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ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC. VOLUME 70 NUMBER 3 FALL 1984

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editor's review Greetings...and welcome back to another exciting year in the history of the world's greatest Brotherhood — Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. This issue marks the beginning of my 10th year as your Editor. My first endeavor was the Fall 1974 edition, which I edited after having served one year as Assistant Executive Secretary. I hope that those of you who remember that far back will be able to detect some improvement (on the positive side of the ledger) during all these years. Certainly, if this is the case, I must express my profound gratitude to those who were instrumental in making it happen. That very long list would have to begin with Past General President Walter Washington, who had the courage to believe in an untried Mississippian. At his side would be the indomitable Brother Moses O. Miles, Publications Chairman at the time of my first efforts. He made me understand that beliefs and philosophies notwithstanding, this Brotherhood would always reward sincerity and dedication to the lofty principles of Alpha Phi Alpha. Those of you who know Brother Miles will understand that I learned that lesson during the "trial by fire" of our interaction — not in some fireside chat. And, standing beside these giants is the great Brother Laurence T. Young, Sr. — an Alpha stalwart and a prolific writer, who still shares that talent with us (some 60 + years after his i n i t i a t i o n i n the fold). There are, of course, many more Brothers whose counsel and support have made my efforts much easier during my tenure. To all of them, I express my thanks...Now that that's been said, let me take note of the thousands of Brothers who were not around for my slow evolution — and look at our efforts with the cold light of criticism. Understand that we appreciate your concerns; and if you haven't communicated them to our office, please do so. Many of our present features have been developed at the prompting of a Brother with a good idea, and we always welcome others...We hope that you will enjoy the features contained in this issue of our journal. Herein, we shall FOCUS on Brother Phillip Cousin, the first head of the National Council of Churches to come from a predominantly-Black denomination (the AME Church)...Our LEGACY and ALPHA ATHLETES features both come courtesy of Brother Isham Baker, past Editor from Mu Lambda Chapter in Washington, D. C. These are but a sample of the exceptionally well-written segments penned during the tenure of the former Lay Member of the Fraternity's Executive Council (that's the equivalent of today's Assistant Vice President). His successor in the chapter post has big shoes to fill...I hesitate to direct you to the COMMENTARY Section, as I have an article there — but I don't want you to neglect our other contributors. Brother Huel Perkins is brilliant, as usual; and I was especially impressed by Brother Jordan Davis' article, which raises a most important question. Check it out — and, as always, we welcome your insights on issues of the day...Along the same lines, let me again give my sermonette on "Why we need The S p h i n x " . Rather, let me repeat the joke of Jesse Jackson (a member of Omega Psl Phi) on the treatment we're now getting in the press. According to Jackson, the joke centers on a mythical boat ride containing Jackson and the Pope. In the course of the excursion, the Pope loses his hat in a gust of wind. After several members of the Pope's retinue unsuccessfully attempt retrieval, Jackson WALKS across the water, gets the hat and returns it to His Holiness. Imagine his chagrin, says Jackson, when the next day's headline reads: "JESSE CAN'T SWIM!!"...THE GENERATION GAP: Much ado is frequently made about the differences between College Brothers of today and those of previous generations (many of whom happen to be Alumni Brothers today). Let the record reflect that that gap operates both ways, as noted in our recent attempts to enforce the publication guidelines approved by the General Convention (and Printed in the Chapter Guide and other sources). Accordingly, we have returned several articles to Chapters for not meeting the guidelines and most Chapters have been extremely cooperative in this regard.

Recently we returned (on the same day) two articles — one to a College Chapter and the other to an Alumni Chapter with which we've discussed this problem for more t h a n a year. Within a week, the College Chapter article was back in the office in the proper format (word-processor generated); while the Alumni Chapter article was returned in the same fashion, with a note again requesting special treatment! Anyway, we'll keep trying to bring you the best magazine possible at the lowest possible price...Until next issue...MJP.

ON THE D R A W I N G BOARD • Chapters of the Year

• Founders' Day Reflections

VOLUME 70 NUMBER 3 FALL 1984

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

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Editor-in-Chief

Associate Editors: Bradford Spencer, Darryl Young. Editorial Assistant (Intern): Demetrius Bryant. Contributing Editors: James'B. Blanton, Ex-Officio; Laurence T. Young, Sr., Omega Chapter; Walter Sullivan, Education Foundation; Waldo Johnson, Jr., Speaking of Programs; Ozell Sutton, Ex-Offxcio. Commentary Columnists: Erwin A. France, Mai Goode. Huel Perkins, Michael J. Price.

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BROTHERS OF THE YEAR - Brothers Henry Young and Darrell Hayes are saluted by the Brotherhood for their outstanding contributions to Alpha Phi Alpha.

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LOOKING BACK — One more glance at the exciting 1984 convention, on America's north shore — Cleveland, Ohio.

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— FOCUS — Brother Philip Cousin is President of the National Council of Churches.

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ALPHA ATHLETES - Brother Elijah Williams, a brilliant 1920s track star, returned home to join the Hall of Fame.

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LEGACY — Brother Charles Baltimore is proud of his positive impact upon the lives of youth — via the sports medium.

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PUBLIC POLICY STATEMENT - Alpha Phi Alpha's formal statement on matters of importance in the public arena.

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— The General ['resident Speaks — The Executive Secretary's Desk — There Goes An Alpha Man — News Briefs — Speaking of Programs - The Black Colleges — Alphas O n The M o v e — Chapter News — Omega Chapter — Directory of Officers — Chapter Directory

ABOUT THE COVER: Each year the General Convention chooses the most outstanding Brother from both the College and Alumni ranks. In 1984, those bows go to Brother Darrell Hayes, top left, and Henry Young

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Huel Perkins

Michael J. Price

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THE GENERAL PRESIDENT SPEAKS I was deeply impressed with a dramatic political confrontation of the 50's. It was the presidential campaign between a popular war hero, General Dwight David Eisenhower, and Adlai Stevenson, an articulate, intellectual gentleman and former governor of I l l i n o i s . E i s e n h o w e r was the Republican nominee and Stevenson was the standard bearer for the Democratic Party.

It may be that I was at an extremely impressionable age as a very young man but Stevenson's "Let's Talk Sense" campaign impacted on me. It has stuck with me all these years and has woven itself indelibly into my consciousness.

Stevenson, of course, lost the campaign against the more popular Eisenhower. The call to "Talk Sense" to the American people, however, returns to my mind every time the need for logical examination of issues appears.

It is time now that Black and Jewish Americans begin to "Talk Sense" to each other about their historic but deteriorating relationship. This must be done and must be done now if further deterioration is to be avoided and repair to the traditional alliance is to begin in earnest.

Both Black and Jewish leaders recognize that a strong alliance between these two great minorities is essential to the well-being of both. The alliance is historic but in recent years it has been strained and has experienced some damage.

Vernon E. Jordan, former president of the National Urban League, in a recent address to the American Jewish Committee, said that "the power of our historic alliance survives in the deep desire of most Blacks and most Jews to reconstitute a healthy, working relationship.

Jordan further says that the desire is created out of a critical need. "We are both minorities in a society that has the capacity to frustrate our aspirations for full and unconditional equality," he concluded.

Vernon Jordan goes on to say that "Instead of despairing about the deterioration of Black-Jewish relations or the unfairness of the perceptions many Jews and Blacks have of each other, we should see the current situa-

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BLACKS AND JEWS MUST BEGIN TO 'TALK SENSE" To EACH OTHER tion as an opportunity to rebuild a relationship free of the romanticism and paternalism of the past â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a healthy, equal partnership based on mutual respect and understanding."

This is exactly what I reference when I say, "Let's Talk Sense."

The Jewish-Black alliance of the past was uneven and rooted in the paternalism of assisting Blacks in their struggle. The new alliance must be one of recognition of equal partners and mutual assistance.

As in most alliances, Jews and Blacks bring different assets to the struggle.

But this is precisely what makes for good alliances.

Jews, cf course, are much closer to equality of opportunity than are Blacks. Their e n c o u n t e r with discrimination and exclusion has been vastly different from Blacks - thus creating a different perspective on remedies.

For example, Jews have never been enslaved in this nation and have never experienced the level of brutal and blatant denial that Blacks have. The understanding of this critical difference is important to understand the different perspectives on remedies.

Jews are bitterly opposed to quotas and timetables because quotas were in past years imposed on them as a ceil-

ing, thus limiting their progress and achievements. On the other hand, Blacks strongly support quotas because they represent a beginning, a crack in an otherwise closed door, a floor.

Quotas and timetables represent to Blacks a realistic beginning. Blacks have a long way yet to go before quotas could possibly become a ceiling.

Jews represent some of America's best trained, best educated, most affluent and most influential citizens.

Blacks are at the bottom of everything, least educated, least affluent, least trained and least influential.

This condition has resulted from a vicious policy of historic denial of opportunity visited upon Blacks but not Jews. This denial comes as a cold, calculating and blatant design and not by happenstance.

Don Lacy in his book, "The White Use of Blacks in America," recognizes that the Black plight in America was "determined by deliberate white policy.For more than three centuries it suited the ends of white America to have at its command a large unskilled and semi-skilled labor force compelled to work for bare subsistence," Lacy wrote.

Since the Black and Jewish experiences with denial and brutal suppression are different, it is logical that the urgency of the nature of the remedy would differ. The difference can be more vividly told in a story of the pig and the hen.

The pig and hen went to breakfast one morning. They pulled up to the counter at the cafe and started to browse the menu. The pig's eyes fixed themselves on a picture of ham and eggs. He grabbed the hen by the hand and drug her from the cafe and began running down the street.

"What are we running for?" the hen inquired. "Didn't you see that sign, ham and eggs?" the pig asked. It occurred to the hen that meant them so they proceeded to run another short distance before the hen stopped again.

"We have run far enough, Mr. Pig," she said. "We are safe now and I am going to stop." "All right," replied the pig, "you stop, you can afford the risk. continued on Page 66 The Sphinx/Fall 1984

THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY'S DESK BE THY BROTHER'S KEEPER THE CASE FOR MEMBERSHIP

At this point, most of you are well underway with your program of activities for this fraternal year. I am equally confident that those programs have been planned in the Spirit of Alpha — designed to make a positive contribution to your community and the world at large. However, I wish to call your attention to another organizational priority — indeed, a part of our National Program — that is too often taken for granted. I speak, of course, of the need for all Chapters and Brothers to work as one to increase the Fraternity's active membership.

Far too often, we look askance at calls for increased membership — feeling, no doubt, that underlying any such call is an attempt to diminish our lofty standards. Certainly this is not the case. All of us should realize that for Alpha Phi Alpha to progress, it needs a vibrant and expanding corps of members who both support the Fraternity financially and lend their talents to carry out the awesome tasks that we must undertake. That realization is at the core of our stand for a concerted effort to increase the Fraternity's membership during 1984-85 — by at least 1,000.

There are, in addition, some practical reasons for putting this item high

on your agenda for this year. First, due to the economy of scale, even a slight membership increase would reap great benefit to the Fraternity. The costs of running a great organization like Alpha phi Alpha are, to large extent, fixed. Maintaining a headquarters, publishing a magazine and other books and letters (i.e., minutes of conventions, newsletters) and preparing for c o n v e n t i o n s . . .are all major investments — major preparatory costs of which would remain cosntant whether prepared for 1,000 persons or 100,000 persons. This means simply that the costs of servicing additional Brothers would be less (per unit) — allowing the increased revenue from a reclamation effort to be available for use in other ways. And, over the long haul, the increased number of total members would decrease the per-unit service cost to all Brothers...allowing everybody to get "more for his money."

Let me hasten to add that this is not an "impossible dream." While our long-

range goals are lofty, it would only take a little effort on the part of us all to make an appreciable impact in this area. With the retention of last year's active members, it would only take an increase of less than two members per chapter to add 1,000 new Brothers to our rolls.

We in the General Office are poised to do our part. We plan a direct mail campaign to inactive Brothers whose names and addresses are in our computer data base; the development of promotional materials for use by the General Organization and local chapters; and a number of other measures to promote membership. We certainly welcome your ideas on what the staff can do to help your efforts in this arena.

Maintaining membership is a job for us all. If you know a Brother who's inactive, or whom you haven't seen in a while, give him a call or drop him a note. It might just make the difference.

LET'S KEEP ALPHA PHI ALPHA #1.

Fraternally yours, G/w>

James B. Blanton Executive Secretary

Does the General Office have your current address?

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instructor by the Georgia Peace OfficeStandards and Training Council.

A past president of the Georgia Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, Brother Boynton is a former director of the Athens Boys Club and the Athens-Clarke County United Way and was scoutmaster for a Boy Scout troop.

Eta Iota Lambda is extremely proud of one of its own initiates who has truly made his mark as an Alpha Man.

Brother Asa Boynton

U of Georgia's top cop Brother ASA T. BOYNTON, who has served in the public safety division for 13 years, has been named Director of Public Safety at the University of Georgia. The Board of Regents approved the appointment of Boynton, 38, who has been associate director since 1979.

The Public Safety Division includes the University Police Department; a Traffic Safety Department; an Environmental Safety Services Department; and the Northeast Georgia Police Academy.

Brother Boynton joined the Public Safety Division in 1969 as a police officer and served as a lieutenant and a sergeant. He was director of Operation Catch-Up and Assistant Director of Public Safety for three years. He was Chief of the Community Relations Division in the St. Petersburg (Florida) Public Safety Agency for nine months in 1973. As Associate Director of Public Safety, Boynton was also acting university Police Chief for more than a year.

Brother Boynton holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Fort Valley State College, a Master's in Public Administration from the University of Georgia and is a university candidate for a doctorate in Public Administration.

He has taken training courses through the FBI National Academy, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the Georgia Police Academy and the Northeast Georgia Police Academy, and has been certified as an

Brother John Tarlton

Designer symbolizes equality As a boy growing up in Topeka in the 1940s, Brother JOHN TARLTON knew segregation first-hand. After years of attending all-Black public schools, he grew to regard the theory of separate but equal as an "erroneous notion." Forty years later, he has conveyed his feelings about segregation and the momentous court decision that labeled it unconstitutional by designing a bronze sculpture that now graces the foyer of the Washburn University School of Law. Bernice King, daughter of the late Martin Luther King, Jr., was in Topeka The Sphinx/Fall 1984

M a y 17 to dedicate the sculpture, which commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Brown vs. Board of Education decision.

Brother T a r l t o n , an activity therapist at the Menniger Foundation for 24 years, w a s commissioned by the Brown Decision Committee to create the w o r k .

Brother Tarlton has exhibited his pottery in many shows throughout the area, but this was his first attempt at designing a large sculpture. When he envisioned the work, he knew he wanted a monument, so he decided to ask Topeka sculptor Jim Bass to assemble the piece.

The sculpture, which sits atop a walnut base, consists of two angular b r o n z e forms extending u p w a r d .

Finished with a design resembling shafts of wheat, they are separate at the base and of different shapes, illustrating the fallacy of the separate but equal notion, Brother Tarlton said. He portrayed the impact of the decision by shifting the direction of one of the forms, bringing the two closer together without allowing them to touch.

In the work, entitled "Common Justice," Brother Tarlton has also captured the challenge that remains. ' T h e two forms are offsetting - they are not parallel. I wanted to show that true integration has not yet been achieved," he said.

Crenshaw heads City Council Brother REGINALD A N T H O N Y CRENSHAW, a member of Beta Omicron Lambda Chapter, was reelected by a considerable margin of votes to another term on the City of Prichard, A l a b a m a City Council.

Presently completing his first term, Brother Crenshaw is serving as President of the City Council and M a y o r Pro-Tern of the city.

Brother Crenshaw's election in 1980 to a seat on the City Council made him, at age 23, one of the youngest elected municipal officials in the State of Alabama. In his present capacity as President of the Council in Alabama's 8th largest city, he is the youngest Council President of any municipality in the state.

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As a member of the City Council, he will again be the Chairman of the Finance Department, which oversees the city's seven (7) million dollar budget.

After completing his undergraduate degree in Economics from Morehouse College, Brother Crenshaw enrolled at the University of South A l a b a m a in Mobile, Alabama and earned a Master's degree in Public A d m i n i s t r a t i o n .

Before coming to S. D. Bishop State Junior College to w o r k as a Research Analyst in the Institutional Research and Development Office and part-time instructor, he was a mathematics instructor at his high school alma mater, Mattie T. Blount High.

Brother Crenshaw holds membership in various political, religious' and

Brother Reginald A. Crenshaw social organizations including: executive member of South Alabama Regional Planning Commission; Commonwealth National Bank Advisory Board; Mobile C o u n t y Urban League Board of Directors; 32nd Degree Master Mason; 1982-83-84 General Chairperson United Negro College Fund Campaign. He also received the "Distinguished Service Award" from the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance, and "Alpha Man of the Year Award" from the Mu Iota Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha.

In January 1983, he received the "Mobilian of the Year Award" from the Beta Sigma Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Brother Crenshaw expanded his political environment to the national scene by serving as State Youth and College Students Coordinator for Rev. Jesse Jackson's c a m p a i g n for the United States Presidency.

THERE GOES AN ALPHA MAN There goes a man of high impulse Of princely mien and grace There goes a man of humble i faith A credit to his race There goes a man of conscience vast with will to reach his goal There goes a man of lordly rank Of heroes' stock and soulâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; There goes a man of noble castt Whom hardship cannot break There goes a man in merit clad Whom duty won't forsake I here goes a man in cultured verse Who holds a sportsman's creed I here 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 lime

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

There goes the best man in unci out Tor he i\ an Alpha Man 5

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Disabled Black Men a pool of leaders Jordan Davis, II

JORDAN DAVIS A new arena for leadership This Page

HUEL PERKINS A thank you to the NAACP. Page 8

MICHAEL J. PRICE Let's not forget the public schools.

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Alpha Phi Alpha's heritage has bequeathed the American people excellent role models throughout history â&#x20AC;&#x201D; men who believe that leadership is a top priority. An under-utilized resource of leadership potential exists among a population which is becoming more visible on our college campuses.

The number of disabled and handicapped students enrolling and graduating from the nation's colleges and universities is increasing, since new mandates have made these institutions more accessible. Several issues surface concerning the recruitment of leadership resources for many of our undergraduate and alumni chapters.

As this discussion expands several questions are raised: (1) Are our chapters looking at the possibilities for disabled and handicapped men to become a part of their ranks?; (2) Can physically disabled men prove themselves to be leaders worthy of the rights and privileges reserved for Alpha men? (3) Would a chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha add to its credibility by recognizing the potential of disabled undergraduates, graduates, and alumni?

During the last two decades Americans have become particularly concerned with the needs of disabled and handicapped citizens. More visible evidence of this concern has been the growing thrust in the area of personal rehabilitation. Legislation such as the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and its amendments have provided programs designed to aid in the "mainstreaming" of that portion of our population described as handicapped or disabled.

Amendments to legislation concerning handicapped persons require outreach and education in order that such individuals can appropriately share in the privileges that most Americans enjoy.

An additional dilemma of staggering seriousness must be addressed by our

society. Minority disabled citizens are suffering, being ignored, and perishing both physically and spiritually.

Minority disabled individuals are often unaware of their rights to a better quality of life. Often, members of Black and other minority disabled groups are isolated from the mainstream of our society's activities.

Social service professionals, who are predominantly of the majority race, traditionally display an insensitivity for the problems of Black and other minority handicapped persons. Most often this behavior has been patronizing and directed at meeting the needs of the white establishment's guilt feelings â&#x20AC;&#x201D; rather than addressing demonstrated needs of Black minority groups. Negative attitudes toward disabled individuals have nonetheless been changing and the time has arrived for all facets of society to recognize the potential for greatness among disabled people in general, and our minority disabled population in particular.

Alpha men, who have always been in the forefront of advocacy for human rights, need to be aware of the many obstacles that Black disabled college students encounter. When recruiting for top leadership potential within our communities it is imperative that we make accessible our programs for growth and development to men whose energies are being overlooked by other organizations within our environments. The growing population of Black disabled college men are not individuals seeking sympathetic gestures. They are, however,men seeking to prove themselves worthy of the demands for excellence in humanitarian service, scholastic achievement, and brotherly love to which our beloved ideals aspire.

Alpha Phi Alpha has a unique opportunity and responsibility to respond to yet another challenge: a challenge continued on following page 7

from our contemporary society. Implicit in this endeavor is the courage necessary to invite disabled men to participate in our .chapter smokers, orientations, and Sphinx Clubs. The planning of chapter events to eliminate physical barriers which prevent disabled men from participating, will encourage outstanding disabled men to "seek the light" of Alpha Phi Alpha.

This requires a reflection on the part of some Alpha men. Perhaps directors of educational activities in our chapters can direct at least some chapter discussions on issues concerning Black disabled men in our communities.

Brother Erwin France (The Sphinx, Volume 68, Number 4, Winter 1982, p.

27) said in his commentary on vocational education: 'It is clear that if the problems of Black people are going to

Happy Birthday NAACP Huel D. Perkins In the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-four, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the oldest and largest of the civil rights organizations, will celebrate its seventy-fifth anniversary.

There is no other organization in the length and breadth of these United States which has meant as much to the forward progress and racial uplift of Black people in this country. It deserves every accolade which can be heaped upon it during this year of celebration.

An organization such as the NAACP was inevitably to appear in the history of Black people. Oppressed, castdown, ignored, humiliated, denied — sooner or later a proverbial Moses would appear to lead Black people out of the bondage of a thousand Egypts, out of the darkness of ten-thousand midnights. This "deliverer" may have come in the form of the NAACP. Its impact upon the social history of this country has been monumental.

The precursor of the NAACP is generally regarded to be the Niagara Movement spearheaded by W. E. B. Du Bois in 1905. Meeting on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls in its first meeting because the participants were denied hotel accommodations in the United States, this conference of twenty-nine men and women, most college-trained, sent a signal to America. At its second meeting in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia in the summer of 1906 a resolution was adopted which read in part: "We shall not be satisfied with less than our full manhood r i g h t s . . . We claim for ourselves every right that belongs to a free-born American — political, civil, 8

and social — and until we get these rights, we shall never cease to protest and assail the ears of America with the story of its shameful deeds toward us."

Jim Crow laws must go; voting rights must be accorded Negroes; the 14th and 15th amendments to the Constitution must be enforced, they said. This bold challenge to the laws and practices of this country planted the seeds from which the NAACP was to spring.

The NAACP came into existence in 1909. Nineteen white liberals, along with W. E. B. Du Bois, the only Black on the original Board of Directors, came together to issue a "Call" to decent, concerned people the country over to rally to this cause. As Mary White Ovington, one of the original board members, was to write in her autobiography, The Walls Came Tumbling Down, it was agreed that Oswald Garrison Villard, grandson of William Lloyd Garrison, the famed abolitionist, would write the call. She writes: T h e Call that came from Villard's pen was powerful, impressive.

It recited the wrongs that Lincoln would find should his spirit at his centenary revisit the United States. He would find the Negro suffering disenfranchisement and discrimination in education, in e m p l o y m e n t , in transportation. He would find him denied justice in the courts and lynched by the mob. It ended in calling upon the believers in democracy to join in a national conference 'for the discussion of present evils, the voicing of protests and the renewal of the struggle for civil and political liberty.' " This is how the NAACP began.

From its inception, the NAACP was dedicated to upholding the laws of this

be addressed, they are going to be addressed by Black people themselves..."

Alpha Phi Alpha could be considered the first national fraternity seriously concerned with the cultivation of leadership potential among disabled Black men. More importantly, Alpha Phi Alpha must lead the way for an attitudinal change in our society.

land — but it was insistent upon changing the laws which were unjust and discriminatory. Its major vehicle for change has always been through legal action and court decisions. Its first such victory was to come in 1915 when the courts declared null and void the "Grandfather Clause" which disenfranchised the majority of Blacks living in this country at that time. The NAACP attacked America where it was most vulnerable in terms of pride — its legal system — for America wished to remain a nation of laws and not of men.

Much of the work of the NAACP was directed against the injustices which Black people suffered in the South, while simultaneously attacking the subtle bigotry and discrimination which was extant in the North. The South, as a region, understandably reacted violently to such an organization. Just the letters "NAACP" themselves became anathema in the South. Derogatory acronyms were assigned to the letters NAACP — such as Niggers, Apes, Coons and Possums — but the organization persisted against such inane race-baiting and now stands today as the most respected organization in the country engaged in humanitarian causes.

Nor was the South to become the organization's only critic. Young Blacks, during the height of the Black Revolution in the nineteen-sixties, became impatient with the NAACP's lengthy and protracted approach through the legal system and demanded that "direct action" replace "gradualism". Thus was spawned such groups as CORE and SNCC and such activities as sit-ins, wade-ins, and freedom rides. Yet, the NAACP continued its earlier commitment of working through the established legal structure in America and then exercising the rights which were won through court-fought battles.

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the composer of the Negro National Anthem — "Lift Every Voice and Sing."

From Johnson, through Walter White, through Roy Wilkins, up to the present Executive Secretary — Benjamin Hooks — these have all been men of courage, vision, commitment and intelligence. Articulate, unafraid, singleminded — they succeeded in keeping the o r g a n i z a t i o n "on c o u r s e " throughout its seventy-five years.

No account of what the NAACP has meant to Black people would be com-

plete without some mention being made of its house organ — The Crisis — which is the oldest continuous publication by Blacks in America. First begun in 1910 under the editorship of W. E. B. Du Bois (he served as editor until 1930), The Crisis was more than a report of the activities of the various c h a p t e r s of the o r g a n i z a t i o n throughout the country. The Crisis represented the first major publishing outlet for many Black writers and poets who were denied this access by the reputable publishing houses. It

Support the Public Schools Michael J. Price How could we have forgotten about the public schools? How on earth is it possible that thousands, if not millions, of Black folks have joined the thundering herd of denunciations about the state of public education?

Have we forgotten from whence these schools sprang?

Remember...that this teaching network, if not the concept of universal education, is a lasting legacy given to us by post-slavery dreamers, Black and White, who understood the importance of education for every citizen.

Have we forgotten how hard our fathers and mothers fought for this?

Not too long ago in my Mississippi Delta, Black teachers would arrive at empty plantation schools — to be told that the crop wasn't in. "Ill tell y'all when it's time." Even Black landowners were pressed with the need to survive, and economics dictated that their own children help with the crops. More than one teacher picked cotton alongside those children... to bring in the harvest and allow the children to attend school (and themselves to feed their families).

Have we forgotten how little we had? Don't go back to slavery, just think back to the '50's and '60s...and find second-hand books, falling apart at the seams. Remember those thousands of towns with schools, for Blacks, only to the 8th grade.

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haven't forgotten how great orators were groomed, gracious ladies blossomed, political strategists reigned, and more than one generation of Black adults viewed their progeny with pride and joy...in the halls of public schools equipped with little or nothing. Would we deny the legacies of Gary's Roosevelt High, Memphis' Booker T. Washington, Chicago's Phillips and DuSable, Mobile's Central High, D.C.'s Armstrong, Jackson's Lanier, Macon's Ballard-Hudson, Atlanta's Douglass, just to name a few.

In these settings, in these public schools, we brought forth a new generation of Black Americans. I'm not sure how we then tested on the national so-called achievement tests; or if, that is, The Man deigned that We should be tested. But through these schools we built a new society.. .transforming the cottonpicking (or peach, pea, et al) sons and daughters of sharecroppers and tenant farmers into doctors, lawyers, dreamers. Through these schools, We left The Man's shotgun houses on The Place...turning the cottonfields (or orchards or patches, et al) into sparkling rows of neat brick bungalows — UpNorth and DownSouth. Through education, we grabbed hold of The American Dream.

Do we really believe that the public schools no longer serve a vital function?

And how have we been convinced of this myth? Fortunately for us all, our forebearers didn't abandon their academies, normal schools and training institutes because some study claimed to show that they did not measure up.

became a repository of the poems and short stories of the famed writers of the Harlem Renaissance: Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, Claude McKay, Jessie Fauset. It preserved the creative voices of our past. It helped to launch careers.

So - Happy Birthday NAACP! A grateful minority wishes you seventyfive more years of success in the struggle. We know that our pathway to equality in this country would have been considerably more tortuous without your existence.

They clearly understood that their charges, fresh from bondage and previously forbidden (by statute and practice) from learning to read and write, gained nothing through comparisons with students at eastern prep schools and s o u t h e r n military academies. Tuskegee and Fisk, Hampton and Talladega, weren't shuttered because their first-generation collegians somehow didn't measure up to freshies at Harvard and Yale. Indeed, it was because of the special needs of our young people that education topped the list of our collective agendum.

Why then is our vision so cloudy?

Statistically, Black Americans have advanced tremendously in the area of education — and we have every right to expect continued progress in this arena. But in a very real sense groups don't become educated, individual persons undergo that metamorphosis.

What must always matter most to parents and others concerned is not how Johnny measures when compared to 5 million quasi-Johnnies, but how the Johnny of today stands in relation to the Johnny of yesterday.

Even when taken as a group, Black children enter the nation's school systems with many of the disadvantages that we seem to believe were eliminated. As noted in Portrait of Inequality: Black and White Children in America (Children's Defense Fund, 1980), only 4.6% of America's Black children reside in homes headed by a college graduate. This compares with 20.5% of white children. On the other end of the spectrum, nearly 50% of Black children reside in homes headed by non-high school graduates; while the comparable figure for white children is 26%. If the almighty tests indicate stagnation or decline in the educational levels of some school students, perhaps it's because the critical societal factors which impact education are not progressing, or are getting worse.

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ALUMNI BROTHER OF THE YEAR

Brother Henry Archie Young was cited by Beta Iota Lambda Chapter, Baton Rouge, LA, as Man of the Year in both 1983 and 1984. This year's citation was punctuated by his receipt of the Alumni Brother of the Year award at the Fraternity's national convention.

Brother Young grew up in the papermill town of West Monroe, LA, which is separated from its sister city, Monroe, by the Ouachita River. In high school he played basketball, was named best high school actor in the state, graduated valedictorian of his class and received an academic scholarship to Southern University. At Southern he was a consistent honor student, was named to Who's Who Among Students at American Colleges and Universities, and graduated cum laude with a double major in Speech and English. Here, too, he joined the Brotherhood of Alpha Phi Alpha — serving as Vice President and Parliamentarian of Beta Sigma Chapter.

After receiving the B.A. degree at Southern, Brother Young enrolled in the Speech Department at Louisiana State University and received the M.A. degree. His Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, with a concentration in Speech and Theatre, was received at Kansas State University. He has pursued additional study at Loyola University of Chicago and Appalachian State University, where he received certification as a Developmental Educational Specialist.

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Speech and theatre are his professional areas of concentration, but the selection of BROTHER HENRY ARCHIE YOUNG as Alumni Brother of the Year is not a matter of imagery — he's for real!

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tion specialist in the Iberville Parish public schools; a supervising teacher of Speech and English at the Southern University Laboratory School; Director of Speech and Theatre Education in the University's Speech and Theatre Department; and, currently, Director of the Southern University Communication Skills Center.

Honorary, professional and social organizations play a major role in Brother Young's busy life. Among these are Alpha Psi Omega (theatre honorary); Theta Alpha Phi (theatre honorary); Phi Delta Kappa (education honorary); Kappa Phi Kappa (education honorary); International Thespian

Society (theatre honorary), National Council of Teachers of English; Speech Communication Association; Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development; and National Association of Developmental Education.

As a member of the Baton Rouge community, he serves on the Scotlandville Magnet High School Advisory Council and on the Board of Directors of the Greater Baton Rouge Arts and Humanities Council. In the latter capacity he served as Assistant Chairman of the 1983 River City Blues Festival, which attracted 15,000 visitors, and Chairman of the 1984 Festival, which was attended by more than 30,000. He is also a member of the Krewe of Camelot, the Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce and a sustaining member of the Boy Scouts of America.

Since the late '60's, Brother Young has been an active member of Beta Iota Lambda Chapter — having served as E d i t o r - t o - T h e - S p h i n x , Dean of Pledgees and President. He is currently the chapter's Director of Education. He has written and directed two original skits on fraternal involvement, which have been presented at state and regional meetings.

Listed in Personalities of the South, Who's Who in the South and Southwest and Who's Who in America, Brother Young is obviously well-qualified for this honor. His family includes wife Evelyn; sons Darryl, an initiate of Alpha Mu; Ronald, a Beta Sigma initiate; and daughter Erika, a freshman at Southern. They join us in congratulating him on this achievement.

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COLLEGE BROTHER OF THE YEAR

In keeping with the tradition of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity of being "first of all", this year's recipient of the Stenson E. Broaddus Award for Outstanding College Brother of the Year, Darrell R. Hayes, has made history on the campus of Troy State University in Troy, Alabama by adding a list of personal "firsts" to his already impressive credentials which made him worthy of such a prestigious honor.

Since becoming a member of Xi Beta Chapter on November 13, 1981, Brother Hayes can boast such laurels as: being the first Black to be named as the Outstanding Male Greek of the Year at TSU; the first TSU student to be appointed Alabama's Chairman of the Southeastern Interfraternity Council; the first Mr. Esquire for Mu Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; and the first Black male University Dancer at Troy State. However, the honors don't stop there. Brother Hayes was the first Black at Troy State to be named "Who's Who Among America's Colleges and Universities" for two consecutive years â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an honor based upon academic excellence and leadership on college campuses.

Darrell entered Troy State upon completion of high school in 1980.

From the beginning, he knew that his God-given talent with pen, pencil, paint, and brush would lead him to an art-oriented career. Consequently, he chose studio graphics as his major field of concentration. It is his ultimate career goal to become the president of his own advertising and graphic agency; meanwhile, he donates his The Sphinx/Fall 1984

BROTHER DARRELL HAYES is an artist, a scholar and a student leader at Alabama's Troy State University. Not surprisingly, he's this year's winner of the STEN SON E. BROADDUS AWARD.

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talent to various causes. He was responsible for designing the organizational crest for the TSU Afro-American Society, designing the chapter jersey for Mu Alpha Chapter of AKA, and designing the AKA's Alabama Association state banner in 1984. Brother Hayes also donated his "Original Charcoal Portraits of the Seven Jewels" to the Xi Beta Chapter.

A personal theme for Brother Hayes has been involvement. In addition to being the President of Xi Beta Chapter for 1983-1984, Darrell has held the offices of secretary, historian, public relations director and corresponding secretary in past years.

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Hayes has reached out to a variety of organizations, including: the TSU Gospel Choir, where he served as President and Director; the AfroAmerican Club; the Young Democrats; the Beta Iota Tau Computer Science Club; the Arganautus Service Society, which consists of the students ranking in the top 10% and Kappa Pi professional art fraternity, of which he is a charter member. Exhibiting an interest in athletics to add to his well-rounded activities, Brother Hayes served as the official Sports Statistician for Troy State.

Being diligent in Greek, campus, and community life might hinder some in the achievement of their initial goal of attending college â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to strive for academic excellence. However, this does not hold true for this year's award recipient. During his membership in Alpha Phi Alpha, Darrell has been steadfast in upholding Alpha's ideas of high scholastic standards. An academic pillar in Xi Beta Chapter, he has maintained one of the Chapter's highest grade point averages, ranking him among the top 10% of his senior class and placing him on the Dean's list in 1983.

He received the Chapter Scholastic Excellence Award and the Alpha Phi Alpha Certificate of Scholarship Recognition. Throughout his education Darrell was the recipient of the George C. Wallace Scholarship, which provided full tuition; and in 1983 was inducted into the Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society, which rewards leadership and academic achievements.

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LEADERS ALL: Again in 1984, members of Alpha Phi Alpha make up the largest contingent of affiliated men in the listing of The 100 Most Influential Black Americans compiled

by Ebony magazine. The Brothers listed in this year's line-up are: Dennis Archer, President, National Bar Association; Richard Arrington, Mayor, Birmingham, AL; Marlon Barry, Mayor, Washington, DC; Roland Burrls, Comptroller, State of Illinois; B e v . Charles B u t l e r , P r e s i d e n t , Progressive National Baptist Convention; Willie Brown, Speaker, California State Assembly; Bonald Dellums, U. S. Representative, 8th District, California; J u l i a n Dixon, U. S. Representative, 28th District, California and Chairman, Congressional Black Caucus; Harold Ford, U. S. Representative, 6th District, Tennessee; William Gray, III, U.S. Representative, 2nd District, Pennsylvania; Bev. T. J. Jemison, President, National Baptist C o n v e n t i o n , U.S.A.; J o h n H. Johnson, President, Johnson Publishing Company; Damon Keith, Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit (Michigan); Bt. Bev. Chester Kirkendoll, Senior Bishop, Christian Methodist Episcopal Church; Thurgood M a r s h a l l , Associate Justice, U. S. Supreme Court; Ernest Morial, Mayor, New Orleans, LA; Bt. Bev. Samuel Morris, President, General Board, African Methodist Episcopal Church; Samuel Pierce, 12

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CAMPAIGN NOTES: Let history record the involvement of ALpha Men on both sides of the 1984 presidential campaign. For the Democrats, Brother Charles Bangel was Co-Chairman of the Mondale-Ferraro campaign and Brother Maynard Jackson was tapped as a senior campaign advisor.

They were backed by such early Mondale boosters as Mayors Young and Arrington and most of the other politlcos listed above, some of whom Joined after s u p p o r t i n g t h e unsuccessful campaign of Jesse Jackson. On the other hand there was plenty of Alpha Involvement for the GOP, including sole Black cabinet member Pierce. Other prominent GOPers included Brothers: Henry Lucas, a San Francisco dentist; Detroit b u s i n e s s m a n W i l l i a m Plckard; actor/athlete Bosle Orler; entertainer Lionel Hampton; and Clarence Pendleton, Chairman of the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights.

How's that for balance?

KUDOS: To Brother Lemuel Berry, Band Director at Alabama State University, Montgomery, for his service as National President of Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity... Italy's Simba Prize, for peace and international cooperation, was p o s t h u m o u s l y awarded to Brother M a r t i n Luther King, Jr... .Brother Gregory Nell, a senior biology major at South Carolina State U n i v e r s i t y , received a . $1,000 scholarship from the school's alumni association. He's in Beta Kappa Chi, Alpha Kappa Mu and was a selected scholar named by the National Institutes of Health... Brother Miles Bdwards, a reading resource teacher in Ft. Wayne, IN, was named to Outstanding Young Men of America...

Kudos also to the Browns of Norfolk, VA — O. W. C , Jr. and G. W. C , III. Continuing the legacy of the family patriarch, 1914 Gamma initiate G. W. C , they've insured that a G. W. C. Brown has been continuously listed on Alpha's active rolls for 70 years...

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Top high school s t u d e n t s were honored by Pbi Lambda Chapter, Raleigh, NC. Heading the list were Walter Gould and Belinda Kearse, top male and female r e c i p i e n t s , respectively... Brother Isaac Greggs, Band Director at Southern University, returns to the helm for his 13th year.

The o u t s t a n d i n g showman has molded the popular Jaguar unit into the most exciting band on earth. 1984 performances included the Today Show with Al Hirt, the Louisiana Special Olympics and a trip to Orlando, FL to promote the World's Fair and Disney World's Epcot Center... Eta Tau Lambda Chapter In Akron

YOUR COMMENTS on contemporary happenings are welcomed. Write us c / o The Sphinx.

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honored a number of achievers at its September 7th Awards Banquet. High school grads Evelyn Walker and Karen Kraszewskl received Richard Vincent White Memorial Scholarships; Nathan Hagana was n a m e d B r o t h e r of t h e Year; Community Service awards went to Shirley Washington, President of the Negro Business and Professional Women's Club; Rev. Samuel Johnson of New Trinity Baptist Church; and Brother Malcolm Coata, Director of Akron-Summit County Community Action Agency. The Hubert H. Humphrey Humanitarian Award was bestowed on Past General President Jamas R. Williams, an Akron municipal Judge... The cabinet of Midwestern Vice President Ivan Cotman met on September 14th and 15th in Omaha, NE — preparing for the 1986 Regional Convention in that city. The meet will be chaired by the

COMMENTARY: The Public Schools Continued from Page 9 It is not a surprise that the hue and cry over the failure of the public educational system is centered on our large urban areas. Large urban settings, our nation's cities, are the plantations of this age — holding captive huge populations of the poor, the landless, the undereducated.

Furthermore, those who've convinced themselves that they built these metropolises heve fled in large numbers.

Those who remain are fleeing the public school system. Not content to use their money to pay for private schools, they now tell us that these schools are no good — and seek to tax us to support their new educational paradise. Far too many Black Americans are swallowing this lunacy — hook, line and sinker.

Are there problems in our public schools? Most certainly there are.

Anyone who looks hard enough can find a litany of budgetary, administrative and educational policies which give "the shaft" to the poor, the Black. But not every problem is the fault of the schools.

The new refrain in the Black community — "Our kids are as good as any. If they don't learn, it's the school's fault" — probably does more harm than good.

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Fraternity's Sergeant-at-Arms, Frank Dee... Some 100 regional staff members and chapter officials were on hand in Harrlsburg, PA for the Eastern Region's Shirtsleeve Conference — chaired by Eastern Vice President William Ross, Jr. While there, the Brothers helped celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Harrisburg's Zata That a Lambda Chapter...

UPCOMING: The 20th Anniversary of Thata Rho Lambda Chapter, Arlington, VA is set for December 1st at the Marriott Twin Bridges Motor Hotel. Past General President Llonal H. Newsom will address the Banquet, chaired by H. Gray Gillem... The Diamond Jubilee/76th Anniversary of Thata Chapter, Chicago, Illinois.

Theta alumni are urged to contact Brother Howard Crawford, Jr., 3606 West Douglas, Chicago, IL 60623 and report your address — to keep informed as plans develop... A-Phi!

terest of pride they ignore ominous clouds which lurk behind the beautiful smiles, the scrubbed faces and the sparkling, wondering eyes of large numbers of these public school children. Firstgeneration Black students are not extinct; students with marginally literate parents are endemic; malnourishment is extant in the youth population. All adversely affect the learning process, all make the job of education harder. All these factors cry out for our support, not undermining, of public education.

No matter what their problems, the lessons of our past clearly show that these young people can be educated.

Their potential, perhaps stunted or arrested, is not in permanent bondage.

The lessons of yesterday, and today, show that an education is the key to overcoming societal obstacles. It is a tragic irony that those most in need have joined hands with those least in need to attack the one institution that can erase the difference between the two. A strong, vibrant public school system is the most important tool in the redemption of our young people...and to our continued pursuit of equality. Without such a network, Black Americans will surely become a permanent underclass.

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College Brother of the Year: Brother Darrell Hayes of Troy State University, Troy, AL. See story Page 9.

Alumni Brother of the Year: This accolade was bestowed upon Brother Henry A. Young, Beta Iota Lambda, Baton Rouge, LA. See story Page 8.

College Chapter of the Year: Beta Epsilon, North Carolina A & T State University, took home the prize in this category.

Alumni Chapter of the Year: Zeta Psi Lambda, Lake Charles, LA, became the smallest (in membership only) chapter to capture this award in recent years.

Senior Alpha Service Award: Brother Virgil McKnight, a 1926 initiate of Tau Chapter (University of Illinois), was saluted for his unswerving devotion of Alpha Phi Alpha.

Alpha Award of Merit: Brother Julian Dixon, U . S . Representative from California and Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, was the 1984 recipient of the Fraternity's highest citation to a member.

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Distinguished Service Awards: The Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation, Inc. paid tribute to all five winners of the regional College Brother of the Year competitions. In addition to national winner Hayes, they were: Brother Howard Jenkins, Virginia State University, East; Brother Darren Bolden, Chicago State University, Midwest; Brother Eric Sartin, Southern University, Southwest; and Brother Brett York, UCLA, West.

ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Community Service Award: Dr. Effie O. Ellis, a Chicago physician was cited for her ongoing contributions to Project Alpha â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the March of Dimes/Alpha Phi Alpha program which seeks to educate young Black males to the adverse consequences of teen pregnancy.

Distinguished Service Awards: The Fraternity honored three primary movers of the successful campaign to declare the birthday of Brother Martin Luther King, Jr. a "national holiday".

Cited were Mrs. Coretta Scott King, SCLC President Joseph Lowery, and Rep. Walter Fauntroy (in absentia).

Distinguished Leadership Awards: Honored for providing positive leadership to Black America in its continuing struggle to achieve full equality were: the heads of the seven predominantely Black Greek-letter organizations â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Faye Bryant, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; Hortense Canady, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority; Alice Swain, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority; Edith Francis, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority; Robert Gordon, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity; Demetrius Newton, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity; and L. Benjamin Livingston, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. Also honored were Mayor Wilson Goode of Philadelphia; Brother Roland W. Burris, Comptroller of the State of Illinois; and Brother Henry Brown, Vice President of AnheuserBusch Companies.

Equitable Employmment Opportunity Award: The 1984 EEO Award was presented to the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States for its outstanding efforts in the areas of community service and equal opportunity employment.

Scholastic Achievement: Three College Brothers were honored by the Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation, Inc. for their academic achievements.

The three, who received scholarships of $1,000 along with their awards, were: Austin O. Williams, Beta Chapter, Howard University; Craig M. Joseph, Beta Epsilon Chapter, North Carolina A & T State University; and Anthony Stovall, Iota Omicron Chapter, Southern Methodist University.

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The Alpha Smoker and Symposium was a fitting start to the General Convention — filled with the fellowship and comradeship so typical of this Brotherhood. As always, former Executive Secretary Laurence T. •! Young, Sr. was a gracious emcee — still laboring for the Fraternity that has CLEVELAND, WOW! been his own for more than 60 years.

Brother Young presented the Senior 'Why Cleveland?" was quickly turned Alpha Service Award to Brother Virgil into "Wow, Cleveland" — as the hosts McKnight — Epsilon Lambda's Life and hostesses in that city redefined the Membership Chairman during the word "hospitality". Brother William heyday of that campaign led by that Bennett, Convention Chairman; Brother chapter's other 'Lifer", Brother John D. Andrew Venable, President of Delta Buckner. A 1928 graduate of the Alpha Lambda Chapter; and Women and Children's co-chairs Mrs. Annette University of Illinois, Brother McKnight received his masters from Hamilt.on and Margaret -Ismaila-

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Mitchell... all served to lead a dedicated corps of local Brothers and their families in making the Brotherhood feel most welcome in Cleveland. Sporting their Black and Gold name tags, these folks were omnipresent... in the various hospitality suites, at information desks, even on the elevators — ready to lend a hand. They set a new standard!

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that school in 1930. His distinguished career included work as a social worker, college teacher and finance officer. He retired in 1973 as Superintendent of the legendary Homer G. Phillips Hospital in St. Louis.

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WILLIAMS OPENS/ELLIS HONORED Immediate Past General President James R. Williams told the assembly at the opening Plenary Session that "Changes didn't just happen. We had a hand in making the difference that we see today." Brother Williams cautioned Black professionals to remember from whence they came and to show their sons and daughters that there is more to life than enjoying the niceties of the day. Noting that "the greatness of our past is the key to our future", Brother Williams urged Alpha Chapters to review their programs to provide for work in scholarship funding and other community activities.

Chicago physician Effie O. Ellis received a standing ovation from the

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Another highlight of the Smoker was the unveiling of color oil portraits of The Seven Jewels, a presentation made

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packed house, as she was called forward to receive the Community Service Award in recognition of her contributions to Project Alpha (the March of Dimes/A-Phi-A Teen Pregnancy Project).

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Black colleges not only provide a firm educational base for our community (providing, even today, the vast majority of its leaders in all arenas)...but they provide a moral foundation, setting our young people on a course designed to serve them well throughout their lives. The luncheon was also the occasion for the recognition of outstanding undergraduate achievers. General President Sutton honored the outgoing Assistant Vice Presidents; and Education Foundation Chairman Walter Sullivan cited the Regional College Brothers of the Year and the winners of the 1984 Undergraduate Scholarships.

Reverend Brother Otis Moss, pastor of Cleveland's Olivet Institutional Missionary Baptist Church and National Vice President of Operation PUSH, preached an insightful and eloquent sermon to the attendees and Sunday's Ecumenical Church Service. This program, presided over by Convention Chaplain John N. Doggett, was a standing-room-only affair and received high praise from all present.

RAINBOW PROGRAM Sunday's Public Program was a starstudded event, as distinguished leaders from across America came to explore the problems of Black America in 1984.

Major presenters at the program's Colloquium were: Mrs. Coretta Scott

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assistance to fellow Brothers and the greater community. Next, Brother Oswald Bronson delivered an eloquent plea for continued and expanded support of the nation's Black colleges.

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workers for the loss of jobs by American (including the "first-fired" Blacks). Mr. Torres called for more cooperative efforts to build a stronger partnership between America's two largest minorities.

A highlight of the meeting was the presentation of the Alpha Award of Merit — the Fraternity's highest citation for a member — to Congressman Julian Dixon, an initiate of Alpha Delta Chapter at the University of Southern California. With several heads of Greek-letter organizations on hand, the meeting featured an impressive Greek Medley Candlelighting Ceremony — with the fraternity and sorority representatives lighting a candle of their colors during the playing of their respective hymns. This

ignorance; for ignorance breeds fear."

He further charged that the Reagan administration had attempted to foster mistrust and illwill between the two groups — blaming illegal Hispanic

symbolic gesture characterized the fact, noted by Sigma Gamma Rho Grand Basileus Alice Swain, that "Now, all Black Greeks are friends. We can't afford to have it any other way."

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keynoted by Southern Vice President A. M. Witherspoon.

Also present at the EEO Luncheon were representatives of the companies participating in the Alpha Jobs Fair and Placement Program. This annual event, under the direction of Brother W. Decker Clarke, was another huge success. This, too, was in part due to hard work on the part of the Cleveland host committee. The companies present included: Control Data Corporation: IBM Corporation; the FBI; Ford Aerospace Company; the Virginia Council of Higher Education; Society National Bank; Cleveland Electric Company; East Ohio Gas Company; Standard Oil of Ohio; Hobart Corporation; R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; Brown and Williamson Tobacco Company; the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services; J o h n s o n & J o h n s o n Company; the U. S. Navy; Kraft, Inc.; Honeywell, Inc.; Coca-Cola, Inc.; A m e r i t r u s t C o r p o r a t i o n ; MCI Telecommunications; Allstate Insurance Company; and Cleveland Metropolitan Hospital.

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Bottom: General Treasurer Trent and new Assistant Vice Presidents Thornton. Key, Sapp, Williams and Thomas prepare to take the oath of office.

LEISURE LEDGER Political Action Symposium â&#x20AC;&#x201D; featuring Mr. Joseph Madison, Director of the NAACP's Voter Education Department. The Equitable Opportunities Luncheon was addressed by Brother Darwin A. Davis, Vice President of Equitable Life; and Mr. Roger Smith, President of First Bank NA. Brother Davis also accepted the Fraternity's Equitable Employment Opportunity Award on behalf of The Equitable. The annual Fraternal Luncheon was The Sphinx/Fall 1984

Pleasure is always on the minds of the avid convention-goers, and they weren't disappointed with the schedule in Cleveland. Highlights included two Nightclub Tours; an Alpha Casino; the 3k-10k Fun Run, for the athletic (and weatherproof, since it rained); the PanHellenic Dance; and, the ever-popular College Brothers Disco and Step Contest. And, not the least of the attractions, the Miss Black and Gold Contest.

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from the West, Miss Gina Gaston, a student at the University of Southern California. Following a delightful pageant moderated by Judge Lloyd Brown and TV reporter Leon Bibb, the 1983 Miss Black and Gold — Vernita Ferguson — performed a special talent presentation and took her final walk.

She came back to crown her successor, as Miss Crystal Walker was named Miss Black and Gold 1984.

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Smooth sailing was the watch-word for most of the business items during the Cleveland convention. The 1985 Budget was adopted with no mandated increases in fees and taxes; and the Public Policy Statement was approved with only minor changes.

In what now seems to be a trend (one frequently called for by leaders and sages), the Constitution and By-Laws was not subjected to amendment.

Intra-fraternal politics was again high on the agenda — only this year there was nothing to do but await the tabulation of votes as submitted by the Brotherhood.

When the Election Commission had finished this task, it was announced that former Comptroller Charles C. Teamer, Sr. had been elected 27th General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. The only election on-site was for the office of General Treasurer, with incumbent James Trent re-elected without opposition. As a result of balloting at the various regional conventions, five new Assistant Vice Presidents took office at convention's end. The new board members are: Glenn Thomas, East; Gregory Williams, Midwest; Van Sapp, South; Darryl Thornton, Southwest; and James Key, West.

Delegates at the convention also approved a proposal for a new national headquarters facility, as presented by General President Sutton and Building Foundation Chairman Wayne C. Harvey. The plan calls for a new facility to be erected on the present site (owned by the Fraternity) at 4432 Martin Luther King Drive in Chicago. The proposed design would preserve the entrance facade of the present building — with all new construction behind this wall. General President Sutton noted that the basic fund-raising mechanism in New Orleans — calling for assessments of $100 per Alumni Brother and $50 per College Brother.

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Project SIEGE (Strengthening Intergenerational Exchanges and Group Efforts) is a community response to the need to expand services for the elderly population due to severe economic conditions and changing societal patterns. An ever-increasing number of persons are living longer and as a result, the need for additional services continues to grow. Even if traditional agencies such as the Administration on Aging (AOA), Health and Human Services (HHS), Social Security Administration (SSA), etc., maintained their current levels of service, they would not be able to adequately meet the future needs of older Americans.

Alpha Phi Alpha and Hampton Institutes Gerontology Information and Teaching (GIT) Center developed an "inter-generational" service-learning program (GIT) Center designed to use non-students with an emphasis on service. This program was funded by the Administration on Aging for one year.

Usually, the mere mention of "intergeneration" conjures up images of the young and old. However, intergenerational combinations are not limited to these extreme groups. The basis of inter-generational exchanges is the premise that everyone has something to contribute and the relationships can be mutually beneficial.

In the development of Project SIEGE, five alumni chapters were selected to participate in a nine-month service learning project — based upon a chapter's application for participation, which outlined its proposed project activities. Guided by the desire to gain geographic as well as program diversity, the following chapters and coordinators were selected:

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Kappa Iota Lambda (Willingboro, N]), Brother Howard Ways: Serving several semi-rural New Jersey communities and metropolitan Philadelphia, and assisted in their efforts by the local Jack and Jill, Inc. chapter, Kappa Iota Lambda provided "friendly visiting" for homebound and institutionalized senior citizens. Also, the chapter provided regular public forums to inform seniors of services available and published a directory of services for senior citizens in the Willingboro/Burlington County area.

• Beta Theta Lambda Durham, NC), Brother James M. Schooler, Sr.: After adopting a senior citizens center, the Brothers of Beta Theta Lambda Chapter — located in the Research Triangle, long-noted for its studies toward educational advancement — provided friendly visiting, a weekly errand service, monthly breakfast informational meetings on area services for seniors, and limited maintenance help (which included painting the center, tuning the piano, and purchasing recreational equipment).

• Gamma Sigma Lambda (Fort Valley, GA), Brother Jerry L. Hardee: Located in a small agricultural community in central Georgia — where the historiclly-Black college has provided much of the enlightenment for the entire community — Gamma Sigma Lambda utilized the resources of retired educators from Fort Valley State College and area public schools to serve as mentors and role models in the development of college-related activities. These included lyceum speakers, life-long learning pro-

grams, and continuing education courses. Support activities for home-bound and area institutionalized seniors included transportation to such events and public forums. Finally, an area directory of services for seniors was also published.

• Gamma Eta Lambda (Austin, TX) Brother Samuel Robertson: Using the expertise of chapter members and resources of the computer companies located in. the high-tech Austin area, Gamma Eta Lambda purchased the needed hardware and implemented a computer literacy program for seniors and youths in an Austin public library.

The fifth chapter site selected, Gamma Lambda of Detroit, MI, due to organizational restraints, withdrew from the project. Each participating chapter received financial assistance to implement its activities. A national advisory board — composed of representatives from each of the eight Black Greek-letter organizations, other service organizations and the corporate community — provided additional guidance and direction. Brother J. Leon Langhorneof Mu Lambda (Washington, D. C.) represented Alpha Phi Alpha on this Board.

A national dissemination meeting was held at Hampton Institute in Hampton, VA, May 17-19, 1984. More than twenty representatives from various national service organizations were present to receive the report of activities cajried out by the four participating A-Phi-A alumni chapters.

The Project was lauded and each chapter indicated its intention to continue these efforts in some form.

If your chapter is desirous of implementing similar activities in your chapter program, please feel free to contact me at the General Office.

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In his more than 30 years as a minister, Bishop Philip Cousin has sought to "do good" on behalf of the less fortunate. As head of the National Council of Churches, he can now do even more.

Brother PHILIP R. COUSIN, Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, is the 13th President of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. He assumed presidential responsibilities in November 1983, when former NCCC president James Armstrong stepped down, and will serve through 1984.

As president, Bishop Cousin leads a council made up of 31 Protestant and Orthodox communions with a total membership of over 40 million, making it the nation's largest ecumenical organization. He is the first NCCC president from a predominantly Black denomination.

A noted expert in the study of black religion and worship, Brother Cousin The Sphinx/Fall 1984

has led a distinguished church career.

He has been very active in stewardship, evangelism, and Christian education. As chairman of the Commission on Church Extension and Evangelism of the General Board of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Cousin has focused on "bringing alive religion for those for whom it has gotten cold and allowed to get wet in the rain of despair."

After his ordination to the ministry of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1952, Brother Cousin served as minister to a number of congregations in Florida, Virginia, and North Carolina. He also served as the President of Kittrell College, Kittrell, N. C , from 1960-65. He is presently Presiding Bishop of the Ninth District of the

African Methodist Episcopal Church in the State of Alabama.

Bishop Cousin — a 1951 initiate of Delta Xi Chapter — brings to the NCCC a wealth of experience and service in ministry, education, and human rights. He is particularly concerned with the welfare of those unable to help themselves because of discrimination, age, oppression, or ignorance. He has devoted himself to the advancement of Blacks, the needs and rights of children, and the cause of those who are hungry in Africa and the Caribbean. He has also worked for voter education and registration as an important way to secure the fundamental rights of all U.S. citizens.

In the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Cousin is able to further advance the goals of founder Martin Luther King, Jr. toward non-violent integration in his role as ViceChairperson of the SCLC Board for the State of Alabama.

He has held many community and civic leadership positions, including the chair of the Human Relations Committee in Durham, N. C , and trustee on hospital, public school, and university boards in North Carolina. Cousin deepened his interest in hunger and other international issues during lengthy stays in both West Africa and the Caribbean as a student.

A native of Pittston, Pa., Cousin received his Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy and English, cum laude, from Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio in 1953. He received his Master of Theology from Boston University, and went on to earn a Doctor of Ministry from ColgateRochester Divinity School in 1975. He is the recipient of two honorary doctorates of divinity, one from Kittrell College in 1960, and the other from Payne Theological Seminary, Wilberforce, Ohio, in 1978.

Cousin has also gained recognition as an educator. He has taught at Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and at Southeastern Theological Seminary.

He studied at Boston University's School of Education in 1961, and then at the University of Texas Educational Administration Program in 1965.

Bishop Cousin and his wife, Margaret Joan, have five sons — four of whan are either ministers or studying to be ministers; the fifth son is 10 years old.

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WORLD CLASS SPRINTER HONORED Long before Jesse Owens' victories in the 1936 Olympics, Brother ELIJAH WILLIAMS was winning trophies in the State of Kansas. On October 22, 1983, this great runner was inducted into the Hall of Honor at Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas. Brother Williams was Kansas Conference champion in 1922, 1923 and 1924 in the 100 and 200 yard dashes. His time of 21.4 seconds in the 220, tying a world record for a onecurve track, was not recognized because no AAU official timer was present at the meet.

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In addition to anchoring his 880 yard relay team to a first-place finish at the Drake Relays, "Lige" tied the Drake Relays record in the 100 and outran three sprinters who were members of the 1924 Olympic team. He qualified for the Olympic trials, but was forced out of competition by a leg injury ten days before the finals.

In another recent activity, this illustrious brother was honored, along with two other persons, at the Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner sponsored by the Kansas State Teachers College Alumni Association.

Mu Lambda Chapter is also proud of the pursuits of Brother Williams since his move to Washington, D. C. After leaving employment of the D. C. Recreation Department in 1933, he was a Medical Assistant in the Department of Bacteriology at Howard University Medical School until 1953.

He later became a D. C. Parole Officer and served until his retirement in 1965.

Brother Williams is still active as a member of the Advisory Council for the Department of Corrections in Washington, and also is an advisor to the Homemakers Organization.

He is a member of the Pigskin Club of Washington and a member of Calvary Episcopal Hall of Famer Elijah Williams P r o t e s t a n t Church, Washington, D. C. takes his bows.

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L*E*G*A*C*Y MOLDER OF ATHLETIC SKILL AND PERSONAL CHARACTER championship after the city league was integrated.

"...you shall gather to yourself the images you love", wrote Oswald McCall. On March 26, 1984, the Washington M e t r o p o l i t a n Basketball Hall of Fame gathered into its fold one of the men t h a t h a v e helped Washington, D. C. become the basketball capital it is today. As one of only 15 men enshrined in this Hall to date, Brother CHARLES H. BALTIMORE took his place beside such NBA greats as Elgin Baylor, Dave Bing and Gene Shue. The Hall is located at the Capital Centre in Largo, Maryland, (home of the Washington Bullets and the NCAA basketball champions, Georgetown University.)

Brother Baltimore, a member of Mu Lambda Chapter, was honored because of his superior coaching career and his unselfish service to the community.

Described by Frank Bolden, his nominator, as the most consistent producer of high school championship teams in the Washington area, Brother Baltimore compiled a record of 215 wins and 4 losses while coaching at Armstrong High School frcm 1942 to 1955. During this time his teams won more than 20 different championships, including nine consecutive Division Two Championships and four South Atlantic High School Athletic Conference (SAHAC) Championships. The SAHSAC was made up of Black high schools in Washington, Baltimore, Annapolis, Wilmington and northern Virginia.

He was selected twice as the Metropolitan (Washington) Coach of the Year and the Washington News Newspaper Coach of the Year.

Good coaching has its by-products.

In addition to learning the skills of a specific sport, players will sometimes learn the standard of performance required for excellence and will apply that standard in other areas. It is possible that some of the knowledge Willie Wood gained while playing basketball The Sphinx/Fall 1984

Brother Baltimore was Captain of the basketball team at his alma mater, Minor Normal, (formerly D. C. Teachers and now part of the University of the District of Columbia.) He played one year of semiprofessional basketball with the old Washington Carlisles.

As a referee, he was an official of the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association for five years, member of the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials and its President for two years, and a member of the Eastern Board of Officials for ten years. He was also the Honorary Co-Chairman of the 1976 InterHigh City Championships game along with Georgetown University Coach John Thompson.

under Brother Baltimore helped Wood become an All-Pro defensive back for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. Newsman Frank Lee, reviewing Brother Baltimore's career said, "...many of the players he coached showed noticeable signs of becoming better individuals as well as being fundamentally groomed on the court."

Brother Baltimore's career had another dimension. He was a strong supporter of civil rights in athletics.

Prior to integration in 1954, D. C. Public Schools did not permit interracial basketball games in its league.

Brother Baltimore scheduled games with five white teams from outside the city to demonstrate to local diehards that interracial athletic competition between high schools could be staged without incident. One of the games he arranged to have televised. It was the first time a high school game had been shown locally on TV. It is not surprising that his team was the first to win a

He served as area scout for Duquesne University from 1953 to 1955 under Coach "Chick" Daves. He was on the basketball clinic faculty at Virginia State University with Coach John Lawther and Coach Daves. He also served as a scout for Coach John McLendon during the 1947 -1949 seasons at North Carolina Central University.

Washington Afro Newspaper chose him as its Man of the Year in 1953, the Washington Lions honored him for service to the youth of Washington, and Howard University gave him a plaque for service to D. C. high school athletes.

He taught in the D. C. Public Schools from 1927 to 1958, was principal of Armstrong High School from 1959 to 1962 and was principal of Bell Vocational High School from 1962 to 1971, when he retired. He served as Director of Urban Services for the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) from 1971 to 1973, and currently is a Field Consultant for NASSP).

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*1UBILEE HALL. From its very first hours, the goals set forth for Fisk University were high ideals, s t i l l n u r t u r e d to t h i s d a y . . . t h e ideal of the free thinker; the liberally educated man or woman w h o assumes a productive and innovative place in society. These concepts were stirring ideals for young men and women emerging from the Civil War and the shackles of slavery. They met the challenge... mastered the classics, foreign languages, music, art, mathematics, and science.

They graduated as confident, well-rounded and ambitious free thinkers. They are such distinguished alumni as W. E. B. DuBois, Ph.D. (1888), philosopher, educator, and founder of the NAACP;

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George E. Haynes, Ph.D. ('08), co-founder of the National Urban LeagueCharles H. Wesley, Ph.D. ('11) and John H. Franklin, P h . D . (35), leading 20th Century historians and educators; Wade H. McCree, Esq. ('41), jurist and former Solicitor General of the United States, and Nikki Giovanni ('65), poet and social commentator.

Founded in 1965 through the efforts of the American Missionary Association (now a part of the United Church of Christ) and the Freemans Bureau (largely due to the goodwill of General Clinton B. Fisk for w h o m the school is named), Fisks' first classes, held in abandoned Union A r m y barracks, formed the basis

for an intense struggle against all odds â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one that has been won by her sons and daughters time and time a g a i n . T o d a y the school seeks to continue its tradition of excellence in the a r t s and sciences by

Brother Henry Ponder, President of Fisk University.

expanding its offerings and degree-granting curriculum.

Richly interwoven in the cultural as well as the educational fabric of America, Fisk University has great historical importance. It is the first historically Black institution to gain full accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Additionally, it is also the first historicallyBlack i n s t i t u t i o n to be awarded university status, granted a Phi Beta Kappa Chapter, and authorized to nominate candidates for the Rhodes Scholarships. Jubilee Hall, the focal point of the Fisk Oval (as the campus is affectionately known), is the first permanent building ever erected in America for the exContinued on Page 30 20

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Continued from Page 29 press purpose of educating Black men and women. Van Vechten Art Gallery and the Fisk Library house such important collections as the Stieglitz Art Collection (which include works by Georgia O'Keefe,Picasso, Cezanne, Renoir, ToulouseLautreo; and the libraries and personal papers of George Gershwin, Jean Toomer, Charles S.Johnson, W. E. B. DuBois, Marcus Garvey, W. C. Handy, John Mercer Langston, former Congressman William L. Dawson of Illinois, and the Sigma Pi Phi Boule. These buildings, along with others on the campus, form a National Historic District, as designated by the United States D e p a r t m e n t of Interior.

In addition to its core curriculum, Fisk offers preprofessional programs in medicine, dentistry, law,

and education. Joint programs in nursing and medical technology with R u s h - P r e s b y t e r i a n St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago and a Dual-Degree program in Science and Engineering with Vanderbilt University in Nashville also are included in the professional program curricula. Recently introduced into the academic program are concentrations in Computer Science, Health Care Administration and Planning, and Mass Communications. Fisk is a part of the Nashville University Center, a consortium including Vanderbilt, Meharry Medical College and Scarritt College, which permits one to attend classes at these institutions while enrolled at Fisk. The University is also a sponsoring institution of the Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Inc. 'ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.

In recognition of Fisk's unique place in art, culture, archeology and history, the United States Department of Interior named the Fisk campus a National Historic District in 1978.

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Fisk's General Honors Program is supplemented with a student exchange program with Allegheny, Boston College, Colby, Cornell, Denison, Howard, Mills, Oberlin, Pomona, Simmons, St. Olaf, Talladega, the University of the South, Vassar, Whittier, and Williams. The summer study abroad program provides an opportunity for British studies at Oxford University. All of these special programs, along with a strong active faculty (of when over 60% hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree), contribute greatly to Fisk's ability to continue its tradition of academic excellence.

Among its fine clubs and organizations, most prominently stand the Jubilee Singers, of world renown, who remains a significant link between the University's glorious past and promising future.

Dr. Henry Ponder, who has been selected to lead Fisk University as its tenth president, looks to the future with sincere optimism. He is convinced that Fisk can meet the future challenges and once more, against all odds, succeed. The school's rich tradition and resources coupled with Dr. Ponders proven leadership are strong indicators which support this conviction.

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THE PUBLIC POLICY STATEMENT OF THE ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC. CLEVELAND CONVENTION August, 1984 Our time has come.

The light has shone and we see it.

"We shall overcome" acquires added meaning: We will overcome! We are overcoming! We are accelerating!

No longer does "Burn, Baby. Burn"sear the soul, scorch the mind. and raze the city.

The consensus now, the word now is achievement.

Brothers and Sisters. ACHIEVE! The times have changed.

We are an integral part of the times.

Indeed, we Black Americans have fashioned much reason for the change — And we ourselves are in fact much of the change.

OUR TIME HAS COME! The work of our predecessors has paid off.

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"Alpha Phi Alpha publicly extols the tremendous achievement of the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson. We all see more clearly the possibilities that America has for full fruition of democracy within its own borders and for the extension of freedom and peace to mankind. We believe that our time has come. This Fraternity believes that the United States has far more capability and potential than it has ever realized. We believe that the future is here, tomorrow is now. Black Americans, women, and other minorities in our society are overcoming."

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ACHIEVE! Infants born in the 1980s will enter adulthood in a brand new century. Perhaps far more than most eras, the Twenty-First Century will be a tremendous challenge. The hungry of the world must be fed.

Diseases of body and mind must be administered unto and controlled.

Peace must be taught so widely and so thoroughly that it is believed in and striven for. People and nations must escape exploitation by people and nations. But the most terrifying threat the new century can face is that there actually could be nudear obliteration of human life — of all human life. More than that — of all life.

For the United States of America to contribute the constructive leadership and the example that these ponderous challenges demand, we must use our common sense and our uncommon sense; we must draw on all the moral depth we possess; we must be both practical and as ideal as a "government of the people, by the people, and for the people" ever was meant to be. In his "Publisher's Statement" (EBONY, August, 1984; p. 33). John H. Johnson, an Alpha man, writes "we consistently championed the idea that America can never reach its full potential until it utilizes the political and economic potential of all Americans." Brother Johnson, Editor and Publisher, continues "We believe today, more than ever, that America cannot reach its full glory until every American — Black, White, Hispanic, male and female — can aspire to the highest honors of this land, including the governor's mansion and the White House." As Johnson's words emphasize, and as the Reverend Jesse Jackson has dramatically brought to the attention of all America and the World at large, the citizenry of the United States is obviously a heterogeneous blending of colors which aesthetically are as beautiful as is the rainbow and sociologically complements the whole. The tired and the poor, the rich and the leisured, the spectrum of colors on bodies and faces — this is America. The rainbow coalition is the point of unification. The problem of the 21st Century must not be the problem of the color line! Our time has come, we are overcoming. Tomorrow is now.

The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. advocates that whatever obstacles, matters, or issues stand in the way of democratic fulfillment must be attacked and overcome. In this, our Public Policy Statement, we specify certain needs that are expedient.

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VOTING: REGISTRATION, EDUCATION AND MECHANICS As never before in 84 we clearly note the need to vote.

The presidential election year of 1984 is a year replete with many paradoxies. Many "firsts" in a number of areas of American society have been achieved by Blacks in the last four years. However, Blacks have seen many cases of eroded legal achievements by Executive and Judicial branches of the government.

The year of 1984 is not only a presidential year mandated by the Constitution but it is the year that Blacks' involvement in the political arena soared to astronomical heights because of the Jesse Jackson presidential candidacy. No single issue, no personality, no force has dominated politics this election year as has the Jesse Jackson phenomenon! This new energy has registered many new voters and involved Blacks in party politics from the precinct level to the international scene. One of the results of this surge of interest and participation on the part of minorities has been large voter registration drives across the country, undertaken by Whites. To some observers, this aspect represents a backlash which aims to nullify and offset the activities and involvement of Blacks and other minorities.

The struggle continues. Power denied is power not shared. Any power gained from entrenched vested interest demands constant vigilance and protection. "Black politics" involves a struggle for opportunities to participate fully in the political process and to develop techniques and strategies to influence policies that effect them. This approach requires Black Americans to consolidate their gains, form workable coalitions, and chart their course of action for the future. The following areas of action must concern Black Americans throughout the country: 1) Continuing registration of new voters during the remainder of the presidential campaign, 2) Educating the voters on the issues and candidates, 3) Distributing information regarding the mechanics of voting, and 4) Delivering registered voters to the polls on election day.

A Voteless People is a Hopeless People has been the battle cry of Alpha men for the last 60 years. Its shrill penetrating sound is no less relevant today. Therefore, the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity directs every chapter on every campus and in every city to set up working committees to organize and energize its members for registering new voters, educating them on the issues and candidates, distributing information on the mechanics of voting and assisting personally in delivering voters to the polls on Election Day. PERMANENT ALLIANCE There are six institutions which Alpha Phi Alpha can never turn from. They are the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the National Urban League, the United Negro College Fund, the Black College, the Black Church, and the Black Family. Alpha Phi Alpha strongly supports each of these cognates, which are our roots and which consistently give us much of our strength. We pledge to continue our financial, intellectual, moral, spiritual, and physical support to all of them. We urge others to do likewise. As these organizations grow, the cause of democracy grows.

THE IMPACT OF THE NEWS MEDIA Alpha men have constantly emphasized the tremendous importance of communication and the use of this art to get things done and in some notable cases — undone! As a matter of fact, throughout the Nation there are Alpha men who play a prominent 32

role in the newspaper and publishing industry. There are others who are prominent in radio and television. However, it is obvious that recent events — notably the current political campaign for the presidency of the United States — have sharply dramatized the need for much greater Black participation in the production and dissemination of the news.

The national media gave the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson extensive, almost adulatory coverage when he went to Syria and procured the freedom of Lt. Robert Goodman. Lt. Goodman, an Afro-American naval officer, was engaged in a military mission when he was shot down and captured. The media made both men heroes. But when Jackson secured the freedom of imprisoned Americans and dissident Cubans, the press reported it briefly and then promptly dropped the matter. The establishment is anti-Cuba. Afro-Americans are at the mercy of the White media. Both the Reverend Jackson and Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Black Muslims have been victims of biased reporting in the press. The New York Post in particular has waged a vicious campaign to discredit both men and has, in fact, reminded the discerning reader of tactics used by the Nazis'Dr. Goebels: repeat the big lie again and again to pass it off as truth.

One thing is certain: media attacks helped blunt the appeal — the surprising appeal of Jesse Jackson to Whites.

Alpha Phi Alpha recommends that Alpha men immediately take exception to lies and half truths when we see them in the media.

Write the Editor. Demand a reply. We urge fair-minded, perceptive people to join with us in insisting on the truth and exposing the misinterpretations. We further recommend that Afro-Americans generally and Alpha men in particular write to New York Congressman Mario Biaggi, in support of his action to establish an Ethnic Affairs Clearinghouse within the Federal Communications Commission. The initial impetus for this effort to fight ethnic slurs came from the Jewish and Italo-American communities, but they welcome and need the support of the Afro-American community.

BRAIN DRAIN IN HIGHER EDUCATION A recent article in the Wall Street Journal (June 12, 1984) pointed out that the shortage of black professors in higher education is growing worse. Despite active recruiting by white colleges, the situation is bleak because the potential pool of black professionals is shrinking. Black colleges are also having a tough time recruiting black faculty with the ever increasing competition from white schools.

A part of the reason for the shrinking pool is that collegeeducated Blacks are finding expanding opportunities in private industry and government that often pay more than positions in education. But the more fundamental cause is that there simply aren't enough Blacks who continue their education in graduate schools and earn doctorates or other professional degrees. Even with accelerated recruiting efforts, many schools indicate that they are experiencing a decline in applications for graduate study from black students.

Alpha men have always been quite prominent in education in this nation. They have served as presidents of many black colleges.

We are proud of this heritage but we are disturbed by the current trend away from academe.

Alpha Phi Alpha encourages its brothers, as well as other talented young persons, to further their education by entering Ph.D. and other professional degree programs upon receiving their Baccalaureate degree. We further request that black educators at all levels seek out, direct, and assist capable young Blacks into graduate and professional programs in their fields of interest. We also insist that our fraternity's scholarship program be expanded, publicized, and made available to more brothers who might need financial assistance in pursuing their graduate studies.

COMMITMENT FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT Alpha Phi Alpha has from its inception been steeped in the belief that education is the key to the development of a people and nation. Alpha has encouraged young black students to go to high school and college. The concern continues to exist. Black students The Sphinx/Fall 1984

must focus on total development and commitment as they pursue their education.

Statistics continue to show that black students rank high as dropouts, they present discipline problems; and in the opinion of sympathetic professionals, too many black students achieve poorly and below their capacities. Black students must assume their responsibility in becoming aggresively competent in academic achievement, attendance, and personal performance.

Black students owe it to themselves and to their supporters to study, to discipline themselves properly, and to remain in school.

BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Business and economic development continues to be a top priority item for Black Americans in 1984. We are making some progress but our share of the pie is still too small. An increasing number of Blacks can be found in the corporate world. However, only a few have entered top management positions, including corporate board membership. Also, too few are engaged in entrepreneurial activity of their own. Personally owned and operated businesses provide only about one percent of the total income of Blacks as compared with six percent for Whites (Black Enterprise, August 1984). Alpha Phi Alpha continues to endorse, encourage, and foster business development within the black community.

To implement this goal, Alpha Phi Alpha urges corporations to appoint and promote more top black management executives, increase the use of black advertising and marketing services, make larger corporate contributions to black organizations and colleges — including the United Negro College Fund, expand purchasing programs from black-owned suppliers and businesses, and to deposit significant funds in black-owned banks throughout this country.

As a part of our commitment, Alpha Phi Alpha will work vigorously through its Business Encouragement Program to develop, sponsor, and recognize business development in our local communities. We call on our chapters to play an aggressive role in this endeavor. We further urge our members to patronize black enterprises whenever possible.

Finally, business development is one of the programs affecting Blacks to which the current administration is merely paying lip service. Alpha Phi Alpha calls on this Administration, through the appropriate agencies — such as the Small Business Administration, Office of Minority Business Enterprise, and the Department of Commerce — to implement this program by allocating funds, monitoring its set-aside program for minority enterprises and providing financial, technical, and managerial assistance for developing minority enterprises.

TUITION TAX CREDITS The hard push for the Reagan-proposed Tuition Tax Credits Bill should bring to public attention the true picture of this Administration's policies toward the poor and minorities. The proposal, which the President terms "simple tax equity," may sound reasonable and noble; but if activated, it would shift tax dollars from public to private schools and would benefit only those taxpayers who have large income tax bills.

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity neither opposes nor criticizes nondiscriminatory private or parochial schools. However, this Fraternity emphatically opposes legislation that would provide tax credits for tuition paid to any non-public elementary or secondary school. Such tax subsidy to non-public schools is not only unsound economic policy; it also constitutes a negative education policy — one which would certainly be unwise for public practice.

While the tuition tax credits proposal speaks of "equal opportunity," there is no evidence that such a scheme, which is really unconscionable, would in any way enhance either opportunity or equality in education. It is apparent that tuition tax credits would reduce funds for the already financially burdened public schools. Enactment of such legislation would moreover create an educational caste system, leading to further racial, economic, and social isolatioa Because the Reagan Administration's proposed Tuition Tax Credits Bill would undergird and advance anti-public education policies — Because such legislation would further reduce support for the

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public school system — Because such a policy would actually extend racial, economic, and social isolation — Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., is unalterably opposed to the present Administration's Tuition Tax Credits Bill.

UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG BLACK YOUTH Blacks and other minorities have made great strides in breaking occupational barriers which prevailed before the mid '60s; yet, twenty years after the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Blacks and other minorities continue to lag far behind other Americans in economic security.

If employment is a measure of progress, the statistics for black youths show an alarming, deplorable, and chronic condition. In July, 1984, 34% of black youths were unemployed compared with 16% of white youths. Traditional prejudice has attempted to dub black youngsters as lazy idlers. This of course is not so. Most unemployed black youths desperately want to work. Again and again they have cried out in frustration over their inability to find employment. Having a job is a sign of security, a standard of worth and self-esteem. Not to be employed, to have to rely on government assistance and handouts is demeaning. The situation causes alienation.

One can no longer attribute the disproportionately high rate of joblessness among black youths solely to deficiencies in basic educational skills, nor to the Federal minimum wage. The United States must face it. The problem is lingering racial discrimination and legacy of segregation. What happens all too often is that the unemployed young person will seek other avenues for escaping a bleak existence. The correlation between unemployment and crime indicates that it would be cheaper to provide resources for job training and employment than to hire more police and build more jails.

Alpha Phi Alpha urges the federal, state, and local governments to mobilize their resources' in support of youth employment through the establishment of programs of public works and public services which would provide youths with skills for successfully competing in the labor market. We further call upon business and industry to strengthen their efforts in youth training and employment programs. These efforts would not only be in the best interest of today's youths but would be an investment in a bright future for this Nation.

HUNGER IN AMERICA The fact that more than 34 rrillion Americans live in poverty should remove all doubt that hunger exists in this nation. Many studies by national, state, and local agencies attest to the magnitude and seriousness of the problem. It will not simply go away. On the contrary, until positive and successful approaches are made to alleviate the causes, hunger and malnutrition will become an increasingly serious problem. Despite the reality of all this, Americans have had to contend with smug responses from our national leaders. However, other important voices are heard. The Honorable Ernest N. Morial, Mayor of New Orleans, and a past General President of Alpha Phi Alpha — Mayor Morial chaired the United States Conference of Mayors'Task Force on Joblessness and Hunger. Brother Morial warned this nation as recent as June 15, 1984, that "Homelessness and hunger.. .will continue to be growing problems," until the Federal Government actively joins in the fight against them. As Morial insists, the deplorable condition requires positive action, now.

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., declares that for this Nation — the most prosperous on the face of the earth — to allow any of its citizens, especially its children, to experience hunger and malnutrition is morally indefensible. To permit hundreds of thousands of children to be ravaged of their proper development by malnu trition is a national tragedy. For the United States, blessed with the world's greatest capacity for food productivity, to allow thousands of its children to go to bed hungry every night is a national disgrace.

How can we talk about hope and America's future while the promise of our children's future is held hostage by the insidious prob33

lems of hunger and malnutrition? How can we talk about our children s future when three million fewer children are participating in school lunch programs, and more than one million fewer lowincome children are receiving free or reduced-price lunches in 1984 than 1980?

Alpha Phi Alpha calls upon the entire nation to mobilize all available resources in a concentrated attack on hunger and malnutrition. We urge the Reagan Administration and the Congress to expand and improve this Nation's child nutrition program, to the extent that hunger is eradicated.

JUVENILE CRIME Crimes committed by juveniles in the United States occur with appalling frequency and are becoming increasingly more violent.

Even the most casual observer has come to see that something must be done about this serious problem.

It is well-established by various disciplines and agencies that youths who endure economic hardships and emotional neglect from an uncaring society retaliate through alienation and/or rebelliousness. Although they may resort to a variety of techniques for survival, many of these youths are encouraged by their very environment to learn the ways of violence and, most regrettably, to accept crime and violence as the means for survival.

Low income and ethnic status have long been called major determinants of juvenile delinquency and crime. But these factors are by no means the only explanation for this deviant behavior. The stubborn fact is that juvenile delinquency and crime are found throughout our society â&#x20AC;&#x201D; on every socio-economic level.

Our Juvenile-Justice System has raised so many legal and procedural problems that actions by law enforcement agencies have proved to be only temporarily effective. In June, 1984, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld New York State's law on preventive detention of juveniles. This law permits judges to confine juveniles who present a "serious risk" of committing another offense before they appear for trial. (It is hoped that in its zeal to slow down juvenile violence, the Court will temper its prejudices and not lose sight of the fact that not every youngster brought before it has committed a crime serious enough to warrant preventive confinement.)

According to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the "Key factor" in preventing juvenile crime is to provide healthier "social development opportunities" for young people.

Alpha Phi Alpha wishes to share responsibility â&#x20AC;&#x201D; along with the Juvenile-Justice System, community agencies, and school officials.

We wish to help deter and prevent the juvenile violence which is plaguing our Nation and corrupting our youth.

New approaches to the problem of juvenile delinquency and crime must be explored. Alpha Phi Alpha urgently recommends the following: 1) That more jobs be created for young people and that through courageous teaching and meaningful employment opportunities, the work ethic be strengthened in American youths; 2) That the news media reduce their emphasis on terror and violence and increase their focus on the positive aspects of our society; 3) That unwarranted disparties in the treatment of youths charged with serious crimes be eliminated by the establishment of comprehensive and consistent laws and procedures throughout the nation; 4) That where the crime and circumstances warrant, juveniles be treated as adults by the courts; and 5) That for non-violent juveniles, state and local governments redirect some of their efforts and provide ample resources toward intervention and prevention programs rather than mainly juvenile detention programs.

If we are to have a better society, improved and/or new initiatives must be undertaken now.

CHILD ABUSE Alpha Phi Alpha is greatly alarmed and concerned about the problem of child abuse in the United States. The news media assure us that this aberration has reached epidemic proportions. This 34

Fraternity is appalled and angered by the physical abuse, sexual abuse, and emotional abuse which have been inflicted on children.

Various researchers estimate that between 100,000 and 500,000 American children will be sexually molested this year. This abuse, along with exploitation of children for prostitution and pornography must be brought under control now.

Alpha Phi Alpha calls upon the entire nation to take immediate and decisive steps to help control this disgraceful sickness in our society. We therefore recommend: 1) That legislation be enacted in all states to provide educators with immunity from legal action when they report suspected child abuse and exploitation; 2) That continuing education programs dealing with child abuse be developed for educators and appropriate community agencies; 3) That state legislative bodies enact stronger laws to deal more effectively with child abuse, neglect, and exploitation; and 4) That state and local governments give strong support to the Justice Department's recently established Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

IN SUMMATION Alpha Phi Alpha publicly extols the tremendous achievement of the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson. We all see more clearly the possibilities that America has for full fruition of democracy within its own borders and for the extension of freedom and peace to mankind. We believe that our time has come. This Fraternity believes that the United States has far more capability and potential than it has ever realized. We believe that the future is here, tomorrow is now. Black Americans, women, and other minorities in our society are overcoming.

The struggle for a government of, by, and for the people will continue until it is completely realized. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., therefore states clearly that its commitment includes: 1) Registering the unregistered 2) Getting the citizenry to the polls 3) Continuing support to those six institutions that have pioneered the Black cause 4) Enlisting the power of the media to the cause for the good of us all 5) Encouraging capable Black Americans to pursue the highest academic degrees 6) Encouraging the qualified to enter into the corporate structure 7) Fighting against elitism in education 8) Urging again and again employment of Black youths 9) Fighting to offset hunger in a land of abundance 10) Reducing juvenile crime by establishing sound moral and economic alternatives 11) Educating and legislating against child abuse 12) Utilizing properly athletic competition to the glory of man and woman 13) DEVELOPING FREEDOM FOR ALL AMERICANS, A FREEDOM OF WHICH ALL AMERICANS WILL BE PROUD! OUR TIME HAS COME. THE FUTURE IS NOW. DISCRIMINATION BASED ON COLOR MUST NOT BE THE PROBLEM OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY.

PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE Brothers HOBART S. JARRETT, Chairman WILLIAM ALSTON W. D. COMBS GEORGE E. CONEY MATTHEW DAWSON EDDIE EASLEY JOHN A. HARVEY, SR. E. F. MARCHBANKS, JR. ROBERT H. MYERS, JR. JOHN RICE, JR. SAMUEL SCOTT BETHEL WILLIAMSON The Sphinx/Fall 1984

Brother Joseph Keys Byrd Brother Ronald Buckley The Beta Phi Chapter takes pride in the accomplishments of Brother RONALD BUCKLEY. As Historian, Brother Buckley is a senior PreMedical and Chemistry major. Brother Buckley pledged a n d e n t e r e d Alphadom with the intention of carrying on the scholarship for which the fraternity aims to achieve. The interest and knowledge of the fraternity history during his pledge season impressed the Brotherhood to the extent that there was no doubt that he will become the next Historian. Among his accomplishments, Brother Buckley holds an accumulative GPA of 3.77; he appears in the 1984 Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges; he has been a Dillard University Scholar for the past three consecutive years and has appeared on the Dean's List for 4.0 semester grade point averages. He is a member of Alpha Kappa Mu Honor society, Beta Kappa Chi National Scientific Society, and Alpha Chi National Honor Scholarship Society.

For the past year, Brother Buckley has been a participant and recipient of the MARC Scholars Conference in Washington, D. C , and in New Orleans. Most recently, Brother Buckley presented a paper entitled 'The Effect of Malathion on the Respiratory Rate of the Frog Species, Rana Pipiens" at the Beta Kappa Chi National Institute of Science.

We at Beta Phi take pride in the accomplishments of this Brother and I am sure we speak on behalf of the entire national fraternity.

Brother JOSEPH KEYS BYRD, a member of Sigma Lambda Chapter in New Orleans, LA, has been appointed Assistant Director of Developmental Education at the University of New Orleans. Brother Byrd is one of the youngest Black administrative staff members at the university. In this position, he will be responsible for directing the educational, social, and financial activities of college bound high school students, especially those from disadvantaged and low income backgrounds.

Brother Byrd began his professional career at William Carey College in Hattiesburg, MS. There, he served as T u t o r - C o o r d i n a t o r and Office Manager for the Special Programs Department. From that position, he was promoted to Counselor/Instructor within the same department.

During the Fall of 1981, Brother Byrd accepted the position of Developmental Specialist Counselor at the University of New Orleans. In the Fall of 1982, Brother Byrd became General Counselor at Xavier University, he served as advisor to Beta Tau Chapter, the Pan-Hellenic Council, the Student Government Association, and Special Counselor to the Athletic Department.

Brother Byrd was initiated into Sigma Lambda Chapter July 2, 1982.

Since his initiation he has served as Assistant Dean of Pledgees. Currently he serves as Recording Secretary and Co-Dean of Pledgees. At the state level, he serves as Chaplain. Recently, Brother Byrd was appointed Chaplain for the Southwest Region. These positions also give him a seat on the Board 35

of Directors at the State and Regional levels.

Most recently, Brother Byrd has been credited with revitalizing Theta Phi Chapter at UNO, where he serves as Chapter Advisor. Under his capable leadership, five young men were initiated into Alpha. For his untiring efforts and dedication, Brother Byrd received Theta Phi's "Outstanding Service Award" on April 6, 1984.

Brother Byrd is also a dedicated Christian. He is a charter member and Trustee of the New Testament Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, MS. Upon moving to New Orleans, he united with the Pilgrim Progress Baptist Church where he serves as secretary to the Junior Deacon Board; counselor to the Youth Department and a member of the Brotherhood and the Men's Department. He also directs Vacation Bible School. A Lay Speaker, he is a teacher and Christian Lecturer in the National Baptist Regional Convention and the National Baptist Convention in America.

Among his distinguished awards are Notable Americans, 1976; Book of Honor, 1977; Who's Who in Community Services, 1978; Personalities of America, 1978; Outstanding Young Men of America, 1979, 1980; Outstanding Young Educator, William Carey College, 1981; Personalities of South, 1984; International Youth in Achievement, 1984. Recently he was appointed a Colonel on the staff of Governor Edwin W. Edwards.

Besides his membership in Alpha Phi Alpha, Brother Byrd holds membership in other professional, social, and civic organizations which include: Omicron Delta Kappa Honorary Leadership Fraternity, Phi Delta Kappa Honorary Education Fraternity, Pi Kappa Delta Honorary Forensic Fraternity, Chi Beta Phi Honorary Science Fraternity, Theta Kappa Sigma Honorary Religion and Philosophy Fraternity, Louisiana Association for Developmental Education, Louisiana Association for Counseling and Development, Louisiana Association of Student Assistance Programs, Southwest Association of Student Assistance P r o g r a m s , National Association of Tutorial Services, National Association of the Advancement of Colored People, and the Youth Services Bureau.

Brother Byrd holds the Master of Education degree in Educational Administration and Supervision from his Alma Mater, William Carey College.

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Brother Lynn Campbell Brother LYNN A. CAMPBELL is a senior Pre-Medical and Biology major with an accumulative grade point average of 3.81. As a ' University Scholar, Brother Campbell has appeared in the Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges; he has appeared consecutively on the National Dean's List for semester 4.0 grade point averages; he is a member of numerous honor societies including Alpha Kappa Mu, Alpha Chi, Beta Beta Beta, and Beta Kappa Chi; he is a member of the Liason Committee, the Pre-Health Club, and the NAACP. Recently, Brother Campbell completed a study during a summer internship program with local medical doctors, while at the same time, participating in the Tulane University Medical Rep â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Program of research.

We are also proud to announce that at the 1984 Alpha Phi Alpha Louisiana State Conference, Brother Campbell entered into competition and received the Henry A. Callis award for the Brother with the highest GPA. Shortly thereafter, Brother Campbell continued to carry on the aims of Alpha as he traveled with the Dillard University Concert Choir. Much to his surprise, Brother Campbell returned from the tour only to discover that he had also won the Henry A. Callis Award during the Southwestern Regional Conference as well.

Alpha Phi Alpha always welcomes scholastic achievements such as these, and surely Brother Campbell's works are commendable.

Brother Moses Carey Brother MOSES CAREY won a seat on the Orange County Board of Commissioners â&#x20AC;&#x201D; outpolling his nearest competitor by a 2-1 margin.

Brother Carey - an Assistant Professor of Health Policy Administration at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; a member of the North Carolina State Bar; and, owner of the Olympic Trophies and Sports Shop in Carr Mill Mall - is an active member of Beta Theta Lambda Chapter in Durham.

After receiving his early education in the Florida public school system, he received his B.S. from Fort Valley State College in Georgia. He continued his education by earning a Master's degree in health administration from the UNC School of Public Health and a Doctor of Juris Prudence from North Carolina Central University.

For the past 12 years, Brother Carey has been a recognized political and civic leader in Orange County. He has been Chairman of the Chapel Hill Housing Authority's Grievance panel, Chairman of the South Orange Black Caucus and Treasurer of the InterChurch Council Housing Corporation.

He has served on the boards of the Orange County Alcoholic Beverage Commission and the Orange County Chapter of the North Carolina Symphony. He was also a member of the North Carolina State 2000 Planning Committee.

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to district and state Democratic conventions.

Brother Carey and his wife Dot have two children. This has been a major stimulus in his interest in school affairs â&#x20AC;&#x201D; leading him to serve as Vice President and President of Carrboro Elementary School PTA and Vice President of the Culbreth Junior High PTA.

The dedication ceremony for the Curtis O. Greenfield School was held on March 25, 1983 and was attended by his family and members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.

.. .moving up!

Brother Curtis Greenfield A school has been named for Brother CURTIS O. GREENFIELD in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Greenfield served as an administrator in the Phoenix School System for 29 years - retiring in 1976 from the position of Assistant Superintendent of Personnel Services.

Brother Greenfield was born in Columbus, Tennessee, graduating from Turner College in Shelbyville, Tennessee in 1928. He continued his education and received his Theology degree from Wilberforce University of Ohio in 1932. In 1941 he received a degree from University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky in 1938 and did graduate work at the University of Indiana from 1939-41. In 1961, Brother Greenfield received his doctorate degree from the University of Southern California in Administration.

Brother Greenfield has served on numerous civic organizations and boards in the City of Phoenix. A charter member of Delta Tau Lambda Chapter, he is still active in the Fraternity. Dr. Greenfield presently serves as the chairman of the oratorical committee promoting language development in elementary school children.

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Brother CHARLES E. HENRY, educational consultant and ownermanager of Henry Enterprises in Lubbock, Texas, was elected to membership in the International Platform Association.

Brother Henry is Life Member #4888 and has served as President, Vice President, Secretary and Dean of Pledges at various times during his association with Theta Kappa Lambda Chapter in Lubbock and Gamma Alpha Chapter at Texas College (where he was initiated in 1954). At present he serves as Director of Education for Theta Kappa Lambda. Brother Henry was also the founding sponsor of Eta Upsilon Chapter, during his tenure as Coordinator of Curriculum and Instructor in the Department of Health Communications at Texas Tech.

Southern University, is an outstanding Alphaman. Johnson, the 1981 and 1982 recipient of the Ouachita Parish NAACP Man of the Year Award, is an inspirational figure to us all.

The 1955 Southern University graduate was elected to the Monroe Louisiana City Council in 1980 and reelected for a second four year term in April of 1984 by the widest margin of victory in the city councilmen's races.

The vocal Johnson is a man who stands up for what he believes in, as evidenced by his numerous altercations with local government officials on matters of key concern to the community.

Extremely active in civic affairs, Johnson is a past president of several organizations, including Eta Delta Lambda Chapter, the Louisiana State Conference of Alpha Chapters, the Monroe Pan-Hellenic Council, and the 5th District Education Association.

Johnson has also been the recipient of numerous awards. He has received the Outstanding Service Award â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Louisiana State Conference of Alpha Phi Alpha. Brother Johnson's civic service has also been rewarded by the Outstanding Service Award by the Louisiana Association of Educators.

Yet another accolade for the multitalented figure was the Community Service Award by the Zodiac Club of Monroe.

Johnson is married to the lovely Evelyn Johnson and is the father of two children, Victor (a past President of Eta Chi Chapter at Northeast Louisiana University), and Kevin Johnson, the youngest son. Johnson currently serves as Principal of Swayze Elementary School.

Brother Charles H. Johnson

Brother Myron H. Johnson, Sr.

Brother CHARLES H. JOHNSON, a 1953 initiate of Beta Sigma Chapter at

Brother MYRON H. JOHNSON, SR. has been appointed by Morehouse 37

College President Hugh M. Gloster to his administrative staff as Director of Annual and Planned Giving Programs.

Besides working with other administrative officers at Morehouse in preparation of annual campaign action plans for a number of categories of prospective donors, Brother Johnson will research individual prospective donors both inside and outside the alumni rolls and will provide technical and staff support to the volunteer leadership structure in the Annual and Planned Giving Programs.

An outstanding alumnus of Morehouse College, Myron H. Johnson, Sr., brings a wealth of organizational and leadership experience in education to his new administrative position. He has served as an administrator in the Fulton County (Atlanta) Public School System and in the School of Education at Atlanta University. He was an administrator in the San Francisco Secondary Schools, State Department of Education of California, and on Okinawa, Japan, with the Department of Defense Overseas Dependent Schools. He has also served two terms as the first National Vice-President-AtLarge, many years as President of the San Francisco Bay Area Morehouse College Club, and two years as Western Regional Vice-President in the Morehouse College National Alumni Association.

Mr. Johnson earned M.A. degrees from Atlanta and Stanford Universities. He holds the Ed.S. degree from George Peabody College for Teachers and has done further study at New York, Stanford, and Harvard Universities.

He has traveled throughout the United States and on six of the seven continents. He is affiliated with numerous professional, civic, and community organizations and holds life membership in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (A-Phi-A). He is a member of the United States Congressional Advisory Board, the National Urban League, Prince Hall Free and Accepted Masons, and the People United to Save Humanity (PUSH).

Brother RAYFER EARUE MAINOR, an award-winning poet and writer, has completed his third book of poetry, titled "To Mister or Sarah Jean: A Love Story," The book was released in May of this year.

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Brother Rayfer Earl'e Mainor

Brother Maurice S. Marks

Brother Mainor, who began his education at Langston University and is currently a doctoral student at Oklahoma State University, is the author of "Poems II," "Tribute to Blackness,"and "The Life and Times of Sister Mercie Menefee."

Brother Mainor has also been nominated to appear in the 1984 Esquire Register, honoring outstanding Americans under the age of forty; and nominated to receive the Community of John XXIII Humanitarian Award.

which was initiated on that campus after university officials banned homecoming queen activities when two black women were crowned.

Brother Marks also served as the Deputy Director of DuSable Museum from 1982 until his most recent appointment.

Marks has also served as a Program Coordinator for the Chicago Youth Centers; a free lance consultant in manpower development; Director of Manpower for American Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame; Supervising Counselor and Summer Program Coordinator for the City of Chicago's Department of Human Services; Executive Assistant for the Model Cities /Chicago Committee on Urban Opportunity; and he has taught various business courses in the Chicago Public School System and City Colleges of Chicago.

Brother Marks was also selected as a semi-finalist in the National' Urban Fellows Program for 1976-77 and 1977-78.

The Board of Directors of DuSable Museum of African-American History, Inc. located in Chicago, Illinois recently appointed Brother MAURICE S. MARKS, Interim President of the institution.

The museum's basic purpose is to interpret and preserve the heritage embodied in African-American History, Literature, and material culture in Africa, America and the diaspora.

DuSable Museum provides a source of ethnic and cultural identification for African-Americans as well as other citizens. The museum's educational programs introduce all children to the African-American legacy; and reinforce and extend adult knowledge of African-American History.

A native of East St. Louis, Illinois, Brother Marks was initiated in 1971 at Beta Eta Chapter, Southern Illinois University. He is also one of the founders of the Miss Eboness pagent

Brother ARNOLD LEE MARTIN, JR. of Beta Sigma Lambda Chapter (Hartford, Connecticut) is serving as Sales Manager of BarSafe, a security firm. Brother Martin had previously been a member of the Hartford Police Department for 23 years until his retirement last December.

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supervision and coordination of five District Commanders in the department's Public Administration Community Relations section. Brother Martin developed and coordinated Hartford's first Police Cadet program and had served as acting Commander of the city's Police Academy.

While employed with the Hartford Police Department, Brother Martin attended the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy, the United States Air Force's Security Police Academy and Special Operations Schools. Brother Martin also initiated and instructed the protective service program and curriculum in Hartford's three high schools.

As sales manager for BarSafe, Brother Martin is in charge of getting new clients and contracts for the oneyear-old company.

Brother Martin, who was initiated into Beta Sigma Lambda Chapter in 1982, resides in West Hartford with his wife M. Remona, a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, daughter Zena and son Arnold III.

collection and preservation of historical materials, publication and education.

After successfully completing seven years of extensive genealogical research on his family's history, Brother Mason compiled and published the research and presented copies at his family's first reunion â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which he organized.

The twenty-two year-old graduate of Morris Brown College received a B.A. degree in Mass Communications, concentrating on the area of Public Relations. He was initiated into Iota Chapter on April 4, 1982.

In March of 1984, an exhibit opened at the Ruth Hodges Art Gallery featuring photographs, artifacts documenting over 150 years of his family history.

Brother Mason is employed by the Atlanta Life Insurance Company Herndon Home Museum as a family history researcher and interpreter. He plans to pursue graduate studies in the area of Media, Sales and Advertising.

Brother HERMAN MASON, JR., Past President of Iota Chapter at Morris Brown College and new member of Eta Lambda Chapter in Atlanta, Georgia, was recently elected the youngest member of the Board of Directors of the African-American Family History Association in Georgia.

The AAFHA is a non-profit organization seeking to promote interest in African-American family history and genealogy through programs of study,

Brother WESLEY A. PARROTT is a native of Darlington, South Carolina, where he graduated from Mayo High School.

He received his B.S. degree from South Carolina State College, Orangeburg in 1942 and his Master of Arts degree from New York University in 1949. Brother Parrott is Vice President of Zeta Zeta Lambda (St. Albans, New York) 1983-84. He serves his Fraternity in the position of Chaplain and is a

member of the following committees: Scholarship and Education, Voter Registration, Money Management and Social Activities. He is also a Life Member of our Fraternity.

Brother Parrott has been Treasurer of the Social Services Branch of the NAACP for many years. On November 6, 1981 he received his Branch's "Distinguished Service Award." He is a subscribing Life Member of the NAACP and had been elected delegate to a number of National and State Conventions.

He serves his church (Lutheran Church of the Resurrection) as Liturgical Deacon, Sunday School Teacher, Social Ministry Resource Team Director, member of Lutheran Community Services, and Chairman of the Social Ministry. On April 25, 1982, the Men's Planning Board of the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection honored Brother Parrott by naming him "Man of the Year" and the church gave him an "Appreciation Award" on June 26, 1982 for his many years of dedicated services. Brother Parrott also serves his community as Vice President of the Ilion Avenue Association and is a member of the Block Patrol.

In May, 1951, Brother Parrott was employed as a caseworker for the New York City Department of Social Services. He is presently a Field Housing Supervisor with the same department.

He is a certified Social Worker.

On May 13, 1983, the City of New York, the Department of Human Resources, presented him with a gold pin and a certificate of services in

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appreciation of twenty-five or more years of dedicated services to the City of New York, Department of Human Resources.

Brother Parrott is a widower and is the father of two children, Monroe and Joan, both college graduates. Their professions are social worker and lawyer, respectively. Both children are married.

Brother Parrott served in the United States Army for three years during World War II from which he was honorably discharged, serving in Australia, the Philippines and other areas.

Brother John E. Robinson Brother JOHN E. ROBINSON of Beta Sigma Lambda in Hartford, Connecticut has been promoted to Senior Security Analyst for Aetna Life &

Casualty's Employee Benefits Division Claims Department.

Brother Robinson's position entails investigating possible insurance fraud by third-party providers such as doctors and pharmacists in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The position is one of six in a new unit of Aetna that was formed to provide better cost containment measures in order to keep the company's group insurance costs down.

A native of New Britain, CT, Brother Robinson has been with Aetna since August 1980. He was in Aetna's Employee Benefits Division's Management Associate Program and served as a senior a d m i n i s t r a t o r in the company's pensions unit before accepting his present position.

Brother PERCY E. POLLARD, SR. is currently Personnel Manager, Research Division, IBM Corporation, Yorktown, New York.

Percy joined IBM as a junior instructor in Endicott, New York, in April 1966. After a variety of assignments in manufacturing training, he advanced to senior education specialist in 1969 within management development. In 1970, he was appointed equal opportunity administrator for Endicott and became manager of equal opportunity in 1972. Percy transferred to IBM Gaithersburg, Maryland in 1973 as manager of equal opportunity and

community programs. He then held a variety of personnel positions â&#x20AC;&#x201D; staff assistant to the Federal Systems Division director of personnel, personnel specialist, employee relations and compensation manager â&#x20AC;&#x201D; before becoming Office Products Division (OPD) district personnel programs manager in 1976. In 1977, he was appointed OPD regional personnel manager for the Washington/Baltimore Metro area. In 1979, he was appointed personnel planning manager for OPD in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey.

In September 1980, he was selected for the President's Executive Exchange Program as director of executive development and special assistant to the assistant secretary for personnel administration, Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C. Upon return to IBM in August 1981, he was appointed corporate manager, equal opportunity programs.

In August 1982, he was appointed program manager for personnel development and in March 1983, he was appointed administrative assistant to the vice president of personnel. He assumed his current position in April 1984.

Brother Pollard received a B.S. degree from Virginia State University in 1966 and has completed further MBA studies at American University, Washington, D.C. He and his wife, Annie, have two children and live in northern New Jersey.

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massachusetts Boston Alphas go to the Cope On July 14, 1984, the members of Epsilon Gamma Lambda (EGL) and Nu Xi Lambda (NXL) Chapters returned to the home of Brother and Mrs. Charles Hobson Cuthbert for their annual Cape Cod Outing in Mashpee, Massachusetts. There were approximately fifty people in attendance at the outing.

The Brothers and their guests enjoyed the good food and drink which were provided with the accompaniment of taped jazz and contemporary music.

The music was provided by Brother Ambrose Jearld, Jr. The outing's highlight was the rendition of the fraternal hymn which was offered by the thirty or more Brothers in attendance.

The Cape Cod Outing was the capstone of another successful year of cooperation between EGL and NXL chapters. During the past year, the two chapters sponsored a very successful Founder's Day Program/Dinner and an elegant Scholarship Dinner Dance.

On May 26, 1984, the Alpha chapters of Eastern Massachusetts held their annual Scholarship Dinner Dance at the 57 Restaurant in Boston, Massachusetts. The music for the evening was provided by Brown Sugar and Company. Brother W. Thomas Fuller, NXL Chapter President, presided as the host during the Scholarship Dinner Dance. He announced that the Scholarship Selection Committee had chosen Miss Margo D. Forde as the recipient of the first $1,000 scholarship to be awarded by the newly created A-Phi-A Educational Foundation of NXL and EGL chapters. Miss Forde achieved an outstanding academic and leadership record as a student in the Cambridge Ridge and Latin High School of Cambridge, Massachusetts. She has been admitted to Howard University's premedical program.

While EGL and NXL chapters worked together on a number of activities, each chapter sponsored activities of its own. On January 30, 1984, EGL sponsored its annual Super Bowl Party in

the home of Brother and Mrs. Perry Smith. While watching the football game, the Brothers enjoyed the good food and drink which were provided by the Smiths. On May 10, 1984, EGL initiated Doniel Mark Wilson and Miniard Culpepper into the Brotherhood of the "Men of Pride." Brother Wilson is a graduate of Howard University where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and reigned as "Mr. Howard." He is enrolled currently in the Harvard Divinity School. Brother Culpepper is a graduate of Brandeis University. He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar and in private practice. Brothers from EGL and NXL chapters attended the Organization of New England Chapters of Alpha (ONECA) Conference in Hanover, New Hampshire.

In conclusion, the Alpha Men of the Greater Boston area have worked diligently to promote the good name of our great Fraternity in social activities as well as in community service.

Virginia state u Beta Gamma has award-winning year Greetings from the men of Beta Gamma Chapter. The academic year 1983-84 was a very productive and rewarding year for our chapter, as we captured Chapter of the Year and Brother of the Year awards on both the state and regional levels. Miss Black & Gold for the state and region was also a representative from Beta Gamma Chapter (Thiniyi Wardlaw).

The display, which helped the chapter win these honors, represented work we had done for the last three years. Under the leadership of President Howard Jenkins, who was selected as Brother of the Year (state and region), our primary focus for 1983-84 was an increase in leadership roles. We realized the increasing importance for students to play a more active role in the decision-making process. We held (and still hold) several key positions on campus and from these positions we were able to ascertain where the university needed assistance the most, and act accordingly.

The academic year (1983-84) began hectically for the chapter because Alpha/AKA Week was the first major activity for the campus, and again it was a success. Right around the corner were our homecoming festivities and, The Sphinx/Fall 1984

in order to help beautify our campus, we took it upon ourselves to paint the trash cans and benches that adorned our campus. During that same weekend many Brothers sacrificed the homecoming festivities in order to operate our booth at Nostalgiafest, which is an annual celebration for the Petersburg area. The proceeds raised at the booth were used to make the final payment on our life membership to the NAACP. In October we had a line of five and since their initiation they have become very active leaders in our chapter as well as on campus. Also in October, we held a Cancer Awareness Forum which was well attended by the campus.

With this being an election year, we were very active in the political processes of the community. We served on various campaign committees, worked the polls, and went door-todoor soliciting people to register. This last activity was a joint effort with all Greeks on campus. We received a wide range of press coverage as we held our Handicapped Awareness Week November 13-20. The highlight of the week was the activity wherein the Brothers walked in the shoes of the handicapped. For the new members of the chapter it was quite an experience as they learned the difficulties that the handicapped incur daily. At about the same time the university installed rampways throughout campus for persons physically impaired, and we were asked to submit a report as to the effectiveness of these ramps. As the end of the first semester came to a close, we entered a joint venture with the men of Phi Beta Sigma. Together we painted the Snack Shoppe which is located in our Student Union Building.

tured Chapter of the Year on the state and regional level.

With a mixture of happiness and sadness, Beta Gamma graduated eleven Brothers this year and their presence will be truly missed by the chapter; however, they have trained us well and we shall continue to represent Beta Gamma Chapter in the way that it has always been and, will always be, represented First of All!

Virginia Alphas make plans for coming year The Alpha Phi Lambda Chapter (Norfolk, Virginia) has embarked on its 1984-85 theme, "Alpha Basics: Service, Brotherhood and Leadership Through Personal Accountability."

New officers were installed at the September meeting. They are Brothers Willie Harris, President; Rod A. Taylor, Vice President; Robert West, Corresponding Secretary; John A. Selden, Jr., Treasurer; Rufus A. Banks, Financial Secretary; Charles S. Tate, Recording Secretary; Napoleon Byrd, Editor-to-the-Sphinx; Wardell M. Nottingham, Chaplain; Robert West,

Dean of Pledges; and William Mann, Sergeant-at-Arms.

The Fraternity has already completed plans for its annual Civics Award Banquet/Ball to be held on Saturday, December 1, 1984 at 7:30 p.m., at Lake Wright Motor Lodge, Norfolk, Va. Founders' Day was observed Saturday, December 8, 1983, at Holiday Inn Waterside, Norfolk, VA. Further details are pending (T.B.A.). Alpha Phi Lambda prides itself in 46 active members and 16 Life members.

This chapter is highly supportive of Alpha Phi Alpha's national, state, and local programs. Our chapter is most supportive of the following organizations: the Urban League, the NAACP, the UNCF, the Hunton Branch YMCA of Norfolk, and the annual High School Senior Chicken Supper.

Other chapter involvements: Local scholarship funds, sponsorship of two undergraduate college chapters, Epsilon Pi Chapter/Norfolk State University and Nu Theta Chapter of Old Dominion University of Norfolk, Va. Community activities included our annual Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets for needy families in the Norfolk area.

Our chapter supports the National Naval Officers Association annually, and the Christian Action Organization of Norfolk headed by Mr. Richard J. Hassell.

When we returned in the spring we immediately made preparations for our spring line. These four young men immediately were the talk of the campus as they donned their "Blues Brothers" outfits shortly after beginning line.

Their Black History program in February was well received by all. We continued all the programs such as Upward Bound Tutorial Program, Guardian Care, Chapel Services, ushering, and other related functions throughout both semesters, but a great deal of the spring was spent polishing our Chapter of the Year presentation. Under the leadership of Thomas Busch and Ricky Johnson the chapter completed the presentation and the fruits of the chapter's efforts were reaped as we capThe Sphinx/Fall 1984

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Connecticut Beta Sigma Lambda hosts State Roundup Greetings to all Brothers in Alpha from Beta Sigma Lambda Chapter, Hartford, Connecticut; the insurance capitol of the world!

We have done several things to "Hold Alpha High" this year. We held our 44th Annual Scholarship Dance, hosted a state convention, had a fundraiser for the local Chamber of Commerce's Martin Luther King Youth Fund, elected a new slate of officers and initiated five new Brothers in our chapter.

Beta Sigma Lambda's 44th Annual Scholarship Dance was held April 14 at the Howard Johnson Conference Center in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. It was a very successful affair. Compliments to Brothers Rhogenes Rodgers and Robert Ike for their untiring efforts in organizing the dance and Brother Walt Freeman for selling 44 tickets.

At the dance, five Brothers were recognized for their many years of service to Beta Sigma Lambda. Brothers Alfred Ford, Edward Mitchell, Major Crosby, William Deloach and Elbert Powell received plaques for their efforts.

Brother Mitchell continued his service by coordinating the Alpha State Roundup May 26 in Windsor Locks.

Brothers from Hartford, New Haven and Dartmouth College listened to a morning seminar on financial planning, broke bread and engaged in that "Good Old Alpha Spirit."

Beta Sigma Lambda held a cocktail sip on June 20th to benefit the Greater Hartford Chamber of Commerce's Martin Luther King Youth Fund. The monies were donated for Hartfordarea summer employment programs for disadvantaged youth and Martin Luther King scholarships at Greater Hartford Community College.

We also elected a new slate of officers for 1984-85. They are: John E. Robinson, President; Thomas F. Hooper III, Vice President; Deric Downer, Treasurer; Glenn M. Spencer, Recording Secretary; Thomas G. Smith, Corresponding Secretary; Robert Ike, Chaplain; Rhogenes Rodgers, Parliamentarian; Robert Morris and Darryl C. Burke, Co-Directors of Education; Arnold Martin, Dean of Pledges; John Foreman, Pan-Hellenic Representative; Royce Rosemond, Past President; and Rick Taylor, Editor-to-the-Sphinx.

Finally, five new Brothers crossed the burning sands of Alpha into Beta Sigma Lambda June 2. The line of "Toga Virilis," or men of strength, included Charles Bentil, Keith Harris, William Wilson, Calvin Ortique and Stephen Peale. We know they will continue the great Alpha tradition of "First Of All, Servant Of All, We Shall Transcend All."

university of district of Columbia Omicron Omicron holds up the light Fraternal greetings to all from Omicron Omicron Chapter! Many of you brothers are probably not familiar with our chapter, so please allow us to introduce ourselves.

Installed at the University of the District of Columbia on May 15, 1982, Omicron Omicron chapter permeates the "Spirit of Alpha" throughout both the U . D . C . a n d the g r e a t e r Washington, D.C. communities. With the full participation and support of all eleven chapter brothers, Omicron Omicron chapter has enjoyed much success in our many varied endeavors.

Our Spring '84 semester activities included: D.C. Special Olympics Volunteers (*); Week-long Black History Month Program; Host-Project Alpha: "Male Role in Teenage Pregnancy"; Benefit Dance for Fisk University; Clothing Drive to benefit D.C. street people; U.D.C. Family Day Picnic; and Angel Court Coronation.

In addition to these activities we take great pride in the fact that the entire membership of Omicron Omicron chapter was present at both the 1984 Eastern Regional Convention in Norfolk, Va. and the 1984 General Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. Our accomplishments have not been easy ones, however. As we are a young chapter it is quite natural for us to suffer the pains of youth. However, it is the work of every Alphaman to persevere and to acquire to lofty goals and these characteristics are quite consistent in our chapter. Having been the last of eight Greek organizations to be chartered at the University of the District of Columbia, we feel that our past accomplishments and our campus leadership far surpasses that of the previously chartered organizations.

With great enthusiasm and anticipation we have set future goals and aspirations, and we await future challenges. Indeed the foundation has been laid...and the legacy will continue.

Omicron Omicron chapter brothers are: Gordon Alston, Michael Bigelow, Brothers of Beta Sigma Lambda at their April 14th Spring Dance. Pictured are (kneeling, left Nathan Bouvelle, Alan Harrison, to right): R. Taylor, J. Foreman, A. Ford, R. Rosemond, G. Spencer, A. Martin, ]. Craw- Eugene James, John Johnson, Patrick ford, unidentified, and J. Crawford; and (standing, left to right): E. Mitchell, R. Harris, W. Parrish, Gary Thompson, Edwin /ones, Sr., R. L. Scott, W. fones, Jr., D. Thompson, L. Randall, ]. Robinson, S. Johnson, R. Treadwell, David Vollin, and Andre Rodgers. N. Hickman, E. Thompson, E. Hall, W. Freeman, K. Taylor, F. Simpson and Watkins.

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district of Columbia Mu Lambda supports Henry A. Callis Scholarship Fund In a style that has become the tradition of Mu Lambda Chapter, 585 Brothers and their guests enjoyed a delightful evening while increasing the magnitude of the Henry A. Callis Scholarship Fund. The occasion was the chapter's Spring Scholarship Award Dinner Dance held on May 19, 1984, at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. Established many years ago , the purpose of' the board that administers the Callis Scholarship Fund has been "to encourage scholarship among needy and deserving students on the collegiate and graduate levels."

This year's scholarship recipient was Brother James Wilson from Petersburg, Virginia, who graduated from Howard University's Engineering School in May, 1984. Brother Wilson was a member of Beta Chapter.

Guests were delighted and surprised by the program selected by Brother Fred Laney's Social Committee. A major highlight of the evening was a performance by the 25 Lynn Rogers Dancers of Washington, D.C. They drew considerable applause for their well synchronized tap dance routine and their Michael Jackson imitation.

After a scrumptious meal, Brothers and their guests filled the dance floor

COLLEGE BROTHERS! You are urged to apply for the 0. Wilson Winters Scholarship given annually by Rho Chapter, Philadelphia, PA. TO QUALIFY YOU MUST: 1) Be a financial member of Alpha Phi Alpha; 2) Be at least a sophomore, with plans to continue; 3) Have a 3.0/4 GPA or equivalent; 4) Be a resident of the Eastern Region or attend college in that region; and 5) submit a completed application, along with an official transcript and at least three letters of recommendation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not later than March 15, 1985.

FOR APPLICATION CONTACT: Brother James F. Smith, 1406 Starling Lane Cherry Hill, NJ 08003.

repeatedly for the splendid music of the Esquires of Washington, D . C , led by Ray Johnson, Jr. High points of their musical offerings were imitations by the Esquires' Denise and El Sid of Louis Armstrong , Herb and Peaches and, of course, Michael Jackson.

Brother Osmond Brown, who was recently elected to serve a second term as Chapter President, was on hand to introduce the dignitaries in attendance.

Himself a bit of a dignitary, Brother Brown, when he is not wearing his hat as Chapter President, executes highly sensitive duties for the U.S. Treasury Department. He is the Director of the Executive Staff of the Bureau of Government Financial Operations.

This bureau is responsible for issuing 95% of all federal government checks.

Brother Walter Booker's return to chapter activities after an illness, to vigorously direct the singing of the hymn, was heart warming to all who know of his long, devoted service to Alpha.

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Alpha Kappa growing strong Since 1982 the Alpha Kappa Chapter has been working hard to become the well-established chapter it is today.

We've worked from a five-man chapter to one of fifteen members. Along with continuing membership, we've done a lot to become recognized workers in the community.

In the fall of 1983 a two-man line called "Daniels" was taken over.

Members included Brothers Neil Percy

and Andre Silvers. Their community activity included participating in a tutorial program in the city. A six-man line called "Omnipotent Six" went over in our spring semester. They worked at the voting polls in cooperation with the Jesse Jackson campaign. Those members included Brothers Merton Sells, Tony Simmons, Pierre Oscar, Thomas Cambell, Sterling Inzar and Larry McClenney.

Our chapter has been involved with activities in and outside the Fraternity.

Members have attended the ONECA (Organization of New England Chapters of Alpha) meetings at Yale University and Dartmouth College.

We've also traveled to Norfolk, Virginia to attend the Eastern Regional to participate in all business meetings.

On April 29, the chapter received an award from the Springfield Urban League Guild in appreciation for our community works. Our main projects included a Canned Food Drive during Thanksgiving, our first annual College Awareness Day at a local high school, and our third annual Blood Drive.

We'd also like to give congratulations to our four graduating seniors, Steve Colon, Kevin Barnes, Mert Pells and Thomas Brown. To these Brothers and all other Alpha graduates, we wish good luck in all your goals and objectives. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 06!

MIDWEST u of nebrosko Beta Beta in Scholastic Top Ten Greetings to all Alpha men from the Brothers of Beta Beta at the Universities of Nebraska-Lincoln and Omaha.

Since we have not reported recently, we just want to let the Brothers know that our chapter is strong and is meeting the mandates and challenges of Alpha Phi Alpha.

This year the chapter is being guided by the following officers: John Sharkey, President; John Pitts, Vice President; Michael Langford, Treasurer; David Washington, Secretary; Ricky Ruffins, Corresponding Secretary; Todd McGruder, Dean of Pledges; Brian Smith, Parliamentarian.

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Ridgel, Vice President; Arnold W. Wright, Treasurer; Donald W. Lyons, Secretary; H. B. Baker, Chaplain; and Sherron Jackson, Editor-to-the-Sphinx.

The Brothers of Gamma Beta Lambda and Beta Mu chapters (Frankfort, Kentucky) hosted a state planning meeting on March 31, 1984.

With Brother Ivan L. Cotman, Vice President of the Midwestern Region presiding, Alphas from all regions of Kentucky (in keeping with the historic spirit of the fraternity) planned an exciting and ambitious schedule of activities for the coming year. The issue of highest priority during the planning session was 'The Rejuvenation of Alpha in Kentucky". The key element within this broad objective was the provision of top flight leaderhip and role models for the Brothers associated with college chapters.

During the "Summit" Brothers discussed an array of problems that appeared to be common among chapters Gamma Beta Lambda across the state. Brother Cotman apspearheads pointed a cabinet level advisory comrejuvenation in Kentucky mittee to study and suggest possible solutions to the problems identified at Gamma Beta Lambda Chapter has the planning conference. Those apcompleted a most productive year inpointed to serve on the "Kentucky cluding the selection of a new slate of Advisory Committee" are: William W. officers; the celebration of Brother Bearden, Gamma Beta Lambda; Ernest Arnold W. Wright's fifty years of serL. Ellis, Alpha Pi; Lee A. Jackson, vice to Alpha; the eightieth birthday of A l p h a Beta L a m b d a ; S a m u e l Brother H. B. Baker; and the presentaMorehead, Gamma Epsilon Lambda; tion of the annual "Best All-Round Jimmie Stewart, Gamma Epsilon Senior" Award. Officers elected to Lambda; Frank S. Black, Xi Pi serve in the 1984-85 fiscal year are: Lambda; William Braxton, Alpha William W. Bearden, President; Gus T. Lambda; George T. French, Jr., Alpha Pi; Sherron Jackson, Gamma Beta Lambda; Tay Seals, Alpha Beta Lambda; Dwayne Sutton, Beta Mu; and Donald W. Lyons, (Chairman) Gamma Beta Lambda; Gus T. Ridgel, Gamma Beta Lambda; and Arnold W. Wright, Sr., (Senior Advisor) Gamma Beta Lambda.

In the strong tradition that brought forth such outstanding and innovative leadership to the national administrative level of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (S. Broaddus, E. Collins, G. Ridgel, and I. Cotman), the t r a d i t i o n that d e v e l o p e d and highlighted the imminent success of Whitney M. Young, Jr., Lymon T. Johnson, and Rufus B. Atwood. We are looking to complete another hard day's work. In an historic one-day working meeting designed to reactivate, reorganize and reaffirm Alpha in the state of Kentucky, we dealt with issues such as: scholarship, Alphas on The Brothers of Beta Beta at their Spring Smoker (I to r): Brothers Michael Langford, Davidwhite and traditionally black camWashington, Kenneth DeHart and John Sharkey.

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The Brothers of Beta Beta would like to recognize the last two lines initiated into the Brotherhood of Alpha Phi Alpha. They are John Sharkey, Arnold Hornsby, and Michael Langford of the "Tenacious Trio" initiated December 10, 1982; Neophytes Kenny DeHart, Rodney McCoy, Brian Smith, Ricky Ruffins, G a r y H o p k i n s , T o d d McGruder, Tony Evans, and David Washington of the line "Survival" initiated on April 18, 1983. With the addition of these new brothers, our chapter will play a prominent role in the upcoming school year.

Scholastic excellence is what we strive for on campus. Among the ten fraternities on campus, Alpha Phi Alpha ranked third in scholastics with a cumulative GPA of 2.715. This year we plan to take over the number one spot.

We are looking forward to the 1984-85 school year. Plans for the fall semester consists of a Back-In-TheGroove Disco, a can food drive at a home game of Nebraska, a Halloween Dance fund raiser in Lincoln, our Frontier Day, our annual Founder's Day celebration and party, a fall smoker, and also a Break-Dancing contest. For the spring, we have planned our second annual Miss Black and Gold Pageant.

At this time, we would like to recognize our Miss Black and Gold from 1983-84, Miss Jackie Dixon. Miss Dixon is a senior at the University of NebraskaLincoln. We wish her continued success in the upcoming school year. Also, this

year we are proud to be the co-host with our graduate chapter, Beta Xi Lambda, of the Midwest Regional Convention that will be held this year in Omaha. Brothers, Omaha is the place to be in '85.

We would like to say goodbye to our graduating seniors: Richard Bates, Christopher Glenn, Robert Botts, Skip Thomas, Andrei Howze, and Dwain Alexander. Good luck Brothers in your chosen professions.

The brothers of Beta Beta will continue to strive, both individually and collectively, for excellence in the name of Alpha. We have come a long way in a short time and we urge all brothers to continue to march onward and upward toward the light.

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puses, graduate and college Brother relations, state conventions, pledging procedures, national and regional initiatives, chapter reporting responsibilities, national and regional caucuses, and college Brothers' grade point averages. The committee's efforts will culminate with the presentation of recommendations at the state convention to be hosted by Alpha Pi, University of Louisville, in the spring of 1985.

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ohio Alpha Xi Lambda holds 20th Playboy Dance The Alpha Xi Lambda Chapter (Toledo) held its twentieth (20th) Playboy Dance to benefit scholarship and community projects. This dance took place on October 6, 1984. The

theme for this affair was 'Twenty Years of Reflections".

The fraternity gave four (4) scholarships the 1983-84 school year to worthy recipients. These recipients attended the University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio; Miami University, Oxford, Ohio; Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, Mississippi. The Educational Affairs committee of the chapter continuously works to keep in contact with these recipients and the institutions involved.

Mu Mu Lambda awards $6,000 in scholarships Service to mankind, the promotion of scholarship, knowledge and achievement are the major objectives of our beloved Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. The Brothers of Mu Mu Lambda Chapter (Glen Ellyn, Illinois) are committed to these noble objectives and take great pride in sharing with you the accomplishments of our 1984 scholarship Beautillion and Dinner Dance.

The theme for the occasion was Beautillion II '84: "Men of Tomorrow â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an Invitation to Future Leadership".

Over seven hundred guests joined with the Brothers of Mu Mu Lambda and their families as they honored ten Black male high school seniors and one junior from the Western suburbs and Chicago. These eleven young men displayed outstanding scholastic abilities and distinguished themselves as outstanding future Black leaders.

Although the highlight of the event was the black-tie presentation held on Saturday, June 16th, Beautillion II '84 moved these eleven young men through a number of intensive workshops, social and cultural experiences. Each event was carefully designed to emphasize personal value formulation, cultural enrichment, confidence building, self-esteem, and career choices in keeping with lofty ideals of Alpha Phi Alpha â&#x20AC;&#x201D; manly deeds, scholarship and love for all mankind.

Through the love and support of our Brothers, families, friends and business leaders we rejoice in the fact that we were able to award over $6,000 in scholarships at Beautillion II. We ask the continued prayers of each of you as we develop, expand and carry out programs to strengthen the quality of life for all mankind.

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The Brothers of Mu Mu Lambda Chapter (Glen Ellyn, Illinois) in attendance at the chapter's Annual Beautillion.

Beau Ideals presented at Mu Mu Lambda Chapter's Beautillion II '84 "Men of Tomorrow An Invitation to Future Leadership".

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kentucky New Officers for Alpha Lambda Alpha Lambda Chapters new officers for 1984-85 are: President, Michael Cornelius Vice President, Elmer Lysle Treasurer, Lewey Knox Financial Secretary, Robert Downs Recording Secretary, Garry Posey Corresponding Secretary, Charles Brown Dean of Pledges, Garry Spotts On July 13, 1984, Rev. Charles P. Gibson and Rev. Jack Sullivan, Jr. were initiated into Alpha Lambda Chapter after an extensive pledge program. Charles attends the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville and Jack attends the Lexington (KY) Theological Seminary and is Pastor of the Hill Street Christian Church.

ball state university Theta Xi maps onward and upward Greetings to all Brothers guided and inspired by the golden light of Alpha — from your Brothers of "Swinging" Theta Xi. We hope that your summer has been enjoyable as well as successful. As we go back to our respective chapters for the upcoming school year, let us not forget the aims of our great founders — scholarship and brotherly love for all mankind.

Theta Xi's Deiter Owens was named Indiana College Brother of the Year for 1984.

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Leading Ball State Us Theta Xi Chapter for 1984-85 are, from left, Brother Bertrand Johnson Vice President, and Brother Charles Dockery, President.

Last year the Brothers united forces with our AKA sisters on various community projects and social activities on campus. Hopefully the brotherly and sisterly love will shine even brighter as we continue to come together in a special way promoting unity upon Ball State's campus. The Brothers of Theta Xi showed that being Greek is not just being in the public eye or being at all the social activities. In doing so we were awarded trophies from the Interfraternity Council and the Black Student Association for the most improved grade point average and highest grade point average respectively, and we will continue to set the pace in scholastic achievement. At the 1984 state convention, which was a big success, we were barely edged by our Brothers from Gamma Rho as Indiana Chapter of the Year; but Brother Dieter Owens was named Indiana Brother of the Year. This year we will work even harder and we plan to win Chapter of the Year and Brother of the Year for the State of Indiana in '85. In the upcoming year offices will be held by Brothers: Charles LaMarr Dockery, President; Bertrand Johnson, Vice President and Social Chairman; Jerome Johnson, Executive Secretary and Dean of Probate; Prentis Turange, Treasurer; and Stephen Jones, Dean of Pledges.

We wish all Alpha chapters a successful year academically and in your social activities. We would also like to take this time to congratulate all Brothers who have recently graduated and are moving onward with the light of Alpha shining and showing them the righteous way and helping mankind along the way to success.

The Brothers of Theta Xi support all men of Alpha and their chapters in their endeavors. We need to strengthen our correspondence among ourselves so we can continue showing others the right way in this world.

eastern michigan u Epsilon Eta "Explodes" into the Year The Brothers of Epsilon Eta Chapter, Eastern Michigan University, send greetings to the Brotherhood. In upholding the high standards of Alpha we plan a truly "awesome" explosion into the upcoming year. The election of new officers — in the persons of Brothers Dwayne Haywood, President; Edgar Kennebrew, VicePresident; Ralph Watts, Secretary; and Leon Small, Treasurer — brings the leadership to intensify one of the basic principals of Alpha Phi Alpha, "to aid downtrodden humanity".

1984 saw the Brothers institute programs such as "Alpha Week", which salutes the greatest Black Fraternity; A Salute to Black Faculty; the Black Arts Fair; a Financial Aid Workshop; three individual scholarships; a Sphinx Club performance which saw nearly 1,000 in attendance, including Brothers from as far away as Howard University; and the crossing of fourteen Brothers into Alphaland. The highlight of the year was the chapter's Silver Anniversary which brought Brothers from 1959 back for one grand Reunion.

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better by the expansion of existing programs and the institution of new programs such as the Alpha "Welcome Wagon" to aid new students from move-in day through their first semester...Epsilon Eta, shining the light of Alpha on our community.

ohio New Officers in Akron The brothers of Eta Tau Lambda Chapter send warm greetings to all Alpha brothers. We have been involved in a number of events and projects in keeping with the goals of our dear fraternity.

A new slate of officers was recently elected, taking office on September 1st for the year. New officers are: Robert Bender, President; Wayne Hawkins, Vice President; Othello Skinner, Secretary Recorder; Michael Campbell, Secretary for Correspondence; James Burnett, Treasurer; William L. Lindsey, Editor/Historian; Larry Johnson, Dean of Pledges; Nate Hagins, Chaplain; Anthony King, Sergeant-at-Arms; Vernon Sykes, Education Director. In an interview with Brother Robert Bender, the incoming President, it was learned that he has three major areas of concerns which will motivate him for the year.

These are (1) to strive for an increased participation by all of the brothers in all Chapter events, (2) to bring back the inactive brothers to the fold, (3) and last, but not least, a return to the camaraderie of past years.

This Chapter was also active in events during the Mid-West Regional Convention, held in Springfield, Illinois during April 11th through the 14th. Delegates were Brother Othello Skinner, Brother Nate Hagins, Brother Fred Lewis, and Brother William L. Lindsey.

It was a well-attended and wellplanned convention and we all agreed that it exemplified the true spirit of the Black and Gold.

This Chapter conducted its Annual Retreat on the weekend of June 13th and 14th at the Westlake Holiday Inn in Westlake, Ohio. More than 82 persons attended, consisting of 31 brothers with their wives, 41 kids and 10 guests. A full report of this Chapter's involvement in its housing The Sphinx/Fall 1984

Epsilon Eta Chapter, Eastern Michigan University.

Founders' Day and the Seven Jewels with a dinner held after the weekly chapter meeting. We also ordered a cake in honor of the celebration. The icing read "Happy Founders' Day: December 4, 1906". Brothers left to right are: Dion Boyd, Jaabbar Madyun, Tommie Jones, Yvens Lecoin, Ron Carter, Carl Puckett, Michael David Smith (bottom), Michael Wayne Smith (top), Milton Pope, Warren Taylor, Brian Robinson, and Cornell Porter.

and social programs was presented to the body for their information.

We also sponsored our Annual Scholarship and Recognition Luncheon which was held on June 16th at the beautiful Tangiers Restaurant. The speaker of the hour was Mr. Joseph White, Executive Director, Children's Service Board for Summit County.

Achievement Awards, named after our departed Brother Martin O. Chapman, were presented to 13 high school students and 16 scholarships were awarded to college students.

We have learned that several of our brothers enjoyed a walleye fishing expedition out on Lake Erie on August 11th. The event was planned by Brother Randolph Baxter and attended

by Brother James Burnett, Brother Robert Greene, Brother Ronnie Gary and Brother Othello Skinner. They were out on the lake for about eight (8) hours and although it is unknown how many fish were caught, they did have a great time.

The 78th Anniversary Convention was recently held August 3rd to 8th in Cleveland, Ohio at the Stouffer's Inn. Delegates attending were Brothers Nate Hagins, Fred Lewis, Robert Bender, Malcolm Costa, Othello Skinner and Robert Greene. Brother Robert Greene had to leave due to a death in his family and Brother Claude Carter replaced him. Brother James R. Williams, Past General President, gave a stirring opening address in which he 49

reminded the brothers of their roots and admonished them not to forget the importance and greatness of the past which he stated is the key to our future.

Several of our brothers were present at a dinner held on August 23rd at the Peace Baptist Church in Akron, Ohio.

This was provided by one of Eta Tau Lambda's successful social programs known as the Police Community Dialogue Program. Brother Vernon Sykes, who is also the State Representative for this area, was the featured speaker. The dinner was well-attended and many community groups were represented. Additionally, awards were given out to the many young people who participated in Project Advance. Many families of the awardees were present and had a good time, along with a dozen of the brothers from our Chapter.

During the July Chapter meeting, Brother Nate Hagins, President, gave a stirring farewell speech at his last meeting as Chapter President. The brothers responded enthusiastically and gratefully with a standing ovation and thanked him for his leadership. He will continue to serve on the Executive Committee as Chaplain. During his speech, Brother Hagins reported that while at the Regional Convention, he submitted a bid on behalf of Eta Tau Lambda for the 1989 or 1990 convention. This was approved by the Chapter. Brother Hagins also suggested that the Chapter sponsor a Valentine Brunch next year as a major event.

We wish to note the involvement of some of our brothers in community and civic affairs and to mention just a few, we have learned that Brother William Miller, Vice President, Goodyear Rubber and Tire Company, recently participated in the Black Executive Exchange Program held in Atlanta, Georgia and made a presentation on Increased Diversity of the Industrial Market Place". Brother Miller also shares his talents by serving on more than fifteen (15) other group and community boards in addition to being active in Alpha Phi Alpha affairs.

Our congratulations to Brother (Dr.) Ronald Brown who was recently appointed as Assistant to the Dean, Women and Minority Affairs at Kent State University in Northeastern Ohio.

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has served our brotherhood well as Chairman of Education Committee and Board of Directors of Alpha Phi Alpha Homes, Inc. Our congratulations also to Brother Ted Harris, Director of EEO for Forest City Enterprises of Cleveland, Ohio, for being'elected a Board Member-atLarge of the American Society for Personnel Administration. He was also selected as Personnel Professional of the year 1984 by the Greater Cleveland Personnel Council, Inc.

northwestern u Alpha Mu hosts its 8th MLK Forum The Brothers of Alpha Mu extend greetings to all of our Brothers. During the 1983 -1984 school year, Alpha Mu was extremely busy. The year started off with a free homecoming ball at the Orrington Hotel in Evanston. The ball was a great success, providing a social outlet for returning alumni, as well as students currently on campus.

As the school year continued, Alpha Mu sponsored its Fifth Annual Graduate School Day, Fourth Annual Black Career Awareness Day, and Seventh Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Forum.

Graduate School Day is an event in which graduate schools from around the country come to campus and talk to students interested in attending graduate school. Schools visiting in-

cluded University of Iowa and University of Illinois, as well as a host of others.

Black Career Awareness Day allows students a chance to talk to businesses who are in the process of recruiting summer interns and hiring for permanent positions. Companies attending included IBM and Eli Lilly.

Alpha Mu's King Day Forum was held on January 15 at 7:00 p.m. The speakers for the event included Dean Ulysses Jenkins, Rev. Dr. Hycel B. Taylor, and Brother Roland Burris. The event was a great success, enhanced with personal experiences of the guest speakers. A reception followed the forum.

Alpha Mu held its second annual Skate-a-Thon for Sickle Cell Anemia on May 27. The Skate-a-Thon was a ten mile, pledge-per-mile event in an attempt to raise $10,000 for the Midwestern Association of Sickle Cell Anemia (MASCA). The Skate-a-Thon was an all-day event including a picnic and an outdoor concert. Heaven and Earth, a popular local band, played at the Skate-a-Thon. The event was enjoyed by the whole campus and greatly benefited MASCA. Qi May 18, Alpha Mu initiated eight new brothers. They are: Darryl McDonald - captain; Tommy Payne - quas, James Wilks, Marcus Payne, Chris Crain, Oscar Joseph, Donald Little, and James Washington, anchor.

These are all fine men who will keep up the traditional excellence of Alpha Phi Alpha.

Shown (standing) are the Neophytes of Alpha Mu Chapter (I to r): Darryl McDonald, Donald Little, James Washington, Tommy Payne, Lawrence Crain, James Wilks, Marcus Payne and Oscar Joseph. Seated (I to r) are the lines Co-Dean. Kenneth Can; Dean, David Holliday, and Co-Dean, Ronnie Henley.

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build upon the foundation established in their respective high schools and to prepare to take the reigns of leadership in the future.

Maurice Barksdale, Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner, visited St. Louis on April 6th and made an inspection tour of the Alpha Terrace Apartment.

Later, Secretary Barksdale spoke at the St. Louis Bar Club at a dinner celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Alpha Redevelopment Corporations.

kansas Epsilon Lambda's 1984 scholarship recipients are (l-r): Kenneth Amerson, Jennifer Hoyle and Dana Hill.

missouri Epsilon Lambda awards four S 1,000 Scholarships Epsilon Lambda Chapter (St. Louis, Missouri) awarded $1,000 academic scholarships to four area high school seniors Friday, July 13th at the newly constructed Alpha Terrace Complex.

The awardees were as follows:

Jerri Hester,

Jennifer Hoyle of Central High School, Terri Hester of Roosevelt High School, Kenneth Amerson of Northwest High School and Dana Hill of East St. Louis Lincoln High School.

The awards were presented to the y o u n g s t e r s by B r o t h e r Louis McKinnie, Educational Director of Epsilon L a m b d a C h a p t e r .

The ceremony was followed by a reception for the awardees, with parents and friends attending.

The students were encouraged to

Pictured are the Directors of the Alpha Redevelopment Board in St, Louis and the HUD Assistant Secretary. From left to right seated, Ronald Smiley, Vice President; George Davis, III, President; HUD Assistant Secretary Maurice Barksdale; and Sidney Reedy, ]r., Secretary. Standing Reginald Foster, Treasurer; Wayne Harvey, Chairman, Alpha Phi Alpha Building Foundation, Inc.; Joseph C. Gunnell, Sr.; Arthur Visor, Assistant Treasurer; and Rudolph Walker, Sr., President - Alpha Terrace Corporation.

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Eta Beta Lambda is on the move Eta Beta Lambda Chapter, Wichita, Kansas, reclaimed members; initiated men; and, rededicated itself to making commitments for the future. The goal: to bring every Alpha Man within the jurisdiction of the chapter back into the workings of "Alphadom". Secondly, to open channels of communication with other chapters throughout the state and the region. Thirdly, to work toward making the Midwest regional convention the best eve- held in Wichita, Kansas. Fourthly, to work to carry out the recommendations of the Alpha Phi Alpha state convention.

With a basic idea for constructive change and involvement, Eta Beta Lambda Chapter moved toward making improvements in the Midwest region. President Elanyo Mukes named several activated brothers to a state planning session; and followed up with the state c o n v e n t i o n in Wichita.

Delegates from Wichita, Topeka and other Kansas chapters attended the Midwest regional convention and carried out recommendations of the Kansas State convention. Those recommendations sought more active leadership roles in carrying out fraternal goals â&#x20AC;&#x201D; goals that are forever present in a world faced with challenges. They focused on the ongoing struggles, along with low grass roots organization.

Eta Beta Lambda Chapter added new men to their roll. They are Brothers Dr. Evies Cranford, Rev. Lamuel Oxley, Captain Curtis Harris and R a y m o n d (Butch) Welch. Brother Henry Donaldson recently received his P h . D . from Kansas State University, M a n h a t t a n , Kansas.

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honor of the new brothers and guests.

Additionally, a calendar of events for next year will develop more effective interaction of chapters throughout the states and region.

n. e. missouri state u lota Xi Celebrates Ten Years The Brothers of Iota Xi Chapter, located on the campus of Northeast Missouri State University in Kirksville, MO., wish to extend a fraternal greeting to all Brothers.

Although the Brothers of Iota Xi are not great in number, we are great in Fraternal Spirit. We believe in stressing quality and not quantity. This enables our chapter to uphold the high standards our Jewels set forth in 1906.

The Brothers of Iota Xi have consistently shown those high standards by participating in and contributing to several organizations and worthy causes. To name a few, Iota Xi Chapter founded the NAACP on our campus, participated in the Special Olympics, donated dinner baskets to the Salvation Army...along with contributing funds to the Crop Walk for hungry children. The Chapter also sponsored several skating parties and donated all proceeds to Unicef and United Way. The Brothers have consistently upheld the high scholastic standards set forth by our dear illustrious fraternity.

Recently the brothers of Iota Xi ranked

third out of 15 fraternities their academic achievements. The Brothers of Iota Xi were also the most academically improved fraternity for two consecutive years. This is proof in itself of our never ending strive for excellence in the academic field.

On Friday, September 23, 1983, Iota Xi successfully celebrated its 10th Anniversary and Reunion on our campus. Fraternal spirit brought several of Iota Xi's alumni brothers hundreds of miles to be present at this momentous occasion.

It can truly be said that the tradition of Alpha men had definitely been upheld. The atmosphere was filled with warmth and joy as each of these men began to reminisce on old college days that had "swiftly passed away."

The "Anniversary-Reunion" weekend consisted of an inspiring march-down by the current brothers of Iota Xi which was followed by a dance.

On Saturday the 24th, the Brothers were up early to partake in a warm breakfast. This was followed by a very productive "Alpha Talk" business workshop with all brothers participating. The graduate Brothers shared some inspiring words of wisdom that all the undergraduate Brothers received with respect and serious thought.

By far, however, the highlight of the reunion was the traditional Alpha Banquet followed by an "old timers" march by the alumni brothers. It's hard to put into words the impact that the weekend had on the Brothers. Iota Xi does challenge all Brothers to visit Kirksville, Missouri to catch the

"Alpha Plague" if it hasn't hit you already.

ohio "Project Alpha" visits campus More than 100 black male high school students from Dayton, Xenia, Wilberforce, Springfield, Trotwood and Yellow Springs visited the Central State University campus July 6-8 as part of "Project Alpha" sponsored by Theta Lambda Chapter and the March of Dimes.

'Pathway to Responsible Manhood" is the "Project Alpha" theme, and the meeting at Central State was the fifth in a nationwide series of workshops to make young black men more aware of their roles.

Dr. Effie O. Ellis, M.D., of Chicago was the keynote speaker for the conference and spoke on 'Teenage Pregnancy: A Problem," as part of the Friday evening program.

Speakers on Saturday were Michael Murphy, Montgomery County Juvenile Court referee, who spoke on "Fathering-Parenthood: Rights and Responsibilities," and Dr. Henry Bristol, M.D., director of the B. F. Lee Health Care Center, who spoke on "Health Consequences."

In addition to hearing the speakers, the young men participated in small group sessions and panel discussions to evaluate the information provided by the guest lecturers.

The "Project Alpha" conference was sponsored by Theta Lambda Chapter with cooperation from Chi Lambda, Zeta Delta Lambda, Gamma Theta and Delta Xi chapters.

Chicago state u Nu Delta on the Rise A warm greeting goes out to all of our Brothers in Alpha from the Brothers of Nu Delta chapter, located on the campus of Chicago State University and founded June 11, 1977.

Since our last publication, Nu Delta has been undergoing a rebuilding process due to loss of several graduating brothers. A "New Tradition" is being constructed at our young chapter.

The Brothers and Alumni of lota Xi Chapter, on the occasion of the chapters 10th Anniversry However, the "Old Traditions" of Union at the Northeast Missouri State University, Kirksville.

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Community Service and Excellence are still being upheld by Nu Delta.

In October, 1983, Nu Delta sponsored a Greek Rap Session to discuss and alleviate some of the past problems that have existed on our campus concerning Greek-letter organizations.

This event was very instrumental in the initiation of our Greek Council at CSU. The process of bonding Greekletter organizations together has been very important to our campus and it is urged that all of our Brothers in Alpha attempt to make similar accomplishments.

In November, 1983, Nu Delta held their Formal Smoker at the prestigious DuSable Museum of Afro-American History. The smoker was run in smooth fashion and was highlighted by guest speaker Brother Michael Price, Editor-in-Chief, The Sphinx.

In December, 1983, Nu Delta Brothers volunteered service at the Lou Rawl's Telethon for the UNCF which benefits 41 black colleges across the country.

In January, 1984, the brothers commemorated the birth of our Brother, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. For the viewing of all campus students and staff, a filmstrip was shown exemplifying the power and leadership of our renowned Fraternity Brother. Concluding the filmstrip, inspirational speeches and poetry were recited. All of the viewers benefited spiritually from this activity, yet they realized, "Our Struggle Continues".

The "New Tradition" began as Nu Delta put on electrifying step perfomances at the State Convention held at Illinois State University, and the Midwest Regional Convention held in Springfield, Illinois. The surprising results were: 1st place in the State competition; 1st place in the Midwest Regional competition. In their seven years of existence, this was Nu Delta's first time competing for a convention award.

B r o t h e r M a r c e l B a r n e t t enthusiastically took the office, VicePresident of Illinois, to which he was elected. Brother Barnett then, made a valiant attempt to become Midwestern Vice President. The race originally ended in a deadlock with Brother Barnett and Brother Gregory Williams of Delta Mu Chapter clearly outdistancing the other two opponents. A run-off ensued and when the tallies were counted, Brother Barnett realized he was overcome by the brilliance of Brother Williams. Since his initiation The Sphinx/Fall 1984

on May 8, 1982, Brother Barnett has characterized the true meaning of spirit and dedication to our great fraternity.

He is indeed a brother truly worthy of his pin.

Brother Darren Bolden captured the coveted "College Brother of the Year" award at the State Convention. He then captured the same honor at the Midwest Regional C o n v e n t i o n .

Brother Bolden, who serves as Vice President, and who is rated by the United States Chess Federation as a "Chess Expert", has proved to be a prominent figure in various organizations and campus activities. He is active with ten different clubs and organizations, and in five holds an office. Brother Bolden was also initiated May 8, 1982.

On May 14, 1984, Nu Delta opened the gates of Alphadom to three ambitious men. The neophytes are: Ron Lynch, Vance Hardy, and Ron Jackson. These neophytes are eager to strengthen Nu Delta Chapter and our beloved fraternity. Good luck!

The 1984-85 year brings in a new cabinet of officers. The following Brothers will take their new stands in September: Vance Bonner, President; Michael Dickerson, Vice President; Michael Owens, Treasurer; Marcel Barnett, Recording Secretary; Carlos McCullough, Chaplain; Kevin Perkins, Historian; Anthony Johnson, Associate Editor-to-the-Sphinx.

Nu Delta would like to express special congratulations to Brother Donald Evans who recently earned his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting at the C.S.U. commencement exercises held in June. Nu Delta also expresses congratulations to Brother Adrian Dixon on winning first place in the first annual Delta Sigma Theta

Sweetheart Ball, held during their Midwest Regional Convention July 4-7. Brother Dixon was followed closely by Brother Barry Robinson (Nu Rho) who placed second. Finally, Nu Delta congratulates Nu Rho chapter for their accomplishments at the state and regional conventions. Special thanks are extended to Brother Ellsner Marchbanks, Brother Arndell Ricks, and the members of Xi Lambda chapter for their lasting support.

SOUTH Morris brown lota Brothers lead on Campus The Brothers of Iota Chapter, Morris Brown College, Georgia's 1984 College Chapter of the Year, extend warmest fraternal greetings to all Alpha Brothers. We wish you much joy and success as the year progresses.

The Chapter proudly welcomes seven new Brothers who crossed the burning sands on April 10, 1984. These Brothers are Stefforn K. Mcintosh, Derrick A. Pope, Stacey S. Ambrose, James A. Johnson, Kevin E. Guyton, Terence R. Gray, and Tommy Price.

These Brothers have come into the Chapter with the true spirit of being Servants of All. The Brothers of Iota have a great number of activities planned for the school as they continue to uphold the aims of Alpha Phi Alpha. Along with the permanent programs of the Chapter, the establishment of a scholarship has been added for a deserving high school senior. Iota also

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plans to carry out Voter Registration Drives, a tutorial program with a neighborhood elementary school, a fundraiser for the NAACP, and to establish a library of resources to benefit our fellow college students among other things.

The Brothers of Iota continue to be in the forefront of activities at Morris Brown College. Those Brother's holding offices for the 1984-85 year are: Stacey Ambrose, SGA Parliamentarian; James McKenzie, Senior Class Vice President; Ronald Wingate, Senior Class Business Manager; Kevin Guyton, Junior Class President; Terence R. Gray, Junior Class Vice President; Derrick Pope, Business Manager of the Junior Class; and Hiram Andrades, Wolverine Business Manager and SGA Chairman of the Election Committee for three consecutive y e a r s . O t h e r C h a p t e r members also continue to hold positions of influence in other campus organizations.

The Brothers of Iota have not forgotten scholarships. We continue to excel academically and appear on the Honor Roll. Two Brothers received scholarships for the 1984-85 school year.

Kevin Guyton received the Eta Lambda Chapter Scholarship and James McKenzie received the Robert Threatt Versatility Award.

During the 1984-85 school year the Chapter will be led by: Hiram Andrades, President; Terence R. Gray, Vice President; Kevin Guyton, Secretary; Stacey Ambrose, Treasurer and Parliamentarian; Zachary High tower, Dean of Pledgees; John Williams, Dean of Probates; Reginald Chestnutt, Associate Editor-to-theSphinx; Rossano Colbey, Historian; Stefforn K. Mcintosh, Director of Educational Activities; James McKenzie, Business Manager; Clifford Emmanuel, Chaplain; and Ronald Wingate, Sergeant-at-Arms.

livingston u Pi Delta Chapter on the move!

The Pi Delta Chapter has made big impressions at Livingston University after having been chartered in the Fall of '83. Charter members were Todd Callens, Mims Hackett, Darryl Hicks, Terry Peeler, Damon Smith, Richard Tiptom, and Bobby Warren.

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Pi Delta's Bobby Warren presented Mother's Day carnations to Livingston University Campus housekeepers. made occured at the state convention held in Tuskegee Institute, Alabama.

The Chapter placed Brothers Callens and Hackett in the top four having high GPA's. To beat that the chapter then walked away with the state GPA award. After returning to Livingston University's campus Pi Delta won the Intramural Basketball championship and placed second in the annual volleyball tournament which includes teams from the surrounding communities as well as the campus.

During the Spring SGA election Alpha Phi Alpha's light shined throughout. Chapter President Bobby Warren won the office of Treasurer.

Vice President Damon Smith was elected SGA Senior Senator and our Alpha Sweetheart was elected Secretary. It was truly a clean sweep

by Alpha Phi Alpha - no other fraternity, sorority, or any other organization placed as many in offices.

Pi Delta had numerous service projects during the year. To name a few during the district elections in the Fall the members campaigned very hard and helped to put in office Lucius Black and Hank Sanders. These two men were the first blacks elected to a seat in Montgomery from the area of West Alabama since Reconstruction. The chapter collected funds for the John Montgomery cause. Montgomery is a student at Livingston University who needed a vast amount of money to have delicate facial surgery after being involved in a car accident. The chapter also participated in a Health Fair at the local high school. Lastly, they presented the dorm maids with carnations for Mother's Day. During the Spring quarter the chapter conducted its first pledge line since being chartered. Five individuals were inducted into the Sphinx Club and all five crossed the burning sands

to become new brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha. The pledge line proved to be very important to the chapter. Their combined GPA's enabled Pi Delta to win the highest GPA award for Livingston University's Inter-Fraternity Council, which includes all of the fraternities on campus. The new members are Jude Akins, Allen Hays, Sanford Jeames, Roger McKinnis, and Jerome Williams.

Before the year ended the chapter elected new officers for the upcoming school year. They are: President, Bobby Warren; Vice President, Damon Smith; Secretary, Sanford Jeames; Assistant Secretary, Jerome Williams; Treasurer, Roger McKinnis; Dean of Pledgees, Allen Hays; Assistant Dean of Pledgees, Jude Akins.

u of central florida Busy Year for Xi lota The Xi Iota chapter of the University of Central Florida, and all of the Brothers who have crossed the "burning sands" here at the fastest growing university in Florida, extend the warmest greetings to all Brothers in Alphaland. Being founded only since June 16, 1979, the seven currently enrolled, active Brothers have not ceased to uphold the aims of our dear fraternity.

It is an honor to present our Neophytes who crossed the burning sands on April 1, 1984. The Tenacious Trio of Terror included Brothers Norman Edwards and Lorenzo Robertson, both Criminal Justice majors; and Marcus Nichols, a Business major.

With only seven Brothers on campus many thought that not much could be accomplished, but they were told never to underestimate the potential of an Alphaman.

Chartered on a predominately white campus of 17,000 (and approximately 400 blacks), the Brothers of Xi Iota have never felt outnumbered. The last year has been a spirit-filled one, as we successfully sponsored our first NAACP membership drive, which was a success; and received recognition by the Orlando Chapter. Xi Iota held its first Thanksgiving food drive, in which we donated a turkey and canned goods to four needy families in adjacent communities. Our chapter participated in the County's Special Olympics by beThe Sphinx/Fall 1984

ing Big Brothers to physically and mentally disabled youngsters. Having also sponsored many social functions for the students at UCF, the college life has truly been uplifted. Xi Iota also hosted a picnic for the Brothers of Delta Beta at Bethune Cookman College before our Annual Football Game.

Many things have changed over the years, however, Xi Iota is adapting to those changes and continuing to grow.

With seven Brothers on campus, we are seeking to pledge the largest line yet this Fall. Xi Iota is also being complemented by the services of our auxiliary group 'The Yellow Roses". We presently have fourteen gracious and beautiful 'Yellow Roses".

Xi Iota looks forward to its continued campus leadership with its devoted Brothers. This chapter is being guided this year by Darryl Harris, President; Lorenzo Robertson, Vice President; Gerald Blunt, Treasurer Will James, Corresponding Secretary Kurt Coleman, Recording Secretary Norman Edwards, Sergeant-at-Arms and Marcus Nichols, Dean of Pledgees.

greetings to all Alpha Brothers. The chapter held it's annual Black and Gold Ball on 21 July 1984 at the Fort Campbell Officers' Club, Fort Campbell, KY Chapter President Brother Arnold E. Myers made special recognition of sweethearts and wives for their support to the fraternity. He also pointed out that one of our own Brothers, Theodore G. White, a principal at a local high school, was selected as one of the one-hundred most influential leaders in the area.

The Kappa Zeta Lambda Chapter annually awards a scholarship to a student who displays the ability to do college work, and who needs financial assistance. Darrel Bradshaw was the recipient of the Kappa Zeta Lambda Scholarship. The memorial fund was established in memory of the late Brother Joe Blackwood for the faithful service rendered to the Kappa Zeta Lambda Chapter.

Other officers are Vice President, Arnold N. G. Bray; Army Chaplain, James D. Bender; Dean of Pledgees, Cosme Davila; Secretary/Treasurer,

of Kappa Zeta Lambda include: Hollis Taylor, Tony hall, Darrell Hargrove, Leroy Stewart, Allen Meadows, Dr. Charlie Bridges, Charles Goodrich, Marvin Posey, Army Chaplain Roy Plummer, Richard Mumford, Charles Hightower and Paul Singleton.

south Carolina state Beta Delta Sponsors Foster Child

Greetings Brothers of Alpha...from the oldest College Chapter in the state of South Carolina. Beta Delta has been keeping the light of Alpha high by participating in and sponsoring several community service projects. To begin the 1983-84 school year, the Brothers sponsored a "Greek Get Together" on the campus to expose themselves more vividly to the new and transfer student body.

On the eve of Halloween the Brothers went door-to-door warning Muhammad H. Shabazz; the parents and children of the potenHistorian/Editor-to-the-Sphinx, tial dangers of trick-or-treating. The Charles Plummer. In addition, the brothers also gave bags of candy to the chapter presently has pledgees Lester children of the Winnie the Pooh Day Owens, Shawn Ketchum, and Michael Care Center of Orangeburg. At preDillard who are still striving to become Kappa Zeta Lambda sent, we are sponsoring Emmanuel Alpha men. continues Omondi, originating from Kenya, of In conclusion, we, the Brothers of the Christian Children's Fund, Inc. onward and upward Kappa Zeta Lambda, are proud of our As a result of a fund raising car wash accomplishments and we will continue The brothers of Kappa Zeta Lambda held in September, a donation was to strive for excellence. Other Brothers Chapter of Clarksville, TN, extend given to the Orangeburg Emergency Storehouse Fund to aid those in need of money to meet the everyday high living cost.

The Fall pledge line, which consisted of ten members, collected in excess of 100 non-perishable food items for the Orangeburg community. They were also summoned to assist one of the area elementary schools in the delivery of their food items in the Calhoun County.

Just before the Brothers departed for the holidays, Beta Delta sponsored a Christmas program which was presented to the residents of the Edisto Convalescent Center, a local nursing home. The program consisted of greetings from the fraternity, poems, prayers, and several Christmas carols.

Also in December, a cancer awareness program was coordinated with a cancer research representative. The seminar, which was held on the South Carolina State College campus in The members of Kappa Zeta Lambda Chapter, Fort Campbell (KY) and Clarksville (TN) February, gave students the oppor(I to r): Allen W. Meadows, Cosme A. Davila, Arnold N. G. Bray, Theodore G. White, Hollis W. Taylor, Jr., Dr. Charlie Bridges. Seated (I to r): Charles Goodrich, Arnold E. tunity to hear and see the latest methods used in cancer research, the Myers and Marvin Posey.

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latest developments in the area and a question-answer period.

Also in February the annual Alflamingo was held and was a big success.

Miss Zipporah Mapp walked away with the title of Ms. Black and Gold in March. To top it all off the brothers of Beta Delta won two step shows, one held at the Medical College of Georgia and the other on the South Carolina State campus.

With the initiation of 16 members in 1983, the 34 members of Beta Delta Chapter are continuing to progress with their community service projects and ever yet, seeking new ways to assist Orangeburg. The officers for the 1983-84 school year were: Brothers Gregory T. Nell, President; Larry Franklin, Vice President; Michael H u b b a r d , Secretary; Gregory Freeman, Treasurer; William Gregg, Dean of Pledgees; Danny Hudson, Assistant Dean of Pledgees; Edwin Givens, Chaplain; Kent Young, Editorto-the-Sphinx; Jonathan Dodd, Parliamentarian.

The Brothers of Beta Delta wish to continue the long journey onward and upward toward the light.

a check in the amount of $2,246.77 to the United Negro College Fund at the Rocky Mount City Hall.

This check represented 80% of the profits from its Third Annual Golf Tournament. For the first time, a fund has been established for a local scholarship with the remaining 20% of the proceeds.

Epsilon Sigma Lambda Chapter looks toward its Fourth Annual Tournament in September. In behalf of the chapter, Bill Warner thanks the many businesses, associations, and individuals who support the tournament

through advertising, donations and participation.

georgia Eto Lambda looks to '85 As we continue to uphold our motto "First of all, servants of all, we shall transcend all," the Brothers of Eta Lambda Chapter, Atlanta, Georgia, are as usual "ON THE MOVE".

south Carolina In Orangeburg, New Directions Promised Members of the Delta Zeta Lambda Chapter (Orangeburg, SC) recently elected new officers for the organizaâ&#x20AC;˘ tion. The meeting to install officers was held at the House of Alpha, which is located on Highway 301 North in Orangeburg. The Alpha House also serves as the monthly meeting place for the Greek-letter organization. Incoming President, T. J. Wilson, spoke on the theme that will guide the fraternity, "New Programs for New Directions." A significant part of this thrust will be greater visibility efforts on the part of Alpha and more extensive community outreach involvement. President Wilson also outlined a broader role for the Alpha House.

New Officers at Delta Zeta Lambda, Orangeburg, SC, are shown above - Front Row (I to r): Vernon Wallace, Recording Secretary; T. ). Wilson, President; Marion C. Day, Historian; Martin L. Williams, Vice President; Second Row (I to r): David L. Stroman, Director of Educa tional Activities; fames Williams, Associate Editor of Sphinx; Willie R. Cantey, Parliamentarian; Third Row (I to r): Don Powell, Director of Public Relations; Ashriel 1. Moses, Chaplain; Martin Meadows, Sergeant-at-arms; fames Blassingame, Treasurer; and Henry L. Robinson, Corresponding Secretary.

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Percy Taylor, chairman of the Epsilon Sigma Lambda Golf Tournament, presents a check for $2,246.77 to Cynthia Perry, representing the United Negro College Fund. Bill Warner, Chapter President and Dr. ]. E. Bryant, Historian, look on.

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The 1983 - 1984 Fraternal Year (under the leadership of Brother Ronald Sims, President) was a successful one, as we initiated four inspiring men into Alphadom on December 8, 1983. The Fall '83 pledgees, dubbed 'The Inseparables", were Frank Marzo, Educator; Johnny Prince, Investigator; Willie Smith, Investigator; and Malcolm Williams, Micro Film Operations Supervisor.

The '83 Fraternal Year climaxed with our annual Founder's Day observance as well as the Eta Lambda Annual Holiday Formal Ball held at the spacious Omni International Hotel.

The year 1984 called for more involvement into political affairs, as our Brother Michael Hightower, Councilman â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 2nd Ward, College Park, Georgia, chaired a committee on political action; and members of Eta Lambda Chapter became involved in the local city/county-wide voter registration drive.

Scholarship was not overlooked.

The Chapter held, on April 6, its annual Scholarship Affair with 100% of the proceeds allocated for scholarship.

Ozell Sutton, General President, was the keynote speaker at our annual Hungry Club Forum on May 16, 1984.

Five scholarships totaling $3,600.00 were awarded during this affair: three (3) to college-entering freshmen and two (2) to college upperclassmen.

Plaques were also presented to the Atlanta University Center Schools (Clark, Morehouse, Morris Brown and Spelman Colleges) for their years of service in education to black students.

Our Chapter elections were held at our June meeting and our 1984-86 officers are as follows: Larry L. Earvin,

President; Robert Harvey, Vice President; Dewitt Harris, Corresponding Secretary; L. Dean Heard, Recording Secretary; Albert Watts, Treasurer; Joe Patterson, Financial Secretary; Karl W. Barnes, Historian; Father H. J. C. Bowden, Chaplain; Ray C. Long, Editor of Sphinx; Percy Hardin, Dean of Pledgees; and Executive Board Members Ron Sims, Hugh Sharp and Aldophus Dickerson.

As we continue to uphold the bright light of Alpha, the Brothers of Eta Lambda want you to know that: 'There will be no stopping us now" as we plan for our 1985 National Convention to be held August 9 - 14 in "Hotlanta".

u of alabama lota Nu boasts 5GA Party Greetings once again from the Brothers of Iota Nu Chapter, University of Alabama in Birmingham. The Spring quarter turned out to be a very busy time for Iota Nu in its efforts to uphold the name of Alpha. The brothers began the Spring quarter by electing new officers. They are: President, Anthony Gordon; Vice President, Darryl Cunningham; Secretary, Orlando Wilson; Treasurer, George T h o m a s ; Corresponding Secretary, LeEric Johnson; Historian, Carlos Morrison; Director of Educational Activities, James Bolden; Editorto-the-Sphinx, Carlos Morrison; Deanof-Pledgees, Stephon Montgomery;

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Chaplain, Raymond Williams, and Parliamentarian, Paul Tinker. These young men have taken on the responsibility of moving Alpha Phi Alpha and Iota Nu Chapter forward towards achievement and success.

Brother Jerry McNeely was elected President of the Student Government Association for this school year.

Fellow brothers as well as sweethearts solicited votes from students for McNeely's campaign. As President of the SGA, McNeely hopes to open up better lines of communication between students and the SGA and he also plans to push for more student involvement.

Brother McNeely was previously SGA Treasurer.

The highlight of the spring quarter was Alpha Week 1984 - which was from May 20 - 26. On Sunday, Brothers along with the sweethearts attended a church service to kick off Alpha Week. On Monday, Brothers wore black and gold or any paraphernalia they had. On Tuesday, Brothers studied together along with the Sphinxmen in the library. A get-together was held with the Ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and sweethearts on Wednesday at the graduate fraternity house.

While at the fraternity house, the sweethearts presented the Brothers with a cake in honor of Alpha Week.

The Alpha spirit was high among the brothers and everyone had a good time. On Thursday, the brothers p r e s e n t e d the Sphinxmen and sweethearts to "the yard". The chapter's new display was also presented.

On Friday, the Brothers had a party which was a big success. Many college students from UAB as well as from other college campuses came out and had a good time. On Saturday, the Brothers of Iota Nu hosted a Fisk University and Children's Hospital outdoor benefit to raise money for the two institutions. The benefit consisted of a volleyball tournament, a ticket raffle, a party and Greek show and a local deejay playing records. The benefit turned out to be another successful event despite the fact that it rained. Iota Nu hopes to continue to host such events in the future.

Nevertheless, academic honors keep rolling in to Iota Nu. Brother Daryl Jessie graduated Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership honor society, and Brother Everett Rachel graduated Phi Kappa Phi, a nation honor society whose objective is to foster and recognize outstanding scholarship and good character.

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Needless to say, the brothers of Iota Nu have had a successful spring quarter in their efforts to hold high the name of Alpha. We shall continue to walk in the light.

u of mississippi The Year of Revitalization The Brothers of Nu Upsilon (University of Mississippi) send fraternal felicitations from the hills of the State of Mississippi. We trust that the academic school year was successful and that the next one (84-85) is just as prosperous. We invite you to come visit Alpha â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rebel-style here at Ole Miss as we begin Phase II of 'The Year of Revitalization".

The 1983-84 academic year was very rewarding for our chapter and expectations for 1984-85 are equally promising. Our year saw the initiation of two promising brothers into the ranks of Alpha. "The Proteges of Zephyrus", as they were dubbed, were initiated into Nu Upsilon in the Spring of '84. Robert Byrant and Wilson Washington were found to be deserving of our brotherhood here and given the demanding task of 'finding Alpha'.

Some of the events of the past year were: our 4th annual Big Brother/Li'l Brother Homecoming Meeting; Halloween Masquerade Party; SLAP I (Seminar on Leadership and Participation); Thanksgiving Dinner for the Elderly with the local chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; Founders' Week; a Tribute to Brother Martin Luther King, Jr.; Commemoration of Black History Month (in conjunction with NPHC);.. .and many, many more activities that time and space does not permit to name.

We would also like to congratulate our Miss Black and Gold, Cecilia McCain, on being crowned Miss Black and Gold Mississippi. Our helm for the coming year will be directed by Brother J. R. Jones, with Brother Norbert Woods as Vice-President, Arnold Slaughter as Treasurer, Melvin Banks as Corresponding Secretary, and Dexter Merritt as Recording Secretary. Also, we would like to congratulate Brother Keith Pigues for a successful year as the past AVP and wish him well in his future endeavors.

Again we welcome brothers to visit our campus and experience another taste of Alpha-Mississippi.

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The Brothers of Nu Upsilon host a reception for Brother Tony Brown, renowned journalist, during a visit to campus for a speaking engagement for Black History Month. Shown from left, Brothers: Robbie Morganfield, Clifton Johnson, Jerry Deloach, Charles Griffin, Brother Tony Brown, Jerome Hamner, Harry Smith, Keith Tucker, Norbert Woods and James Gilleylen.

u of tennessee Mu Iota Leaps for Leadership Greetings to all our Brothers in Alpha. It has been a long time since we last appeared in The Sphinx, but we are still holding high the aims of Alpha Phi Alpha. Leadership has always been one of the greatest assets of Mu Iota and this year was no exception.

Brother Randall Fleming was elected to serve on the National Executive Board of the National Society of Black

Engineers as Southern Regional Chairperson. We also look forward to a productive year under the leadership of our newly elected chapter officers.

They are as follows: Joseph Sylve, President; Sylvester Townsend, Vice President; Harold J. Kirby, Treasurer; Kenneth Elias, Recording Secretary; Darryl McLemore, Corresponding Secretary; and Anton Clifford, Editorto-the-Sphinx.

The academic school year of 84-85 has already begun to unfold for ML On September 21, 1984 we hosted our Annual Freshman Tea in honor of all incoming black freshmen. The purpose of the tea is to orient the students to

The Brothers of Mu Iota pose in front of the "House of Alpha" at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

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opportunities available to them on campus and throughout the conv munity. Our guest speaker was the h6norable Chancellor Jack Reese and the event was proclaimed by many as the best ever. In an effort to show our appreciation to Chancellor Reese we bestowed the Mu Iota Certificate of Appreciation Award upon him.

Congratulations go to Immensus 5, our new initiates. These five young men maintained the highest G.P.A. (2.53) during their pledge period of any of the other 26 fraternity pledgees seated on the Campus of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Again compliments go to Reginald McGregor, Spurell Driver, Kevin Latham, John Tomes, and Daran Howard for a job well done.

Our chapter has high expectations for the upcoming year and a few are in the making. Our Annual Miss Black and Gold Pageant will be held during Fall quarter. As part of this event we will present the Marvin E. Peek Scholarship to the black sophomore student with the highest G.P.A. The high point of the year is "Alpha Week" which is scheduled for Spring quarter.

As stated before MI has not lost sight of the ideas that made Alpha Phi Alpha great; and we have vowed to uphold its standards, which are so dear to us.

Alpha is not only in our hearts, but in our hands as well.

tennessee King Birthday celebration in Bristol While looking over the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968, our Brother, Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated. Early this year, Brother King was again looking over a balcony. It was a balcony in glory; and this time, he smiled approvingly.

The occasion was the Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration sponsored by the Mu Nu Lambda Chapter at the Hood Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church in Bristol, Tennessee on Sunday, January 15, 1984. Overflowing the spacious sanctuary of Hood Memorial, the huge gathering came to remember Dr. King on the 55th anniversary of his birth.

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used in Dr. King's eulogy, Rev. Brother Leroy R. Blair called the solemn congregation to worship. Hood Memorial Church Choir led in the fervent singing of the Negro National Anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing."

After extending cordial words of welcome, Chapter President John W. Harrison stated our purpose for gathering on such an auspicious occasion.

'We have assembled here today," he declared, "to celebrate the life of our Brother, Martin Luther King, Jr., to reflect upon his legacy, and to evaluate our progress toward implementing his dream of a truly integrated America."

Music was rendered by various area choirs. Each choir presented unique selections that were associated with the life of Dr. King and with the Civil Rights struggle.

Songs included spirituals such as "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"; traditional gospel and contemporary gospel. The melodious music, majestically sung, was a fitting tribute to our Brother King.

The most memorable portion of the service was the viewing of the film, "A Legacy of a Dream", which traced the rise of Dr. King to the leadership of the Civil Rights Movement; from the successful bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, to his shameful death in Memphis, Tennessee.

As we watched the film of the actual events and heard excerpts of Dr. King's speeches, we experienced anew the emotions which were aroused when we participated in or when we watched*the struggle. For the youth present who were unborn or too young to recall the struggle, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leaped from the screen and became a living presence. The emotional impact upon all present was overwhelming.

As we listened to a recording of the "I Have a Dream" speech, we rededicated ourselves to work for the fulfillment of his dream; a dream that has become our dream. To continue our "right to protest for rights" until all God's children are free at last.

The musical climax of the service came when the Lee Street Baptist Church Choir majestically sang, "If I Can Help Somebody." The service concluded with the rededicated congregation jubilantly singing, "We Shall Overcome"; and we shall.

A delightful repast was served in the lower auditorium by the ladies of Hood Memorial. The fellowship was as enjoyable as the Birthday Celebration.

All present declared the Celebration a colossal success. The success of the pro-

gram was due in part to the cooperative efforts of all the Brothers of Mu Nu Lambda Chapter. They served as ushers, sound engineers, projectionists, and in whatever capacity needed. The Brothers of Mu Nu Lambda "did themselves proud" as they lifted high the banner of ALPHA PHI ALPHA.

memphis state u Kappa Eta holds MLK Memorial Week The Brothers of Kappa Eta Chapter, Memphis State University, bid all those of Alphadom a warm and brotherly greeting. Kappa Eta has always strived to uphold the light of Alpha and continues to do so with relentless purpose. We would like to welcome into the House of Alpha seven young aspiring men by the names of Brothers Terrance King, Sherman Ford, Delyntoneus Moore, Leroy Prout, Clarence Terry, Frank Robinson, and William Payne. They call themselves the Sensational Seven and as a group helped with the artwork and cleaning of Presidential Candidate Jesse Jackson's campaign headquarters.

After attending the Southern Regional Convention in Biloxi, MS, March 29 - April 1, the Brothers acted as ushers at the "Salute to Blacks in Sports" program sponsored by the Memphis Chapter of P.U.S.H. The Brothers also acted as ushers for the M. L. King Memorial Day program at Monumental Baptist Church. Brother Bates recited "There Goes An Alpha Man". Then the Brothers held M. L. King Memorial Week on campus. Also in April the Brothers brought joy to the hearts of the little ones by sponsoring an Easter Egg Hunt for the first graders of the Memphis State Campus Elementary School. The hunt involved over seventy-five eager beavers and two-hundred and sixty-five colored eggs. Later that night the Brothers in conjunction with the Royal Esquires of Carver High School sponsored a disco dance extravaganza with twelve high school groups participating in the event. The proceeds of the extravaganza went to the Kappa Eta Scholarship Fund.

During the month of May, the Brothers held their annual picnic with the Alpha Roses of Kappa Eta, in appreciation of their loyal support and service. The picnic was held at Shelby Forest State Park, thirty miles outside 59

of Memphis. In an effort to promote brotherhood and sisterhood, the Brothers held an A-Phi-A - AKA mixer at the fraternity house. Also, during the month of May, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Beta Tau Chapter, Lemoyne-Owen College - in conjunction with the Brothers - held a reception for their new members.

As the spring term came to a close the Brothers gave a dance at the new Club Centerion to send everyone home with joyous summer tiding. Always thinking of spreading the light of Alpha, the Brothers participated in voter registration at the Stone Soul Picnic annually given during the month of June.

Now, as in the past, Kappa Eta still holds the motto of all Alpha men true: "First of all, servants of all, we shall transcend all."

florida Mu Zeta Lambda bids farewell to Riley Fraternal greetings to the entire brotherhood of Alpha. Mu Zeta Lambda Chapter (Polk County, FL) recessed for the summer months after another outstanding fraternity year which was culminated by our annual high school achievement awards program. During this program we recognize a top male student from each high school in Polk County for individual achievement in several areas.

We consider this program very important as it affords us the opportunity to expose these young men to Alpha Phi Alpha. Many of them will go on to become Alphamen during their college days. Brother Jack Johnson, our chapter's Director of Education, put togther an outstanding program — featuring our Alpha Male Chorus under his direction and highlighted by an inspiring message by our keynote speaker, Mrs. Jill Holland, a member of our renowned sister sorority — AKA — and the wife of our chapter President, Brother Bob Holland. We salute these young men and their parents for a job well done.

Also we recently bade farewell to one of our notable chapter members — Brother Ken Riley, former All-Pro with the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL. Brother Riley retired after the 1983 season and is a member of the coaching staff of the Green Bay Packers during the 1984 NFL Season. We wish him and 60

his family godspeed as they relocate to Wisconsin and urge all Brothers to encourage him should the Packers visit your city this Fall.

u of florida Theta Sigma tops Blue Key for Black History title The Brothers of the Theta Sigma Chapter, located on the campus of the University of Florida, would like to extend a warm greeting to all our Brothers and friends in 'Alpha Land".

Our officers for the 1983-84 year are as follows: Krewasky A. Salter, Senior resident of Germany, President; Darrell Hickman, Senior from Quincy, FL, Vice President; Rodney A. White.

Sophomore from Brooklyn, NY, Treasurer; Darryl E. Lane, Junior from Lakecity, FL , Secretary; and Carl A. Cunningham, Senior from Miami, FL, Corresponding Secretary.

This past academic year has been an outstanding year for our chapter. We were involved in many events for the benefit of our chapter, the campus, and the community. Some of the big events of this past year were in "Alpha Week".

They are as follows: College Career Day, Stomp Show, Fund-raiser in conjunction with the undergraduate chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, and, of course, the Miss Black and Gold Pageant. The entire week was filled with ecstasy.

Our greatest task, which the chapter is very proud of, was the winning of the first annual Black History Contest held at the University of Florida. We

may add that white as well as Black students participated. The contest lasted three nights with eight teams competing, that included Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Black President Council Student Group, Florida Blue Key, and three other independent teams. Our team, which consisted of Arthur Fleming, Darryl Lane, Keith Mills, and Krewasky Salter, defeated Phi Beta Sigma in the first round, two independent teams in the next two rounds, and went on to beat Florida Blue Key in the finals, who defeated Kappa Alpha Psi previously. Our championship score was 140-75. Our chapter plans to broaden its keen knowledge of Black history and keep Alpha Phi Alpha's name the only name on this continuing trophy.

As always our chapter has continued to serve the campus and the community above and beyond its call. We are #1 among all Black Greeks in service in this area and rank with the largest of the white fraternities (who have five times as many members) in services. We would also like to challenge all college chapters to donate a fund to one of our oldest Black colleges, Fisk, as we have done; because, a mind, especially a Black one, is a terrible thing to waste.

We are very proud and elated that the late Brother Dr. Martin Luther King's Birthday has become a national holiday. For the past three years we have been selling shirts with the inscription, "January 15th A National Holiday", on them. And today more and more people are wearing that shirt with greater pride and joy knowing that it is actually a reality. Our chapter also pushed letters on campus for one week for students and faculty to sign so

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we could send them to our Senators in the Capital, and it paid off. We collected close to 5,000 copies and the Senators replied with thanks and a positive vote.

Our relatively small chapter of 23 brothers is steadily growing. Eight new brothers crossed into Alpha Land this past academic year to help replace our many graduated Brothers. The fall line of '83, The Fugitives, contained Jeffery L. Jackson, Junior from Orlando; Keith A. Mills, Senior From Miami; and Warren L. Williams, Senior from Daytona. The spring line of '84, Magnum Force, contained Vincent Edwards, Freshman from Ft. Lauderdale; Jonathan Wright, Senior from Hollywood, FL; Stephen Jones, Sophomore from Mt. Vernon, NY; Brian Robinson, Freshman from Lake Whales; and Vincent Fail, Freshman from Miami.

Before closing we would like to add that our chapter continues to rank at the top among Black Greeks on this campus in Grade Point average. We currently have the highest average. We will continue to dominate this area.

Theta Sigma will continue to shine the light of Alpha in Gainesville and wherever we go, keeping the name of Alpha number 1 in our hearts as well as others.

georgia Coffin and Harrison honored in Athens The past year was a notable one for the Brothers of Eta Iota Lambda Chapter, Athens, Georgia.

Under the very capable leadership of our president, Brother Dr. John W. Townsend, Jr., several challenges were met successfully, and a number of Brothers distinguished themselves as Alpha Men. Beginning in December, 1983, Founder's Day was observed during which Brother Capt. Charles Coffin and Brother Robert E. Harrison were presented the Man-of-the-Year and Charles Greene Awards, respectively.

Since moving to Athens in recent years, Brother Coffin has faithfully served twice as Career Awareness Program Chairman, Zeta Pi Chapter Advisor, Vice President and is now President-Elect for 1984-85. As Associate Professor of Aerospace The Sphinx/Fall 1984

Top Brothers for 1984 in Eta Iota Lambda Chapter (Athens, GA) are, at left, Brother Charles Coffin - Brother of the Year; and. right, Charles Greene awardee Brother Robert Harrison.

The Greene award is given in most Southern Regional chapters to recognize long-term contributions.

Studies at the University of Georgia, Brother Coffin's role includes that of Junior Class Instructor, Commandant of Cadets and Head Recruiting Officer.

Our Brother is an alumnus of Beta Epsilon at North Carolina A & T State University.

During the past twelve years as a member of Eta Iota Lambda, Brother Robert E. Harrison has served three terms as President, three as Vice President and twice as Editor-to-TheSphinx. He was also chapter Man-ofthe-Year in 1980. Brother Harrison is Director of the University of Georgia Educational Opportunity Center.

In January, 1984, Eta Iota Lambda and Zeta Pi chapters jointly planned and hosted the Georgia State Convention. More than 300 Brothers, wives, and sweethearts attended what was described as among the best ever in the state. The success of the event was due, in part, to our Brother John W. Townsend, Jr. and the support of the State President, Brother Robert (Bob) Willis.

Highlights of the convention included numerous awards and citations, most notable of which was Brother Captain Charles Coffin as State Alpha Man-of-the-Year. Brother Dr. Henry Ponder was the College Brothers Banquet speaker, while Brother Dr. A u g u s t u s (Gus) W i t h e r s p o o n , Southern Regional Vice President, was

speaker for the State Banquet. Both brothers electrified their audiences with profoundly inspiring messages.

In April, 1984, Brother Coffin once again chaired the chapter's sixth annual Career Awareness program. The daylong event involved more than 100 youths from five area counties who received actual work-place experience, were treated to a luncheon and attended an extensive seminar on Aerospace Technology.

During our May meeting, the Brothers elected the following new slate of officers: President, Charles Coffin; Vice President, Verner Lamar Kidd; Corresponding Secretary, Hugh G o o d r u m ; Recording Secretary, Joseph Walden; Treasurer, W. Ed Wilker; Finance Secretary, Walter V Jackson; Editor-to-theSphinx/Historian, Robert E. Harrison; Parliamentarian, Charles Morrow; Chaplain, Fletcher Gideon; Director of Educational Activities, Russell Studevan; Dean of Pledgees, James H. Alford, Jr.; Assistant Dean of Pledgees, Kenneth I. Dious; and Sergeant-at-Arms, Dr. John W. Townsend, Jr. This past year's successes were the result of dedicated leadership and hard work by all the chapter's fifteen members. With this momentum, Eta Iota Lambda looks forward to another productive year.

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mississippi Xi Zeto Lambda honors local citizens Although Xi Zeta Lambda Chapter (Moss Point, MS) is only two years old, it has created a local tradition by sponsoring it's second annual Drum Major Awards. Honoring one citizen for each year since Brother Dr. Martin Luther King's death on April 4th, this year's honorees totaled 16. Nominated by local citizens, Xi Zeta Lambda hopes to spotlight those individuals that go unheralded for their unselfish deeds for the community.

Xi Zeta Lambda won Chapter of the Year honors at the State Convention in Mississippi and, with community efforts like the Drum Major Awards, hopes to add many more honors to it's young history.

alabama a 6 m A new thrust for Delta Gamma To all Brothers in Alpha, Delta Gamma Chapter, located at Alabama A & M University, sends greetings for a most successful year. For the Spring semester we had 44 Brothers enrolled.

Members of our chapter have taken on major leadership roles. A summary of these leadership roles and activities follows.

Two Brothers hold top leadership positions in the Student Government Association for the coming school year. These are Brother Stanley Stallworth, who has a G. P. A. of 3.94 and a double major in English and Biology, who will serve as President.

Brother Stan also served as President of the Sophomore Class; President of Delta Gamma Chapter and S. G. A. Second Vice President. We look at Brother S t a l l w o r t h as a true gentleman, scholar and Alpha leader.

Brother Rodney Allen, a junior from Mobile, will serve as First Vice President of the S. G. A. Brother Rodney is a Dean's List Student and served as Treasurer of Delta Gamma. Need we say how proud we are of these two Brothers holding down the number one and two leadership positions here among approximately 4,820 students.

The first week in March was a momentous and special occasion for eleven (11) Sphinxmen who crossed the 62

The Brothers of Xi Zeta Lambda (Moss Point, MS), from left: R. W. Jennings, B. B. Jennings H. B. Grant, R. Thompson, C. Johnson, M. Harris, G. Lett and J. Mclnnis. burning sands into Alphadom. Please meet our 1984 neophyte Brothers. They are Brothers Leonard Bennett, Ronald Comer, Robert Drake, Jubal Gibson, Edward Jones, William Lindsey, Keith Malone, Elisha Marshall, Sebastain Ingram, Aaron Swan and Leonard Wyatt. All are members of the sophomore class, except Brother Gibson, who is a senior. Our congratulations go out to these Brothers.

We hope they, like so many of us, will continue to find Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. "the college of friendship; the university of brotherly love; the school for the better-making of man."

New officers have been elected. The officers for 1984-85 are Brothers Charles Herring, President; Edward Jones, Vice President; William Lindsey, Corresponding Secretary; Oliver Brooks, Recording Secretary; Robert Bell, Treasurer; Aaron Swan, Chaplain; Ronald Comer, Parliamentarian; Samuel Sanford, Dean of Pledgees; Leonard Wyatt, Assistant Dean of Pledgees; Ricky Flambo, Sergeant-at-Arms; Keith Malone, Historian and Robert Drake, Editor-tothe-Sphinx.

Brother Robert Powe was awarded the "Man of the Year Award" by dormitory students on campus. Brother Stan Stallworth was awarded "The Brother of the Year" Award by the Pan-Hellenic All Greek Board. Brother Stan also received the Convention Award for the highest G. P. A. among Alphas in the state of Alabama.

Brother Lavon LaCount headed a committee for Education Activities, which performed magnificantly this year. A recent endeavor was the Easter Egg Hunt given for the kindergarten

students in the Early Childhood Center here on campus. Our "Miss Black and Gold", Ms. Regina Nicholson, has been selected to reign as Miss Alabama A & M University for the 1984-85 school year. We are proud of this talented and beautiful young lady. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, a solo twirler in the band. A senior, she hails from Bridgeport, Alabama.

Our social season for the year ended with "Cabaret, 1984". This spectacular event was held at the beautifully decorated House of Alpha. A capacity crowd joined the Brothers and S w e e t h e a r t s for a n i g h t of refreshments, comradeship and fraternizing. During the intermission, the following awards were made by Brother Robert Bell, who served as chairman of the committee responsible: Eighteen sweethearts were presented certificates of appreciation; graduating seniors were presented plaques; 'The Graduate Brother of the Year Award" was presented to Brother Dr. A. J. Garth, a professor of Educational Administration at Alabama A & M University and an officer in Delta Theta Lambda Chapter; 'The Undergraduate Brother of the Year Award" went to Brother Wayne Steede, a senior from Atlanta, Georgia; Brother Ronald Comer was presented an award as the Neophyte Brother with the highest grade point average. Brother Comer sports a 3.98 with majors in Chemistry and Zoology. He hails from Eufaula, Alabama. Brother Lavon LaCount was given an award for the outstanding job he has done in tutoring students at two elementary schools. He is a senior electrical engineer major from Attalla, The Sphinx/Fall 1984

Again, let us emphasize that there is a new thrust in Delta Gamma. We accept nothing but the ultimate in scholarship, leadership and manly deeds. There is no place for complacency and mediocrity in Delta Gamma Chapter and we challenge others to follow.

they take their respective places in active duty. When the army uses its famous slogan, "Be all that you can be," these brothers will live up to that slogan. They will also fulfill our motto "First of all, servants of all, we shall transcend all," hence they will succeed because they are Alpha men.

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prairie view a G m 13 new Brothers to Eta Gommo Greetings to all the Brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha, from the (macking) Eta Gamma Chapter, Prairie View A & M University. It is our pleasure to introduce to you the new brothers of Alpha, Brothers: Darrel Andrews, political science major; Von Beaty, electrical engineering; Reginald Black, electrical engineering; Steven Brown, electrical engineering; Robert Jeffries, m e c h a n i c a l e n g i n e e r i n g ; Keith Lipscomb, psychology; Darryl Mallet, a r c h i t e c t u r a l engineering; Rory M o s l e y , electrical e n g i n e e r i n g ; Benjamin Okoro, political science; Quintin Parker, chemical engineering; Terry Provost, electrical engineering; John Willis, mechanical engineering; and James Wright, management/prelaw. These new brothers, known as The Invisible Men are ready to carry on the tradition of Eta Gamma. These brothers were taught by Dean Terry Wright, who stressed high scholastic achievement and a strong sense of purpose. He was assisted by the faithful and equally serious Assistant Dean Kevin Bruton. The pledging process was also helped by Probate Dean Robert Price, who assisted in the final states. All who helped in the pledging of The Invisible Men should be commended for having such a fine line of esteemed young men â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a rare breed, indeed. Be assured that these neophytes are an asset to the chapter and will perform their duties with manly deeds, scholarship and love for all mankind endeared in their hearts.

In other news, Brothers Craig Busch, Terry Provost, Aldo Putman and Timothy Woods were commissioned as 2nd Lieutenants in the United States Army on May 13, 1984. We commend this outstanding show of leadership. It is undoubted that the Brothers will show enviable leadership traits when The Sphinx/Fall 1984

Zeta Zeta fetes Fashion Fair models We, the brothers of Zeta Zeta Chapter here at the University of Oklahoma, extend fraternal greetings to Brothers throughout the world of Alphadom. With several awards and accomplishments from the last school year, Zeta Zeta is looking forward to this upcoming semester to further our achievements and set a pace for others to follow. The new officers for the 84-85 school year are: Eric Ray Stevenson, President; Richie Smith, Vice President; John Hill, Secretary; Leonce Thierry, Jr., Corresponding Secretary; Tracy Salters, Dean of Pledgees; Randall Brown, Treasurer; Keith Borders, Parliamentarian; Ken Evans, Historian; and Bolaji Sofola, Angel Director. Zeta Zeta would also like to welcome the "Visions" line into the fraternal world of Alpha Phi Alpha. "Visions" includes Rodney Waters, Ken Evans, and Mario Simmons. ZZ still reaps the benefits from the Zenith Crew. They include: Donnie Glenn, Dexter Patterson, Kendal Harper, John Hill, Randall Brown, Bruce Johnson, Bruce Marion, Bolaji Sofola, and Keith Borders. We would like to congratulate Brother Keith Borders on being selected as a "Distinguished Collegian" for the 83-84 school year.

Last semester, Zeta Zeta played an active role here at OU. We were selected Most Outstanding Organization through our efforts of community service and participation here on camp u s . A l o n g with our a n n u a l Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter food baskets, ZZ, through the Save the Children Program, has sponsored a child from Africa. We were the official volunteer group to help sponsor the Statewide Special Olympics held here at Norman. We raised $125 for the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation.

Campus activities included financially

backing the 7th Annual Miss Black OU Pageant and attending the Big-Eight Convention on Black Student Government, where Brother Borders was appointed the Chairperson for the following year.

The highlight of the semester came during our 13th Annual Black and Gold Week. We sponsored a reception and party for the lovely and talented men and women of the Ebony Fashion Fair Tour. Special thanks go to Brother Derrick Minter for the planning of this event. Brother Todd Chandler presided as Black and Gold Chairman and Brother Leonce Thierry, Jr. served as Chairman of the Black and Gold Basketball Tournament. The week featured events such as movie night, wine and cheese night, seminars on suicide awareness and overcoming test anxieties. The end of the week featured ZZ's 13th Annual B & G Basketball Tournament, which brought brothers from across the state of Oklahoma and Kansas to compete for the title. Our hats go off to the brothers of Epsilon Epsilon's graduate team, who won the coveted first place trophy. The weekend had plenty of action with the Zeta Zeta brothers performing at the Alpha Disco Explosion and the Annual Black and Gold Ball.

This year will also be a memorable year for Zeta Zeta. Concentrated efforts are being made on the purchase of a new fraternity house. Another goal will be to establish our own Zeta Zeta Academic Scholarship. In promoting our own academic achievement we have used the resources of our own brothers in the establishment of a testfile. This will enable us to continue and further our development in the academic arena of a predominantly white campus.

dillard u Beta Phi tops in Academics At the 1984 Louisiana State Convention, the Beta Phi Chapter entered into and won the W. E. B. Dubois Award for the chapter with the highest grade point average. Shortly thereafter, Beta Phi entered into the Southwestern Regional competition and again took first place in the W. E. B. Dubois Award. Here at Beta Phi, our aim is excellence in scholarship. We also make it our aim to serve the community as 63

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The Brothers of Beta Phi Chapter, Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana. often as possible. Recently, for instance, we sponsored a can shake on behalf of the N A A C P in which we presented the organization with $500.

O n the campus setting, there is at least one brother in every active orgnization. As President of the Student Government, there is Brother Roland Pickins; as President of both Beta Phi and the Pan-Hallenic Council there is Brother William W a s h i n g t o n ; as Historian for both the Pan-Hallenic Council and Beta Phi there is Brother Ronald Buckley. O n e of our brothers, Bruce M. Benton, is a Financial Analyst at the National Aeronautics a n d Space A d m i n i s t r a t i o n on a cooperative education program. O n the social level, Beta Phi recently took first place in two competitions, the first at Dillard University, and the second at Loyola.

These are only a few of the Beta Phi accomplishments. W e feel honored and proud, however, to share our w o r k s with all brothers in A l p h a d o m ; for accomplishments such as these are constant reminders that Alpha is still the n u m b e r o n e leader — socially, politically, and academically.

In addition to being awarded 1984 college chapter with the highest grade point average and best scrapbook a w a r d , the Beta Phi chapter possesses a very unique quality that few, if any chapters uphold — a chapter fraternity Mother. Ms. Shirley B. Porter has fulfilled this role since 1972 with h o n o r and esteem. She is presently the Dillard University Bookstore and Post Office manager. More importantly, however, Ms. Porter is and has been for the past five years — the President of the N A A C P New Orleans Branch.

Not only is Ms. Porter the Mother of our chapter, but other college brothers acknowledge her as their mother also.

So, we at Beta Phi take this opportunity to share with you our love and appreciation for Ms. Porter. She has been a guider, and a teacher but most importantly, she has been a friend to us all. Whenever the chapter needs anything at the spur of the moment, Ms. Porter always seems to be there.

O u r Sphinxmen always seem to adore her; for she hides them and keeps them out of trouble. This year we pay homage to our mother. We Love you Mom!

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Beta Phi Brothers pose with Chapter Mother, Ms. Shirley B. Porter.

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The Brothers of Xi Tau Lambda extend fraternal greetings to Brothers throughout the land. We are pleased to announce that on March 3, 1984, a very impressive ceremony was held in Dallas, Texas to install this chapter. A total of 23 ambitious Alpha men were installed into this chapter as Charter Members. The Regional Vice P r e s i d e n t , B r o t h e r R a y m o n d E. Carreathers, officiated in the ceremonies at St. Luke C o m m u n i t y United Methodist Church, pastored by Brother Zan W. Holmes Jr. The fraternal address was given b y the Assistant Regional Vice President, Marion B. Bracy. T h e ceremonies were well attended b y Brothers from the surrounding area Chapters.

In the true spirit of the fraternity, this chapter has already begun to show the true Alpha spirit. The chapter has contributed to Fisk University; participated in the Special Olympics at Southern Methodist University; held a food drive that contributed to the St. Luke C o m m u n i t y United Methodist "Bread Basket" program; and secured an organizational membership in the Dallas Chapter N A A C P . T h e chapter volunteered its services to Phoenix House, Inc. of Dallas, Texas, to help refurbish their Casa Pleasant Lodge.

These are just a few of the things (activities) this chapter has accomplished since March 3, 1984.

O n behalf of the Brothers of Xi Tau Lambda, we hope the true spirit of the fraternity will rule your hearts, guide your thoughts and control your lives so that we all m a y become "Servants of All".

The list of officers for 1984-85 are as follows: Albert Johnson, President, R o r y C h a n d l e r , Vice President Kirkland Floyd, Recording Secretary Robert Gordon, Corresponding Secretary; Leon Wilson, Financial Secretary; Willie Reeves, Treasurer; Donald Bonner, Dean of Pledgees; Michael McCain, Director of Educational Activities; Michael Simms, Associate-Editor-to-the-Sphinx; Roderick Smith, Sergeant-at-Arms; Oliver Greene, Jr., Chaplain; and John Ellis, Historian.

The charter members include: James Allen, Jr.,Kenneth O . Baker, Donald T h e Sphinx/Fall 1984

The Brothers ofXi Tau Lambda, North Dallas, Texas, shown at the unit's Charter Ceremony on March 3, 1984.

Bonner, Craig E. Brown, Cedric A. Carr, Rodney L. Carter, Rory W. Chandler, Desi A. Crouther, Oliver N .

Greene, Jr., Stephen A. Gregg, Robert S. G o r d o n , David Hines, Steven Jackson, Albert J. Johnson, Ronnie B. Johnson, Elvin Magee, Michael E. McCain, Billy R. Owens, Willie A. Reeves, Jr., Sylvester Taylor, N a t h a n Watkins, Boyce D. Willis, and Leon Wilson.

brother, Morris Smith, w h o was named to Who's W h o (among college students) for his contributions on campus. Also in M a y Kappa Epsilon gave an award to Mike Babb for being chosen as the Most Outstanding Student Athlete.

Everyone knows that M a y is graduation time and Kappa Epsilon has become the victim of this also. Three brothers left us this year and all three h a v e found e m p l o y m e n t . Brother Meldon Carter will be working for the Sheriff's Department in Dallas; and Brother Terry Salmon will be with a computer company in O k l a h o m a City.

We at Kappa Epsilon wish them well, along with other graduating brothers across the country, and ask them to continue to strive for the betterment of Alpha.

The Brothers of Kappa Epsilon at Cameron University, Lawton, O k l a h o m a extend fraternal greetings to all the Brothers of our forever onward and upward moving fraternity. 1984 proved to be good, but most of all a

time for learning. Under the leadership of President Meldon Carter the chapter took time to visit other chapters around the state to learn what it would take to put Kappa Epsilon back on the m a p of Alpha. Through these visits we were able to come up with ideas to brighten the Alpha light on the Cameron C a m p u s .

During the school year we were able to raise funds for our projects by having dances, bake sales and t-shirt sales.

With these funds we were able to purchase gifts and meals for needy families.

During Black History Month we also helped sponsor two ladies in the Miss Black CU Pageant. The months of March and April were busy months for us also, as we were able to grow in size with the initiation of three new B r o t h e r s : M a r t i n Blunt, K e n n e t h Coffee, and Ricky Stevenson. Also during the month of M a y we had one

The Brothers of Kappa Epsilon, Cameron University, Lawton, Oklahoma.

I* \ Recipients of Nu Theta Lambda's McCoy Scholarships for 1984 were Lucretia Wiltz, left, and Kimberly Abraham.

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louisiano Nu Theta Lambda awards McCoy Scholarships Nu Theta Lambda Chapter, St. Martinville, Louisiana, awarded John B. McCoy Scholarships to Lucretia Marie Wiltz and Kimberly Roxanne A b r a h a m . The scholarships are given annually to academically deserving students for their achievements, during their high school careers. Miss Wiltz, a graduate of Holy Rosary Institute, is attending Northeast Louisiana University in Monroe, Louisiana and majoring in nursing. Miss A b r a h a m , a graduate of Breaux Bridge Senior High is majoring in computer science at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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WEST Qfizona High School schols honored in Tucson Eta Psi Lambda (Tucson, AZ) held its Eleventh Annual Awards Luncheon for Tucson Black male high school seniors with a grade point average of "B" or better during their high school career. One hundred twenty parents, counselors, university and school district administrators were in attendance.

There were 21 students honored.

This is the highest number since the inception of the awards luncheon. It is expected that about half of the students will attend the University of Arizona.

Each honoree who attends the University receives a scholarship consisting of complete waiver of all fees for the school year. If he is otherwise eligible, he is processed for additional financial aid.

Brother Robert Long, Eta Psi Lambda, was the luncheon speaker.

Brother Long is a Captain in the U. S. Air Force stationed in Tucson. He is a native of North Carolina and a graduate of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Brother Felix Goodwin was awarded a plaque by the Chapter for his con-

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Jews and Blacks have already begun To you it is but a contribution â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but the process of "Talking Sense" to each to me it is total sacrifice." other. A limited number of BlackTo Jews, affirmative action Jewish coalitions have been organized represents but a contribution. To across the nation. The coalition in Blacks, it is total sacrifice. The hopes Atlanta represents one such effort at and aspirations for themselves, their "Talking Sense" - Blacks and Jews children and their children's children frankly talking to each other rather are contained in their struggle today. than at each other.

Jews need only to obtain equal rights These coalitions, where they exist, in this nation. Blacks, though, deserve are rooted in mutual respect and the chance to be equal. The difference mutual dependency rather than the old in the two is in the fact that equal rights paternalistic alliances of past years. infer equality of opportunity to comThese coalitions should be multiplied pete. The chance to be equal speaks to to encompass the entire nation. the need of Blacks for equal opportunity to prepare to compete.

Still another step is needed.

Grassroot Black and Jewish leaders are The key to the Black Jewish alliance beginning to "talk sense" to each other. in the future is contingent upon Jews' However, I don't see such frank discusfull recognition of how strongly Blacks sions on the national level. feel about this point. I don't think that As General President of the Alpha national Jewish leaders have grasped Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., I am this. privileged to serve on the Executive Jews for the most part have passed Boards of both the Leadership the critical time when quotas impact on Conference on Civil Rights and the their situation. Blacks simply do not Black Leadership Forum. Most discusunderstand why Jews are so vigorously sions on this issue are polite and proper opposed to something that impacts and without the substance needed to them so little and Blacks so much. That fully address the issue. is why a national dialogue to "Talk Maybe what we need is a National Sense" to each other is necessary.

Conference of Black and Jewish leaders, I argue that this central difference is national and local, so as to foster a at the foundation of the growing confrank confrontation of the issues. It is flict between Jews and Blacks. This diftime that Blacks and Jews begin to "Talk ference is a primary threat to the Sense'about their relationship. historic alliance.

This central point is the root of the Fraternally, animosity generated between these two great minority people by Mayor Andrew Young's resignation from his post as Ambassador to the United Nations. It is at the core of the conflict 'hat arose from the insensitive and un66

tributions to Alpha and his work in the Black community. Brother Goodwin was awarded Alpha's Senior Distinguished Service Award in New Orleans at the 1983 convention.

Brother Ralph Fowler, President of Eta Psi Lambda 1982-1984, has done an outstanding job moving the chapter along during these two years.

Eta Psi Lambda has spearheaded the drive to get a Pan-Hellenic Council operating in Tucson. Brother Tyrone Copeland, President of Eta Psi Lambda 1984-85, has been elected President of the Pan-Hellenic Council. Brother Copeland, a school Social Worker in Tucson School District, came to Tucson from New York City. He is a graduate of Norfolk State University and New York University School of Social Work.

BE THY BROTHER KEEPER

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Omoga Chapter Laurence

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Brother NORRIS H. ATKINS, a dentist who was in private practice for 50 years and a Fellow of the American College of Dentistry, passed into Omega Chapter on Janaury 22, 1984. Brother Atkins left a legacy of service to his profession, his community and his Fraternity.

In recognition of his outstanding service to his profession and to the community, Brother Atkins was awarded a plaque by the Howard Dental Alumni on May 6, 1981. During World War II, he received a medal for his dental work on inductees for the Selective Service Board. He also played a vital role as a member of the Executive Committee of the Robert T. Freeman Dental Society. One of the projects on which he worked for the Society was a campaign for improved dental hygiene for D. C. school children.

He was also a life member of the American Dental Society, founding member of the Rock Creek East Civic Association, past treasurer of the Northwest Civic Association and a member of the Board of Plymouth Congregational Church. He was a life member of the NAACP and the Urban League. He served on boards of the Model Cities Development Corporation and the Pigskin Club.

A native of Harrisonburg, Virginia, he graduated from Wilberforce University where he was initiated in Xi Chapter in 1924, and received his D. D. S. at Howard in 1930. He served as treasurer of Mu Lambda Chapter for 15 years.

He is survived by his wife, the former Elizabeth Dougherty of Washington.

Brother EDWARD JULIAN AUSTIN entered Omega Chapter on January 24, 1984 at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D. C,following a brief illness.

He was a n a t i v e of Richmond, Virginia and moved to Washington, D. C. in 1930. He was initiated in Beta Chapter and later served in numerous positions in Mu Lambda Chapter.

Until 1972, Brother Austin was Chief Executive Officer of Daco Fuel Oil Company, which he founded in 1950. His next effort was One America, Inc., a firm he headed until his retirement. He also served as a consultant to Peine Steel Company at safety conferences in Munich and Peine, Germany.

In addition to membership on the District of Columbia Minimum Wage and Industrial Safety Board, he also served on the District's Board of Appeals; the Unemployment Security Board; and the United States National Defense Executive Reserve Commission.

Brother Austin was founding President of the Southwest House Federal Credit Union and One Thousand Friends of Southwest House, and a Board member thereof. His civic contributions inThe Sphinx/Fall 1984

cluded service as Mayor and member of the Board of Commissioners of Highland Beach, Maryland, where he maintained a summer house.

He is survived by his wife, Jessica; two children, Jessica and Stephen; a brother, William; two sisters, Sallie and Kathryn; and four grandchildren.

Omega Services were conducted by Mu Lambda and Beta Chapters at the funeral parlor, followed by final rites.

Brother RICHARD EDWARD BALL entered Omega Chapter on December 30, 1983 in his home, following an extended illness.

He was a native of Springfield, Massachusetts. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree from New York University, and a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the Brooklyn School of Law. Brother Ball was an active member of Phi Lambda Chapter. He served as Assistant Professor of Business Law at North Carolina Central University. He was one of the pioneer members of the faculty responsible for the formal establishment of the School of Business at North Carolina Central University.

Brother Ball was a member of the American Bar Association, Section of Corporate Banking, Business Law; and the National Bar Association.

He is survived by his wife, Dolores, of Columbia, South Carolina.

Brother HENRY D. ESPY entered Omega Chapter March 31, 1984 at Jefferson Barracks Veterans Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, following an extended illness.

Brother Espy was a native of Florida and moved to St. Louis, Missouri in 1929 — where he became affiliated with Epsilon Lambda Chapter. He was a civil rights lawyer and former President of the St. Louis Chapter of the NAACP. He was in the practice of law for approximately 40 years, having earned his law degree at Howard University, Washington, D. C. His work helped establish a law school at Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri and to open the University of Missouri and Harris Teacher's College (now Harris-Stowe State College) to Black students.

Funeral rites were held at Washington Metropolitan A. M. E. Zion Church, followed by a burial, in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.

Brother Espy is survived by his wife, Merla, and a Brother, Dr. Theodore Espy of Gary, Indiana. Funeral arrangements were made by the Wade Funeral Home on Natural Bridge Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri.

Brother CHARLES P. GRIER, age 62, entered Omega Chapter — January 2, 1984 in Balmont, North Carolina — following a brief illness.

Brother Grier was born in Balmont, Gaston County, North Carolina, where he received his early education in the public schools. He received his collegiate education at Johnson C. Smith University, where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in education.

Brother Grier was a retired U. S. Army veteran, and was an active member of Eta Mu Lambda Chapter for many years. Omega Chapter services were conducted by the local chapter, followed by the final rites, which were conducted at Love's Chapel Presbyterian Church, Balmont, North Carolina on January 7, 1984.

Brother Grier is survived by a sister, Anne; three aunts; and many collateral relatives and friends.

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Brother ROYAL WENDELL PURYEAR, JR. entered Omega Chapter on March 30, 1984 at Forsythe Memorial Hospital, following a brief illness.

Brother Puryear received his elementary and secondary education in the public schools of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, following which he received his Baccalaureate Degree in Education at Howard University, Washington, D. C. He later enrolled at Indiana University, graduating with the degree of Master of Science, following which he did further graduate work at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University and the University of Michigan.

Brother Puryear was a dynamic Baptist minister, and was the recipient of many meritorious awards. For many years he was pastor of St. Phillips Moravian Church in Winston-Salem. He was a renowned academician and administrator, having served the Presidencies of Butler College (Tyler, Texas) and Florida Memorial College (Miami, Florida).

Aside from his membership in Alpha Phi Alpha, Brother Puryear was an affiliate of Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society, Rotary International, Alpha Rho Boule (of Sigma Pi Phi), the Elks, and the Masons.

Brother Puryear is survived by his wife, Bryte; three sisters, two brothers and many other relatives and friends. Final rites were conducted at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, North Carolina - with the Reverend K. O. P. Goodwin, the officiant.

Brother ANTHONY D. SAMARA, 26, entered Omega Chapter on Friday, February 10, 1984 in Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, following an extended illness.

Brother Samara, one of three children, was born in Detroit, Michigan on May 7, 1957, to Marie and Robert Samara.

Tony earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology at Western Michigan University.

He pledged and was initiated into Alpha Phi Alpha on February 3, 1979 at Epsilon Xi Chapter, where he held many offices, including President in 1979-1980.

Brother Samara was employed at Dow Jones, Inc. — News Service Sales, in New York where he was awarded the Dow Jones News Service Trophy for Outstanding Scholar Award in Psychology.

Tony was an active member in good standing and a wellrespected Brother in the Chapter of Theta Psi Lambda in Somerset, NJ from 1982-1984. He was Committee Chairman of the Mai Goode Award in 1982; Chairman of the Black and Gold Ball for the 1983 New Jersey State Convention; and also served on the Food and Clothing Drive Committee, delivering to the needy for the Chapter.

Omega services were conducted by Kappa Psi Lambda and Epsilon Xi Chapters on February 18th at Emmanuel Community Church in South Haven, Michigan. Brother Samara is survived by his loving wife, Mogda; parents, Marie and Robert Samara; brother, Robert Glover, Jr.; and sister, Leigh Am Glover; and many collateral relatives, and a host of friends.

The Brothers of Theta Psi Lambda will always remember Brother Samara as a hard-working, dedicated, and outspoken Brother.

Truly Anthony Samara will be missed and will remain in the hearts of those who loved him.

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Brother HENRY PECK THOMAS entered Omega Chapter May 5, 1984 — following a brief illness.

Brother Thomas was born in Chicago, Illinois, where he received his elementary and secondary education. He was an avid sports participant, and it was during football practice that he sustained a knee injury that led to the amputation of his left leg.

He received his academic degrees from the Illinois Institute of Technology and was employed by the Government as a Design Engineer. Brother Thomas was employed at the University of Chicago at the Enrico Fermi Astrophysics Institute for Nuclear Studies. After 35 years of meritorious service, Brother Thomas retired from the Laboratory of Astrophysics and Space Research in 1982.

Final rites were conducted in Chicago at the Metropolitan Funeral Home — the Reverend Jon E. Crawford, officiating. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; a daughter, Tena; two stepdaughters; a stepson; six grandchildren; three nephews and many friends. Interment was at Burr Oak Cemetery, Worth, Illinois.

Brother KENNETH EMERSON WILSON entered Omega Chapter on May 6, 1984 in the University of Chicago Hospital (Chicago, IL) following a brief illness.

Brother Wilson suffered a heart attack in a south side church where he was delivering a eulogy for a former bailiff.

His passing is a loss to all people of Cook County, Illinois, where he served so well. He was a lawyer of great reputation and ability. He was elected to the Illinois Appelate Court in 1976. His legal career started shortly after his graduation from the University of Chicago Law School in 1948. He worked as an Assistant Cook County State's Attorney and as an Assistant Illinois Attorney General.

After serving 10 years in the Illinois House of Representatives, he was appointed by the Cook County Board as a Commissioner in 1964. Four years later he was appointed Associate Judge, Cook County Circuit Court, and later elected to full Circuit Court judgeship.

Final rites were conducted in the University of Chicago's Rockefeller Chapel with burial rites at Lincoln Cemetery, Blue Island, Illinois.

Brother Wilson is survived by his wife, Orestes; and a daughter, Kay Michele.

Omega Chapter Notices Brother RAMON W. SCRUGGS — civil rights activist and former top executive with AT&T, entered Omega Chapter on October 6, 1984. A tribute to Brother Scruggs will appear in our next issue.

Brother ARNOLD W. WRIGHT — distinguished educator and former Chairman of the Fraternity's Committee on Awards and Achievements, entered Omega Chapter on October 7, 1984. A tribute to Brother Wright will appear in our next issue.

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SENIOR ALPHA AFFAIRS Laurence T. Young. Sr. 736 E. 47th Street, #207 Chicago, IL 60653

9908 Taylor Drive

PAST GENERAL PRESIDENTS Howard H. Long'

B. Andrew Rose*

Roscoe C. Giles'

W. A. Pollard*

Frederick Miller Drawer "M" Mound Bayou, MS 38762

Daniel D. Fowler'

Charles H. Wesley 7632 17th Street. N.W. Washington. DC 20012

L. L. McGee*

Rayford W. Logan*

S. S. Booker*

Belford V. Lawson, Jr. 1813 Kalorama Sq. N.W. Washington, DC 20009

Moses Melvin Morrison*

Charles H. Garvin" Henry L. Dickason* Henry Arthur Callis*

The Sphinx/Fall 1984

Raymond W. Cannon 2008 Virginia Road Los Angeles, CA 90016

A. Maceo Smith* Frank L. Stanley, Sr.*

William H. Hale*

'Myles A. Paige

Ernest N. Morial 1101 Harrison Avenue New Orleans. LA 70122

T. Winston Cole 124 S.W. 23rd Gainesville. FL 32601

Walter Washington Alcorn State University Lorman, MS 39096

Lionel H. Newsom Central State University Wilberforce. OH 45384

James R. Williams 584 Avalon Akron, OH 44320 •OMEGA CHAPTER

c-o

Directory of Chapters All chapters are required to submit a Chapter Directory to the General Office within ten (10) days after the election of chapter officers. This form should list the chapter's "Official Contact person" — to whom all chapter mail is sent. This listing contains both those addresses sent to the General Office for 1983-84 and last recorded addresses for Chapters which have not filed.

LEGEND (X)

ip^\ /p) (CS) (S) (FS) (RS)

Advisor President Corresponding Secretary Secretary Financial Secretary Recording Secretary

EAST

Kappa Delta (U of ConnecticutNo Report

INTERNATIONAL

Mil Phi

Director

(U ol Bridgeport -

El met Moore

No Report

2717 Tennyson S t NW

Mu Psi

Washington, DC 20015

(SCSC -

COLLEGE CHAPTERS Kappa Phi (U of Liberia -

Cuttington Coll.

-

#439) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Epsilon Theta Lambda (Hamilton, Bermuda -

#219)

No Report #260)

No Report Theta Epsilon Lambda ( S t Thomas, VI -

#282)

No Report

Zeta Epsilon Lambda

ALUMNI CHAPTERS

Director

(Red Bank -

•ho

Eugene Sharpe III

Clarence Jones (S)

Endwell, NY 13760 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha

#463)

(Cornell U -

#1)

No Report

Glen A, Gregory (P)

ALUMNI CHAPTERS

409 Elmwood Avenue

Beta Sigma Lambda

Ithaca. NY 14850

(Hartford -

Delta Zeta

#161)

lohn E Robinson

(Syracuse U -

123 McKinley

No Report

New Britain. CT 06053

Kappa Zeta

Zeta Phi Lambda

(Utica College No Report

#253)

Eta Alpha Lambda

(Rensselaer Polytechnic

(New Haven -

Institute -

Logan M. Hill (P)

Gary F. Brown (S)

42 Bungay Terrace

R.P.I. Union

Seymour. CT 06483

Troy, NY 12181

(Frankfort, Germany -

#285)

Donald C. Thomas, Jr. (P)

METRO NEW YORK

(State U of New York

COLLEGE CHAPTERS

at Binghamton -

Director

6797 Waldmohr

Clifford R. Clemmons

ALUMNI CHAPTERS

W Germany

221-25 Manor Road

Beta Pi Lambda

lota Epsilon Lambda

Queens Village. NV 11427

(Albany -

(Nassau, Bahamas -

#506)

#159)

No Report

Eta (Metropolitan -

lota Sigma Lambda

No Report

(Schenectady-

( S t Croix. VI -

Delta Chi

No Report

#518)

#7)

(Brooklyn College -

No Report

#308)

No Report

(Endicott -

(Seoul. South Korea -

Zeta Eta

No Report

#565)

(Columbia U -

No Report

#298)

lota Theta Lambda

Mu Phi Lambda

(Rome-

Delta Ch. Chapter

No Report

#510)

NEW ENGLAND

P. 0 Box 2872

lota Kappa Lambda

Director

Brooklyn. NV 11202

(Syracuse -

Jesse Parks

Theta Epsilon

184 Middlesex

(Adelphra U -

Springfield. MA 01109

No Report

COLLEGE CHAPTERS

WESTERN NEW YORK Director

Kappa Rho (C. W. Post College -

Sigma (Metropolian -

#17)

No Report (Brown U -

#25)

Kenneth Elmore (P) Box 1167 -

#435)

J3rown University

Rufus McGee

Marshall L. Green (S)

10 Locust Street

25 Moutrre Avenue

Rochester. NY 14606 COLLEGE CHAPTERS

Yonkers. NY 10710

Alpha Gamma

#511)

No Report #380)

IN

#707)

#93)

Providence. Rl 02912

ALUMNI CHAPTERS

Mu Sigma

Alpha Kappa

Alpha Gamma Lambda

(U of Rochester -

(Metropolitan -

#32)

(New York -

#458)

No Report

#125)

(Harnsburg No Report

(Teaneck -

Zeta Omicron Lambda

#531)

No Report

ALUMNI CHAPTERS

Box 241

Gamma lota Lambda

Rho Lambda

American Int'l. College

(Brooktyn-long Island -

Springfield. MA 0 1 1 0 9

John M. Williams (S)

0. Box 1059

No Report

No Report

Neptune. NJ 07753

Xi Mu

lota lota

(Slippery Rock State College

(Trenton State College

- #496)

-

Terence R. Williams (P) P. 0. Box 242 Slippery Rock. PA 16057

Paterson, N l 07501

Xi Sigma

Nulota

(Indiana U of Pennsylvania

ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Theta Lambda

Indiana. PA 15104

(Atlantic City -

ALUMNI CHAPTERS

0. C. Edwards (P)

Alpha Omicron Lambda

310 North Illinois Avenue

(Pittsburgh -

Atlantic City. NJ 08401

No Report

Zeta lota Lambda

Kappa Beta Lambda

(Trenton -

(Erie -

Theta Psi Lambda

Nu Upsilon Lambda

(Somerset -

(Pittsburgh -

#299)

Lloyd Moore (S)

Kappa lota Lambda

5 3 0 3 Hrllcrest Street

ALUMNI CHAPTERS Epsilon Gamma Lambda

Hollis. NY 11423

NORTHERN NEW JERSEY

Steven B. Skinner (P) •

4 Westminister Drive

P. 0. Box 675

Livingston, NJ 0 7 0 3 9

184 Middlesex

Eta Theta Lambda (Wyandance No Report

(Providence -

#553)

No Report Nu Xi Lambda (Sudbury -

#580)

#536)

No Report

Director

No Report

New Haven. CT 06513

Kappa Upsilon Lambda #542)

Philadelphia, PA 19104 Delta Pi (Cheney College -

#713)

Charlottesville, VA 22903

Petersburg. VA 23803

Richmond, VA 23228

Delta Tau

ALUMNI CHAPTERS

(St. Paul's Polytechnic

-

#359)

No Report

Beta Gamma Lambda

-

lota Zeta

(Richmond -

Anthony Ellis (CS)

(U of M a r y l a n d -

#403)

P 0

Lawrenceville. VA 23868

Gamma Alpha Lambda

Theta lota

(Charlottesville-

(Virginia Polytechnic U

Mu Rho #457)

Westchester, PA 19383 lota Sigma

No Report

-

#414)

(Paterson -

SMC.

No Report

#199)

Mrllersville State College Mrllersville. PA 17551

#167)

-

No Report

#384)

No Report

Zeta Upsilon Lambda

Herbert K. Berry (P)

Mu Upsilon

(Reston -

12300L Foxridge Apartments

#252)

(Frostburg Stat! College

Paul L Bellamy. Jr. (P)

Blacksburg. VA 24061

-

9637 Courthouse Road

Xi Zeta

No Report

Vienna. VA 22180

(Hampden-Sydney -

Nu Kappa

Theta Rho Lambda

No Report

(UM Baltimore County

(Arlington -

ALUMNI CHAPTERS

-

#460)

#293)

#491)

Otha L. Meyers (P)

Nu Lambda

No Report

4716 Deer Run Court

(Virginia State College

Pi Theta

Alexandria, VA 22306

-#112)

Xi Alpha Lambda

R. I. Hayes (CS)

#473)

(Coppin State College -

#737)

21329 Sparta Drive

No Report

(Prince Williams County

ALUMNI CHAPTERS

-

Delta Lambda

Otto Williams (P)

Alpha Kappa Lambda

7318 Outhaul

(Roanoke -

(Baltimore-

#104)

Ettrick. VA 23803

#590)

#132)

(Princess Anne -

(Henrico County -

Warren Scott

Delta Omicron Lambda

Leo H. Ross (P)

David Moseley (P)

23 Spectrum Drive

P. 0 . Box 247

5210 Bonington Road

Rl 4. Box 144

#203)

University of Maryland

#593)

(Lynchburg -

#178)

Madison Heights.VA 24572

Richmond. VA 23234

COLLEGE CHAPTERS

Eastern Shore

Gamma Sigma

Princess Anne, MD 21853

TIDEWATER VIRGINIA

(Danville -

(Delaware State College

Eta Eta Lambda

Director

No Report

-

(Annapolis-

Edward N. Jones

Epsilon Omicron Lambda

#83)

Delta Nu Lambda

#262)

No Report (Aberdeen -

#502)

No Report

Brady B. Johnson (P)

ALUMNI CHAPTERS

4 3 6 Cokesbury Road

Gamma Theta Lambda

Port Deposit, MD 21904

(Wilmington -

lota Upsilon Lambda

#174)

No Report

(Silver Spring -

Zeta Rho Lambda

Adrian V Nelson (S)

(Dover -

4005 Manor Park Court

#249)

#520)

Marshall P Arnell (P)

Rockvrlle. MD 20853

75 Hitching Post Drive

Kappa Epsilon Lambda

Dover, DE 19901

(Landover -

#528)

Robert Bivens (CS)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Director

P. 0. Box 2188 Capital P l a o Drive Hyattsville. M 0 20784 Kappa Kappa Lambda (Baltimore -

(Howard U -

#2)

No Report

Austin Groom 429 E. LaFayette Avenue

(Columbia -

#543)

Harold Payne

NuBeta

6140 Gate Sill

(American U -

#465)

Columbia, MD 21045

No Report

Xi Xi Lambda

Omicron Omicron

(Frederick -

(UDC -

#533)

#721)

#602)

Johnnie Mac Twine (P)

John Johnson (P)

P. 0. Box 1084

609

Frederick. MD 21701

"Q" Street NW #5

#200)

(Lawrenceville -

42 Bainbridge Road

lota Alpha Lambda #499)

Kappa Phi Lambda

(Mrllersville State College

St Paul's College

Box 25244

Richmond, VA 23232

Washington. DC 20003

Baltimore. MD 21202

#145)

#305)

Delta Tau Chapter

1205 Potomac Avenue SE

Beta

Montclarr, NJ 07042

#147)

Charles E. t e w i s ( S )

Brett Chapman (P)

COLLEGE CHAPTERS

Beta Alpha Lambda

Virginia State University

Kevin R. Salley (CS)

Springfield. VA 22152

(Jersey C i t y -

#47)

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

9016 Tweed Road

-

P. 0. Sox 2730 WC.U.

-

Princess Anne, MD 21853

(West Chester State College Frederick R. Odom. Jr, (P)

#489)

Eta Zeta ( B O W K State College

(Newark -

15 Columbus Avenue

(Virginia State University) Robert Dash (VP)

Xi Delta (James Madison U -

Alpha Alpha Lambda Warren E. Sherwood (S)

Beta Gamma 430

U.M.E.S., P. 0. Box 1844

Zeta Psi #353)

#399)

Gordon E. Canty (CS)

ALUMNI CHAPTERS

COLLEGE CHAPTERS

70

Newcomb Hall. B o

- #100)

8127 Springfield Village Drive

Zeta NoWieport

(U of Maryland. ES.

Ryle Bell

Alpha Phi Alpha

#6)

Todd Loney (CS)

Cheyney, PA 19319

#123)

COLLEGE CHAPTERS

(U of V i r g i n i a -

King Hall Room 322

Delta Mu Lambda

(Yale U -

#302)

Ernest Harvey (S)

No Report

(Mid-Hudson V a l l e y -

140 Stinson Road

3734 Locust Walker

(Fairleigh Dickinson U -

P. 0. Box 165

WESTERN NEW ENGLAND

c/o Office of Fraternity Affairs

Omicron Zeta

Walter Blount, Jr (S)

Kappa Xi Lambda

Ronald Manning

COLLEGE CHAPTERS

No Report

(Nyack - #276)

#22)

Gregory Williams (P)

- #413)

Ela Chi Lambda

(New York -

(U of Pennsylvania -

(Newark College ol Engineering

Orangeburg, NY 10962

No Report

Psi

lota Rho

#263)

Lincoln University. Box 1211 Lincoln University, PA 19352

To Be Appointed

No Report

Director

No Report

Craig Starks(P)

Director

lota Beta

No Report

Xi Omicron

#12)

SOUTHERN VIRGINIA

#398)

Gamma Nu Lambda

(U of Delaware -

Nu (Lincoln U -

#571)

No Report

Xi Delta Lambda

Newark. DE 19713

COLLEGE CHAPTERS

(Surry County -

Burke, VA 22015

Nu Gamma Lambda

2 Hercules Court

Nu Delta Lambda

No Report

Cherry Hill, NJ 08003 #570)

#223)

No Report

Delta Omicron Lambda

(Glassboro -

(Rochester -

(Springfield -

Pittsburgh. PA 15224

DELAWARE

9 9 1 4 203rd Street

Mu Theta Lambda

#532)

17 Westbrook Drive

Conrad Moore

Theta lota Lambda

#586)

No Report

(St. Albans -

Jim Wilson

#525)

No Report

No Report

Hanover. NH 03755

Director

#136)

#391)

Delta Nu

(Towson State -

Box 1700 Folger Dining Hall

Hinman Box 5024

Eta Zeta Lambda

#702)

Lynn W. Hrnson (P)

Sewell. NJ 08080

(New Rochelle- #2611

-

No Report

Robert Myers

#271)

#78',

165 12th Avenue

Director

No Report

#14)

(Pennsylvania State U -

141 Chatham Ave.

Springfield. MA 01109

(Morgan State U -

Gamma Nu

Eta Rho Lambda

Jesse Parks (P)

142 Maple Street

2 Oenbo Drive

Buffalo. NY 14216

New Rochelle, NY 10802

No Report

Jeff Brooks (SA)

51 Alabama Avenue

#286)

-

Beta Alpha

No Report

Hempstead, NY 11550

#214)

COLLEGE CHAPTERS

Harry Budd

Delta lota

Zeta Zeta Lambda

No.Report

(Washington & Lee U

Director

(U of Pittsburgh -

Derek Sells

(8oston -

Silver Spring, MD 20902

COLLEGE CHAPTERS

EAST PENNSYLVANIA

#175) ( B u f f a l o - #116) Robert Linder (CS)

#239)

lota Alpha

#45)

#220)

No Report Epsilon Nu Lambda (Portsmouth -

{Virginia Commonwealth U No Report

Omicron

#242)

No Report Theta Rho -

Willingboro. N l 08046

#130)

#3)

12500 Arbor View Terrace

COLLEGE CHAPTERS

#472)

(Virginia Union U -

Hanley Norment

40 Twilight Lane

#406)

(Suffolk -

Director

Slippery Rock. PA 16057

#97)

Hampton, VA 23669 Epsilon lota Lambda

Gamma

#500)

MARYLAND

#247)

P. 0. Box 483

COLLEGE CHAPTERS

No Report

WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA

(Dartmouth College #381)

Theta Zela

#241)

(Philadelphia -

No Report

Anthony Silva (P)

(Washington -

No Report Kappa Theta Lambda

Richard Bryan (S)

(U of Buffalo No Report

No Report

Omicron Lambda Alpha

(Burlington County -

Delta Epsilon

(Hofstra University-

Zeta Theta Lambda

(Glassboro State -

#509)

lota Iota Lambda

#338)

George Smith (P)

Burke, VA 22015

Washington. DC 20011

David Magette (P)

Theta Chi Lambda

No Report

9 5 2 5 Heathwood Court

8 Longtellow Street NW

(Rutgers U -

No Report

Weiherstrasse #7

Osmond H. Brown (P)

Philadelphia, PA 19138

#245)

#190)

James E. Blacken (RS)

1034 E. Washington

(PlainfiekJ -

Delta Beta Lambda (Hampton -

I. A. Mann

Russell Daniel (P)

Emerson E. Smith. Jr

#731)

Director #111)

lakewood, NJ 08701

Director

#726)

NORTHERN VIRGINIA

Mu Lambda

216 Murray Street

SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY

#425)

ALUMNI CHAPTERS (Washington -

#16)

Zeta Nu L a m b r i

P

Omicion Upsilon #256)

(Philadelphia -

Teaneck. NJ 07666

#94)

(Stanford -

#238)

Archie Lacey (P)

Pi Beta

Theta Theta Lambda Lt. Col

CENTRAL NEW YORK 2 8 1 1 Country Club Road #461)

No Report

Eta Epsilon Lambda (Monrovia. Liberia -

#423)

Treasurer Editor-to-the Sphinx Vice President Dean of Pledges Dean of Pledges Assistant Secretary

(ES) (VP) (DOP) (DP) (AS)

#225)

Ernest L. Morse (CS)

Hampton, VA 23663

P. 0. Box 595

COLLEGE CHAPTERS

South Hill, VA 23970

Gamma lota (Hampton Institute -

#75)

No Report

lota Tau Lambda (Charlotte Court House -

Epsilon Pi (Norfolk Stale U -

#324)

Reginald Black (P) 2401 Corprew Avenue Box 2033 Norfolk. VA 23504

#519)

No Report Nu Omicron Lambda (Fort Lee -

#581)

No Report

Kappa Pi (William t

Mary -

#434)

Claude C. Beckles (P) 266-8 Mernmac Trail Williamsburg. VA 23185 Nu Theta (OW Dominion U -

#471)

No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Zeta Lambda (Newport News -

#106)

Claude Carter (CS) 12 Suburban Parkway Hampton, VA 23661 Alpha Phi Lambda (Norfolk-

#142)

Willie Harms. Jr. (P) 2145 Lloyd Drive Chesapeake. VA 23325

Washington, DC 20001

The Sphinx/Fall 1984

MIDWEST

COLLEGE CHAPTERS Tan

Omicron lota (DePaul U - # 7 1 6 ) No Report Omicron Xi (Roosevelt U - #720) Donnie Kirksey (P) 425 S. Wabash Roosevelt Univ., Room 118 Chicago. IL 60605

(U of Illinois - #18) James E. Owens III

ILLINOIS (SOUTHERN)

ILLINOIS (Central) Director Arthur B. Cooper P.O. Box 2085 - Station "A" Champaign. It 61820

P. 0. Box 5073 Champaign. IL 6 1 8 2 0 ZetaNu (Eastern I l l i n o i s - #343) No Report EtaTau (Illinois State U - #371) No Report Thtta Omicion (Millikin U No Report

#389)

ALUMNI CHAPTERS Omicion Lambda Beta (Champaign - #501) No Report Nu Psi Lambda (Bloommgton - #589) No Report

ILLINOIS (NORTHERN) Director Robert L. Thirston 1734 Grove A«enue North North Chicago. IL 60064 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Epsilon Phi (Northern Illinois U -

Director Richard Gardner 183-4 Evergreen Terrace Apts. #11-3A Carbondale. IL 62901 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Beta Eta (Southern Illinois U - #51) No Report lota Pi (SIU Edwardsmlle- #412) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Delta Epsilon l a m b d a (East St L o u i s - #193) Garland Hawkins (P) P 0. Box 885 E'. S t Louis, IL 62203 Mu Kappa Lambda (Carbondale - #555) Bradford Braxton (S) 210*4 East Oak Street Carbondale, IL 62901

ILLINOIS (WESTERN) Director Milton P. Johnson

2009 Austin #329)

No Report Mu Mu (Elmhurst College - #452) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Kappa Chi Lambda (Waukegan - #544) No Report Mu Alpha Lambda (DeKalb - #546) No Report Mu Mu Lambda (Glen Eltyn - #556) Robert L. McMilhan (P) 542 Whitehall Way Bollingbrook. I I 60439

ILLINOIS (NORTH CENTRAL - I) Director David Shipley 7 Cresview Lane Unit #10 Vernon Hills. IL 60061 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Theta (U ol Illinois - Chicago #8) Kenneth DanielstP) 9906 Van Vhssigen Chicago. IL 60617 Alpha Mu (Northwestern u - #33) Morey Ganaway (CS) Norris CAO 1999 Sheridan Road Eianston. IL 60201

Springfield. IL 62704 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Epsilon Kappa (Bradley U - #319) Eugene Stampley. Ir. (P) Eureka College Eureka, IL 61530 Pi lota (Eureka College - #738) Eugene Stampley 14933 Vail Harvey. IL 60426 Eta Eta (Western I l l i n o i s - #360) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Kappa Pi Lambda (Peoria - #538) No Report Mu Delta Lambda (Springlied - #549) No Report Mu Chi L a m b * (Rock Island - #566) No Report

INDIANA (SOUTHERN) Director Alpha Dixon 2055 Virginia. #105 Gary. I N 4 6 4 0 7 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma Eta (Indiana U - #73) No Report Zeta Rho (Indiana State U No Report Nu Pi

ALUMNI CHAPTERS Xi Lambda ( C h i c a g o - #113) Edgar Hamilton (P) 7430 Sooth Bennett Chicago. IL 6 0 6 4 9

#347)

(Juliet - #288) No Report lota Delta Lambda (Chicago - #505) Linwood Wallace (S) 8439 S. Drexel Chicago. IL 6 0 6 1 9

(U ol Evansville - #478) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS lota Lambda (Indianapolis - #109) Leslie House (CS) 4038 N Audubon Road Indianapolis. IN 46226 Kappa Rho Lambda (Evansville - #539) No Report Nu Nu Lambda (Bloommgton - #579) Erskine Clinton (P) Indiana University Eigenmann Hall Bloommgton. IN 47405

ILLINOIS (NORTH CENTRAL • II)

INDIANA (NORTHERN)

Director

Director

Arndel Ricks, Jr. 7301 S. Wabash Chicago. IL 6 0 6 ) 9 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Nu Delta

Clarence Bentord 1127 Randolph Gary. IN 46403

Zeta Xi Lambda (Evanston - #246) No Report T h a u Mu Lambda

(Chicago State U -

#467)

Darren Bolden (S) 7632 S. Sangamon Chicago. IL 6 0 6 2 0 Nu Epsilon (lewis U #468) Kevin N Hines (S) Box #36 Lewis U Route 53 Romeoville, IL 60441 Hu Rho (IIT - #479) Andre' Howard (P) 3 2 0 0 S. Wabash. Box 15 Chicago. IL 60616

KENTUCKY (WESTERN)

Theta Xi Lambda (South Bend #290) Inactive

Director Jimmie Stewart

Theta Upsilon Lambda (Fort Wayne - # 2 % ) Miles Edwards (CS) P. 0. Box 10747 Ft, Wayne, IN 46853

514 E. Cedar Street - Apt. 5 Franklin. KY 42134 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Zeta Omicion (Murray State U - #345) No Report Eta Rho

IOWA

(Western Kentucky U No Report

Director Paul W Danforth 4705 S.W. 16th Street Des Moines. IA 50315 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Theta (U ol Iowa No Report

ALUMNI CHAPTERS Gamma Epsilon Lambda (Hopkinsville - #171) No Report Xi Pi Lambda (Paducah - # 6 0 4 )

#30)

James H. Calloway (S)

P.O. Box 1253

Alpha Nu (Drake U - # 3 4 ) Michael Easley (P) 1319 30th Street Des Moines. IA 50311 Omicron Pi (Iowa State University No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS

Paducah. KY 42001

MICHIGAN (EASTERN) Director #722)

Zeta Kappa Lambda (Oes Moines - #243) No Report Mu Tau Lambda (Cedar Rapids - #563) No Report Nu Chi Lambda (Iowa City - #588) No Report

KANSAS (EASTERN) Director Richard Marshall 626 Oakland Kansas City. KS 66101 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Upsilon (U ol Kansas - #19) No Report Gamma Chi (Kansas State - #87) No Report Kappa Tau (Kansas State U - #437) No Report

KANSAS (WESTERN)

(Detroit - #103) No Report Epsilon Upsilon Lambda

3601 Randolph Topeka, K S 6 6 6 1 1 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Delta Mu (Wichita State U - #99) No Report Epsilon Omicron (Washburn U - #323) No Report Xi Nu (Emporia State College Charles C. Colbert (S) 201 Plumb Hall, E.S.U. Emporia. KS 66801 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Delta Eta lambda (Topeka - #195) P. J. Williams (P) 3601 Randolph SW

No Report

KENTUCKY (EASTERN) Director Shirley Cunningham, Jr. 185 Russell Cave Road Lexington, KV 40505 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Pi (U ol Louisville - #37) No Report BetaMu (Kentucky Stale U - #55) No Report

(Purdue - #82) Darryl Farrow (S)

P. 0 . Box 978 Lexington. KV 40506

121 W Wood Street Apt 3 W Lafayette. IN 47906 Theta Xi

Xi Alpha (Morehead State U No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Lambda

The Sphinx/Fall 1984

No Report

MICHIGAN (NORTHERN) Director James H. Gaddis 4 0 2 8 Wisner Saginaw. Ml 48601 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma Tau (Michigan State U No Report Zeta Beta

#84)

(GMI - #393) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Epsilon Upsilon Lambda (Flint • #230) Billye G Thompson (CS)

P.O. Box 1247 Flint. Ml 48502 Eta Nu Lambda (Grand Rapids - #267) No Report lota Chi Lambda (Saginaw - #522) No Report Kappa Delta Lambda (Lansing - #527) No Report

MICHIGAN (WESTERN) Director #486)

(Louisville - #101) Michael F Cornelius (P)

P. O. Box 11426

(Flint - #230) B11 lye G. Thompson (CS) Flint Ml 48502 Theta Zeta Lambda (Ann A r b o r - #283) No Report lota Rho Lambda (Ponbac - #517) No Report

(Ferris State - #333) No Report Zeta Delta (Northern Michigan - #335) No Report Theta Tau

COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma Rho

ALUMNI CHAPTERS Gamma Rho Lambda (Gary - #182) No Report

#497)

Topeka. KS 66611 Eta Seta Lambda (Wichita - #257) No Report Xi Mu Lambda (Manhattan - #600)

Louisville. KV 4 0 2 1 1 Alpha Beta Lambda (Lexington - #124) No Report Gamma Beta Lambda (Franklort - #168)

Anthony Crutchfierd 5547 Grayton Detroit, Ml 48224 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Epsilon (U of Michigan - #5) Byron K Roberts (P) 1018 Somerset Lane Flint Ml 48503 Alpha Upsilon (Wayne State U - #41) John F. Allen 20250 Stoepel Detroit. Ml 48221 Epsilon Eta (Eastern Michigan U - #316) Dwayne Haywood (P) Campus Life 117 Goodison Hall EMU Ypsilanti. Ml 48197 EtaXi (U. of Detroit - #366) No Report Omicron Mu (Oakland University - #718) V. Eric N u n n ( P ) 18160 Riopelle Detroit. Ml 48203 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Gamma Lambda

Director P J Williams

Epsilon Chi (U ol Kentucky - #330) James S. Craig (VP) University Station

(Ball State U - #388) Charles L Dockery (P) Alpha Phi Alpha Box 355 Studenl Ctr. Muncie. IN 47306 lota Theta (Calumet College - #405) No Report

#369)

Nathaniel Allen 2228 Maftett Street Muskegon Heights. Ml 49444 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Epsilon Xi (Western Michigan U #322) Harry Todd (P) 3826 W Michigan Kalamazoo. Ml 49007

lota Epsilon (Grand Valley Stae University - #402) Anthooy W Gladney (T) Ravine Apts #58 GVSC Allendale. Ml 49401 ALUMNI CHAPTERS lota Phi Lambda (Muskegon Heights No Report Kappa Psi Lambda (Kalamazoo - #545) No Report Nu Rho Lambda (Benton Harbor No Report

#521)

COLLEGE CHAPTER Beta Beta (U of Nebraska - #46) John Sharkey (P) 3522 Blondo Omaha. NE 68111 ALUMNI CHAPTER Beta Xi Lambda (Omaha - #157) No Report

OHIO (NORTHERN - I) Director Joseph Sansburg

#583)

3311 Brandy Lane Sylvania. OH 4 3 5 6 0 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Epsilon Alpha (U ol T o l e d o - #310) Eric A. Jackson (P) 3414 Dorr Street

MINNESOTA Director Willie James 1400 2nd Street S Suite A-510. Box 193 Minneapolis. MN 55454 COLLEGE CHAPTER Mu (U ol Minnesota - #11) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTER Gamma Xi Lambda (Minneapolis - #179) No Report

Apt. 320. Bldg " B " Toledo, OH 43607 Epsilon Theta (Bowling Green U - #317) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTER Alpha Xi Lambda

(Toledo - #135) No Report

OHIO (NORTHERN - II)

ALUMNI CHAPTERS Theta Lambda (Dayton - #108) William L Jackson (P) 3346 Germantown Street Dayton. OH 45408 Chi Lambda (Wilberforce - #121) Samuel B Kidd (CS) Box 351 Stover Drive Wilberforce. OH 45384 Zeta Delta lambda (Springfield - #237) tames Smith (S) 842 E. Possum Road Dayton. OH 4 5 5 0 2

OHIO (SOUTHWEST) Director To Be Appointed COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Alpha (U of Cincinnati - #23) No Report Delta Upsilon (Miami U - #306) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTER Delta Gamma Lambda (Cincinnati - #191) I. William Poole (P) P. O. Box 6748 Cincinnati. OH 45206

Director

MISSOURI (EASTERN) Director James Williams 12114 Wensley St Louis, MO 63033 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Eta (St Loois - #29) No Report Epsilon Pst ( U M R o l l a - #331) No Report Xi Gamma (Southeast Missouri State U No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Epsilon Lambda (St Louis - #105) No Report Epsilon Eta Lambda (Charleston - #218) Edward Mullins (P) P 0 Box 496 Charleston. M 0 63834

#488)

MISSOURI (CENTRAL) Director Matthew Tyler 206 West Ash Columbia, M0 65201 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Psi (Lincoln University -

#44)

Hilton O. Smith 3038 Monticello Bivd Cleveland. OH 44118 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Pi (Cleveland State/ Western Reserve - #15) No Report Alpha Tau (U ol Akron - #40) No Report Epsilon Delta (Kent State U - #313) Christopher T Tall (P) Box A Studenl Lite Office Kent State University Kent OH 44243 lota Phi (Mount Union C o l l e g e - #417) No Report Xi Chi (Baldwin-Wallace College - #706) No Report Omicron Epsilon (Youngstown State University - #712) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Beta Rho Lambda (Youngstown - #160) No Report Delta Alpha Lambda (Cleveland - #189) Roy I. Manley. Sr, (VP)

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. P. 0. Box 292 Lincoln University Jefferson City. M 0 65101 Zeta Alpha (U of Missouri - #332) Lonza L Buftord, Jr 519 Hatch Hall U of Missouri-Columbia Columbia. MO 65201 lota Xi (Northeast Missouri State Umv -

Cleveland, OH 4 4 1 9 9 Eta Tau Lambda (Akron - #273) Othello H. Skinner (S) 543 S. Sunsetview Akron. OH 4 4 2 6 0 Kappa Mu Lambda (Lorram - #534) No Report

#410)

Director

Phillip Hall (P) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc

John Gore 151 Scottsburg Court

NMSU Student Union Bldg.

Kirksville. MO 63501 ALUMNI CHAPTER Beta Zeta Lambda (Jefferson City - #150) John A, Taylor (P) 311 Elm Tree Drive Jefferson City. MO 65101 Xi Epsilon Lambda

Columbus, OH 43260 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Kappa (Ohio State U - #10) No Report Phi (Ohio U - #20) No Report Omicron Rho (Ohio Wesleyan U - #723) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTER Alpha Rho Lambda (Columbus - #138) Eluster L. Fields (P) 13318 Havens Corners Rd. Pataskala. OH 43062

(Columbia- #594) Keener Tipprn (S)

P. O. Box 1923 Columbia. M 0 65205

MISSOURI (WESTERN) Curtis Rogers 4 7 0 0 East 53rd Street Kansas City. MO 64133 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Delta Rho (UMKC - #303) No Report Zeta Gamma (Central Missouri - #334) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTER Beta Lambda (Kansas City - #102) No Report

NEBRASKA Director Renard Terrell 4024 N. 116th Circle Omaha. NE 68164

P O. Box 99551

OHIO (CENTRAL)

OHIO (WEST CENTRAL) Director Fred Conway, Jr. 3729 Denhnger Dayton. OH 45426 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Xi (Wilberforce U - #13) David Ford (P) 1055 N Bickett Road Wilberforce. OH 45384 Gamma Theta (U of Dayton - #74) James A Hill. Jr. (S) 331 Kiefaber Dayton. OH 45409 Delta Xi (Central State U No Report

#300)

NEST VIRGINIA (REGION I) Director Miles Carey 108 N. Arthur Drive Charleston, WV 25312 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Zeta (West Virginia State - #28) Raymond L Thomas (P) P 0. Box 511 Institute, WV 26112 NuNu (Marshall U - #475) Kevin Hardy (S) 408 Twin Towers East Huntington, WV 25701 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha lota Lambda (Charleston - #131) Aubrey L. Harris 1514 Pinewood Park Dunbar. WV 25064

WEST VIRGINIA (REGION II) Director To Be Appointed COLLEGE CHAPTERS Beta Theta (Bluefield State College - #52) lohn R. Haynes (VP) 300 Carroll Street Bluelield. WV 24701 Xi Theta (Concord College - #493) No Report PiMu (West Virginia University - #740) Anthony Akers 9A Warrick Avenue Morgantown. WV 26506 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Zeta Lambda (Bluelield - #128) Adolphus Young, Ir. (S)

P. 0 Box 671 Bluelield, WV 24701 Gamma Delta Lambda

(Beckley - #170) Inactive

WISCONSIN Director Coleman 0

Wells

922 W. Zedlei Lane Milwaukee. Wl 53092 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma Epsilon (UW Madison - #71) No Report Epsilon Tau (UW Milwaukee - #327) No Report Zeta lota (UW Whitewater - #340) Cornelius Robinson (P) 239 E Milwaukee Whitewater, Wl 5 3 1 9 0 Eta Beta (WSU Platteville - #355) No Report Eta Pi (WSU Oshkosh - #368) Robert E Bedford (S) P 0 Box 1055 Oshkosh, Wl 54902 Mu Epsilon (Carthage College - #446) No Report NuXi (Marquette U - #476) No Report Nu Omicron (Carroll College -

#477)

No Report

71

Alpha Upsilon Lambda

Delta Delta Lambda

Oelta Chi Lambda

(Montgomery -

.West Palm Beach -

(Milwaukee -

Samuel L Jackson (S)

#210)

(Colombus College -

No Report

#377)

No Report

Beta lota (Winston-Salem State U -

P 0

E.ree Hipp (P)

Felton A lohnson (P)

My EH Lambda

.Mobile -

Delta Xi Lambda Chapter

Alfonso Cobb (P)

Lorman. MS 39096

(Madison -

Alun I Allen (RS)

P 0

P O . Bon 6 1 -

COLLEGE CHAPTERS

1205 St

Orlando. FL 32855

#552

Mobile

1730 Bairdstreet Madison Wl 5 3 7 1 3

SOUTH ALABAMA Director

Leotis Peterman 4340 Yorkshire Drive Montgomery

AL 36108

COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Beta (Talladega College -

»24i

Antonio Cole (S) Talladega College Talladega

AL 35160

Beta Upsilon (Alabama State U -

#631

#158) Madar Street

lota Eta (Mercer U -

Bo. 5548

Delta Theta Lambda

(Pensacola -

(Huntsville -

NeRoy Anderson (P)

#1961

Atlanta. GA 30322

(Alcorn State U -

Mu Gamma

Jerry Davis (P)

Delta Phi Lambda

Ocala, FL 32674

(Tuscaloosa -

Zeta Alpha Lambua

#209)

(Georgia College -

Bruce Crawlord (S)

(Ft

1812 D 48th Street East

No Report

Tuscaloosa

Eta Kappa Lambda

AL 35405

Lauderdale -

Pierce -

(Talladega -

Havert L Fenn (S) PO Ft

(Gadsden -

Theta Eta Lambda

Bo. 1271

Frank E Smith (S)

Alabama State University

iDothan -

4173 Beach Drive, S E

Montgomery

Alfred D Lott (CS)

St

P O Bo. 6893

lota Beta Lambda

Dothan

(Cocoa -

AL 36302

Petersburg -

Kappa Nu Lambda

1503

(Leighton -

lota Pr Lambda

Birmingham

AL 35234

Gamma Phi (Tuskcgee Institute -

#86>

Kevin Armstrong (CS) P 0

Bo. 36

Tuskegee Institute

AL 36088

P

Ir

(Miami -

2243 Chisholm Road

lames Bryant (P)

Florence

P 0

AL 35630

-

P 0

#422i

of North Alabama

Rivers Hall 120A

(U ot Montevallo -

#4811

Randall Worrrley iCSi

Winter Haven

P 0

Bo. 154

Tny

AL36082

#56)

»498i

Pahokee

FL 32301

-

#"08)

#357)

FL 33476

#378)

AL 36091

(Auburn U at Auburn -

#717i

Phillip A Lyman (Pi

P 0 Bo. 1865

«724i

Southern College

Bo. 528

(Daytona Beach -

Daytona Beach

Bo. 4253 AL 35470

iTuskegee Institute -

FL32017

#134;

Ft Valley

Tallahassee

FL 32301

Omicron Chi (Wofford College -

Greensboro, NC 27402

No Report

Chester Ellis (CS)

George J Bacon (RS)

14 Baiton Sheet

1501 Kennedy Cove

Savannah. GA 31401

P 0

Gamma Omicron Lambda

Greenville

(Albany -

Pi Alpha

Kappa Lambda

(Clemson U -

MS 38704

GA 31707

Bilon, MS 39532

(Ft

Eta Phi Lambda

Valley -

#183)

Mu lota

(Wotlord College -

[Athens -

(Hattiesburglaurel -

GA 30603

#289)

GA 30241

No Report

Eta Alpha

No Report

P 0

Epsilon Rho Lambda

Bo. 435

Moss Toint -

#578)

«354i

James Harlield

Rudolph Hendricks 107 Walnut Avenue Charlotte

NC 28208

Bo. 921 (ECSU) Elizabeth Cry. NC 27909

(lohnson C Smith U -

#36)

Zeta Eta Lambda (Greenville -

Beta Epsilon

Bo. A 14

#232)

Roger A McLean (P)

COLLEGE CHAPTERS

#240)

Waller B Council (S) #49)

#154)

#169)

P O Bo. 5244

(Orangeburg -

#194)

Wilson (P)

Delta Kappa Lambda (Florence -

#198)

PO Bo. 1187

SC 29503

Eta Omicron Lambda (Rock Hill -

Alpha Delta Lambda (Memphis -

#126)

Hawkins (P)

Memphis, TN 38106 Alpha Mu Lambda' (Knoiville -

#133)

No Report (Jackson -

#163)

Morris P Fair (P) 56 Moorehead Drive

lackson FN 38305 Kappa Zeta Lambda

Bo. 384

Florence

802 Line Streel

Beta Upsilon Lambda

Bo. 304

Orangeburg, SC 29116

P.O

#122)

Ernesl L Buflington (P)

2525 Fontaine Road

Delta Zeta Lambda

P 0

(Chattanooga -

William )

Morns F Hall (P)

Thomas I

#118)

Chattanooga, TN 37404

No Report Gamma Gamma Lambda

Joseph Heyward (S)

Epsilon Chi Lambda (Elizabeth City -

Alpha Omicron

Pame College

GA 30910

#228)

Rocky Mounl, NC 27801

Maurice Warren (CS)

Augusta

NC 28303

1604 Old Barn Road

(A4T Slate U Bo. 77

Fayetteville

Epsilon Sigma Lambda (Rocky Mount -

Samuel Adams (S) P 0

1866 Geiberger Drive

#595)

No Report

(Paine College -

#227)

lames E Carson (P)

No Report

SC 29203

(Charleston -

Tau Lambda (Nashville No Report

Greenville. SC 29606

(fayetteville -

Natchez. MS 39120

NORTH CAROLINA

Nu Mu Lambda

#188)

#727)

ALUMNI CHAPTERS

Psi Lambda

1 8 0 0 Standish

(Greenville -

lAsheville -

Charles N Harper (P)

Director

(Decatui -

#176)

Gamma Psi Lambda #560)

#504)

#541)

Gamma Kappa Lambda No Report

(Brookhaven -

#144)

Beta Kappa Lambda

NC 28216

(Wilmington -

No Report

No Report

#346)

#548)

No Report

Kappa Tau Lambda (Valdosta -

GA 30034

Charlotte

(Columbia -

Columbia

PO Bo. 16153

MS 39096

ALUMNI CHAPTERS

James Lucas (P)

#156)

-

No Report

Alpha Psi Lambda

NC 28144

Beta Nu Lambda

Xi Zeta Lambda

Bo. 1818

(Brunswick -

Salisbury

Mu Pi Lambda

Bo. 902

LaGrange

615 W Council

A Leon Miller (P)

Mu Gamma Lambda

»264i

Clemson, SC 29632

#155)

(Charlotte -

Eta lota Lambda

lota Gamma Lambda

2897 Aune Court

(Tennessee Technological University

Theta Sigma Lambda

P0

«342i

Clemson University

Columbus. MS 39701

Bo. 785

#269)

(Clarksville -

(Kingsport -

No Report Theta Phi Lambda (Bennettsville -

#529i

No Report Mu Nu Lambda #557)

No Repon

#297)

No Report lota Eta Lambda (Denmark -

#508)

No Report

Gree-v'ie. NC 27834

NC A4T SU

Greensboro

#470)

No Report

Delta lota Lambda

P u

(Christian Brothers Coll Omicron Phi

(Columbus -

loiman

Knoiville. TN 37916 Nu Eta

#730)

P 0 Boi 7182

Herbert C Chambers (S)

#213)

SC 29204

Pi Alpha William McCall

#152)

Beta Mu Lambda

No Report

1810 Lake Avenoe

(Durham No Report

Lloyd N Hill (P)

#450)

Dairyl McLemore (CS)

Beta Theta Lambda

(Salisbury -

#294)

at Knoiville -

2001 Oakside lane

(Clemson U -

P O Boi 464

(Natchez -

#728)

Robert MiLkle Columbia #137)

Fort

Altred McNan (S) #95

#120)

Joe Roseburgh (P)

#197)

Martin, I N 38238

Phi Lambda

(Columbus -

No Report

U of Tennessee at Marti #730)

(University of Tennessee

1211 Beverly Street Valley GA 31030

#443)

Boi 121

Omicron Chi

No Report

#275)

Martin -

Brent Rose (CS)

No Report

Ralph Malone (S)

Theta Nu Lambda

-

#2441

Gamma Sigma Lambda

(LaGrange -

lommy Thomas (Pi

Decatur

#180)

(UT #728)

No Report

#110)

#432'

No Report

PO

ALUMNI CHAPTERS (Greensboro -

Bo. 5531

#427)

No Report

Mu Beta

Alpha Phi Alpha Boi A 14

#224)

#705)

No Report

Harold Lanier

Athens

#92)

No Report

Bo. 5474

No Report

TN 38111

(Middle Tennessee State -

(Winthrop College #735)

Epsilon Xi Lambda

P 0

No Report

I U ot Georgia -

#177)

Xi Phi

Pi Zeta (North Carolina U -

#426)

Kappa Xi

(Mound Bayou -

#164)

Hugh Goodrum (CS)

GA 31030

Zeta Pi

PO

#72l

Gamma Zeta Chapter

iTampa -

#172)

No Report

#127)

#490)

No Report

Beta Phi Lambda

(Macon -

Valley State -

#715)

Memphis

Kappa Theta (Vandeibilt U -

(Savannah -

Epsilon Beta Lambda

(Georgia State U #148)

Michael James iCS)

Alpha Nu Lambda

GA 30314

Gamma Zeta Lambda

(Tallahassee -

#114i

No Report

209

No Report

Gamma Mu Lambda

Omicron Lambda

Apt

Zeta Mu

No Report

ALUMNI CHAPTERS

Eric K Greenwood (P)

(Savannah State Coll

1652 Lawrence Circle

Damon Smith .VPl Livingston University

#42)

Delta Eta

Clarence N Crnids P

»733i

#38)

Alpha Phi

Delta Delta

Beta Delta Lambda

AL 35254

Pi Delta

GA 30314

P O Boi 4 3 2 6

FL 33151

(lackson -

Conway #483)

No Report Xi Epsilon (Moms College -

(Winston-Salem -

Ft Valley Slate College

Bo. 510027

Alpha Epsilon Lambda

#709)

ol Wilmington -

Alpha Pi Lambda

(Albany State -

0

ALUMNI CHAPTERS

829 Strotber Drive GA 30901

(Univ

110 Mulberry Drive

1157 Gollair Boulevard

Miam.

(USC -

Robert E Simmons IP)

Nathaniel Davis (P)

P

Omicron Beta

P O Bo. 4054

Jf»rry Robinson (Si

Clarence Ewell (Pi

Damian Q Laster. P.

3807 Nornswood

Albany

Ft

#146i

Stanley Green (CS)

Nu Phi

P 0 Bo. 92055

Gamma Zeta

(Miami -

(Memphis State U -

Baptist College

Charleston, S C 2 9 4 I 1

Hiram Andrades (P)

Apt

Beta Beta Lambda

Omicron Sigma (Birmingham Southern -

P 0

P O Boi 9002 Winston-Salem. NC 27109

No Report

Atlanta

FL 32209

Levon Matthews (P)

Boi 427

#390)

No Report Kappa Eta

(Atlantic Chnslian -

MS 38723

(Austin-Pray State U #456)

Lyndon Abrams (P)

(Raleigh -

3435 Saddle Blvd

#119i

#729)

Washington (P)

#492)

#373)

No Report Theta Pi

Mu Pi

(B)lo.i -

635 Fan Street

(Jacksonville -

Omicron Psi

#440)

No Reporl (Baptist College -

(Wake Forest U -

Zeta Mu Lambda

iClaik College -

#495)

No Report

No Report

#143)

#469)

Xi Eta #710)

William Johnson (P)

#9)

No Report

Jacksonville

AL36830

S W

GA 30331

(Morehouse College -

Upsilon Lambda

Omicron Kappa

Robert Willis

Atlanta

-

MS 38677

Wilhe G Marshall (FS)

Augusta

Alpha Rho

ALUMNI CHAPTERS

(Millsaps College -

(Augusta -

FL 33561

Iota

FL 32817

(Francis Marion College -

Omicron Theta

(Morris Brown College -

189

Nu Zeta

Cleveland

COLLEGE CHAPTERS

Kappa

Eta Phi (UT-Chattanooga -

Alpha Chi Lambda

Gainesville

I

University

Omicron Gamma

Knoiville. TN 37921

Kappa Chi

No Report

Palmetto

»459)

#80)

Joseph Sanchez IP)

901 College

Columbia, SC 29225

Bo. 1253 DSU

P 0 Bo. 15237

Orlando

Charlotte -

(Western Carolina U -

Statesboro, CA 30460

#387)

No Report

Jessie I

»392i

#494)

Boi 3251

(UNC -

(Kno.ville College -

(U of South Carolina -

Boi 85128 - USC

MuTau #482)

Melvin R Banks (CS)

#59)

No Report

James Cooper (P)

(Delta State U -

31st Street. East

#447)

#58)

Gamma Omicron

Theta Nu

PO Boi 92576

3604 Revere Rd

#449)

No Report

Latfy Earvin (P)

#611)

Atlanta

«438>

(U of North Carolina -

Hathesburg, MS 39406

Atlanta. GA 30314

-

Theta Sigma

#401)

Mu Zeta

Southern Station, Boi 5606

Nu Upsilon #703) (U of Mississippi -

#362)

No Report

Gregory T Turnipseed

ALUMNI CHAPTERS

#107)

#433)

No Report

Xi Psi Lambda

No Repoit

FL 32604

#454)

Georgia Southern College

Eta Lambda

Director

lU ol South Florida -

(USM -

PO

(Atlanta -

#606)

GEORGIA

Report

No Report

Bo. 85

72

»309i

Theta Gamma

(Florida Tech

Derrick Price |Pl

(Tennessee Slate U -

(Palmetto 1011

Darryl B Harris

AL 36265

No Report

#605)

Gwenard F Davis -

Pugh. Jr (P)

LB 10747

No Report »90i

iU ol Central Florida -

(Auburn U at Montgomery

(Birmingham -

Philip M

Xi Sigma Lambda

Xi Iota

Omicron Alpha

(Livingston U -

(Georgia Southern College -

(Panama City -

No Report

Jacksonville State U

Birmingham

Xi Tau

#603)

450 Friend Terrace

(Florida A 4 M -

GA 30332

Xi Omicron Lambda

(Belle Glade -

No Report

Bo. 81

Birmingham

#474)

(Fort Myers -

Loian Barnes (P)

iU ot West Florida -

Michael Moore iPl

Livingston

FL 32608

Beta Nu

(Metropolitan

Xi Xi

0

Gainesville

Mu Theta

(Jacksonville -

Atlanta

Xi Rho Lambda

Kappa Upsilon

»487i

Jerome Ballard iP)

P

Bo. 435

No Report

l i Beta

Aubum

-

Georgia Institute of Technology

#574)

No Report

(Florida State U -

AL 35115

.Troy State U -

Veibena

FL 33881

No Report

lota Delta

#16 Village Green Apt

Route 1 -

Inst

Dean ot Students Bldg

#57)

Memphis. TN 38109 Beta Omicron

The High Rise

(Lane College -

Darryl E Lane (P

Nu Tau

#89)

Stanley Weldon (S)

Eta lota

lU ol Florida -

Florence AL 35632

#367)

Mike McKinnie (CS)

(Voothees College -

N

U ol North Alabama -

(Clallin College -

(North Carolina State U -

(Doke U -

lU ol Miami -

Roland Wilson iCS)

#421)

Wesley Dillon (VP)

Kappa Omicron

#551)

Eta Delta

AL 35486

Jacksonville

#466)

Mu Xi

FL33157

No Report

Kappa Gamma

Eta Omicron

(MS State U -

(Southern Tech

#567)

iFlonda Memoi.al Coll

P 0 Bo. 7368

0

Nu Gamma

(Lakeland -

#554)

No Repoit

Delta Psi

Michael Taylor tCSi

P

4628 Alice Drive

(Mobile -

No Reporl

AL 35294

Monievallo

Delta Alpha

Kappa Beta

(LeMoyne-Owen College -

No Report

Tallahassee

Kappa Alpha

U

Ray A Howard

Greenville. NC 27834

GA 31698

BetaXi #81)

Beta Pi

Delta Beta

;U ol Alabama - , #420)

University

Holly Springs, MS 38635

Valdosta

(P)

Nashville. TN 37203

Gamma Pi

Orangeburg. SC 29115

(Bethune Cookman -

Bo» 329

Birmingham

No Report #365)

Bo. 334. Clallin College

1449 S MLK Blvd

U A B

Fisk University

#69)

1108 Kitt Place

Mithael Atcherson (CS)

Volker Hall -

(Allen U -

#43)

Raleigh, NC 27610

COLLEGE CHAPTERS

Lee E Johnson (CSi

PO. Boi 101

Magnolia, MS 39652

Route 23

#4091

Andrew L Brown. Ir

Gamma Gamma

Route 3, Boi 174

John C Rawls

#379

Orangeburg. S C 2 9 1 1 7

No Report

Director

Iota Nu

(Fisk U -

Nu Mu

FLORIDA

No Report

Alpha Chi

S. C State College

No Report

Nu Eta Lambda

,U ot South Alabama

Eta Nu

Nashville. TN 37208

Bo. 1954

Miami

(Gainesville -

Theta Delta

#400)

Keith Henley (S)

P 0 Bo. 3167

Bo. 13

No Report

Tuscaloosa AL 35403

#336)

Bo. 882 MMC

(Benedict College -

(CSl

Bo. 4 l 9 8 S U I m a n College

(Barber Scotia College -

P 0

Ralph G Meachum (P)

Room 108

Joseph Anderson (P

Zeta Epsilon

#48)

(East Carolina U -

Rosco Twiggs. Jr (P)

#32 l i

#315)

No Report

(Rust College -

Antionne C Able (P)

(South Carolina State -

Epsilon Zeta

#21)

(Meharry Medical College

Beta Delta

Route 3. Boi 103

Donzell Floyd (CS)

AL 35762

COLLEGE CHAPTERS #88)

Valdosta State College

445 Avenue B NE

Epsilon Nu

Chi

NC 29487

Gamma Psi

Eric B Raytord |P)

(West Georgia Coll

Bo. 571098

Wadmalaw Island

Michael D Edwards (P)

(Homewood -

(Stillman College -

IUAB

#516)

#455)

Nashville. TN 37207

Orangeboig. SC 29115

Mu Zeta Lambda

Alabama A 4 M University

PO

(Valdosta State -

751 Bontemps Drive

COLLEGE CHAPTERS

No Report

lota Gamma

Floyd lames

Mu lota Lambda

0> Bo. 220

Normal

Itta Bena, MS 38941

Director

1939 Lake Drive

(Fayetteville State U -

Amencus. GA 31709

#911

M -

William Lmdsey

Fred lohnson

#351)

Boi 8 9 9

TENNESSEE

2594 Livingstone Lane

No Report

P 0

Summerville, SC 2 9 4 8 3

#577)

Cleveland Gadsden (P)

Zeta Phi

Sam Gilkey (S)

(Lumberton -

Peter Felder

(St Augustine's College -

(MS Valley State U -

Mu Psi Lambda

Delta Gamma (Alabama A t

#535)

#307)

#609)

Bernetl W. Mazyck (P) 903 West 5th North Street

Director

#77)

No Report

Boi 1196 Mu Omicron

#503)

Melon W Brown (DOPi 36th Place N

#284)

Petersburg FL 33705

No Report

(Jackson State U #445)

Georgia Southwestern College

FL 33454

(St

#280)

GA 31061

(Georgia Southwestern V Carl Brown (S)

No Report #278)

Delta Phi

Mu Delta

#265)

Theta Alpha Lambda

Pierce

Lorman, MS 39096

Georgia College

Milledgeville

(Ft

#215)

Boi 3106 -

(Summerville -

#576)

SOUTH CAROLINA

(Livingstone College -

#608)

No Report Xi Phi Lambda

No Report

Gamma Mu

P.O. Boi 267. Alcorn State Univ

Isaac Reeves (S)

#234)

Epsilon Delta Lambda

#444)

(Greenwood -

#291)

Nu Kappa Lambda #68)

P 0 Bo» 154 Plymouth, NC 27962

#98)

Xi Upsilon Lambda

No Report

Delta Kappa

William E lackson tS)

#226)

(Kinston -

#60)

No Report

William J Barber II

(Ocala -

1822 SW 4th St

Beta Rho

Nu lota Lambda

(North Carolina Central U -

Delia Pi Lambda #204]

No Report

Gamma Beta

(Selma No Report

Theta Omicron Lambda (Goldsboro -

Wmston-Salem, NC 27106 (Shaw U -

#592)

No Report

Apt 52

lackson, MS 39206

Normal

(Beautort -

Bo. 141

4210 Brownsboro Road

P O Box 9203

Emory U

PO

Xi Gamma Lambda

Gastonia. NC 28053

Bo. 21185

Epsilon Pi Lambda

AL 35762

#53)

Wayne E Woods (P)

1)01 East Fisher Pensacola

FL 32503

#85)

Marcus K Jackson (P)

Bo. 33 Alabama A 4 M University

No Report

«76i

#442)

A J Garth (CS)

Theta Gamma Lambda

(Miles College -

(Tougaloo College -

(Emoiy U -

P O Bo< 28 AL 36195

Boi 509

Gamma Upsilon

Mu Alpha

#222)

Anthony W Carter i P l

Gamma Kappa

Mercer U

Macon. GA 31207

Epsilon Mu Lambda

AL 36603

#404)

#550)

No Report

Alcorn State University

Delta Xi Lambda (Orlando -

#202)

(Conway -

#266)

Eta Mu Lambda Chapter

Beta Omicron Lambda

AL 36106

(Gastonia -

William Lucas II (S)

Montgomery

Wl 53206

#50)

No Repoit

Wiley lones

P 0 Bo. 6058

Gilmore (P)

Mu Epsilon Lambda

Eta Mu Lambda

Beta Zeta (Elizabeth City State U -

Director

1518 Capitol Orne

Ouane McCrary (Pi

,

#192)

Milwaukee

Virgil )

'

#141)

MISSISSIPPI

Theta Beta

ALUMNI CHAPTERS

NC 27411

The Sphinx/Fall 1984

Eta Ma Eta ThaU TheU Phi (U ol Houston - #364) #395) (East Central State - #361) (U of New Orleans Vincent R Jolley (P) No Report No Report 4702 Marietta Lane Director Kappa Epsilon ThitaChi Houston. TX 77021 Hubert Brown #396) (Cameron U - #424) (Northwestern Stale U EU Upsilofl P 0. 8m 6296 Meldon Carter (P) Frederick Prothro (VP) (Texas Tech U - #372) Pine Bluff. Alt 71611 1114 New York 339 Perry Street Laroy Bassett (ED) Lawton. OK 73501 Alexandria. LA 71302 COLLEGE CHAPTERS 2212 5th. #72 Omicron Nu •tbChi Kappa Ma Lubbock. TX 79401 (University ol Tulsa - #719) (Philander Smith College - #65 (Nicholls State U - #430) Eta Psi Murray M. Green (P) No Report Tyrone Melancon (P) (Texas Christian U - #375) Westby Center Box 266 •Mima Drib P, 0. Bon 2209 NSU Blake Moorman (CS) Tulsa. OK 74104 91 of Ark. ,t Pme Bluff - #70) Thibodaux. LA 70301 4836 Foard Street ALUMNI CHAPTERS Angelo Ervm (P) Kappa Nu Fort Worth. TX 76119 WPB - P. 0. Bo< 155 (Southeastern Louisiana - *431i Alpha Tau Lambda Thata Alpha (Tulsa - #140) Pine Bluff, AR 71601 No Report (Jams Christian College - #376) Emanuel Palmei (S) Tbeb Kappa Hi PII Darn/I Dowe (S) P.O. Box 6152 (Henderson State Coll. - #385) (Louisiana State U - #485) P.O. Box 69 Tulsa. OK 74106 No Report No Report Hawkins, TX 75765 BeU Epsilon Lambda iMHIpailon Thata tla • i l i u m CHAPTERS (Boley - #149) (Arkansas State U - #394) (Sam Houston SUte U - #386) Sifma Lambda L G Ashley (S) lohn Kail (P) Grefory C. Townsend (P) (New Orleans- #117) P.O. 801 247 P-0 Bo, 3447 Ann Shaver #107 Harold M Jackson (CS) Boley.

OK 74829 State University. AR 72467 Huntsvllle. TX 77340 5519 Wtnfate Drive Sab EU Lambda ThaU Pii (Oklahoma City - #151) 9J of Central Arkansas - #397) New Orleans. LA 70122 (Paul Qumn College - #407) lata Iota Lambda Oliver Stripling (P) William H. Gilkey (S) Bruce Crecy (P) (Baton Route - #153) 345 NE 60 B « 646 - U C A 1020 Elm Stanley Mitchell (CS) Oklahoma City. OK 73105 &>"«•», AR 72032 Waco, TX 76704 P.O. Box 9564 BeU Chi Lambda (•INIota loUMu (Muskogee - #165) (Southern Arkansas U - #428) Baton Route. LA 70813 (SF Austin SUte U - #408) Delta Upsilon Lambda James H. Johnson (S) Mhery Smedley (P) Otis Rhodes (A) (Shreveport - #208) 704 Anthony W Box 530 - SAU SFA Box 13017 James C Leary (S) Muskogee.

OK 74403 "inolia. AR 71753 Nacogdoches. TX 75962 2961 Looney Street Zoto Gamma Lambda *>Pti Kappa lota Omicron Shreveport.

LA 71103 (Lanfston #236) 91 ol Arkansas - #429) (Southern Methodist U - #411) Eptiloti Kappa lambda Randy Bray (S) } w g woods (P> Reginald Carpenter (P) (Gramblinf#221) P.O Box 148 o « Fainnew P.O. Box 251 Earl K. Blakely (P) Oklahoma City. OK 73101 Fiyetteville, AR 72701 Southern Methodist University P.O Drawer 604 EU Xi Lambda «»»Psi Dallas. TX 75275 Gramblinf. LA 71245 (Lawton Ft Sill - #268) J » Little Rock - #441) Kappa Sigma Eosilon Psi Lambda Abe Williams (S) * Report (West Texas SUte - #436) (Alexandria - #233) P.O. Box 6752 ••Alpha No Report Oliver B. Simpson (P) Lawton. OK 73505 (Arkansas Tech. U - #464) alalia P.O. Box 5276 No Report (Southwest Texas SUte - #453) Alexandria. LA 71301 JLU-NI CHAPTERS No Report Zata Chi lambda ' i lambda TEXAS ALUMNI CHAPTERS (Bofalusa - #254) <L'Nle Rock - # H 5 ) Director No Report Alpha EU Lambda '•nee Simelton (P) Gerald Joseph Zata Psi Lambda (Houston - #129) M 9 South Jackson 2421 Delanu (Lake Charles - #255) Tophas Anderson. Ill (P) " 2 Rock. AR 72204 Houston. TX 77003 Adrian L Wallace (P) 15222 Ridgeweli Drive * " » Sifma Lambda COLLEGE CHAPTERS P.O. Box 1102 Houston. TX 77062 f i n e Bluff - #206) Lake Charles, LA 70602 Alpha Sifma Lambda M i J W Reed (CS) Eta Gamma Lambda (Dallas - #139) (Huston-Tillotson College: - # 4) P0. Boi 6041 (Lafayette - #258) David Griffin (S) P"»Bluff, AR 71611 Douglas Steele (P) Edgar Jordan. Jr. (S) 2 * Taa Lambda 2752 Meadow Isle 1704 B Harvey OJelena _ # 2 9 5 ) P.O Box 5224 Austin. TX 78702 Dallas. TX 75237 " * Williams (IS) Lafayette. LA 70502 Alpha Sifma Bats Taa Lambda j l Lambert Dri»e Eta M t a lambda (Wiley College - #39) (Ft Worth - #162) J Helena. AR 72390 (Monroe - #259) Marvin Fields (CS) Willie R. Heath (P) • « Omicron Lambda Louis Pargoud (CS) Wiley College 2509 Colleen Drive (Blythevilie _ #559) P.O. Box 815 Marshall, TX 75670 Arlington. TX 76016 No Report Monroe. LA 71201 Gamma Alpha Gamma EU Lambda Iota l i lambda (Texas College - #67) (Austin - #173) (Opelousas - #514) Nkwocha Onyewuchi (P) Wendell Smith (CS) Donald J. Bush (T) Gamma Alpha Chapter P.O. 8ox 9751 LOUISIANA P.O. 329 Texas College Austin. TX 78758 M M * Opelousas. LA 70570 Tyler, TX 75702 Gamma Pi Lambda Nu Alpha lambda •Mta Theto (Galveston - #181) n i l " " * S'mpson (Marrero - #568) J » l Lawrence Street (Texas Southern U - #96) Edward Clack (T) "nice, LA 70535 No Report Russell P. Singleton (P) P.O. Box 3429 t i l ThaU Lambda _ ° U « E CHAPTERS 2602V, Rosewood Galveston. TX 77550 (St Martinville - #575) J * »fma Houston, TX 77004 Gamma Tau lambda Raymond Derouen (P) (Southern U _ #61) Epsilon Gamma (Beaumont - #184) 224 S. Main Street ™ n « . Sharp (CS) (Bishop College - #312) Howard Mills (P) St Mattinville. LA 70582 P 0. Bo> 9929 Henry K. Wesley II (P) 4165 Simpson Drive Southern University Nu Sifma Lambda 3837 Simpson Stuart Rd. Beaumont TX 77705 w o n Rouge. LA 70813 (Natchitoches - #584) Dallas. TX 75241 Gamma Upsilon Lambda M U Taa No Report Epsilon loU (Marshall - #185) (Heme, u - #62) l i Ha lambda (U of Texas - #318) Willie Todd (P) Andre Buck (P) (Baton Route - #601) Gerald V. Bright (P) 303 Fisher Drive | 0 3 0 Cleveland Avenue No Report 2005 Willow Creek #1008 Marshall. TX 75670 Apt 4 Xi Chi Lambda Austin, TX 78741 DelU Rho Lambda (Leesville - #610) N<* Orleans, LA 70112 Epsilon Rho (San Antonio - #205) Herman Gladney " l a Phi (Lamar U - #325) James R Lewis (P) 625 Bayou (D'llard U - #64) Darius J. Linton (P) 922 Gulf Street Leesville. LA 71446 "™,'m E Washington (P) 5725 PL Arthur Road San Antonio. TX 78202 « W Gentilly Blvd Beaumont TX 77705 Epsilon Alpha Lambda JJ» Orleans. U 70122 Epsilon Sifma (Tyler - #212) Mta Slim (St Mary's U - #326) No Report OKLAHOMA (f'emblinj u - #304) No Report Epsilon Epsilon Lambda Director No Report Zata Kappa (Waco - #216) William G. Henderson (UT-EI P a s o - #341) Horace Vonner (P) 1214 NE. 67th !?uN0-'#328) Joseph Holmes (P) P.O. Box 88BB Oklahoma City. OK 73111 S I S H Kins (CS) P. 0 Box 12771 Elm Mott. TX 76640 COLLEGE CHAPTERS J " 7 Soniat Street El Paso.

TX 79913 Epsilon Tau Lambda Beta Kappa • J * Orleans, LA 70115 Zata Taa (Prairie View - #229) (Lanfston 0 - #54) itto Xi (East Texas State #34!

Johnson Pennywell (P) Harold Dickerson (S) ("SL - #344) Randolph Bibbs (P) P.O. Box 2241 P.O Box 386 Jo Repp,, Box SET Station Prairie View.

TX 77446 Lanfston. OK 73050 taK.pp.

Commerce. TX 75428 Epsilon Phi lambda Epsilon Epsilon 'Louisiana Tech. U - #363) ZaU Chi (Port Arthur - #231) (Oklahoma State U #314) fredenck K. Webb (P) (UT-Arlington #352) Charles A. Jones. Jr. (P) No Report ; 0 Br* 3129 i s Kevin 0. Jackson (P) 4975 Beaumont Drive Zata Zata """on, U 71272 UTA Station-Box 4193 Beaumont TX 77708 (U ol Oklahoma - #337) '•Chi Arlington TX 76010 ZaU Taa Lambda Joseph T. Davis (E.O.) (Northeast Louisiana - #374) Eta Gamma (Amanllo - #251) 1735 Jenkins Ave. J » n Jackson (CS) (Prairie View - #356) No Report Norman. OK 73069 NLU, Boi, 5077 - Olin Terry Wright (CS) Eta Upsilon Lambda Zata Sifma J!™"*. LA 71212 P 0. Box 2255 (Odessa - #274) (Central Stale U - #348) Prairie View. TX 77446 British C Daniels (P) Randy Hunt (FS) ( c " Neese State U - #383) Eta Epsilon 704 Ohio 228W Lincoln Avenue ?"iamin Higjmbotham (S) (North Texas State - #358) Big Spring. TX 79720 Edmond. OK 73034 y u u Box 587 Marvin G. Richardson (P) Zata Upsilon "cNeese State Uni». „ , . . , P.O. Box 5493 - NT. State University (Northeastern State Coll. - # 3 5 0 > u « Charles, LA 70609 Oenton, TX 76203 No Report

SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS

TheU DelU Lambda (El Paso - #281) Marvin Caulton (P) P O Box 6252 El Paso. TX 79906 ThaU Kappa Lambda (Lubbock - #287) No Report Kappa Gamma lambda (Texarkana - #526) No Report Kappa Sifma Lambda (Killen - #540) James R. Hereford (D) 1303 Meadow Drive Killeen TX 76541 Ma Rho Lambda (Longview - #561) No Report I I I Pi Lambda (Arlington - #582) John Hanson (P) P.O Box 120221 Arlington TX 76012 Xi l a b Lambda (Temple - #591) Ernest Davis (P) 3902 Shallow Ford Road Temple, TX 76502 Xi Eb lambda (North Harris County - #596) Randy DC. Allen, Sr. (P) P.O. Box 443 Huntsulle, TX 77340 Xi Kappa Lambda (Missouri City - #599) No Report Xi Taa Lambda (North Dallas Coutny - #607) Rory W. Chandler (VP) P 0. Box 214362 Dallas. TX 75221

WEST SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA/HAWAII Director G. Bernard Brown 5932 Condon Avenue Los Angeles. CA 90056 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Dalb (USC - #26) Alan H. Nettles (P) 415 S. Occidental Blvd #304 Los Angeles. CA 90057 Gamma l i (UCLA - #79) Terrence T. Allen (P) P. 0. Box 491 303 Westwood Los Angeles. CA 90024 Mu Kappa (UC Santa Barbara - #451) Marquis Locked (P) 6681 Berkshire Terr GoleU. CA 93117 MuChi (Cal SUte Long Beach - #462) Don Oorsey (P) 607 North Cliveden Compton, CA 90220 Pi Kappa (Cal. Sbte-Nocthridge #739) Jimmy Chambers 9925 Zelzah #602 Northndge. CA 91325 ALUMNI CHAPTERS lata Psi Lambda (Los Angeles - #166) Homer Mason (P) P.O. Box 75367 Los Angeles. CA 90075 lob Z l b Lambda (Compton - #507) George Weaver (CS) P.0. Box 90692 Los Angeles. CA 90009 Ma l a b Lambda (Honolulu - #547) Moody K. Bryan (P) 46-332 Kumoo Loop Kaneohe. HA 96744 Ma Xi lambda (Rialto - #558) No Report Ma Sifma Lambda (Culver City - #562) Herbent Marshall (P) P.O. Box 3261 Culver City. CA 90230 Xi lob lambda (Camanllo - #598) Robert M. Bond (S) P.0. Box 1025 Oxnard. CA 93030

INLAND EMPIRE Director Charles Neal 6576 Parkside San Diego. CA 92139

Epsilon Mu COLLEGE CHAPTERS (San Jose SUte u Eb Sifma #320) Larry D. Smith (P) (Metro San Diego - #370) 247 N. CapiUI Avenue Clovis M. Honore (P) #251-10 4277 50th Street #108 San Diego. CA 95115 San Jose, CA 95127 lab Chi Na Sifma (U of Redlands - #418) (Stanford - #480) No Report Tony L Nolen (P) lab Psi P.O. Box 10033 (California Polytechnic U - #419) Stanford CA 94305 Keith Randall (P) XiPi 9200 Monti VisU Avenue (Hayward - #700) #57 Marcus I. McGlory (S) Montclair. CA 91763 44 Harper Road #4 Omicron Eb Hayward. CA 94544 (U of California - Irvine - #714) XiRho No Report (San Francisco - #701) Timothy L Gray (P) ALUMNI CHAPTERS 994 Ingerson Avenue Zeb Sifma Lambda San Francisco. CA 94124 (San Diego - #250) ALUMNI CHAPTERS No Report Gamma Phi lambda Eb Pi Lambda (Berkeley - #186) (Pasadena - #270) James C. Johnson (P) John J Phillips (P) 11 HillcrestCt P 0 Box 1884 Oakland. CA 94619 Altadena. CA 91001 Gamma Chi Lambda Nu Tau Lambda (San Francisco - #187) (Orange County - #585) Randolph Macon (CS) Reuben W. Miller. Jr (P) 211 Avalon Drive P. 0. Box 2773 Sanb Ana. CA 92703 Daly City. CA 94015 Eb Sigma Lambda CENTRAL CALIFORNIA (San Jose - #272) Darryl Parker (P) Director 3098 Stevens Lane Earvin McCullar San Jose. CA 95148 c/o Sam Sears Thau Bab Lambda 4737 E McKinley. Apt 102 (Oakland - #279) Fresno. CA 93703 Gregory Hunt (T) COLLEGE CHAPTERS 622 - 60th Street Epsilon BeU Oakland. CA 94609 (Fresno S U t e - #311) Kappa Alpha Lambda John M. Simmons (P) (Monterey - #524) 1505 E. Yale. #F Victor E. Noble (P) Fresno. CA 93704 P.O. Box 1128 Xi Upsilon Seaside. CA 93955 (California Polytechnic - #704) Christopher Santee (P) 1043 Ella Street Number 7 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 ALUMNI CHAPTEKS lob Nu Lambda (Fresno - #513) No Report Kappa Eb Lambda (Bakersfield - #530) Paul Anderson (P) P.O. Box 2114 Bakersfield CA 93303

NORTH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA Director Clifton West 7350 Southland Park Drive Sacramento. CA 95826 COLLEGE CHAPTERS TheU Eb (UC Davis - #382) Arnie B. Patrick (P) 431 Woodrow Avenue Valleio. CA 94590 NaChi [U of the Pacific - #484) No Report Pi Epsilon (CSU • Chico - #734) Sam Bellow 1850 Hanover Drive Sacramento, CA 95616 ALUMNI CHAPTERS ZaU l a b lambda (Sacramento - #235) Irvin M. Gipson (P) P.O Box 22261 Sacramento. CA 95822 Kappa Omicron Lambda (Valle)o - #537) Edward Woodward (S) 201 Tamalpais Drive Valleio. CA 94589 Nu l a b Lambda (Stockton - #569) Albert Brown (S) P 0. Box 6955 Stockton, CA 95202

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Joe Thomas 208 Chadwick Benicia. CA 94510 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Epsilon (UC Berkeley - #27) Kerry Lewis (S) 944 Willow Street Oakland. CA 94607 DelU Omicron (Stanford - #301) No Report

ROCKY MOUNTAIN

PUEBLO STATE Director Boyd Jackson 1305 Evelyn Court NE Albuquerque. NM 87112 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Omicron Dalb (U of New Mexico- #711) Craig V. Jackson (S) 912 Palmas Albs Drive #SE Rio Rancho, NM 87124 PiEb (New Mexico SUte U #736) Greg Dimmie (C) 244 W. Madrid La Cruces. NM 88005 ALUMNI CHAPTERS lob Psi lambda (Albuquerque r #523) Samuel E. Harris. Jr. (P) P.O. Box 5435 Albuquerque. NM 87115

GREAT NORTHWEST D lector Herbert Sbrke 15013 SE 171st Street Renton, WA 98055 COiiiGE CHAPTERS Alpha Xi (U of Washington - #35) Lyle T. Jackson (P) 916 Yale Avenue N Number 7A Seattle. WA 98109 l a b Psi (U of Oregon - #66) No Report lob Tau (Eastern Washington - #415) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Epsilon Zeb Lambda (Portland - #217) George A. Hendnx (P) P. 0. Box 4074 Portland, OR 97208 Zeb Pi lambda (Seattle - #248) Charles W Hodges (P) 835 32nd Avenue South Seattle. WA 98144 lob Mu Lambda (Tacoma - #512) Eugene S. Morris (S) 7843 S. Alaska Tacoma. WA 98498 Nu Epsilon Lambda (Richland - #572) No Report Nu Phi Lambda (Spokane - #587) No Report

Director Phillip Cochran 1165 Drexel Boulder, CO 80303 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha lab (U of Denver - #31) Phillip Cochran (SD) 1165 Drexel Boulder, CO 80303 lob Upsilon (UUhSbteU - #416) Phillip Cochran (SD) 1165 Drexel Boulder, CO 80303 Omicron Taa (Fort Collins - #725) James Darden. Ill (P) P.O. Box 807. Lory Student Center Ft Collins. CO 80521 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Dalb Psi Lambda (Denver - #211) FAR NORTH Phillip Cochran (P) Director P.0. Box 2975 Frederick Johnson Denver. CO 80201 #210 lob Omicron Lambda 400 W 76th (Colorado Springs - #515) lob Omicron Lambda Chapter Anchorage. AK 99502 ALUMNI CHAPTER P.O. Box 16083 Nu Zeb Lambda Colorado Springs, CO 80910 (Anchorage - #573) Mu Upsilon Lambda Sterling R. Taylor (P) (Boulder - #564) 7888 Highlander Drive Ronald Reese (S) Anchorage. AK 99502 Mu Upsilon Lambda P 0 Box 2158 Boulder CO 80306

GREAT PLAINS Director James Hill 8536 N. 45th Drive Glendale. AZ 85302 COLLEGE CHAPTERS ZaU TheU (U of Arizona - #339) Jeriod D. Patterson (P) 4917 E 26th Street Tucson, AZ 85711 MaEb (Arizona SUte U - #448) Scott Holly (P) P.0. Box 276 Tempe. A2 85281 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Detb Taa Lambda (Phoenix - #207) William Corbin (CS) 2401 W. Cherry Lynn Road Phoenix. AZ 85015 Eb Pax Lambda (Tucson - #277) No Report TheU Pi Lambda (Us Vegas - #292) Sam Head(P) P. 0 Box 4795 Las Vejas. NV 89105

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