report 340 Fernwood Farms Rd (Chicago - #505) Chesapeake. VA 23320 Randy Twilley (VP) Epsilon lota Lambda 10136 S. King Drive (Suffolk - #220) Chicago, IL 60628 Director Leon N. Harris (CS) Kappa Chi Lambda Everett A. Mays 5548 Greenwood Rd. (Waukegan - #544) P. 0. Box 533 Suffolk. VA 23437 Robert L Thirston (CS) Des Moines, IA 50302 Epsilon Nu Lambda P.O. Box512 COLLEGE CHAPTERS (Portsmouth - #223) North Chicago, IL 60064 Alpha Theta Franklin D. Taliaferro (P) •Mu Alpha Lambda (U of Iowa #30) P. 0- Box 1092 (DeKalb - #546) Preston James (S) Portsmouth. VA 23705 Isaac Stinnette (VP) P. 0.

Box 789 8424 S. Ingleside Iowa City, IA 52242 Chicago. IL 60619 •Alpha Nu •Mu Delta Lambda (Drake U - #34) (Springfield - #549) Cornell Fowler (P) Jerry G. Jones (S) 1359 24th Street, Apt. #3 2209 Claremont Drive Des Moines, IA 50311 Springfield, IL 62703 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Mu Mu lambda Zeta Kappa Lambda (Glen Ellyn - #556) (Central) (Des Moines - #243) Don Coleman (CS) Eddie V. Easley(S) I I S. 541 Walter Lane Dr Robert Copeland 1431 41st Place Naperville. IL 60540 270 Lincoln Hall Des Moines. IA 50311 Mu Chi Lambda University of Illinois Mu Tau Lambda (Rock Island - #566) Urbana. IL 61801 (Cedar Rapids - #563) Victor L. Davis (CS) COLLEGE CHAPTERS No Report 1744 West 54th Tin Davenport. IA 52806 (U of Illinois - # 1 8 ) Milton B. Armstrong (P) Director P. 0, Box 2062 Richard Marshall Champaign, IL 61820 (Southern) 1829 North 76 Drive. #7 •Epsilon Kappa Kansas City, KS 66112 (Bradley U - #319) Director COLLEGE CHAPTERS Clifford R. Rallins (CS) A. Wendell Wheadon. Esq. Williams Hall 2600 St. Louis Avenue (U of Kansas #19) 821 N. University. #100 East St. Louis. IL 62205 Anthony Randall (P) Peoria. IL 61606 COLLEGE CHAPTERS 1014 Mississippi •ZeUNu Beta Eta Lawrence, KS 66044 (Eastern Illinois - #343) (Southern Illinois l) - #51) Gamma Chi Paul Johnson, III (P) Richard J. Gardner (CS) (Kansas State Coll.-#87) 808 Van Buren Street P. 0. Box 1002 Alphonso Watson Charleston, IL 61920 Carbondale. IL 62901 1805-BS. Homer. Apt. #30 Eta Tan •Eta Eta Pittsburg. KS 66762 (Illinois State U - #371) (Western Illinois - #360) Delta Mu Andre' McKenzie (S) Kenneth Tucker (P) (Wichita State U - #99) P. 0. Box 604 95 N. Charles Street No Report Normal. IL 61761 Macomb, IL 61455 Epsilon Omkron TheUOmicron Iota PI (Washburn U - #323) (Millikin U - #389) (SIUEdwardsville-#412) No Report Charles H. Jones. Jr. (A) Roland Stewart (S) Kappa Tau 256 Dover Drive 517 2A Tower Lake Apts.

(Kansas State U - #437) Decatur. IL 62521 Edwardsville, II 62025 No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS ALUMNI CHAPTERS ALUMNI CHAPTERS Outran Lambda lata Delta Epsilon Lambda Delta Eta Lambda (Champaign - #501) (East St. Louis - #193) (Topeka - #195) Jim Casey (S) Jesse P. Gurley. Ill (P) Earl Fowler (P) 1 Canterbury Lane 1758 North 43rd Street 1305 West 11th St. Champaign. IL 61820 East St. Louis. IL 62204 Topeka.

KS 66604 •Kappa Pi Lambda Mu Kappa Lambda Eta Beta Lambda (Peoria - #538) (Carbondale - #555) (Wichita - #257) Kappa Pi Lambda Chapter Carl R. Flowers (P) Henry B. Brown (S) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity P. 0. Box 2393 4830 N. Oliver 1108 West Bradley Carbondale. IL 62901 Wichita, KS 67220 Peoria. IL 61606

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KENTUCKY Director Lee Jackson 3640 Bold Bidder Dr. #71 Lexington, KY 40502 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Pi (U of Louisville - #37) No Report BetaMu (Kentucky State II - #55) Ronald J. Clark (S) 139 East Campus Frankfort, KV 40601 Epsilon Chi (U of Kentucky - #330) Anthony G. Givens (S) 413 Hollow Creek Rd. Lexington, KY 40511 Xi Alpha (Morehead State U - #486) John Merchant (CS) U.P.O. #1397 - MSU Morehead. KY 40351 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Lambda (Louisville - #101) Charles R. Brown (CS) P.O. Box 11426 Louisville, KY 40211 Alpha Beta lambda (Lexington - #124) Jay R. Anderson (CS) P. 0. Box 1248 Lexington, KY 40590 Gamma Beta Lambda (Frankfort - #168) D. W. Lyons (S) Box 121 - KSU Frankfort, KY 40601

KENTUCKY (Western) Claude Snorton Box 654 Hopkinsville, KY 42240 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Zeta Omicron (Murray State U - #345) Lewey Knox (P) P. 0. Box 2309 - MSU Murray, KY 42071 •Eta Rho (Western Kentucky U - #369) Curt Owens (P) 301 Old Morgantown Rd. Bowling Green, KY 42101 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Gamma Epsilon Lambda (Hopkinsville-#171) Claude Snorton, Jr. (P) P. 0. Box 654 Hopkinsville. KY 42240

MICHIGAN Director William A. Tipper 912 E. Wellington Flint. Ml 48503 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Epsilon (U of Michigan - #5) Dennis E. Story (S) 530 S. State Street Ann Arbor. Ml 48109 Alpha Upsilon (Wayne State - #41) No Report Gamma Tau (Michigan State u - #84) Leroy Jackson 81 rC Cherry Lane East Lansing, Ml 48823 •Epsilon Eta (Eastern Michigan U - #316) Titus Dawson (DP) 835 Green Road. #301 Ypsilanti.MI 48197 EtaXi (U of Detroit - #366) No Report Theta Tau (General Motors Institute - #393) Leon Simpson (P) 1700 W. Third St. Flint, Ml 48502 lota Epsilon (Grand Valley - #402) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Gamma Lambda (Detroit - #103) Ivan L Cotman (P) 20141 Mclntyre Detroit, Ml 48219 Epsilon Upsilon lambda (Flint - #230) O'Neil Wiley (CS) P. 0. Box 1247 Flint, Ml 48502 Eta Nu Lambda (Grand Rapids - #267) No Report Theta ZeU Lambda (Ann Arbor - #283) James W. Anderson (P) 2003 Norfolk Ann Arbor. Ml 48103 lota Rho Lambda (Pontiac-#517) No Report

lata Chi lambda (Saginaw - #522) George Adams 4086 Amelia Drive Saginaw. Ml 48601 •Kappa Delta Lambda (East Lansing - #527) Lee Richardson (P) 1714 W.Kalamazoo Lansing. Ml 48915

MICHIGAN (Northern) Director Theophilis Duckett 917 Clover Kalamazoo, Ml 49008 COLLEGE CHAPTERS •Epsilon Xi (Western Michigan U - #322) Lawrence Counts (P) P. 0. Box 448 Kalamazoo, Ml 49005 •ZeU Beta (Ferris State - #333) Jerry A. Russaw (P) Rankin Center, Box 4 - FSC Big Rapids, Ml 49307 Zeta Delta (Northern Michigan - #335) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS lota Phi Lambda (Muskegon Heights - #521) Alexander Davis (P) P. 0. Box 3972 Muskegon Heights. Ml 49444 Kappa Psi Lambda (Kalamazoo - #545) Robert P. Neff (S) P 0. Box 368, Courthouse Station Kalamazoo. Ml 49006

MINNESOTA Director James Beard 4109 Portland Ave., South Minneapolis. MN 55407 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Mu (U of Minnesota - # 1 1 ) Kent Warder (P) 235 Coflman Union 300 Washington, SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 ALUMNI CHAPTERS •Gamma Xi Lambda (Minneapolis- #179) Willie T. James (P) 4352 Arden View Court Arden Hills, MN 55112

MISSOURI (Eastern) Director Ronald E. Smiley 1562 Mendall St. Louis, MO 63130 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Eta (St. Louis - #29) Alpha Eta Chapter 1269 Hodiamont Avenue St. Louis, MO 63112 Epsilon Psi (Uof Missouri - # 3 3 1 ) Mark E. Pledger (P) Hwy. 63 & Elm Rolla. MO 65401 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Epsilon Lambda (St. Louis - #105) John R, Pope (CS) 6176 Lucille Avenue St. Louis, MO 63136 Epsilon Eta Lambda (Charleston - #218) Booker T. Robinson (S) P. 0. Box 828 Cairo, IL 62914

MISSOURI (Central) Director Carl Smith Lakeview Subdivision JeHerson City, MO 65101 COLLEGE CHAPTERS •Alpha Psi (Lincoln U - #44) Don Marshall (S) 4807 East 40th Place Kansas City, MO 64130 Zeta Alpha (U of Missouri - #332) Clarence B. Wine (A) 100 Read Hall Columbia. M0 65211 •lotaXi (Northeast Missouri - #410) Michael W. Simms(P) 505 Missouri Hall Kirksville, M0 63501 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Beta Zeta Lambda (Jefferson City - #150) Owen G. Abrahams (P) 1006 Moreau Drive Jefferson City, MO 65101

MISSOURI (Western) Director Jimmie Buford 9807 Smalley Avenue Kansas City, MO 64134 COLLEGE CHAPTERS •Delta Rho (U of Missouri - #303) Edward B. Baker. Jr. (P) 3225 Victor Kansas City. MO 64128 Zeta Gamma (Central Missouri - #334) Ivory E. Stewart (P) Box #20 - CMSU Union Warrensburg. M0 64093 ALUMNI CHAPTERS •Beta Lambda (Kansas City-#102) Robert Hughes, Jr. (CS) 1439 North 4th Street Kansas City, KS 66111

NEBRASKA David Chase 2503 North 30th Street Omaha, NE 68111 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Beta Beta (U of Nebraska - #46) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Beta Xi Lambda (Omaha - #157) David N. Chase (VP) 2503 North 30th Street Omaha. NE 68111

OHIO (Northern) Director Robert Stubbiefield 915 Loch Lomond Avenue Toledo, OH 43607 COLLEGE CHAPTERS •Epsilon Alpha (Uof Toledo-#310) Timothy Miles 7 Shaftsbury Rd., Apt. #6 Toledo. OH 43615 Epsilon Theta (Bowling Green U - # 3 1 7 ) Ronald Winston 130 S. Prospect Bowling Green. OH 43403 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Xi Lambda (Toledo - #135) Joseph Sansbury (P) 1437 Addington Toledo, OH 43607 •Kappa Mu Lambda (Lorain - #534) Houston Love 1247 West 17th St. Lorain, OH 44052

OHIO (Northeast) Director James T. Rushin 1186 Wyley Avenue Akron. OH 44306 COLLEGE CHAPTERS PI (Cleveland State/Western Reserve No Report Alpha Tau (U of Akron - #40) Howard Kea 910 Hartford Avenue Akron. OH 44320 Epsilon Delta (Kent State U - #313) Glenn Thornton (VP) 317 Beall Hall -KSU Kent, OH 44243 Iota Phi (Mount Union College-#417) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Beta Rho lambda (Youngstown - #160) C. C. Davis, Jr. (P) P. 0. Box 1500 Youngstown, OH 44501 Delta Alpha Lambda (Cleveland - #189) Leonard Hamilton (P) Box 99551 Cleveland, OH 44199 Eta Tau Lambda (Akron - #273) James Rushin 1186 Wyley Avenue Akron,MOM 44)06

OHIO (Central) Director William Nelson. Ph.D. 2572 Burnaby Drive Columbus, OH 43209

COLLEGE CHAPTERS •Kappa (Ohio State U - #10) Noah Hester (S) Box 51. Ohio Union 1739 N. High Columbus. OH 43210 Phi (Ohio U - #20) Douglas James (P) c/o Baker Center Athens, OH 45701 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Rho Lambda (Columbus-#138) Eddie Francis (FS) Box 6821 Columbus. OH 43205

OHIO ( W a s t Central) Director Edward White 5211 Big Bend Drive Dayton, OH 45427 COLLEGE CHAPTERS •XI (WilberforceU-#13) Gregory Cyprian (P) Box 47. Wilbertorce U Wilberforce, OH 45384 •Gamma Thata (U of Dayton - #74) Thomas Rogers (CS) 1923 Trinity Avenue Dayton. OH 45409 Delta Xi (Central State U - #300) Donald Brarne (P) Box 441 Wilberforce, OH 45384 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Theta Lambda (Dayton - #108) Roy Taylor (P) Box 468, Dunbar Station Dayton, OH 45417 Chi lambda (Wilberforce-#121) Samuel B. Kidd (S) Box 351 Wilberforce, OH 45384 Zeta Delta Lambda (Springfield - #237) Clarence Harmon (P) 1818 Wittenberg Blvd.. West Springfield, OH 45506

OHIO (Southwest) Director Clarence Frazier 1145 Wionna Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45224 COLLEGE CHAPTERS •Alpha Alpha (U of Cincinnati - #23) Archie Woods (RS) U of Cincinnati 211 Sander Hall II Cincinnati, OH 45221 Delta Upsilon (Miami U - #306) Keith 0, Hamilton (P) c/o Larry Young 96 Bishop Hall - Miami U Oxford. OH 45056 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Delta Gamma Lambda (Cincinnati-#191) Charles Neal (S) „. -. 2840 Melrose Avenue ""'Cincinnati. OH 45206

WEST VIRGINIA Director AdolphusA. Young. Jr. P. 0. Box 13 Keystone. WVA 24852 COLLEGE CHAPTERS •Alpha ZeU (West Virginia State - #28) Francisco B. Newman. Ill (P) P.O. Box 511 Institute. WVA 25112 'Beta Thau (Bluefield SUte - #52) Ronald Wright (P) 1001 Hanover Street Bluefield, WVA 24701 Nu Nu (Marshall U - #475) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Zeta Lambda (Bluefield - #128) Adolphus A. Young, Jr. (S) P. 0. Box 671 Bluefield. WVA 24701 Alpha lota lambda (Charleston-#131) John E. Scott (S) P. 0. Box 303 Institute, WVA 25112 Gamma DalU Lambda (Beckley-#170) Inactive

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WISCONSIN •MM Albert Thompson Jr 3831 W Capital Drive Milwaukee, Wl 53216 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma Epsilon (UW-Madison-#71) Rodney Matthews ( P ) 800 Langdon Street Box 508. Memorial Union Madison, Wl 53706 Epsilon Tau (UW - Milwaukee - # 3 2 7 ) Larry Johnson ( P )

Box 153 Milwaukee, Wl 53201 M i Mi (UW - Whitewater - #340) David Graham (S) 801 West Main Street Whitewater, Wl 53190 B i t * (Wisconsin State - #355) No Report •Eta Pi (Wisconsin State U - #368) Michael Sledge (ES) 18-CW. Irving Oshkosh, Wl 54901 Mu Epsilon (Carthage College - #446) No Report Null (Marquette U - # 4 7 6 ) Jeffrey Lane ( P ) 2836W.Wells, # 1 0 9 Milwaukee. Wl 53208 Nu Omicron (Carroll College - # 4 7 7 ) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS •Otlta Chi Lambda (Milwaukee - # 2 1 0 ) Leroy Broussard 4652 N. Parkway Milwaukee, Wl 53209 Mu Ela Lambda (Madison - # 5 5 2 ) No Report

SOUTH ALABAMA Director W. Mingo Clark 2026 Winchester Road Huntsville, AL 3 5 8 1 0

(Alabama State U - # 6 3 ) Gerald Sanders (CS) Box 28 - ASU Montgomery, AL 36104 Gamma Kappa (Miles C o l l e g e - # 7 6 ) Derrick Miller (S) Box 1 7 7 - M i l e s College Birmingham, AL 35208 Gamma Phi #86)

Tuskegee Institute. AL 36088 W t i Gamma (AlabamaAiM-#91) William Bell (CS) P. 0. Box 220 Normal, AL 35762 Epsilon Nu (Stillman College - # 3 2 1 ) Bruce Crawford (S) Box 4008, Stillman College Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Thtta Delta (U of South Alabama - # 3 7 9 ) No Report M a Nil (UAB - # 4 0 9 ) Freeman Grice ( P ) Box 329, NBSB Birmingham, AL 35294 kappa Alpha (U of A l a b a m a - # 4 2 0 ) Norman Taylor (P) Box 7368 University, AL 35486 •Kappa Gamma (U of North Alabama - # 4 2 2 ) Kenneth Anderson (S) University of North Alabama Florence, AL 3 5 6 3 0 Nil Tut (UofMontevallo-#481) No Report Xihti (Troy State U - # 4 8 7 ) Edwin Little (P) Box 154, TSU Troy, AL 36081 .

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No Report Mu lota Lambda (Mobile - # 5 5 4 ) Lou Pettaway (S) 800 Charleston Street Mobile. AL 36603 • M u Psi Lambda (Homewood - # 5 6 7 ) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity P. 0. Box 2281 Birmingham, AL 35201

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COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Beta (Talladega College - # 2 4 ) Coleman Henderson ( P ) Talladega College Talladega, AL 35061 « t t a Upsilon

(Tuskegee Institute Keith Green (CS) P.O. Box 36

Alpha Nu Lambda (Tuskegee Institute - # 1 3 4 ) Walter Sapp ( P ) P. 0. Drawer BBB Tuskegee Institute, AL 36088 Alpha Upsilon Lambda (Montgomery - # 1 4 1 ) Samuel Jackson (P) 137 S H a a r d t Drive Montgomery. AL 36105 Beta Omicron Lambda (Mobile - #158) Alvm Allen (RS) 1205 St. Madar Street Mobile, AL 36603 Delta Theta Lambda (Huntsville - # 1 9 6 ) A. J. Carth (CS) Box 1 8 9 - A l a b a m a A i M U Normal, AL 35762 Delta Pi Lambda (Selma - # 2 0 4 ) Willie Gilford (CS) Route 1 - Box 98 Browns. AL 36724 •Delta Phi Lambda (Tuscaloosa - # 2 0 9 ) Ben Winston (S) P. 0 . Box 1047 Tuscaloosa. AL 35401 Epsilon Deita Lambda (Talladega - # 2 1 5 ) T. ¥. Lawrence (S) 114 Baker Street Talladega, AL 35160 Theta Alpha Lambda (Gadsden - # 2 7 8 ) Daniel Littlefield (ST) 1215 Mountainbrook Orive Gadsden, AL 35901 Theta Gamma Lambda (Dothan - #280) Jerome Coleman ( P ) P. 0. Box 6893 Dothan. AL 36302 Kappa Nu Lambda (Leighton - # 5 3 5 )

Director Robert K. Wright 365 Bartley Road Daytona Beach. FL 32041 COLLEGE CHAPTERS M i Hi (Florida A t M - # 5 6 ) Michello Williams (P) Box 598. FAMU Tallahassee, FL 32307 Delta Beta (Bethune Cookman - # 9 0 ) Gregory Carl Smith ( P ) Bethune-Cookman College Daytona Beach, FL 32015 Delta Psi (Florida Memorial Coll. - #309) Kenneth Mitchell (P) 15800 N. W. 42nd Avenue Opa-Locka. FL 33054 EtatMta (U of Miami - # 3 5 7 ) No Report •Theta Gamma (U of South Florida - # 3 7 8 ) Reginald McGill Box 789, USF Tampa. FL 3 3 6 2 0 Theta Sigma (U of Florida - # 3 9 2 ) No Report lota Delta (Florida State U - # 4 0 1 ) No Report •Kappa Upsilon (Metropolitan - # 4 3 8 ) John Lee (A) 1568 Kings Row - Box 659 Edward Waters College Jacksonville. FL 32209 • M u Theta (U of West Florida - # 4 4 9 ) Ulysses Johnson ( P ) P. 0. Box 32446 Pensacola, FL 32504 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Upsilon Lambda (Jacksonville-#119) Clarence Von Bostick (CS) 281) Ribault Scenic Drive Jacksonville. FL 32208 'Beta Ban Lambda (Miami - # 1 4 6 ) J. Walter Hale. Ill (S) P. 0. Box 510027 Miami. FL 33151 Beta Delta Lambda (Daytona Beach - # 1 4 8 ) William Pierce. Sr. (CS) 1306 Milton Drive Daytona Beach, FL 32014

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•Gamma Zata Lambda (Tampa - # 1 7 2 ) Richard Pride (FS) 2907 26th Street Tampa, FL 33605 Gamma Mu Lambda (Tallahassee - # 1 7 7 ) Charles Russell (S) 433 Mercury Drive Tallahassee, FL 32301 Delta Delta Lambda (West Palm Beach - # 1 9 2 ) Arthur Matthews, Jr. ( P ) 1262 Gondola Court Boynton Beach. FL 33435 Delta Xi Lambda (Orlando - # 2 0 2 ) Cecil Boston (P)

P. 0. Box 5548 Orlando. FL 32855 Epsilon Mu Lambda (Pensacola - # 2 2 2 ) Frank Kyle ( P ) 1211 E. Leonard Street Pensacola, FL 32501 Epsilon Pi Lambda (Ocala - # 2 2 6 ) William E. Jackson (S) 1822 S. W. 4th Ocala, FL 32670 Zata Alpha Lambda (Ft. Lauderdale - #234) Leonard Bass (CS) 2323 N. W. 19th Street Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311 Eta Kappa Lambda (Ft. Pierce - # 2 6 5 ) Havert L Fenn (S)

P 0. Box 1271 Ft. Pierce, FL 33450 Theta Eta Lambda (St. Petersburg - # 2 8 4 ) Willie Felton (CS)

Box 15024 St. Petersburg, FL 33731 lota Beta Lambda (Cocoa - # 5 0 3 ) Hiram Mann (S) P. 0. Box 1275 Cocoa, FL 32922 lota Pi Lambda (Miami - # 5 1 6 ) Paul loseph ( P ) 16140 S. W. 87th Avenue Miami, FL 33157 • M u Ztta Lambda (Lakeland-#551) Hugh Mills (T) 1126 West 14th Street Lakeland, FL 33801

GEORGIA Director Lorenzo Manns 4554 Moline Avenue Columbus, GA 31907 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Ma (Morris Brown College No Report Alpha Rho

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(Morehouse C o l l e g e - # 3 8 ) Reginald Scott (CS) Box 445. Morehouse College Atlanta, GA 30314 •Alpha Phi (Clark College - #42) Rudolph R. Cohen, Jr. ( P ) 635 Fair St., Apt. B 6 Atlanta. GA 30314 Gamma Zata (Ft. Valley State - # 7 2 ) Thomas Miller (CS) Box 4326 FVSC Ft. Valley. GA 31030 Delta Delta (Albany State - # 9 2 ) Johnny Paschal ( P ) Box 36 ASC Albany, GA 31705 Delta Eta

Mu Alpha (Emory U - # 4 4 2 ) James O'Neal (P) Box 2 1 1 8 5 - Emory U Atlanta. GA 30322 • M u Gamma (Georgia College - # 4 4 4 ) Joseph Nunnally(S) Box 749 - Georgia College Milledgeville. GA 31061 •MuDolta (Georgia Southwestern - #445) Ed Lymes (P) Box 553 - GSC Americus, GA 31803 Mu Omicron (Valdosta State - # 4 5 5 ) Randy Rush (VP)

Box 1060 VSC Valdosta, GA 31601 Nu Gamma (West Georgia Coll. - # 4 6 6 ) Willie Burner (S) College Arms - Apt. 4-4 Carrollton. GA 30117 NuMu (Southern Tech. Inst. - # 4 7 4 ) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Eta Lambda (Atlanta - # 1 0 7 ) Larry Epps (CS) P. 0 . Box 92576 Atlanta. GA 30317 Alpha Chi Lambda (Augusta - #143) Willie G. Marshall (FS) 829 Strother Drive Augusta. GA 30901 Beta Phi Lambda (Savannah - # 1 6 4 ) No Report •Gamma Omicron Lambda (Albany - # 1 8 0 ) William Johnson ( P ) 1127 Joel Drive Albany. GA 31705 Gamma Sigma Lambda (Ft. Valley - # 1 8 3 ) Clinton Dixon (S) Box 5742 FVSC Ft. Valley. GA 31030 Delta lota Lambda (Columbus - # 1 8 7 ) Lorenzo Manns (S) 4554 Moline Avenue Columbus, GA 31907 Epsilon Beta Lambda ( M a c o n - #213) Joseph Lmdsey (S) P. 0. Box 5329 Macon, GA 31208 Eta lota Lambda (Athens - # 2 6 4 ) Hugh Goodrum (CS) P. 0. Box 902 Athens, GA 30603 Theta Nu Lambda (LaGrange - # 2 8 9 ) Oliver N. Greene (S) 712 Pyracantha Drive LaGrange. GA 30240 •Iota Gamma Lambda (Brunswick - # 5 0 4 ) Thomas P. Williams (S) 1716 Albany Street Brunswick, GA 31520 •Kappa Tau Lambda (Valdosta - # 5 4 1 ) L W. Williams P. 0. Box 1684 Valdosta, GA 31601

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MuXi (Metropolitan - # 4 5 4 ) L D. Barron (CS) Southern Station, Box 9223 Hattiesburg, MS 39401 Nu Upsilon (U of Mississippi - # 4 8 2 ) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Epsilon lambda (Jackson - # 1 2 7 ) Robert W. Harrison (S) Box 356 Yazoo City. MS 39194 Epsilon Xi Lambda (Mound Bayou - # 2 2 4 ) George Bacon (RS) P. 0. Box 5531 Greenville, MS 38701 Zata Mu Lambda (Biloxi - # 2 4 4 ) Don Johnson (CS) Route 3, 202 Leslye Avenue Gulfport, MS 39501 Eta Phi Lambda (Columbus - # 2 7 5 ) Alfred Walker (P) 1807 25th St., North Columbus, MS 39701 Theta Sigma Lambda (Natchez - # 2 9 4 ) Al W. Johnson (P) Box 552, ASU Lorman, MS 39096 • M u Gamma Lambda (Hattiesburg Laurel - #548) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Mu Gamma Lambda Chapter P. 0. Box 98 Collins. MS 39428 Mu Pi Lambda (Brookhaven - #560) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Mu Pi Lambda Chapter P. 0. Box 268 Brookhaven. MS 39601

NORTH CAROLINA Dr. A M. Witherspoon 2701 Rothgeb Drive Raleigh. NC 2 7 6 1 0 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Omicron (Johnson C. Smith U - #36) Jesse Epps (CS) Box 393, JCSU Charlotte, NC 28216 Beta Epsilon (AST State U - # 4 9 ) Eric Ireland (P) Box A-14. AST State U Greensboro. NC 27411 BetiZeta (Elizabeth City State U - # 5 0 ) No Report Beta lota (Winston Salem State U - # 5 3 ) Bobby Bennett ( P ) Box 14318, WSSU Winston Salem, NC 27102 Beta Rho (Shaw U - # 6 0 ) Therold Bond (S) Box 1875. Shaw U Raleigh, NC 27602 •Gamma Beta (North Carolina Central U Joe Lacewell (CS) Box 11. Chidley Hall. NCCU Durham. NC 27707 Gamma Mu (Livingston College - # 7 7 )

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• M u Tau (UNC - Charlotte - # 4 5 9 ) Anthony Foust ( P ) Alpha Phi Alpha. M L Tau UNCC Charlotte. NC 28213 NuZeta (Western Carolina U - #469) Vernon McRae (P) Box 543 Cullowhee. NC 28723 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Kappa Lambda (Greensboro-#110) Arthur Stevens (CS) P 0. Box 21052 Greensboro, NC 27420 Phi Lambda (Raleigh - #120) Les Brinson (P) 4617 Limerick Drive Raleigh, NC 27604 •Alpha Pi Lambda (Winston Salem - # 1 3 7 ) James Jones ( P ) 3952 Glen Oak Drive Winston-Salem, NC 27105 •Beta Theta Lambda (Durham - # 1 5 2 ) Roy Street (P) 1106 Magnolia Drive Durham, NC 27707 Beta Mu Lambda (Salisbury - # 1 5 5 ) Marion Jones (S) 809 W.Thomas Street Salisbury. NC 28144 Beta Nu Lambda (Charlotte - # 1 5 6 ) George Dunlap (P) P.O. Box 16153 Charlotte, NC 28216 Gamma Kappa Lambda (Wilmington - # 1 7 6 ) No Report •Gamma Psi Lambda (Asheville - # 1 8 8 ) Robert Harrell (S) 120 Kenilworth Rd. Asheville, NC 28803 Epsilon Rho Lambda (Fayetteville - # 2 2 7 ) Leslie Griffin ( P ) 2048 Cornnna Street Fayetteville, NC 28301 Epsilon Sigma Lambda (Rocky Mount - # 2 2 8 )

(Lane College - # 5 9 ) Don White ( P ) 200 Hays Jackson. TN 38301 Gamma Omicron (Knoxville College - # 8 0 ) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Gamma Omicron Chapter P 0. Box 382. Knoxville College Knoxville. TN 37921 Eta Phi

No Report Gamma Pi

(Paine College - # 3 5 4 ) Eric Adams (P) Box 77 - Paine College Augusta, GA 30901 •Theta Beta

(MS Valley State U - # 3 5 1 ) Marshall Davis (CS) Box 899. MVSU Itta Bena. MS 38941 lota Gamma (Rust College - # 4 0 0 ) Bennie Jennings (P) Box 315 - Rust College Holly Springs. MS 38635 •Kappa Beta (MS State U - # 4 2 1 ) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Kappa Beta Chapter P. 0. Box 1472 Mississippi State, MS 39762

(North Carolina State U - # 3 6 7 ) Orlando Hankins (S) Box 5 6 3 1 , College Station Raleigh, NC 27607 •Kappa Omicron (Duke U - # 4 3 3 ) George Neale (S) Box 4783 - Duke Station Durham, NC 27706 MuZeta

(U of South Carolina Virgil Givens (P) Box 80026, USC Columbia, SC 29225 Kappa Chi

(U of North Carolina - #447) Kenneth Hill (P) P. 0. Box 551 Chapel Hill, NC 27514

(Baptist College - # 4 5 6 ) Angelo Williams ( P ) Box 423, Baptist College Charleston.SC 29411

(Mercer U - # 4 0 4 ) Duan Sanders (P) Box 61 - Mercer U Macon. GA 31207

#58)

(Memphis State U - # 4 2 6 ) Jerry Malone (S) 589 Moccasin Memphis. TN 38109 Kappa Theta (Vanderbilt U - # 4 2 7 ) Robert Daniels ( P ) Box 5270-B. Vanderbilt U Nashville, TN 37235 Kappa Xi

(VoorheesCollege-#362) G. K. Knowles (P) P. 0 , Box 564 Denmark, SC 29042 ThetiNu

(Columbus College - # 3 7 7 ) Michael Johnson (H) 2908 Urban Avenue Columbus, GA 31907 lota Eta

Beta Omicron (Tennessee State (J Edison Mosley (S) Box 419. TSU Nashville. TN 37203 •Beta Pi

(UT Chattanooga - # 3 7 3 ) Darrell Taylor (P) 805 Kilmer Street Chattanooga. TN 37406 Th»U Pi (Austin Peay State U - # 3 9 0 )

(East Carolina U - # 3 6 5 ) Andy C Adiele, Jr. (S) 104 H Cherry Court Greenville, NC 27834 Eta Omicron

Mi PI

#336)

M i l (LeMoyne-Owen College - #57) No Report

29115

(Jackson State U - # 3 0 7 ) Louis Thomas (ED) Box 18047, JSU Jackson. MS 39217 Zata Phi

(Georgia State U - # 3 4 2 ) Paul Booze (P) Box 542 - Georgia State U Atlanta, GA 30303

No Report Zata Epsilon

COLLEGE CHAPTERS CHI (Meharry Medical College - # 2 1 ) Bayne Spotwood (CS) Box 758. Meharry Medical College Nashville, TN 37208 •Alpha Chi (FiskU-#43) Bradley Sheares(CS) Box 249. Fisk U Nashville. TN 37203

COLLEGE CHAPTERS Beta Delta (South Carolina State - # 4 8 ) Herman Gladney (P) Box 1954. SCSC Orangeburg.SC 29117 Gamma Gamma (Allen U - # 6 9 )

(U of Georgia - # 3 4 6 ) James Jackson ( P ) 2151 University Station Athens, GA 30601 Eti Alpha

#95)

TENNESSEE

SOUTH CAROLINA

(Barber Scotia College Morris Avery (S) Barber Scotia College Concord. NC 28025 EtaNu

(Savannah State Coll. Ranell Williams (CS) 638 East 35th Street Savannah. GA 31401 ZitaMu

(St. Augustine's College - # 8 8 ) Marshall Sawyer (P) P. 0. Box 366 St. Augustine's College Raleigh, NC 27611 Epsilon Zeta (Fayetteville State U - #315)

No Report Mu Epsilon Lambda (Conway - #550)

Zenoch G Adams 1024 Kellow Street Nashville. TN 37208

No Report •Theta Omicron Lambda (Goldsboro - # 2 9 1 ) John D. Stokes P. 0. Box 788 Goldsboro. NC 27530

Director William K. Dease 5980 Huntview Drive Jackson, MS 39206 COLLEGE CHAPTERS •Gamma Upsilon (Tougaloo College - #85) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Gamma Upsilon Tougaloo College Tougaloo, MS 39174 Delta Kappa (Alcorn State U - # 9 8 ) Ralph Anderson ( P ) Box 267 ASU Lorman, MS 39096 Delta Phi

No Report Gamma Psi

#483)

ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Psi Lambda (Columbia - # 1 4 4 ) Henry Ponder ( P ) P.O. Box 11466 Columbia.SC 29211 Beta Kappa Lambda (Charleston - # 1 5 4 ) Raymond Smalls (CS) P. 0. Box 2714 Charleston, SC 29403 •Gamma Gamma Lambda (Greenville - # 1 6 9 ) Z. J. Keith (S) P. 0. Box 1481 Anderson, SC 29621 Delta Zeta Lambda (Orangeburg - # 1 9 4 ) Robert Gordon (VP) Box 1978, SCSC Orangeburg.SC 29117 Delta Kappa Lambda (Florence - #198) Joseph Heyward (S) P. 0 Box 384 Florence. SC 29503 Eta Omicron Lambda (Rock Hill - # 2 6 9 ) Richard Miller ( P ) P. 0. Box 3563 Rock Hill. SC 29730 Theta Phi Lambda (Bennettsville - # 2 9 7 ) Ralph DuPree. Sr. (CS) 203 Beauty Spot Road Bennettsville.SC 29512 M a Eta Lambda (Denmark - #508)

No Report

No Report Epsilon Chi Lambda (Elizabeth City - # 2 3 2 ) Roger McLean (FS) Box 2 1 , ECSU Elizabeth City, NC 27909 lata Ela Lambda (Kinston - #240) B. F. Hall. Jr. (S) 1007 f_ Caswell Street Kinston, NC 28501 Eta Mu Lambda (Gastoma - #266)

Director Peter Felder P. 0. Box 41 Claflin College Orangeburg.SC

NuPhi (U of South Carolina No Report

(Benedict C o l l e g e - # 8 1 ) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Gamma Pi Chapter Box 17 - Benedict College Columbia. SC 29204 Delta Alpha (Claflin U - # 8 9 ) No Report Eta Iota

(Middle Tennessee State Foster Anthony, Jr. ( P ) Box 655. MTSU Murtreesboro, TN 37132 MuBata

#387)

(Francis Marion College Herman White ( P ) P. 0. Box 384 Florence, SC 29501 MuPi

No Report Kappa Eta

#440)

#432)

(UT-Martin-#443) Barme Black (H) P.O. Box 121 Martin, TN 38238 Mulota (U of Tennessee - # 4 5 0 ) Gregory Cofield (CS) Box 8317 University Station Knoxville, TN 37916 NuEta (Christian Brothers Coll. Johnny Devould (S) 2390 Twain Avenue Memphis. TN 38114

#470)

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B*taTau (Xavier U - #62) Sherwood Baker (CS) 3935 Pine Street Box 114 New Orleans. LA 70125 Beta Phi (Dillard U - #64) (Chattanooga - #122) AILee(T) John Pitts (P) Box 365, Dillard U 841 Oak Street New Orleans, LA 70122 Chattanooga, TN 37403 Delta Sigma Alpha M t i Lambda (Grambling U - #304) (Memphis - #126) Carl Williams (S) George D. Clark. Jr. (S) Box 200 1217 Fountain Court Grambling, LA 71245 Memphis. TN 38106 Epsilon Upsilon Alpha Mu Lambda (SUN0 - #328) (Knoxville - #133) P. Malcolm Robinson (A) Horace Andrews (P) 1603 Charlton Drive 7705 Maida Vale Circle New Orleans, LA 70122 Powell. TN 37849 ZetaXi Beta Uosilon Lambda (Jackson - #163) (USL - #344) L. ft. Cunningham (CS) George Sonnier (P) 342 Webster Street P.O. Box4 1889 Jackson. TN 38301 Lafayette, LA 70504 Kappa Zeta lambda Eta Kappa (Clarksville - #529) (Louisiana Tech U - #363) Roy L Adams (S) Michael Conner (P) 66th Finance 5497 Tech Station Ft. Campbell. KV 42223 Ruston, LA 71272 MuKu Lambda Eta Chi (Kingsport - #557) (Northeast Louisiana - #374) John Harrison (P) Albert Peoples (CS) 2512 Sanford Drive Box 4421 - NLU Kingsport. TN 37664 Monroe, LA 71209 Theta Theta (McNeese State U - #383) Theta Theta Chapter Box 587, MSU Lake Charles. LA 70609 Theta Phi (U of New Orleans - #395) Keith Lewis (S) UNO Box 1235 Acie Johnson New Orleans, LA 70122 1011S. Hughes Theta Chi Little Rock. AR 72204 (Northwestern State U - #396) COLLEGE CHAPTERS James Perry, Jr. (VP) M a CM NSU Box 5232 (Philander Smith College - #65) Natchitoches. LA 71457 No Report Kappa Mu Gamma Delta (Nicholls State U - #430) (U of Ark. at Pine Bluff - #70) No Report No Report Kappa Nu Thtta Kappa (Southeastern Louisiana - #431) (Henderson State Coll. - #385) Kevin Armant(P) Greg Adams (P) Box 3917, SLU Box H 104 Hammond. LA 70402 Arkadelphia, AR 71923 Nil Psi Thtta Upsilon (Louisiana State U - #485) (Arkansas State U - #394) No Report Freeman Montaque (P) ALUMNI CHAPTERS Box 380 •Sigma Lambda State University, AR 72467 (New Orleans-#117) TkvtaPsi Walter E. Monal (S) (U of Central Arkansas-#397) 3328 St. Anthony Avenue Harry Reeves (S) New Orleans, LA 70122 UCA, Box 646 Beta Iota Lambda Conway. AR 72032 (Baton Rouge - #153) Kappa Iota Norman St. Amant (P) (Southern Arkansas U - #428) 940 Grebe Street Glen Hawkins (S) Baton Rouge, LA 70807 Box 1123. SAU •Delta Upsilon Lambda Magnolia, AR 71753 (Shreveport - #208) Kappa Kappa James Leary (S) (U of Arkansas - #429) 2961 Looney Street Tracy Holmes (P) Shreveport. LA 71103 477 Razorback Road •Epsilon Kappa Lambda Fayetteville, AR 72701 (Grambling - #221) 'Kappa Pi! William Wiley (CS) (UA Little Rock - # 4 4 1 ) P.O. Box319 Johnny Brown (P) Grambling, LA 71245 P. 0. Box 435 Epsilon Pii Lambda Utile Rock. AR 72203 (Alexandria - #233) Nu Alpha Walter Hadnot (P) (Arkansas Tech. U - #464) P. 0. Box 2030 Alexandria, LA 71301 No Report 2tU Chi Lambda ALUMNI CHAPTERS (Bogalusa - #254) Pi Lambda (Little R x k - # 1 1 5 ) No Report Sherman Tate (P) Ztta Psi Lambda 16 Windy Court (Lake Charles - #255) Little Rock, AR 72207 J. V. Bellard (T) Delta Sigma Lambda 2911 General Mitchell Drive (Pine Bluff - #206) Lake Charles, LA 70601 Garland Puckett (P) Eta Gamma Lambda 1400 Beech Street (Lafayette - #258) Pine Bluff, AR 71601 Richard Travers (S) Thtta Tau Lambda 443 LaSalle Street (Helena - #295) St. Martinville. LA 70582 George Denton (S) Eta Delta Lambda 254 Pine Street (Monroe - #259) Marianna, AR 72360 Louis Pargoud (CS) Mu Omicron Lambda 500 Jason Drive (Blytheville - #559) Monroe, LA 71202 Robert Jones (P) lota Xi Lambda 1413 Lee Circle, South (Opelousas - #514) Blytheville, AR 72315 Donald Bush (S) P. 0. Box 329 Opelousas. LA 70570

ALUMNI CHAPTERS Tau Lambda (Nashville- #118) Wilson Q. Welch, Jr. (CS) P. 0. Box 5646 Nashville, TN 37208

SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS

LOUISIANA

Mitchell Albert 2375 79th Avenue Baton Rouge. LA 70807 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Beta Sigma (Southern U - #61) Archie Blanson (P) Box 9929. Southern U Baton Rouge. LA 70813

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OKLAHOMA Charles Lewis 1710 West Xyler Tulsa. OK 74127 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Beta Kappa (Langston U - #54) Romeo Alford (CS) Langston U Langston, OK 73050

Epsilon Epsilon (Oklahoma State U - # 3 1 4 ) Kevin Basden (S) 408 N. Washington Stillwater, OK 74074 Ztta Ztta (U of Oklahoma - #337) Dennis Sullivan

640 Elm Norman, OK 73019 Zeta Sigma (Central State U - #348) Charles Bible (P) 1000 N. Kennedy Edmond.OK 73034 Zeta Upsilon (Northeastern State C o l l . - # 3 5 0 ) Zeta Upsilon Chapter Box 340, NSU Tanlequah.OK 74464 Eta Thtta (East Central S t a t e - # 3 6 1 ) No Report Kappa Epsilon (Cameron U - #424) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Tau Lambda (Tulsa - #140) Thee Mack (S) P.O. Box6152 Tulsa. OK 74106 Beta Epsilon Lambda (Boley - #149) No Report Beta Eti lambda (Oklahoma C i t y - # 1 5 1 ) W. G. Henderson (CS) P.O. Box 11105 Oklahoma City, OK 73136 Beta Chi Lambda (Muskogee - #165) Vernon Foshee (S) 725 N. Terrace Blvd.

Muskogee, Ok 74401 Zeta Gamma Lambda (Langston - #236) Raymond Johnson, II (S) P. O. Box 836 Langston, OK 73050 •Eta Xi Lambda (Lawton - #268) Leroy Zimmerman (P) P. 0. Box 1335 Lawton. OK 73501

TEXAS Charles Green 6511 Bridgewater Cove Austin, TX 78723 COLLEGE CHAPTERS •Delta (Huston Tillotson College - #4) Devon Small (P) Huston Tillotson College - Box 324 Austin, TX 78702 •Alpha Sigma (Wiley U - #39) Willie Marshall 2107 Pinecrest Dr., B-16 Marshall, TX 75670 Gamma Alpha (Texas College - #67) Thomas Birt (S) 2215 N. Palace Tyler, TX 75701 Delta Theta (Texas Southern U - #96) Henry Porche (P) TSU, Box 748 Houston, TX 77004 •Epsilon Gamma (Bishop College - #312) William Mitchell (P) 3837 Simpson-Stuart Road Box 233 Dallas, TX 75241 Epsilon lota (U of Texas - # 3 1 8 ) Alpha Phi Alpha Box 242. University Station Austin, TX 78712 Epsilon Rho (Lamar Tech - #325) No Report •Epsilon Sigma (St. Mary's U - #326) Lelaurin Brown (CS) P. 0. Box 2406 San Antonio. TX 78285 •Zita Kappa (UT-EI Paso - #341) James Golden (S) P. 0. Box 50 El Paso, TX 79968 Zeta Tau (East Texas S t a t e - # 3 4 9 ) James Jones (P) Box S, ET Station Commerce, TX 75428 Ztta Chi (UTArlington - #352) Jerry Haggerty (T) Box 19193, UTA Station Arlington, TX 76010 Eta Gamma (Prairie View - #356) Philip Alexander (CS) Box 2255 Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX 77445

Eta Epsilon (North Texas State - #358) Kevin Carreathers (P) Box 5493, NT Station Denton, TX 76203 •EtaMu (U of Houston-#364) Melvin Roberts (RS) 6014 Newquay Houston, TX 77085 •Eta Upsilon (TexasTechU-#372) Barry Bruce (P)

2324 5th - #79 Lubbock, TX 79401

Eta Pa (Texas Christian U - #375) No Report Theta Alpha (larvis Christian College - #376) Eugene Roussell (S) 204 Washington Hall - JCC Hawkins, TX 75765 Thtta Mu (Sam Houston State U - #386) Chester Crawford (P) Box 2840, SHSU Huntsville. TX 77341 •lota Kappa (Paul Quinn College - #407) Ernest People 1020 Elm Street Waco, TX 76704 lota Mil (SF Austin State U - #408) Frederick Moore (P) Box 5707, SFA Station Nacogdoches, TX 75962 •lota Omicron (Southern Methodist U - # 4 1 1 ) Perry Johnson (S) SMU Box 3522 Dallas, TX 75205 •Kappa Sigma (West Texas State - #436) David Willis (P) WTSU Canyon, TX 79016 MuNu (Southwest Texas State - #453) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Eta Lambda (Houston - #129) Donald Bonner (CS) 1519 Ruth Street Houston, TX 77004 Alpha Sigma Lambda (Dallas - #139) Ralph St. Amant (P) 2334 S. Good Latimer Expwy.

Dallas, TX 75215 Beta Tau Lambda (Ft. Worth - #162) Wyman Wiggins (CS) 905 Green River Trail Ft. Worth, TX 76103 Gamma Eta Lambda (Austin - #173) Sylvester Bradford 2113 E . M . L King Austin. TX 78702 Gamma Pi Lambda (Galveston - #181) Curtis McGowan (S) 6018 Diamond Court Texas City, TX 77590 Gamma Tau Lambda (Beaumont - #184).

William Jones (P) 4145 Simpson Drive Beaumont, TX 77705 Gamma Upsilon Lambda (Marshall - #185) No Report Delta Rho Lambda (San Antonio - #205) William Hays, Jr. (P) 6214 Forest Bend San Antonio, TX 78240 Epsilon Alpha Lambda (Tyler - #212) No Report •Epsilon Epsilon Lambda (Waco - #216) Robert King (P) P. 0. Box 1405 Waco, IX 76703 Epsilon Tau Lambda (Prairie V i e w - # 2 2 9 ) Earl Jones (P) P. 0. Box 2241 Prairie View, TX 77445 Epsilon Phi Lambda (Port Arthur - #231) No Report •Ztta Tau Lambda (Amarillo - #251) Donald White (P) 4821 Rusk Street Amarillo, TX 79110 Eta Upsilon Lambda (Odessa - #274) James Bradford (CS) 1315 E. Parker Street Midland. TX 79701 •Theta Delta lambda (El Paso - #281) Webster Langhorne (S) 3028 Yarwood Drive El Paso, TX 79935

Theta Kapoa Lambda (Lubbock - #287) Graver Colvin (CS) 1801 East 28th Street Lubbock, TX 79404 Kappa Gamma Lambda (Texarkana - #526) No Report Kappa Sigma Lambda (Killen - #540) Robert Harris (P) P. O. Box 1338 Killeen, TX 76541 Mu Rho Lambda (Longview - #561) Clifford Harkless (CS) Route 1 - Box 208 Tatum, TX 75691

Eta Sigma Lambda (San Jose - #272) Richard Terrell (CS) 4959 Massachusetts Drive San Jose. CA 95136 Theta Beta Lambda (Oakland - #279) No Report •Kappa Alpha Lambda (Monterey - #524) Clifford McDuffy (P) 1326 Sky View Drive Seaside, CA 93955 Kappa Omicron Lambda (Vallejo - #537) Jesse Bethel (S) 315 Pepper Drive Vallejo, CA 94590

CALIFORNIA

WEST ARIZONA (Phoenix) Director William Corbin 2401 W. Cherry Lynn Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85015 COLLEGE CHAPTERS •MuEta (Arizona State U - #448) Jerome Miller (P) 202 W. Hermosa - Apt. K 202 Tempe, AZ 85282 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Delta Tau Lambda (Phoenix - #207) William Corbin (CS) 2401 W.Cherry Lynn Rd. Phoenix. AZ 85015

ARIZONA (Tucson)

NEVADA Director Felix Goodwin 7065 N. Stardust Tucson, AZ 85718 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Zeta Theta (U of Arizona - # 3 3 9 ) Leslie Boyd (P) SUPO 20825 Tucson, AZ 85720 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Eta Psi lambda (Tucson - #277) Richard Davis (CS) 5620 E. South Wilshire Drive Tucson, AZ 85711 Thtta Pi Lambda (Las Vegas - #292) No Report

CALIFORNIA (Bakarsflelrl-Fresno) Director William H.Day 866 East Fir Fresno, CA 93710 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Epsilon Beta (Fresno S t a t e - # 3 1 1 ) Dwight King (P) P.O. Box 12301 Fresno, CA 93710 ALUMNI CHAPTERS •lota Nu Lambda (Fresno-#513) Paul Fuller (P) P. 0. Box 12301 Fresno. CA 93701 Kappa Eta Lambda (Bakersfield - #530) Willis Hill, Jr. (P) P. 0. Box 807 Bakersfield, CA 93302

CALIFORNIA (Bay A m ) Elmon Elmore 2575 Bantry Lane S. San Francisco, CA 94080 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Epsilon (UC Berkeley - #27) No Report Delta Omicron (Stanford - #301) No Report Nu Sigma (Stanford - #480) Theodore Harris (P) P.O. Box 7110 Stanford, CA 94305 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Gamma Phi Lambda (Berkeley - #186) No Report •Gamma Chi lambda (San Francisco - #187) S. Sylvester Lee (P) 1562 Portola Drive San Francisco, CA 94122

(San Jose) Director Vernon Johnson 7356 Maywood Drive Pleasanton. CA 91001 COLLEGE CHAPTERS •Epsilon Mu (San Jose State U - #320) LaGuan Lea (S) P. 0. Box 486 San Jose, CA 95103

CALIFORNIA (Los A n g e l a s ) Director To Be Appointed COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma Xi (UCLA - #79) Terry Brown (P)

5131 Coney Covina, CA 71722 •Mu Kappa (UC Santa Barbara-#451) Geoffrey Brown (P) Box 14505, UC Santa Barbara, CA 93106 MuChi (Cal State Long Beach - #462) Louis Noble (P) 11002 S. Crenshaw- #4 Inglewood. CA 90303 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Beta Psi Lambda (Los Angeles-#166) Samuel Davis (RS) 6743 Third Avenue Los Angeles. CA 90043 Eta Pi Lambda (Pasadena - #270) RayBartlett(P) P. 0. Box 1884 Altadena. CA 91001 lota Zeta Lambda (Compton - #507) Harvey Lehman (CS) 5232 W. Faimew Los Angeles, CA 90056 Mu Sigma Lambda (Culver City - #562) No Report

CALIFORNIA (Sacramento-Stockton) Director Clifford Basfield 520 West 5th Street Stockton, CA 95206 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Theta Eta (UC Davis - #382) Wayman Hindsman (P) 1521 East 8th Street - #18 Davis. CA 95616 Nil Chi (U of the Pacific - #484) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Zeta Beta Lambda (Sacramento - #235) Heman Smith (P) P. 0. Box 22261 Sacramento, CA 95822

CALIFORNIA (San Bernadlno) Director Kenneth Chapman 846 E. Margarita Street Rialto. CA 92376 COLLEGE CHAPTERS •Alpha Delia (USC - #26) Michael Walker (P) 5922 S. Van Ness Los Angeles, CA 90047 •lota Chi (U of Redlands - #418) Junius Pierson (P) 5310 Canyon Circle Drive #41 Riverside, CA 92507 •lota Psi (California Polytechnic U - #419) Ron Ross (P) P. 0. Box 1742 Pomona, CA 91768

ALUMNI CHAPTERS M l Xi Lambda (Rialto - #558) Kenneth Chapman (ST) P. 0. Box 7057 San Bernadino, CA 92411

CALIFORNIA (San Diego) Director Samuel McElroy 6531 Hopedale Court San Diego, CA 92120 COLLEGE CHAPTERS •Eta Sigma (Metropolitan - #370) R. Cunningham Tambuzi (CS) 3371 A Street San Diego, CA 92102 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Zeta Sigma Lambda (San Diego - #250) Sam Thomas, Jr. (CS) 7594 Careybrook Lane San Diego, CA 92114

COLORADO Melvin J. Norton 2001 East 21st Avenue Denver, CO 80205 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha lota (U of Colorado-#31) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Delta Psi Lambda (Denver-#211) Phillip Cochran (CS) 1165 Drexel Boulder, CO 80303 lota Omicron Lambda (Colorado Springs-#515) Earnest Martin (P) 118 Ithaca Street Widefield. CO 80911 Mu Upsilon Lambda (Boulder - #564) No Report

WASHINGTON OREGON Director Dewey Tuggle 3401 Narrows Drive Tacoma, WA 98407 COLLEGE CHAPTERS •Alpha Xi (U ol Washington - #35) Joe Miller (P) U ol Washington, HUB, Box 32 Seattle, WA 98195 Beta Psi (U of Oregon - #66) No Report •lota Tau (Eastern Washington State - #415) Michael Vines (P) P. 0. Box 940 Cheney, WA 99004 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Epsilon Zeta Lambda (Portland - #217) No Report Zeta Pi Lambda (Seattle - #248) James A. Davis (P) P. 0. Box 24572 Seattle, WA 98124 •lota Mu Lambda (Tacoma - #512) Cordell Christopher (S) Box 171, Fern Hill Station Tacoma, WA 98412

NEW MEXICO Director Boyd Jackson 1305 Evelyn Court, N.E. Albuquerque, NM 85705 ALUMNI CHAPTERS lota Psi Lambda (Albuquerque - #523) Samuel Harris (S) P. 0. Box 5435 Albuquerque. NM 87115

HAWAII Director

C. Edward Singer 410 Magellan Street - Apt. 908 Honolulu. HI 96813 ALUMNI CHAPTER Mu Beta lambda (Honolulu - #547) Dan C. Matthews (T) P. 0. Box 267 Pearl City, HI 96782

UTAH Director To Be Appointed COLLEGE CHAPTER lota Upsilon (Utah State U - # 4 1 6 ) No Report

The Sphinx / Fall 1978

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Brother Freddie Freeman accepts College Chapter of the Year trophy from General President Williams on behalf of Kappa Alpha Chapter, University of Alabama.

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1TA lota Upsilon Lambda Chapter President Kenneth Clark collects the Silver Spring, Maryland, Chapter's Alumni Chapter of the Year award.