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iM editor's review Greetings . . . Many thanks are extended for the positive comments received regarding the Spring issue of The Sphinx. We work hard to ensure publication of a quality journal, worthy of our great Fraternity.

General President OZELL SUTTON has made "communications" a top priority in his administration — and we are confident that his support will allow us to reach new heights in this area. I will be working closely Brother JOSEPH HEYWARD, the newly appointed Chairman of the Publications Committee, and all Brothers can look forward to a "new thrust" in communications . . . We must also acknowledge the herculean job performed by Brother HANLEY J. NORMENT during his four years as Publications Chairman.

We would have fallen far short of our present status had it not been for the concern and dedication of Brother Norment. And, though his term of service in this position has expired, he remains a valuable consultant in this area . . . Not surprisingly, the greatest reaction to our last issue came in response to the article reprinted from U.S. News & World Report (The Quiet Power of America's Black Elite). Opinion was divided on the article, but it must have been read — because everyone had an opinion! That's encouraging Our FOCUS section spotlights Brother WILLIE BROWN, Speaker of the California Assembly (house of representatives). So, just after looking at the top Black on President Reagan's team, we get to glimpse a man who led the California legislative fight against many of Reagan's programs during his stint as Governor of that state. Both, of course, are Alphas. My thanks to Past Western Vice Presidents GRANDVEL JACKSON and ROGERNALD JACKSON; and to Brother ROBERT WRIGHT (formerly of Alpha Phi Chapter, now a member of Speaker Brown's staff) for assistance with this article . . . Incidentally, this issue contains another reprint — this one from The National Black Monitor. This magazine's May 1981 cover story, entitled ALPHA PHI ALPHA: Shaping Leaders for Black America, is reprinted in full (for obvious reasons) in LEGACY . . . Brother ANDREW YOUNG is on leave from his Commentary column to devote full time to his campaign for Mayor of Atlanta. The former U.N. Ambassador is one of two Alpha Life Members vying for that position (the other is Fulton County Commissioner REGINALD EAVES). If you're an Alpha, you can wish them both success. It should be no surprise that two Alpha Men are in the forefront of this race; similarly, in 1978, Brother STERLING TUCKER placed a close second in the Washington, DC mayoral race won by Brother MARION BARRY . . . Our thanks to the Lincoln University staff of Brother JAMES FRANK for assistance in putting together the ALPHA A THLETES story. Thanks also to Beta Zeta Lambda (Jefferson City, MO) Editor-to-the-Sphinx LLOYD WILLIAMS . . . Dr. WALTER SULLIVAN, Chairman of the Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation, announces the Alpha Phi Alpha Scholarship winners for 1981 in his column. Congratulations to all of the deserving recipients . . . This issue contains the final COLLEGE SCENE column by Brother JULIUS HALL. Brother Hall has done an outstanding job during his two years as Associate Editor and he received much praise (from both College and Alumni Brothers) for his thoughtful articles in that section during the past year.

We look forward to his continued assistance as he prepares to enter the Northwestern University School of Law . . . SPHINX GUIDELINES: Here are a few helpful hints for Chapter Editors-to-the-Sphinx. Preparing Copy — 1) All articles should be typewritten and doublespaced, preferably on standard 8Vi" x 11 " typing paper. 2) Write all articles in a format suitable to the section in which it is to appear. Check recent issues for the style of such features as Chapter News and Alphas On The Move. For example, do not include individual profiles in a "chapter" article. Instead, prepare separate articles on the accomplishments of Brothers for inclusion in Alphas On The Move.3) Do not include photograph captions within the text of articles — write them separately. 4) Remember that articles should be written for future publication. Some upcoming events might be "past" by publication time — so, write accordingly. Photographs: 1) If at all possible, send only black-and-white photographs for publication. Avoid sending photos from newspapers or other printed pieces. 2) Send no more than two (2) photographs per article. 3) No photos will be returned! Make extra prints of any photos you wish to retain. Deadlines: Please adhere to the following deadlines — Fall 1981 Issue, September 1, 1981 —Winter 1981 Issue, November 1, 1981 —Spring 1982 Issue, January 1, 1982 — Summer 1982 Issue, April 1, 1982. Any late materials will be held over for publication in the next issue . . . This issue contains our Fourth Annual DISTINGUISHED COLLEGIANS feature. As in the past, we have attempted to spotlight a representative sample of the many outstanding College Brothers across the nation. We think you'll agree that the young men shown are worthy of recognition . . Until next issue!

on the drawing board Diamond Jubilee Highlights Brothers of the Tear — 1981 Chapters of the Tear — 1981

VOLUME 67 NUMBER 2 SUMMER 1981

OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, MICHAEL J. PRICE,

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Editor-in-Chief

Associate Editors: Julius R. Hall, Bradford Spencer, Walter E. Tyson. Editorial Assistant (Intern): Demetrius Bryant. Contributing Editors: James B. Blanton, Alpha Workshop; Julius R. Hall, College Scene; Laurence T. Young, Sr., Omega Chapter; Ozell Sutton, Ex-Officio. Commentary Columnists: Andrew Young (on leave), Lu Palmer, Michael Price, Erwin A. France, Huel Perkins.

7 — FOCUS — A Brother who served on Alpha's Board of Directors during his college days is now Speaker of the California Assembly. Meet Brother Willie Brown.

8 — DISTINGUISHED COLLEGIANS - Who are the Alpha men in college in 1981 . . . 75 years after the founding (by college men) of the Fraternity? Three "Distinguished Collegians" are profiled in There Goes An Alpha Man; thirty more appear in this representative look at our undergraduates.

1 4 — LEGACY - "ALPHA PHI ALPHA: Shaping Leaders for Black America" is the title of this comprehensive look at Alpha's "legacy." This article is reprinted from the National Black Monitor."

1 7 — ALPHA ATHLETE — Brother James Frank is the first Black to be elected President of the NCAA. 2 — The General President Speaks 3 — The Executive Secretary's Desk 4 — There Goes An Alpha Man 6 — Education Foundation 13 — College Scene 22 — Alphas On The Move 28 — Chapter News 47 — Omega Chapter 49 — Directory of Officers 50 — Chapter Directory

ABOUT THE COVER: This issue commemorates "The Seven Jewels" — to whom the Diamond Jubilee Convention is respectuflly dedicated.

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f l l ©IJKFIMIL jPlliUPOTF K&Igg The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., will meet in the Dallas Hilton Hotel, July 31 - August 6, 1 9 8 1 . This is not just another convention! This is our Diamond Jubilee . . . and we will commemorate 75 years of "Manly Deeds, Scholarship and Love for All Mankind."

I am inviting — no, urging — all Brothers who possibly can to join us in Dallas in this magnamious celebration. Not only are we going to celebrate the achievements of the past 75 years, Brothers . . . we are going to re-dedicate ourselves to the task of "Achieving the Future."

I had the occasion to hear Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm speak recently.

She made one of the most profound statements of our times when she said, "If we are not careful, 'Our Yesterday is our Tomorrow.'" The thrust of this convention is to do more than celebrate . . . it is to plan and work to assure that "our yesterday is not our tomorrow."

The theme for the Diamond Jubilee is "Saluting the Past, Securing the Future — The Agenda For the '80's."

In carrying forth this theme a new type programming is being initiated. We will have seven symposium-type discussions where we will probe in greater depth strategies for "Securing the Future." Some of the most knowledgeable and outstanding Black leadership in America is being invited to participate.

The symposium topics and the persons to make the principal addresses related to the topics are: (1) Strategies in Civil Rights and Affirmative Action in Securing the Future — NAACP Executive Director Benjamin Hooks; (2) Strategies in Political Action in Securing the Future — New Orleans Mayor Ernest Morial; (3) Strategies in International Relations in Securing the Future — Ambassador Andrew Young; (4) Strategies in Economics and Employment in Securing the Future — Urban League President Vernon Jordan; (5) Strategies in Education in Securing the Future — UNCF Executive Director Christopher Edley; (6) The Role of the Black Church in Securing the Future — AME Bishop John Adams; and (7) The Role of Black Business in Securing the Future — Miller Brewing Company Vice President Thomas Shropshire.

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The symposium addresses (with the exception of Bishop Adams' Ecumenical Address) will be augmented by a panel discussion, followed by audience participation through a question-and-answer session. This, as you see, will be a convention of substance as we explore ways by which Alpha can give sustained leadership to "Securing the Future."

The Public Session at 3 : 3 0 p.m. on Sunday (August 2nd) will be historic.

This session will be in honor of the Seven Jewels, as will the entire Diamond Jubilee Convention. Brother Mai Goode, Chairman of the Diamond Jubilee Committee, will be the speaker.

Another highlight of the Public Session will come when we distribute the Million Dollar Fund Drive monies to the National Urban League, NAACP and United Negro College Fund. Christopher Edley, Vernon Jordan and Benjamin Hooks have assured me of their presence for this historic moment.

The Formal Banquet is always a fitting climax to the convention. This one will be no exception. The dynamic Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia — Brother Maynard Jackson — will be the speaker. Brother Jackson will be honored for the fantastic

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job of "joint venture" in Atlanta.

In addition to programs and honors there are some tremendously important issues relative to the Fraternity's finances, Constitution, leadership, etc. . . . which must be addressed in Dallas. Chapters will need to be represented at full delegate strength and Brothers-at-large will want to be present in large numbers for the Diamond Jubilee.

Finally, it has been my honor and pleasure to prepare for this convention. To be at the helm of this dynamic Fraternity at this juncture in its history is both meaningful and challenging.

The convention is so structured as to launch the "The New Alpha Thrust" in leadership and service . . . relevant to the needs of the 1980's. I solicit the cooperation and participation of each and every Alpha man in "The New Alpha Thrust" efforts.

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fii iraCTTO/E Kum&iri ®i THE CHAPTER GUIDE Your Key To A Successful Year

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The Chapter Guide 1981-82 will give you the information needed for a successful fraternal year.

icWiWS In our last issue we spoke to you on the many activities that must be carried on by the small staff here at the General Office. Then, as now, we felt it important that each Brother have an awareness of available services . . . believing that this will go a long way towards creating an atmosphere of cooperation and support throughout the "Alpha Network." Although we had originally planned to present a summary of the past year's activities in this issue — we have chosen instead to introduce to each of you The Chapter Guide.

We feel that this document, first printed in September of 1 9 8 0 , is one of the most important accomplishments of the General Office staff during the past year. The first such manual produced in the history of Alpha Phi Alpha, The Chapter Guide is designed to help us — and to help you — carry out your chapter program in an efficient manner.

This document contains over twenty sections of information valuable to your chapter program. The Chapter Guide 1981-82 accomplishes this by giving vital information on rules, regulations and procedures — plus a whole lot more.

Our first Chapter Guide includes sections on Address Changes; Awards; Establishment of Chapters; Inactive Chapters; Constitutional Amendments; Delegates to Conventions; Fees and The Sphinx/Summer 1981

Taxes; Initiations; Job Interview Program; Life Membership; Mailings; Materials; Inactive Members; Paraphrenalia; Pledging; Publications; Scholarships; and Service Fees. All of these will be included in the 1 9 8 1 - 8 2 edition . . . with most of them expanded and, for the first time, illustrated. In addition, new sections will be added, among them: Election of Chapter Officers; Chapter Constitutions; Fraternity Structure; Discipline; and Missing Materials.

All in all, the 1981-82 Chapter Guide will be your "General Office on site" . . . readily available to answer most of the questions you will raise in carrying out fraternal operations.

Chapter copies of the Chapter Guide include a portfolio — containing the Chapter Guide booklet along with most of the forms necessary to function during the year, including: Remittance of Funds Forms, Pledge Forms, Chapter Directory Forms, Scholarship Applications (for undergraduates) and Delegate Credential Forms. One (1) Chapter Guide portfolio will be provided free of charge to each Alpha Chapter, beginning at the 75th Anniversary Convention. Chapter delegates may pick up the Chapter Copy at this time in the Executive Secretary's office. Remaining Chapter copies will be mailed in August of this year. Additional copies of the Chapter Guide booklet will be

available for purchase by active Brothers for $ 2 . 0 0 each. These will be on sale at the General Convention or may be purchased from the General Office.

We urge you to take advantage of this valuable tool. It has been prepared with you in mind . . . and will make your fraternal operations much easier.

CHAPTER ADDRESSES Please ensure that your Chapter Directory for 1982 has been completed and forwarded to the General Office.

As noted above, we will begin Chapter Mailings in August of 1 9 8 1 . If no current address is on file for your Chapter . . . this information will be missed.

Make it your job to see that your chapter officers have fulfilled this constitutional mandate.

Our vast organization of chapters cannot function without a viable communications network. Remember, the first step is up to YOU! Report your chapter address IMMEDIATELY!

Fraternally yours, < * James B. Blanton Executive Secretary 3

There Goes An Alpha Man

Julius Hall: An Alpha Nan!

Carson Takes The Helm At Memphis State Brother JEFFREY ELLIS CARSON (Memphis State, '82), the new Student Government Association President at Memphis State University, feels that his election heralds the "Year of the Student" at Memphis State. A native of Blytheville, Arkansas, Brother Carson is a member of Kappa Eta Chapter at MSU â&#x20AC;&#x201D; where he served as Dean of Pledges during the past year.

Brother Carson, a 24-year-old Business Management major, was elected this spring and adds this post to the many others he has held since entering Memphis State in January 1980 (after four years in the United States Marine Corps). He has previously served as Chairman of the Student Government's committees on transportation awards, and credentials; and, as SGA Secretary of State.

The newly elected SGA President represented Memphis State as a delegate for the 17th General Assembly of the Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature. As a further testimony to his dynamic leadership there he was elected President of the Tennessee Collegiate Black Caucus. There

he served as the spokesman for SGA presidents from the state's minority institutions of higher learning.

In addition to his activities in student government, Brother Carson has been the recipient of a citation from the 4.0 Club at Memphis State's Annual Greek Awards Banquet. Jeffrey notes that he is pleased with the campus support for student government he has seen from students, faculty and administrators. "I'm going to do the best job I can do as SGA President and make this the 'Year of the Student' at MSU," he stated. Among the plans he has announced are to get reserved parking spaces for registered carpoolers; purchase additional electric typewriters for student use; involve international students in campus affairs; and, get students for public transportation. While this is certainly an ambitious program for a student official, it is typical of the outstanding leadership being provided by this young man. The Sphinx is proud to salute Brother Jeffrey, Carson, an outstanding leader on campus and in the community . . . and, an Alpha Man!

Brother JULIUS LE RAY HALL (Northwestern, 81) is familiar to most regular readers of The Sphinx, having served as Associate Editor for the past two years and (during the last year) as Editor of College Scene, the regular feature addressing the affairs of undergraduate members. But that, in fact, is only a small portion of Brother Hall's extensive involvement in the activities of Alpha Phi Alpha. A recent graduate of Northwestern University, Brother Hall served as President of Alpha Mu Chapter at that school during his senior year. He also served on the national Constitution Committee (1980) and.was a consultant to the Ad Hoc Committee on The Standing Orders, which developed the uniform pledge procedures now in effect for the Fraternity.

Leadership is not a new role for Brother Hall. A native of Savannah, Georgia, he served as President of the Student Government Association at Windsor Forest High School in that city. There he was also a National Achievement Scholar and was selected the school's "Most Outstanding Senior" in 1977. Upon entering college, he was named to Alpha Lambda Delta, the Northwestern Freshman Honor Society.

A Political Science major, Brother Hall served as President of the Northwestern Black Greek Council in 1980. He was also a contributing editor to Quaecumque Magazine, a Northwestern quarterly, and a member of the school's Sailing Club.

When asked to summarize Alpha's contribution to his career/life goals, Brother Hall replied, "Alpha Phi Alpha has afforded me the opportunity to meet some of the most distinguished men in America. Through this contact I have been enriched personally

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and given assistance in countless projects in my studies. Likewise, Alpha Phi Alpha has served as a mechanism through which I have been able to enact many programs that alone would have remained simply ideas." One of Brother Hall's ideas was to bring together all of the Alpha Chapters in the Chicago area for a joint Founders' Day observance. That dream reached fruition in December of 1980 . . . when Dr. Charles H. Wesley came to Northwestern to address a Chicago-Area Founders' Day Banquet, jointly sponsored by nine local chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha. This successful event was the first such venture of its kind in recent years and it was organized and implemented under the leadership of Brother Julius Hall . . . an Alpha Man!

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*T)f 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

The Kwame Nkruma Memorial Award is given by Lincoln University in Pennsylvania for "excellence in leadership, school spirit, class and university participation." With

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

There goes the best man in and out Tor he is an Alpha Man.

these criteria, there is little doubt that Brother FLOYD WESLEY GREEN, III (Lincoln U, '81) was a deserving recipient of this honor — named after the famed African freedom fighter and Lincoln alumnus.

As President of the Lincoln University Student Government Association, during his junior year, Brother Green was at the forefront of the collegiate leadership ranks.

His activities ranged from attending a Business Today conference in Atlanta (after being selected by Princeton University) — to journeying to the White House to discuss foreign and domestic policies with President Jimmy Carter — to serving as a Press Aide at the Democratic National Convention in New York.

A member of Lincoln's Forensics and Debating Society, Brother Green has received wide acclaim in that area. He has received, among others, the Elizabeth Train Oratory Award and the Class of 1900 Award for Intercollegiate Debate. He was the First Place Winner in the Pennsylvania WCTU Oratorical Contest and placed third in the group's national competition. Brother Green has also been active in the theatre.

He was a member of the University Players, the International Thespian Society and the University Dance Troupe and Choir. Here, too, he excelled — receiving the William Queenan Award for excellence in the field of theatre.

Brother Green attaches a great deal of importance to attending the nation's first Black university and pledging the first Black collegiate fraternity, crediting it with fostering the "realization of one's identity, the strengthening of one's confidence and the ascertaining of one's goals." With a clear vision, Brother Green has exhibited leadership and commitment through volunteer service to a wide range of organizations, including the NAACP and the National March of Dimes.

An honor graduate of Menchville High School in Newport News, Virginia, Floyd is listed in Who's Who Among Students at American Universities and Colleges and is a member of Alpha Chi National Honor Society.

In addition to the honors previously listed, he has received the Jaycees Annual Student Community Award (1980) and the Helen Corson Award, for non-violent leadership.

In a published letter to Black Enterprise magazine, appealing for recognition of Lincoln University's important role in American history, Brother Green urged the editors, "Let's not forget out past. Let's honor our present, so that we may have a future."

These words are especially relevant as Alpha Phi Alpha celebrates seventy-five years of service. Moreover, they are important because they were spoken by a "collegian" — a leader for the next generation — and . . . an Alpha Man!

EDUCATION FOUNDATION

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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., has had, since its inception, a strong commitment to excellence in education and scholarship. The Fraternity has supported and sponsored many efforts to sustain this commitment via financial, moral, and motivational activities.

The founding of the Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation, Inc. (hereafter referred to as the Foundation), was preceded by a highly successful and memorable program entitled "Go To High School â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Go To College." This viable program was warmly supported by individual Brothers and Chapters and, in turn, was responsible for motivating many young men and women to further their education. The philosophy of this program continues to find expression through current programs of the Foundation.

The Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation, Inc., is proud to announce the names of the 1981 recipients of the scholarship awards.

The following Brothers are the recipients of $ 1 , 0 0 0 scholarships: Walter L. Dillard, Charles D. Green, Dean A. Jernigan, Ronald L. Morgan, Reginald W. Taylor.

Brother CHARLES D. GREEN is a Junior at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and is treasurer of Alpha Theta Chapter, University of Iowa. He has a cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0 ( 4 . 0 = A ) and has a tri-major of Business, Economics and Mathematics.

Brother Green's extracurricular activities and honors are numerous: Tutor, Upward Bound Program; NCAA Division National Qualifier in Wrestling; recipient of George W. Bryant Scholarship, Freshman Year; Member, Orientation Committee; President-Elect, Black Student Union.

Brother WALTER L. DILLARD is a Junior at Troy State University in Troy, Alabama. He is Vice President of Xi Beta Chapter and has a GPA of 2.49 ( 3 . 0 = A ) . His major is Chemistry with a minor in Mathematics. Brother Dillard's honors and campus activities include: Membership, Troy State University Marching and Concert Bands; Student Government Association Supreme Court Justice; Band Scholarships; Alpha Delta Lambda Freshman Honor Society; Phi Eta Sigma Freshman Honor Society; Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society; Delta Omicron Chi Pre-medical Honor Society; Gamma Beta Honor Society; George C. Wallace Leadership Award.

Brother DEAN A. JERNIGAN is a Junior at North Carolina Central University and is a member of Gamma Beta Chapter. He is majoring in Biology with a GPA of 3.62 ( 4 . 0 = A ) . His honors and campus activities are: Chairman, Pre-professional Health Society's Tutorial Program; Recognition as University Honors Student; Alpha Phi Alpha (Gamma Beta Chapter) Scholarship Award; Recipient of Association of North Carolina Alphas' Highest Semester Award; Recipient of North Carolina Central University Alumni Association Scholarship.

Brother RONALD L. MORGAN is a Senior at Prairie View A. & M. Univer-

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sity with a GPA of 3 . 6 0 ( 4 . 0 0 = A ) . His major is Mechanical Engineering.

Brother Morgan is Eta Gamma Chapter's Associate Editor to the Sphinx. Brother Morgan served as Vice President of his Junior class and is a tutor in the College of Engineering. His honors and awards include: Membership, Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Honor Society; Membership, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society; Recipient of the Henry A. Callis Academic Award (highest GPA among Texas Alphas, 1981 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 3.71).

Brother REGINALD W. TAYLOR is a member of Beta Tau Chapter of Xavier University (New Orleans). Brother Taylor is a Senior with a major in Chemistry and a GPA of 3 . 9 0 (4.00 = A). Brother Taylor's honors and awards include: Member, Dean's Honor Roll; Recipient, Xavier University Scholarship; Recipient, Dupont Company Scholarship; Recipient, Xavier University Gold Medal; Member, Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society; Member, Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Health Honor Society.

These Brothers merit our congratulations and best wishes for their achievements. They, indeed, are leaders of the future.

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., through its individual Chapters, awards hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships to college students and high school seniors; however, the exact amount of the scholarships is not known because there is no central accounting office for the same. The Education Foundation is desirous of collecting this information and disseminating it to the Brotherhood.

Each Chapter is respectfully asked to submit the amount of scholarship monies distributed yearly to college students and high school seniors. You may send this information to either Brother Michael Price of the National Office or to Walter W. Sullivan, 1 8 0 0 New Hope Road, Atlanta, Georgia 3 0 3 3 1 by November 1, 1 9 8 1 .

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u The story of Brother who counsel nonWILLIE L. BROWN, JR., is an involvement' During my 16 ideal complement to this ediyears as your Assemblyman, tion of The Sphinx - which however, I have remained honors outstanding college active In the causes and proBrothers. At the 1953 grams l believe in. Regardless General Convention, he was of how controversial or elected to the Executive explosive the issue, you have Council of Alpha Phi Alpha as always known where I stood. a Lay Member - one of five College Brothers then serving Few, if any, would take issue on the Fraternity's Board of with that assessment.

Directors. His leadership has in addition to politics, continued unabated since Brother Brown has given his that time . . . and he now time willingly to many presides over the legislature organizations and groups. He is of the State of California. national board member of Brother Brown became Planned Parenthood AssociaSpeaker of the Assembly on tion, a member of the NAACP, December 1,1980. He is the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, first Black ever to hold that Alpha Phi Alpha, Baptist position.

Ministers union, the Boy First elected to the CaliforScouts of America, and the nia State Assembly in 1964, California Club. he represents the 17th Hard work has been Brown's Assembly District - one of the constant companion since childmost varied in San Francisco hood. He was born March 20, County, including Haight1934, in Mineola, Texas, to Ashbury, Pacific Heights and a poor family. Educated in a Polk van Ness Gulch. one-room schoolhouse, Willie Those who work with Willie ROTHER WILLIE B R O W N spent his summers harvesting Brown describe him as a witty, crops, in 1951, he left Texas bright, sometimes brash, for San Francisco where, worksometimes charming, always off ing as a janitor, shoe salescaring legislator who works hard man, and playground for the people of San Francisco and the A Democrat, he is the author of director - he put himself through San State. For these reasons, he has been a several landmark bills including legislaFrancisco State College and Hastings leader in the Assembly for most of his tion establishing the Child Health College of Law. He is now a member of 16 years in the Legislature. He most Disabilities Program, the first statethe Alumni Association Executive recently was Assembly Majority Floor funded urban park and legislation Committee of San Francisco state and is Leader and Chair of the California Legisprohibiting penalties for sexual acts the permanent president of his law class lative Black Caucus. Prior to that, he between consenting adults. of 1958. He was admitted to the served as Chair of the influential Speaker Brown is a strong and vocal California Bar in 1959 and practices law Revenue and Taxation committee, as advocate for improved education, better in San Francisco.

Democratic Whip and as Chair of the care for the elderly and environmental Willie Brown, who is married and the Governmental Efficiency and Economy protection. He has also introduced and father of two daughters has fought the Committee. supported legislation pertaining to good fight - and has been rewarded by Brother Brown is also currently a consumer education, workers' compensahis constituents by being consistently remember of the Board of Regents of the tion, health, housing, penal reform and elected with more than 60% of the university of California and a former civil rights. vote. The first Black from San FranChair of the Black American Political But what no summary of legislative cisco ever elected to the California State Association of California. positions can adequately capture is the Legislature, he ranks only behind in 1980 and 1972 Brother Brown codepth of speaker Brown's commitment Congressman Gus Hawkins in length of chaired the California delegation to the to public service. Beyond doubt, he is an service for current Black elected officials National Democratic Convention and in "activist.'' Speaking to his constituents, in California.

1972 he co-chaired the California delega he remarked "Many times my participaAnd by all indications... we'll all be tion to the National Black Political tion in the public and political life of hearing a lot more about Brother Willie Convention in Gary, Indiana.

San Francisco has run contrary to those L. Brown. Jr. - an Alpha Man!

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ROY D. M c G E E (University of Mississippi, 'B i) w i l l be attending Medical School at the University of Cincinnati in the fall. H e is the recipient of the 1980 Southern Region Alpha Phi Alpha Scholarship. M c C e e is a member of Alpha Epsilon Delta, the Chancellor's Committee on Financial A i d and the American Chemical Society. Listed on the Chancellor's H o n o r Roll, he was President of N u Upsilon Chapter at the University of Mississippi. He is from Cleveland, Mississippi.

R I C A R D O H A W K I N S (U oJ Mississippi.

8(J served on many committees and organizations at the University of Mississippi. He was Vice President of the Black Student U n i o n and a member of the Executive C o u n c i l of the BSU's C h o i r . He is on the Board of Directors for the Student A l u m n i Association and on the Chancellors Standing C o m m i t t e e for Student Financial A i d . Hawkins, an Indianola, Mississippi, native, was the City's Doubles Tennis Champion in 1979.

He plans to become an orthodontist after graduation.

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C L E N E. H A W K I N S (Southern Arkansas U, '8i) is a native of Magnolia, Arkansas. H e is an honor student and a Dean's List Student for four years.

H e was a member of the Campus Activities Board, the Math C l u b and the Student Government Association.

H e is a member of Alpha H o n o r Society at S A U and Alpha C h i National H o n o r Society. T h e Who's W h o recipient plans to obtain a Master's in Mathematics.

T H E O D O R E H . C A R T E R (North Carolina State, 'sf J was the chairman of the Judicial Board at N C State. H e was President of the Black Student Board of the University and served as a member of the U n i o n A c t i v i t y Board and the Board of Directors of N C State. Carter is listed in the National Register of O u t s t a n d i n g College Graduates and seeks to become an engineer. H e was the Brother of the Year for N o r t h Carolina State and received the State Convention's Leadership A w a r d . H e is a native of Aiken, South Carolina. â&#x20AC;˘>

E R N E S T K. BANKS (U of MissouriRolla, '&i) was awarded a University Engineeing Scholarship and has been on the H o n o r Roll twice since at U M R . He was selected for the Freshman H o n o r Society and earned a four-year scholarship from the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc. Banks was named a fellow w i t h the National Consortium for Graduate Degrees w h i c h will allow him to attend one of the 25 participating universities on a full scholarship. H e was Vice President of Epsilon Psi Chapter and also served as Secretary and Rush Chairman. He is a native of St. Louis, Missouri.

A L V I N C H A P M A N (Shaw U. Si) served Alpha's Beta Rho as Chapter President and the campus as President of Alpha Epsilon Rho Broadcasting H o n o r Society. Listed in Who's W h o and the Register of Outstanding C o l lege Students, he was a Junior Class Officer. Chapman, a Mass C o m munications major, was also Vice President of the Student Government Association. H e is from Chesterfield, South Carolina, and plans to pursue a management-level position after graduation.

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R O R Y C H A N D L E R (Dillard U, s<) served as Senior Class President, PreA l u m n i Council President and President of the Dillard N A A C P . He also served Alpha's Beta Phi Chapter as secretary. A native of Washington, D C , Chandler was a Dean's List Student in 1979 and 1980, while majoring in accounting. His career aspiration is to be a Certified Public Accountant.

H A R O L D L. D O C K I N S (Prairie View A&M U, 82) is an electrical engineering junior from Dallas, Texas. T h e recipient of the Dallas Alpha M e r i t C r o u p , A. Maceo Smith Award, he has attained the H o n o r Roll five consecutive semesters as well as the National Dean's List and Who's W h o in his junior year. He is company commander of the N R O T C , a Junior Fellow and a member of the N R O T C D r i l l Team. A member of Alpha's Eta Gamma, Dockins is also in Phi Eta Sigma H o n o r Society.

W A L T E R G A F F N E Y (Fraud! Marion College, 'st) served Alpha as President of Kappa C h i Chapter for t w o years and as Assistant State Director for South Carolina. He was the first Black Chief Justice of the College's Judicial Board and the first Black resident manager. A Biology major, and a member of Who's W h o , Gaffney is a native of Orangeburg, South Carolina.

s I M I C H A E L C . G O U D E A U (GrawMmj State U, '82) served as President of the Junior Class and Sophomore Class as well as Treasurer of his freshman class.

He was chapter secretary of Delta Sigma Chapter. T h e Information Systems major is a member of Phi Beta Lambda Business H o n o r Society and has attained honor roll status four semesters while at' Grambling. T h e Boyce, Louisiana, native plans to obtain a Master in Business A d ministration after graduation.

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DAVID N O R R I S H E A S T O N (U oj TennesseeMartin, 'si) served as President of M u Beta Chapter. H e has served as Associate Editor to the Pacer, the University's weekly newspaper, and received the Black Student Association's Outstanding Junior A w a r d . T h e Journalism senior is from C o v i n g t o n , Tennessee, and plans a career in public relation's and journalism.

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(Georgia State U, 'si) is a native of St. Andrews, Jamaica, and a member of the University's Varsity Soccer Team.

H e was a Math major and served as President of Zeta M u Chapter. He was the recipient of a soccer scholarship, the International Student Scholarship and is enrolled in the G S U Honors Program. He is on the Board of Governors at G S U and is in Who's W h o .

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L O R E N Z A B U T L E R (Clark College, st) was the Pre-Alumni C o u n c i l President for the United Negro College Fund. H e also served as College and Youth Division President of the N A A C P for the State of Texas. He was the College Brother of the Year for the State of Georgia and served Alpha Phi Chapter as Editor-to-theSphinx. H e was a member of the C o l lege's Debate Team and lota Beta Sigma Broadcasting Fraternity. The Houston, Texas, native received the state's Benjamin Hooks A w a r d for N A A C P youth and is in the Order of the A r r o w of the Boy Scouts of America. Butler plans to attend Law School after graduation.

W A R R E N T R E N T (Wat Chester Slate, 8 0 served Alpha's Zeta Psi Chapter as President. The Philadelphia native also was Dean of Pledges for his chapter.

H e was a Speech Communications major and hopes to become an A n c h o r Man. T r e n t was a member of Sigma Delta C h i Journalism Society, a Resident Assistant and Vice President of the Inter-Greek C o u n c i l . H e was the recipient of the Black Student Union's Service A w a r d in 1981 and selected by Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity as one of the campus' most influential students.

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is a Dean's List student in the Architecture Department at A S U . H e serves as a tutor for minorities in the University's Architecture program and is active in the Pre-Professional Architecture program. He is the Secretary of M u Eta Chapter and is the liaison to the Assistant State Director of Arizona Alphas.

R O B E R T H E B E R T (Florida A&M U. 'si) was an A c c o u n t i n g major, a member of the National Association of Black Accountants and served as Financial Director of the Rattler Yearbook. H e was selected as the School of Business and Industry's Outstanding Student and received the Alpha Kappa M u H o n o r A w a r d . T h e author of the Freshman "Survival Manual," he is a member of the N A A C P , the S C L C , the Urban League and the Student Government. T h e Chicago native has had several internships in Chicago and the State of Texas and served Beta N u Chapter as Treasurer. H e was selected the Most Outstanding Brother of Beta N u Chapter and for the National Dean's List. Hebert will be attending law school in the fall at Northwestern U n i v e r s i t y or the U n i v e r s i t y of Chicago.

S T E V E N H A L L U M S (South Carolina State, 'siJ is listed in Who's W h o and on the Dean's List. H e is a T h u r m o n d Senatorial Scholar and aspires to obtain his graduate education in Business from the Universi, / of Illinois. He was Vice President of the College's Student Body, President of the Spanish C l u b and the English C l u b . H e was President of the Junior Class also. H e is from Orangeburg, South Carolina.

82j is a Presidential Scholar and a 1980 CORBEST Scholar. Gardner served his Freshman Class as President and was Section Editor for the University's Yearbook. T h e Tampa, Florida, native was Assistant to the Director of that city's Urban League. H e is a member of Alpha Kappa M u and Beta Kappa Chi Honorary Societies. He is enrolled in a Dual Degree Engineering Program with Columbia University where he w i l l complete his undergraduate studies.

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DANIEL HARTH (Northern Illinois U, 8fJ served Epsilon Phi as President. He was the editor of the campus' Black newspaper and a member of the Fraternal Council. He was chairman of the NIU Computing Association while majoring in Political Science and Computer Science. A Chicago native, and member of Who's Who, he plans to attend Law School after graduation.

JOHN D. CALHOUN (Memphis State U, 'at) has served Kappa Eta Chapter as President. He was President of his Freshman Class, a Student Government Senator and a member of the NAACP and PUSH. He was selected as the Junior Achievement 1980 "Young Man of the Year," and received the Memphis "Brother of the Year" Award. A President's List student, Calhoun is from Jackson, Mississippi, and seeks to become a psychologist.

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MICHAEL FOWLKES (Glasshoro State College, 'st) served as President of the CSC Bureau of Greek Organization and as Vice President of the Fraternity's Nu lota Chapter. He also served as Sergeant-at-Arms of the new Jersey Association of Alpha Chapters.

He is a member of the Accounting Society, the Class of 1981 Advisory Board and the Freshman Orientation Committee. The Pleasantville, New Jersey, native seeks to become a certified public accountant . . . and a national officer of Alpha Phi Alpha.

ROBERT D. MARKS (Mississippi State U, '82) served as President of the Council of Black Student Organizations as well as President of Kappa Beta Chapter. He was selected as the chapter's "Brother of the Year" and is a member of Alpha Epsilon Delta PreMedicine Honor Society. He serves as a reporter for the school newspaper and is a member of the University's Band. The Magnolia, Mississippi, native plans to attend Medical School upon graduation.

ANTHONY HIGHTOWER (Clark College, 83) is a sophomore majoring in Political Science. He served as Treasurer of the Clark Honors Program and as Vice President of his Sophomore Class. An honor student, he was voted the school's "Outstanding Freshman" for 1980. An outstanding musician, Brother Hightower is a member of both the Clark College Band and the Atlanta Symphony's Youth Orchestra. A native of College Park, Georgia, he is a member of Alpha Phi Chapter.

CEDRIC H O L L O M A N (Southern University, 's t) was selected as the Southwestern Region's "College Brother of the Year." He served Beta Sigma Chapter as President and was also selected as the Louisiana College Brother of the Year. The Beta lota Lambda Scholarship recipient received three Dean's List Medals and is a member of Eta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honor Society. He is a native of Baton Rouge and hopes to receive a graduate degree in Electrical Engineering.

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R O N A L D D . D A V I S (Alcorn State U, Si) was selected as "Brother of the Year" for the State of Mississippi. T h e Biology major was president of Delta Kappa Chapter and plans to attend medical school. A n honor student, he was a President's Scholar in 1979 and 1980, made the Dean's List, Beta Beta Beta (Biology H o n o r Society) and served as President of Beta Kappa C h i National H o n o r Society. A native of Shaw, Mississippi, he is a member-atlarge to the Mississippi Academy of Sciences.

L E V I T H O M P S O N , JR. (U of Delaware, 'si) has served as President of the Society of Black Engineers at the University of Delaware. A Chemical Engineering student, he received several engineering scholarships and made the Dean's List. H e is a member of the University's Basketball team, the Gospel Ensemble and the Student Government Budget Board. T h o m p son, an "Outstanding Young Man of America," plans to attend graduate school in engineering.

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JAMES T O L B E R T , III (Coe College, 'si) majored in Political Science and will attend the University of Iowa Law School in the fall. He is a member of Phi M u Alpha Music Fraternity, the Student Government Association and Intervarsity C h r i s t i a n Fellowship.

T o l b e r t served as a columnist on the Student Newspaper and was a member of the School's Glee C l u b . T o l b e r t was likewise a candidate on the Democratic Slate to . t h e 1980 Democratic National C o n v e n t i o n . He is a graduate of Lindblom H i g h School in Chicago.

C A L V I N L. H O W A R D (Miami U, 'si) served as Chairman of the M i n o r i t y Events Board and Treasurer of the Miami University Gospel Singers. H e is a member of O m i c r o n Delta Kappa and the National Dean's List. T h e native of Canton, O h i o , is also in Who's W h o . He majored in Systems Analysis and will seek a Master's in Operations Research.

JAMES W O O D (North Carolina A*T U, 'si) served Beta Epsilon as Chapter President and Dean of Pledges. H e serves on the Executive Board of N o r t h Carolina Alpha men and served as President of the school's N A A C P branch. T h e Mechanical Engineering major plans to pursue an advanced degree fn engineering and research.

H e is a native of T a r b o r o , N o r t h Carolina.

R O N A L D M A G N U M (North Carolina A&T, 'si) received the N o r t h Carolina Association of Alpha Men Achievement A w a r d and Leadership A w a r d .

H e served as President of Beta Epsilon Chapter and State Regional Vice President. He was a Hall President and served on the Student Government Association. Magnum is an Electrical Engineering major and plans a career in management. T h e Portsmouth, Virginia, native is also a member of

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Rediscovering filpha There is an old adage that goes, "All change is not progress, just as all movement is not forward."

As we prepare to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee, I wanted to utilize my proximity to our National Headquarters in Chicago to research and illustrate the changing role and function of Alpha Phi Alpha on college campuses. In many ways I found the adage above to be true in my analysis of this particular "development in college life."

Seventy-five years hence, there remains an undebatable need for "Alpha" on college campuses. As Brother and Historian Charles H. Wesley wrote during the time of the Golden Anniversary, "{The Fraternity) has been one of the most inevitable results of the development of extracurricular activities of college life." (Dr. Charles H. Wesley, "Sphinx," August 1956, Page 4.) Many of the conditions which fostered an Alpha Phi Alpha remain intact on college campuses today. For example, many Brothers (and others) feel the frustrations that accompany a lack of academic preparation to transcend all. Further, several of my chapter Brothers at Alpha Mu have experienced working in posh white greek houses on campus to aid their parents with exorbitant tuition, room and board fees at Northwestern.

Through travels and conversations, I know that our experiences are not isolated, but commonplace on many campuses. There remains a need for our brand of Brotherhood and support system on college campuses.

The change that has occurred is our recognition of and reaction to this need. Absent from our early years was the multitude of university sponsored pre-freshman programs, emotional support systems, "Black Houses" and "Third World Centers" that are commonplace on many predominately The Sphinx/Summer 1981

white college campuses since the reforms of the sixties. It's nice to remember, however, that Alpha Phi Alpha was perhaps the original support system for collegiate Black men. To many of us today, however, an Alpha that functions as a Study Club is as remote a possibility as it is history.

While we would like to think of ourselves as progressive persons, it would be hard for today's college men of Alpha to compare favorably to the Jewels and early initiates. 1) We are not living up to our responsibilities as Brothers and do not realize the potential within our midst. That less than onehundred college Brothers were registered for the week-long convention in Chicago is a sad testimony on us. 2) Gaining an understanding and acceptance of fraternity policies (especially as it relates to initiation procedures) seems to be a never-ending task. I simply cannot believe that we, intelligent college men of the eighties, cannot comprehend and follow the rules and regulations of Alpha. 3) Today's chapter success, and perhaps level of participation, is oftimes measured by or dependent upon the "disco dollar" moreso than original, unfinanced projects.

Of course we are not alone in our evolution. Few Black civil rights and educational institutions today remain

the same. Financial support from white corporations and foundations, and not the Black community, proves to be their life-bread. Perhaps it is this pervasive dependence that has seeped into our efforts also, as our Million Dollar Drive has come to be perceived as much a burden as a source of price during its existence. Are we, too, now unable to reach our goals without support?

The plight of the founding Brothers and early initiates was a unique venture and a lonely battle. So strong was their drive that they did not hesitate to part company with their mentor, Poindexter, when he did not share their dream. A statement by Jewel Callis illustrates their intentions and goals in the embryonic years. He stated in 1 9 5 0 : "in 1 9 0 5 . . . we ourselves (the Alpha Founders) had come to the recognition of human brotherhood as a workable creed, not merely a visionary idea."

1950, (Memoriam to Jewel Callis, 1974.)

"Alpha" remains a workable creed.

As we cross yet another milestone, we should not linger on past accomplishments; rather, our focus should be on studying past efforts â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and failures â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and improving upon them. As Brother Whitney Young stated in a "Sphinx" column years ago: "We could talk for hours about our past achievements, even our superiority over other institutions, but to do so would be to render a disservice to our great pioneers of the past and to the traditions of courageous leadership we are privileged to inherit.

One can easily become obsessed with a great past when he has not the intelligence, the courage, or the imagination to project and mold an even greater future. There is nothing noble about being superior to someone else. The only true nobility is in being superior to one's former self." (Brother Whitney Young, "Sphinx", February 1963, Page 10).

The term "Alpha" should connote innovation as it denotes tradition. Thus, equally important to our celebration of past accomplishments must be a realization and reinforcement, of Alpha as a motivator for tomorrow. As we, college Brothers (and leaders of today and tomorrow) celebrate our glorious past, let us rediscover and improve upon the marriage of relevance, tradition and innovation that is Alpha Phi Alpha. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Julius Hall 13

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LEGACY . . .

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity was cited in the May 1981 issue of the National Black Monitor for its role in "shaping leaders for Black America."

That article is reprinted in this feature.

The cover of the National Black Monitor. At right: One of several photos included in the article, this one taken at the inauguration of General President Ozell Sutton.

New Leadership When — in 1906 — the first chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity was formed, a new era in the creation of leadership for Black America had begun.

Black Americans, prior to Alpha Phi Alphas beginnings, had been a largely leaderless people in the crucial sense that there was no concerted and effective process for the shaping of a college trained body of black men and women for racial leadership roles.

Black men and women had formed benevolent and protective associations and they had laid the foundations for strong religious bodies, especially in the Baptist and Methodist traditions. in these and other ways, black indigenous leadership was given the opportunity to create a sense of local cohesion and purpose, as blacks throughout the nation sought to withstand the relentless onslaughts of racial restrictions and the denials at every hand of rights and opportunities.

But a larger kind of leadership was needed, whereby trained and fertile minds might assess black needs in terms of priorities not only for racial survival but also for the fullest entry — if at all possible — into the American mainstream. it was partly because of the simple fact of their own racial isolation that seven black students on the campus of Cornell University in upstate Ithaca, New York, came together to create a common bond which was to make a major difference for themselves and for Black America as a whole. in the school year of 1905-1906, these seven black men at Cornell university organized a study club in an effort to bind themselves together for study and to improve the status of black students on Cornell's campus. A year later the idea of emphasis on scholarship carried over from the study club to the official establishment of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity which became the first of the eight black Creek Letter collegiate fraternities and sororities in America.

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Left to right. Former General Presidents of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity - Historian,Dr. Charles He\tev. VS. Attorney /or the Northern District of Ohio. James R. WHIiams; President ofCentral State University, Dr. Lionel Nevsom, General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Ottil Sutton; and /or right - President of Alcorn State University in Mississippi, Dr. Walter Washington

Making the Most of Adversity what these pioneers in collegiate fraternity life understood well.was that adversities and restrictions need not be dealt with as negatives but as opportunities both for personal growth and for infinitely larger good. Cornell university, then a school for men, had welcomed blacks in a much more open spirit than had most other white-oriented institutions of higher learning. But living in the semi-isolated environment of Cornell's campus made for much of the semblance of the monastic life. It seemed to force a sense of community simply for sanity's sake. Additionally, the act of temporary removal from the functional or geographical center of black life afforded these gifted men with an unusual opportunity or perch from which to reflect upon and to survey — as from a distance — the nation's racial scene. it was in such a setting that Alpha Phi Alpha' seven founders — now known a "Jewels" — gathered to commit themselves in a fraternal bond marked by "manly deeds, scholarship and love for all mankind."

When the Black America of the present looks to its leadership over the past seventy-five years, it is to the manner in which these pioneering Alpha men dealt with their own adversity that we must turn both appreciatively and for inspiration. At such a time as a much-needed definitive biographical history of Black America is written, the names of Alpha's founding "Jewels' and their story may become a precious and wellknown part of our racial heritage. But here we simply call for the role of Alpha's founding Jewels and salute them for the process of leadership creation and encouragement which they set in motion for the benefit of us all. The Jewels are: Henry A. Callis, M.D.; Charles H. Chapman; Eugene Kinckle Jones; George B. Kelley; Nathaniel A. Murray; Robert H. ogle and Vertner w.

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Others Followed The chapter on Cornell's campus became Alpha Chapter. The second chapter, Beta, was organized on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. The presence of Beta Chapter on the campus of a black university provided the model for other black fraternities and sororities and thus a number of black fraternities and sororities were founded on Howard's campus.

The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity grew rapidly as chapters sprang up on one campus after another until they existed on most accredited black college campuses and many white ones.

Alphas 600 plus chapters, graduate and undergraduate, and 75,000 initiates represent some of the most outstanding men in America and the world.

The fraternity is international with chapters throughout the United States, the Caribbean islands, Europe and Africa. Such historic figures as the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Andrew Young, Maynard Jackson, Marion Barry, Ernest "Dutch" Morial, Samuel Pierce, to name a few, are counted in the "House of Alpha."

Early in the history of the fraternity, graduate chapters as well as college chapters were organized. The graduate chapters immediately became action-oriented on issues relevant to the legitimate hopes and aspirations of black people, it is no accident that the names of Alpha men are prominent among those who gave leadership to every forward thrust of blacks in this nation since 1906, including the formation of the National Urban League (NUL) and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Eugene Kinckle Jones, a founder of Alpha, was but one in a long line of Alpha men to be Executive secretary of the Urban League. Actually, Vernon Jordan is the only non-Alpha ever to head the urban League in all its years of existence.

Educational Role in addition to its early involvement in the fight against lynch ing, it became a strong force in efforts to obtain better education for blacks.

At its National Convention in 1916, it made education a high priority in its objectives and program thrust. A commission on education was appointed to design a national thrust in education. The commission designed a program called "Co to High School, Co to College." Chapters all over the nation promoted this theme as did the national organization. The program consisted of a local and national effort to provide and improve educational facilities for blacks, efforts to encourage and inspire blacks to partake of all opportunities and extensive efforts in raising scholarship money for deserving students. To this end, each chapter of the fraternity still has a priority program for the rewarding of scholarships.

Alpha Brother Huel D. Perkins, in a recent commentary on the role of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity in the education of blacks, noted: "This (educational) program has sometimes been referred to as the highest public endeavor of the fraternity.

Blacks, as a race, are still reaping the benefits of this effort."

Mr. Perkins added: "Historically, education — or the lack of it — has affected the progress of blacks in these united States as has no other single aspect of their existence. Following the end of the Civil War, there were four million black people in this country with nowhere to go and nothing to do, due to the lack of education.

The fact that over seventy-five percent of the historically black colleges came into existence following the Emancipation Proclamation spoke to the need for college-trained men and women as never before. With these colleges we were able to put teachers in schools, wipe out illiteracy as far as possible and produce leaders for a race of people who had to be led out of the bondages of their minds and their spirits."

Persistent Pioneers A Spirit of Excellence Because of its pre-eminence as the pioneer black collegiate Creek Letter organization, the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity has been able to attract a disproportionately large number of men of towering leadership potential. Hence, in practically every major area of black leadership concern, Alpha men have tended to be predominant. Among black lawyers and judges, college presidents and high federal officials, Alpha Phi Alpha has been unusually conspicuous, its efforts have served as a barometer of the direction of the leadership in black life throughout the Twentieth Century.

Early in the teens of the 1900s, the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity launched a program against lynching and joined with the newly formed NAACP in this effort. Concerning the unfair criminal procedures facing black people, and of which lynching was a part, The Black American Reference Book notes: "There was a time when the lynching of black males accused of crimes was commonplace. They were plainly and simply denied all due process of law. Lynching generally took the form of hanging a Negro accused of crime from a tree by a rope around his neck until dead. This form of mob violence has virtually disappeared.

"To illustrate: in 1882, 49 blacks were lynched; that number rose to 113 in 1891; in 1892, it was 161; but by 1902, the number of Negroes lynched decreased to 85; by 1912, it was 61; in 1922, it was 51; in 1932, it was 6.

"Since 1952, the number has been no more than one per year. Today, however, lynching might take the form of the police shooting a black person accused of a crime." (See The Black American Reference Book, Mabel M. Smythe editor — Sponsored by Phelps-Stokes Fund; Prentice-Hall, inc., Publishers, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1976, pages 116-117.)

The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity played a major role in developing public consciousness regarding lynchings and Alpha men raised and contributed funds to defray legal expenses in the fight.

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The production of leadership for the race has been the recurrent theme in all of the program thrusts of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Hence, there has been the encouragement of a sp ; :it of excellence as a hallmark of the fraternity's life. The imm idiate past national or general president of Alpha Phi Alpha, Attorney James R. Williams, with this spirit in mind, chose as the credo of his four-year administration the words "BACK TO BASICS: The Greatness of Our Past is the Key to Our Future."

James Williams emphasized self-discipline (in the elimination at long last of hazing and in his advocacy of fiscal responsibility); and he encouraged self-reliance, especially in the Million Dollar Fund Drive to undergird black support in the most substantial ways for the interracial organizations which historically have worked to enhance black opportunity and to secure black rights. Beneficiaries of the Million Dollar Fund — which has more than met its quota in pledges, and promises to be paid in full this year — are the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the National Urban League and the United Negro College Fund. This drive admittedly is as much symbolic as practical, in that it is designed to encourage a broad spirit of self-support and self-sufficiency throughout the presently far too dependency-oriented black community.

Under the administration of the current Alpha Phi Alpha general president, Ozell Sutton, the Alpha role in leadership development has been projected more strongly than ever before. At the 72nd General Convention of the Fraternity in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 28,-August 3, 1978, Mr. Sutton — who was then serving as Southern Vice President — presented what was called "The New Alpha Thrust," a leadership development program for the 1980s. The "New Thrust" was adopted officially by the Fraternity. in introducing this new development, Mr. Sutton stated: "The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, inc., has a long and distinguished involvement and leadership in human concerns. it was the first Greek letter organization to initiate a nationContinued Page 16

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wide social action program when it launched a highly provocative but successful voter registration campaign.

Thousands of black citizens were persuaded to participate in the election system as hundreds of Alpha Chapters conducted registration campaigns using the rallying cry, A Voteless Peoole is a Hopeless People."

Servants of All "These campaigns were launched and conducted during the politically, racially and economically troubled years of the 1930s and they rallied blacks to a greater participation in political affairs as a method of improving basic human rights.

The Fraternity was later involved in the fight against the "private club" concept of the Democratic primaries of the South and gave strong and effective leadership to the movement that finally opened these to black participation in the mid-40's.

"When blacks were systematically disenfranchised and denied minimal educational opportunities, Alpha launched a highly successful campaign to inspire black youth to stay in school and at the same time fought to improve educational opportunities for them. Alpha Chapters gave thousands of dollars in scholarships in this national effort.

The Alpha campaign to assist and inspire black youth toward their highest aspirations was sparked by a national theme — Co to High School, Co to College: Again in the 1930s, the Fraternity gave articulation and leadership to a national movement that was highly successful. The legitimate hopes and aspirations of thousands of black young people were lifted to the resounding benefit of black people. The increased educational and aspirational levels of blacks in the nation contributed directly to the legal push for desegregation in the late 40s and 50s and to the dramatic demonstrations of the 60s.

The role of Alpha men in inspiring and leading the civil rights movement of the 60s is clear to all. History will record the endless list of Alpha men whose names appear on the honor role of the decade. Bro. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Bro. Thurgood Marshall are but examples of Alpha Brothers who gave dedicated and articulate leadership to the movement.

The time has come when Alpha must once again step to the forefront and furnish a contributing and sustaining type leadership, we must lead in consolidating the gains of the 50s and 60s and protect them against those forces that would turn back the clock of time. Alpha must lead in securing the advances of the past and move swiftly toward obtainment of new freedoms, new aspects of human dignity and new horizons in the human experiences of learning, living and loving.

"Alpha, because first of all we are servants of all, must again lead a national thrust of re-grouping, solidifying and inspiring. it must do it with inspired leadership, it must do it with devotion and dedication. But equal to all, it must do it with a viable program designed to serve the 70s and 80s in the same critical way that education and voter registration programs served the 30s and 40's and the civil rights movement served the 60s.

New Alpha Thrust The New Alpha Thrust" has five main program components.

But, as Ozell Sutton points out, what Alpha Phi Alpha has always had to offer in the most crucially determinative ways is the collective personal example of its membership. Ozell Sutton himself is no exception to this rule. We might see some of the inspiring Ozell Sutton life story as symbolic of what could be called "the sixth component" of the New Alpha Thrust.

The first five components include: (1) a business encouragement program (to make blacks producers as well as consumers); (2) a youth development program involving (a) a leadership development institute, (b) a youth motivation and recognition program, (c) career guidance and job fairs; (3) the optimizing of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., role model for black youth through efforts to make Dr. King's birthday a na16

tional holiday; (4) a campaign to extend the Voter Rights Act; and (5) support of evolving issues — including new definitions — regarding self-sufficiency, self-development and personal success and prosperity for those traditionally oppressed or poor.

Now enter "the sixth component" of the New Alpha Thrust, in terms of the inspiring life story and example of Ozell Sutton.

Alpha men like to think of Sutton as typical of what Alpha is all about. He symbolizes, in this sense, the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity's ideals.

Bradfdrd spencer, writing in the winter 1980 issue of the Alpha magazine The Sphinx, states: Alpha's 26th General President is no stranger to adversity. He grew up in a sharecropper's home near Gould, Arkansas. The one-room schoolhouse is for him a real memory — not just a storybook scenario, walking to school was the order of the day, coupled with the dubious pleasure of watching the bus pass each day loaded with children of another race. He completed eighth grade at the "colored" school in Gould. But that was the extend of the education available locally and the family had no money to assist him in continuing his education. So he struck off on his own. in Little Rock, he got a job as a dishwasher at walgreens, working over 60 hours a week in that supposedly part-time job. After Walgreens came another restaurant job. This one was downtown and during that stretch he got the opportunity to watch Brother Thurgood Marshall argue that black teachers should get equal pay for the work they performed. Brother Sutton notes that time also as a point of inspiration to him.

Such were Sutton's beginnings.

The Personal Example Ozell Sutton, in the finest Alpha tradition, has made the most of adversity. Today, as director of the Southeast Region of the Community Relations Service of the United States Department of Justice, Sutton sits on top of most of the problems of his youth, making of all them simply a challenge to which he channels all of the available resources of the federal government.

Sutton's exciting career has included his becoming — almost by accident — the first black reporter of a white southern daily newspaper; his serving as a recruiter for "the Little Rock Nine" students who desegregated Little Rock (Central) High School; his becoming an assistant to Arkansas Governor winthrop Rockefeller; and his being present with Dr. Martin Luther King, jr., as a representative of the Community Relations service during the time of Dr. King's assassination.

There is an infectious spirit of overcoming optimism in all that Ozell Sutton reflects upon regarding his life experience.

He believes that adversities are not so much to be mourned as to be surmounted. There is a depth of insight, too, which suggests the best of the thoughtfully probing and pioneering spirit in the leadership of Black America.

Sutton, in this regard, picks up on the theme of the ostensibly continual lynchings of black Americans in the form of summary killings by the police. Sutton states: "This is a major problem in this country. Nothing triggers conflict faster." He adds: "Present laws permitting the use of deadly force by policemen, even against an offender who posed no immediate danger to other persons, were based on old English law, adopted at a time when practically every offense was punishable by execution anyway. But society has changed since then. The same people who would defend a policeman's right to shoot a fleeing purse-snatcher would be shocked if a purse-snatcher was captured, convicted and executed for that crime." it is this kind of thoughtfully probing spirit which opens up fresh perspectives on the problems facing black Americans and the nation as a whole which led to the formation of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity in 1906. it is the restatement and undergriding of this same spirit that the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity seeks to instill and inspire in the fullest possible way in all of the emerging black leadership of today.

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organization in Washington.

He went on to become Secretary-Treasurer of the NCAA. Most recently, he served as Chairman of the Special Committee on NCAA Governance which guided, among other matters, the group's decision to begin offering championships for women's events beginning next year.

remembers. "/ was the only Black person on the American Legion baseball team (in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania)," he recalled. "We were going to the playoffs in Masontown, Pennsylvania, and we stopped to eat. They wouldn't serve us. We went to another place. They wouldn't serve us. So, finally, I had to go with my coach and a Legion official, to eat alone."

Now, Brother Frank is at the helm — overseeing the expanding and increasingly controversial area of college athletics. And he is well qualified for the job — bringing together the athletic savvy of a former player and coach with a successful background as an administrator in higher education.

He remembers 1 9 5 9 in Montgomery, Alabama, where he (the coach) and his Lincoln University team were participating in an NCAA College Division basketball tournament. He and a friend were in a club when, without warning, police officers entered.

Everyone was ordered to empty their pockets on the tables . . . and the police left as quickly as they had come.

"Intimidation," Brother Frank calls it.

And then there is January 1981 in Miami, Florida, at an historic meeting of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), where he was elected to a two-year term as the group's president.

Brother Frank is the first Black to be elected NCAA President — but that's just another honor in his distinguished athletic and administrative career.

Brother Frank starred in basketball and baseball at Aliquippa High School in his hometown. From high school, he went to Jefferson City, Missouri to enroll as a student at Lincoln University. At Lincoln, he was an All-Conference guard and was voted team captain in both his junior and senior years. After two years in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a first lieutenant and another year at Springfield College of Massachusetts to get his Master's degree, he returned to Lincoln The Sphinx/Summer 1 9 8 1

1. Dr. James Frank 2. Brother Frank is honored by Beta Zeta Lambda Chapter. Chapter President Ron Nelson (left) witnesses presentation by Brother John Taylor (right).

Sometimes it's nice to remember. Certainly those memories of discrimination in boyhood sports only made more precious the day in 1 9 7 6 when Dr. Frank was named to the Aliquippa Sports Hall of Fame — along with professional football player Mike Ditka. And that night in Montgomery — and all the other experiences gained as a player and coach of a Black college basketball team? Well, let's just say that Brother Frank will bring insight and perspective to his new role as President of the NCAA. He is indeed the man for the job.

University to teach in 1 9 5 6 .

In 1 9 5 8 , he was named head basketball coach at Lincoln.

By 1 9 6 2 Brother Frank had earned his Ph.D., leaving Lincoln to become Dean of Student Services and later Vice President of Academic Affairs at Medgar Evers College in New York City.

When he returned to Lincoln, it was as President. Named in 1 9 7 3 , he is the first Lincoln graduate to hold that position.

Brother Frank began his association with the NCAA in 1974 when he attended national meetings of the

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The Mass Murders

By Enoin A. France

ERWIN FRANCE What are we doing to our children?

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LU PALMER Breaking the cycle of dependency Page 19

HUEL PERKINS The case of the Black Athlete Page 20

ANDREW YOUNG Why we need the Voting Rights Act Page 21 18

In recent months, the press has been full of stories about the killings of nearly thirty (30) young Black males in Atlanta, Georgia. The consciousness of the nation, and the world, has been raised.

From even the most unlikely sources, the question is being raised â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Who's Killing Our Children? Major infusions of financial and human resources have been deployed in Atlanta to address this serious situation. Yet, as important as the Atlanta killings may be, the fact is that there is a larger genocide; there is an even more massive murder taking place in this nation, and it is going virtually unnoticed.

In contrast to the Atlanta environment w h e r e law e n f o r c e m e n t authorities have, to date, been unable to identify the murderer or murderers, the mass murderers in this situation are known. Again, unlike the Atlanta saga in which the victims are discovered only after their death, in this situation, we live with the victims. Sometimes for a generation or more. And, those who are the victims often later victimize others.

Unlike the most rapidly developing nations of the world, the United States has not learned the fundamental lesson: that our children are our most precious asset and represent the cornerstone of any strong society, free or otherwise.

Almost a decade ago, I took the first group of American teenagers permitted to visit the People's Republic of China.

Of all of the things we saw in that developing nation, reputed to be the largest in the world; the Great Wall, millions of bicycles, the early morning exercise habits, miles and miles of beautiful countryside, exquisite Chinese architecture, the industrial expositions in Shanghai, what was most significant was the way the Chinese view their children. They recognize that a society that systematically fails to nurture and develop its children is a society that is doomed.

In contrast, it is interesting to observe what takes place in this country. Our children are very low on the priority list. Politicians pay little attention to them because they can't vote; parents often ignore them because of indifference or other pressures of life; the schools tolerate them, unless they are exceptional â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that is exceptionally good or exceptionally bad. It is little wonder that ours is a nation of children, in general, and Black children, in particular, who are being slowly murdered. Perhaps this is even more cruel than Atlanta!

In what ways do we murder and when does the process begin. Someone has said that the quality of life begins with the quality of birth or the quality of reproduction. The process of ensuring a high quality of reproduction begins at the point of conception, if not before. It is, therefore, significant to note that one of the most medically advanced countries in the world, the United States, is sixteenth in the world community in infant mortality. Infant mortality is the number of babies who die at birth or during the first year of life. As if that were not bad enough, if one isolates the statistics for Blacks and Brown, the statistical ranking would fall somewhere in between Indonesia and Pakistan.

Despite the fact that we know how to bring babies here healthy; that we have medical technology and that, while we might not have all of the resources we need for prenatal care, many of those we do have are terribly under utilized, the result is that literally millions of Black children are either infant mortality statistics or infant morbidity statistics. Infant morbidity means that they are born with some physical disability or impairment which will serve to make them less than a healthy, whole child.

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to it. The significance of Morbidity must be seen in the context of children born and living — perhaps throughout their lives, with physical deficiencies that may stop them from realizing their fullest potential and making their fullest contribution — slowly being murdered.

Secondly, we murder our children by not beginning, at the point of birth, to instill the fundamental values without which an individual or a society will be destroyed: The values of integrity, honesty, respect for life, respect for property and respect for self. The failure to constantly work at inculcating these values, signifies to them that we do not care about them.

For, as old fashioned as these values may sound, no one has found a substitute and when one sees the fabric of our society disintegrating, at the root of that disintegration one can inevitably find a fungus that could not grow if strong basic values were present.

Third, we murder our children by not nurturing them. One must take into

account that it takes a generation to get all of the necessary basic systems in place; that, orderly growth and development is a process requiring continuous attention. The nurturing of a child requires the same watering, plant food, replanting, leaf shining and exposure as does the nurturing of a plant. Episodic parenting is dysfunctional, whether that parenting comes from biological parents, foster parents or the extended family.

Fourth, we murder our children by failing to assist them in developing coping skills. The epidemic increase in the use of drugs among young people is alarming evidence of the need to escape from the realities of day-to-day existence. It is equally alarming to note that the two major causes of death among American college students are: first, automobile accidents and second, suicide. What all three have in common is an inability to cope.

Finally, we murder our children by turning them over to the organized institutions of our society — the school, the church and the social agencies, as

Kujichagulia: Developing Self-Determination

By Lit Palmer There are plenty of Black people who do not celebrate Kwanzaa. In fact, there are many who have never heard of the African-American holiday which is observed from December 26 through January 1 every year. It is the only Black holiday which is not connected to an individual and it is keyed to the Seven Principles of Blackness. I would urge any Blacks who are interested in knowing more about Kwanzaa and how it is celebrated to write for information to the Institute of Positive Education, 7524 South Cottage Grove Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60619.

This column is not about Kwanzaa.

It is about the second Principle of Blackness which is the focus of the second day of Kwanzaa. That second principle is Kujichagulia, the Swalihi word meaning self-determination which must become the key to Black planning and implementation in the 1980's.

All too often, we shrug off symbolic and ritualistic observances. But there is much meaning in the Seven Principles of Blackness. We are not likely to get The Sphinx/Summer 1981

very far in our struggle if we do not analyze, ponder and put these values into practice. As I review what has been done in recent years, it is clear that self-determination stands out as the principle which we must adhere to in the months and years ahead.

Inbedded in this principle is the reality that we as a people must define ourselves, speak for ourselves and act for ourselves. Otherwise, we will continue to permit others to define, speak for and act for us.

As long as we shun the principle of self-determination, we shall continue to remain dependent upon another people. And as long as we are dependent upon another group, we will remain under the control of that group.

The reality is that we, for lack of self-determination, depend on whites for just about everything in our lives.

This dependency stretches across the spectrum: We depend on whites to feed us, clothe us, house us, educate us, inform us and entertain us.

Let me explain.

Black people no longer produce any

though they have primary responsibility for nurturing young lives to responsible adulthood. This ignores the reality that children belong first to their parents and that the function of the organized institutions and agencies in society is to support parents in discharging their responsibilities, not to kidnap their children from them.

The problems that I have cited, the mass murders which are taking place, are not phenomena of poor neighborhoods. The children who live in the most affluent sections of our nation have no different problems than the children who live in the most disadvantaged areas. The difference is in the resouces available to them and their families. Economic poverty alone is not the most crucial factor. The poverty that is crucial is the poverty of spirit, the poverty of hope, the poverty of responsibility, the poverty of concept i o n a l i z a t i o n , the p o v e r t y of understanding that internal genocide and self-destruction of the race cannot and must not be tolerated.

significant amount of food. There was a time when Blacks in the South, at least, never worried about being hungry because they had land and they worked the land. But today, according to the Emergency Land Fund of Atlanta, only 2.2 percent of Blacks are farming.

To make matters worse, Blacks in the South are giving up or being tricked out of their land at an alarming rate.

The consequence of this is that white people are producing almost all of the food we eat. They process the food and they sell the food to us. Thus, we depend on whites for the most fundamental element of life — food.

If the major food stores moved out of the ghettoes of America, Black people in major urban centers would be hard put to buy food, assuming they had the money to purchase it.

We, as a people, do not manufacture clothes. A miniscule number of designers are Black. Few Blacks sell clothes. So we not only depend on whites to determine what kind of clothes we wear, we depend on them to make the clothes and sell them to us.

The same applies to every aspect of the consumer market.

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nificant impact on the flow of information and entertainment.

The same applies to the education of our children. We really have little decision-making powers over the education of our young from kindergarten through higher education. Although there are more and more Black school superintendents across the country and more Black members of school boards, a careful analysis of control over the money in large urban school systems will, more often than not, show that whites control the education of our children because they have their fingers tied to the purse strings.

In higher education, Blacks are attending so-called integrated colleges and universities in massive numbers and Black colleges are still controlled by boards which are usually predominantly white.

And so it goes. I can make equally telling arguments in the fields of politics and economics but the point is perfectly

Education and the Black Athlete

by Huel D. Perkins I never look at the profusion of Black athletes on television in both the collegiate and the professional ranks without being reminded of the Roman Empire of Classical Antiquity which entertained itself with gladiator battles on the sand floor of the Colosseum where blood, death and destruction were the order of the day. Unlike the Greeks who favored drama, philosophy and things of the mind, the Romans delighted in things of the emotions and the appetities.

Then, as now, it was not the mind of the gladiator that mattered, it was his body and his capacity to provide a thrill. Today, it is not the future of the athlete which is important but how scintillating he can be in a given athletic encounter — how fast he can run, how accurately he can shoot, how elusive are his moves. The athlete's life is measured in times, points, distances and his body is bought and sold like an inanimate object — his strength and agility going to the highest bidder, be that bidder a professional franchise or Podunk University.

This mass gravitation of young Blacks toward sports is understandable. It is historically verifiable that two of the surest, and at once the most 20

clear.

This is where Kujichagulia — the principle of self-determination — comes in. The 1980's must become the decade of self-determination. In order to achieve this, we must feel comfortable with that which makes us a man, woman or child. Self-determination is not an in-born characteristic. It is developed, strengthened, reinforced — or destroyed — by whatever life forces we deal with.

If we are taught to think of ourselves as no-good, troublesome, lazy, shiftless, uninspired, non-creative people, then we act in those ways, always dependent upon other people and other cultures for our well-being. If we are told over and over again by parents, friends, bosses, co-workers, television programs, movies, and phonograph records that everything about us is negative and everything about whites is positive, then we grow up with the ideas which keep defining us. We keep producing generations of Blacks with

A lucrative routes out of the ghettos for young Blacks have been the avenues of entertainment and athletics. While they both produce the same ends — financial security, acclaim, instant recognition, adulation, groupies — their lasting effects are not the same.

Athletes get hurt. Bodies get broken.

The toll on athletes is sometimes awesome.

What the Black athlete must come to realize at the earliest possible age is that he has a mind as well as a body.

He must be told again and again that one must not be sacrificed to the exclusion of the other. Especially the college athlete must be made aware of the fact that as he fills stadiums on Saturday afternoons or gymnasiums during the week, the best he can get out of this mad scramble for his superior athletic ability is a good education. It is an American tragedy that too few of our Black athletes leave college with degrees and a sharpened mind for further educational development. Especially is this true of Black athletes in white colleges. Only one in every thousand of college athletes will make it to the professional ranks. What happens to those who don't? Physical ability is finite.

The muscles get weaker. The breath

slave mentalities . . . and, thus, slave reactions.

In order to operate from a position where we determine our own destinies and the destinies of those who follow us, we must be certain, proud and defensive of our own value, our own worth, our own esteem as human beings.

This can only be done through the establishment and maintenance of our own institutions out of which power grows. From the family, the school, the church, the political and economic institutions in Black communities will come the bedrock foundation which eventually provides Black people with the proper base for self-determination.

But first, it must begin with the individual. This is impossible without our control of the institutions which fashion and reinforce the system of values upon which our lives are lived.

The mission, then, for the 80's is to build or seize control of self-determining institutions.

gets shorter. The distances get longer.

The point of this commentary is to offer a word of caution to Black athletes. Surely we are all inordinately proud of any records that are broken, of any daring feats that are accomplished, and of any outstanding recognition which comes to the young Black man in any area of sports. But we are equally concerned that all his efforts are not concentrated in one direction and when that avenue is closed, he is left with nothing but clippings in his scrapbook. It is a matter of pride to the entire race that Brother David Mays, former quarterback with the Cleveland Browns is also a dentist; that Alan Page, formerly of the Minnesota Vikings and now with the Chicago Bears, is also a lawyer; and that former Cleveland Brown and Miami Dolphin Paul Warfield has an earned Master's degree in Communications. These are just a few examples of athletes who made their talents work for them. These examples should be duplicated in every Black athlete now playing in the collegiate and professional ranks today.

We must never forget that while the National Basketball Association is almost ninety percent Black, there are less than 150 holders of Ph.D. degrees in Mathematics among Blacks — living or dead; that while we approach about seventy percent of Black representation in the National Football League, Blacks comprise less than four percent of all doctors, dentists and lawyers in this country; that while we are light years Continued Page 21

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away from the time when Jackie Robinson was the only Black in organized baseball, less than one percent of all students in graduate schools is Black; and while we tend to dominate track and field events, the number of

Black intellectuals who make a national contribution through publishing and literary works remains infinitesimal.

Yes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; sports is one way out of the ghetto. Another way out is through EDUCATION. And this way must be pursued by an increasing number of

Voting Rights Act Must Be Extended

by Andrew

Young

The 1980 elections have given all of us a challenge and an opportunity.

The challenge is to prevent a serious erosion during the next four years of the social, political and economic progress made in the last 20 years.

That progress is threatened by the election of nard-line conservatives and reactionaries to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and by some of the conservative policies of President Reagan.

As an example of the problems we face, consider the Voting Rights Act. That law, which was enacted in 1965 and renewed in 1970 and 1975, is now scheduled to expire in 1982. Clearly it should be extended again, to protect the rights of millions of Black, Hispanic, and other minority voters.

Yet Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, the new chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee which has jurisdiction over the Voting Rights Act, says that the law should be repealed.

We should never forget how the Voting Rights Act came to be passed, and what it has meant for Black people and the American political system as a whole.

Many people gave up their lives in the non-violent struggle of the 1960s for the right to vote. Hundreds were beaten; thousands were jailed. The struggle culminated in the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery. That march generated a nation-wide coalition of conscience under the leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and it was this coalition which demanded and finally won passage of the Voting Rights Act. Prior to 1965, in the era that went all the way back to Reconstruction in the 19th century, Blacks in the South were systematically and brutally denied the right to register and vote. In the early 1960's there were only a relative handful of Black electecf officials in the South.

Since the enactment of the Voting Rights Act, thousands of Black candidates have been elected to public office in the South, thanks to millions of newly registered Black voters. MoreThe Sphinx/Summer 1 981

over, the rise of Black political power in the South has transformed Southern politics and had a decisive effect on the nation as a whole. White candidates everywhere actively campaign for Black support, and it is now commonplace to see successful Black-white coalitions in towns, cities, counties and states across the South. The whole process has had a liberalizing effect on national policies, programs and elections. Jimmy Carter could never have been President without massive Black support in the South and the Northern cities.

To understand what might happen if the Voting Rights Act were repealed or expired, we can take a look at how it operates. The original Act identified Southern states and areas within states where there had been a pattern of racial discimination in registration and voting. The Act empowered the Justice Department to sencf federal voter registrars to those places where there was continued resistance to Black political participation, and federal examiners to monitor the conduct of elections.

These federal registrars and examiners have never been extensively used, but at least the possibility of sending them to the South constituted a clear warning to election officials. More importantly, the Act requires that all changes in election procedures in the areas covered by the law be reviewed by the Justice Department. Thus the federal government checks on such changes as redisricting and revision of registration procedures to make sure that the rights of Black voters are not being violated. (Since 1975, the Act has given similar protection to Hispanics, Asian Americans, and Native Americans).

Where violations occur, the Justice Department can order the state or local authorities to draw up new plans, which also must be submitted to the Justice Department for review and approval or rejection.

There is, therefore, an effective dayto-day process for federal monitoring of the thousands of election law changes made at the local, county and state levels. Repeal or expiration of the Voting Rights Act would end that

Blacks if we are as Brother Du Bois wrote: "to dispel our own ignorance as a race." Black athletes have the golden opportunity to have their education subsidized. They do themselves and their race a grave disservice when they fail to seize the time. process, forcing Blacks and other minorities to resort to the courts for review of discriminatory voting and election procedures. Obviously, going to court would be very costly, timeconsuming, and burdensome, given the potential for large numbers of violations of voting rights. Meanwhile, you ran be sure that those who would turn back the clock of history would be thinking up all kinds of schemes to subvert the political process that has emerged since passage of the Voting Rights Act, knowing that their actions were no longer subject to review and ejection by the lustice Department.

Thus, the stage is set for a major challenge â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the challenge to renew tnis legislation in 1982. It is not too early to begin to plan and act for extension of the Voting Rights Act. Communities need to organize to apply pressure to elected officials and other leaders to work for extension. Churches, labor unions, civil rights groups, people in the business world, coliege campuses, civic organizations, the professions, and social organizations need to be mobilized. And certainly the strong fraternal associations, notably Alpha Phi Alpha with its national network of leaders, must become involved.

This challenge, and many others like it, will require much of our energy and effort during the new few years.

But we also have opportunities. In economics, for example, we should be building and expanding Black business and financial institutions in the 1980's, and we should be supportive of Blacks in the labor market, both the organized and the unorganized. In education, we will be developing a new generation of leadership for all sectors of this nation's society. In politics, we should consolidate and enlarge our power by hard community organizing and by forming coalitions which can give people governments that believe in progress, peace, and justice for all citizens.

And so this new decade is a time of serious challenges and exciting opportunities, and I trust that you will be active participants and leaders.

Editor's Note: Brother Andrew Young is on leave to devote full time to his campaign for Mayor of Atlanta. This article is reprinted from the Winter 1980 edition of The Sphinx.

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Brother TIMOTHY BURREL was recently selected by Epsilon Xi Lambda Chapter as one of its two "Men of the Year." He is presently employed at Coahoma Junior College as a media specialist, was born and reared in the shadows of Liberty Baptist Church, Lyon, Mississippi. Brother Burrel was educated in the public schools of Coahoma County, Mississippi and attended Coahoma Junior College, Clarksdale, Mississippi where he received an A.A. degree; a B.S. degree from Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, Mississippi; a Master of Education in audio visual education and a Master of Library Science from the University of Mississippi; and has done further studies at the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University.

community. We think, however, that the record of service by our "Men of the Year" deserves our recognition.

Brother HOWARD P. CARRINGTON has recently had a significant book of poems, titled Carringtonia, published by Applecrest Press (NY).

The poems are lyrical and descriptive, cued from after-thoughts. The commentary on the book stated, "There are few sentiments of Humanism and Eloquence in written language which convey their own feelings, which come from the heart to the hearts of kindred spirits," as Carrington does in his first collection of selected poems. His poetry relates events, sentiments of love and friendship, the American family dynasty, and tributes to our African heritage, religion, and traditional virtues.

Brother Timothy Burrel Brother Burrel is active in church work and serves on the Board of Deacons and Trustees of the Liberty Baptist Church. He is also affiliated with the following organizations: Exalted Ruler of H. W. Nichols Elk Lodge # 5 5 6 , member of Hurst Lodge # 3 0 0 , Edward S. Baker Consistory # 1 4 5 , and Hira Temple # 1 3 1 .

Brother Burrel, always willing to accept his share of responsibilities in the fraternity, spearheaded the chapters' annual fund-raising scholarship drive. In addition, he serves on several other committees in the chapter.

Brother Burrel is married to the former Mary Clark and they have three children: Timothy Burrel, Jr., Terrence D. Burrel, and Morika M. Burrel.

We realize that many of our Brothers are outstanding and are involved in many things for our chapter and for our

Brother Howard Carrington Carrington is now National Administration of Justice Specialist for Community Relations of the Department of Justice. A New Jersey native, he attended Virginia State and Temple. He had a long career in law enforcement in Pennsylvania prior to entering government service in 1 9 6 8 .

This active Mu Lambda brother and his wife, Rosetta, are devoted patrons of the arts. The son of an Alpha (Dr. James O. Carrington), he has written poems with Alpha themes.

A salute is in order for Brother Carrington for organizing a stylish soiree in honor of our General President, Ozell Sutton, which included area Alphas. It was held at Boiling Field Officers Club during the winter season.

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Brother WILLIAM ALEXANDER CLEMENT of Beta Theta Lambda Chapter (Durham, NC) was recently named Grand Master of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of North Carolina.

Brother William A. Clement Brother Clement is a native of Charleston, South Carolina, where he graduated from Avery Institute. He holds a B.A. degree from Talledega College and the Chartered Life Underwriter (C.L.U.) designation from the American College in Bryn Mawr, PA. Brother Clement is a retired executive vice president of the North Carolina Mutal Life Insurance Company, the largest minority-owned business in the world.

He began this career as a boy in high school with his father, the late Arthur John Clement, who was the North Carolina Mutual Charleston district manager. He began his full-time employment with the company in 1 9 3 4 and retired in 1 9 7 8 after 4 4 years of continuous service. During this period he served the company as an agent, assistant manager, assistant agency director, vice president and agency director and executive vice president.

He is a member of the company's board of directors and a member of its finance committee. Brother Clement is president of his own company, William A. Clement Associates and president of the Security Investment Company.

He has served as president and secretary of the National Insurance Association, president of the National Alumni Association of Talledega College, trustee of the American College of Life Underwriters, president of the Durham United Fund and he is the recip The Sphinx/Summer 1981

ient of the Boy Scouts Silver Beaver Award. He has served on the board of the Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association.

Brother Clement is a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha and the N.A.A.C.P. He is a member of Durham County General Hospital Corporation Board, the Kate B. Reynolds Health Care Trust, chairman of the Board of North Carolina Central University's Board of Trustees and a member of the Durham Wachovia Bank and Trust Company board, and serves as a member of the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority.

Brother Clement is married to the former Josephine Dobbs of Atlanta and she is chairman of the Durham City Board of Education. They are the parents of three daughters and three sons (all of whom are Alphas and Eagle Scouts).

Brother CHARLES E. DONEGAN, formerly Assistant Regional Counsel and Minority Business Enterprise Representative, Office of Regional Counsel, United States Environmental Protection Agency Region V (Chicago), has resigned to enter the private practice of law in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois.

Brother Charles E. Donegan Attorney Donegan is licensed to practice law in Illinois, Washington, D.C., and New York. He is also a member of the American, Cook County, (serves on Local Government and Environmental Law Committees) and Federal Bar Associations. Brother Donegan serves on the National Panel of Labor Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association and has been a Labor Arbitrator in the Steel Industry since 1 9 7 2 (Chicago area, Washing-

ton, D.C. and Buffalo). In addition, he is a Hearing Officer for the Illinois Pollution Control Board and serves on the Legal Committee for the Newport Condominium. From 1 9 7 0 to 1 9 7 8 he was a law professor at the State University of New York (first Black); Howard and Ohio State Universities. His teaching assignments included Contracts, Corporate, Constitutional, Employment Discrimination, Administrative, Insurance and Consumer Law. He has published numerous articles in professional journals and his work has been cited in leading law school casebooks and law review articles.

From 1967 to 1 9 6 9 Brother Donegan was Assistant Regional Counsel with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Inc. in New York City where he specialized in employment discrimination litigation, school segregation and poverty law cases.

In 1 9 6 8 he was a legal counsel to the S.C.L.C. led Poor Peoples Campaign in Washington, D.C. He was Staff Counsel for Floyd B. McKissick Enterprises in New York City in 1 9 6 9 .

Brother Donegan is a graduate of Roosevelt University (B.S.C., 1954); Loyola (M.S.I.R., 1959); Howard (Law Review) (J.D., 1967); and Columbia (LL.M., 1970). His biography appears in Who's Who In America, Who's Who Among Black Americans and numerous other publications.

Attorney Donegan is a member of the NAACP, Urban League, Alpha Phi Alpha, C.H.A.R.M., Phi Alpha Delta and other organizations. He and his wife, the former Patty L. Harris, have one son, Carter Edward. He is a member of Xi Lambda Chapter in Chicago.

Brother THOMAS D. HARRIS, IV, a business development specialist for the Hartford Economic Development Corporation, has been selected to appear in the 1981-82 edition of Who's Who in the East. The 1 9 6 8 Virginia Union University graduate, who joined HEDCo a year ago, assists in the analysis and brokering of services leading to the development of innovative technology. This is a New England Technology Commercialization Center project funded by the U. S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency.

Prior to joining HEDCo, Harris had coordinated a business development/job training project for the Citizens Policy Center, Inc., and previously had served 23

as Chairman; Boro Parking Authority, Mayor's Advisory Board, YMCA Director. He is currently the President-Elect of the Rotary Club of Red Bank, NJ. Brother Johnson is married to former Mae Lowman of Baltimore, MD, and they have two sons, Richard, Jr., 3 2 , an attorney, and Edwin Keith, 2 8 , employed by GM. Brother Johnson was initiated into Beta Epsilon Chapter, North Carolina A&T College, 1 9 4 4 .

Brother Thomas 0. Harris, IV as Vice President, Community Services, Greater Hartford Chamber of Commerce.

Long involved in civic activities, he currently serves as a Director of the United Way of the Capitol Area, Inc.; Director, District II (New England), Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.; Trustee, Martin Luther King Youth Fund; Chair, Title VI Emergency School Assistance Act Advisory Committee (Hartford Board of Education) and as a member of the Hartford Rotary Club.

Harris is listed in the Outstanding Young Men of America, 1977 and 1 9 7 9 editions; Who's Who Among Black Americans, 1 9 7 6 and 1 9 7 8 editions and in the October, 1 9 7 3 ; Man of the Month (a WKND, Hartford Inquirer, Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company program). A resident of the Blue Hills community in Hartford, he is married to the former Yvonne C. Black and the father of two sons, Alan and Kenji.

Brother RICHARD L. JOHNSON, SR., has retired as the Supervisory General Engineer for the United States Army Electronics Research and Development Command, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. He is presently pursuing a career as an active electrical and mechanical engineering consultant to a select clientele of industrial nongovernmental (consumer) engineering and manufacturing businesses.

Brother Johnson is a native of Hamlet, North Carolina, and he was educated in the North Carolina Public Schools. He received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, 1 9 4 8 , North Carolina A&T University, Greensboro, 24

North Carolina; Post-graduate study in Applied Sciences, 1 9 5 1 , Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.; M.S. in Electrical Engineering, 1 9 7 4 , Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, New Jersey.

Brother Johnson held numerous positions as a government employee at Fort Monmouth from 1 9 5 1 - 1 9 8 0 .

From 1 9 5 1 - 1 9 5 6 , he w a s a Mechanical Engineer; 1 9 5 6 - 1 9 6 2 , Supervisory Mechanical Engineer; Sept. 1 9 6 6 - May 1 9 6 7 , Guest Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ; Feb. 1 9 6 2 - Dec. 1973, Supervisory General Mechanical Engineer; Dec. 1 9 7 3 -Jan. 1 9 7 6 , Supervisory General Engineer; Jan. 1 9 7 6 - June 1 9 7 8 , Director of Research and Development Technical Support Activity; June 1 9 7 8 - August 1 9 8 0 , Supervisory General Engineer of Electronic Research and Development. He was also an instructor of Physics for engineering students at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College, Greensboro, NC. Brother Johnson is a recipient of the Department of Army Suggestion Award # 6 3 7 0 , adopted August 1967 for annual savings of $3,345. He received the Army Commander's Award for Distinguished Civilian Service in August 1980. His significant accomplishments are, Patent #3,296.991 -Telescopic Mast Sequence Control, Patent #3,005,621 - Guy Wire Tension Control Device, Quick Disconnect Joint Design for Vertical Erecting.

Brother Johnson has been active and highly effective in a wide range of Red Bank community and civic affairs; such as the Sub-Standard Housing Committee - Charter Member; Boro Planning Board -17 years and 3 years

On Saturday, November 1, 1 9 8 0 , Brother WRIGHT L LASSITER, JR., Life Member No. 1 1 1 6 , was officially installed as president of Schenectady County Community College by Dr. Clifton R. Wharton, chancellor of the State University of New York. This appointment made him the first Black to hold a college presidency within the State University of New York. A search committee of the college board of trustees and county board of representatives chose Dr. Lassiter from 180 applicants and 10 finalists. Prior to his election to the New York position in April, 1 9 8 0 , Brother Lassiter served as vice president for finance and management at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. Schenectady County Community College is one of the few urban comprehensive community colleges within the State University system, and is one of thirty community colleges in the system.

Brother Wright L. Lassiter, Jr. A native of Vicksburg, Mississippi, Brother Lassiter received a B.S. degree with high honors from Alcorn State University; earned an M.B.A. degree in management from Indiana University; and received his doctorate in higher education administration from The Sphinx/Summer 1981

Auburn University (Alabama). He has subsequently earned a doctor of divinity degree in a cooperative program between the Neotarian College of Philosophy and the Mississippi Baptist Seminary.

Brother Lassiter was a long-time member of Alpha Nu Lambda Chapter in Tuskegee, Alabama, where he served the longest tenure as chapter president (1961 -1972). Among the honors received by Brother Lassiter was designation as the first "Alpha Man of the Year" by the Tuskegee graduate chapter in 1968; recipient of the Gamma Phi Chapter award of achievement; Alabama Merit Award in 1975; Charlie F. Greene Award in 1975; and he was the recipient of an Alpha Phi Alpha fellowship while a graduate student at Indiana University.

Brother Lassiter served in the U. S. Army in the Republic of Korea and has maintained his membership in the U. S. Army Reserve, where he presently serves as a member of the officer corps faculty of the 1157th United States Army Reserve School in Schenectady, New York. He is scheduled for promotion to Lieutenant Colonel in September, 1981.

Brother Lassiter currently resides in the Niskayuna township in Schenectady, with his wife and son. A daughter is a senior at Morgan State University in Baltimore. Both his wife and daughter are members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

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Brother ARTHUR J. MURRAY of Kappa Omicron Lambda was recently selected as Alpha Brother of the Year in the Western Region.

Brother JULIUS F. NIMMONS, JR., Professor of History and Chairman of the Division of Science and Head of the Department of History and Government, Saint Augustine's College, Raleigh, North Carolina, took the reign as President of Phi Lambda Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha, January 1981. He is a native of Danville, Virginia, and received his undergraduate and masters degrees at Atlanta University, Atlanta Georgia. He recently received his Ph.D. from Howard University, Washington, DC. The title of his dissertation: "Social Reform and Uplift in the Black Community."

Brother Arthur J. Murray

Brother Murray is a physician and a Colonel in the United States Air Force presently stationed at Travis Air Force Base, California and resides with his wife Earline and two daughters in the city of Vacaville. He is the Chief Allergist for the Air Force in the Western Region of the United States and Director of Medical Education with responsibility for the training of 101 resident physicians and supervision of more than 1 00 Special Training Staff Physicians.

During the year 1980 Brother Murray served as Kappa Omicron Lambda chapter president and it was during his stewardship that the chapter saw advancements in a wide array of community activities.

Brother Murray joined Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity in 1958 at Southern University and since that time has managed to hold high the aims and goals of the fraternity regardless of where his military assignments have taken him since joining the Air Force Medical Services in 1966 as General Medical Officer. Brother Murray went on to complete a residency in Pediatrics at Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, plus a fellowship in Allergy/Immunology at Stanford University's Children's Hospital, Palo Alto, California. He also is a graduate of a two-year program from the Air War College of the Armed Services.

Brother Julius Nimmons

Brother Nimmons is a recipient of several honors and an active member in a number of professional organizations. Among these are: the 1 980 Service Award, Phi Lambda Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha, Inc.; Outstanding Teacher Award; Phi Alpha Theta International Honor Society in History; American Historical Association; American Council on Education Fellow (1979-80); Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History; Southern Atlantic States Association for Asian and African Studies.

The Nimmons family reside at 1517 Oakwood Avenue, Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Brother KWAME OSEI (Alpha Omicron Lambda Chapter in Pittsburgh) has been chosen to be a Visiting Scholar at the Yale Law School for 1981-82.

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Brother Kwame Osei Legal Studies Instructor at the University of Pittsburgh, Brother Osei is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. A 1 9 7 9 graduate of the Yale Divinity School, he received the Downes Scholarship Award at Yale and was the first Black student to be elected President of the Student Body in that school's history.

At the Yale Law School, Brother Osei will be doing extensive research and lecturing on "The Interaction Between Systems of Morality and the Legal Order."

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Tuskegee Institute's (Alpha Nu Lambda) Brother BOBBY R. PHILLS was recently featured in an article published in the Tuskegee News entitled "Tuskegee Institute Becoming Leader in Mainstream of Research." The article highlighted the progress being made in his tomato and sweet potato breeding programs.

Brother Phills has entered one of his advanced sweet potato breeding lines, TI-79-200, in the National Sweet Potato Collaborators Group Varietal Trials. These trials are conducted in 1 7 states and more than 3 0 locations.

This is the first time that Tuskegee has had a breeding line possessing rootpiece potential entered in these trials.

He has also been given the responsibility for directing the entire sweet potato breeding program at Tuskegee Institute. This includes breeding for rootpiece propagation and the conventional sprout plantings as well as a continuation of the white flesh breeding program which will be used primarily for animal feed and more recently for such industrial purposes as gasohol.

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Brother Phills' academic excellence has warranted the B.S. Degree from Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA, where he was initiated into Beta Sigma Chapter in 1 9 6 7 , the M.S. Degree from Louisiana State University, and Ph.D. Degree in Horticulture from LSU, Baton Rouge, LA. Further study at the Post Doctoral level has also been done at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. His research areas consisted primarily to tomato breeding, production and evaluations.

Brother Phills has memberships in numerous professional organizations and societies as well as a number of professional awards and honors. He has also participated in many research projects and is credited with numerous publications.

Brother JAMES REAVES recently retired after more than forty years of service to the people of the city of Philadelphia. At a meeting of the City Council, Brother Reaves was presented with a special resolution attesting to the quality and length of his outstanding service. Brother Reaves is the Vice President of Rho Chapter.

A retirement/testimonial dinner was also given to Brother Reaves on February 2 7 , 1 9 8 1 . In deference to our distinguished Brother, the Executive Committee meeting scheduled for that evening was cancelled so that many Brothers of Rho Chapter were able to attend the dinner.

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Epsilon Xi Lambda Chapter, Mound Bayou, Mississippi salutes Brother THEODORE ROLLINS as one of its two "Men of the Year." Brother Rollins was cited for his dedication and concern for the church, the school, and the community and for his contributions to Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.

Brother Theodore Rollins, principal of T. L. Weston High School, Greenville, Mississippi, serves his church faithfully as superintendent of the Sunday School, and as chairman of the Deacon Board. As a courageous church leader, he spearheaded a movement that developed his old church facility into a half million dollar complex. Under Rollins' supervision, T. L. Weston High School has emerged as one of the leading educational centers in the state. Rollins, a firm, but

Brother Theodore Rollins fair taskmaster, makes it known that Weston is an educational institution where learning is the main objective and "foolishness" is disallowed. As chairman of the school insurance committee, he initiated the first local insurance supplement for the Greenville School District one year before the state insurance supplement was allocated.

In the community, Brother Rollins lends his service to other churches, to civic groups, and to political causes.

During the past 10 years he has worked directly or indirectly as poll manager for local elections.

Brother Rollins, a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha, serves the fraternity in all its undertakings. He has missed only three fraternity meetings since 1 9 7 5 , and has served in almost every capacity ranging from president to committee chairman.

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Brother GERALD VINCENT WILLIAMS, Executive Director of the New Orleans Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation, has been installed as President of Sigma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha. Sigma Lambda was chartered in New Orleans in 1 9 2 5 .

Brother Williams, born in Napoleonville, Louisiana, received his undergraduate training at Grambling College and received the Master of Public Health degree from Tulane University in 1 9 7 3 . He has received extensive additional training in management and the health sciences.

Extremely active in community affairs, Brother Williams is a past Board member of the New Orleans Urban League, the New Orleans Legal Assistance Foundation and Total Community The Sphinx/Summer 1981

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Brother ALVIN WILTZ of Beaux Bridge, Louisiana was recently presented the "Alpha Man of the Year Award" at the Second Annual Black and Gold Ball of Nu Theta Lambda Chapter.

Brother Wiltz is a charter member of the chapter, which is seated in St. Martinville. He was recognized for his contributions to the fraternity community (church and civic), personal achievement and conduct. Brother Wiltz is married to the former Lulla M. Emanual of Grambling, Louisiana and they are the parents of four daughters.

LF! This era is not the first in which Black Americans have made substantial progress toward equality . . . only to be stripped of their rights.

In 1862, Republican voters in South Carolina (practically all of them Black) cast 91,870 votes. Yet in that state's election of 1888, only 13,740 Republican votes were cast.

There were 130,334 Blacks registered to vote in Louisiana in 1896. By 1900, after a new State Constitution had been adopted, this number dropped to 5,320.

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EAST maryland A b e r d e e n Chapter Honors First President The members of Iota Alpha Lambda Chapter celebrated their 15th Annual Founders' Day on January 2 5 , 1 981 in Aberdeen, Maryland. A special tribute was paid to Brother Francis H. Harris, the chapter's first president. Fifteen Brothers, eight of which were charter members, and over 1 5 0 friends and family members attended.

In addition to being lota Alpha Lambda's first president, Brother Harris has assisted in establishing other alumni chapters and has been advisor to several college chapters in the state of Maryland.

Brother Harris was born in Eudora, Kansas. He received his high school diploma from Eudora High School; a Bachelor of Science degree from Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas; a Master of Arts degree from Iowa State University and post-graduate study at the University of Minnesota.

Brother Harris' career, in the field of education, covers a period of fortyseven years; twenty-two years in public schools of Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma, and twenty-five in college administration. He has served as Dean of Men at Florida A&M University and the University of Maryland - Eastern Shore, formerly Maryland State College.

He retired as Coordinator of Job Placement, in Student Personnel, Harford Community College, Bel Air, Maryland.

Brother Harris was initiated into Alpha Tau Lambda Chapter in 1 9 3 6 . Although retired, he is still active in fraternal, religious and community activities. He is Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Havre de Grace, Maryland; a member of the Board of Directors of the Northern Maryland Society for the Aid of Retarded Children, Havre de Grace, Md.; a member of the local NAACP, and is a 32nd Degree Mason. Presently he serves as chairman of the chapter's Education Committee. Under his leadership, the chapter has continued successfully to support Black students at Harford Community College.

Sharing honors with Brother Harris was the banquet speaker, Brother Dr. Clayton Stansbury, Professor of

Psychology and Director of the Honors Program, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland. Brother Stansbury emphasized aims and the need for Direct Action in assuring that our youths are given the opportunity to learn methods in reading, writing, and speaking.

Chapter officers for the year are as follows: William M. Clark, President; LeRoy Stansbury, Jr., Vice-President; Elbert W. Williams, Secretary; Johnny R. Law, Treasurer; John Smith, Chaplain; William O. Dorsey, Jr., Dean of Pledges; Monroe Manning, Program Chairman; Francis Harris, Chairman of Education Program; Elbert W. Williams, Historian; and Logan A. Johnson, Parliamentarian. Other active members are Dr. Brady Johnson, Major Gilbert Persley, Donald Fielder, Colonel Sam Eure and Dr. Lehman Spry. lota Lambda Chapter is grateful for the participation of Brothers Harris and Stansbury in the celebration of its Annual Founders' Day.

massQchusetts "Three-in-one" Valentine Party In Springfield Theta lota Lambda concluded the 1 9 8 0 year with some worthy accomplishments. The chapter was led by Brother Jesse Parks, III. The Brothers voted unanimously to reelect him for a second term. The chapter salutes Brother Parks for his dynamic leadership. In addition to serving as president of the chapter, he is state director for Massachusetts.

The chapter held a "three in one" dance on Valentine's Day. It consisted of a jazz room, disco room, and card room. This was the third affair of this The Sphinx/Summer 1981

type. The success of the three in one has been such that the chapter is considering making it an annual affair.

Brother J. T. Johnson originated the idea for the first "three in one." The chapter salutes him for his innovative idea in entertainment.

During 1 9 8 0 , the chapter made a concerted effort to effect the reclamation call. The Brothers were ecstatic when two Brothers answered that call.

They presented themselves with a willingness to work with the chapter and involve themselves in issues that affect the community.

Theta lota Lambda did not acquiesce when issues affecting the community arose. The chapter sent a letter to the mayor indicating its objection to the site proposed for constructing a new high school. The construction of a high school on the proposed site would mean the elimination of recreational facilities for a great portion of the community.

Brothers Jesse Parks and Arthur Shurn attended a conference in Philadelphia. They brought back to the Brotherhood an abundance of information concerning the procedural operations of the fraternity on the local and national level. The chapter will utilize this information to further enhance its effectiveness in all its endeavors.

The 1981 year began with a one-day retreat. The day was spent revising the chapter's constitution, by-laws, and goals for the ensuing year, which are political action and youth involvement.

brown university Ananse Crosses the Sands A t Alpha G a m m a The Brothers of Alpha Gamma would like to extend their sincere greetings to all Brothers in Alpha. The Brothers of Alpha Gamma are pleased to announce the initiation of seven Brothers into the world of Alpha.

Known as the Ananse line these seven Brothers are: Richard Jones II, Dexter Arrington, John Green, Jr., Mark Fentress, Reginald Vaughn, and William Chapman, Jr. These Brothers have already begun to make a strong contribution to Alpha Gamma.

Alpha Gamma was selected New England District II chapter of the year for 1 9 8 0 . Our own Brother Bernard Godley was chosen Brother of the year for the New England District. The Brothers of Alpha Gamma continue to The Sphinx/Summer 1981

march onward and upward towards the light.

Last spring the Brothers held their annual Spring Cabaret. The theme of this event was A Cabaret d'Amour.

Brothers from all over New England were invited to take part in the festivities which featured the Alpha Gamma Stepping Machine.

The Brothers started the new academic year conscious of the need for Alpha Phi Alpha in our community.

We participated in Rhode Island's Big Brothers outreach program by spending time and making friends with the youth of our community. Continuing our interest in keeping the community clean the Brothers initiated a very successful recycling drive.

Always looking for additional ways to serve the community, Alpha Gamma and graduate chapter Mu Theta Lambda are working with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. VITA provides income tax assistance to the elderly and handicapped in the greater Providence Community.

In December we held our annual Founders' Day celebration which lasted the entire weekend. Thursday the Brothers sponsored a Founders' Day banquet hosting our Alpha sweethearts along with the Brothers of Mu Theta Lambda and their wives. After dinner we received an inspiring message from guest speaker, Brother Tom Harris. Friday the Brothers held one of the "hottest" parties of the year to which the community was invited.

Saturday night the AKAs gave a party in honor of our Founders' Day. The highlight of this party was the Brothers and the AKAs joining together in one combined step show. The celebration ended on Sunday with a morning worship service under the direction of Brother Dr. Daniel Brown, at Onley Street Baptist Church.

Alpha Gamma is ever mindful of its task and responsibility of service to the community. We would like to thank the Brothers of Gamma Upsilon for their contribution to our chapter.

Washington dc Alpha Wives Hold Inaugural Prayer Breakfast There is no doubt about it! The Mu Lambda Alpha Wives Second Inaugural Prayer Breakfast, held at the Shoreham Hotel on January 2 0 , was hailed by the large gathering as a smashing success.

In every detail, it was an occasion which let the general public know something about the high ideals which the fraternal wives and their spouses support.

The breakfast committee and their strongly supportive members, organized by the chairperson, Mrs. Edna McClellan, provided a brisk, well-conceived program which featured the general president, Ozell Sutton, as guest speaker. The theme of the occasion was "The Nation's Search for Survival: The Destiny of the Black College."

Brother Sutton urged help from all for the strengthening of the Black college.

Mu Lambda Wives, long noted for their contributions to charities and services to social causes, donated $ 3 , 0 0 0 to the United Negro College Fund, which was accepted by its director of the D.C. office, Shirley Brown. Looking back, we all remember that service and the soci-economic uplift of our people were the lodestars which stirred the Alpha founders into action before the main civil rights organizations were formed.

Greetings on behalf of the Alpha Wives were extended by the group's president, Mrs. Theodore George, Sr.; Mrs. Elaine Jenkins, founder of the Alpha Wives in 1 9 5 0 ; Mu Lambda president, Elmer Moore; guest clergymen and spokesman of varied faiths; Mrs. Velma Simpson, who introduced the speaker. Congratulations to our hard-working, splendid helpmates for a fine pre-inaugural morning service, which will long be remembered and spoken of.

The Alpha Wives, led by their president, Willie Mae George, and Mary Kelly, dance chairperson, and their efficient operative committees, gave another successful, annual pre-Xmas party at the Mayflower in December.

Each table had festive holiday decorations, with red poinsettias as the crowning focus. The guests have pleasant recollections of some real honest-to-goodness fun and wellspent hours at these dances, which are topped off with a sumptuous midnight breakfast.

At this last occasion, Mrs. Edna McClellan was given an inscribed plaque designating her as Alpha wife of the year. Mrs. McClellan has served with energy, imagination, honesty, and effectiveness in all of the tasks she has undertaken in the interest of Alpha wives and Brothers.

Her husband is Brother Wayland McClellan, the experienced Mu Lambda

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The Mu Lambda Alpha Wives Second Inaugural Prayer Breakfast Committee and featured speaker, Brother Ozell Sutton, General President. service ended with the singing of "The social committee chairman, who chairs Alpha Hymn," led by Brother Robert the fine chapter annual spring dinnerBrown. dance.

New members who crossed the burnOn Sunday, March 2 9 , Mu Lambda ing sands of Alpha and were inducted Chapter presented its spring featured into Mu Lambda Chapter in 1 9 8 0 are: attraction, the widely respected Evelyn John D. Hicks, Russell W. Scott, Jesse White Chorale, at Howard University's B. Brown, Rev. Arlestor Brown, and Cramton Auditorium. The ensemble of Rev. Benjamin E. Lewis. Neophytes 50 singers and instrumentalists preinitiated in April, 1 9 8 1 , included Allen sented a choral music concert repreN. Evans, Arthel Q. Liggins, James T. senting a wide range of styles.

Robinson, III, and Alfred E. Simonds, The program committee, led by chairJr. Brother Lee Tyler has done a superb man J. H. Brice, invited the wide job as Dean of Pledges for four years. patronage of Alpha families, the A new, innovative event, a chapter Howard community, and townspeople. splash party, was held for the enjoyThis event was a fund-raising activity ment of chapter members, their for the purpose of the chapter's awardfamilies and friends, at Boiling Airfield ing scholarships to worthy high school Officers Club during the summer. graduates. The many who were present Brother Fred Laney guided this recreaenjoyed the high quality program of tional and social occasion to a rousing, musical selections which had been successful completion. Swimming, arranged, including music by Black pool-side fun, and camaraderie were composers and popular show tunes. topped off with a good steak dinner.

President Elmer Moore then awarded Our chapter paid appropriate tribute certificates of merit to Brothers Young, at its annual February memorial service McClellan, Brice, and Roper. honoring local Alpha men who passed away in 1 9 8 0 . Chaplain William CalOfficers elected to serve our chapter bert, who presided, began the proin 1980-81 were: Elmer J. Moore, gram by playing a recording of RobePresident; Shirley Brown, Vice-Presison's "Going Home." Then Brother dent; Frederick Laney, Recording Treadwell read from "Thanatopsis."

Secretary; Ernest Smith, Financial Brother Arlestor Brown gave words of Secretary; Elmer Geathers, Treasurer; commemoration and inspiration. Brother Irven Washington, Corresponding Fred Laney made the roll call of Secretary; William E. Calbert, Chapdeceased Brothers, which evoked lain; Maryland Kemp, Sgt.-At-Arms; J. memories of their devotion to public Leon Langhorne, Associate Editor-toservice. The list included William the-Sphinx; and Vincent Thomas, EduDougherty, Dr. Clarence Lewis, Dr. cation Director. The officers and Norman W. Harris, Sr., Dr. William G. members were guests at Lincoln Temple Lofton, Dr. Albert R. Hughes, William United Church of Christ for Sunday H. Seaborn, Albert R. Anderson, Dr. worship on January 1 1 . Brother BenNapolean Rivers, and Dr. Charles jamin Lewis is pastor of the church.

Thompson. As Brother J. Leon LangPresident Elmer Moore was the horne read the section on death from chapter delegate at the installation of Gibron's Prophet, he gave explanaAlpha's twenty-sixth national presitions. The dignified and well organized dent, Ozell Sutton, in Atlanta.

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The Brothers of Theta Rho Chapter would like to extend a hearty greeting throughout Alphaland. We are a young but strong chapter founded on December 6, 1 9 7 3 at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia.

Ours is a chapter which believes in a closely knit Brotherhood consisting not only of Brothers attending V.C.U. but, also those who have graduated.

Therefore, our first annual chapter reunion was held last summer to reunite the Theta Rho alumni Brothers and to give them a chance to meet those who have crossed the burning sands since their departure. The reunion was a big success and good times were had by all.

Our chapter officers for the 1980-81 school year are: Anthony Snell, President; Keith Edmunds, VicePresident; Malvin Milburn, Secretary; Doyle Mitchell, Treasurer; Bradley Coker, Chaplain; Jeffrey Williams, Historian and Associate Editor-to-theSphinx; Tonnie Villines, Parliamentarian; and Roland Jackson, Dean of Pledgees.

Theta Rho has many achievements for which it can be proud. First of all, two of our Brothers, Anthony Snell and Bradley Coker serve on the Student Senate of our university. Brother Snell also serves as second vice-president of the Virginia Chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, District 7.

Community service is very important to our chapter. Our projects include a voter registration drive on campus and a canned food drive in the city. We have also made visits to the Crippled Children's Hospital and our relationship with the local Boy's Club is very close.

Our more recent projects with the club include a trip to the circus, a flag football league, and a carnival which the Brothers set up at the club. In recognition of our efforts we received an award from the club.

In addition to this, our chapter was chosen as one of the top ten organizations on campus out of about 2 1 0 organizations. In recognition of this we were given an award by the university for our accomplishments on campus as well as the community.

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football tournament held this past fall semester which included all the Black fraternities on campus. The result was our chapter being awarded the trophy as the football champions of V.C.U. Recently we held our annual cabaret; the theme was "An Evening with Alpha." It was the first time that an undergraduate chapter of any Black fraternity or sorority has held an event in the Richmond Mosque, which shows that initiative is important at Theta Rho. We are also happy to welcome into our chapter two new Brothers from our Fall line. They are Al "Pacino" Fitchett and Jeffrey "Bob Hope" Carpenter.

Even though we have accomplished much, there are still many things we can do to improve life on campus and in the community but, like true Alphas, we will face our tasks with vigilance and courage.

james madison u Xi D e l t a Provides Strong C a m p u s Leadership We the Brothers of Xi Delta Chapter (James Madison University), Harrisonburg, VA send fraternal greetings to all!

We have been working diligently in the name of Alpha since our founding here on March 2, 1 9 7 9 . Our Brotherhood and true service to all has enabled us to spread the knowledge and conscious presence of our great fraternity.

A good number of our 14 active Brothers are in important leadership positions throughout our campus struc-

ture, showing the type of leadership for which Alpha is known. One Brother is president of our Black student organization, another is vice-president.

There are Brothers in the Communication Arts Honor Society (AERHO) and in the administration of our campus radio station. We also have Brothers who participate in sports, music, and other campus organizations.

Xi Delta has worked closely with the youth in the community in an effort to give them added positive influences.

Several of our Brothers teach Sunday School regularly, and we take area children to campus sporting events. A big project this fall was taking the kids to a local circus for an evening.

Providing weekly transportation to church for campus students is a standing project that we have enjoyed doing since our beginning. The Brotherhood took great pride in diligently conducting a voter registration drive for the 1 9 8 0 presidential election. We also contribute yearly efforts to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the March of Dimes, and the Special Olympics.

A couple of our upcoming projects will be to organize a clean-up competition with other Greek organizations and to hold a kiddy dance (disco) for very young area youth.

Xi Delta has just crossed a very strong one-man-line, "The Uncut Stone." His name and several fundraising projects have been inspired by our prestigious fraternity's Diamond Jubilee.

Our chapter is working hard to intensify the light of Alpha Phi Alpha and to truly be servants of all.

The Brothers of Xi Delta Chapter at James Madison College in Virginia.

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Virginia G a m m a Alpha Lambda a n d l o t a Beta Host VACAPAF GREETINGS from the Brothers of the Virginia Association of Chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated (VACAPAF)! VACAPAF, which is composed of seven areas: Blue Ridge North, Blue Ridge South, Southern Virginia, Northern Virginia, Tidewater North and Tidewater South continues to highlight the great Eastern Region and our beloved Fraternity.

As at the end of every great fraternal year in Virginia, the Brothers of VACAPAF gather for their annual state convention. This year, historic Charlottesville, VA, was chosen; the convention theme; "Reaffirming our Commitment for the Eighties: Furthering the Cause of Human Betterment." The convention was highlighted with workshops, committee meetings, parties, and (of course) fraternal business.

This year's hosts, Gamma Alpha Lambda and lota Beta, did an excellent job in making sure the Brothers were well informed as well as entertained.

During the Black and Gold Banquet and Ball, the following awards were given for the VACAPAF area: Alumni Chapter of the Year — Theta Rho Lambda (Northern Virginia); College Chapter of the Year — Theta lota (VPI & SU); College Brother of the Year — James E. Blacken, Jr. (Theta lota); Alumni Brother of the Year — James C. Moore (lota Tau Lambda, South Central Virginia); and Patriach of Virginia — H. Gray Gillem, Sr. (Theta Rho Lambda).

In addition, the new officers for 1981-82 were installed; they are: C. A. P e n n i n g t o n , President (District/State Director); Leo H. Ross, 1st Vice President; Ronald W. Thomas, 2nd Vice President; Leon A. Moton, Recording Secretary; Clifton B. Jeter, Financial Secretary; George Brown, III, Corresponding Secretary; Ernest L. Morse, Treasurer; Michael A. Turner, Chaplain; John A. Mann, Parliamentarian; Kenneth B. Anderson, Sgt. at Arms; George H. Johnson and Kenneth M. Sutton, Directors of College Affairs; and Andre Jones, Editor to "The Sphinx."

In April, VACAPAF traveled to Hartford, Connecticut, for the Eastern Regional Convention. During this convention, VACAPAF managed to win an astonishing four of six fraternal awards.

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The awardees were James E. Blacken, Jr. (Theta lota) — College Brother of the Year; James C. Moore (lota Tau Lambda) — Alumni Brother of the Year; H. Gray Gillem, Sr. (Theta Rho Lambda) — Eastern Region Alpha Award of Merit; and Theta lota — College Chapter of the Year. Also, Brother William A. E. Boyd, III (Gamma lota, Hampton, U.), was elected Assistant Eastern Region Vice President.

A special thanks goes to General President Ozell Sutton and Eastern Region Vice President Thomas Hunt for their participation and inspiration in our state as well as regional convention. We pray that next year be as prosperous as this.

lincoln university NU Presents Campus Awards In Honor Of Alpha M e n The Brothers of Nu Chapter were proud to present "Light Rays of Versatility" as the theme of a week full of activities on the campus of Lincoln University (PA) during the week of February 2nd - 8th. Some of the activities included the sponsorship of a bowling tournament, ushers at a university convocation that featured Brother Andrew Young on February 3, School Spirit Day, a Black History display in honor of February as "Black History Month," a "Family Feud" among the Greek fraternities and sororities. The weekend began with our 2nd annual Miss Alpha pageant and a party in honor of Miss Alpha on Friday. Saturday featured the first round of our 1 st annual basketball tournament between the classes of 1 9 8 1 , ' 8 2 , '83 and ' 8 4 .

Saturday night featured a purely "Alpha extravaganza," our annual Black and Gold Ball and coronation of our Royal Court which is comprised of 52 young ladies. We concluded our week of activities on Sunday with the final round of the basketball tournament, which was won by the class of 1 9 8 1 , special chapel services hosted by the Brothers and ladies of the Royal Court, and a disco splash party. The main idea behind our week was to provide the student body with some meaningful and enjoyable activities and to share in a bit of the "Alpha Experience." On January 14 the Brothers put on a dramatical play in tribute to Brother Martin Luther King entitled "A Dream of a King" for the second year in a row that was produced by Brother Floyd Green. On January 15 the chapter was 32

involved in helping the Student Government Association organize a boycott of classes in honor of Brother King's birthday.

The Brothers here at Nu were also proud to initiate thirteen new Brothers into the world of Alpha on November 2 1 , 1 9 8 0 bringing the total number of Brothers here at Nu to thirty-one.

In keeping with our motto of "First of All, Servants of All," the Brothers of Nu have been very active in a number of service projects. Aside from our annual Thanksgiving baskets to families from the "Lincoln Village," this year marked the presentation of our second annual Alpha Phi Alpha, Nu Chapter Achievement Awards. These awards are presented to deserving Lincoln students during the months of January, February, March and April in honor of four great Alpha men. In January we present the Martin Luther King, Jr. award for high scholastic achievement. In February we present the Paul Robeson award for excellence in the arts and humanities. In March we present the Jesse Owens award for high academic and athletic achievement. Our final award is given in April in honor of Thurgood Marshall for high academic achievement and political awareness.

In addition to these awards we also present " M o s t Valuable Player" awards to deserving members of Lincoln's varsity basketball team at each home game.

In keeping with "the aims of our dear fraternity" we are proud to announce that four Brothers from Nu Chapter were selected for this year's Who's Who Among College Students, namely Brother Stanley H y m a n , Quasi Gyekye, Duane Roundtree and Handel Pascoe. Brother Leon Sutton currently holds the office of President of the Pan Hellenic Council here at Lincoln, Brother Charles E. Brown is treasurer of the Student Government Association and Brother Freddie Addae holds the office of Vice-President of Lincoln's International Club. We are also proud to announce that eleven Brothers are expected to receive their baccalaureate degrees in May and are ready to follow in the footsteps of past and present achievers that have come by way of "The Light of the World, Alpha Phi Alpha."

The Brothers of Nu Chapter cordially invite all Brothers to visit and share with us our "Light Rays of Versatility" here at the oldest Black College and the twelfth oldest Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

The executive officers for the 1980-81 academic year have been: Roosevelt Allen, Jr., President; Gerald J. Hornbuckle, Vice-President; Charles Weedon, Acting Vice-President; Harrison K. Walker, Internal Secretary; Henry Alston, External Secretary; Wayne Rock, Treasurer; Charles E. Brown, Historian and Editor-to-theSphinx; Leon Sutton, Dean of Pledges; Coswald Bryce, Sergeant-At-Arms; Henry Dicks, Step-Master and Ambassador-to-the-Court; and Robert A. Ray and Eric King, Faculty Advisors.

MID-WEST Illinois Xi L a m b d a Sponsors Tutorial Program On Saturday, May 16, 1 9 8 1 , a large audience gathered at the Xi Lambda Alpha House in Chicago to witness an impressive program that awarded certificates to Mollison Upper Grade students and to parents who supervised them during the ten-week chapter tutorial project.

Xi Lambda Chapter was honored to have Dr. Kenneth Smith, former President of the Chicago Board of Education, as the keynote speaker for the Awards Day Program. His inspirational message highlighted the need for full cooperation among parents, teachers, school administrators, and community organizations to create a positive atmosphere for delivering quality education. He also noted that Xi Lambda Brothers were ahead of the rest of the city by adopting a school and helping its students. Following the program, food and refreshments were provided by the parents at a reception to honor the students and the tutors.

Earlier in the year the parents boycotted the school and went to jail to demand quality e d u c a t i o n . The Brothers, while not entering the political fracus, still recognized the need to serve the innocent students.

The Brothers sprang into action by providing a center where the children could continue their education during the strife. After the boycott, the Brothers recognized that the students still needed assistance to improve their skills and excel in high school. Thus, The Sphinx/Summer 1981

the Xi Lambda Tutorial Project came into being. The school's new principal, Dr. Edith Dervin, worked closely with the Brothers.

The project had a specific curriculum designed to assist 7th and 8th grade children to improve their reading and mathematics skills. Students were given a pre-test, a prescription for learning, individual tutoring, and a posttest to measure progress in the selected skills. The Illinois and United States Constitutions were also taught.

The children were provided with the means to enrich their backgrounds in a relaxed, but controlled setting; attitudes and study habits were improved. The change in attitudes and increased motivation for learning were created through Xi Lambda Brothers showing a sincere interest in each student and, after each session, a fifteenminute motivational speech was given by an Alpha Brother. Judge Kenneth Wilson, David Daniel, Cook County Commissioner John Stroger, Attorney James Palmer, Jr., and Attorney Jonathan Green were among the many speakers. The project was a heartwarming experience for all concerned.

The Community Action Committee of Xi Lambda Chapter, which sponsored this project, included Brothers Auggeretto Battiste, Chairman; James Hill, Co-Chairman; Donne Trotter, Community Liaison Representative; Melvin Jackson and Willie Mack, Coordinators; Dr. Francis Osborn, Educational Advisor; and the many Tutors.

Alpha Rho Lambda Founders' Day participants (L to R) Brothers John Bowen, master of ceremonies; Walter McCrary, president; Titus Hall, guest speaker; and the chapter's Brother of the Year, Dr. Clayton N. Hicks.

ohio General Hall Addresses Alpha Rho Lambda Founders' Day On November 28, 1 980 the Alpha Rho Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, in Columbus, Ohio held its annual formal at the Carousel Inn. With all officers, members and dignitaries and other guests, it was one soiree tres chic. A social event that was right on time with the festive holiday season.

The atmosphere generated an aura of a New Year's Eve ball and the enchantment and expectations of the Senior Prom.

The royally attired men of Alpha escorted a bouquet of ladies, making a grande pageant. One and all were enveloped in a charming togetherness, destined to paint the evening "Black and Gold."

This evening to remember was launched with much pre-ball merriment.

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Brother Sterlyn Allen, Social Committee chairperson and his guests, including Past General President Brother Lionel Newsom, at the Alpha Phi Alpha Formal Banquet.

(Left to right) Brother John W. E. Bowen administering oath to Education Foundation Committee: Brothers Dr. Clayton N. Hicks, O.D., Ronald Clark, Timothy Holston, Dr. Edward Jackson, M.D., Carl Robinson, Dr. Amos White, Ph.D., and Dr. William E. Nelson, Ph.D.

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Many of the Alpha Brothers hosted individual sets throughout the suites above the ballroom. The partygoers jaunted between festivities, delighting in music and consumptives.

At the onset of the formal, the mood was fine and mellow. It was a sparkling, rocking evening. The setting of the ballroom was very ornate in decor. The glow of the room was like candlelight dining on the deck of some splendid ship. The cheery spellbound goodtimers danced, they sang, they laughed and they lingered . . . until the mystifying Alpha Hymn was sung, reinforcing the Brotherhood even more.

Breakfast put a cap on the ballroom segment, and round three (the pre-dawn balance of the evening) commenced.

The Brothers of Alpha Rho Lambda Chapter went on to celebrate Founders' Day with a fine brunch and program at the Defense Construction Supply Center Officer's Club in Columbus, Ohio.

The program included a dynamic and inspiring address by Brother Major General Titus C. Hall, USAF; selection of Alpha Rho Lambda's Outstanding Brother Award; installation of our Educational Foundation; pinning of our neophytes; two solos by Brother Otis Jones and the singing of our beloved Alpha Hymn.

Brother John W. E. Bowen was superb in his role as master of ceremonies as he set the tone for an outstanding afternoon. Brother Bowen shared many tidbits and Alpha experiences with the Brothers and families in attendance. Brother Walter McCreary, Chapter President, gave a warm and hearty welcome and Brother Otis Jones followed with two beautiful solos entitled, "I Want Jesus to Walk With M e " and "If I Can Help Somebody."

Both songs were sung acapello and in the best of Alpha traditions. Brother John W. E. Bowen then followed with installation of our newly elected ARL Educational Foundation Committee.

Those outstanding Brothers were Ronald Clark, Dr. Clayton N. Hicks, O. D., Timothy Holston, Attorney, Carl Robinson and Dr. Amos White (Ph.D.), Dr. William E. Nelson (Ph.D.), and Dr. Edward Jackson (M.D.) Brother Walter McCreary (Ltc.-retired), Chapter President, introduced his friend, Tuskegee Institute classmate, Alpha Brother and guest speaker, Brother MG. Titus C. Hall, who delivered a most dynamic and thoughtprovoking Founders' Day address on scholarship and technology. Brother MG Hall crossed the Burning Sands in 1956 and now commands 57 programs 34

and 3 6 0 systems at Wright Patterson, AFB near Dayton, Ohio. He urged us to let the name ALPHA mean something and then to put ALPHA into action. MG Hall's message was very much appreciated by the seventy-plus Alphas and their families in attendance as evidenced by the standing ovation and applause he received.

Brother McCreary presented an award of appreciation to Brother MG Titus C. Hall and to Brother Clayton Hicks, as ARL's Outstanding Brother 1 9 8 0 in recognition of his exemplary service to Alpha and the community.

The first line of our beloved Alpha hymn was never more true when we pinned our five neophyte Brothers.

These Brothers were James Snowden, Joseph Leatherbury, John Weston, Al Gay lor and John Upton. They have proved worthy and deserving to be known as Alpha men.

As we adjourned, one Alpha wife turned to another Alpha wife and stated, "Now I know why Alpha means so much to my husband." I think this one statement says it all. It was truly an outstanding program!

northern illinois u Epsilon Phi Hosts State Convention Greetings from the Alpha heartland at Epsilon Phi Chapter. As the recipient of a merciful winter, the Brotherhood has been stirred early to revamp our state organization and assure Alpha's place of prominence in the Land of Lincoln.

The convention was held at Northern Illinois University, home and hearth of stellar Epsilon Phi and Mu Alpha Lambda chapters, on February 6 and 7th.

There was a very noticeable difference in the proceedings from years past; this year, along with the fact of having more alumni Brother and chapter support, there was also more emphasis on business. Under the outstanding leadership of the convention chairpersons, Gregory Fuller and Daniel Harth, the assembly was held in two parts. Under the direction of Tony Curtis, state president, our new State of Illinois Constitution was hammered out through trial and error by the Brotherhood.

We were also privileged to have a number of state officials at our conference, including Brother William Taylor, State Director, Arthur Cooper, Curly Bradford, as well as our own Ernie Gibson, of the various state

regions. These regional directors added their usual "mentoring" of Alpha affairs.

Workshops and seminars were held on the new Standing Orders, chapter communications, Brotherhood and general fraternal efforts. All this information was taken back, along with the new state constitution, to the chapters for their scrutiny.

The hard work of the two days were capped with two of those famous NIU dances after hours of roller skating.

The semi-formal dance Saturday evening left the brethren with all the lovely ladies that they could handle.

Phase II of the convention (March 20-21) of course matched, if not surpassed, the preceedings of our first phase. The usual blistering State Step Competition, Cleopatra Ball, Basketball Tourney and ratification of the state constitution.

Be advised!! For all of you alumni and undergraduate Brother who will be in the blast area and not at NIU . . . blame yourself!!!

northwestern u King Forum a n d Roy Ayers Concert Are Highlights For A M The Brothers of Alpha Mu Chapter send greetings to all of Alpha as we commemorate our 75th year. In our actions, and through our results, we have been able to experience that Alpha transcendency in 1 9 8 1 .

The Brothers of Alpha Mu began 1981 with our annual (Brother) "Martin Luther King, Jr. Forum" which featured three speakers: Chicago journalist/ activist and Brother, Lu Palmer, Chicago School Board President Rev. Kenneth Smith and Washington Third World activist Hulbert James. The program was a tremendous success in that the speakers significantly raised the conscious level of the over two-hundred persons in attendance.

Alpha Mu Chapter left an indelible mark on the campus as it transcended not only the Black community but all Greek letter groups by bringing Roy Ayers and Ubiquity to the NU campus.

Special thanks go to the Brothers of Nu Rho Chapter (Chicago) who assisted us in bringing first-class Black entertainment to Northwestern's campus for the first time in recent memory.

The Brothers were a part of another first as Alpha Mu Chapter, along with Delta Gamma Sorority, sponsored an all-campus "Punchout Party" with over The Sphinx/Summer 1981

2 0 punch concoctions donated by fraternities and sororities. The event, the first ever sponsored by a Black fraternity and a white sorority on campus, attempted to foster better race relations on campus, while promoting a good time for all.

In what we feel is a response to our drive to transcend all, the Brothers announce their 1980-81 initiates: Jeff Cohn, Economics sophomore from Chicago; Greg Gorman, Journalism freshman from Sacramento, CA; David Holliday, Chemical engineering freshman from Baltimore, MD; William Kornegay, Industrial Engineering sophomore from Flint, Ml; Levi Moore, Journalism sophomore from East St. Louis; Dion Nolcox, an Engineer freshman from Springfield, OH; and Jerome Woods, a Communications Studies sophomore from St. Louis, MO. Among our versatile initiates are three varsity football players, an accomplished distance runner and a corp of excellent Brothers.

As we gain, we also realize that "College Days swiftly pass" and the chapter wishes well to its sole senior and graduate, Brother Julius Hall, who will continue in the fall at NU's Law School in Chicago. Congratulations also go to three Brothers in NU's Kellogg Graduate School of Management who will receive Master's of Management degrees. They are Warren Morgan (initiated at Georgia State), Steven White (Dartmouth) and Herb Weldon (Northwestern). The black and gold lights of Alpha truly shine bright on the shores of Northwestern.

u of missouri Kansas City A l p h a s Support " A t l a n t a C h i l d r e n " Delta Rho Chapter is concerned with what's going on in the community and the nation. The Alphas support and urge you to support the Atlanta Children's Summer Project. Mrs. Venus Taylor, mother of one of the slain Atlanta children, spoke at Rockhurst College in Mabee Theater, Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. to motivate people in Kansas City and across the nation to raise funds and find camps for Black children from Atlanta.

Alpha Phi Alpha kicked off the fundraiser with a $ 1 0 0 check, presented at the gathering of about 2 0 0 to Mrs. Venus Taylor by Brother Eric Stith, The Sphinx/Summer 1981

who recently announced that the fraternity has planned a high school/ college donation drive.

This school year, the Community Projects committee of Delta Rho also implemented a city-wide poster drive, urging residents to register and vote in all elections. We all know that "A Voteless People is a Hopeless People."

Delta Rho Chapter has given $ 1 , 0 0 0 toward the drive. Other projects planned are an Easter Day Celebration for the Niles Children's Home, and a fundraiser for the Atlanta Summer Project.

Wisconsin Six Initiates In M a d i s o n Mu Eta Lambda Chapter, located in Madison, Wl, recently initiated into Alphadom the following six men: Wayne Austin; Gregory Foxworth; Dr. Ed Fort; Duane McCrary, J.D.; Doyal Siddell; and Jim Thomas.

Prior to their initiation, the men presented the chapter with a founders' plaque. Following their initiation, the men executed their community project which was a Career's Preparation Seminar that was designed to expose middle and high school Black youths of the Madison area to a variety of career options. This was accomplished through the participants attending several sessions staffed by area professionals representing various careers which included law, medicine, business, media, and vocational skills.

Serving as Dean of Pledgees was Brother Jesse Chavis. Brother Allen Hancock is president of the Mu Eta Lambda Chapter, which presently has 25 active members.

west Virginia state 6 0 Years For Alpha Zeta Greetings to all distinguished Alphamen from the Brothers of Alpha Zeta Chapter. Alpha Zeta was founded December 2 3 , 1 9 2 1 , and will celebrate 6 0 years of excellence this year. The Brothers of Alpha Zeta Chapter continue to strive to uphold the light of Alpha.

Presently the chapter has 15 Brothers. Alpha Zeta Chapter initiated three lines in the years of 1 9 8 0 and 1 9 8 1 : "Mission Impossible," in the spring of '80; "The Striver," in the fall of '80; and "The Super Seven," in the spring of ' 8 1 . These lines produced nine quality Brothers for the chapter.

Here at Alpha Zeta Chapter, the B r o t h e r s are a c t i v e l y involved in campus and community projects.

Some of these activities are a food drive that goes to support starving families in Africa; scholarship awards each semester to the student with a high grade-point average and shows financial need; The Ms. Black and Gold beauty pageant; and a clothes drive for the Salvation Army.

During the spring semester the chapter elected officers for the school year 1 9 8 1 - 8 2 . The new officers are: Robert Gathers, President and Dean of Pledges; Charles Marshall, VicePresident; Stanley Jenkins, Chapter Secretary; Larrie Davis, Treasurer; Antoine Bernard Bethel, Sergeant-AtArms; Allen Gray, Assistant Dean of Pledges; and Bernard Jenkins, Editorto-the-Sphinx.

The Advisor for the chapter is Ltc. Charles A. Ledbetter.

Recent initiates of Mu Eta Lambda.

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Alpha Zeta wishes all the brothers of Alpha success in the future. Keep the light burning so others may see and follow!

minnesota Founders' W e e k e n d Held In Minneapolis Gamma Xi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha acknowledges the successful completion of a Founders' Day Weekend with accolades to the committee: Brothers James Beard, Richard Green, Allen Sampson, Manor Beasley, and Matthew U. Johnson, Sr. The Chapter began the Founders' Day Weekend on Saturday, December 13, 1 9 8 0 , at 1 0 : 0 0 A.M. at the Riverview Supper Club. The days activities included opening remarks by the State Director, Brother James Beard, and the Chapter President, Brother Rodney Jordan. The chapter members organized into standing committees charged to develop the action plan for 1981.

Brother John Warder and Brother Levi Brady made presentations on possible future directions to set the stage for future Chapter goals. Over thirty (30) Brothers were in attendance for the 1 0 : 0 0 - 3 : 0 0 P.M. Planning Session.

During the noon buffet luncheon, Brother Ellis Bullock presented an eloquent charge to the Chapter which emphasized the importance of pledge programs to the growth and development of Alpha Phi Alpha. Brother James Buford, Midwestern Regional Vice-President, was present for the luncheon and the remainder of the weekend activities.

During the afternoon sessions the Chapter reviewed the results of the committee planning sessions and received guidance and direction for future direction in Alpha from Brother James Buford. The planning activities were summarized by Brother Charles Green with discussion by the body.

The outcome of the planning activities yielded these results: An annual golf tournament; an annual invitational dance at the Riverview Supper Club; an annual Fall Dance during the Thanksgiving weekend; an annual tennis tournament in the summer; and our Founders' weekend coinciding with the Fall Dance.

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New directions for the chapter include a year-long reclamation project and a chapter housing program determining the feasibility of chapter housing or housing projects.

The Executive Committee is charged to give directions to the operating committees and coordinate a budget for the chapter activities for 198<1.

The Brothers of Gamma Xi Lambda and their ladies returned to the Riverview Supper Club at 6:30 P.M., Saturday evening, for cocktails, dinner, awards and dancing. The evening was highlighted by an outstanding oration by the Regional Vice President and presentations of chapter awards by Brother Rodney Jordan. Brother Boyd Wright received the Chapter's Alpha Man of the Year Award. The beauty and elegance of the. evening and the beauty of our ladies was only exceeded by the beauty and pride exhibited by the Alpha Families Sunday morning.

After being appropriately charged to be timely for church services of Sunday morning, the ladies assured the timely presence of over twenty-five Alpha Families at 10:45 A.M., at Zion Baptist Church. Brother Richard Green, a member of Zion Baptist Church, acknowledged the presence of the Alpha Families with a brief message about the founding of Alpha Phi Alpha. Brother Curtis Herron, pastor, preached an outstanding sermon, indicative of his Alpha heritage.

The Alpha Families and other church members enjoyed a brief reception after service which culminated when Brother Herron formally installed the officers of the Chapter and all Brothers joined in the singing of the Alpha Hymn. A good weekend was had by all.

Illinois loto Delto Lombdo Initiotes First Line In Chopter History Originally founded in 1968, lota Delta Lambda Chapter in Chicago had been inactive for over ten years prior to its reactivation in the Spring of 1980. Almost exactly one year later. On April 2 5 , 1 9 8 1 , the chapter initiated the first pledge line in the history of the chapter.

Under the leadership of Dean of Pledges Charles Woodhouse, five outstanding young men — dubbed "Five the Hard way" — were initiated into Alpha Phi Alpha. IDL is proud to welcome to the fold these new Brothers . . . Donald Davis, Tommy Miller, William Ogletree, Thomas Simmons and Alonzo Stokes. These men held

high the Alpha tradition in learning fraternity materials, doing volunteer work at Provident Hospital and earning the right to wear the "Old Gold and Black." Welcome, Brothers.

In May, the chapter elected its new officers for 1 9 8 1 - 8 2 as follows: Michael J. Price, President; David O. Shipley, Vice-President; Turhan Brown, Recording Secretary; Ed Jones, Corresponding Secretary; Mitchell Roberson, Treasurer; Austin Matlock, Financial Secretary; and John Lee, Dean of Pledges.

We are proud to report that IDL grew from nine members in the Fall of 1 9 8 0 to over 50 active Brothers at this time.

This makes the chapter the second largest chapter in the State of Illinois — in only its first year of existence. We look forward to an outstanding program year in 1 9 8 1 - 8 2 , to be kicked off by the chapter's Conference on Adolescent Pregnancy in the Fall. IDL has received a sizable grant from the March of Dimes/Birth Defects Foundation to conduct this important program and it promises to be an outstanding effort.

SOUTH troy stote university A w a r d Winning Xi Beta Greetings to our Brothers in Alphadom. The Brothers from Xi Beta Chapter would like to update our Brothers on chapter activities. Since our last correspondence, Xi Beta has crossed three pledge classes: 6 Gems, Triple Threat, and The 6 Sons of Thunder. In our brief history since May 2 7 , 1 9 7 8 , 32 enlightened men have crossed the sands into the Land of Excellence.

Xi Beta holds several awards on the state level. For two consecutive years, Xi Beta has held the distinction of being stepping champs from the state of Alabama, and at the recent State Convention in Mobile, AL, Xi Beta Chapter was awarded Chapter of the Year, Chapter with the Highest Academic Average, Brother with the Highest Academic Average, and 1st runner-up in every event that we didn't win. (Look out Alabama, Xi Beta's coming back to take it all!)

On the local level, our chapter recently conducted a Pan-Greek Food Drive of which Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority was the winner with 2 7 4 The Sphinx/Summer 1981

The Brothers of Xi Beta Chapter, Troy State University. points. Shortly after the food drive, we saluted the late Brother Martin Luther King, Jr. with a gospel tribute, and the funds collected were used, in their entirety, to grant a scholarship, the Xi Beta Scholarship Award to a graduating Black high school senior.

Concerning campus activities, the Brothers of Xi Beta have several members in the Student Government Association (Past President and VicePresident), the Inter-Fraternity Council (Vice-President and Public Relations Director), Brothers in Gamma Beta Phi, Arnold Air, Phi Eta Sigma, Alpha Lambda Delta, Who's Who, Mortar Board Honor Societies, and the list goes on and on.

Currently, under our new administration, Solomon H. Green, President; Walter Dillard, 1st Vice-President; Joseph Taylor, 2nd Vice-President; Anthony C. Hart, Treasurer; Kevin Mitchell, Secretary; Frenshoun Maddox, Parliamentarian, our chapter is negotiating a fraternity house with Troy State University, and, if plans go as scheduled, we should move into the house by Fall of ' 8 1 . In recognition of Black History Month, Xi Beta is coordinating a Black Greek Achievement Display with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. This display is intended to help clear the frequent misgivings of Greek life, and show the accomplishments of Black Greeks on all levels.

We at Xi Beta do our best to hold high the name of Alpha and to promote our aims: Manly Deeds, Scholarship, and Love for all Mankind.

Direct us to the poor, crippled and disadvantaged, and we will give them new hope.

winthrop college Xi Phi Holds Up the Light Xi Phi Chapter had its beginning in September 1 9 7 9 . Twelve young men The Sphinx/Summer 1981

on the campus of Winthrop College became interested in establishing a chapter of Alpha. These young men were Gerald Bernard Wright, Christopher Eugene Carter, Danny Kieth Davis, Larry Jerome Williams, Tony Eddie Ray Jones, Eugene Jerome Stuckey, Jr., Donnie Campbell, John Winfred Rhodes, Terry Ugeon Bailey, Antonelli Carter, Charles Thompson, and Roswell Perkins.

Under the guidance of Eta Omicron Lambda Chapter, the young men formed an interest group and performed various community and service projects such as a doughnut sale, car washes, a turkey raffle, ushering at a Benedict College Choir Concert in Rock Hill, singing in the Founders' Day Program last year, and collecting canned goods from the Rock Hill community which were given to an area family during Christmas.

On Febraury 2 3 , 1 9 8 0 , ten young men were inducted into the Sphinx Cub and pledged Alpha under the guidance of Brother Ezell A. Long, Dean of Pledges of Eta Omicron Lambda Chapter.

Although pledging consumed a great deal of time, we excelled in various campus activities. Brother Donnie Campbell was serving as President of the Junior Class. Brother Tony Jones was selected the first Mr. Ebonite of Winthrop College. Brother Larry Williams and Donnie Campbell were inducted into Senior Order, which is a campus organization consisting of 1 5 outstanding members of the rising Senior Class who have displayed high leadership qualities. Brother Williams was also inducted into the following honor societies: Phi Kappa Phi, consisting of the top 5% of upperclassmen, and Beta Gamma Sigma, a business honor society.

As a community project, we assisted Brother Samuel R. Foster in his cam-

paign for seat # 4 9 in the South Carolina House of Representatives.

On April 1 2, 1 9 8 0 , we saw the light and were officially inducted into Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. To show our appreciation to Brother Long for guiding us into Alphadom, we presented him with a plaque which read "with grateful appreciation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Charter Line â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Winthrop College, April 12, 1980."

As Alpha men, we're still active in our extra-curricular activities. Brother Campbell participated in the 4th Annual Model United Nations representing the nation of Argentina and co-chairman of a committee. We donated blood to the Red Cross and participated in the 1 st Annual Greek Day, winning first place in several events. Brother Larry Williams was a Junior Marshall (selected from the top 3% of the Junior Class) and ushered at graduation.

The beginning of the school year 1980-81 reminded us of our national history with only seven Brothers returning. Our goal this year is to have one community project and one fund raising project each month. Thus far, we have made contact with the Boy's Home and Children's Home to do recreational activities with them on weekends, secured information on voter registration in aiding people to vote, donated blood, sponsored a car wash, disco, and a booth during Winthrop's Annual Halloween Happenings. In conjunction with our Fall Smoker, we presented a stepshow for the MIA's. We accepted an invitation to appear in a stepshow sponsored by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., and several of us participated in a fashion show sponsored by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. On November 14, 1 9 8 0 , Xi Phi Chapter sponsored its first Annual Miss Black and Gold Pageant. Iris Renee Johnson of Mt. Pleasant, SC was selected Miss Black and Gold.

On December 8, 1 9 8 0 , our neophyteness became a pass experience. We initiated Robert McGriff and Jayward Witherspoon into the fraternity. We observed Founders' Day on December 7, 1 9 8 0 , with Eta Omicron Lambda. At this time, we were officially presented our National Charter. This was a moment that we had eagerly anticipated. Brother Christopher Carter received the Distinguished Service Award and Brother Larry Williams, College Brother of the Year.

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we are going about the aims of Alpha Phi Alpha: manly deeds; scholarship; and love for all mankind.

north caroling Fayetteville Alphas Honor Hoith, Pringle The Brothers of Epsilon Rho Lambda in keeping with the high ideals of Alpha have endowed Fayetteville with an outstanding commitment to serve. A vital asset to the area was the chapter's voter registration drive in 1 9 8 0 . The drive was spearheaded by three new Brothers to the chapter, Robert Massey, Jr., Anthony McNeil, and Fred Jones.

A major concern of the chapter has always been the development of Black youth. Our Halloween party, with emphasis on safety, was well accepted by neighborhood children.

The annual Black and Gold Ball of the Fayetteville Alpha men was truly a gala affair. The chapter celebrated on November 28 with jazzy entertainment, food, drink, and the spirit of Alpha. The affair was held at one of the city's most popular places of entertainment, the Lakeview Country Club.

The highlight of Epsilon Rho Lambda's year has always been the commemoration of the fraternity's founding. The hard work of our Founders' Day committee permitted us to once again show a special appreciation for our Founders with a full day of activities.

The Brothers in conjunction with the undergraduate chapter (EZ) attended worship services where a memoriam was held for the late Brother Rev. Robert Massey, Sr. The afternoon was then devoted to acknowledging the contributions of chapter charter members, toasts to the glory and life of Alpha Phi Alpha, and outstanding Brothers. Two awards were presented

to Brothers for meritorious services â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Brother of the Year, Linwood Haith; and Alpha Man of Merit, Robert Pringle.

An inspiring and challenging moment of the day was a special prayer of r e d e d i c a t i o n to Alpha. Epsilon Rho Lambda, promoters of Alphadom infinitely.

florido Mu Z e t o Lombdo Hosts Florido Meeting Realizing that only through God's grace are Alpha's goals attainable and also realizing that whatever endeavors we undertake, that we should put God first, the Brothers of Mu Zeta Lambda started off the New Year with a church visitation activity. On January 4, the first Sunday of 1 9 8 1 , we all visited chapter vice-president Brother Laveral King's church, Bethel Baptist in Lake Alfred, FL. On January 15, we held our annual Dr. Martin Luther King birthday observance by way of a community program.

This affair was held in Lakeland, FL, at the Coleman Bush Building and featured the Polk County Mass Choir in concert.

The Essence Club of Lakeland served as ushers and a dynamic message entitled "The Dream Lives O n " was delivered. Those that were in attendance are already looking forward to next year's program.

On January 1 7 we sponsored our second annual "Men of Tomorrow" program. We consider this project as our most important Community Outreach Program because it allows us the luxury of, among other things, helping to mold the lives and careers of our young men, who besides being the Men of Tomorrow, are also the Alphamen of Tomorrow. Young Mr. Kevin Williams, a student at Lakeland Senior High School, Lakeland, FL, was the

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overall winner but naturally each young man that participated was a winner as this experience will surely prove beneficial to them in the future.

This program, as well as the Dr. King Observance program, was coordinated and produced by Brother Jack Johnson, who is the Director of Educational Activities for our chapter. Both of these were outstanding programs and a true indication of Brother Johnson's dedication to the fraternity. We salute Brother Johnson for a Herculean effort and the most we can say is simply truly "there goes an Alpha Man . . . " On February 13 and 14 we experienced a first in the brief history of our chapter (chartered October 1975) as we served as hosts for the 1981 Annual Florida State Alpha Convention. This year's convention was held at the Hilton Inn in Lakeland, FL and the theme was "Rededication Through Reaffiliation and Participation." We felt that this theme carried a deep meaning as far too many Alphamen have fallen victim to the "I am not active because . . . " syndrome. We challenged the Brotherhood in attendance to carry this message back to their respective chapters and conduct a massive reclamation project and return these inactive Brothers to the fold, thus insuring that the Echo of Alpha will resound louder than ever before throughout all communities during the 80's.

During the convention luncheon the following persons were honored for their efforts throughout the past year: Miss Black and Gold, Ms. Lorene Dixon, Beta Nu Chapter, Fla. A&M University; Man of the Year (Graduate-Brother), J. Albert Diggs, lota Beta Lambda, Cocoa, Fla.; Man of the Year (Undergrad-Brother) Cecil Howard, lota Delta, Fla. State University; Chapter of the Year Graduate, Beta Beta Lambda, Miami, FL; Chapter of the Year Undergrad, Beta Nu, Fla. A&M University.

Again we congratulate these Brothers and chapters for a job well done.

The highlight of the convention came in the form of the message delivered by our speaker at the awards banquet on Saturday night. The speaker for this occasion was introduced by Brother Vandon White, our State Director and was none other than Brother W. Mingo Clark, our Southern Regional VicePresident. Brother Clark delivered a very powerful and challenging message in which he urged the Brothers to be sure to live up to our commitment to the NAACP, the National Urban League, and the United Negro College Fund, our Million Dollar Fund Drive.

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The purpose is clearly defined in the theme, "Alpha's Million Dollar Drive, A Stride Forward For A People." The main thrust of his message, however, was avoiding complacency and to continue to strive, for there is a limitless horizon before us.

Many long hours of hard Alpha effort went into this convention but we are proud to announce that in return we received a record attendance from the Brothers throughout Florida so every second was well spent. In closing, we would like to again thank the Brotherhood from Florida for your record attendance and cooperation and as stated in the theme may we all rededicate ourselves to moving "Onward and Upward Towards the Light."

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Alpha Delta Lambda Chapter, Memphis, TN, observed the 74th Anniversary with a public program,

Sunday, December 7, at the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church, with the three local college chapters: Beta Xi, LeMoyne College; Kappa Eta, Memphis State University; and Nu Eta, Christian Brothers College.

The observance was also to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Alpha Delta Lambda Chapter. The program was unique in many aspects. Participating in the observance were both active and inactive Brothers in the Memphis area. The Brothers were assembled together in ceremony to acknowledge the founding of our great fraternity, and our local graduate chapter, and to give thanks, reverence and respect to what it has stood for over the years. Also, to renew commitment to the ideals set forth by the Jewels of Alpha.

The excellent keynote address was given by Brother Judge George H. Brown, Jr., Special Advisor to the governor of the State of Tennessee, and the first Black Supreme Court Justice in Tennessee. Brother Brown's speech was focused on the "Legacy of Leadership."

For the second year the local

chapter has presented a plaque to an outstanding citizen, or Brother, who has done outstanding public service and made great contributions to this community and to America. The award this year was presented to none other than our own Brother, U.S. Congressman Harold Ford, of the 8th Congressional District of Tennessee. Brother Ford has given unselfishly of himself and his time, and many talents to the public for the betterment of mankind in the Memphis community. We congratulate Brother Ford for a job well done, and honors overdue. A plaque was presented to the Congressman from the local chapter by Brother William Hawkins.

Recognition was given to the participants of the Alpha sponsored Leadership Training Group from the various Memphis high schools. This project, being co-sponsored with Shelby State Community College, under the able directions of Brother Charles Jackson and Troy Simpson, who also served as chairman of the Founders' Day Activity.

A record number of Brothers turned out in full force for the purpose of rededication to Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. With the singing of the hymn, we were convinced that Alpha is still "First of All."

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Brothers (L to R) Judge George H. Brown, Congressman Harold Ford and Mark Bell of Nu Eta Chapter.

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Alpha Phi Chapter, Clark College, Atlanta, Georgia, celebrated its 74th Anniversary Founders' Day with the lighting of the 53rd annual chapter Christmas tree, December 4, 1 9 8 0 .

Alpha Phi has for three consecutive years won the state and regional "Chapter of the Year" Award. Alpha Phi works weekly with at least two projects; the chapter, which has 1 5 Brothers has participated in activities which require twice their numbers. But for love of the "Old Black & Gold," Alpha Phi continues to succeed.

Projects this year have included the sponsoring of welcome booth for parents and freshmen; assisting the freshmen to move on campus; freshmen guides; a bus trip to an out-oftown football classic; making confetti for homecoming game; a Halloween party at Carrie Steele Pitts Orphanage; Thanksgiving baskets; Christmas cards sent to young ladies on Clark College's campus; solicitation for UNCF; and soliciting clothes for the Salvation 39

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Army. The Brothers of Alpha Phi go on believing "A dream once realized is . . . a goal fulfilled, a precedent for the future, and a basis for new dreams by the men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc." Finally, "Brothers of Alpha Phi applaud undergraduate Brothers in their gifts to 'Million Dollar Fund Drive.' Each organization principally started by a member of A Phi A," said Brother Lorenza P. Butler, Jr., Student President of the United Negro College Fund, Inc./National Pre-Alumni Council representing 4 3 , 0 0 0 students.

south Carolina Alpha M e n " O n The M o v e " In Columbia Three candidates were initiated into Alpha Psi Lambda Chapter on Sunday, March 1 , 1 9 8 1 . Brothers Isaac Bacoats, Benjamin Cooper and Charles Kelly are now the neophytes of the chapter.

Brother Henry Ponder, president of Benedict College, was awarded a handsome plaque as South Carolina Alumni Alpha Man of the Year, 1 9 8 0 .

The award was presented at the State Meeting of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., January 17, 1 9 8 1 . Brother Ponder recently returned from a two week trip to India. The trip was sponsored by the Smithsonian Institute for the purpose of taking a look at the educational structure of that country.

Brother I. S. Leevy Johnson, attorney and former member of the S.C. House of Representatives, has been appointed as chairman of the Board of Trustees of South Carolina State College.

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of Education. Brother Stevenson has held many duties with Richland School District Number One. He is presently Associate Superintendent for Instruction for the district.

florida Leadership Institute Held In St. Petersburg Theta Eta Lambda Chapter, St. Petersburg, FL, launched its fourth annual Alpha Leadership Institute on Saturday morning, February 7. Treking to the campus of Eckerd College were fifty invited juniors and seniors from the St. Petersburg area high schools.

Brother Clarence Givens, Dean of the Institute, released this statement: "This Institute will probably be our best and most effective. Some new features have been added," continued Givens, "including a session on news media writing conducted by the St. Petersburg Times and several sessions on Black history conducted by Mrs. Peggy Peterman." Brother Israel Heard, chapter president, has scheduled some of the Tampa Bay area's most successful citizens to speak at the Institute as role models. Included in the remaining three training modules will be carefully chosen topics among which are parliamentary procedure, library usage, study skills, competency in mathematics, writing, reading speed and comprehension, how to cope with stress, life management skills, and how to apply for scholarship aid, to name a few. The Institute is scheduled each Saturday morning at Eckerd College, from nine o'clock to one o'clock. The culminating activity was held on Saturday evening, March 2 8 , at which time the graduates of the Institute rendered

a program based on the information which they learned during the eight weeks of training.

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by Brother Narva Moody, President Heard appointed committees to pull together plans for celebrating Alpha's 75th anniversary. Included on the list of activities which will be held in the fall are the traditional Founders' Day program and a Black and Gold Formal Ball.

Brothers Heard and Stewart attended the state convention on February 1 3 and 14 at Lakeland, Florida. Hosted by the Brothers of Mu Zeta Lambda Chapter, the convention was wellplanned and had good representation from the college and alumni chapters from throughout the state. Brother Mingo Clark, Southern Region Vice President, addressed the convention on several occasions. State Director, Brother Vandon White, urged Brothers in the state to complete their pledges on the Million Dollar Drive.

Celebrating his Golden Anniversary as a member of Alpha is Brother Fred W. Alsup who was initiated in Alpha Chi Chapter at Fisk University in 1 9 3 1 .

Holding both an M.D. and a Ph.D. degree, Brother Alsup has rendered many years of service as a family physician in the St. Petersburg area.

Also, receiving honors for longevity as an Alpha man is Brother Dean Mohr who crossed the burning sands into Kappa Chapter, Ohio State University, in 1 9 1 6 .

florida IDL Salutes Dr. King The Brothers of the Iota Beta Lambda Chapter, here in Brevard County, are proud to announce that one of our Brothers was selected the State of Florida's Alpha Man of the Year. We sponsored our third annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We also have an entirely new slate of officers.

The State of Florida's Alpha Man of the Year Award went to Brother Jay Albert Diggs. Brother Diggs is living in Titusville, Florida with his lovely wife, Barbra and three sons. He is employed with NASA as an Equal Opportunity Officer at the Kennedy Space Center.

Brother Diggs is a former President of lota Beta Lambda. He is President of the Board of Directors of the Child Care Association of Brevard County, President of the Riverview Elementary School Parent-Teacher Advisory ComThe Sphinx/Summer 1981

Brothers (L to Rj Williams, Wood and Blocker surrounding students honored by lota Beta Lambda.

mittee, Publicity Chairman for the local NAACP. To try and list the number of other organizations this man is presently involved in and the accomplishments he has made would require an entire page.

Our Third Annual Tribute to the late Brother Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was held in the Fine Arts Auditorium, on the campus of Brevard Community College, in Cocoa, Florida. This year's keynote speaker was Brother Roy Wood of the National Black Network News. Brother Wood gave a very stimulating speech geared towards our Black youth. Since our theme this year was "Rededication Through Reaffiliation and Participation," we thought it would be fitting to recognize some of our youth who excelled academically, therefore we honored one from each section of the county. The three students were Dayna Armstrong, Leroy Darby and Dedra Fannell.

Our election of officers was held on May 16, 1 9 8 1 . This year's officers are: William Gary, President; Al Owens, Vice-President; Jay Diggs, Secretary; Tarance Gaines, Treasurer; Lonne Blocker, Dean of Pledges; Jiley Mitchner, Editor-to-Sphinx; Willie Green, Chaplain; and Peter Frink, Director of Education.

lane college McCurry Leads Beta Pi Greetings from the Brothers of Beta Pi Chapter, Lane College, Jackson, Tennessee.

During the Fall 1 9 8 0 pledge season, the "Furious Five plus One" line crossed the burning sands into Alphadom. One of the unique characteristics of this line was that among the six pledgees, all The Sphinx/Summer 1981

but one were student ministers. The six new members of Beta Pi are Brothers Paul Steven Adams, Religion major (Los Angeles, CA), Assistant Headknocker; Stephen Jerome Delaine, Religion major (Cincinnati, OH); Anthony Bernard Fitzgerald, Business major (Charleston, MO); Manuel Henderson, Business major (Benton, LA); Roland Johnson, Jr., History major (Detroit, Ml), Headknocker; and James Melvin Taylor, Sociology major (Detroit, Ml).

All but Brother Fitzgerald are ministers.

Among the scheduled activities of Beta Pi Chapter for the Spring 1981 semester were: Alpha Phi Alpha Week (March 23-27): Black and Gold Disco Ball, First Annual Black and Gold Benefit Banquet for the United Negro College Fund, Greek Show, and Fellowship Luncheon; Forty-fifth annual Beta Pi Founders' Day â&#x20AC;&#x201D; February 2 1 , 1 9 8 1 ; Intramural Basketball participation; and attendance at the Tennessee State, Southern Regional, and National General Alpha Phi Alpha conventions in Chattanooga, TN, Charlotte, NC, and Dallas, TX, respectively.

The 1 9 8 0 - 8 1 officers of Beta Pi are: Brothers Rickey N. McCurry (TN), President; Jerome Townsend (MS), Treasurer and Chaplain; Spencer B. Johnson (TN), Dean of Pledgees; William Cole (TN), Assistant Dean of Pledgees and Historian; James O. Jarrett (TN), Dean of Hops; Andrew E. Perpener, Jr. (TN), Assistant Dean of Hops; Steve Don Williams (TN), Parliamentarian; John Werthing, Jr. (TN), Sergeant-at-Arms; and Paul S. Adams (CA), Associate Editor-to-the-Sphinx.

Four Brothers from Beta Pi Chapter attended the Tennessee State Convention in Chattanooga, Tennessee March 13 and 14, 1 9 8 1 . The host chapters were Eta Phi (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) and Psi Lambda.

The participating Brothers were: Brother Rickey N. McCurry, President of Beta Pi Chapter; Brother Anthony C. Brown; Rev. Brother Stephen J .

Delaine; and Rev. Brother Paul S. Adams.

After a somewhat tiresome six-hour drive from Jackson, Tennessee to Chattanooga, we were warmly greeted by the Brothers of Psi Lambda at the Alpha Home. Among the warm and generous hospitality provided us in Chattanooga, Pi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and the Chattanooga Area Pan-Hellenic Council sponsored a "Coke and Coffee Break" and other monotony breakers.

The highlight of the convention was the annual Miss Black and Gold Contest.

Lovely and talented Ms. Valerie Turner, a Music and French major at Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee, represented Beta Pi Chapter. Ms. Turner, a native of Nashville, Tennessee, competed and finished as an impressive third runner-up.

The success of the 1981 Tennessee State Convention was due to the hospitality of the host chapters, Psi Lambda and Eta Phi; the fellowship and cooperation of participating Brothers; and the efforts and leadership of our Southern Regional Vice-President and State Director, Brother W. Mingo Clark and Brother Robert E. Under, respectively. "The Solidification of Tennessee Alphas," the convention theme, was quite appropriate. Mu Beta Chapter (University of Tennessee at Martin) was also the winner of the other two competitive undergraduate awards: College Chapter of the Year, and Outstanding Brother of the Year â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Brother Russell Heaston, President of the chapter.

Beta Pi Chapter reports 21 active Brothers; participation in several major community activities: the Lou Rawls Celebrity Telethon for Sickle Cell Anemia, a Campus Clean-Up Day, Juvenile Group Home Counseling and Visitation, and our upcoming FIRST annual Alpha Black and Gold Benefit Banquet for the United Negro College Fund. Several members of Beta Pi Chapter have distinguished themselves as Dean's List and Honor Roll students, and as holders of major campus-wide organizations: Brother President McCurry, President of the Lane College Pre-Alumni Council; Rev. Brother Delaine, President of the sophomore class and Secretary of the Student Ministerial Alliance; Rev. Brother Paul S. Adams, President of the Student Ministerial Alliance, VicePresident of the sophomore class, and 41

Treasurer of the Student Government Association and of the Lane College Gospel Choir; Rev. Brother Jeffery Dolberry, President of the Lane College Concert Choir; Rev. Brother Ronald E. Nored, President of the NAACP (College Chapter), Vice-President of the Lane College Gospel Choir, and Editor of the student newspaper, the Inquirer; Brother Steve Don Williams, President of the Third World Drama Club; Brother Jerome Townsend, President of the Pan-Hellenic Council; and Brother Jamie D. Hicks, President of the junior class. Rev. Brother Nored has also distinguished himself as a Newsreporter for WBBJ television station in Jackson, TN, an ABC-TV affiliate.

south Carolina Successful Start For Eta Omicron L a m b d a The members of Eta Omicron Lambda Chapter have made some accomplishments that we are extremely proud of.

On April 1 2 , 1 9 8 0 , we had a dream to come true. This was the day that ten (10) young men on the campus of Winthrop College, Rock Hill, SC were initiated into Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Xi Phi Chapter was the result of hard work, long hours and some sacrifices on the part of the Brothers of Eta Omicron Lambda. Under the competent guidance of their advisor, our own Brother Ezell Long, they were off to a very good start. Brothers, Eta Omicron Lambda is proud of Xi Phi and ask you to look for great things from this group of young men.

While we had Xi Phi on the front burner, as far as our activities went, there sitting on the back burner simmering was the campaign of Brother Samuel Foster for House Seat Number 4 9 for York County. After getting the chapter at Winthrop, we placed the campaign on the front burner. Eta Omicron Lambda played an important role in the election of Brother Foster to the State House Seat, and we are pleased to say that Brother Foster made his intentions to run to his fraternity Brothers of Eta Omicron Lambda first. Brother James Pendergrass served as campaign manager and, of course, Eta Omicron Lambda went on record supporting Brother Foster. The chapter began a concerted effort to show how much we wanted him as our representative; we assisted in all phases of the campaign from speechmaking to fund-raising. The final vote 42

on November 4th told us that our work was not in vain as Eta Omicron Lambda is proud of Representative Foster, and we are sure he will make a great representative.

It seems as though the needs never end. Eta Omicron has established an undergraduate chapter and we now have an elected official but the Brothers did not rest without bringing a cultural event to the area. Again, we set about our annual choir concert. We began the laborous task of putting together a souvenir program and organizing the concert. Again the Brothers of Eta Omicron Lambda rose to the occasion. We were extremely happy to have the Claflin College Choir in concert in the Fall. Under the direction of Brother Felder (our State Director) the choir provided a concert that was second to none. Though attendance was sparce, we were pleased with the organization and are ever grateful to Brother Felder and the Claflin College Choir and staff.

As we approach December 6, all good Alphas realize what date this is.

The Brothers of Eta Omicron Lambda chose to observe that day in a noticeable way. With Brother Foster as our speaker, we held a wonderful Founders' Day program at the St. Paul A.M.E. Church in Lancaster, SC. A feature of the program included donating various floral arrangements to ill family members of the Brothers. This gesture was met with great approval.

So you can see we have been busy this year on worthwhile projects and the Men of Eta Omicron Lambda are proud of our accomplishments and deeds. We may not have done all we wanted to do, but what we did accomplish was done from the heart and in the spirit of Brotherly love. Working together is an enjoyment and hope that our endeavors have enriched the life of someone in some way.

fisk university Alpha Chi Establishes Davenport Scholarship The new officers of Alpha Chi, Fisk University, are Leonard Berry, President; Carlton Pyle, Vice-President; Derrick Arms, Treasurer; Sam Adams, Corresponding Secretary; Johnny Thomas, Historian; Jonathan Groom, Dean of Pledges; John Barton, Dean of March; and Ray Simpson, SergeantAt-Arms.

We are presently planning a week of activities in conjunction with the ladies

of Alpha Kappa Alpha (Pi Chapter). It will also be during that week that we shall proudly present a scholarship award to a needy, as well as scholastically honored student here at Fisk majoring in biology. This scholarship will be awarded in memory of the late Kevin Davenport who was a member of Alpha Chi. We have been working on this scholarship for the past two years and are very pleased with our accomplishment. We hope that our completed project will instill in other undergraduate chapters an incentive to continue prosperous endeavors in the name of our fraternity.

We would also like to wish the graduating Brothers, Kenneth Bailey, Kenneth Cook, Nathaniel Cooper, Mitchell Garcia, Mark Harper, James Hill, Willie Johnson, Donald Shipley, Fred Wilson and Ricky Williams (our former President) the best of luck in their professional endeavors.

SOUTHWEST arkansas Five initiates for Theta Tau L a m b d a The Brothers of Theta Tau Lambda Chapter in Helena, Arkansas, wish to share with you some of our accomplishments during the past year: ( 1 ) T h e chapter co-sponsored a Minority Business Opportunities Conference in Helena; (2) We observed Founders' Day at the St. Luke's AME Church in Marianna; (3) We gave significant contributions to the Million Dollar Fund Drive; (4) The chapter sponsored its annual Family-Friends Picnic; (5) We held our successful Spring Ball; (6) The chapter held its Pre-Christmas Ball; (7) Theta Tau Lambda sent delegates to the National, Regional and State conventions; (8) We held an outstanding Smoker and admitted five pledges into the Sphinx Club; and (9) Five new members were initiated into the Chapter.

The new initiates are Brothers Robert Curtis, James Branch, Henry Nesby, David Holta and Robert Carter.

All are truly Alpha men and we are proud of them.

We are also proud to boast that our membership roster contains the following dedicated Men of Alpha: Robert Curtis; Willis Williams, Financial Secretary; John Love, Assistant Dean of Pledges; Robert Carter; Bobby Shackleford; James E. McCoy, Editor-to-theThe Sphinx/Summer 1981

The Brothers of Theta Tau Lambda Chapter in Helena, Arkansas.

Neophytes of Theta Tau Lambda include (L to R): Robert Curtis, James L. Branch, Henry Nesby, David Holt, and Robert Carter.

Sphinx; Arthur Sanders, Parliamentarian; Henry Nesby; Leon Phillips; Robert Scott, Dean of Pledges; E. Wallace; Clyde Noel, Vice-President; Harvey Randolph, Project Committee Chairman; Fred Coleman, Chaplain; Dr. H. M. Proffitt, Treasurer; P. W. White, President; Elijah Petty; Edward Norman; James L. Coleman, Historian; Theodore Shumpert, Assistant Secretary; Thomas Armstrong; James Branch; James Chatters, Jr.; Walter Clemmer, Sergeant-at-Arms; Jack Crumbly; George Denton, Recording Secretary; Theodore Eldridge; David Holt; Joseph L. Kennedy; Calvin King; Dr. Robert Miller, Corresponding Secretary; James O'Neal, Scholarship Chairman; Don Scaife; Walter G. Simpson; James Sims; Alfonza Smith; and Attorney J. L. Wilson, Political Affairs Chairman.

Three of the chapter's charter members are still living: Osceola Blanchet and Lucian Alexis, New Orleans; and Rudolph Moses, Pensacola, Florida.

Brother (Dr.) James Prestage, VicePresident of Southern Universiiy, Baton Rouge, was the banquet speaker. The Founders Ball immediately followed the banquet. This affair was the occasion for the installation of the following officers for 1 9 8 1 - 8 2 : Gerald Williams, President; Bobbie Pierce, Vice-President; Desmond Abies, Secretary; Dr. Rudolph Detiege, Assistant Secretary; LaVergne Randolph, Sr., Treasurer; Tommy Holton, Associate Editor-to-the-Sphinx; Marcus Neustadter, Public Relations Officer; Phillip Griffin, Sergeant-at-Arms; William D. Rucker, Chaplain; and John Warrick and Dr. Emile Riley, Executive Committeemen.

Cited for their years of dedicated service to the fraternity and community were: Past President Ellis Smith; Alfred C. Priestly, 57 year member; Dr.

The Brothers of Sigma Lambda, New Orleans, Louisiana, celebrate the chapter's founding in 1925.

louisiana Sigma L a m b d a Celebrates 5 5 Years Sigma Lambda Chapter recently celebrated its 55th Anniversary with a Founders' Day Banquet at the St. Bernard Civic Center. Since its founding on December 5, 1 9 2 5 , Sigma Lambda has been blessed with dedicated officers and Brothers. Past Presidents of the chapter present were Brothers Charles C. Teamer, Marcus Neustadter, Dr. William Adams, Dr. Wesley Segre, Ellis Smith, Dr. Rudolph Deteige, Dr. E. W. Bashful and Maurice Prevost.

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Neophytes of Sigma Lambda (L to R): Dr. Reginald Woods, Charles C. Teamer, Jr., Gerald Thomas, Henry Williams, and Ernest Johnson.

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of Langston, Oklahoma; and Brother Walter F. Mosley, Pharmaceutical Representative for Parke-Davis Co., Division of Warner-Lambert Company.

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Officers of Sigma Lambda (L to R): Marcus Neustadter, Public Relations Officer; Rudolph Detiege, Assistant Secretary; Bobby Pierce, Vice President; Gerald Williams, President; Desmond Abies, Secretary; Tommy Holton, Associate Editor-to-the-Sphinx; William Rucker, Chaplain; and Phillip Griffin, Sergeant-At-Arms.

Wesley Segre, 51 year member; Rene Rousseve, 25 years as Treasurer of the chapter; and Dr. William R. Adams, 5 8 year member. Also honored were the neophytes of Sigma Lambda: Dr. Reginald Woods, Charles C. Teamer, Jr., Gerald Thomas, Henry Williams, Ernest Johnson, and William Marshall.

Oklahoma Langston Chapter A Moving Force Zeta Gamma Lambda Chapter, Langston, Oklahoma, is a proud chapter with a proud heritage and future.

We have as our illustrious president Brother E. M. Watson. Through his guidance we have hosted the Oklahoma State Conference, the Oklahoma State

Convention Ball, reclaimed eight Brothers, increased Life Memberships of the chapter to 5 2 % , held our annual Vesper Service commemorating the founding of Langston University, and the life struggles of our late Brother, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We are now preparing for the 1 9 8 2 Southwest Regional Convention.

Zeta Gamma Lambda is a moving force in Oklahoma. We boast such accomplishments as: Dr. Ernest Holloway, President of Langston University, Langston, Oklahoma; Dr. Reuben Manning, Vice-President of Langston University; Brother Charles Clark, Assistant Principal, Oklahoma City Public School System; Brother Moses F. Miller, retired Oklahoma City Public Schools Administrator and well-known community leader; Brother Lee Arthur Ward, former Mayor of Guthrie Oklahoma; Brother Theodis Green, Mayor

Nu Theta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. held its second Black and Gold Ball, May 16, 1 981 at the People's Choice in Parks, LA. Charter members, Rodney Potier, James Skipper and Alvin Wiltz, constructed the papier-mache sphinx.

Members of the Fraternity and their guests greatly appreciated the opportunity to have pictures taken in front of this awe inspiring art work. The pictures will be a treasured moment.

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Christopher Champ (right) is the first recipient of a scholarship established by Nu Theta Lambda. Shown presenting the award is Brother Prosper Chretien, treasurer of Nu Theta Lambda.

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A N e w Chapter Begins In Arlington One of Alpha's newest alumni chapters, Nu Pi Lambda, got its formal beginning with its Charter Signing Ceremony and Reception on March The Sphinx/Summer 1981

"Neophyte Chapter," Nu Pi Lambda of Arlington, Texas.

27, 1981. Located in Arlington, Texas, heart of the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex, the new chapter was addressed by Southwestern Regional Vice-President, Brother Charles Lewis.

Calling the event a momentous occasion, Brother Lewis charged the Brothers of Nu Pi Lambda to accept the challenges of Alpha as they strive for growth. Other greetings came from Texas Council of Alpha Chapter's president, Brother A. L. Mackey; National Recommendations Committee chairman, Brother Earnest Wallace; and State Legislator, Brother Reby Cary.

Nu Pi Lambda's agenda, as described

by Chapter President, includes: building a strong awareness of Alpha in the Metro area, supporting local college chapters, creating a Minority resource bank, providing a social atmosphere for Arlington's Black professionals, initiating service programs and encouraging political participation among Black citizens.

Chapter officers include: John Hanson, President; Steve Lewis, VicePresident; Steve Delley, Treasurer; Maurise Ferrell, Recording Secretary; Thurman Miles, Corresponding Secretary; Frederick Gipson, Financial Secretary; Donald Alexander, Dean of Pledges; and William Wilcott, Parliamentarian.

WEST UCIQ Drown Elected Western AVP A warm greeting to all Alpha's everywhere from Gamma Xi Chapter, University of California at Los Angeles.

It has been a good year for our The Sphinx/Summer 1981

chapter, a year that we began by starting our yearly tutorial projects. Brothers from UCLA tutor students at Jefferson High School in inner Los Angeles and at Camp David Gonzalez, a prison for teenage offenders. These turorial projects are a year-long commitment.

The program at Camp David Gonzalez is through UCLA's community service commission, and students from the whole university participate. The Jefferson High tutorial project was created

by Gamma Xi members, counting on chapter members to go every week.

This program has been so successful that next year more students from throughout the university will be participating.

Also that fall we gave a dance, went to the Founders' Day banquet, where Gamma Xi member Mike Lucien was selected Brother of the Year, and selected our sweetheart court, consisting of Miss Caroline Berryman, Sheri Delahousie, Leona Giles, Lisa Garrett, Alison Lester, Angie Wallace, and Lesli Young.

The annual Black and Gold Sweethearts Ball, held on February 14, 1981, saw the selection of Miss Lisa Garrett as queen. A week later, February 2 1 , Mr. Rod Kearney crossed into the ranks of Alphadom after six hard weeks of pledging, the last four by himself.

March 28 was a busy day for the Brothers of Gamma Xi. That afternoon, Brother Fred Bonner married the former Miss Shirleen Murray, and that evening was our annual Greek show, given in conjunction with the sisters of Delta Sigma Theta. It consisted of a stomp competition (won by Alpha's chapter at Cal Poly Pomona, lota Psi), and a dance. The wedding was lovely, and the Greek show was a tremendous success, the best we've ever given. It was a great way to end the winter quarter.

The arrival of spring quarter saw the coming of elections and all the Brothers of Gamma Xi who ran for office were victorious. Chapter president Bobby Grace is UCLA's new student body first vice-president, Bobby Gillespie is the new Black Student Alliance vice-president, and Bennie Brown is Alpha's new Western Assistant Vice-President.

Graduation sees the departure of eight Brothers: Terry C. Brown, Eugene Hall, Hascal Humes, Mike Lucien, Greg Taylor, Chet Williams, Craig Williams, and Brian Woods. They will be sorely missed next year.

This past year was one of the best in the history of the chapter, and we are looking forward to next year. With 12 strong Brothers returning we shall continue to improve our chapter and its members as per our fraternity motto, "First of all, Servants of all, We shall transcend all." Till we meet again.

arizona state u Mu Eta Begins 9th Administration Greetings from Arizona, home of dustry trails and the "Wild, Wild West" Chapter, Mu Eta. We'd like to bring the Brotherhood up to date on the Spring activities of Greater Mu Eta. In April, MH held a benefit basketball game against the ABC TV affiliate KTVK, for the children in Atlanta. Men of Honor (MH) smoked up and down the court and through the chords to pull out a 109-67 "squeaker" over KTVK. Game highs were shared by Brothers Greg Wilson and Trent Lyght.

Also in double figures were Brothers Robert Miller, Derrick Robinson and Craig L. Wilkins.

Later in this same month MH had the pleasure of playing in a benefit B-Ball tourney, for the South Mountain Community Center, which consisted of ASU's Black Greeks. In the first game, MH, led by Reggie (Ice) Willis' two free throws with three seconds on the clock, downed the Kappa's 49-46. But as fate and a little questionable officiating would have it, MH lost to the Sigma's 51-47 in the final.

Next was the Western Regional Convention held in Los Angeles in which Mu Eta was in contention for the elusive Regional Chapter of the Year award. MH finished runner-up and would like to extend our congratulations to another Eta, Eta Sigma, San Diego State, who received the honor.

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Good luck in Dallas! We would also like to thank the Brothers of Always Deadly (Alpha Delta) USC for their fraternal spirit during the convention.

After the convention, Greater Mu Eta celebrated its 5th year with a hayride, swim party and barbeque. Among those visiting were past and present western AVP's, Terry Brown and Donald Simmons. Also AVP-elect, Bennie Brown and Dr. Norman Towells, National Director of College Brothers Affairs, were present.

In May, MH said goodbye to some of its graduating members, Brother

Gregory Wilson, B.A., Business, and Brother James Weatherspoon, B.S., Electrical Engineering. Also, two charter members of MH reached plateaus in their lives: Brother Jerome Miller, Masters, Public Administration; and Brother Gerald Richards, entering Law School at ASU. MH salutes and congratulates its Men of Honor.

It was also a time of goodbye to the 8th Administration. The newly elected 9th Administration consists of: Peter Williams, President; Gregory Toney, Vice-President; Paul C. Hoskins, Secretary; Lawrence C. Walker, Parliamen-

tarian; and Otis Calvin, Sergeant-AtArms; Admiration and gratitude from the MH Brotherhood to the leaving 8th Administration, for without whom our very productive year would have not been possible.

On April 2 8 we crossed the line of P.H.I, in to Alpha land. This line consisted of Brothers Derrick Gray, Reggie Vara, Keith Horton, Otis Calvin and Ed Brown. Farewell to the Brotherhood, for as this is not the end of the Men of Honor! "Alpha is alive in the West, we strive to stay the Best."

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Samuel A. Burns, Sr.

Thomas Weslsy Perkins

Brother SAMUEL A. BURNS, SR., age 57, entered Omega Chapter November 21,1980, in his home following a brief illness.

Brother Burns was an active member of Alpha Tau Lambda Chapter. He comes from a family of Alpha Brothers, all Life Members of Alpha Phi Alpha Brother Burns was a retired Postal Claims Adjustment employee for the Tulsa Postal system; a disabled Army veteran; and, more recently, a substitute teacher in the Tulsa Public Schools.

Brother Burns was a member of the First Baptist Church, North Tulsa, and was active in many community organizations.

A memorial service was conducted November 26, 1980, at the First Baptist Church, North Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is survived by his wife, Thelma; a son, Samuel, Jr.; a father; two brothers; a sister and many collateral relatives.

Brother THOMAS WESLEY PERKINS entered Omega Chapter February 6, 1981, in his home in Memphis, Tennessee, folbwing a brief illness. He was an active member of Alpha Delta Lambda Chapter, Memphis, Tennessee, and, here again, the members of that chapter and the general organization have lost a giant of a figure in Alphadom.

Brother Perkins received his early education and elementary schooling in Memphis; his secondary education at LeMoyne College, later transferring to Lane College, where he received his Baccalaureate degree.

Brother Perkins did his stint in the United States Army, serving with distinction, after which he returned to complete his collegiate work, earning a Master's degree at Tennessee State University.

Brother Perkins was an educator. For over thirty years he served as an excellent elementary and secondary instructor and guidance counselor in the Memphis City System.

Final rites for the repose of his soul were at St. Andrew A M E Church in Memphis, Tennessee. Brother Perkins is survived by his wife of 52 years, several cousins, nieces, and a host of friends. Interment was in Memphis National Cemetery, with the Hayes Funeral Home in charge of the services.

Brother WILLIAM F. THORNTON, age 80, entered Omega Chapter in his home in Chicago following an extended illness.

Brother Thornton was born in Chicago January 3 1 , 1901, where he received his elementary and secondary education. In later years he completed graduate studies at the University of Illinois and Loyola University of Law. Brother Thornton was a rrtember of Xi Lambda Chapter and exerted a wholesome influence among the Brothers of the chapter, and in the city.

In 1922 Brother Thornton embarked on his career in Civil Engineering and Architecture. For a period of time he was employed by the Illinois State

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Brother William F. Thornton

Brother Charles W. Washington

Highway Department as Resident Engineer in charge of road construction for Monmouth, Elgin and McHenry counties in Illinois.

Mass of the Resurrection was celebrated at St. Edmund's Church, Chicago, Fr. Raymond S. Mitchell celebrant.

Brother Thornton is survived by his wife, Urath; a son, William Hayes; and a daughter, Antoinette. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois.

Brother CHARLES W. WASHINGTON entered Omega Chapter March 20, 1981 in Hampton General Hospital, Newport News, Virginia.

Brother Washington was born in Odessa, Missouri having spent the earlier part of his life in Dayton, Ohio. His earlier education was received in Odessa, Missouri; his secondary education was received in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he received his Baccalaureate degree from the University of Minnesota. He was an active member of Zeta Lambda Chapter, in which chapter he had held many offices. He was a member of many civic organizations, with emphasis on the United Way Volunteer Action Community.

He was the recipient of many honors; the one he cherished most was an Honorary Doctorate degree from the University of Dayton.

Funeral rites for Brother Washington were conducted by the Reverend Michael A. Battle at the Carver Memorial United Presbyterian Church in Newport News, Virginia. The body was shipped to a Dayton, Ohio funeral home for graveside service and burial.

Brother Washington is survived by his wife Eleanor, two daughters, a sister, three brothers and many collateral relatives.

Brother EMANUEL M. WATSON, age 70, entered Omega Chapter April 2 1 , 1981, following a brief illness.

Brother Watson was born in Boley, Oklahoma, May 1, 1910, where he attended elementary school, later receiving his secondary education in Luther, Oklahoma; thence to Langston University, where he earned his Baccalaureate degree, later receiving his Master's degree in Education from the University of Oklahoma.

Brother Watson was a member of Zeta Gamma Lambda Chapter, Langston, Oklahoma, having the further distinction of being the 1981-82 Chapter President.

Brother Watson's teaching career took him to Boley, Shawnee, Boggs, and Oklahoma City public schools; his final assignment being a faculty member at Langston University.

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O M E G A CHAPTER N O T I C E S In profound sorrow, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity announces the entrance into Omega Chapter of the following Brothers since the last General Convention held in Chicago: From Beta Psi Lambda, Los Angeles, California SAMUEL W. DAVIS TOLLIE W. HARRIS From Alpha Phi Chapter, Atlanta, Georgia DANNY GLOVER From Delta Gamma Lambda, Cincinnati, Ohio JAMES DRISKELL CHARLES JACKSON

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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 7632 17th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20012 Raytord 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 SW. 23rd Gainesville, FL 32601 Lionel H. Newsom Central State University Wilbertorce. OH 45384 Ernest N. Morial 1101 Harnsort Avenue New Orleans, LA 70122 Walter Washington Alcorn State University.

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Advisor

(Asterisk) indicates that address listed s not current. In this case a directory was submitted for 1 9 7 9 - 8 0 , but not for 1 9 8 0 - 8 1 .

President Corresponding Secretary

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 9 - 8 0 or 1 9 8 0 - 8 1 .

EAST INTERNATIONAL (DISTRICT I) Director Elmer Moore 2717 Tennyson St., NW Washington, DC 20015 AFRICA ( A n a I ) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Kappa Phi (U of Liberie Cuttington Coll - # 4 3 9 ) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Eti Epsllon Lambda (Monrovia. Liberia - # 2 6 0 ) No Report EUROPE (Area I I ) Theta Theta Lambda (Frankfort. Germany - #285) Lt. Col. Franklin D Todd 86 CRS - Bo* 4822 APO New York 0 9 0 0 9 CARIBBEAN (Area I I I ) Theta Epsllon Lambda (St. Thomas. VI - # 2 8 2 ) No Report Iota Sigma Lambda (St Cron, VI - # 5 1 8 ) No Report Epsiton Theta Lambda (Hamilton. Bermuda - #219 No Report lota tpsilon Lambda (Nassau. Bahamas - #506) No Report ASIA ( V e t IV) Mu Phi Lambda (Seoul, South Korea - #565) Ltc Warren B Edmonds 0MS. P 0. Bon 235 APO San Francisco, CA 96301

NEW ENGLAND (DISTRICT II) Director Thomas D Hams. IV 135 Canterbury Street Hartford, CT 0 6 1 1 2 MASSACHUSETTS (Area I ) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Sifma (Metropolitan - # 1 7 ) Brian Douglas (AED) IA Buswell Street - # 6 2 Boston. MA 02215 Alpha Kappa (Metropolitan - # 3 2 ) Maurice Gibson ( P ) 170 Wilbraham Rd - Box 14 Springfield. MA 0 1 1 0 9 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Epsilon Gamma Lambda (Boston - # 2 1 4 ) lames Howard (CS) P. 0. Bon 1915 Boston, MA 02105 Theta lota Lambda (Springfield - # 2 8 6 ) lesse Parks (P) 184 Middlesex Street Springfield. MA 01109 Nu Xi Lambda (Sudbury - # 5 8 0 ) B. McKinley Hackett. Ir. P. 0. Box 1287 Frammgham. MA 01701

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CONNECTICUT (Area I I ) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Zata

ALUMNI CHAPTERS Rho Lambda (Buffalo- #116)

(Yale U - # 6 ) No Report Kappa Delta

George Nicholas ( P ) 95 Andover Lane Buffalo, NY 14221 •Eta Theta Lambda (Wyandoance - # 2 6 3 ) Thell Butler. Jr. (S) 35 Seneca Avenue Dix Hills, NY 11746 'Eta Rho Lambda (Rochester - # 2 7 1 ) Carl E. Hilton ( P ) 136 Fairhill Drive

(U of Connecticut - # 4 2 3 ) Kenneth Bennett, Jr. (T) Box 263 Storrs. CT 06268 • M u Phi (U of Bridgeport - # 4 6 1 ) loel Roach (S) 244 University Ave. - Box 14 Bridgeport. CT 06602 •MuPsi (SCSC - # 4 6 3 ) Henry Rhodes (S) 146 Spnngside Avenue. A 1 New Haven. CT 06515 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Beta Sigma Lambda (Hartford - # 1 6 1 ) Sylvester Johnson ( P ) 31 Chestnut Hill Road West Simsbury, CT 0 6 0 9 2 •Zeta Phi Lambda (Stamford - # 2 5 3 ) William D McLean ( P ) 19 Oakwood Drive Seymour. CT 06483 Eta Alpha Lambda (New Haven - #256) Eugene M Kenny(P) 39 Evergreen Drive North Brantord, CT 06471 RHODE ISLAND (Area I I I ) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Gamma (Brown U - # 2 5 ) Richard L. Jones. Ill (CS) P 0 Box 2 3 9 2 - Brown University Providence, Rl 0 2 9 1 2 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Mu TheU Lambda (Providence - # 5 5 3 ) Versee D. Carter ( P ) P 0 Box 6062 Providence. Rl 0 2 9 4 0 NEW HAMPSHIRE (Area IV) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Theta Zeta

Rochester, NY 14618 CENTRAL NEW YORK STATE (Area I I ) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha (Cornell U - # 1 ) Quentin M. Brathwaite (P) 409 Elmwood Avenue Ithaca, NY 14850 Delta Zata (Syracuse U - # 9 4 ) James C. Johnson (T) P. 0. Box 63 - S. U. Stn. Syracuse. NY 13210 ALUMNI CHAPTERS lota Theta Lambda (Endicott - # 5 0 9 ) Maynard Ferguson (S) 2810 Country Club Road Indwell NY 13760 lota Kappa Lambda (Syracuse - # 5 1 1 ) No Report NORTHEAST NEW YORK STATE (Area I I I ) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Kappa Zeta (Utica College - # 4 2 5 ) Kerry J Seymore ( P ) South Hall Utica College Utica, NY 13502

(Dartmouth College - # 3 8 1 ) Byron L Boston ( P ) Hinman Box 558 Dartmouth College Hanover, NH 03755

NEW YORK STATE (DISTRICT III) Director Clifford R Clemmons 221 25 Manor Road Queens Village. NY 11427 WESTERN NEW YORK STATE (Area I) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Delta Epsllon (U of Buffalo - # 9 3 ) Kevin M Burns (P) Union 402 SUC at Buffalo 1300 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo, NY 14222 Mu Sigma (U of Rochester - # 4 5 8 ) Stephen A Bryant ( P ) P. 0 Box 5051 Rochester. NY 14627

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Zeta Zeta Lambda (St Albans - # 2 3 9 ) Eugene L Aiken, Jr. (CS) P. 0. Box - B Cambria Heights, NY 11411

No Report lota lota Lambda (Rome - # 5 1 0 )

Elbert C Wisner 300 Lincoln Dr., Colonial Terr.

Ocean, NJ 0 7 7 1 2

No Report HUDSON VALLEY (Area IV) ALUMNI CHAPTERS Eta Zeta Lambda (NewRochelle-#261) No Report Eta Chi Lambda (Nyack - # 2 7 6 ) Walter C, Blount, Jr. (S) P.O. Box 130 Orangeburg, NY 10962 Kappa Upsilon Lambda (Mid Hudson Valley - # 5 4 2 ) James McLaughlin, Jr. ( P ) 7 Cindy Lane Wappmgers Falls. NY 12590 METRO NEW YORK CITY (Area V) COLLEGE CHAPTERS •Eta (Metropolitan - # 7 ) Ruben Wilkerson ( P ) 1470 Amsterdam Ave. #3 New York, NY 10023 Zeta Eta

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EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA (Area I I I ) COLLEGE CHAPTERS

(Atlantic C i t y - # 1 3 0 ) Austin Martin ( P ) 1905 Arctic Avenue Atlantic City. NJ 08401 Zeta lota Lambda (Trenton - # 2 4 2 )

Nu (Lincoln U - # 1 2 ) Roosevelt Allen (P) Box 161 - Lincoln University Lincoln University, PA 19352 Psi (U of Pennsylvania - # 2 2 ) Vincent Rutland 1418 South 51st Street

McGray Bussey (CS)

109 J Northgate Gardens Cranbury.NJ 0 8 5 1 2 (AREA I - NORTHERN) Kappa Iota Lambda COLLEGE CHAPTERS (Burlington County - # 5 3 2 ) lota Rho Theodore G. Nixon (Newark College of Engineering - # 4 1 3 ) 4 Ebbtide Lane Darryl Troup (S) Willmgboro. NJ 08046 Seton Hall University "Nu Gamma Lambda 400 S. Orange Avenue (Glassboro - # 5 7 0 ) South Orange, NJ 0 7 0 7 9 John J. Williams ( P ) Omicron Zata 26 Pinewood Lane (Fairleigh Dickinson University - • # 7 1 3 ) Archie L Lacey 168 Stuyvesant Road Teaneck, NJ 07666

Sicklerville, NJ 08081

ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Alpha Lambda (Newark - # 1 2 3 ) Warren E Sherwood (S) 15 Columbus Avenue Montclair. NJ 0 7 0 4 2 Beta Alpha Lambda (JerseyCity- #145) No Report 'Delta Mu Lambda (Paterson - # 1 9 9 ) James Gaines ( P ) 22 Gardner Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07304 Kappa Theta Lambda (Teaneck - # 5 3 1 ) Arnold E. Brown, Esq P 0. Box 776.

Frank Devine 6 2 0 2 Washington Avenue Philadelphia. PA 19143

(Columbia U - # 3 3 8 ) Charles R. Stephens. Jr. (T) 534 West 114th Street New York, NY 10025 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Gamma Lambda (New Y o r k - # 1 2 5 ) Henry W. Rice, II ( P ) 106 West Palisade Ave. 160 Broadway, Suite 902 Englewood. NJ 07631 New York. NY 10038 (AREA II - CENTRAL) Kappa Xi Lambda COLLEGE CHAPTER ( N e w Y o r k - #536) Delta lota KermitH Boston (P) (RutgersU-#97) 1221 Avenue of the Americas Wayne Johnson (S) New York. NY 10020 100 Tornngton Lane BROOKLYN and LONG ISLAND (Area VI) Willmgboro. NJ 08046 COLLEGE CHAPTERS ALUMNI CHAPTERS Delta Chi Zeta Epsilon Lambda (City ol Brooklyn - # 3 0 8 ) (Red Bank - # 2 3 8 ) Jeffrey K. Boyd (P) Edwin D. Patton (S) 800 Riverside Drive - #4B 12 Ellen Court New York. NY 10032 Ocean Township, NJ 07712 Theta Epsilon 'Zeta Nu Lambda (Adelphi U - # 3 8 0 ) (Plamlield - #245) Clinton J. Watkis, Jr. (S) Alfred Crawford ( P ) 892 Park Place 169 Hellem Street Brooklyn, NY 11216 Fanwood, NJ 07023 Kappa Rho Theta Psi Lambda (Somerset - # 2 9 9 ) (C. W. Post College - # 4 3 5 ) Henry P. Brooks (CS) Kenneth A, Jackson (P) 1223 West 4th Street 70 LaSalle Street Plainfield. NJ 07063 New York, NY 10017 (AREA III - SOUTHERN) COLLEGE CHAPTERS (Hofstra University - # 7 0 7 ) ' I o t a Iota Keith M. Wilson ( P ) M Box 42, Student Center (Trenton State College - # 4 0 6 ) Hofstra University Ronald Taylor ( P ) Hempstead. NY 11550 Centennial Hall - #291 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Trenton State College 'Gamma lota Lambda Trenton, NJ 08625 (Brooklyn Long Island - # 1 7 5 ) • N u lota John M. Williams (S) (Glassboro State - # 4 7 2 ) 51 Alabama Avenue Keith D Butler (P) Hempstead, NY 11550 Park Crest Village - Apt, #255 Glassboro. NJ 08028

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Philadelphia. PA 19143 Delta Pi (Cheney - 3 0 2 ) Ruben Robinson, Jr. ( P ) 3857 N, Park Avenue Philadelphia. PA 19140

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WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA (Area 1) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Omicron (U of Pittsburgh - # 1 4 ) Mark I. Hassell P 0. Box 7184 Oakland Station Pittsburgh, PA 15213 lota Sigma (Millersville State Coll. - # 4 1 4 ) Anthony Morris 835 Summit Street Darby, PA 19023 •XiMu (Slippery Rock State College Harry L. Budd (A) R.E 4 - Bradman Estates Slippery Rock, PA 16057 Xi Sigma (Indiana U of Pennsylvania Arthur Outen, Jr. 1213 Robinia Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15221

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ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Omicron Lambda (Pittsburgh - # 1 3 6 ) Harry K. Parker 505 Gettysburgl) Street Pittsburgh, PA 15206 'Kappa Beta Lambda (Erie - # 5 2 5 ) J. M. Murfree ( P ) 1404 Greenfield Drive

Erie, PA 16509 Nu Upsilon Lambda (Pittsburgh - # 5 8 6 ) Walter H. Green 420 S, Graham Street - #6 Pittsburgh, PA 15232 CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA (Area I I ) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma Nu (Pennsylvania State U - # 7 8 ) Kevin Brockenbrough ( P ) 135 High S t r e e t - A p t , #11 State College, PA 16801 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Zata Theta Lambda (Harnsburg-#241) Michael McCall ( P ) P. 0 . Box 892 Harnsburg, PA 17108

Zeta Psi (West Chester State Coll #353) Mark A. Burems(P) Lawrence Center Box 3093 West Chester State College West Chester, PA 19380 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Rho (Philadelphia - # 1 6 ) Thomas H, Watkins ( P ) 847 N Mt Pleasant Road Philadelphia, PA 19119 Zeta Omicron Lambda (Philadelphia - # 2 4 7 ) Craig C, Browne ( P ) 7822 Thouron Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19119

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Director Hanley J. Norment 12500 Arbor View Terrace Silver Spring, MD 20902 DELAWARE (Area I) COLLEGE CHAPTERS ' G a m m a Sigma (Delaware State College - # 8 3 ) William S. Banks, Jr. (T)

115 Reese Street Dover, DE 19901 Xi Omicron (U. of Delaware - # 4 9 9 ) John Simpson 10 Sanford Drive Newark, DE 19713 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Gamma Theta Lambda (Wilmington - # 1 7 4 ) Gamma Theta Lambda Chapter

P. 0. Box 1622 Wilmington. DC 19899 Zeta Rho Lambda (Dover - #249) JohnH. Quarles(P) 347 Beechwood Drive Dover. DE 19901 MARYLAND NORTH (Area I I ) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Beta Alpha (Morgan State U - # 4 5 ) Todd L. Fleming ( P ) 1522 East 36th Street Baltimore. MD 21218 MuRno (Towson State - # 4 5 7 ) Howard W.Roberts ( P ) 1612 Darley Avenue Baltimore. MD 21213 Nu Kappa (UM Baltimore County Ruchell S. Reed (CS) P 0. Box 6993

Baltimore. MO 21216

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ALUMNI CHAPTERS Delta Lambda (Baltimore - # 1 0 4 ) Jacob D. Howaid. Ill 3201 Clifton Avenue Baltimore. MO 21216 M a Alpha Lambda (Aberdeen - # 5 0 2 ) Elbert Williams (CS) 222 Bright Oak Drive Belair. MD 21014 'Kappa Kappa Lambda (Baltimore - # 5 3 3 ) Seaton White (CS)

P.O. Box 11347 Baltimore. MD 21239 MARYLAND SOUTHWEST (Area I I I ) COLLEGE CHAPTERS lota Zeta (U of Maryland - # 4 0 3 ) Ian Fields (CS) P. 0 . Box 259 Calvert Road College Park, MD 20740 Mu Upsilon (Frostborg State Coll. - # 4 6 0 ) Edward L. King (CS) Lane College Center - Box 64 Frostburg, MD 21532 ALUMNI CHAPTERS lota Upsilon Lambda (Silvei Spring - # 5 2 0 ) £ Averal Austin (CS) 6200 Westchester Park Drive College Park, MD 20740 Kappa Epsilon Lambda (Landover - #528 Benjamin Watkins (CS) 104 Janice Place Waldorf, MD 20601 Kappa Phi Lambda (Columbia - # 5 4 3 ) lames E Fitzpatrick (P) 5135 Celestial Way Columbia. MD 21044 MARYLAND EASTERN (Area IV) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Delta Nu (U of Maryland. E S - #100) James White. Jr. (P) 1539 North 24th Street Philadelphia, PA 19131 •Eta Zeta (Bowie State College Ronald E. Nichols ( P )

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P.O. Box 414 Bowie, MD 20715 ALUMNI CHAPTERS "Delta Omicron Lambda (PrincessAnne- #203) Claud C Marion (P) P 0. Box 399 Princess Anne. MD 21853 Eta Eta Lambda (Annapolis - # 2 6 2 ) Johnnie L. Stubb ( P ) 1412 Catlyn Place Annapolis. MD 21403 WASHINGTON, D.C. (AreaV) COLLEGE CHAPTERS

Beta (Howard U - # 2 ) Michael Dawson P 0. Box 506, Howard University Washington, DC 20059 No Beta (American U - #465) Phillip A. Lattimore. Ill 1328 28th Street Newport News. VA 23607 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Mu Lambda (Washington - # 1 1 1 ) Irven E Washington (CS) 5 2 0 2 1 3 t h Street. NW Washington, DC 20011 Omicron Lambda Alpha (Washington - #500) Kerth M Sealorth ( P ) 2070 Chadwrck Terrace Hillcrest Hghts. MD 20031

VIRGINIA (DISTRICT VII) Director C A Pennington 3212 Griffin Avenue Richmond. VA 23222 BLUE RIDGE NORTH (Area I ) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Iota Alpha (Washington S Lee U - # 3 9 8 ) No Report Iota Beta (U of Virginia - # 3 9 9 ) Major McKinley Lewis P 0 Box 430, Newcomb Hall Station Charlottesville VA 22901 Xi Delta (James Madison U - #489) Mario D M c B n d e ( P ) 319 Laverne Avenue Alexandria. VA 22305 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Gamma Alpha Lambda (Charlottesville - #167) Stephen O Waters (S) Box 3036 Charlottesville VA 22903

BLUE RIDGE SOUTH (Area I I ) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Thetalota (Virginia Polytechnic U - # 3 8 4 ) Todd M Price (CS) 9000 I Foxridge Apts.

Blacksburg. VA 24060 ALUMNI CHAPTERS 'Alpha Kappa Lambda (Roanoke - # 1 3 2 ) William Calloway (CS) P O Box 7850 Roanoke, VA 24019 'Gamma Nu Lambda (Lynchburg-#178) David L Moseley (S)

Route 4 - Box 144 Madison Heights, VA 24572 SOUTHERN VIRGINIA (Area I I I ) COLLEGE CHAPTERS •Delta Tau (St. Paul's Polytechnic - #305) George T Hankerson 4305 3rd Street, SE #203 Washington, DC 20032 Xi Zeta (HampdenSydney - #491) Leon A Moton Route 1, Box 275 H Prospect. VA 23960 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Delta Nu Lambda (Danville - # 2 0 0 ) Curtis Flood (P) Route 3 - Box 74 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 ) Leon A Moton (P) Route 1 - Box 275 H Prospect. VA 23960 NORTHERN VIRGINIA (Area IV) ALUMNI CHAPTERS "Zeta Upsilon Lambda (Reston - # 2 5 2 ) Frank Fisher (CS) 1070 Dougal Court Great Falls. VA 22066 Theta Rho Lambda (Arlington - # 2 9 3 ) Walter A. Payne. Ji ( P ) 2012 Houston Street Suitland. MD 20023 CENTRAL VIRGINIA (AreaV) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma (Virginia Union U - #3) Kenneth £ Dennis 1500 N. Lombardy Street Richmond, VA 23220 Beta Gamma (Virginia State College - #47) Joseph J Subei, Jr (S) 1513 Oakdale Avenue Petersburg. VA 23803 Theta Rho (Virginia Commonwealth U - # 3 9 1 ) Bradley Coker 711 W Main Street. Apt 413B Richmond. VA 23284 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Nu Lambda (Virginia State C o l l e g e - # 1 1 2 ) R J Hayes (CS) 21329 Spada Onve Ertnck, VA 23803 Beta Gamma Lambda (Richmond - # 1 4 7 ) Gilbert Carter ( P ) 2347 Brook Road Richmond. VA 23220 Nu Omicron Lambda (Fort L e e - # 5 8 1 ) Silas H Christian, III 413 Claremon I Street Petersburg. VA 23803 TIDEWATER NORTH (Area VI) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma lota (Hampton Institute Oarrell Harvey (P) 104 C Modulars Hampton Institute Hampton. VA 23668

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Kappa Pi (William & Mary - # 4 3 4 ) Alpha Pht Alpha Fraternity General Delivery College Station Williamsburg. VA 23186 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Zeta Lambda (Newport News - #106) Claude N Carter (CS) 12 Suburban Parkway Hampton. VA 23661 Delta Beta Lambda (Hampton - # 1 9 0 ) James E Blacken (S)

P 0 Box 483 Hampton. VA 23669 ' N u Delta Lambda (Surry County - # 5 7 1 ) Wiley Pnwell (S) Route 1 - Box 160 B Surry. VA 23883

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TIDEWATER SOUTH (Area V I I ) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Epsilon Pi (Norfolk State U - # 3 2 4 ) Mark A. Bartlett(S) 77 East Slocum Street Philadelphia. PA 19119 Nu Theta (Old Dominion U - # 4 7 1 ) Reginald I Rankms(P) Alpha Phi Alpha O.D.U. Room 200, Webb Center Norfolk, VA 23508 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Phi Lambda (Norfolk - # 1 4 2 ) Willie Harris, Jr. ( P ) 2145 Lloyd Drive Chesapeake, VA 23325 Epsilon lota Lambda (Suffolk - # 2 2 0 ) Benjamin L Davis, Jr 311 St. James Avenue Suffolk. VA 23434 Epsilon Nu Lambda (Portsmouth - # 2 2 3 ) No Report

MIDWEST ILLINOIS (CENTRAL) Director Arthur B. Cooper P 0. Box 2085 - Station "A" Champaign, IL 61820 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Tau (U of Illinois - # 1 8 ) Steven Avery (P)

P. O. Box 2062 Champaign, IL 6 1 8 2 0 ZetaNu (Eastern Illinois - #343) Paul Stubblefield P 0 Box 432 Charleston, IL 6 1 9 2 0 Eta Tau (Illinois State U - # 3 7 1 ) Patrick B. Cage (CS) 601 N Lindell Normal, IL 61761 Theta Omicron (Millikm U - # 3 8 9 ) Kevin Hines ( P ) 7947 S, Kimbark Chicago. IL 60519 ALUMNI CHAPTERS 'Omicron Lambda Beta (Champaign - #501) Jim Casey (S) 1 Canterbury Lane Champaign, IL 6 1 8 2 0

ILLINOIS (NORTHERN) Director Ernest Gibson 23 West 235 Edgewood Ct GlenEllyn, IL 60137 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Epsilon Phi (Northern Illinois U Cedric Abbott (S)

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P. 0 Box 66 DeKalb. IL 60115 MuMu (ElmhurstCollege- #452) Darryl Joiner 1011 North Long Avenue Chicago, IL 60651 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Kappa Chi Lambda (Waukegan - # 5 4 4 ) Roger Hilton P 0 . Box 512 North Chicago, ! l 60064 Mu Alpha Lambda (Oe Kalb - #546) Austin Matlock ( P ) 11611 S.Justine Chicago. IL 60643 • M u Mu Lambda (Glen Ellyn - #556) James Ivory ( P ) 1241 Oak Hill Road Downers Grove. IL 60515

ILLINOIS (NORTH CENTRAL) Director Allen Knox 5 0 2 0 South Lake Shore Drive #2704 Chicago, IL 60615 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Theta ( M e t r o C h i c a g o - #8) Earl N Williams, Jr ( P ) 8742 S. Harpei Chicago IL 60619 Alpha Mu (Northwestern U - # 3 3 ) Andre Bell 633 Clark Street Evanston, IL 60202 Nu Delta (Chicago State U - #467) David Dixon (P) 6443 S Peoria Chicago, IL 60621 *Nu Epsilon (Lewis U - # 4 6 8 ) Christopher Washington (S) Lewis University - Box 1275

Romeoville II 60441

NuRho (IIT - # 4 7 9 ) Arndell D. Ricks. Jr. ( P ) 8841 S Prairie Chicago. IL 60619 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Xi Lambda (Chicago-#113) Thomas S Jackson ( P ) 9034 S Bennett Chicago. IL 60617 Zeta Xi Lambda (Evanston - # 2 4 6 ) William Loving 280 Harbor Street Glencoe. IL 60022 Theta Mu Lambda (Joliet - # 2 8 8 ) No Report lota Delta Lambda (Chicago - # 5 0 5 ) M . J . Price (P) 4432 S. King Drive Chicago. IL 60653

ILLINOIS (SOUTHERN) Director John Reeves 3519 Converse Avenue East St. Louis, IL 62207 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Beta Eta (Southern Illinois U Victor Stmpkins(S) 419 S. Washington Carbondale. IL 62901 lota Pi

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(SIU Edwardsville - # 4 1 2 ) Patrick Addison ( P ) 431 E. Schwarz Edwardsville, IL 62025 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Delta Epsilon Lambda (East St Louis - # 1 9 3 ) Scott Randolph (P) 490 North 33rd Street East St Lours, IL 62205 Mu Kappa Lambda (Carbondale - # 5 5 5 ) Carl R, Flowers ( P ) 123 Southern Hills Apts Carbondale. IL 62901

ILLINOIS (WESTERN) Director Curley R. Bradford 3109 9 ' t Street Rock Island, IL 61201 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Epsilon Kappa (Bradley U - # 3 1 9 ) Mrchael A Thompson 911 N University- #806 Peoria. IL 61606 Eta Eta

ALUMNI CHAPTERS lota Lambda (Indianapolis - #109) Keith L Smith (CS) P.O. Box 88131 Indianapolis. IN 46208 Gamma Rho Lambda (Gary - # 1 8 2 ) Clarence L. Benford ( P ) 1127 Randolph Street Gary. IN 46403 Theta Xi Lambda (South Bend - # 2 9 0 ) Inactive Theta Upsilon Lambda (Fort Wayne - #296) Timothy Williams (S) P. 0 Box 10747 Ft Wayne, IN 46853 Kappa Rho Lambda (Evansville - #539) No Report Nu Nu Lambda (Bloomington - #579) James W. Palmer, Jr Eigenmann Hall - Box 765 Indiana University Bloomington. IN 47406

INDIANA

(Indiana State U - # 3 4 7 ) Charles Brown Atro American Culture Center Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN 4 7 8 0 9 •Theta Xi (Ball State U - #388) E Maurice Bransford (P) Box 355 - Ball State U Munue. IN 47306 •Iota Theta

No Report Nu Chi Lambda (lowaCity-#588) Jaru Ruley 316 Hawkeye Drive lota City, IA 52240

KANSAS (EASTERN) Director Richard Marshall 626 Oakland Kansas City, KS 66101 COLLEGE CHAPTERS •Upsilon

Henry B Brown (CS) 4 8 3 0 N Oliver Wrcnita. KS 67220

KENTUCKY (WESTERN) Director

Murray, KY 42071

•Eta Rho (Western Kentucky U - #369) Michael R Fain (S) 2507 Pearce Ford Tower, W K U Bowling Green, KY 42101 .

ALUMNI CHAPTERS Gamma Epsilon Lambda (Hopkinsville- # 1 7 1 ) James E Victor ( P ) 1304 East 7th Street Hopkinsville. KY 42240

(U of Evansville No Report

#1018 University of Louisville Louisville. KY 4 0 2 9 2

(Western Michigan U #322) Stacey W Solomon 2145Albatross- #2A Kalamazoo. Ml 4 9 0 0 2 ALUMNI CHAPTERS lota Phi Lambda (Muskegon H e i g h t s - #521) Nathaniel Allen, Jr. ( P ) 3321 Maflett Street Muskegon Heights Ml 49444 Kappa Psi Lambda (Kalamazoo - # 5 4 5 ) Earl McNeal (CS) Box 368 Courthouse Station Kalamazoo. Ml 49005 Nu Rho Lambda (Benton Harbor - # 5 8 3 ) Daniel Harbison 1584 Trebor Road St Joseph. Ml 49085

MINNESOTA Director James Beaid 4109 Podland Ave , South Minneapolis, M N 55407 COLLEGE CHAPTER Mu (U of Minnesota - # 1 1 ) George Brown

COLLEGE CHAPTERS Epsilon Stephon Johnson (CS) Walter Lucas 826 East 7th Street Flint. Ml 48503 •Alpha Upsilon (Wayne State U - # 4 1 ) Daryl R. Young (P) 2129 Cadillac Detroit. Ml 48214 Epsilon Eta

1350 Nicollet M a l l - #2006 Minneapolis. MN 55403 ALUMNI CHAPTER Gamma Xi Lambda (Minneapolis- #179) Rodney W Jordan (P) P 0 Box 906 Minneapolis, M N 55440

(Eastern Michigan U - #316) Alpha Phi Alpha c/o Campus Life 117 Goodison Hall Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti. Ml 48197

EtaXi

MISSOURI (EASTERN) Director

MISSOURI (CENTRAL) Director Carl Smith

MICHIGAN (NORTHERN)

(Michigan State U - #84) Vincent C Hushaw ( P ) 1414 I Spartan Village East Lansing. Ml 48823

lotali (Northeast Missouri - #410) Billy Buckner ( P ) Student Union Building Northeast Missouri State U Kirksville. MO 63501 ALUMNI CHAPTER Beta Zeta Lambda (Jefferson City - # 1 5 0 ) William T Edmonson (CS) Box 308 Lincoln University Jefferson City. MO 65101

MISSOURI (WESTERN) Director James Fleming 1304 Kingston Road Blue Springs. MO 64015 COLLEGE CHAPTERS •Delta Rho (U of Missouri - #303) Vincent M Roberson (S) 4641 Agnes Avenue Kansas City, M 0 64130 Zeta Gamma (Central Missouri - #334) Jimmie D. Black (P) Box 20 CMSU Union Warrensburg. MO 64093 ALUMNI CHAPTER •Beta lambda (Kansas C i t y - # 1 0 2 ) Milous S Lusk (CS) 7400 East 127th Place Grandnew MO 64030

NEBRASKA Director Ned Williams 3425 South 120th Omaha, NE 68144 COLLEGE CHAPTER Beta Beta (U of Nebraska - #46) Cleon Brown. Jr (S) 334 S w a n s o n H l l . 2500 Cass Street Omaha. NE 68178 ALUMNI CHAPTER Beta Xi Lambda (Omaha - # 1 5 7 ) Charles J. Baptiste (S) 322C North 24th Street Omaha, NE 68111

OHIO (NORTHERN) Director Charles Harrell 110 Melody Lane Toledo, OH 43615 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Epsilon Alpha (U of Toledo - # 3 1 0 : letfery Rhodes (P) 1310 Grand Avenue Toledo. OH 43606 Epsilon Theta (BowlmgGreenU-#317) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTER Alpha Xi Lambda (Toledo-#135) Joseph Sansbury (P) 1434 Addington Toledo OH 43607

Ronald E Smiley 1562 Mendall St Louis, M 0 6 3 1 3 0 COLLEGE CHAPTERS OHIO (NORTHEAST) Alpha Eta Director (St, Louis - #29) James T Rushm Ronald L Moore 1186 Wyley Avenue # 3 9 3 ) 4225 Clarence Akron. OH 44306 St Louis, MO 63115 COLLEGE CHAPTERS •Epsilon Psi Pi (U of Missouri - #331) (Cleveland State/ Thomas King(P) Western Reserve - #15) Hwy. 63 t Elm Melvin M. Butlet (T) Rolla, M 0 65401 13512 Claiborn Avenue Xi Gamma Cleveland. OH 44112 (Southeast Missouri Stale - #488) Alpha Tau Darren L Nix (P) (U of Akron - #40) P O Box 1299 Ronald Rucker (CS) Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 280 Silver Street ALUMNI CHAPTERS Akron, OH 44303 Epsilon Lambda Epsilon Delta (St L o u i s - # 1 0 5 ) (Kent State U - # 3 1 3 ) Linnie Thigpen, Jr Richard Scott ( P ) 4611 Fletcher Box A Student Life Office St Louis, MO 63121 Kent State University •Epsilon Eta Lambda Kent. OH 44243 (Charleston - # 2 1 8 ) lota Phi Edward W Barren ( P ) (Mount Union College - #417) P 0 Box 171 No Repod Charleston, MO 63834 Xi Chi

No Report

James H Gaddis 4028 Wisner Saginaw Ml 48601 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma Tau

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Director Morse Brown 450 Glenn Oaks Drive. Apt B Muskegon Heights, Ml 49442 COLLEGE CHAPTER Epsilon Xi

MICHIGAN (CENTRAL)

Director

( U o l Louisville Craig Chandler

423 Northland Drive Marquette, Ml 49855 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Eta Nu Lambda (Grand Rapids - # 2 6 7 ) No Report lota Chi Lambda (Saginaw - # 5 2 2 ) Steve Robinson (P) 3321 Glasby Saginaw, Ml 48601 Kappa Delta Lambda (Lansing - # 5 2 7 ) John Diamond (P) 3312 Gingersnap Lane Lansing. Ml 4 8 9 1 0

Anthony Crutchfield 447 Palmerston Detroit. Ml 48218

KENTUCKY (EASTERN) 11391 PenetianWay Lexington, KY 40502 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Pi

•Zeta Delta (Northern Michigan - # 3 3 5 ) Harry B Matthews (Adv)

Director

Director Shirley Cunningham, Jr

Zeta Beta (ferns State - # 3 3 3 ) Donnell Russaw 455 Lenoir Ct. River Rouge, Ml 48218

MICHIGAN (SOUTHERN)

Claude Snorton Box 654 Hopkinsville, KY 4 2 2 4 0 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Zeta Omicron (Murray State U - #345) Glenn G Thorpe (P) Box 2309 - University Station

(U of Detroit - #366) No Report Theta Tau (General Motors Institute Postona Aguirre (S) 1652 Webster Flint. Ml 48505 Iota Epsilon (Grand Valley - # 4 0 2 ) F n c D Williams (S) #28 Ravine Apartments COLLEGE CHAPTERS Allendale, Ml 49401 Delta Mu ALUMNI CHAPTERS (Wichita State U - # 9 9 ) Gamma Lambda No Report (Detroit - #103) Epsilon Omicron Robert J. Chrllison. II ( P ) (Washburn U - # 3 2 3 ) 16516 Schaefer #13 No Report Detroit, Ml 48235 •XiNu (Emporia State College # 4 9 7 ) Epsilon Upsilon Lambda (Flint - #230) Charles C Colbert (Adv) O'Neil Wiley (CS) ESU 1200 Commercial P O Box 1247 Emporia. KS 66801 Flint. Ml 48502 ALUMNI CHAPTERS •Theta Zeta Lambda •Delta Eta Lambda (Ann Arbor - 283) (Topeka - #195) Eddie L Boyd (S) Eail Fowlei (P) 3211 Hayes Court 2022 Turnpike Avenue Ann Arbor, Ml 48104 Topeka. KS 66605 lota Rho Lambda Eta Beta Lambda (Pontiac - # 5 1 7 ) (Wichita - # 2 5 7 )

(Calumet College - #405) David E. Rogers (P) 2337 Johnson Stieet Gary, IN 46407 NuPl #478)

Xi Alpha (Morehead State U - # 4 8 6 ) Jeffrey C. Stone Box 76 Fairfield. KY 40020 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Lambda (Louisville - # 1 0 1 ) No Report Alpha Beta Lambda (Lexington - # 1 2 4 ) Lee A Jackson (T) P.O Box 1248 Lexington, KY 40590 Gamma Beta Lambda (Frankfort - # 1 6 8 ) Donald W Lyons (S) Box 121 - KSU Frankfort, KY 40601

IOWA Director Everett A Mays P 0 Box 533 Des Moines. IA 50302 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Theta (U of Iowa - # 3 0 ) Lawrence Rodgers 2612 Lakeside Iowa City. IA 52240 Alpha Nu (Drake U - #34) Kenneth Palmer (P) 1337 East 16th Street Des Moines. IA 50316 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Zeta Kappa Lambda (Des Moines - #243) Everett Mays (CS) P. 0 . 8 0 x 5 3 3 Des Moines, IA 50302 Mu Tau Lambda (Cedar Rapids - #563)

(Western Illinois - # 3 6 0 ) Michael W Smith (S) (U of Kansas #19) 1206 Lincoln Hall O Alonzo Wharton ( P ) Western Illinois University 1014 Mississippi Macomb. IL 61455 Lawience. KS 66045 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Gamma Chi Kappa Pi Lambda (Kansas State - # 8 7 ) (Peoria - # 5 3 8 ) Elvis Alcox Rodney Jones (VP) 2454 W Carnage Lane - #21 2 1320 Rowland Kansas City, KS 66104 Peoria, IL 61614 Kappa Tau • M u Delta Lambda (Springfield - # 5 4 9 ) (Kansas State U - # 4 3 7 ) Milton P Johnson (T) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Inc 2009 Austin Drive Anderson Hall h.S.U Springfield, IL 62704 Manhattan. KS 66506 Mu Chi Lambda (Rock I s l a n d - # 5 6 6 ) KANSAS (WESTERN) Leonard Davis (CS) Director 1511 L E I m S t r e e t P J Williams Davenport, IA 52803 3601 Randolph Topeka. KS 66611 Director Theo Hamiter 7158 Avalon Trail Ct Indianapolis. IN 4 6 2 5 0 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma Eta (Indiana U - #73) Alpha M Dixon (ES) P 0 Box 1698 - IU Bloomington. IN 47401 Gamma Rho (Purdue - # 8 2 ) Miles A. Hill (CS) 613Waldron Street West Lafayette. IN 47906 •Zeta Rho

(Kentucky State U - # 5 5 ) Richard Graves 401 Murray Street - Apt #26 Frankfort. KY 40601 Epsilon Chi (U of Kentucky - # 3 3 0 ) Anthony G. Givens 413 Hollow Creek Road Lexington, KY 40511

Lakeview Subdivision Jefferson City MO 65101 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Psi (Lincoln U - #44) David Grandrson (AOOP) 711 Jackson Jefferson City, MO 65101 Zeta Alpha (U of Missoun - # 3 3 2 ) Elizie Bailey (S) 1614 Amelia Ave - Apt #5A Columbia, M 0 652U1

(Baldwin Wallace College - #706) lames W Oliver Jr ( P ) 3796 E. 155th Street Cleveland. OH 44128 Omicron Epsilon (Youngstown State University - #712) Alfred Bright Youngstown State University 410 Wick Avenue Youngstown. OH 44555 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Beta Rho Lambda (Youngstown - #160) Allied Bright (S) 2237 Filth Avenue Youngstown, OH 44504

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Nu Nu (Marshall U - # 4 7 5 ) Fred Gibson (A) 1712 Nervie Street Ashland, KY 41101 *Xi Thtta

Delta Alpha Lambda (Cleveland - #189) Leonard Hamilton ( P ) P 0. Bo« 99551 Cleveland. OH 44199 Eta Tau Lambda (Akron - #273) Claude W Carter ( P ) 899 Hartford Akron, OH 44320 Kappa Mu Lambda (Lorrain - # 5 3 4 ) lames W Oliver (P) 3796 E 155th Street Cleveland. OH 44128

(Concord College - # 4 9 3 ) Clarence Hudson (S) C 42 Concord College Athens. WV 24712 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Zeta Lambda (Bluefield - # 1 2 8 ) Adolphus A. Young, Jr. (S) P 0 Box 671 Bluefield, WV 24701 Alpha lota Lambda (Charleston - # 1 3 1 ) John E Scott (S) P 0 Box 303 Institute. WV 25112 Gamma Delta Lambda (Beckley- #170) Inactive

OHIO (CENTRAL) Director William Nelson. Ph.D. 2572 Burnabv Drive Columbus, OH 43209 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Kappa (Ohio State U - # 1 0 ) No Report Phi

WISCONSIN

(OhioU - #20) Wuhan Dansby (P) 402 Edgewood Road Mansfield, OH 44907 ALUMNI CHAPTER Alpha Rho Lambda (Columbus-#138) Edward D Thompson (ES) Box 3039 Columbus. OH 43203

OHIO (WEST CENTRAL) Director Edward White 5211 Big Bend Drive Dayton, OH 45427 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Xi (Wilberforce U - # 1 3 ) Hewley E Hinds, II ( P ) Alpha House Bo> 480 Wilberforce University Wilberforce, OH 45384 Gamma Thtta (U of Dayton - # 7 4 ) Bowyer G Freeman (P) 241 Kennedy Union - U D 300 College Park Drive Dayton OH 45469 COLLEGE CHAPTER Delta Xi (Central State U lerry Wilson (T) Box 441

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Wilberforce, OH 45384 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Theta Lambda (Dayton - # 1 0 8 ) George C, Find ley ( P ) 1820 Ruskin Road Dayton. OH 45406 Chi Lambda (Wilberforce - # 1 2 1 ) Walter Gilhard (S) Central State University Wilberforce, OH 45384 Zeta Delta Lambda (Springfield - # 2 3 7 ) William 8 Simpson (S) 667 Omar Circle Yellow Springs, OH 45387

Director Coleman 0 Wells 922 W Zedler Lane Milwaukee, Wl 53092 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma Epsilon (UW M a d i s o n - # 7 1 ) Bobby L. Moore (S) 3019 Todd Drive Madison, Wl 53701 Epsilon Tau (UW Milwaukee - #327) No Report Zeta lota (UW Whitewater - #340) lames Williams (S) 1116 East Concordia Milwaukee. Wl 53212 Eta Beta (WSU Platteville - #355) No Report "Eta Pi (WSU Oshkosh - #368) Robert E Bedford 404 Cliff Avenue Racine, Wl 53404 Mu Epsilon (Carthage College - #446) No Report NuXi (Marquette U - #476) Wendell Phillips (P) 1323 W State Milwaukee. Wl 53233 Nu Omicron (Carroll College - # 4 7 7 ) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Delta Chi Lambda (Milwaukee - #210) Richard H Porter ( P ) 3360 N. Summit Milwaukee. Wl 53211 Mu Eta Lambda (Madison - # 5 5 2 ) Allen A. Hancock ( P ) 1102Fnsch Road Madison. Wl 53711

Director Clarence Fraziei 1145 Wionna Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45224 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Alpha (U of Cincinnati - #23) David W Gtavatt 3305 Jefferson. Apartment 5 Cincinnati, OH 45220 Delta Upsilon (Miami U - # 3 0 6 ) Richard ] Huckabee 12716 Corlett Avenue Cleveland. OH 44105 ALUMNI CHAPTER Delta Gamma Lambda (Cincinnati - # 1 9 1 ) Ivan Reynolds (P) 650 Springer Avenue Cincinnati. OH 45215

SOUTH

Director Adolphus A Young. Ir

P 0 Box 13 Keystone. WV 24852 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Zeta (West Virginia State Ronnie K. Ward (CS)

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P 0 Box 511 Institute. WV 25112 'Beta Theta (Bluefield State - # 5 2 ) Adrian Dowell (CS) 305 N Mercer Street Bluefield, WV 24701

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Director Leotis Peterman 4340 Yorkshire Drive Montgomery, AL 36108 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Beta (Talladega College - # 2 4 ) No Report Beta Upsilon (Alabama State U - #63) Darrell Adams ( P ) P 0. Box 28 - A S.U. Montgomery, AL 36195 "Gamma Kappa (Miles College - # 7 6 ) Harlan K, lones(S) Box 1 7 7 - Miles College Birmingham, AL 35208 Gamma Phi (Tuskegee Institute - # 8 6 ) lohnny Mason P. 0 Box 36 Tuskegee Institute, AL 36088 Delta Gamma ( A l a b a m a A i M - #91) Rodney Jamar (CS) P 0 Box 220 Normal, AL 35762 Epsilon Nu

WEST VIRGINIA

(Stillman College - # 3 2 1 ) David Bennett ( P ) Stillman College Box 4435 Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 •Thtta Delta (U ot South Alabama Wayne M Simon ( P ) 307 University Blvd Mobile. AL 36688 lotaNu (UAB - # 4 0 9 ) Cleveland Parker (S) Box 329. NBSB Birmingham. AL 35294

Tuskegee Institute. AL 36088 Alpha Upsilon Lambda (Montgomery - # 1 4 1 ) Leotis Peterman (CS)

P 0 Box 6058 Montgomery, AL 36106 Beta Omicron Lambda (Mobile - # 1 5 8 ) Alvin Allen (RS) 1205 St. Madar Street Mobile. AL 36603 Delta Theta Lambda (Huntsville - # 1 9 6 ) A I. Garth (CS) P 0 Box 33 Alabama A&M University Normal, AL 35762 Delta Pi Lambda (Selma - # 2 0 4 ) Willie L Gilford (S) 1212 9th Avenue Selma, AL 36701(Tuscaloosa Milton M Williams (S) 1910 40th Ave, College Hills Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Epsilon Delta Lambda (Talladega - #215) 1 Y Lawrence, Jr, (S) 114 Baker Street Talladega, AL 35160 Theta Alpha Lambda (Gadsden - # 2 7 8 ) Daniel tittletield 1215 Mountambrook Drive Gadsden, AL 35901 Theta Gamma Lambda (Dothan #280)

ALABAMA OHIO (SOUTHWEST)

Kappa Alpha (U of Alabama - # 4 2 0 ) Freddie F Freeman ( P ) P O. Box 7368 University, AL 35486 Kappa Gamma (U of North Alabama - #422) Charles Ingram (P) 1438 Carver Heights Florence, AL 35630 "Nu Tau (U of Montevallo - #481) jimmy Adams, Jr (P) P.O. Box 2571 - U . o f M. Montevallo. AL 35115 XiBtta (Troy State U - #487) Claude Brooks (P) Box 154, TSU Troy.AL 36081 XiXi (Jacksonville - # 4 9 8 ) Lawrence N. Sharp. Jr. (P) Logan 210, Room 210 Jacksonville, AL 36265 Omicron Alpha (Auburn U at Montgomery - # 7 0 8 ) Alfred Davis Route 5, Box 553 Montgomery, AL 36117 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Omicron Lambda (BirLeroy A Simmons, Jr (S) P.O. Box 3910 Birmingham, AL 35208 Alpha Nu Lambda (Tuskegee Institute - # 1 3 4 ) Walter Oldham ( P ) P 0 Drawer BBB

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Daniel Littlelield (T) 1215 Mountambrook Drive Gadsden. AL 35901 Kappa Nu Lambda (Leighton - #535) Fred Johnson ( P ) P 0 . Box 622 Sheffield, AL 35660 Mu lota Lambda (Mobile - # 5 5 4 ) Reginald Crenshaw 1021 Sample Street Pnchard.AL 36610 Mu Psi Lambda (Homewood - # 5 6 7 ) Walter Turner (P) P 0 . Box 2281 Birmingham. AL 35203

FLORIDA Director John C. Rawls Rt 4 - Box 183P Gainesville. FL 32601 COLLEGE CHAPTERS

BetaNu (Florida A 8 M No Report Delta Beta

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(Bethune-Cookman - #90) Michael W Tarver 640 Second Avenue P 0 Box 420 Daytona Beach, FL 32015 •Delta Psi (Florida Memorial Coll Darrell S. White (S) 15800 NW 42nd Avenue Miami. FL 33054 •Eta Delta (U of Miami - # 3 5 7 ) Ted Nichols University of Miami 248 Ashe Bldg.

Coral Gables. FL 33124

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Theta Gamma (U of South Florida - # 3 7 8 ) Bob Drayton ( P ) 4314 E.Fletcher A v e n u e - #19 Tampa. FL 33612 Theta Sigma (U of Florida - # 3 9 2 ) Roger Williams ( P ) B o x 9 C - 1105 N. Main Gainesville. FL 32601 ' I o t a Delta (Florida State U - # 4 0 1 ) Ronnie Bembry (S) U Box 4297 FSU Tallahassee, FL 32313 Kappa Upsilon (Metropolitan - # 4 3 8 ) No Report Mu Theta (U of West F l o r i d a - #449) No Report Xi Iota (U of Central Florida Victor T Thomas ( P ) 353 Strawberry Fields Wonder Park Orlando. FL 32792 Xi Kappa (Florida Inst, of Tech. Stephen Davidson ( P ) P.O. Box 1011 Melbourne. FL 32901 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Upsilon Lambda (Jacksonville- # 1 1 9 )

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Savannah. GA 31401 ZetaMu

MISSISSIPPI

(Georgia State U - # 3 4 2 ) #495) Vincent R Davrs(P) Box 542 - Georgia State U Atlanta, GA 30303 •Zeta Pi

No Report Beta Beta Lambda (Miami - # 1 4 6 ) Clarence W E w e l l ( C S ) 12935 SW 109th Court Miami. FL 33176 Beta Delta Lambda (Daytona Beach - # 1 4 8 ) William w. Pierce, Si, 1306 Milton Drive Daytona Beach, FL 32014 Gamma Zeta Lambda (Tampa - # 1 7 2 )

No Report '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 ) Charles E. White (P) 519 Nineteenth Street W. Palm Beach, FL 33407 Delta Xi Lambda # 2 0 9 ) (Orlando - # 2 0 2 ) Cecil Boston ( P ) P 0 Box 5548 Orlando. FL 32855 Epsilon Mu Lambda (Pensacola- #222) Ulysses Hughes (P) 1515 E Texar Drive Pensacola, FL 32503 Epsilon Pi Lambda (Ocala - #226) William E. Jackson (S) 1822 S. W. 4th St Ocala, FL 3 2 6 7 0 Zeta Alpha Lambda (Ft Lauderdale - #234) NorbertC Williams ( P ) 1761 NW 7th Avenue Pompano Beach. FL 3 3 0 6 0 Eta Kappa Lambda (Ft. Pierce - #265) Bennie Clark (P) 1812 Avenue ' M " Ft Pierce. FL 33450 Theta Eta Lambda (St Petersburg - #284) Frank E. Smith (RS) 4173 Beach Drive. S.E. St Petersburg, FL 33705 "Iota Beta Lambda (Cocoa - # 5 0 3 ) J. Albert Diggs 1725 Country Club Drive Titusville, FL 32780 lota Pi Lambda (Miami - #516) Wendell Cart 12990 SW 19th Street Miami. FL 33177 Mu Zeta Lambda (Lakeland - #551) Lynwood L. Bell ( P ) 1902 Pollock Loop Road Lakeland, FL 33803 Nu Eta Lambda (Gainesville - # 5 7 4 ) Alfred C Peoples (S) 611 S.E 13th Terrace Gainesville, FL 32601

GEORGIA Director Lorenzo Manns 4554 Molme Avenue Columbus, GA 31907 COLLEGE CHAPTERS lota (Morris Brown College Alphonse Stewart ( P ) P 0. Box 92055 Atlanta, GA 30314

Alpha Rho Eta lota Lambda (Morehouse College - # 3 8 ) (Athens - # 2 6 4 ) Wesley L. Curl (CS) Hugh Goodrum (CS) P 0 . Box 627 - Morehouse College p 0 Box 902 Atlanta, GA 30314 Athens. GA 30603 •Alpha Phi Theta Nu Lambda ( C l a r k C o l l e g e - #42) (LaGrange - # 2 8 9 ) Gregory Daniels (P) Alfred McNair (S) Box 137 240 Chestnut St., SW 408 Jackson Street - Apt 50 Atlanta, GA 30314 LaGrange, GA 30240 Gamma Zeta •lota Gamma Lambda (Ft Valley S t a t e - # 7 2 ) (Brunswick - # 5 0 4 ) Gamma Zeta Chapter Richard Wilson (S) Fort Valley State College P, 0 . Box 98 P. O. Box 4326 White Oak, GA 31568 Fort Valley, GA 31030 Kappa Tau Lambda Delta Delta (Valdosta-#541) (Albany State - #92) Calvin Willis (P) Davison Virgil ( P ) 4021 Lantern Lane Box 36 ASC Valdosta, GA 31601 Albany, GA 31705 Nu Mu Lambda Delta Eta (Decatur - # 5 7 8 ) David Wells (CS) (Savannah Slate Coll - #95) P O, Box 32604 Elijah West <CS) Decatur, GA 30034 757 E. Anderson

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(U of Georgia - #346) Ernest S. Stillwell (P) 2151 University Station Athens, GA 30602 Eta Alpha

Director Wiley Jones Alcorn State University P O. Box 285 Lorman, MS 39096 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma Upsilon (Tougaloo College - #85)

(Paine College - #354) Marty deLara (S) Box 77 - Paine College Augusta. GA 30910 Theta Beta

No Report Delta Kappa (Alcorn State U - #98) Ronald D Davis ( P ) Box 267 ASU Lorman, MS 39096 Delta Phi

(Columbus College - #377) B Michael Coleman ( P ) 226 30th Avenue - Apt D Columbus. GA 31903 lota Eta

(Jackson State U - # 3 0 7 ) Larry Baggett P 0 Box 17177 JSU Jackson, MS 39217 Zeta Phi

(Mercer U - # 4 0 4 ) Randolph Grimes (P) P 0 . Box 61 - Mercer U Macon. GA 31207 Mu Alpha (Emory U - # 4 4 2 ) Alvin Moore

(Georgia College - #444) Marvin Respress Route 1, Box 14R Roberta, GA 31078 Mu Delta

(MS Valley State U - # 3 5 1 ) Paul Robinson (S) Box 899, MVSU IttaBena, MS 38941 •lota Gamma (Rust College - # 4 0 0 ) William C. Reeves 2414 Hudspeth Street Inglewood, CA 90303 Kappa Beta (MSStateU-#421) Barry Brown (P) P 0 Box 1472 Mississippi State. MS 39762 MuXi

(Georgia Southwestern - - #445) Marvin I Newberry ( P ) 1716 South Jackson Albany, GA 31701 Mu Omicron

(Metropolitan - # 4 5 4 ) Dednck Brooks 114 Townsend Drive Hattiesburg, MS 39401 Nu Upsilon

(Valdosta State - #455) JohnK Roberts ( P ) P O Box907-VSC Valdosta, GA 31601 Nu Gamma

(U of Mississippi - #482) Ronald A Henry P 0 Box 4135 University, MS 38677 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Epsilon Lambda (Jackson - #127)

P.O Box 2 1 1 8 5 - Emory U Atlanta, GA 30332 Mu Gamma

(West Georgia Coll - #466) West Georgia College P.O Box 10016 Carrollton. GA 30118 NuMu (Southern Tech Inst WaylandDi,vis(P) Room 108 - Dean of Students Building Georgia fech Atlanta, GA 30332 ( i Tau

- #474)

(Georgia Southern College #703) Percy A Mack, Ir (A) 3120 Martha Street Savannah. GA 31404 ALUMNI CHAPTERS •Eta Lambda (Atlanta - # 1 0 7 ) Larry Epps (CS) 32 Thud Avenue NS Atlanta. GA 30317 Alpha Chi Lambda (Augusta - # 1 4 3 ) Willie G Marshall (FS) 829 Strother Drive Augusta. GA 30901 Beta Phi Lambda (Savannah - # 1 6 4 ) Chester A Ellis (CS) P 0 Box 1361 Savannah, GA 31401 •Gamma Omicron Lambda (Albany - # 1 8 0 ) Edgar Martin ( P ) P O. Box 4054 Albany, GA 31706 Gamma Sigma Lambda (Ft Valley - #183) Clinton H Dixon (S) Box 5742 FVSC Ft Valley, GA 31030 Delta lota Lambda (Columbus - # 1 9 7 ) Lorenzo Manns (S) 4554 Molme Avenue Columbus. GA 31907 Epsilon Beta Lambda (Macon - #213) No Report

No Report Epsilon Xi Lambda (Mound Bayou - # 2 2 4 ) George Bacon (RS) P 0 Box 5531 Greenville, MS 38701 Zeta Mu Lambda (Biloxi - # 2 4 4 ) John R Kelly ( P ) 40 Barbara Drive Gulfport. MS 39503 Eta Phi Lambda (Columbus - # 2 7 5 ) Eta Phi Lambda Chapter P O. Box 464 Columbus, MS 39701 Theta Sigma Lambda (Natchez - # 2 9 4 ) Willie f Marsalis(P) 108 South Hickory Vidaha. LA 71373 Mu Gamma Lambda (Hattiesburg Laurel - # 5 4 8 ) Lawrence) Naylor P 0 Box 1185 Hattiesburg. MS 39408 Mu Pi Lambda (Brookhaven - #560) Dr Worth E Haynes (P) Box 133 - UticaJr College Utica, MS 39175

NORTH CAROLINA Director Dr A M Witherspoon 2701 Rothgeb Drive Raleigh, NC 27610 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Omicron (Johnson C. Smith U - # 3 6 ) lames 8 Hellams 129 Alpha Drive Greenville. SC 29605 Beta Epsilon (AST State U - #49) James E Wood ( P ) Box A i d , A&T State U Greensboro, NC 27411

"Beta Zeta

Epsilon Rho Lambda (Fayetteville - # 2 2 7 ) John V Parham (P) 1536 Palmer Drive Box 163 - ECSU Fayetteville. NC 28303 Elizabeth City, NC 2 7 9 0 9 Epsilon Sigma Lambda Beta lota (Rocky Mount - # 2 2 8 ) (Winston-Salem State U - #53) Lonnie T Foster Ronald 0 Davis (P) 1037 Shepherd Drive 1986 G Maryland Avenue Rocky Mount. NC 27801 Winston-Salem. NC 22102 Epsilon Chi Lambda •Beta Rho (Elizabeth C i t y - # 2 3 2 ) (Shaw U - # 6 0 ) Roger A. McLean (P) Alvin Chapmar (S) Box 21 - E C S U P 0 Box 1871 Elizabeth City. NC 27909 Raleigh. NC 27602 Zeta Eta Lambda Gamma Beta (Kinston - #240) (North Carolina Central U - #68) Wiley Hines(P) William Mills P.O. Box 1178 P O Box 19484 Greenville. NC 28734 Shepard Station - NCCU Eta Mu Lambda Durham, NC 27707 (Gastonia - #266) "Gamma Mu Fred 0 Deaver (CS) (Livingston College - #77) 414 Carver Avenue Reginald Stewart Odessa, TX 79763 501 Peabody Street, N.E. Thtta Omicron Lambda Washington, DC 20011 (Goldsboro - # 2 9 1 ) Gamma Psi lerry D Johnson (St. Augustine's College - #88) 1401 Adams Street Dennis A. Haggray (P) Goldsboro, NC 27530 Nu lota Lambda P.O. Box 26611 (Kinston # 5 7 6 ) Raleigh. NC 27611 Herbert L. Gray (S) Epsilon Zeta Route 7 - Box 279 (Fayetteville State U - #315) Kinston. NC 28501 Jesse Dickens Nu Kappa Lambda P. 0. Box 862 - FSU (Lumberton - #577) Fayetteville. NC 28301 Joshua Bethea, Jr. (S) Zeta Epsilon 309 East 10th Street (Barber Scotia College - #336) Lumberton. NC 28358 No Report (Elizabeth City State U Lavern Jones

#50)

"Eta flu (East Carolina U - # 3 6 5 ) Pratt Simons (S) P O Box 3167 Greenville. NC 27834 Eta Omicron (North Carolina State U - #367) Connell Price P 0 Box 5631 Raleigh, NC 27650 "Kappa Omicron (Duke U - #433) Michael A. Smith (S) Box 4783 - Duke Station Durham. NC 27706 MuZeta (U of North Carolina - #447) Bryan R Johns (S) P. O. Box 551 Chapel Hill, NC 27514 MuTau (UNC - Charlotte - #459) Bunse lump 216 South Torrence Street Charlotte, NC 28204 Nu Ztta (Western Carolina U - #469) Oliver Walker (S) P 0 Box 543 Cullowhee, NC 28723 •XiEta Wake Forest U - #492) Dr Herman Eure (A) c/o Otcof Minority Affairs Wake Forest University Winston Salem, NC 2 7 4 2 0 Omicron Beta (Atlantic Christian #709) A M Witherspoon (A) 2701 Rothgeb Drive Raleigh, NC 27609 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Kappa Lambda (Greensboro - #110) Arthur Stevens (CS) P 0 Box 21052 Greensboro, NC 27420 Phi Lambda (Raleigh - #120) Julius F N i m m o n s , Ir ( P ) 1517 Oakwood Avenue Raleigh, NC 27610 Alpha Pi Lambda (Winston Salem - # 1 3 7 ) David H Wagner (P) 3440 Cumberland Road Winston Salem, NC 2 7 1 0 2 Beta Theta Lambda (Durham - # 1 5 2 ) lerome Coleman (S) 6113 Summerville Drive Durham, NC 27712 Beta Mu Lambda (Salisbury - #155) Bryant Norman, Ir ( P ) 10 Post Oak Place Salisbury, NC 28144 Beta Nu Lambda ( C h a r l o t t e - #156) David L Grier (P) 516 Nottingham Drive Charlotte, NC 28211 Gamma Kappa Lambda (Wilmington - # 1 7 6 ) Charlie Henry, Jr. ( P ) 214 Devonshire Lane Wilmington, NC 28403 Gamma Psi Lambda (Asheville - # 1 8 8 ) Osborne M H a r t ( P ) P O Box 787 Asheville. NC 28802

SOUTH CAROLINA Director Peter Felder P, 0 Box 41 Claflin College Orangeburg, SC 29115 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Beta Delta (South Carolina Slate - #48) Stanley Cunningham (P) / 9 4 Fulton Avenue Spartanburg, SC 29303 Gamma Gamma (Allen U - #69) No Report 'Gamma Pi (Benedict C o l l e g e - # 8 1 ) Arthur L Edmunds (S) Evans Apts. - #F2 Benedict College Columbia, SC 29204 Delta Alpha (Claflin College - #89) Peter Felder 8ox 4 1 . Claflin College Orangeburg.SC 29115

Eta lota (Voorhees College Willie Jefferson

#362)

#208 Battle Hall. Voorhees Coll Denmark, SC 29042 Theta Nu (U of South Carolina - #387) Ralph W, Dupree (S) P 0 Box 81164 - U S C Columbia. SC 29225 Kappa Chi (Francis Marion College - #44( Walter D Galfney, Jr. (P) P O. Box 384 Florence, SC 29503 MuPi (Baptist College - # 4 5 6 ) Bernett Mazyck (P) 903 West 5th North St. Summerville. SC 29483 NuPhi (USC - Conway #483) No Report Xi Epsilon (Morris College - # 4 9 0 ) Lester Corley (A) Morris College Sumter.SC 29150 XiPhi (Winthrop College - #705) Christopher Carter 464 Frank Street Rock Hill, SC 29733 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Psi Lambda (Columbia- #144) Cecil Adderley. Jr ( P ) 1730 Standish Street Columbia, SC 29203 Beta Kappa Lambda (Charleston - #154) Raymond Smalls (CS) P O Box 2714 Charleston.SC 29403 Gamma Gamma Lambda (Greenville - #169) Robert F Young (P) 105 Kennedy Drive Greenville. SC 29605 Delta Ztta Lambda (Orangeburg - #194) William J Nelson (P) P 0 Box M Orangeburg.SC 29117

The Sphinx/Summer 1981

Delta Kappa U m b d a (Florence - #198) Joseph Heyward (S) P 0 Bo< 384 Florence, SC 29503 Eta Omicron U m b d a (Rock Hill - # 2 6 9 ) Arthur Latham Route I. Box 7A Lancaster, SC 29720 *Th«ta Phi Lambda (Bennettsville - # 2 9 7 ) Ralph DuPree, Sr (CS) 203 Beauty Spot Road Bennettsville SC 29512 Iota EU U m b d a (Denmark - # 5 0 8 )

Kappa Zeti Lambda (Clarksville - # 5 2 9 ) Arnold E Myers (S) 2713 Wren Road Birchwood Estates Ft Campbell, KV 42223 Mu Nu U m b d a (Kingsport - #557) John Harrison 225 Blue Haven Drive Kingsport. I N 37663

SOUTHWEST

•Eta Kappa (Louisiana Tech U - # 3 6 3 ) Don P Johnson (P) 5497 Tech Station Ruston. LA 71272 Eta Chi (Northeast Louisiana - #374) No Report Theta Theta (McNeese State U - #383) Jesse Whitley. Jr (CS) MSU, Box 587 Lake Charles. LA 70609 Theta Phi

Zeta Sigma (Central State U - # 3 4 8 ) Dwayne Long (S) B 28 East Hall Central State University Edmond.OK 73034 •Zeta Upsilon (Northeastern State Coll Zeta Upsilon Chapter Box 342, NSU Tahlequah, OK 74464 EU Theta

-#350)

(East Central State - #361) No Report ARKANSAS Kappa Epsilon (U of New Orleans - #395) Director (Cameron U - # 4 2 4 ) Larry D Butler ( P ) Robert Jones Terry Salmon (DP) P O Box 1410 1413 Lee Circle. South P 0 Box 6397 - Cameron U New Orleans. LA 70122 No Report Blytheville. AR 72315 LawtonOK 73505 Theta Chi Mu Epsilon Lambda ALUMNI CHAPTERS COLLEGE CHAPTERS (Northwestern State U - #396) (Conway - #550) Alpha Tau U m b d a M a CM Keith Epps (CS) Stewart Stcothers (Tulsa - #140) (Philander Smith College - #65 ) P. 0 . Box 5232 Coastal Carolina College Percy Perry. Jr (S) Reginald L Wilson (P) Natchitoches.

LA 71457 Conway, SC 29526 P 0 Box 6152 4216 Tatum Street Kappa Mu Tulsa.

OK 74106 Little Rock. AR 72204 (Nicholls State U - # 4 3 0 ) TENNESSEE Beta Epsilon U m b d a Gamma Delta No Report Director (Boley-#149) (U ol Ark. at Pine Bluff - # 7 0 ) Kappa Nu Robert E Linder Steven Gale (Southeastern Louisiana - #431 i L G Ashley 722 Myrtle Street Box 247 6713 South May No Report Kingsport. TN 37660 Chicago. IL 60621 NuPsi Boley.OK 74829 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Theta Kappa Beta EU U m b d a (Louisiana State U - #485) •Chi _.

(Henderson State Coll - #385) David Henley (P) (Oklahoma City - # 1 5 1 ) (Meharry Medical College " ' ' B o y c e Willis (P) Elton Matthews (P) Nu Psi Chapter Bayne Spotwood (CS) HSU Bon 1745 P 0 Box 11105 P.O. Box 2 0 4 7 0 - I S U ha M ed,talC0llege l h R Oklahoma City, OK 73136 Baton Rouge.

LA 70893 ^Ji",t TN :?,n37208 . »'l'*J= P '»* " « ' Nashville, Beta Chi U m b d a ALUMNI CHAPTERS Theta Upsilon Alpha Chi (Muskogee - #165) Sigma U m b d a (Arkansas State U - #394) (Fisk U - # 4 3 ) Jimmie L. White. Jr. (S) (New O r l e a n s - # 1 1 7 ) Herbert Versie(P) Johnny Thomas Box 26 Desmond M Abies (S) P. O. Box 380 803 Kenner Street 4634 Francis Drive State University, AR 72467 Warner. OK 74469 Dalton. GA 30720 New Orleans. LA 70126 TheU Psi Zeta Gamma U m b d a leUXi (U of Central Arkansas - # 3 9 7 ) Beta lota U m b d a (Ungston - # 2 3 6 ) (LeMoyne-Owen College - #57) (Baton R o u g e - # 1 5 3 ) Paul Kimhrough(P) Raymond Johnson, Sr (S) No Report Henry J Bellaire (P) UCA. Box 646 Box 826 'Beta Omicron Southern Branch P O. Box 9564 Conway, AR 72032 Langston. OK 73050 (Tennessee State U - #58) Baton Rouge, LA 70813 Kappa lota EU Xi U m b d a Andrea Williams (S) •Delta Upsilon U m b d a (Southern Arkansas U - #428) (Uwton-Ft. Sill - #268) Box 419. TSU (Shreveport - # 2 0 8 ) Danny Lowe (S) Theodore J Freeman ( P ) Nashville. TN 37203 James C Leary (T) P 0. Box 2233 211 North Virginia Street Beta Pi 2961 Looney Street Uwton.OK 73502 Crossett. AR 71635 Shreveport, LA 71103 (Lane College - # 5 9 ) Kappa Kappa Epsilon Kappa U m b d a Billy Wesson (U of Arkansas - #429) TEXAS ( G r a m b l i n g - #221) 255 Middleton Johnnie L. Booth ( P ) Director Roy B Moss (P) Jackson, TN 38301 836 Fairview Street A L Mackey P O Drawer 604 Samma Omicron Fayetteville. AR 72701 6801 Williamette Grambling, LA 71245 (Knoxville College - #80) Kappa Psi Austin, TX 78723 Epsilon Psi U m b d a No Report (UA Little R o c k - #441) (Alexandria #233) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Eta Phi No Report Louis H Roberts (P) •Delta (UTChattanooga - #373) Nu Alpha 3613 10th Street (Huston Tillotson College - #4) No Report (Arkansas Tech U - # 4 6 4 ) Alexandria. LA 71301 Allen W Brown, Jr. (P) Theta Pi No Report Zeta Chi U m b d a Huston Tillotson College (Austin Peay State U - # 3 9 0 ) ALUMNI CHAPTERS (Bogalusa - #254) Austin. IX 78702 Rodney K. Thompson (VP) Pi U m b d a Alpha Sigma Theta Pi Chapter - Box 8337 (Little R o c k - # 1 1 5 ) No Report (Wiley U - #39) Austin Peay State University Lucious Powell ( P ) Zeta Psi U m b d a James Pope Clarksville. TN 37040 6400 Shirley Drive (Uke Charles-#255) Wiley College Kappa EU Little Rock. AR 72204 Robert Boxie, Jr. (CS) Marshall, TX 75670 (Memphis State U - #426) •Delta Sigma lambda 1516 Mitchell Street Gamma Alpha Leon Freeman (Pine Bluff - #206) Lake Charles. LA 70605 (Texas College - #67) 3773 Neely Road U r l a n d D . Puckett(P) Eta Gamma U m b d a Marcus G Conard Memphis, TN 38109 3803 Adventure (Lafayette - #258) 1221 W Nutbush "Kappa Theta Pine Bluff, AR 71603 Richard Travers (S) Tyler. TX 75702 (Vanderbilt U - # 4 2 7 ) Theta Tau U m b d a 443 LaSalle Street •Delta Theta Michael Terry ( P ) (Helena - # 2 9 5 ) St Martinville, LA 70582 (Texas Southern U - #96) P 0. Box 3269 B P. W. White, Sr, ( P ) •Eta Delta U m b d a Darryl Thurman Nashville. TN 37235 Theta Tau Lambda Chapter (Monroe - # 2 5 9 ) TSU. Box 748 Kappa Xi Route 2 - Box 373 Tyree Pettis (CS) Houston. TX 77004 # 4 3 2 ; x a .

A R 72355 P.O. Box 815 Le (Middle Tennessee State Epsilon Gamma Mu Omicron U m b d a Monroe. LA 71201 Robert Morris. Jr (Bishop College - # 3 1 2 ) (Blytheville #559) lota Xi U m b d a Box 655. MTSU Charlie Jackson William D. Jackson. Jr. (P) (Opelousas-#514) Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Bishop College. P. 0. Box 233 150 N. Gosnell Donald J. Bush (T) Mil Beta Dallas. TX 75241 Blytheville. AR 72315 P. 0. Box 329 ( U T - M a r t i n - #443) Epsilon lota Opelousas, LA 70570 Timothy J Taylor (CS) (U of Texas - # 3 1 8 ) • N u Alpha U m b d a P.O. Box 121 LOUISIANA Pervis Cooper. Jr. (CS) (Marrero - #568) U of Tennessee at Martin Director Box 242 - University Station Sam J. Smith, Jr. (P) Martin, TN 38238 Dr. Edwin Holl Austin, TX 78712 2504 Taffy Drive * M n lota 208 Piano •Epsilon Rho Marrero, LA 70072 (U ol Tennessee - #450) Shreveport, LA 71103 ( U m a r Tech - # 3 2 5 ) Nu Theta U m b d a Alven L Whiting ( p ) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Edmund J Retry (P) (St Martinville - #575) 1810 Uke Avenue Beta Sigma Prosper Chretien (T) 3670 Usan Street Knoxville. TN 37916 (Southern U - # 6 1 ) P. 0. Box 364 ' Beaumont, TX 77705 No Eta St. Martinville, LA 70582 Epsilon Sigma (Christian Brothers Coll. - #470) j ? 8 ' " 6 * , " a " ' C S ) Nu Sigma U m b d a (St, Mary's U - # 3 2 6 ) Tyler M. Moore. Jr, (ADV) (Natchitoches - #584) Southern University No Report 48 Bonita Avenue Hampdyn J. William Baton Rouge, LA 70813 •Zeta Kappa Memphis, TN 38109 449 Johnson Dnve Beta Tau (UT-EI P a s o - # 3 4 1 ) "LUMNI CHAPTERS Natchitoches, LA 71457 (Xavier U - # 6 2 ) Winston E Watkins. Jr. (P) 'Tau U m b d a Charles Walker, Jr. 426 B.Barry Hall, U of Tx at El Paso (Nashville - # 1 1 8 ) Xavier University El Paso, TX 79968 Wilson Q. Welch. Jr. (CS) Pine & Palmetto Streets Zeta Tau OKLAHOMA P O. Box 5646 P. 0. Box 130 Director (East Texas State - #349) Nashville, TN 37208 New Orleans. LA 70125 Glen Harmon (H) Tanzy B. Lockndge Psi U m b d a •Beta Phi Box S - E. T. Station P. 0. Box 246 (Chattanooga - # 1 2 2 ) (Dillard U - #64) Commerce, TX 75428 Boynton.OK 74422 John L Pitts ( P ) Kednck Jason (S) Zeta Chi COLLEGE CHAPTERS 1907 Ivy Street P. 0. Box 690 Beta Kappa Chattanooga, TN 37404 (UT Arlington - # 3 5 2 ) Dillard University (Ungston U - # 5 4 ) Alpha Delta U m b d a Zeta Chi Chapter New Orleans. LA 70122 Carlos King (CS) (Memphis - # 1 2 6 ) U.T.A. Station Delta Sigma P 0 Box 386 Melvyn M. Tuggle ( P ) P. 0. Box (Grambhng U - # 3 0 4 ) Ungston. OK 73050 Alpha Delta Lambda Chaptei Arlington. TX 76019 Michael C. Goudeau (S) Epsilon Epsilon P 0 , Box 1905 EU Gamma Gfamblmg State University (Oklahoma State U - #314) Memphis, TN 38101 (Prairie View - #356) P. 0. Box 200 A. Jerome Hill 'Alpha Mu U m b d a Hermon C West (CS) Grambhng. LA 71245 408 N Washington (Knoxville - # 1 3 3 ) Box 2255 Epsilon Upsilon Stillwater. OK 74074 Edward 0. Hill (CS) Prairie View A & M University (SUNO - # 3 2 8 ) "Zeta Zeta 2643 Linden Avenue Prairie View. TX 77445 Knoxville, TN 37914 EU Epsilon No Report (U ol Oklahoma - #337) Beta Upsilon U m b d a ZetaXi Bruce A. Nolan (A) (North Texas State - #358) (Jackson - #163) (USL - #344) 1161 CBiloxi Rodney Cooksly No Report Michael Broussard (P) Norman, OK 73071 P. 0 Box 5493. N T Station 116 Holly Street Denton TX 76203 Ulayette. LA 70501

'EUMu ( U o l Houston - # 3 6 4 ) Eta Mu Chapter Campus Activities - Box 103 University of Houston 4800 Calhoun Houston IX 77004 EU Upsilon (Texas Tech U - #372) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Texas Tech University Box I, Student Life Office Lubbock, TX 79409

Kappa Gamma U m b d a (Texarkana - # 5 2 6 ) No Report Kappa Sigma U m b d a (Killen - #540) No Report Mu Rho U m b d a (Longview - # 5 6 1 ) No Report Nu Pi U m b d a (Arlington - #582) John Hanson 2112 Hoovei Drive Arlington. TX 7601

#5K EUPsi (Texas Christian U - #375) No Report Theta Alpha (Jarvis Christian College - # 3 7 6 ) A R I Z O N A / U T A H No Report NEVADA Theta Mu (Sam Houston State U #386) Director Felix Goodwin William L Harrison (P) 7065 N Stardust Box 2840. SHSU Tucson. AZ 85718 Huntsville. TX 77341 COLLEGE CHAPTERS lota Kappa ZeU TheU (Paul Qumn College • #407) (U of Arizona - # 3 3 9 ) lota Kappa Chapter Bryant Barber (P) 1020 Elm Street SUP0 Box 9274 Waco, TX 76704 Tucson. AZ 85720 •lota Mu lota Upsilon (SF Austin State U - #408) (Utah State U - #416) Odis Rhodes No Report P O Box 1 3 0 1 7 - SFA Station MuEU Nacogdoches, TX 75962 (Arizona Stale U - #448) lota Omicron Craig L Wilkins(S) M n , (Southern Methodist U ' 10512 South Lafayette No Report Chicago. IL 60628 Kappa Sigma ALUMNI CHAPTERS (West Texas State - # 4 3 6 ) DelU Tau U m b d a No Report (Phoenix - # 2 0 7 ) MuNu William Corbin(CS) (Southwest Texas State - #453) 2401 W Cheery Lynn Road Randle D Howard ( P ) Phoenix, AZ 85015 2363 Faett Ct. Eta Psi U m b d a Ft Worth, TX 76119 (Tucson - # 2 7 7 ) ALUMNI CHAPTERS No Report Alpha EU U m b d a TheU Pi U m b d a (Houston - # 1 2 9 ) (Las Vegas - # 2 9 2 ) Donald Bonner (CS) Samuel Mines 4602 Knottynold Lane 1400 East Mesquite Houston. TX 77053 Las Vegas NV 89101 Alpha Sigma U m d a

WEST

(Dallas - # 1 3 9 ) Samuel L Bates (S) P 0 Box 26324 Dallas. TX 75226 Beta Tau U m b d a (Ft Worth - # 1 6 2 ) Wyman Wiggins (CS) 905 Green River Trail Ft Worth. TX 76103 •Gamma Eta U m b d a (Austin-#173) Allen M. Johnson. Jr. (CS) 9901 Mandevrlle Circle Austin. TX 78750 Gamma Pi U m b d a (Galveston - # 1 8 1 ) P. E Poole (S) P. O Box 668 La Marque. TX 77568 Gamma Tau U m b d a (Beaumont - # 1 8 4 ) No Report Gamma Upsilon U m b d a (Marshall - #185) S A. Anderson (P) 114 Fisher Drive Marshall, TX 75670 Delta Rho U m b d a (San Antonio - # 2 0 5 ) Brodes H. Hartley. Jr ( P ) P 0 Box 10071 San Antonio. TX 78210 Epsilon Alpha U m b d a (Tyler - #212) Timmy L. Hasley ( P ) 510 N. Parkdale Tyler. TX 75702 Epsilon Epsilon U m b d a (Waco - #216) Mason Yarbrough (VP) P. 0. Box 1405 Waco. TX 76703 Epsilon Tau U m b d a (Prairie View - # 2 2 9 ) lilesP Daniels(P) P O. Box 2241 Prairie View. TX 77445 Epsilon Phi U m b d a (PortArthur- #231) Kirkland C Jones 4005 Procter Street Beaumont, TX 77705 Zeta Tau U m b d a ( A m a n l l o - #251) No Report • E U Upsilon U m b d a (Odessa - # 2 7 4 ) James Bradford (CS) 1315 E Parker Street Midland, TX 79701 Theta Delta U m b d a (El P a s o - # 2 8 1 ) Carl 0. Langston (S) 11104 C Vista Lago Place El Paso. TX 79936 Theta Kappa U m b d a (Lubbock - #287 Grover C Colvin 1801 East 28th ubbock, TX 79404

CALIFORNIA (CENTRAL) Director Earvwin ("Earl") McCullar 3762 N Cedar St'eet - #113 Fresno. CA 93726 COLLEGE CHAPTER Epsilon BeU (Fresno S t a t e - # 3 1 1 ) Sam Sears P 0 Box 1424 Fresno, CA 93721 ALUMNI CHAPTERS l o U Nu U m b d a (Fresno-#513) D deBoau Davis ( P ) 1 1 5 0 E Herndon - #277 Fresno. CA 93710 •Kappa EU U m b d a (Bakersfreld - #530) Donald Harris (S) 140 Donna Street Bakersfield CA 93304

• M u Sigma U m b d a (Culver City - # 5 6 2 ) James Hobby (P) 1253 S Masselm Los Angeles CA 90019 Nu Tau U m b d a (Orange County - #585) Randolph B Macon 13122 Aspenwood Avenue N Garden Grove CA 92640

EU Sigma U m b d a (San Jose - #272) Richard Terrell (P) 4959 Massachusetts Drive San Jose CA 95136 TheU BeU U m b d a (Oakland - # 2 7 9 ) No Report •Kappa Alpha U m b d a (Monterey - # 5 2 4 ) Al Glover (P) P O Box 1128 Seaside. CA 93955

COLORADO

Kappa Omicron U m b d a (Vallejo - # 5 3 7 ) Noah L Oavis (S) 4765 Georgia Street Valleio. CA 94590

CALIFORNIA (SACRAMENTO) Director Theodore F Hayes 6001 Riverside Blvd - #208 Sacramento, CA 95831 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Theta Eta (U C Davis - # 3 8 2 ) Mark Gordon (P) 5940 Annrud Way Sacramento, CA 9 5 8 2 2 Nu Chi (U of the P a c i f i c - #484) Darryl Ragland 2036 Grand Canal Blvd , #435 Stockton CA 95209 ALUMNI CHAPTERS ZeU Beta U m b d a (Sacramento - #235) Herman A Sanders ( P ) 1128 Weber Way Sacramento. CA 95822 Nu BeU U m b d a (Stockton - #569) Lincoln Ellis (P) P. 0 Box 9301 Stockton, CA 95208

CALIFORNIA (SAN DIEGO) Director Rufus Dewitt 4937 Daltet Drive San Diego CA 92041 COLLEGE CHAPTER Eta Sigma (Metro San Diego - # 3 7 0 ) Alvin C Kidd (P) 4 4 2 0 49th Street - Apt #1 San Diego, CA 92115

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No Report Delta Omicron (Stanford - # 3 0 1 ) Inactive Epsilon Mu (San lose State U - #320) Anthony Van P 0 Box 486 San Jose. CA 95103 • N u Sigma (Stanford - # 4 8 0 ) Asbury R Lockett (P) P 0. Box 7110 Stanford, CA 94305 XiP,

NEW MEXICO Director 1305 Evelyn Court, NE Albuquerque. NM 8 7 1 1 2 COLLEGE CHAPTER Omicron DelU (University of New Mexico Tedman L Vance

ALUMNI CHAPTER ZeU Sigma U m b d a (San Diego - # 2 5 0 ) Sam Thomas (VP) 7594 Careybrook Lane San Diego, CA 92114

CALIFORNIA (SOUTHERN)

(Hayward - #700) Brian A. Conley (VP) 23972 S e c o n d - # 1 1 Hayward. CA 94542 XiRho (San Francisco - # 7 0 1 ) Walter Lovely. Jr. ( P ) 421 Leavenworth Street, #57 San Francisco, CA 99102 Xi Upsilon (California Polytechnic - # 7 0 4 ) David Tucker (CS) 757 Los Osos Val Road - #3 Los Osos, CA 93402 ALUMNI CHAPTERS •Gamma Phi U m b d a (Berkeley - # 1 8 6 ) Capers G Brad ham (P) P 0. Box 3238 Berkeley, CA 94703 Gamma Chi U m b d a (San Francisco - # 1 8 7 ) William H Powell (P) 438 Cedar Hill Drive San Rafael. CA 94903

WASHINGTON OREGON Director Herbert Starke 15013 SE 171st Street Renton. WA 98055 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Xi (U of Washington - # 3 5 ) Bruce A. Harrell (P) 6209 48th Avenue, S Seattle, WA 98118 Beta Psi (U ol Oregon - # 6 6 ) Inactive loUTau

Gamma Xi (UCLA - #79) Bobby Grace P 0 Box 491 308 Westwood Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90024 lota Chi (U of Redlands - # 4 1 8 ) No Report Iota Psi (Calilornia Polytechnic U Craig A Norman (P) P 0 Box 1742 Pomona. CA 91769 • M u Kappa

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(U C Santa Barbara - # 4 5 1 ) Alpha Phi Alpha Frat. Inc P. 0 Box 14505 - U C S B Santa Barbara. CA 93107 MuChi #462)

(University of California - Irvine Lloyd Lee 1001 W. Stevens - #150 Santa Ana. CA 92707 ALUMNI CHAPTERS BeU Psi U m b d a (Los A n g e l e s - # 1 6 6 ) Alvin J Wicks (P) 936 Gladswick Street Carson. CA 90746 Eta Pi U m b d a (Pasadena - #270) Wallace Walker (P) 1521 E. Mountain Street Pasadena, CA 91104 l o U Zeta U m b d a (Compton - # 5 0 7 ) Mac Arthur Florence (P) P, 0 Box 90692 Los Angeles, CA 9 0 0 0 9 Mu Xi U m b d a (Rralto - #558) No Report

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4125 Lead Se. # 2 1 2 Albuquerque NM 87108 ALUMNI CHAPTER lota Psi U m b d a (Albuquerque - #523) GuyD Walton (P) P O Box 5435 Albuquerque NM 87115

Director G Bernard Brown 3946 S Burnside Los Angeles, CA 90008 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Delta (USC - # 2 6 ) Shannon Thurmond (P) 9605 7th Avenue

(Cal State Long Beach Andre L Sharp (P) 530 N Market Street Inglewood.CA 9 0 3 0 2 Omicron EU

HAWAII Director C Edward Singer 410 Magellan S t r e e t - Apt 908 Honolulu, HI 96813 ALUMNI CHAPTER Mu Beta U m b d a (Honolulu - #547) Dan C Matthews (P) 92557 Uhiuala Street Ewa Beach. HI 96706

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CALIFORNIA (NORTHERN) mgiewood CA 90305 Joe C Thomas 208 Chadwick Way Benicia. CA 94510 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Epsilon (UC Berkeley-#27)

Director Phillip Cochran 1165 Drexel Street Boulder CO 80303 COLLEGE CHAPTER •Alpha lota (U of Colorado- # 3 1 ) leffry L P McDonald (S) 223 Cockell Hall - UC Boulder CO 80310 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Delta Psi U m b d a (Denver - # 2 1 1 ) Ben F Boyd. Ir (CS) P 0 Box 2975 Denver CO 80201 loU Omicron U m b d a (Colorado Springs #515) James F Poole (P) 90 Fordham Circle Pueblo. CO 81005 Mu Upsilon U m b d a (Boulder - #564) Walter A Roberts. Jr (S) P 0 Box 2158 Boulder CO 80306

(Eastern Washington U - # 4 1 5 ) Oscar Oespers. I I I ( P ) 707 Rodgers Hall Washington State University Pullman, WA 99362 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Epsilon Zeta U m b d a ( P o r t l a n d - #217) No Report Zeta Pi U m b d a (Seattle - # 2 4 8 ) Ralph Bayard IP) 8243 South 121st Street Seattle, WA 98178 •lota Mu U m b d a (Tacoma- #512) I) Joseph Peyton, Jr (S) Box 171 - Fern Hill Station Tacoma. WA 98412 Nu Epsilon U m b d a (Richland - #572) Clarence 1 Ward (S) P 0 Box 1239 Richland. WA 99352 Nu Phi U m b d a (Spokane - #587) Charles B Minor 419 5th Street Cheney. WA 99004

ALASKA Nu ZeU U m b d a (Anchorage - # 5 7 3 ) Frederick D Johnson ( P ) 400 West 76th St - # 2 1 0 Anchorage, AK 99502

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They w o u l d n ' t Have Had A Chance!

Brother Ernest Morial Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana

Brother Richard Arrington Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama

Brother Maynard Jackson Mayor of Atlanta, Ceorgia

Here's what happened within two years of the approval of the Voting Rights Act of 1965: • T h e percentage of Blacks registered in Fulton C o u n t y , Georgia (containing Atlanta) rose from 30.6% to 65.8%.

• T h e percentage of Blacks registered to vote in Orleans Parish. Louisiana (including New Orleans) rose from 28.4% prior to passage of the A c t , to 4 8 % in 1967.

• In Jefferson C o u n t y , Alabama (containing Birmingham), only 20.7% of the non-white population was registered to vote as of May 1964. By October 3 1 , 1967 — after approval of the V o t i n g Rights A c t — this figure had risen to 5 5 . 1 %

Key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 will expire in 1982. Your voice must be heard . . . to protect the rights for which so many sacrificed livelihood and, indeed, life itself!

Support Extension off the VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965