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EDITOR'S REVIEW Greetings . . . GREEN STUFF: How many ways have you spent $100 over the past several years (since the inception of the National Headquarters Fund Drive). That once magical sum, a hundred bucks, has been reduced to a mere pittance - the cost of pair of shoes, lunch for a few, a single night in a big city hotel. If you're an Alumni Brother, meet your Fraternal Obligation! No excuses, please . . . CONDOLENCES: Our heartfelt sympathy is extended to Midwestern Vice President Halloway C. Sells and his family, on the occasion of the tragic loss of his wife Doris . . . THE QUADRENNIAL REPORT: A review of the four-year administration of 27th General President Charles C. Teamer, Sr. was printed and distributed to delegates at the 82nd Anniversary Convention in Kansas City. It is included herein for the edification of the entire Brotherhood . . . CHANGING OF THE GUARD: Our cover story, penned by Brother Reavis Mitchell of Tau Lambda Chapter, Nashville, Tennessee, profiles 28th General President Henry Ponder. Special thanks to Brother Leotis Peterman and Ms. Cynthia Davis of the Office of the President, Fisk University, for their assistance in this feature . . . LEGAL FORUM: The History of Alpha Phi Alpha will record that Brother Milton C. Davis was a brilliant General Counsel for the Fraternity, in the mold of predecessors like Belford Lawson and "Dutch" Morial. He presents his final report to the Brotherhood in this issue, after having successfully guided Alpha Phi Alpha back from the brink of a recognized crisis in legal affairs. This Brotherhood owes him a debt of gratitude for his diligent service . . . ALPHA ATHLETES: Brother Forest E. Pritchett of San Francisco alerted us to the impending stardom of Brother Charles Haley, defensive ace for the 49er's . . . CAMPUS WATCH: Brother Lewis Hurst of Laurelton, New York provided us with information on his former Dean of Pledges at Beta Pi Chapter, Lane College, Jackson, Tennessee. His DOP, Brother Otis Floyd, Jr. was officially inaugurated as the 5th President of Tennessee State University on September 24, 1988 . . . FOCUS: Brother Huel D. Perkins has also been a vigilant keeper of the flame in his appointed post. As Chairman of the Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation, Inc., he has renewed the Fraternity's traditional and vital focus on education. Among other accomplishments, in less than two years, he has tripled the number of undergraduate scholarships offered by the Foundation; increased the size of each scholarship; established the Honors Program to underwrite induction fees for College Brothers invited to select honor societies; and laid the groundwork for the Alpha Academy, a summer enrichment program for inner-city youth. Back at the home front, as in the Fraternity, he has been an outspoken advocate for higher education and was recently honored as "1988 Louisiana Humanist of the Year" by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities.

We are pleased to have received permission to reprint an article by LEH staffer Rhonda Miller, from that group's newletter, The Chronicle. You'll marvel at this brilliant man of letters . . .

NEWSMAKERS: Mr. Francis Ward of the Mayor's Press Office was instrumental in delivering the feature on Chicago Mayor Eugene Sawyer. Thanks also to Brother Erwin A. France for his assistance in this regard . . . SIGN-OFF: To accomodate the abovementioned, we deferred several of our regular features until the Spring Issue. Look for them in a few months . . . Until next issue . . . MJP.

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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC. Editor-in-Chief

MICHAEL J. PRICE Contributing Editors:

James B. Blanton, III; lluel Perkins; Wallace Jackson; Charles C. Teamer, Sr., Ei Officio.

9—THE 28TH GENERAL PRESIDENT - Brother Henry Ponder, Presi dent of Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, is the new chief executive of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. 10

CAMPUS WATCH - Brother Otis Floyd is inaugurated the fifth President of Tennessee State University.

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FOCUS - Education Foundation Chairman Huel D. Perkins is named Humanist of the Year by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities.

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NEWSMAKERS - Brother Eugene Sawyer succeeded the legendary Harold Washington as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois.

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ALPHA ATHLETES - Brother Charles Haley is streaking toward stardom as the sack leader of the San Francisco 49ers.

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QUADRENNIAL REPORT - A review of his four year administration, by 27th General President Charles C. Teamer, Sr.

ABOUT THE COVER: 28th General President Henry Ponder makes his second appearance on the cover of The Sphinx. He was also the cover subject of the Fall 1981 issue, following his selection as Alumni Brother of the Year.

FEATURES

C O M M E N T A R Y

3—The General President Speaks \—There Goes An Alpha Man li—NewsBriefs 12—Legal Forum 31—Chapter News 19—Omega Chapter .13—Directory of Officers 54—Chapter Directory

Some Thoughts

On Education by Otha Brown, Jr. Page 17

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WWANT BLACKS TO HAVE LESS. Less poverty Less unemployrrient.

Less frustration.

For those reasons, RJR Nabisco makes generous gifts to many minority organizations. We are proud to be the largest corporate contributor to United Negro College Fund schools. We do a large portion of our business with minority bankers, insurance firms, and other minority businesses. And we keep searching for new ways to help bring about real freedom.

The RJR Nabisco family of companies includes R.J.Reynolds Tobacco Company; Nabisco Brands, Inc.; Del Monte Foods; and Planters LifeSavers Company.

THE GENERAL PRESIDENT SPEAKS Greetings Brothers: It is a distinct honor and privilege to bring greetings to you for the final time in my capacity as General President of the world's greatest fraternity. My four-year tenure has been a time of growth for me as a member of this august Brotherhood - and that's an amazing accomplishment when you consider that I have been a Brother of Alpha Phi Alpha two-thirds of my life.

In my first message to you I described our Fraternity as a family. We are a group with shared interests and shared experiences. Moreover, our families are part and parcel of our fraternal existence in this male-only organization. My wife, Mary, who served as Women and Children's Chairperson for two General Conventions prior to my inauguration as General President, has continued to support me through four years of constant travel and late-night phone calls. That support has been critical to whatever successes we have attained. Both my sons, Charles and Roderick, are Alpha Brothers. That provides an additional dimension of closeness and respect to what were already strong relationships. They've helped shield me from the "ivory tower syndrome" and let me know what the Brothers were thinking and saying "on the yard" and "through the grapevine." My daughter, Cheryl, grew up attending Alpha Conventions and has served as a gracious co-hostess for many fraternity affairs. I'll never forget my pride as my daughter, the law student, and I marched arm-in-arm during our Free South Africa March in Atlanta. My daughter-in-law Karen is, herself, the daughter of an Alpha Brother, so our granddaughter boasts two Alpha granddads and two Alpha Wives as grandmoms. The lucky kid looks forward to attending her first of many General Conventions in the very near future. We are all proud to be in the Alpha Phi Alpha family and I want to thank all of you for the many courtesies extended to us during my administration.

P r i d e In T h e Alpha Family

As I embarked upon my tenure, I asked you to join me in planning for Alpha Phi Planning B r e e d s S u c c e s s Alpha's future success in much the same way that we each plan for our family's security and prosperity in life. I also noted that we might need to take some risks to ensure our Fraternity's security — for conventional ways get you conventional results and a place in the middle of the crowd. To a leadership organization - to Alpha Phi Alpha - a secure future depends upon constant innovation, with change as a resource and a raw material. I want to thank so many of you for heeding that call.

Our successes - as documented in detail in the Quadrennial Report contained in this issue - range from meeting an array of legal challenges which posed great danger, to the registration of all our symbols and emblems, to an expanded program focus that is unmatched by any organization of this kind without regard to size or the racial-socio-economic makeup of its membership. The first task of any group of Alpha Men is to preserve the institution which has been passed on to them by prior generations of Brothers. That we surely did. The second priority is to improve and meet the new challenges which invariably arise with the passage of time. That, too, was accomplished. Through it all, we are charged with being "Servants of All" - because mere existence means nothing if Alpha Phi Alpha doesn't make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves. I am proud to report to you, here and now, that Alpha Phi Alpha is the leader in community service across this nation. Our program foci are comprehensive, including both the traditional and the innovative, and they are without equal among similar groups.

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Perhaps most importantly, Alpha Phi Alpha has continued to groom and put forth a cadre of men who are exemplars of the finest attributes of Black manhood. Alpha Brothers, young and old, are fitting role models for generations yet to come. Admirals and generals we are, judges and religious leaders, sports executives and humanitarians, and political trailblazers. It is no mere coincidence that the Bush administration will feature another Cabinet member from the ranks of Alpha Phi Alpha. It is but the culmination of the dreams of the Seven Jewels - to train hundreds, thousands, as many as are qualified and that see the light . . . for the critical privilege of leadership in the community, our institutions, the nation, wherever the call arises.

T h e r e is m u c h t h a t CUanat> R ^ m « i » 8 T W A ^ . , , 1 - , remains undone, as will be the case at the end of each and every m a n g e ttemams I lie A g e n d a a d m i n i s t r a t i o n W e m u s t s e c u r e a n e w General Office facility; we must expand our membership ranks and revise our structure to allow for more input from the entire membership; pledging must be revised, whether on our own initiative or as the result of outside forces; local chapter advisors must be rigorously screened and trained. These and other concerns are also addressed in the enclosed Quadrennial Report. I urge you to give these matters vour consideration in the very near future.

Change, difficult change for some, will continue to be our rallying cry. On these issues, we must succeed for a simple and compelling reason. People tend to expect more of you simply because you belong to the Alpha family. So does Alpha Phi Alpha. So should you!

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CHARLES C. TEAMER, SR. General President

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Brother James P. Comer, M.D.

Comer Tells Maggie's Story Brother James P. Comer, M.D. is Maurice Falk Professor of Child Psychiatry at the Yale Child Study Center and Associate Dean of the Yale School of Medicine. He is the author of Beyond Black and White, Black Child Care, School Power, and many articles, including a regular column for Parents Magazine. Most recently, Brother Comer has gained national acclaim with the publication of his most recent work, Maggie's American Dream: The Life and Times of a Black Family (released on November 22, 1988 by NAL Books).

This inspiring family success story centers on an exceptional woman, Maggie Comer, whose American dream brought her from abject poverty in the rural South to become the mother of five children who today share a total of 13 college degrees. Told first through Maggie's own words, then through those of her son James, Maggie's American Dream shows how people find the grit to succeed, despite the odds stacked against them.

The odds were definitely against Maggie Comer: born poor and black in 1904 in Mississippi, stepdaughter to a cruel sharecropper who was the embodiment of the violent, victimized and victimizing male so controversially portrayed in "The Color Purple," Maggie had to fight every step of the way to raise herself from the bottom and achieve her heart's

Brother Joe C. Thomas desire: bringing up a stable family.

Widowed at a young age, this illiterate and unskilled woman found a way to put her five children through college by herself. Through her instinctive psychological wisdom, her optimism and wit, and most of all, her fierce determination, we see how one black American family found its. way up — and out.

Brother Comer holds the A.B. degree from Indiana University (where he was initiated into Gamma Eta Chapter); the M.D. from Howard University College of Medicine; and the M.P.H. from the University of Michigan School of Medicine. Maggie's American Dream is must reading, not merely for the fact that Alpha Phi Alpha is mentioned therein but because it is a dramatic and moving family memoir by one of America's most eminent educators.

Man of The Ifear In San Francisco "Joe is a man who is constantly in the pursuit of excellence. He embodies the heritage of service that all in Alpha endeavor to carry forward.

Through it all, drawing on seemingly limitless reserves of energy and resilience, he is, moreover a highly committed and dedicated brother." These are words from the impressive Manof-the-Year certificate presented to Brother Joe C. Thomas by Gamma Chi Lambda Chapter, San Francisco, July 9, 1988.

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Brother Thomas was recognized for distinguished service at Gamma Chi Lambda Chapter and at the national level of Alpha Phi Alpha. He has served as Vice President and President of Gamma Chi Lambda Chapter and currently is chair of the chapter's Ritual Committee. In 1987 Brother Thomas was General Chairman of the 81st Anniversary Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity which was held in San Francisco. He currently is Chairman of the National Publications Committee.

Brother Thomas has held various leadership positions in the United Church of Christ. At Hillcrest Congregational Church in Pleasant Hill, California, he has been a deacon and later was Moderator, the highest lay position in the local Congregational C h u r c h . Following d i s t i n g u i s h e d service in the local church, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Northern California Conference of the United Church of Christ and in 1987 was president of that Board.

In 1988, the United Church of Christ elected Brother Thomas to a fouryear term on the Governing Board of the National Council of Churches in New York City. Brother Thomas is a Trustee at Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California. He is a member of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.

He also is a member of the National Association of Community Action Agencies and the California/Nevada Community Action Association (CAL/NEVA). At the CAL/NEVA Annual Conference in 1988 he was presented the Association's "President's Award" for exemplifying the qualities of commitment, concern, caring, honesty and unselfish dedication to the goal of eliminating poverty.

In the city of Benicia, California, where he resides with his wife, Ann, he is Chairman of the City's Planning Commission and is on the Board of Directors of the Benicia Main Street Program.

Brother Thomas received his B.S. Degree at Tuskegee University and is Western Region Director of the University's National Alumni Association.

He also received the M.A. Degree at Rider College, Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Brother Thomas is a retired officer of the United States Army and is now employed as Executive Director of the Economic Opportunity Council of San Francisco.

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THERE GOES AN ALPHA MAN

Brother William A. Woods

Woods Honored for Ad Savvy For almost 10 years, Brother William A. Woods has been a marketing and advertising professional who has experienced strong career growth working for a number of major corporations. Dollars & Sense magazine recently honored Bill as one of 1988's Best and Brightest Young Business and Professional Men. Additionally, he received the 1988 Pinnacle Award from Being Single magazine for projecting a positive image to today's young Black males.

Currently, Brother Woods is an account executive for The Mingo Group, Inc. in New York. He has responsibilities for account management, client contact and first line agency profit and loss for such national accounts as the U S. Army, the U. S. Army Reserve, National Alliance for Business and the U. S. Bureau of the Census.

Brother Woods began his professional career as assistant product director with McNeil CPC, a Johnson & Johnson company. In 1980, he joined TWA as supervisor of passenger marketing. His additional professional experience, encompassing increasingly higher level responsibilities in advertising and marketing management, product management and sales promotion, include: senior associate, Nabisco Brands, USA: marketing consultant, Urban Marketing Inc.; and branch director of marketing and sales, YMCA of Greater New York.

There goes a man of high impulse Of princely mien and grace There goes a man of humble faith A credit to his race " There goes a man of conscience vast with will to reach his goal There goes a man of lordly rank Of heroes' stock and soul— There goes a man of noble caste Whom hardship cannot break There goes a man in merit clad Whom duty won't forsake There goes a man in cultured verse Who holds a sportsman's creed There goes a man too vigilant To bow to lust or greed There goes a man whose life is spent in service not in scorn There goes a man whose majesty Shines like a May time There goes a man who is a friend To love and duty truth There goes a man to help uplift I he lives of wholesome youth There goes a man with i industry and faith at his command.

There goes the best man in and out For he is an Alpha Man. Page 5

UP FIRST . . .

The Fund for Education Excellence, a public foundation in Baltimore, M a r y l a n d , recently kicked off a program designed to improve the academic performance and increase the graduation rate of inner city school c h i l d r e n . The s e v e n - y e a r s u p p o r t program is aimed at 450 s t u d e n t s e n t e r i n g the 6th grade, p o t e n t i a l g r a d u a t e s of t h e h i g h school class of 1995. Entitled RAISE (Raising Ambition Instills Self Esteem), the program is sponsored by Alpha Phi Alpha, the Abell Foundation, the Caswell Caplan Charitable Income Trust, Church of the Redeemer, Equitable Bank, NA, Goucher College, Morgan State University, New Shiloh Baptist Church and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. RAISE, the latest in a series of FEE programs supporting Baltimore city schools, also seeks an increase in the number of graduates who develop and pursue viable career p l a n s , a n d a d e c r e a s e in t h e incidence of teenage pregnancy and substance abuse.

KUDOS . . .

To Brother Walter F. Worrill, who was recently inducted into the YMCA Hall of Fame at Springfield College, Massachusetts. Brother Worrill was one of four men unanimously elected for this recognition. Educated in the Pasadena, California public schools, he received the B. A. from Whittier College, majoring in sociology and special YMCA leadership training.

As a young college student, Worrill's YMCA career began in 1936 at the P a s a d e n a Y as a p a r t - t i m e staff member. He was employed by the 28th Street Branch of the Los Angeles YMCA from 1942 to 1944, t h e n returned to the Pasadena facility from 1944 to 1950. Brother Worrill spent the next 21 years on the staff of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago.

There he rose to District Director, Near South District. From 1971 until his r e t i r e m e n t in 1980, he w a s Executive of the Middle Atlantic Region of the National Council of YMCAs. He provided consultant Page 6

FREE SOUTH AFRICA The television cameras are darkened, but the struggle continues.

THE DREAM OF FREEDOM NEVER DIES.

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. services to 243 Y's in six states and territories. Since 1983, Brother Worrill has been member of the Board and C h a i r m a n of the A d m i n i s t r a t i o n Committee for the Upper Main Line YMCA in Berwyn, Pennsylvania . . .

To Brother Tyron Brown, 26, who celebrated his September passage of t h e bar e x a m w i t h an O c t o b e r a p p o i n t m e n t as A s s i s t a n t City A t t o r n e y in T a m p a , F l o r i d a . A graduate of Florida State University and the FSU School of Law, Brother Brown was FSU Student Body President in 1984-85 and President of Iota Delta Chapter . . . Gamma Kappa Lambda Chapter (Wilmington, NC) and Omicron Theta Chapter (UNCWilmington) held a "Harvest Lunche o n " for t h e r e s i d e n t s of t h e Norwood Nursing Home in that city.

Residents feasted on a delicious meal p r e p a r e d by fraternity m e m b e r s , while gift bags were given to each resident. The chapters also contributed $200 to support the facility's ongoing programs . . . To Brothers Tracy Causey, President, and Leo Emerson, Jr., Secretary, of the Black Student Union at the University of Mississippi. Both are members of Nu Upsilon C h a p t e r . . . To Brother

Richard E. Moore, former Director of Public Information at North Carolina A&T State University, on his appointment as Assistant Vice Chancellor for University Relations at the school.

Brother Moore holds the B. S. from A&T, the M.S. degree in journalism from Columbia University, and Ed.D. in educational administration from U N C - G r e e n s b o r o . . . To Brother Rodney Crim, who has been named Director and Controller-Information Systems at IDS Financial Services in Minneapolis. The Chicago native holds a B. S. from the University of Minnesota and is pursuing an MBA; he's also a certified public accountant . . . To B r o t h e r Herman Lundy, named Loan Specialist of the Year by the Virginia Farmers Home Administration at the agency's state meeting Roanoke in September. The award was given in recognition of outstanding achievement for leadership and the training of FmHA personnel statewide. Brother Lundy is employed as a senior loan specialist in the Farmer P r o g r a m s D i v i s i o n of F m H A ' s Virginia State Office, w h e r e h e routinely travels to the agency's s e v e n d i s t r i c t s a n d fifty c o u n t y offices to train staff members . . .

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NEWSBRIEFS, continued from page 6 CHAPTER BRIEFS . . .

The Eta Kappa Chapter, Louisiana Tech, sponsored a Free South Africa Awareness Program during October on the Ruston campus. The program was designed to provide insight on the horrors of apartheid. Brother Keith Texada and Thomas Turner spearheaded this project . . . Kappa Sigma Lambda Chapter, Killeen/Ft. Hood, Texas, registered more than 1,800 persons during its September voter registration drive. Brother Ralph Williams, KSL P r e s i d e n t , credits the drive's success to its o u t r e a c h c o m p o n e n t . "The most effective way to register people to v o t e is to go w h e r e t h e y a r e , " Williams said. Those who registered w e r e able to p u r c h a s e d i s c o u n t t i c k e t s to t h e c h a p t e r ' s W i n t e r Wonderland Ball on November 26th.

Proceeds from the ball support the chapter's scholarship fund and sickle cell a n e m i a f u n d . . . Beta Nu Lambda Chapter, Charlotte, North Carolina, presented William Ross, a sophomore mechanical engineering major at North Carolina A & T, with a $1,000 scholarship award. Brother S m i t h T u r n e r IV m a d e t h e presentation on behalf of the chapter . . . B r o t h e r Wallace B. Brown, chapter president, heads the recently installed slate of officers for 1988-89 at the 63-member strong Delta Xi Lambda Chapter, Orlando, Florida . . . Judge Cecil Monroe, chapter p r e s i d e n t , will lead t h e 1988-89 officers of Beta Omicron Lambda C h a p t e r in Mobile, Alabama . . .

Omicron Gamma Lambda Chapter, Kernersville, North Carolina, presented the 1988 Acie McGhee Jr. Scholarship to Miss Jimita Spates, a freshman at North Carolina A & T . . . Beta Psi Lambda Chapter, Los Angeles, California, held its annual Scholarship Dance on November 19th at the Mayflower Ballroom. Dr. Walter West is the chapter's President • . . "Rocking The House Down One Last Time" was the theme of the S e p t e m b e r 3rd b a s h h o s t e d by Chicago's Xi Lambda Chapter, cooccupants with the General Office of the General Organization's facility at 4432 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive many, many years. The bittersweet party anticipated the closing and demolition of the facility to make way The Sphinx/Winter 1988

for the new General Office structure and many fond memories were rehashed. Brother Odell Hicks is the incoming President of Xi Lambda C h a p t e r . . . Alpha Tau Lambda Chapter, Tulsa, Oklahoma, held its 3rd Annual Sam Burns, Sr. Memorial Western Scholarship Dance on October 22nd at St. Augustine. The affairs helps provide more than $1,500 in annual assistance to college bound young men . . . Theta Iota Lambda Chapter, Springfield, Massachusetts, awarded nine scholarships totaling $2,500 during presentations at the Berkeley Ballroom. Dr. Gerald B. C u t t i n g is t h e c h a i r m a n of t h e chapter's Scholarship Committee . . .

HERE AND THERE . . .

Brother Samuel B. McKinney is celebrating 30 years as Pastor of Mt. Z i o n Baptist C h u r c h in S e a t t l e , Washington. Assuming the Mt. Zion pastorate in 1958, Brother McKinney formerly pastored the Olney Street Baptist Church in Providence, Rhode Island and prior to that was pastoral assistant to his father, Dr. Wade Hampton McKinney, at the Antioch Baptist Church in Cleveland, Ohio. A g r a d u a t e of M o r e h o u s e College, Brother McKinney h o l d s several advanced degrees. He is presently Washington State Chairman of the Rainbow Coalition a n d is a past president of the North Pacific Baptist Convention and the Seattle Council of Churches. He is also co-author of the book, "Church Administration In the Black Perspective." . . . Brother Grover Brown w a s i n s t a l l e d as C o r r e s p o n d i n g Secretary of t h e Birmingham, Alabama Pan-Hellenic Council in October . . . Brother Fred D. Webb, Jr. has opened his law practice at 1612 Castle Street in Wilmington, North Carolina. A 1983 g r a d u a t e of U N C - W i l m i n g t o n , Brother Webb received his J. D. from the UNC School of Law at Chapel Hill . . . Brother Harold Franklin was the subject of an extensive article in the Talladega (Alabama) Daily Home, profiling his successful teaching career. Brother Franklin is an outreach s p e c i a l i s t - c o u n s e l o r a n d history teacher at Talladega College, where he has worked intermittently for 14 years. He has also taught at Tuskegee Institute and Alabama State University.

Brother Franklin is a graduate of Alabama State and the holder of the M.A. degree from the University of Denver, where he has also completed r e s i d e n t i a l r e q u i r e m e n t s for t h e Ph.D. . . .

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A l p h a Phi A l p h a B r o t h e r s in Tuskegee, Alabama joined with the local March of Dimes to sponsor that city's first Project Alpha conference.

The seminar was held on Saturday, October 29 in the Washington Chapel Parish H o u s e . Brother Alfonso Robinson was chairman of Project Alpha in Tuskegee . . .

WEDDING BELLS . . .

JAMES-PRINGLE: Brother Roderick James and the former Judy Pringle were married on November 26th in Atlanta, Georgia. Brother James, a graduate of Dillard University, is an accountant for Allstate Insurance. Mrs. James, a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, is also a Dillard grad and an accountant . . .

MILLNER-JENNINGS: Brother Calvin L. Millner w e d D a r l e n e Elizabeth Jennings, the daughter of B r o t h e r a n d M r s . K e n n e t h M. Jennings, Jr. on Saturday, July 2 at St. T i m o t h y ' s E p i s c o p a l C h u r c h in Catonsville, Maryland. Brother Millner, a graduate of Old Dominion U n i v e r s i t y , is a S e n i o r C r e d i t Representative for Baltimore Aircoil Company. Mrs. Millner, a graduate of H a m p t o n U n i v e r s i t y , is a n A c c o u n t R e p r e s e n t a t i v e for t h e Columbia Freestate Health System and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority . . . HAGANS-JENNINGS: B r o t h e r D a v i d E. H a g a n s w e d Denise Marie Jennings, the daughter of Brother a n d Mrs. Kenneth M. Jennings, Jr., on Saturday, July 18 at First Baptist Church of Guilford, Columbia, Maryland. Brother Hagans, a graduate of Howard University, is a Certified Public Accountant and a project accountant for the Marriott Corporation at its headquarters in Wheaton, Maryland. Mrs. Hagans, a graduate of Hampton University, is a store p l a n n e r for Webster's Mens Wear at the corporate headquarters near Baltimore . . . SMITHHESTER: Brother Cedric F. Smith and the former LaVonne V. Hester Page 7

NEWSBRIEFS, continued from page 7 were wed on October 8th at the New Covenant Baptist Church in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Brother Smith, a graduate of Alcorn State University, is employed by the City of Atlanta Police D e p a r t m e n t . The bride, a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, holds the B.S. degree from Alcorn and the M.B.A. degree from Delta State University. She is employed by the U. S. Treasury Department in C h a m b l e e , G e o r g i a . The c o u p l e r e s i d e in L i t h o n i a , Georgia . . .

SMITH-BARNETT: Brother Anthony Ray Smith and the former Myra Barnett, both of Foley, Alabama, were married at the Southside Baptist C h u r c h in Foley on October 1st.

Brother Smith, a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, served four years in the U. S. Navy and now employed by Rohr Industries.

Mrs. Foley is employed by Hughes Aircraft . . . RANDOLPH-AYERS: Brother Marvin Randolph and the former Felecia Ayers were wed on October 1st at Morning Star Baptist Church, Cincinnati, Ohio. Brother Ayers is a graduate of Alabama A & M University. A 2nd Lt. in the U. S. Army Reserves, he is employed by Queen City Home Health Care Company. Mrs. Randolph, a graduate of

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the University of Alabama at Birmingham, is employed by Williamsb u r g of C i n c i n n a t i M a n a g e m e n t Company . . . McCULLOUGHRICHARDSON: Brother Larry L. McCullough and the former Carol Lynn Richardson were married on December 31st at the First Baptist Church of Highland Park in Landover, Maryland. Brother McCullough, a g r a d u a t e of t h e U n i v e r s i t y of Maryland-Eastern Shore, is a fourthyear medical student at the University of West Virginia. Mrs. McCullough, a graduate of Marshall University and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, is a teacher in Charleston, West Virginia. RAWLS-HEARD: Brother John Cadmus Rawls, Jr. and the former Natalya Doreve Heard were married on September 3, 1988 at Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church, Gainesville, Florida. Brother Rawls, a graduate of Florida A&M University, is a m a r k e t research analyst for the Hospital Cost Containment Board, State of Florida. The bride, Mrs. Rawls, a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, is currently attending Florida A&M University as a public administration major. The couple resides in Tallahassee, Florida

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an Antonio. The Home of the Alamo. You knew that already. But we're also the place where chili was invented.

The birthplace of the U. S. Air Force. The location for the first movie ever to win an Oscar for Best Motion Picture. And much more you never even dreamed of. Small wonder Will Rogers dubbed San Antonio "one of America's four unique cities."

We're the tenth largest city in the United States, but don't let that mislead you. Because what San Antonio offers extends far beyond the luxuries and conveniences you'd expect from a progressive metropolitan center.

We're a city whose past is every bit as alive as its present.

A rich tapestry of sights, sounds and tastes, woven from a diversity of cultures and histories, with a texture unlike any other. Along the banks of the picturesque San Antonio River and all throughout our city, you'll find a spirit of fun and excitement here, constantly inviting you to explore. Discover.

Enjoy. All at your own pace.

You may come and see the Alamo. But when you leave, we guarantee that there will be more, much more, that you will remember.

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Brother Henry Ponder, Ph.D. The 28th General President

28th General President Henry Ponder has a long and distinguished career in higher education, which he has blended with the American corporate structure.

The President of Fisk University, he was named one of America's most effective college presidents in 1986.

Ph.D. Degree from the Ohio State University. The honorary degrees that Brother Ponder has received include Doctor of Science in Human Resources from Apollo Applications Research Institute in 1976, Doctor of Humane Letters from the Medical University of South Carolina in 1988, Doctor of Laws from Alderson-Broaddus College in 1981 and Doctor of Humanities from Alabama A&M University in 1988.

Brother Ponder has a long and distinguished career in higher education which he has blended with the American corporate structure. His higher education positions have included research assistantships at Oklahoma State and Ohio State Universities, departmental chairmanships at Virginia State University and Fort Valley State University, Dean of the College and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Alabama A&M University, President of Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina for eleven years and President of Fisk University from July of 1984 to the present.

An economist of national and international renown, Brother Ponder has served as a consultant for and on special assignment to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Philadelphia National Bank, Chase Manhattan Bank, the Irving Trust Company and Omaha National Bank. He served for six years on the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Virginia (Charlotte Branch), the last two years as Chairman of the Board. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Electric and Gas Company and the Third National Bank in Nashville, Tennessee.

Brother Ponder's civic activities have been many and varied. They include involvement with the Salvation Army, the Kiwanis, the United Way, the Commission on Children, Youth and Families, the Special Olympics and the Boy Scouts of America. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Better Business Bureau, the Board of Directors of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Directors of the University School of Nashville and the Board of Directors of the National Association of Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO). He is also a Commissioner to the Education Commission of the States and is involved with the American Baptist Churches, USA. Very active with the United Negro College Fund, Inc., Dr. Ponder serves on several committees of that organization and serves on the Bishop Desmond Tutu Southern African Refugee Scholarship Fund Committee. In 1986 he was elected as one of the 'One Hundred Most Effective College Presidents in the United States.'

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rother Henry Ponder, 28th General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., a native of Wewoka, Oklahoma, is currently President of Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. Brother Ponder received his B.S. Degree from Langston University, his M.S. Degree from Oklahoma State University and his

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oints of punctuation of the career of Brother Henry Ponder are many, but two seem to stand out significantly When he arrived in Columbia, South Carolina to assume the presidency of Benedict College in 1973, that school's endowment stood at $840,000.

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Brother Otis L. Floyd, Jr. A Journey In Education Brother Otis Floyd's first teaching assignment was in a one-room school in the small West Tennessee community of Purdy. "That was the beginning," he says. It was 1951, and the school was actually a church.

Floyd was teacher, principal, custodian and doctor for the school and the community. He taught third graders how to write and his eighth graders taught them to read. He brought 16-year-old O.D. Stacken, who could not speak a word, into the classroom.

Within two years, Stacken was talking and caring for himself. Years later, Floyd learned that he had been practicing "team teaching" and "mainstreaming" in Purdy.

It was probably inevitable that Otis Floyd became a teacher. Born in 1928 in McNairy County, Tennessee, he was the third of five children. His parents believed strongly in education, and his two elder siblings were teachers. In the 1940s, when few good jobs were available to educated blacks, teaching seemed to be the Lane College graduate's best opportunity.

After Purdy, he taught math and English at McNairy County High School in Selmer: "I tried to teach all my students that America was just as much theirs as anybody's . . . but they had to prepare themselves."

In 1964, Floyd moved to Savannah, Tennessee, to become principal of Dunbar High School. During his stay there, he repaid the school's indebtness, increased PTA membership from two to 70, and worked to take students "as far as they were capable of going." Many went on to college and successful careers.

At the urging of the Supervisor of Instruction, who was white, he became the first black to attend Tennessee Education Association meetings in Hardin County. "She believed that if you had ability and could do the job, you should stand up and participate," Floyd recalls. "I learned from her."

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After two years as interim head, Brother Otis Floyd was inaugurated as the 5th President of Tennessee State University on September 24, 1988.

degree at Tennessee State University (TSU) in Nashville. As an adult student, he was "in the library all the time," but also remembers the new, air-conditioned dormitories and the best instructor he ever had.

His world changed dramatically in 1966. To this time, his life had been in black education. He had attended black schools and colleges; he had taught in and been an adminstrator of black schools. Now he would begin nearly 20 years' work in predominantly white educational organizations.

1966 brought the integration of Dunbar High School with Central High in Savannah, and Floyd became assistant principal. "Those were stuggling times with high tensions," he remembers, "but 1600 white students and 225 black students were integrated without incident."

Two years later, as assistant superintendent of Instruction, he helped integrate Hardin County's other schools. "It was a good community," he says. "They believed in the worth of every human being."

With integration came new opportunities. When Floyd was offered the

position of supervisor of the Equal Employment Opportunity Program with the Tennessee Department of Education, he moved to Nashville in 1969. He wanted the experience, and though it meant a cut in salary, he believed the move was a step up. He was one of two blacks in the department.

In ten years at the Department of Education, Floyd rose to become deputy commissioner and then acting commissioner. Then, in 1979, he was offered the position of assistant to the president of Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro. He wanted the experience in higher education. He also wanted to prove that a black could succeed solely on ability in a predominantly white organization. By 1981, he had become executive assistant to the President, and in 1984, he was appointed vice president for Administration. Though working full time, he also completed work on his Doctorate of Education, received from Memphis State University in 1980.

When approached to become interim president of TSU in 1986, Dr. Floyd accepted immediately. "I felt like it was my school," he says, "and if I was needed, I owed it to TSU to come."

He had expected to stay three months and asked for a free hand to make needed changes before the new president arrived. Three months stretched to nine, and on March 23, 1987, Dr. Otis L. Floyd, Jr., was named president of Tennessee State University.

President Floyd brings a unique range of experiences to the job. After his beginnings in predominantly black education, he spent 20 years in predominantly white organizations where he gained a thorough knowledge of the educational environment in Tennessee, from the Department of Education to the Legislature to a major public university. The depth of his experience and the breadth of his vision will prove invaluable to his alma mater. • The Sphinx/Winter 1988

F OCUS Foundation Chairman Named Louisiana Humanist of the Year T h e Chairman of the Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation, Inc. is o n e of the nation's most ardent p r o p o n e n t s of a liberal arts e d u c a t i o n . H e was recently h o n o r e d for major contributions to the humanities, within b o t h the a c a d e m i c and public s p h e r e s , in his h o m e state of Louisiana.

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You just can't get too much of it." One would be hard pressed to argue with this statement. But no one injects life into these simple phrases or states them as persuasively as Dr. Huel Davis Perkins, the 1988 Louisiana Humanist of the Year. To Huel Perkins, education is synonymous with the study of the humanities. In any discussion concerning the crisis in education he carefully reminds us that, "Liberal arts is the only education we offer in college. Everything else is training."

Students at Morehouse College received the full Huel Perkins treatment last fall in an address, titled "Why Study the Humanities?" "There are two kinds of courses offered in college," Dr. Perkins began, "courses which teach students how to make a living and courses which teach students how to live. The humanities belong to the latter category."

LEH Chair-elect James Olney describes Huel Perkins as, "the most ardent spokesman for the humanities both privately and publicly, in season and out of season, when the humanities were popular and when they were not." Dr. Lewis Simpson, the 1987 Humanist of the Year, wrote of him, saying, "He himself, in the best sense of the term has been a humane person, a rare exemplar of the human values that are ideally acquired through a humane education." The humanities community is not alone in this assessment. Last year, the Baton Rouge Chapter of the National Conference of Christians and Jews h o n o r e d Huel Perkins with its Brotherhood Award. Consequently, the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities is pleased to announce that it will honor Dr. Perkins at the fourth annual Humanist of the Year Award banquet on December 1st at the LSU Faculty Club in Baton Rouge.

The award carries with it a $1,000 honorarium.

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Sharing The Msion In less than two years at the helm of the Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation, Brother Perkins has tripled the number of scholarships offered; increased the amount of each stipend; established the Honors Program to underwrite induction fees for College Brothers selected to honor societies; and, crafted the Alpha Academy enrichment program for innercity youth. Most importantly, he has rekindled the Fraternity's traditional commitment to excellence in education.

BY KIIONDA J. MILLER Reprinted from The Chronicle, the newsletter of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Originally published under the title. •Louisiana Educator Named 1°88 Humanist of the Near."

Perkins is LSU Professor Emeritus of the Humanities.

Prior to his 'retirement' last spring, Dr. Perkins was the only member of the LSU faculty to carry the designation Professor of the Humanities, unusual for someone whose formal academic training was in music. He holds a B.S. from Southern University in Baton Rouge, and Masters and Doctoral degrees from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. While preparing for his doctorate, his music training was enhanced by "genuine humanities courses" covering such topics as English, Irish and A m e r i c a n poetry, S h a k e s p e a r e , American art, late 19th century art and intellectual history. The result, Huel Perkins says, is that "I feel as comfortable in architecture, in art, in philosophy, and in literature, as I feel in music."

Dr. Perkins has made major contributions to the humanities in Louisiana, both within the academy and in the public sphere. His distinguished career began at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri.

One year later he was hired as an associate professor of music at his alma mater, where he taught for 27 years. Ten of those years were spent as Dean of Southern's College of Arts and Humanities. During his teaching and administrative career at Southern, Dr. Perkins, as Director of the Division of Music, was instrumental in the Division achieving full accreditation in the National Association of Schools of Music. As Dean of Arts & Humanities, Dr. Perkins served as a grant review panelist for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

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LEGAL FORUM

MILTON C. DAVIS, GENERAL COUNSEL

A Report On The Legal Status Of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. I. SUMMARY OF LITIGATION:

II. CORPORATE MATTERS:

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CONCLUSION:

It is my pleasure to report to the fraternity that all lawsuits which were being defending by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. have been disposed of in a manner favorable to our fraternity. At this moment there are no pending lawsuits against our fraternity which have been brought to my attention. The fraternity remains involved in an insurance claim, however we are more than adequately protected by insurance coverage. The past year has seen the end of three major lawsuits which the fraternity itself had to defend. With the support of some highly skilled attorneys around the country, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity in my opinion has survived a crisis period relatively unscathed.

This passage from a period of emergency to a period of normalcy is no accident. The firm leadership and support of our General President and Board of Directors coupled with the historic decision which the 1986 General Convention made to implement a risk management program has literally saved our fraternity from disaster.

We have moved back from the edge of the cliff, the work however continues. We must maintain a full commitment to implementing our risk management program so that we will never again be placed in such a crisis.

(a) Trademark. Through the leadership of our Executive Secretary, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. now has registered trademarks with the U.S. Trademark and Patent Office for our name, shield, coat of arms and symbols AOA. A licensing system for vendors through our national office is being set in place. We are aware that some trademark infringements are occurring particularly with the use of the Coat of Arms on jackets sold by the Troop Company. This matter is being addressed by the national office and by the Board of Directors. Any other violations of this type should be reported directly to the Executive Secretary. The attention and vigilance of our entire fraternity is solicited in this effort. (b) A formal legal opinion has been received from our legal tax consultant outlining the procedure for obtaining donations which are tax deductible for the national headquarters. The educational foundation is ready to receive these donations. We may now proceed with soliciting donations to the Educational Foundation for our headquarters with confidence that these gifts are tax deductible to the donor.

This report marks my final report to you as your General Counsel. My constitutional term of office expires with that of General President Teamer. Upon assuming this office, I was faced with the challenges of m a n a g i n g increasing litigation; addressing the problem of reducing our risk to legal liability; gaining control of our fraternity's name and symbols and educating our brothers on the modern legal issues and responsibilities of fraternal organizations. I am pleased to say that with the full support of General President Teamer and the majority of the brotherhood, our litigation is now concluded without threatening the fraternity's assets. We now have a training program for our leaders and brothers, i.e. our Risk Management Program.

Our name and symbols are now registered trademarks and through legal articles in the "Sphinx" and through seminars, our brotherhood now has a growing sensitivity and appreciation for the legal responsibilities associated with fraternal organizations. I have done my very best for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. during the last four years and I thank you all for allowing me the privilege and distinguished honor of serving as your General Counsel.

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NEWSMAKERS MAYOR EUGENE SAWYER OF CHICAGO Forging His Own Record While Remaining Faithful to the Harold Washington Legacy If there's one overriding lesson Eugene Sawyer has learned since becoming the second black Mayor in Chicago's history, it's how tough it is to follow a legend.

But Gene Sawyer took on the challenge and won. He became Chicago's chief executive following the tragic and untimely death of Harold Washington on Nov. 25, 1987.

Washington had been elected in 1983 as the first black ever to become Mayor of Chicago. He was immensely popular with blacks, Hispanics and liberal/progressive whites. So when Eugene Sawyer took the helm of city government on Dec. 2, 1987, there was some skepticism: Would he continue the Washington legacy of honest, reform government? Of high-level appointments of blacks, women and other minorities? Of emphasis on programs and priorities to help the poor, working people, and the neighborhoods?

In the year that has ensued since he took the job, Mayor Eugene Sawyer has provided resounding and convincing evidence of his intention to continue the Washington legacy while simultaneously developing his own programs and initiatives. The lesson learned was simple: When you follow a Harold Washington, you've got to be your own man and establish your own imprint, while reassuring the people - black, white and Hispanic - that the fundamental direction of government will be the same. That's been one of Gene Sawyer's "Great Success Stories" the past year.

Shortly after he took office, Mayor Sawyer demonstrated his legislative skill by winning City Council passage of a set of tough ordinances overhauling the taxicab industry.

The key provision increased the number of taxi medallions (operating licenses) available to cab drivers. For years, two companies had monopolized the industry by controlling the number of available medallions. The monopoly was broken by Mayor Sawyer's skill and leadership. The result has been more cabs on the street and increased service to Chicago's diverse neighborhoods.

The taxi ordinances were critical planks in the late Mayor Washington's reform platform for Chicago. Eugene Sawyer presided over their becoming law. Mayor Sawyer also followed the Washington lead in winning Council approval of an ordinance establishing lights at historic Wrigley Field, thus allowing the Chicago Cubs to play their first night home games in history. Mayor Sawyer has faithfully carried out the Washington mandate to bring reform to the Chicago public schools. He has continued the Washington initiatives for the building of new stadiums for the Chicago Bears and White Sox, while ensuring maximum citizen participation in those decisions and minimum residential displacement.

Also, Mayor Sawyer expanded on the Washington reform agenda for affordable, low- and moderate-income housing. He set the goal of 350 units in a demonstration The Sphinx/Winter 1988

Chicago Mayor Eugene Sawyer is a Beta Upsilon initiate.

project to build affordable housing on city-owned vacant lots. Harold Washington's target was 100 units. Mayor Sawyer has also retained more than 90 percent of Harold Washington's policy-level appointees, while making some historic appointments of his own.

Real estate developer Vince Lane was the Sawyer appointee as executive director and board chairman to bring fundamental change to the Chicago Housing Authority. This was the first time that one person has held both positions. The Mayor also named six new CHA board members (retaining one holdover) in another step to ensure positive change at the agency.

The respected banker and former city comptroller, Clark Burrus, was Mayor Sawyer's choice to head the Chicago Transit Authority. Erwin France, a skilled and talented consultant with a wealth of experience in city government, was Mayor Sawyer's choice as a special consultant early in the new Sawyer adminstration. France has also played a key role in drafting school reform legislation.

Much more could be said about the exciting accomplishments of Chicago's dynamic Mayor Eugene Sawyer.

His imprint on Chicago politics and government has been firmly established, and will be felt for many years to come.

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PONDER, Continued from page 9 When he left in July of 1984, the endowment was in excess of $20 million dollars. It should be noted that this unprecedented fete was accomplished while the national economy in general and that of historically Black colleges specifically was on a devasting downswing.

The plight of Fisk University in 1983-84 was publicized nationally with its debt of some three million dollars and a diminished cash flow which rendered it all but inoperative. Brother Ponder has reduced the debt, with assistance from friends of Fisk, corporations, and the forever faithful Fisk Alumni, by 80% and restored the cash flow to a reasonable level. He mobilized the Nashville and national public and private sectors to a never before achieved level of intensity which makes the full recovery of Fisk imminent.

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hen questioned concerning his aims for the fraternity, Brother Ponder responded, "Many of my thoughts since my election have been directed toward formulating a direction for Alpha as we approach the last year of the 1980's that will provide a thrust for the last decade of the 1990's, and will continue to propel Alpha into the forefront of the 21st century.

Alpha must, as the founding Jewels intended, be in the forefront of the leadership of Black America. We must extend ourselves beyond simply the betterment of Alpha men to the betterment of all Black Americans. As neophyte brothers, we were encouraged and stimulated as we realized the aims of Alpha Phi Alpha . . . 'to stimulate the ambitions of its members, prepare them for great usefulness in the cause of humanity, freedom, dignity, manhood, and help downtrodden humanity in its efforts to higher social, economic and intellectual status' . . . the lessons learned must not be forgotten. As General President, I will call on all Alpha men to become active, and to become supportive of the aims and activities of the most vital organization in America today; the organization that can and will work to uplift the youth, mankind and indeed all humanity - Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. I intend to support a program of reclamation to have all Alpha men listed on the active roster. We need numbers for strength."

"As the brothers of Alpha prepare for the 21st century, we must commit ourselves to the continuation of the legacy of the aspirations and dreams of the founding Jewels of the fraternity. Founding Jewel Henry Arthur Callis, a physician, as a concerned Alpha, would speak out as we must speak out in the fight to save young Americans from drug addiction. Alpha must commit itself to programs of drug education. There's no place in Alpha for drugs. Not one brother should be lost ever to that horrid addiction."

"In the tradition of founding Jewel Charles H. Chapman, Alpha must address the concern for adequate education at all levels. Many among the brotherhood are involved at the college level. Alpha has been generous in lending her brothers to higher education. As America prepares for the 21st century, this fraternity must address itself to the uplift of education at every level for all Americans, especially for Black Americans at every socioeconomic level. Alpha must work to eliminate illiteracy.

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rial classes. Again we must stress our early emphasis to have young people graduate from high school and graduate from college.

"At the time of its founding, the brothers of Alpha lived in an atmosphere of denial of civil and social rights to minority Americans. The dream for the realization of equal rights became the life's work of founding Jewel Eugene K. Jones. All Alphas must keep Brother Jones' dream as the American dream for the 21st century. Until all are free, no one is free. Jewel George Biddle Kelley was the initial and early ardent proponent of the spirit of fraternity among Alpha. We must recapture this cherished commitment to the idea of fraternal spirit, of mutual uplift of the brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha." Brother Ponder went on to say that . . . " Brothers must support one another in business and politics. We must make sure that as far as the pledge is processed it must be conducted in the proper way, the Alpha way. I will constantly remind all the brothers and encourage them in their appearance and deportment of what is expected of an Alpha man."

Brother Ponder added that. . . "Jewel Nathaniel Murray emphasized that by organizing, the men of Alpha could make a difference. Alpha men Have made the difference, and Alpha men must continue to make a difference, not for ourselves, but for all with whom we come in contact who know us as brothers of Alpha.

"Brother Jewel Robert Harold Ogle was involved in the political process. His legacy of political involvement for Alpha men has continued. Many of the distinguished lawmakers of this country are brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha. As General President, I am going to work to encourage more Alpha men to enter the political arena, both as candidates and as political organizers. Many say that there is a vacuum of qualified political leadership in America. Brothers, who better to fill that vacuum than Alpha? The brothers of Alpha have been blessed by the Almighty. Of those to whom much has been given, much is expected.

"Jewel Vertner W Tandy was an architect and designer of the fraternity pin. In tribute to the traditions of Jewel Tandy, I am calling on each chapter of the fraternity to build a facility, an Alpha House. Nationally, I am calling on every Alpha man to support and sustain a National Headquarters Building that proudly represents, not only the dreams of the founding Jewels, but the pride that is typified by all those who have and all those who will in the future, proudly don the Old Gold and Black of Alpha.

A National Headquarters Must Be Built and Be Built Now." "Brothers, as your General President, my charge to you again is that the lessons learned must not be forgotten.

Alphas remain . . . 'First of All, Servants of All, We shall Transcend All!'"

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rother Ponder is married to the former Eunice Wilson of Guthrie Oklahoma. They have two daughters; Cheryl, a graduate of Dillard University, having received her Master's from Atlanta University.

Cheryl is married to Brother Dr. Paul Watkins. Anna is a graduate of Spelman College and received her Master's from the John Hopkins School of International Studies.

The Ponders reside in the President's Residence on the Fisk University Campus. Brother Ponder is presently an active member of Tau Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. in Nashville, Tennessee. â&#x20AC;˘ The Sphinx/Winter 1988

ALPHA ATHLETES San Francisco's Sack Man Brother Charles Haley

Brother Charles Haley of the San Francisco 49ers is not yet counted among the league's mega-stars. But he went a long way toward remedying that situation during an October 24th contest with the Chicago Bears. During that game, nationally televised on ABC's Monday Night Football, defensive ace Haley was ubiquitous, omnipresent and otherwise all over the field. "Haley applied the pressure," "Haley was charging fast," "Charles Haley deserves credit for breaking up that play" — on and on went the media moguls assigned to translate the action for the television audience. When Haley doubled over in apparent pain, the commentators made it clear that this was one defensive player that the 49ers could not afford to lose in such a critical game.

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run and the pass. The Bears won that game by the score of 10-9 . . . and the name Charles Haley became a tad more familiar to millions of viewers across the nation.

Skilled at applying pressure on the opposing quarterback, Brother Haley entered his third NFL season with a solid record of accomplishment behind him. During the last season, he established the versatility that makes him a team leader — playing both ends of the line and spending time as a linebacker. In his best game of the '87 season, also against Chicago, he had five tackles (including a sack).

He was the team leader in sacks during both 1986, his rookie year, and 1987. In his rookie season, the 49ers fourth round draft pick posted 12 sacks and 109 yards in losses. This was the highest sack total for a San Francisco rookie since the NFL began keeping official sack statistics (1982).

He led the NFL in the category and was second only to San Diego's Leslie O'Neal (12 1/2) among rookie sackers.

Additionally, his 59 total tackles led all Niners down-linemen. Haley was selected to the UPI, Pro Football Writers, and Pro Football Weekly's allrookie teams.

Born Charles Lewis Haley in Gladys, Virginia, this Alpha Athlete competed in football, basketball and track for William Campbell High School in Campbell County, Virginia. He went on to James Madison University, where he was a gridiron starter for four consecutive seasons. At JMU, where he played both inside and outside linebacker, Haley lead the team in total stops during each of final three years and finished his career with 506 total tackles, 17 career sacks, two forced fumbles and three interceptions. He never missed a game during his four-year career and posted three consecutive years with

Xi Delta initiate Charles Haley is destined for stardom.

130-or-more stops.

An initiate of Xi Delta Chapter at James Madison, Brother Haley is married to the former Karen Smith.

The couple resides in San Jose. While no one can predict the future, the horizon certainly looks toward the Pro Bowl for this 6'5", 240 lb. defensive demon. Remember the name, Brother Charles Haley!

HALEY'S COMIN' After leading the 49er's in sacks during his rookie season, Brother Haley was named to 3 All-Rookie squads. He again led the team in sacks during the '87 season and is now a seasoned defensive ace.

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PERKINS, continued from Page 11 ties in LSU's Division of Honors and Interdisciplinary Studies. Eight years later, Dr. Perkins became LSU's Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.

Among his many civic involvements in the city of Baton Rouge, he is a member of the Rotary Club; the National Conference of Christians and Jews; the Louisiana Arts and Science Center; and the Baton Rouge Opera Board. Dr. Perkins has held memberships on the Chamber of Commerce; the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army; the Baton Rouge Symphony; the Baton Rouge Art Gallery; and the Capital Area United Way Board of Directors which he served as president. Dr. Perkins also served two terms on the LEH board and also served as its Chairman. he key to Perkins' ability to adapt comfortably to different roles is as much due to his inquisitive nature as to an early emphasis on reading. The difference between his education and that of students today he says is that "my education was received through books, not through the tube." His parents, both college-educated professionals, read to him, which nurtured his love of reading and learning. Not envying today's parents, Dr. Perkins recognizes television as "a force to be reckoned with." He is quick to point out that "reading does something which TV and Walkman cannot do," with respect to the ability of students, particularly black students, to pass standardized tests. "Reading is the key to passing any of these examinations, for they test a person's awareness of the world around him.

The sad fact is that some blacks who cannot pass a standardized test cannot pass a test on their own culture, either. Michelangelo and Langston Hughes belong to the world and not to Italians and blacks respectively and exclusively. It does not seem unreasonable to me that one who is college-bound should be knowledgeable about both."

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Huel Perkins, currently a scholar, writer and lecturer, is first and foremost a teacher. "Teaching is such an honorable profession. I don't regret one moment of it." Although he described himself as a "driving teacher," Perkins received awards for Outstanding Professor at Southern.

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reflecting his view of the role of a university education. "If you spend four years at this institution and we have not changed your behavior, we have not changed your taste, we have not changed your speech habits, have not given you a different idea of how to dress, how to recreate, how to make your life fuller, then you have wasted four years of time and money because you are no better than the man who did not come to school." ut what about the man who does not pursue a college education, particularly black men who are electing not to attend college?

Remembering the example set by his parents and Dr. Felton Clark, longtime President of Southern University, a solemn Huel Perkins offers several comments. "It goes back to counseling, goes back to somebody getting to these students who can make a difference, who they believe in. It becomes incumbent upon all black institutions to address this problem â&#x20AC;&#x201D; fraternities, sororities, civic groups, masons, elks, oddfellows. It just has to be this kind of effort because this is a mammoth problem."

Acknowledging the tough competition from Hollywood and professional sports Dr. Perkins continues, "what has devastated the [academic] aspirations of the black male is the quick and easy money which black males make in athletics and entertainment." Fully aware of the difficulty of convincing young men that the percentage of those who receive lucrative contracts after playing college basketball or football is less than one percent, Dr. Perkins insists that "we [black community] just have to tell them and keep telling themâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;if you don't make it, there has to be some other alternative in your life. And then somehow these other alternatives have to become more attractive."

If one of these alternatives is teaching, more scholarships are needed to encourage the best students to pursue a teaching career. Salaries must also become competitive with those offered in fields such as accounting, computer science, engineering and management which are attracting the best students. "In capitalistic America, the dollar sways. Until we begin to somehow put a great deal of money into humanities education and put it into places where it will be visible, I don't think we will ever find the humanities as attractive as other fields."

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In addition, Dr. Perkins thinks another way to encourage more black students to pursue careers in education is to dramatize the scarcity of black scholars. He presents his case by trying to "impress upon them that if we do not produce a certain number of scholars, it has a negative connotation as to how we are perceived. In other words, the great civilizations are the ones which have thought, written and passed on some legacy. If we don't do that, we just cannot expect to be counted.

Every civilization needs a stream of intellectuals, a stream of thinking people to keep it alive. I think of W.E.B. DuBois when he stated that any race or civilization which hopes to dispel its own ignorance cannot despise or neglect the well-trained mind." uel Perkins does not pay lip service to these concerns. 'Retirement' meant accepting an appointment to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, where he persistently argues for increased teacher salaries to attract first rate teachers. He also advocates the strongest high school curriculum possible, based of course in the humanities. "I am opposed to two curricula where one seems to be college-bound and the other vocational," particularly as these curricula relate to English requirements. "Any student who plans on remaining in America will not be hurt by taking four years of English."

When not attending to BESE business, Dr. Perkins continues his work related to memberships on the NEH National Board of Consultants and the State Advisory Council on Libraries. A prolific lecturer, he travels throughout the country delivering "almost a speech a week." At Morehouse he challenged students to follow his example and "be a vociferous, voracious, insatiable reader." Fortunately for current and future scholars, Huel Perkins is the author of over fifty articles and book reviews which have appeared in numerous magazines and journals such as the South and West Literary Quarterly, Louisiana Educators Journal, Callaloo, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and The Sphinx Magazine. Several of his literary articles concern the Harlem Renaissance writers, which Dr. Perkins hopes eventually will result in completion of a biography of these writers.

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COMMENTARY Some Thoughts On Education Otha N. Brown, Jr.

Brother Otha N. Brown, Jr., Life Member #230, is a school counselor at Stamford High School (Connecticut).

He served on the Norwalk Common Council from 1963 to 1969 and two more terms from 1977 to 1981 during which he was elected Council President and Deputy Mayor. In 1966 he was elected to the Connecticut State Legislature and served three terms.

He was the first Black chairman of a legislative committee when he was appointed chair of the Human Rights and Opportunities Committee and he later served as chair of the Public Welfare, Corrections and Humane Institutions Committee. A former Justice of the Peace, Brother Brown is currently Chairman of the Second Taxing District (formerly the City of South Norwalk) and is the founder and President of the Greater Norwalk Black Democratic Club and Coalition.

He was recently reappointed to a six year term ending in June 1993 on the Board of Trustees of the University of Connecticut, where he has served since 1975. He was also re-elected Secretary of the Board by fellow members, a post to which he has been annually re-elected since 1977. Brother Brown is also a notary, a licensed real estate broker and Vice President of the Board of Fairfield Cablevision, Inc. The Sphinx/Winter 1988

The time has come to be honest with our young; to come clean; to be up front; forceful, candid; to exhort, cajole, even to compel, as we prepare them for the future.

There is a myth in circulation that "common sense" is more important than a sheepskin or a degree from college to achieve success in our society. Far be it from me to knock "common sense," "mother wit," or the like.

They are, in my view, most important and can be helpful to one in making decisions as we relate to our fellow human beings with whom we are associated and interdependent. However, that is not enough in our highly technological society to pass civil service and aptitude exams for a job which meets the financial rewards and imperatives of our times. It is not enough to open the doors just to demonstrate what we can do and our potential. Evidence of formal training, prima fascia, presumes exposure, a measure of competence, and the ability to learn and grow.

I have seen many outlines and examples of good resumes, but have not seen a comparable place on the form for "common sense" with that of formal education and training.

Our young must be told without equivocation or reservation that a high school education is not enough, no matter how much "common sense" they may have to go with it. Neither is as "marketable" as it might have been in the past. For one to stick out his chest and proclaim his "common sense", while flunking his courses, failing to graduate from high school, and continuing formal education and training for a minimum of two years, is to give serious doubt to those who are the recipients of such non-sense that "common sense" or even mental stability exists. In other words, if one does not use his "common sense," as we enter the 1990's to meet the obvi-

ous demands of the market place, then he must resign himself to a menial existence which may include custodial care by the government or charity.

One of the greatest truisms is that experience is the "best teacher." That is much more a fact than truth. A fact is an assertion in the absence of contradiction; truth is the relatedness and evaluation of fact to a condition precedent. Yes, we must tell our young that experience may be good and bad; it may be helpful or destructive. In fact, one can be killed by experience. In order to make effective decisions in our society with maximum safety, it may be better to read about some things than to experience them. To think, even dream, may be a far better alternative than to go through an experience which may prove to be too costly. As Adam and Eve learned in the Garden of Eden, to think something through may be better than to do it and to experience it. When one philosopher was asked whether he would be willing to die for what he thought was right, replied, "No, because I might find out later that I was wrong."

It is clear that a formal education leads to more effective citizenship and personal well-being in at least three different ways. First, by learning more and knowing more, one can cope better in our complex society.

Secondly, one can learn to enjoy life more by learning to understand oneself and the others with whom he comes in contact. Finally, if one is a college graduate, he can be expected to earn on an average $150,000 more than a high school graduate. To know more, enjoy life more, and to earn more are important dividends and consequences of higher education.

All in all, a college education seems to me an offer that no rational person should refuse.

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1 9 8 5 - 1 9 8 8 A Report By Charles C. Teamer, Sr., General President to the 82nd Anniversary Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. August 4-10, 1988

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ALPHA IN ACTION

March of Dimes exec Beryl Battle is cited for outstanding community sen>ice.

inheiiser-liuseh Vice President Henry Brown, renter, sponsored I lie Salute to 50 Year Brothers.

Alpha Phi Alpha Mourns Two Giants

General President Charles C. Teatner, Sr. presides at the National Memorial Service for Dr. Wesley at Howard University's historic Rankin Memorial Chapel.

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Brothers Teamer and Cannon join Brother Edward Brooke, former U. S. Senator.

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REVIEW OF THE QUADRENNIUM A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Developmental Focus Beginning with inaugural activities for the 27th General President, in January of 1985, this administration has geared its activities around the goal of strengthening the Fraternity's internal capacity to serve its members and the larger community. We can gain strength from our numbers only if we maintain a mechanism or series of mechanisms which allow us t o c o m m u n i c a t e , reach decisions, develop action plans and implement those plans on every level of the organization.

Recognizing t h a t o u r fraternal s t r u c t u r e h a d last been reviewed more than two decades earlier, those who attended the inaugural activities in New Orleans joined us in workshops and seminars on the basics of fraternity organization: membership, governance and finances. These frank discussions provided the framework for our actions during the past four years.

a Commission on Internal Structure to review the organizational framework of t h e Fraternity and make r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s t o t h e General Convention for necessary revisions.

During my first year in office, the Internal Structure Commission was a p p o i n t e d — d r a w i n g f r o m all segments of the Brotherhood.

While t h e e n o r m i t y of its task required that the Internal Structure C o m m i s s i o n gain a c o n v e n t i o n approved extension on its original t w o year mandate, the group prep a r e d an impressive p r e l i m i n a r y r e p o r t for t h e 1 9 8 7 R e g i o n a l Conventions. This document allowed for the widest possible discussion of t h e areas of c o n c e r n . With t h a t feedback, the Commission submitted its final report to the 81st Anniversary

General Treasurer, etc.) with administrative duties, as well as serving as corporate policymakers as members of the Board. In recognition of this fact (as well as attrition), we have moved to educate and inform members of the Board on a continuing basis.

Practically every m e e t i n g of t h e Board for the last four years has been a c c o m p a n i e d by i n f o r m a t i o n a l workshops, seminars or discussion groups — involving presentations by staff, professional a n d v o l u n t e e r consultants, other fraternity officers o r m e m b e r s of t h e B o a r d . T h i s format has proved helpful in allowing us t o fully explore issues prior t o taking formal action to address them.

In line with o u r administration's focus, most of these presentations have dealt with better understanding the vast network of individuals and u n i t s which makes u p Alpha Phi Alpha in today's changing society.

Strategic Planning One of our first accomplishments was the establishment of an ad hoc Task F o r c e o n P l a n n i n g , w h i c h r e p o r t e d directly t o t h e General President on areas of concern and ways t o address those issues. This network of volunteer Brothers was invaluable in providing information to the corporate components of the Fraternity (the Board of Directors and the General Convention), which are charged with developing policy.

Little of what we accomplished could have been done without the support of these highly skilled, volunteer presidential advisors.

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The Internal Structure Commission's deliberations led us to a detailed review of the Fraternity's organization and structure.

Convention — which a d o p t e d the majority of its r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s .

Those adopted changes were subsequently approved in overwhelming fashion by the Chapter balloting to ratify constitutional amendments.

I wish to commend the Brothers who have served as directors during my tenure as General President for their careful deliberations, hard work and support of my efforts.

General Office Staff Board of Directors Almost all members of the Board of D i r e c t o r s of Alpha P h i Alpha Fraternity, Inc. shoulder a double responsibility, serving as statutory officers (Regional Vice Presidents,

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always be the one official held ultimately accountable by the Brotherh o o d . A c c o r d i n g l y , I have h e l d frequent meetings with the Executive Secretary and his professional staff to plan and coordinate the work of the staff relative to the program goals of the Fraternity.

Through attrition, the General Office professional staff was reduced by one member and we have maintained that level throughout the past four years. That 25% reduction was necessary in light of our fiscal stance at the time, although additional staff would certainly be desirable. Recognizing that a reduction was bound to have some effect, we have worked hard to prioritize the items which needed to be accomplished to meet our ever-growing needs. I am pleased that much that was deemed impossible has been brought to fruition by the combined efforts of staff and volunteer leadership.

/Members of the Board of Directors, especially the Regional Vice Presidents, occupy dual roles: as administrators and as policy makers. I commend those Brothers who have served as Directors during my tenure.

tion to all of the Brothers who took the extra time required to help the Fraternity accomplish its goals. I am proud of the appointed officers who have served ably during my tenure, m o s t especially G e n e r a l C o u n s e l Milton C. Davis. I also owe a debt of gratitude to Brother Joseph E. Hey-

ward of Florence, South Carolina; Brother Napoleon Moses of State College, Mississippi; and Brother B o b b y P i e r c e of N e w O r l e a n s , Louisiana. These Brothers served w i t h o u t p o r t f o l i o , s t e p p i n g in whenever and wherever called t o advance the cause of the Fraternity.

Risk Management While conceived during our deliberations on legal affairs, the Risk Management Program has become the Fraternity's most ambitious administrative tool. Its aim is to educate our entire membership on the complex n e t w o r k of rules and regulations which bind us together as a single unit. Its success has been beyond our wildest dreams and the program has brought national attention to Alpha Phi Alpha for becoming the first Black Greek-letter organization to establish such an ambitious program.

Based u p o n the success of o u r 1986-87 Risk Management Program, the 1987 General Convention voted to dissolve the "State of Emergency" p u t forth at the 1986 General Convention and to institutionalize the Risk Management Program as an important component of fraternal operations. Some modifications were made in the program at that time and, without doubt, further revisions will be adopted as necessary.

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L E G A L As a duly constituted corporation, operating under the incorporation laws of the State of Illinois, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. must give top priority to insuring that its legal house is in order. In this litigious society, the specter of a devastating lawsuit always looms in the course of ordinary business affairs. We have the expertise to successfully manage our l e g a l a f f a i r s a n d we h a v e t h e reputation for integrity which is the cornerstone of our business affairs.

This administration made the full review of o u r legal s t a t u s a t o p priority and we are proud to report a number of successes in this arena.

Litigation When this administration embarked in 1 9 8 5 , we faced a n u m b e r of potentially disastrous lawsuits. Many of t h e s e were years o l d , slowly winding their way through the legal system toward resolution. We are

A F F A I R S pleased that we have been able to successfully resolve t h e s e issues without marked damage to the name or fiscal status of the Fraternity.

Nonetheless, we have incurred substantial (albeit reasonable) fees for the legal services we have utilized during the past four years. For the most part, we have failed to budget properly for the legal expenses which are a normal part of business operations. This we must do in the future if we are to meet the challenges which confront us.

Again, I must thank the Fraternity's leadership and the Brotherhood for its s u p p o r t of o u r efforts in this regard. We received overwhelming support in our call for a "State of Emergency" when faced with exposure from lawsuits. This, in turn, let the world know that we were serious about dealing with the problems at hand and made our task easier on all levels.

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a n d , (2) t h e d e v e l o p m e n t of a marketing program which will bring income to the Fraternity to supplement membership fees. A licensing system for the General Organization is now being developed to accomplish the latter.

Trademarks Another issue which confronted us was the fact that our most cherished symbols - including our name, the Badge (Fraternity Pin), the Coat-ofArms, and the Fraternity Shield were n o t properly registered and protected from unauthorized uses. I am gratified that we have rectified this situation by the registration of these items with the United States Trademark and Patent Office.

The registration of our symbols will facilitate t w o a i m s : (1) t h e protection of our identifying marks from unauthorized and improper uses;

Other Legal Matters

General Counsel Davis gives an update on legal issues.

Under the leadership of General Counsel Davis, we have also reviewed a n u m b e r of a d d i t i o n a l issues r a n g i n g from liability i n s u r a n c e arrangements to the securing of taxdeductible status for contributions to the National H e a d q u a r t e r s F u n d Drive.

PRIVATE PROPERTY T h e r e g i s t r a t i o n of our s y m b o l s will: •

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Protect our identifying marks f r o m unauthorized and improper uses; and, Allow for the development of a marketing program to generate needed non-member income.

ALPHA PHI ALPHA® Fraternity, Inc. T h i s is a r e m i n d e r t h a t trie w o r d s "Alpha Phi Alpha" a n a o u r official e m b l e m s (including those shown above) are c o p y r i g h t e d a n d r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k s of A l p h a P h i A l p h a F r a t e r n i t y , I n c . A s s u c h , t h e y are p r i v a t e p r o p e r t y a n d r e s e r v e d exclusively for uses a p p r o v e d by t h e F r a t e r n i t y .

A n y r e p r o d u c t i o n o r o t h e r u s e of o u r r e g i s t e r e d s y m b o l s a n d / o r t h e n a m e "Alpha Phi Alph a" is strictly p r o h i b i t e d , except w i t h t h e express p e r m i s s i o n of A l p h a P h i A l p h a Fraternity, Inc. Brothers a n d Chapters are urged to bring unauthorized uses of t h e n a m e a n d s y m b o l s of A l p h a P h i A l p h a t o t h e a t t e n t i o n of t h e G e n e r a l Office at 4 4 3 2 M a r t i n L u t h e r K i n g

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While the relatively moderate inflation of the period 1985-88 did not alone wreck havoc with our budgetary structure, price increases for operating materials and services were steady across the board. Additional services and programs added to our strain.

Further, low interest rates during this period dramatically reduced the amount of interest income generated by o u r capital reserves. T h u s , the challenge we have successfully faced was to maintain the overall level of services in the face of the rising costs of b u s i n e s s o p e r a t i o n s and a relatively static membership pool.

During the past four years, Alpha Phi Alpha's annual operating budget has risen by some 4 5 % (from approximately $ 5 7 3 , 0 0 0 in FY 1984 to $828,000 in FY 1988). The bulk of this increase came as a result of the fee and tax increases approved by the 1987 General Convention, which was enacted primarily to maintain our current level of programs and services.

We have clearly avoided any fiscal crisis during the past four years and we have taken the steps necessary, including temporary reductions of programs, staff and services, to avoid cost over-runs. As much as we were pained, even The Sphinx was n o t i m m u n e to budget saving actions when the required funds for publication were simply not forthcoming.

We have weathered this short-term storm and our current income level is sufficient to meet our basic administrative needs.

Membership Fees T h e 1987 General C o n v e n t i o n approved increases in our basic fee and tax structure following six years of constant prices. For the reasons o u t l i n e d a b o v e , t h e fee a n d tax increases were sorely needed. This fact was recognized by the General Convention delegates and the Brotherhood at large, both of whom a p p r o v e d t h e increases by w i d e margins.

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The ' 8 7 General Convention also took a giant step in mandating the pre-payment of Grand Tax for College Initiates over the duration of their college lives. This should provide additional revenues from College Grand Tax over the years. A similar multi-year plan should be considered for Alumni Initiates.

On the other hand, we have failed t o r e s p o n d t o t h e c h a l l e n g e of broadening our membership base.

Reclamation and initiation efforts seem only to make up for attrition.

We have turned a deaf ear to calls for direct billing of memberships and for a "General Member" category. Both these techniques are widely employed by s i m i l a r o r g a n i z a t i o n s w i t h dramatic results. At least one of our sister organizations collects some $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 annually from General Members alone. Somehow, and at

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some time, we must accept the contributions of those Brothers who want to give less, or in a different manner, or to a specific program. The relevant fact is that they want to contribute to the financial well-being of Alpha Phi Alpha and its p r o g r a m s . The key issue from the financial standpoint is that their contributions will lighten the burden on our core group of loyal members.

N o n - M e m b e r Revenue T h e g r e a t o p p o r t u n i t y on o u r horizon is to increase the percentage of our annual income which comes from s o u r c e s o t h e r t h a n d i r e c t payments from members and chapters.

The successful registration of our name and symbols has set the stage for this dream to become a reality.

Plans are now underway to develop a licensing and marketing program for paraphernalia, wearing apparel and other items approved by and carrying t h e n a m e of A l p h a P h i Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

With the fee and tax increases approved in 1987, our annual operating budget has grown by 45% over the quadrennium.

The pre-payment of College Grand Tax by initiates will build the pool of active College Brothers and increase their voice in the Fraternity.

Non-member revenue, from sales of authorized products, must be nurtured as the source of needed funds for expanded programs.

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Over the quadrennium, our active m e m b e r s h i p grew by 12% (from 12,546 in 1984 to 14,145 at this p o i n t in 1988). We are especially p r o u d of the fact that Alpha Phi Alpha's membership reached an alltime high in 1987, peaking at 14,749 active members of record.

We have added 18 new Alumni C h a p t e r s and 26 new College Chapters during the past four years.

These 44 new Chapters give us a total of 688 Chapters of record.

Data Gathering & Analysis The most important membershiprelated development of the past four years has been our concerted effort to gather and analyze as much information as possible about the General Organization, its Chapters and the Brothers who make up this union.

Beginning with the membership workshops at the inaugural forum in New Orleans, continuing to the prime-time Membership Workshop at the 1986 General C o n v e n t i o n in Washington, D C , and including another membership update during this General Convention, we have, for the first time, begun to develop a d e t a i l e d s e r i e s of m e m b e r s h i p profiles.

Each year we have expanded the categories included in our membership reports. This year, for example, you will see listings in the following areas: Chapters With Less Than 7 Members; C h a p t e r s At R i s k of I n a c t i v i t y ; Inactive Chapters, etc. N o matter what generalizations we use in public relations, if we are to operate this organization we must possess as much information about it as possible.

This information will help us in implementing current operations and will be invaluable to any strategic planning effort. Certainly, too, it will h e l p f u t u r e g e n e r a t i o n s as they attempt to recapture this period of fraternity development.

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Membership Challenges The expansion of our membership base is the most critical issue facing Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. in the years to come. Among national membership organizations, it is a fact t h a t a m i n i m u m threshold size is essential for efficient and effective operation. It is a fact tbat the two largest Black greek-letter organizations are sororities, each with some 25,000-30,000 active members. And, it is a fact that memberships of that size (with the accompanying revenue generated) can provide for programs and services which cannot easily be matched by an organization 50% smaller.

I am not for a minute suggesting that Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. should sacrifice a single standard in t h e r e c r u i t m e n t o r r e t e n t i o n of m e m b e r s . Yet, there really is n o reason why there are not 2 0 , 0 0 0 active A l p h a M e n at t h i s t i m e .

Inactive Brothers are our best friends.

T h e y visit o u r h o m e s , serve as godparents to our children, worship t o g e t h e r w i t h u s . T h e y are n o t enemies and we must make a concerted effort to bring them into the fold.

Yes, we are p r o u d t h a t t h e 12% growth we achieved is equal to the growth of the previous 10 years.

Yes, we are proud that we reached an all-time membership high during last year. Yes, we are proud of the commitment (and common sense) of tbe some 1,000 Brothers who became "Life Members" during the past year.

And, yet, we can and must do more.

When we fully realize the importance of membership to our future as a Fraternity and as a people working together for progress, we will: • More vigorously engage in reclamation efforts.

• Give more direct support to College Chapters and their members.

• Provide a General Membership category for Brothers who choose to affiliate in this fashion.

• Allow the direct billing of all membership fees to individual members, eliminating the confusion, lost time and extra work of billing through chapters.

Most importantly, we must continuously plan for the membership development aspect of this Fraternity.

We simply cannot allow other forces, including the whims of chance, to determine the number, character and makeup of Alpha Phi Alpha units and members. That decision must be ours to make.

MEMBERSHIP H I G H L I G H T S • Membership grew by 12% over the past four years, equal to the growth of the previous tenyear period.

• Financial membership reached an all-time high (14,749) during the 1987 fraternal year.

• S o m e 1,000 B r o t h e r s have become Life Members since the 1987 San Francisco General Convention.

• Today, we possess more detailed information on membership-related issues than ever before in our history.

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D e s p i t e severe l i m i t a t i o n s in funding for support or direct services b e l o w the n a t i o n a l level, the q u a d r e n n i u m has w i t n e s s e d a continuation of Alpha Phi Alpha's leadership on the national scene. I must give much credit to my predecessor, Brother Ozell Sutton, for his determined effort to place Alpha at the forefront of the struggle for human rights and human dignity. The focus o n p r o g r a m s r e n e w e d in h i s administration was strong enough to e n e r g i z e t h e F r a t e r n i t y a n d its members even as we paused for much needed introspection.

Indeed, the strength of Alpha Phi A l p h a is o u r a b i l i t y t o l a y e r accomplishment upon accomplishment; to begin a new task without abandoning those in progress. The p r o g r a m s t h r o u g h w h i c h we currently try to serve humanity bear the stamp of General Presidents over 70 years.

The Alpha Phi Alpha Education F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , given renewed vigor under the dynamic leadership of B r o t h e r H u e l D . P e r k i n s , was b r o u g h t t o life by 12th General President Raymond W. Cannon and was carried into the modern era by 22nd General President Lionel H .

Newsom. Our housing thrusts carry the i m p r i m a t u r s of Past General P r e s i d e n t s E r n e s t N . Morial and J a m e s R. W i l l i a m s . And, the charitable giving which has become our strong point is undoubtedly an outgrowth of Past General President Walter Washington and the Million D o l l a r F u n d Drive. T o g e t h e r we grow stronger and more relevant.

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At your request, and by the mandate of the Board of Directors, we will present at this General Convention a much-needed publication.

Entitled "A Legacy of Leadership & Service: A Program Overview", this full-color brochure is designed with the general public in mind and outlines the various p r o g r a m foci of Alpha Phi Alpha. This brochure will be unveiled at the Public Program and I will not repeat its contents here, but I would call your attention to the following highlights in the program area.

we were surely successful in raising consciousness on this crucial issue.

I would also commend our College Chapters especially in this regard, many of whom took this issue back t o t h e i r campuses and organized similar rallys. In truth, our College B r o t h e r s led t h e F r a t e r n i t y t o a sensitivity on this issue and made it a shared c o m m i t m e n t a m o n g s t the Brotherhood.

The Boy Scouts Alliance O u r C h a p t e r s have r e s p o n d e d positively to the call to join forces with the Boy Scouts of America to benefit the youth of our local areas.

Again, every Chapter can and should participate by choosing one of the several program options outlined in the available brochure.

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Project Alpha, our teen pregnancy prevention program geared at young males, has succeeded beyond o u r wildest dreams. It is now the primary m o d e l for m a l e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y programs across the nation and our decision to speak directly with our young male counterparts has brought us recognition and acclaim.

Every C h a p t e r can and s h o u l d participate in Project Alpha, either singly or in conjunction with another Alpha Chapter. Many can imitate this project, b u t n o g r o u p can m o r e effectively relate to these youth than can we, for they are mirror images of ourselves at an earlier period.

T h e p r o d u c t i o n of t h e p r o m o tional posters featuring actor M a l c o l m - J a m a l W a r n e r of " T h e Cosby Show" will bring additional attention to the program. We should be ready to respond in our local communities.

T h e successful m o b i l i z a t i o n of d e l e g a t i o n s of A l p h a P h i A l p h a members to converge on Capitol Hill on the eve of the sanctions vote against South Africa was a continuation of our anti-apartheid efforts.

The inspiring presence of Brother Ronald V. Dellums, United States R e p r e s e n t a t i v e from C a l i f o r n i a , motivated the Brotherhood to apply pressure in support of the ultimately adopted sanctions bill. Under the leadership of Brother William Gray, I I I , U n i t e d States Representative from Pennsylvania, the Congress is considering more realistic sanctions and Alpha Phi Alpha is supporting these efforts.

Free South Africa March & Rally We won't soon forget the scene of t h o u s a n d s of Alpha Brothers and their supporters marching through the streets of Atlanta in support of freedom and justice in South Africa.

The political and social leadership of the city was on hand to join us and

The Honors Program What better way to demonstrate t h a t Alpha Phi Alpha stands for scholastic excellence than to underwrite the induction fees of any College Brother selected for the most elite honor societies in the collegiate world. The Education Foundation is to be commended for this powerful expression of the Alpha ideals.

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Los Angeles area Brothers donatetl $2,500 to the Young Black Scholars Program to honor the ')(ith birthday of Brother Raymond W. Cannon.

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NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS So much has been w r i t t e n and spoken a b o u t the National Headq u a r t e r s F u n d Drive t h a t I shall certainly n o t review the entire campaign at this point. I must simply remind the Brotherhood, as I have from the inception of my administrat i o n , t h a t the success of t h i s campaign depends upon the willingness of each and every Alpha Man to support our effort to construct a new General Office facility.

I would bring to your attention the following key items: • We shall not occupy our current General Office facility beyond the next several months. A broad consensus has been reached (among staff, the Board of Directors, professional and volunteer consultants) that this facility is beyond repair and will not withstand another winter of utilization. At this General Convention, the B o a r d of D i r e c t o r s will review options for relocating our General Office staff on a temporary basis.

• While we have raised nearly onehalf million dollars to support the National Headquarters Fund Drive, t h a t level o f g i v i n g r e p r e s e n t s contributions from approximately 30% of our active Brotherhood. That is, two-thirds of our Brotherhood has not contributed a penny to this effort. The amount raised thus far is only 20% of our goal.

• We have engaged the counsel of a professional fundraising firm, Ketchum, Inc., as reported to the Brotherhood in various publications over the past year. Their advice has been sought in the development of a plan to secure major gifts (those from $ 1 , 0 0 0 t o $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ) . While they have also given us general direction on the basics of fundraising, we have not asked them to solicit our General Brotherhood for the $100 and $50 assessments. That, my Brothers, is a something that we will accomplish internally if we desire a new facility.

• The Board of Directors, at its May 1988 meeting, approved a revised Campaign Plan aimed at major givers.

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General Treasurer James M. Trent was named Campaign Manager and given a u t h o r i t y to oversee o u r operations from a Campaign Office in the Washington, D C area. We have done much additional work (including the drafting of a Case Statement and the development of mailing lists of potential major gift donors), yet we remained plagued with the lack of support from the general Brodierhood.

• We have made tremendous strides in t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of o u r campaign accounting and receipting.

A d d i t i o n a l l y , we have m a d e t h e c o l l e c t i o n of a s s e s s m e n t s f r o m Initiates a uniform requirement in all five regions. Yet, our core members still have not responded as expected.

In this area, as in others, the facts dictate that we take some action. We must somehow provide for the housing of our administrative operations.

If we desire to construct a new General Office facility, we must move to collect the fraternal assessments

which will form the foundation of our construction pool. And this we must do quickly, before rising construction costs make the cost of a new facility prohibitive.

If we choose some other option for housing our staff and operations, we should do so with cognizance of the long-term costs involved in renting commercial space, rehabilitating an existing building or using some other creative alternative to accomplish our end.

As d e l e g a t e s t o t h i s s u p r e m e governing body of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., you are aware of where we stand in this area. You operate on all levels of the Fraternity - Chapters, State/District, Regional and General Organization. You feel the pulse of the Brotherhood and you know what they truly desire. The decision whether to proceed vigorously with our plan or to do otherwise is not mine, it is yours!

Finally, our decision must be firm.

The alternative is to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to rent temporary facilities and equipment while we make up our minds about which course to pursue. This is the only option which is totally unacceptable.

The Board of Directors, at its May 1988 meeting, approved a revised Campaign Plan aimed at major givers. General Treasurer James M. Trent was named Campaign Manager and given authority to oversee our operations from a Campaign Office in the Washington, DC area. We have done much additional work (including the drafting of a Case Statement and the development of mailing lists of potential major gift donors), yet we remained plagued with the lack of support from the general Brotherhood.

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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,, Inc. National Headquarters Building Fund Drive

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CASE STATEMENT "To more effectively meet the needs of the Brotherhood and the Fraternity's expanding services and programs, Alpha Phi Alpha has announced plans to construct a new facility on the present site and launched a capital funding drive to underwrite its $2.5 million cost.77 I. INTRODUCTION In 1953, the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity (APA) purchased its present facility on Chicago's south side to serve as its permanent General Office. Although the building (built about 1900) has been renovated, it is most inadequate to serve a stationary membership and impossible as a hub for an ever-growing international organization. To more effectively meet the needs of the Brotherhood and the Fraternity's expanding services and programs, Alpha Phi Alpha has announced plans to construct a new facility on the present site and to embark upon a capital fundraising drive to underwrite its cost of $2.5 million. In addition to serving as the Fraternity's headquarters, the facility will house the offices of Alpha's Education Foundation and Building Foundation.

II. HISTORY Alpha Phi Alpha was founded at Cornell University in 1906 as the first intercollegiate Greek-letter Fraternity established for Black college students.

Although laboring under severe racial prejudice, and educational and socio-economical deprivation, the founders laid a sound fraternal structure, espousing the principles of good character, sound scholarship, fellowship, and the uplifting of humanity, especially the Black minority in America.

The Fraternity has grown in size and influence. More than 125,000 men have been initiated into Alpha Phi Alpha.

Today, there are more than 700 chapters - including 350 alumni chapters in 44 States, the District of Columbia, Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Europe, and 350 college chapters around the country.

An illustrious legacy has been left by the seven visionary founders: Henry A. Callis; Charles H. Chapman; Eugene K. Jones; George B. Kelley; Nathaniel A. Murray; Robert H. Ogle; and Vertner W. Tandy.

III. MISSION AND PURPOSE The legacy continues.

Established programs are maintained at the National Headquarters and operated largely through the chapters.

Most of these programs, simply, are to benefit members and to improve society. The basics of these programs penned by the founders and incorporated in the Fraternity's charter espouse the following aims: promote a more perfect union among college men; aid in and insist upon the personal progress of its members; further Brotherly love and a fraternal spirit; discountenance evil; destroy all prejudices; preserve the sanctity of the home and the personification of virtue.

These noble objectives guide each generation of Alpha Phi Alpha Brothers, serving as beacons for the Fraternity in its many programs to improve the quality of life.

Internal Programs Although not widely publicized, the Fraternity's internal programs have a great societal impact. Focused on the development of self determination, achievement, and pride, these programs assist members in avoiding the pitfalls which entrap Black males. Generations of Alpha Men increasingly rise to positions of leadership in law, medicine, business, government and scholarship.

At least 20 percent of the individuals recorded in Ebony's "100 Most Influential Black Americans" are Alpha Brothers each year. This number comes from a group that comprises less than one-half of one percent of the AfroAmerican population in the country.

Alpha Phi Alpha Programs Include: • Training For Leadership - the development of various leadership skills through chapter, regional, and national activities. Alpha Phi Alpha's pioneering Risk Management Program, required for all members and pledges, provides training in issues such as insurance, fraternal law and record keeping which promote mature and responsible decision-making in all endeavors.

• Undergraduate Scholarships - the funding of scholarships and the selection of young men to receive them through the Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation, which is a tax exempt organization established to further the goals of high scholastic achievement and through which its academic initiatives are conducted.

• The Honors Program - recognizing academic achievement, the Fraternity underwrites induction fees for Alpha Brothers who have been granted membership in selected honor societies.

• Belford V. Lawson Oratorical Contest - the development of public speaking skills by conducting a national oratorical contest for all undergraduate Alpha members annually • Recognitions - awards are given for outstanding achievement - for students: academic achievement campus leadership all around achievement - for alumni: intra-fraternal leadership community leadership "Distinguished Service Awards" "Alpha Award of Merit"

Community Programs Alpha Phi Alpha has a distinguished history in the promotion of human and civil rights. Espousing many objec-

CASE STATEMENT "Constructed at the turn of the century, the current building is totally inadequate. Space is insufficient; computer hardware cannot be maintained; major systems are obsolete; andT continual repair77 is costly and impractical. Renovation of this facility is not prudent. tives of great diversity, the Fraternity and its members are actively committed in the fight for educational quality, health services, housing, economic parity, and equality and justice for all.

Those who have benefited from the Afro-American struggle must support the institutions that nourished them, and must assist those who will follow. The Fraternity has been at the forefront of the emergent self-help movement. In 1976, APA launched the Million Dollar Fund Drive and these monies were directed to the United Negro College Fund, the National Urban League, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Alpha Phi Alpha Programs Include: • Designated Charity - a specific organization or cause each year is selected and the Fraternity directs its philanthropy to that charity.

• Educational Assistance - since 1929 APA, through its chapters, counsels young people on the importance of a post-secondary education. Through the Education Foundation, information is disseminated on college entrance requirements, financial aid, and scholarship assistance.

• Citizenship Programs - through educational and legal initiatives, civil rights have been advanced. Numerous landmark cases have been conducted and financed by (the Fraternity) Alpha attorneys.

• Leadership Development/Citizenship Education Institutes - the training of outstanding high school students in the development of leadership skills. Sponsored by local chapters, all expenses for the young men and women are underwritten. Over 50 institutes with over 5,000 participants attending are held each year.

• Project Alpha - an innovative program that explores the problems of teen pregnancy from the male perspective, Project Alpha has served as a model for numerous other programs. Led by qualified volunteers and co-sponsored by the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, the program is directed at teenagers.

• Alliance With Scouting - sharing many values with the Boy Scouts of America, the Fraternity is using scouting as a resource for youth development. Chapters sponsor units with Brothers serving as leaders. Special programs in conjunction with the Boy Scouts of America have been developed.

• Housing Assistance - Since the 1960's, the Fraternity has lent its resources to an effort to provide decent, affordable housing to those in need. Alpha-sponsored projects in Missouri, Ohio, and Illinois offer more than 1,000 units of affordable housing to low and moderate income residents.

• Cooperative Programs - the General Organization and local chapters join with other non-profit organizations

and agencies to implement specific projects as needs and opportunities arise.

IV. NEED As the Nation's premier organization for Black collegetrained men, Alpha Phi Alpha has found it increasingly difficult to meet its diverse membership service and program responsibilities.

Constructed at the turn of the century, the current National Headquarters building is totally inadequate.

Space is insufficient for effective administrative office management. Computer hardware, for example, cannot be properly maintained. Major systems in the facility are obsolete, and continual repair is both costly and impractical. Renovation of this facility is not economically productive or prudent. The construction of a new facility is long overdue.

The decision to construct a facility has been thoughtfully considered and carefully conceived.

In 1978, a National Headquarters Committee was established to evaluate the condition of the existing facility. At the General Convention the following year, this Committee reported that urgent repairs were needed and further recommended that a study be made to explore the construction of a new headquarters building. In 1980, the Alpha Phi Alpha Building Foundation (which has ongoing responsibility for site location and acquisition of Fraternity buildings on campuses and the development of low-income housing for the elderly) was directed to prepare a preliminary report for construction of a new headquarters facility.

As an investment and as the potential new headquarters, the Fraternity (in 1983) purchased through Cook County the tax lien on the Muhammed Mansion in Chicago's Hyde Park. Three years later, however, the property was redeemed and this facility was no longer an option for Alpha Phi Alpha.

At the General Convention in 1983, the General President presented a proposal to: raise $1.5 million; assess Alumni Brothers $100 each and College Brothers $50 each; and, collect and transmit all funds through Alpha Chapters.

This proposal was adopted. Further, in January of the following year, a proposal was presented to the Board of Directors to construct a new facility on the site of the existing building and adjacent lot owned by APA and now used for parking. This proposal was presented at each of the five Regional Conventions and, subsequently, was approved unanimously by the Board of Directors in May 1984. Three months later the proposal was approved by convention delegates at the General Convention in Cleveland, Ohio (1984).

CASE STATEMENT "The new National Headquarters Building will be attractive and efficient, with 247000 square feet on four floors. There will be adequate space for professional and support staff, the storage of documents and memorabilia, and for computer hardware and meeting facilities."

V. FACILITY The new National Headquarters Building will be attractive and efficient. Designed to handle all administrative operations of the Fraternity (including its Education and Building Foundations) and to serve as a repository of the Fraternity's historic role in Black America, the facility will have 24,000 square feet located on 4 floors. Because of the increase in building costs, the estimated cost for the building as designed is $2.5 million.

There will be adequate space for professional and support staff. Because of Alpha's growth in programs, membership and services, the staff has increased accordingly in the past 15 years. There will be sufficient space for the storage of documents and memorabilia.

An expanded computer system will accommodate the necessary hardware and allow for individual workstations for staff. The facility will have meeting and conference rooms. A multi-media center will facilitate the development of printed and audio-visual aids.

The new facility will have an archive and library which records and celebrates the Fraternity's history. Critical to the development in college life of Afro-Americans, Alpha Phi Alpha has served as a catalyst and a model for many organizations. The Fraternity is a resource in the history of Black people - the struggles, the dreams, and the successes.

VI. FINANCING The new General Office facility will cost $2.5 million.

With few frills, the facility will feature quality construction to meet Alpha Phi Alpha's long-range needs.

Because we need broad support from the membership, as well as a number of substantial gifts, a two-tier fund raising program has been developed.

"The Brotherhood Campaign" - The first phase of our effort aims to collect the minimum assessments - $100 for

Alumni Brothers and $50 for College Brothers - mandated by the General Convention. This phase has already generated over $500,000 to benefit the drive.

Each Alpha Chapter will be responsible for collecting from its members to reach our goal in this phase.

"The Alpha Spirit Campaign" - This phase of the drive, inaugurated in 1988, seeks to collect gifts in excess of $500. Four divisions have been established.

• Leadership Gifts $25,000 and above • Major Gifts $10,000 - $24,999 $1,000 - $9,999 • Primary Gifts $500 to $999 • Fraternal Gifts above the ordinary Tax Exemptions - Gifts to the National Headquarters Fund Drive will be fully tax deductible to the extent provided by law in each year of the pledge/payment period.

VII. CONCLUSION The need for a new National Headquarters is legitimate, a facility to serve the Brothers and the important initiatives the Fraternity pursues. A minimum of $2.5 million is being sought to fund construction through pledges payable over a 3-year period. Pledges will be directed to the Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation. Confirmed at the General Convention of the Fraternity, its is the hope of the Board of Directors that all Alpha Brothers will generously participate. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity needs a headquarters facility that reflects its history and our pride.

If we are to hold our heads high and continue to be proud as Alpha men, we have only one choice . . . Support the Headquarters in spirit and in financial assistance. Our pride is on the line . . . we must not yield.

The need for a new National Headquarters is legitimate, a facility to serve the Brothers and the important initiatives the Fraternity pursues. If we are to hold our heads high and continue to be proud as Alpha men7 we have only one choice ... Support the Headquarters in spirit and in77 financial assistance. Our pride is on the line ... we must not yield.

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C O N F E R E N C E S Meetings and conferences, ranging from the weekly meeting of a College Chapter to this General Convention, are the forums wherein Alpha Men discuss the issues and make decisions.

During this administration, we have attempted to enhance this process by: • Developing as much uniform, written material as possible to disseminate at levels.

• Designating key staff and program volunteers to attend meetings and provide accountability to the Brotherhood.

• Working with conference leaders to insure that the agenda of various meetings reflect the overall program of the Fraternity.

I n this area we can again note progress, especially in areas where the General Organization has taken the leadership in the development of programs and support materials.

Do We Meet Too Often?

This General President relishes the camaraderie of fraternal gatherings,

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yet is compelled to answer "Yes" to this query. The first reason for this response is purely economic. Consider if you will this scenario: • Brother X spends $200 in November to attend his state meeting; another $300 in April to attend his Regional Convention; and, at least $1000 in August to attend the General Convention.

By year's end, Brother X has spent $1500 in "Alpha expenses" and only a tiny fraction of that money has accrued to the Fraternity through registration fees or program contributions.

I n reality, the need for further d e v e l o p m e n t in the m e e t i n g and conference area goes beyond the frequency of meetings. Other areas of concern include: •

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The inordinate amount of money expended on printing, mailing and other meeting expenses.

The huge expenditure of staff and volunteer time needed to plan and host a meeting.

The difficulty of coordinating agenda and program matters for a large number of meetings, none of them operating under centralized control.

The fact is that we do not need to hold a General Convention each and every year. Our cause would be much better served by: • Biennial General Conventions, with representation required from every single Chapter of the Fraternity.

• Biennial Regional Conventions, meeting in alternate years from the General Convention.

• State/District meetings held as training and information sessions for key Chapter officers. In these meetings, the agenda would be set for all areas on the national level and the sessions would be used to gather the vital information needed to monitor our fraternal operations.

• Using the money saved from meetings to send "field representatives" from Alpha Phi Alpha to the various chapter seats (college campuses and local communities) to monitor operations on a firsthand basis.

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D W H E R E FRO M G O I leave this office more convinced than ever that Alpha Phi Alpha is the greatest Fraternity in the world. I meet future challenges with a renewed respect for the vision of the Seven Jewels, w h o conceived t h e fraternal ideal among Black Americans and dared to make it work. I shall t u r n over my gavel with splendid m e m o r i e s of t h e fellowship a n d friendship offered to me and my family during my tenure of office.

Even with 10 prior years of service on the Board of Directors, I leave office with a far greater respect for the character and potential of our College Brothers; and with certain awe at the ongoing accomplishments of our Alumni Brothers. Even during this period, when all progress was to have stopped, Alpha Phi Alpha men have continued to succeed and to share that success with the larger community.

For these reasons, and many more unsaid, I wish to share with you a few thoughts about the future direction of our great Fraternity. No proposals or constitutional amendments are before you, no vested interests can be served by c o n s i d e r a t i o n of these ideas, certainly none can impact my tenure as General President. These are simply my best suggestions to you, my Brothers, as to how we can make Alpha Phi Alpha stronger and more vibrant for the 21st Century.

• We should continue to review and strengthen our organizational i n f r a s t r u c t u r e . T h e fact t h a t t h e "Alpha Advisor" is nowhere clearly defined and is barely mentioned in our official documents is an indication that our current structure cannot adequately monitor the nearly 700 local units which carry our name.

• We should, at all costs, eliminate the needless diversity which reigns in regional organizations. No two are o r g a n i z e d alike, no c o m m o n language exists across the regional chasm, and too little thought is given Page 30

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to national priorities. In fairness, the same can be said of State/District o r g a n i z a t i o n s ( w h i c h s h o u l d be abolished as self-governing entities).

• We s h o u l d i n s t i t u t e b i e n n i a l General Conventions and require that every Chapter be represented therein. At our most representative General Convention (Adanta in 1985), o n l y 4 0 % of t h e C h a p t e r s were represented and making decisions for the majority of the Brotherhood. With a practical meeting schedule, we can more easily enforce attendance and participation; and bring all facets of the Fraternity into the deliberative process. Only in this way will we gain w i d e s p r e a d acceptance of the programs and positions we adopt in convention.

• We should never forget that Alpha Men believe in programs and service.

O u r challenge will always be t o demonstrate to the Brotherhood that we are true to the pursuit of those p u r p o s e s set f o r t h by t h e Seven Jewels. Thus, we should begin now to plan for our participation in the 2 5 t h Anniversary March on Washington. Similarly, we should renew our Life Membership Drive with the NAACP. Older Chapters s h o u l d p u r c h a s e s e c o n d Life Memberships and newer Chapters should sign up for the first time.

• We should authorize direct billing for fees and taxes and welcome financial support from General Members.

• We need t o talk, one with the other, those of us in College and those of us in the Alumni ranks. Preconceptions, rumors, distance, lack of interest are our greatest foes. If we simply talk together, if we w o r k together on a simple service project, the walls of distance will crumble and we can seriously address the question of a meaningful structural relationship. Until d i s t r u s t is dissipated, efforts to legislate " B r o t h e r h o o d " and "better College-Alumni relations" are bound to proceed at a snail's pace.

• Finally, let's not forget to look at our home communities as the primary stages for our leadership. If you lead in Greenville, Alabama, you are a leader. If you lead on the campus of Livingstone College, you are a leader in the manner of great leaders before you. If the kids in Salisbury, North Carolina look up to you, you are a l e a d e r a m o n g m e n . Lead in t h e United Way, the YMCA, the church and the school. Lead the Boy Scout troop, the Boys Club, or the neighborhood kids in the No Name Gang.

We, the men of Alpha Phi Alpha, cannot be foolish enough to confuse celebrity with leadership. And so we must lead, with or without headlines, with or without Barbara Walters at our front door, with or without any single person blessing o u r efforts.

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Landover, Maryland: Eastern Region Vice President, Brother Warren A. Scott (r), accepts an Exemplary Leadership Award at Kappa Epsilon Lambda's Annual Installation Breakfast from KEL President, Brother Cleveland Haynes.

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Scott reviewed the history of our people in America since 1963, and challenged the Brotherhood to work toward accelerating the accomplishments that we hope to achieve by the year 2013.

The following officers were installed for 1988-89 by Brother Scott: Kappa Epsilon Lambda Cleveland Haynes, President; Fred Holds Installation and Vincent, Vice President; Benjamin Watkins, Recording Secretary; Horace Awards Breakfast B o u c h e l i o n , Financial Secretary; F i f t y - E i g h t B r o t h e r s w e r e in George Murphy, Treasurer; Robert attendance at Bowie State University, Kirkland; Dean of Pledgees; Charles Prince George's County, Maryland, at Gould, Parliamentarian; James 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 10, H e n d e r s o n , Director of Education; 1988 for Kappa Epsilon Lambda's Edmond Lee, Chaplain; John Jones; Installation Breakfast. The mood of Historian; Obie Pinckney, Associate the Brotherhood was decidedly upbeat Editor-to-The Sphinx; and E u g e n e as the occasion attracted three National Gloster, Sergeant-at-Arms.

Officers: James Trent, General Treasurer; Chapter Awards were presented to Thomas R. Hunt, Comptroller; and the following chapter Brothers for Robert Myers, Sergeant-at-Arms. The 1987-88: Cleveland Haynes, Man of event was also attended by Brothers the Year; Fred Vincent, Tenure; Charles from Mu L a m b d a , Iota E p s i l o n Gould, Unsung Hero; Vince Thomas, Lambda, and Kappa Phi Lambda Manly Deeds; B a r n a b u s S e w e l l , chapters.

Exemplary Committee Chairman; The Brothers enjoyed a robust George Murphy and Horace Southern style breakfast and were Bouchelion, Carrer Milestone; treated to a very stimulating and Thomas Bell, Sr., Special Recognition thought provoking address by the (Financial); and Keith Wilson, E a s t e r n R e g i o n Vice P r e s i d e n t , Neophyte of the Year.

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Virginia lota Beta Initiates "Intensity" The brothers of Iota Beta at the University of Virginia would like to e x t e n d fraternal g r e e t i n g s to all brothers of Alphadom. The year of 1987-1988 was full of more successes and achievements for the Iota Beta chapter, individually and collectively.

At the University's a n n u a l InterF r a t e r n i t y Council/In ter-Sorority Council awards ceremony, Iota Beta garnered the Outstanding Service Award for the eighth time in its fourteen year history. Iota Beta also received the Best Chapter Developm e n t Award a n d Brother Dyron D a b n e y r e c e i v e d t h e Best N e w Member Award.

The spring semester of the 19871988 year witnessed the initiation of the largest line in the chapter's history â&#x20AC;&#x201D;twelve y o u n g men collectively known as "Intensity". Their names are as follows: Alvin Fisher, Kevin Jackson, Robert M a t t h e w s , Oily Duckett, Leonard Spady, Clyde Clark, Edward Delk, Eugene Haston, B e n j a m i n E d m u n d s o n , William Booker, Tyrone Simpson, and Matthew Kirsch.

As u s u a l , the year w a s full of community service activities. Iota Beta organized its first PROJECT ALPHA program at local Charlottesville high schools, p r o v i d e d assistance to the Eldercare home for t h e elderly, a n d p a r t i c i p a t e d in conjunction with the University's Madison House in the Little Brother/ Big B r o t h e r a n d C h a r l o t t e s v i l l e H o u s i n g I m p r o v e m e n t Programs.

Iota Beta also provided assistance to t h e B l o o m f i e l d C e n t e r for t h e Handicapped, organized a Raffle for the Blind, directed a Phone-A-Thon for t h e A m e r i c a n D i a b e t e s Association, sponsored a United Way family for Christmas, and distributed a five hundred dollar scholarship to a needy Charlottesville High School student.

Iota Beta also witnessed the joyful graduation, but sad departure of six brothers. Brothers Bernard X. James, D a v e Bostick, S h e r m a n Rucker, The Sphinx/Winter 1988

Jimmy McDonald, Keith Gregory, and Eric Harvey said farewell to the University of Virginia as they set their sights on bigger and better things while they move onwards and upwards towards the light.

In c o n c l u s i o n , Iota Beta d u l y elected a new executive board for the 1988-1989 year. They are as follows: D y r o n D a b n e y , President; J a m e s W i l s o n , Vice-President; Tyrone S i m p s o n , Secretary; Marlon John, Treasurer; Marc C o o p e r , Dean of Pledges; Kevin Jackson, Programs and Projects Director; Eugene H a s t o n , Associate Editor-to-The Sphinx. So until next time, Iota Beta extends best wishes to the brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha for the future and all that the future may hold.

- Eugene F. Haston

maryland Delta Lambdas Chapter Awards and Recognitions The awards and recognitions presented annually by Delta Lambda were given on Sunday, September 11, 1988, at the Alpha House.

The presentations to brothers were as follows: Undergraduate Leadership Award - Brian K. Garrett; Brother Charles H. Wesley Historian Award Glendi E. Johns; Past President's Award - Charles T. Mitchell; Community Service Award - J. H i r a m Butler; Brother (Dr.) Clifton R. Jones Award Warren A. Scott; jewel Nathaniel A. Murray Award - Vernon R. Dorkins; jewel Vertner W. Tandy Award - Everett Whitney; Jewel George B. Kelley Award - Ward S. Parham; Jewel Eugene K. Jones Award - Joseph P. Press; Jewel Robert H. Ogle Award - Calvin Corley; Jewel Charles H. Chapman Award Joseph Thomas; Jewel Henry A. Callis Award - William A. Coleman; Senior Alpha Award - James T. Robinson; Brother of the Year - C h a r l e s Pinchback; President's Awards - Robsol G. Pinkett; Clayton C. Stansbury Importunity Award - R a m o n C. Wright, Sr. President Charles R. Salters presented Second Mile Certificates to brothers: Raymond A. Tubman, Larry Jones, Charles F. Robinson, Earl Graves, Russell Kelley, Robsol G.

Pinkett, Harry Evans, Wesley Shelton, Cecil Pay ton, Ramon C. Wright, and Nathanial Hoff. The 1988 Hall of Fame inductees were brothers Wilbert L. Walker and Clayton C. Stansbury. Three awards were p r e s e n t e d to n o n brothers in the form of: Political Action - Mayor Kurt L. Schmoke; Commmunity Humanitarian - H a r l o w Fullwood; Pan Hellenic Council Contribution Award - Mary E. Robinson Brother Stansbury, Award Chairman, p r e s e n t e d one of his h o m e m a d e p a d d l e s to Vice P r e s i d e n t Scott.

Brother Kelley presented checks from t h e T e n n i s T o u r n a m e n t to: Boy S c o u t s of A m e r i c a - Trailblazer District, Walbrook Senior High S c h o o l , A m e r i c a n Red C r o s s Baltimore Regional Chapter, Fund for E d u c a t i o n a l Excellence, a n d St. Ambrose Outreach Center.

Brother Warren A. Scott challanged and presented the oath of office to the 1988-89 Chapter Officers. Each officer received a certificate of office.

- Clayton C. Stansbury

germany Viele Gursse Aus Der Bundesrepublik Deurschland (Greetings from the Federal Republic of Germany) Theta Theta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., seated in Frankfurt W. G e r m a n y sends its warmest fraternal greetings.

Theta Theta Lambda has continued to hold the name of Alpha in the highest of traditions. In January, the C h a p t e r hosted its third A n n u a l Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. In the months of February and March, the Fraternity sponsored several fund r a i s i n g p r o j e c t s in t h e n a m e of Scholarship. In April, the Chapter held the Black & Gold Ball at which time scholarships in the amounts of $1,000.00, $750.00, and $500.00 were awarded to three high school seniors.

The Chapter recently held elections.

The Officers for the 1988-89 year are: Milton Siler, President; William P. P r i c e , Vice President; P a r r i e I. Ahammer, Recording Secretary; John M o o r e , Parliamentarian; L. C. W i l l i a m s , Treasurer; N o r b e r t A. H o p k i n s , Corresponding Secretary; Page 33

Michael Wingfield, Dean of Pledges; David Glover, Sergeant at Arms; A n d r e F. W a s h i n g t o n , Associate Editor-to-The Sphinx; Gordon Hester, Historian; Jimmy Jordan, Chaplain; Raymond Johnson, Director of Education.

This upcoming year will kick off with a pledge class of four distinguished young men and a Hawaiian Luau in August. Theta Theta Lambda Chapter continues to shine the light of Alpha throughout all of Europe to serve as a source of direction and inspiration for those that seek us.

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(Until the next timeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Goodbye!!!)

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MIDWEST ohio Eta Tau Lambda hosts Annual Business Retreat The Brothers of Eta Tau Lambda send warm greetings to Brothers of other Chapters throughout the Brotherhood and urging all to hold the flame of Alpha up high.

One of our most successful and people enrichment programs, the Police Community Dialogue Program, held its Annual Youth Recognition Program on April 28th at the Summit Lake Recreation Building in Southwest Akron. The featured speaker was Brother James R. Williams, Past General President and Judge, Akron Municipal Court who spoke on the importance of education and the i n v o l v e m e n t of y o u t h in t h e community. A crowd of 170 plus witnessed the presentation of awards to 50 youths ages 9 to 16. They were recognized for their educational and community involvement and received gift certificates, radios and cash. These were donated by the First National Bank, Radio Station WAKR, t h e Society Bank a n d Dari Mart Stores. The youths with their parents were sponsored by Goodyear and Goodrich Tire and Rubber Companies.

We s a l u t e t h e c r e a t i v e n e s s a n d leadership of this program by Brother Charles Walker, who has made this Page 34

program one of the best known of its type in Ohio.

On June 11th, this Chapter hosted its Eleventh A n n u a l Scholarship Awards and Recognition Luncheon for deserving high school and college students. Chaired by Brother Marvin Rasberry, the Scholarship Committee p r e s e n t e d a top drawer p r o g r a m which highlighted the students' eager quest for higher education. The guest speaker was Brother Sidney Williams, President of the National Inventors Association who rendered an enlightening talk on the role of blacks in the history of American i n v e n t o r s . A f t e r w a r d s , came the h i g h l i g h t of t h e p r o g r a m - t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n of t h e M a r t i n O .

C h a p m a n Awards and College Scholarships. Brother Dr. Wallace T. Williams, Dean, College of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Akron introduced each of the awardees with a brief sketch of their high school achievements to the audience. There were thirty-one (31) recipients of the Martin O. Chapman Awards and they w e r e given a r o u s i n g ovation in response to Dr. Williams' request.

Then it was time for the twenty-eight (28) scholarship winners to be called one by one and introduced to the rapt audience. Again, the parents of these winners were asked to stand and be recognized and were given a rousing round of applause from all present. This is another round in the fight against ignorance and we as members of Eta Tau Lambda can be proud that we are doing what we can to encourage young people to seek higher educational goals, and to date more than $90,000 has been expended in this effort.

The Annual Business Retreat was held July 8th through the 10th at the Salt Fork State Lodge in Central Ohio. The Brothers heard a wide array of reports covering the many housing and human services programs sponsored by the Chapter, more than 43 Brothers were in attendance plus their wives and kids and all enjoyed the beautiful g r o u n d s , swimming pools and especially the air conditioning. After the banquet on Saturday, a small but significant program was held hosted by the Chairman of the Alpha Phi Alpha Homes, Inc. Board, Brother Al Killings. Brother Killings, after introducing the Brothers and

guests, called for Brother Ed Irvine to come forth and mentioned that Brother Irvine had achieved a very significant and historic step in his promotion to Captain on the Akron Police Department. His was the first for blacks to achieve in the history of City of Akron and deserved to be made note of. This brought everyone t o t h e i r feet to r e n d e r a v e r y appropriate and thunderous ovation to Brother Captain Edward Irvine.

Surely, the flame of Alpha burned b r i g h t e r at t h a t m o m e n t a n d all Brothers of Eta Tau Lambda can feel real good inside knowing that Brother Irvine persevered and t r i u m p h e d t h r o u g h it all. He has definitely embodied our motto - First of all, servants of all, we shall transcend all.

One of the more relaxing events the Brothers participated in was that of the Annual All Greek Picnic held July 4th at the Silver Springs Park and Lodge. The Brothers evidently had a ball for they threw themselves into the athletic events with verve and gusto and came away with the following results: first place volleyball; members on the winning Tag O War team; first and third place in the Balloon Toss and third place in the Egg Toss. More than 30 Brothers from the Chapter were present with their wives a n d really displayed their athletic prowess.

We want to welcome Brother Thomas Tatum to o u r fold as t h e l a t e s t m e m b e r of our Chapter. Brother Tatum comes to us from Eta Lambda Chapter of Atlanta and was with Alpha Phi Chapter of Clark Atlanta University. He also has earned the rather unusual distinction of being selected by the Board of General Ministries, United Methodist Church to lecture on a nine month teaching tour in Kitwe, Zambia, Africa in 1983. He is single and one of these "quiet" doers who is already active on the Project Advance Committee.

Welcome aboard Brother Tatum. He hails from Experance, New York and is currently studying for his Masters in Urban Affairs at Akron University.

We wish to honor our incoming Chapter President, Brother Othello Skinner, for being selected to attend the Akron Leadership Institute, sponsored by the Akron Regional Development Board, from August 1988 through June 1989. The LeaderThe Sphinx/Winter 1988

ship Institute meets monthly with business and civic leaders to learn all they can about those factors which affect the Akron Community and its residents. Congratulations Brother Skinner on your selection and we know you will hold the Alpha lamp on high for all to see.

The Project Alpha Committee has held several meetings to develop and implement a program for youth with teen-age pregnancy problems to be held before the e n d of the year.

Brothers Raymond Brown and Glenn S t e p h e n s are co-chairmen of this committee and have been working t o g e t h e r to n o t o n l y p r o v i d e a workable program, but also how to target a n d recruit y o u t h for the program. Both have said volunteers are needed especially as programming facets begin to evolve. So heed the call, Brothers and pitch in.

We also wish to welcome Brother Gerald C. Payton who comes to us from Eta Lambda Chapter of Atlanta, Georgia, Brother Payton earned his BS in P h y s i c s at C l a r k - A t l a n t a University and also completed his Masters in Physics at same school.

He is single, hails from Valdosta, Georgia and is currently attending A k r o n U n i v e r s i t y for h i s MBA. Welcome aboard Brother Payton.

- William L. Lindsey

u of missouri Columbia Membership Growing at Zeta Alpha The fraternal spirit is alive at Zeta Alpha C h a p t e r a n d h a s b r o u g h t twelve distinguished y o u n g men t o g e t h e r to serve the c o n t i n u i n g challenge. On May 17, 1966, Zeta Alpha Chapter was founded on the campus of University of MissouriColumbia. T h r o u g h o u t the years, many men have crossed t h r o u g h portals of Zeta Alpha reaching the heights of fame with other successful Alpha Men. Currently, Zeta Alpha consists of twelve brothers. The present officers and members of Zeta Alpha are as follows: Brothers Kevin Roy Wilson, President; Gregory Herman West, Vice President/Parliamentarian; Freeman M. The Sphinx/Winter 1988

Ryland, Secretary; Orlando Manuel Debruce, Treasurer; Darren Carter, Academic Coordinator; Mitchell P. Washington, Dean of Pledges; Mark F r e n c h , Historian; M i c h a e l Sio Wotorson, Editor-to-The Sphinx; Eric Wilson, Social/Service chair; Derek Laney, Gary A. Givhans, Michael T h o r n t o n . C h a p t e r Advisors are Brothers Carolus Taylor and Bruce Strickland.

Allow me to acquaint you with s o m e of Z e t a A l p h a ' s r e c e n t activities. In the Winter Semester of 1987 four new brothers crossed the burning sands and were initiated at Zeta Alpha. The brothers, Darren Carter, Greg West, Kevin Wilson, and Gary Givhans made up S.S. "Argo."

Brother Carter, who is a math major, is currently a member of the National Order of Omega, and vice president of the black s t u d e n t government.

Brother West is a Computer-Electrical Engineering major and is an active member of the National Society of Black Engineers. Brother Givhans is seeking a Business degree. Brother Wilson is seeking a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Graphic Design. S.S. Argo was initiated into Alpha Phi Alpha on March 2, 1987.

The following semester saw three more distinguished men cross the b u r n i n g s a n d s into "Alphaland."

Zeta Alpha, on Novmeber 14, 1987 initiated S.S. "Trinity." The brothers on this line were Brothers Michael Wotorson, David Holt, and Orlando DeBruce. Brother Wotorson is a junior majoring in Political Science who hails from Monrovia, Liberia in West Africa and is political educator of the black s t u d e n t government.

Brother Holt is a junior majoring in Finance who hails from Kansas City, Missouri and whose father is also a brother. Brother DeBruce is also a junior whose major is Journalism and hails from East St. Louis, Illinois.

Since the Winter Semester of 1987 the c h a p t e r has carried o u t two successful blood drives. The brothers of this chapter, realizing the acute problem of homelessness, saw it fit to initiate a food and can drive that p r o v i d e d meals for many of the homeless. Never ones to turn a deaf ear to i n j u s t i c e a n y w h e r e , t h e b r o t h e r s of Zeta Alpha recently initiated probably their most significant project yet. W h e n the

Mayor of the City of Columbia made several racist remarks, enraging the community, Zeta Alpha along with the Columbia graduate chapter, Xi Epsilon Lambda, worked successfully and got the Mayor recalled. This was accomplished by circulating a recall p e t i t i o n , a t t e n d i n g City Council Meetings and educating people of the severity of the situation. The brothers of Zeta Alpha were also successful in getting a large number of C o l u m b i a c i t i z e n s a n d UMC s t u d e n t s registered to vote. The brothers of ZA are convinced that t h i s m o v e s e r v e d to effectively conscientize the people of Columbia as to the evils of institutional racism.

Zeta Alpha also recently initiated a bi-monthly "clean-up" project with the C o l u m b i a Ronald McDonald House.

On April 2, 1988 Zeta Alpha initiated three more brothers into the light of Alpha. The brothers, Mark French, Eric Wilson a n d Freeman Ryland made u p S.S. "Heracles." Brothers French and Ryland are both juniors majoring in Business. Brother Wilson, also a junior, is majoring in Communications. All three of these brothers hail from St. Louis, Missouri.

Zeta Alpha is glad to report that six of our brothers will graduate this year, four of whom are brothers from the Winter 1987 pledge class S.S. "Argo." The other two are from the c h a p t e r ' s oldest line S.S. "Hephaestus." We would also like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to President-elect Henry L. Ponder.

To b r o t h e r s e v e r y w h e r e , Z e t a Alpha says "A-Phi" and "06!"

- Michael Wotorson

â&#x20AC;˘ISOUTIII tennessee Beta Upsilon Lambda elects New Officers G r e e t i n g s from Beta U p s i l o n Lambda, Jackson, Tennessee. The officers for the 1988-89 year are: Jerry Wayne Woods, President; Alexander M a r s h a l l , Vice President; Frank Thomas, Recording Secretary, Fred Page 35

Brother Melvin Wright, president of Beta Upsilon Lambda.

Williams, Corresponding Secretary; J o h n W e r t h i n g , Dean of Pledges; E r n e s t K i n g , Treasurer; Frank T h o m a s , Editor-to-The Sphinx; Dr. Herman Stone, Historian; Howard Walker, Chaplain; Samuel Braxter, Director of Education.

Brother Melvin Wright of Beta Upsilon Lambda Chapter has been elected President of the Jackson, Tennessee Chamber of Commerce.

Brother Dr. Melvin Wright will be the first black to serve as P r e s i d e n t .

Brother Wright is a local dentist in Jackson, Tennessee.

Brother Wright was instrumental in influencing other Greek Organizations and civic groups to make monetary contribution to the Aubrey Smith Fund.

Brother Aubrey Smith was a member of Beta Pi Chapter, Lane College, Jackson, Tennessee. Brother Smith graduated from Lane College with a 4.0 average. Brother Smith earned a scholarship to attend the University of Oxford in England. The scholarship was sponsored by the Rotary Foundation in Jackson, Tennessee. Brother Dr. Herman Stone, former President of Lane College was instrumental in Aubrey's pursuit of the scholarship.

A u b r e y ' s c o n c e n t r a t i o n w a s in m o l e c u l a r a n d microbiology. He graduated in the top twenty of his class, with an average of 3.4.

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Brothers of Mil Beta Pose with Brother Andrew Young at its annual "Winter Weekend.

u of tennessee martin Mu Beta Moving Onward and Upward lbward the Light The brothers of Mu Beta Chapter at the University of Tennessee at Martin extend a warm and fraternal greeting to all those great men who reside in the Land of Alpha.

T h e s c h o o l y e a r of 1987-1988 proved to be not only prosperous but also enlightening. The year began with seven zealous neophytes with Alpha embedded deep within. The Soul stepping brothers of Mu Beta C h a p t e r Stepping Squad began a productive year by capturing first place at the State Convention in N a s h v i l l e , T e n n e s s e e . Mu Beta's Founders' Day program was held November 15, 1987, which had a r e c o r d a t t e n d a n c e of g r a d u a t e brothers. Ending the year of 1987, the b r o t h e r s w e r e again l e a d i n g the campus and area organizations in the respect of service projects which included can food drives for the hungry, visiting the elderly, volunteer work in the community, tutorial programs, and voters' registration drives that registered over 300 people, which proves that

Mu Beta is still striving to serve the community in every way possible.

Beginning the 1988 year, winter quarter welcomed the chapter's annual memorial banquet in honor of Brother Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In c o n t i n u o u s s u c c e s s , Mu Beta sponsored a contest entitled "Player of the Game" for the University of T e n n e s s e e at M a r t i n ' s h o m e basketball games in which money was donated to the player's favorite charity. Bringing the Winter quarter to an end, Mu Beta held its annual "Winter Weekend" which included the "Miss Black and Gold" pageant and the "Little Brother/Little Sister H o p " which proved to be another success for the chapter. To highlight the end of Winter quarter, a visit from Atlanta's p r o s p e r o u s mayor, Andrew Young was an inspiration to t h e b r o t h e r s as w e l l as to t h e University of Tennessee at Martin.

In s t r i v i n g for e x c e l l e n c e throughout the end of the academic school year. Mu Beta captured first place in the Fraternity division of Delta Sigma Theta's Greek Show at A u s t i n Peay State U n i v e r s i t y in Clarksville, Tennessee. In continuous excellence, Mu Beta Chapter awarded scholarships to six deserving and rewarding high school and college students.

Even though Mu Beta lost four dedicated-motivated brothers: Brothers Jackie Money, Larry The Sphinx/Winter 1988

Golden, Samuel Woods, and Billy Ware; the brothers are still rendering leadership that is expected of an Alpha man by obtaining many of the highest positions on campus which i n c l u d e o r g a n i z a t i o n s such as Minority Student President, Secretary of Minority Affairs, SGA congressmen, Computer Center Student Technicians, Reserve Officer Training Corp. Cadet Officers and m e m b e r s of t h e U n d e r g r a d u a t e Alumni Council.

Mu Beta Chapter has proven to be a success and will continue to do so by keeping God first in our lives, holding up the light of Alpha and moving onward and upward. "A-Phi!" - Jeffrey Brown

south Carolina Alpha Psi Lambda honor 50 year Brothers

Greetings from Alpha Psi Lambda.

W. J. "Dub" Davis recently celebrated his retirement by inviting family and friends to the frat house to share with him the end of many years of service with the United States Postal Service.

"Dub" served as president of the chapter and he has been an active and strong supporter of it for many years. We wish him well as he passes from a life of work to a life of leisure.

He was recently appointed to the South Carolina Vehicle Commission.

Thirty-seven students from area high schools attended the Twelfth Annual Leadership Conference s p o n s o r e d by the c h a p t e r at the Alpha house. The students, chosen for the leadership potential they have d e m o n s t r a t e d , p a r t i c i p a t e d in discussions led by members of the chapter on such topics as concepts of leadership, functioning effectively within the establishment, communic a t i o n a n d p e r s o n a l credibility, problem a n a l y s i s , p a r l i a m e n t a r y procedures, and a session in roleplaying in a leadership situation. The purpose of the leadership conference is to bring promising high school students together and provide them with leadership skills to enhance their leadership potential.

The following brothers have been The Sphinx/Winter 1988

elected as officers for the 1988-89 year: Jasper Salmond, President; C. J. Hilliard, Vice-President; J. O. Jackson, Financial Secretary; Willie Harriford, Jr., Correspondence Secretary; Jerome Hanley, Recording Secretary; Hernan F l o y d , Treasurer; D a v i d W e l l s , Assistant Treasurer; M a t t h e w E. Cannon, Associate Editor-to-The Sphinx; T i m o t h y E v a n s , Chaplain; I. C. Brown, Historian; Edward Taylor, Director, Educational Activities; Lewis Wallace, Parliamentarian; Charles Blakely, Sergeant-at-Arms; W. J. Davis, Dean of Pledgees.

A l p h a Psi L a m b d a r e c e n t l y honored two new fifty year brothers.

B r o t h e r I. C. Brown a n d H a i l e Kennedy have reached the fifty year mark. We wish them many more years of good health and usefulness to the chapter and to the community.

On Friday, August 12, there was a large gathering on the 25th floor of the AT&T building to pay homage to brother E. E. Taylor. Ed was celebrating his retirement as a teacher, director of Adult Education and principal of Richland County School District One. Shortly after his retirement, the School Board voted to rename Roosevelt Village School in his h o n o r . We c o n g r a t u l a t e all of o u r r e t i r i n g brothers and wish them many more years of good health and relaxation.

The chapter recently entertained b r o t h e r s a n d their g u e s t s at the Alpha house with its annual fish fry.

The weather was pleasant, the food was delicious, and a good time was had by all.

The chapter is now planning its annual fund-raiser: the Golden South Seas Luau, which will be Friday, September 23rd. The Founder's Day breakfast on D e c e m b e r 3rd will conclude the social calendar for the year.

- Matthew E. Cannon

georgia Delto lota Lambda elects officers and initiates three

Let all Alphadom be mindful of the fact that Delta Iota Lambda Chapter is indeed alive and well in Columbus, Georgia.

At the regular meeting on Sunday,

September 11, 1988, Brother Harvey P h e l p s c o n d u c t e d a brief, b u t impressive swearing-in ceremony for the newly-elected chapter officers.

Without fanfare, Brother (Dr.) James E. Crosse passed the gavel to Brother Bruce H. Huff. The former and new p r e s i d e n t s had worked closely together for a long period of time prior to the election.

Other newly-elected chapter officers include Brothers Robert L. Wilson, Vice President; Henry Chavers, c o n t i n u i n g as Secretary; D o n a l d Caldwell, Sr., Treasurer; Kenneth E. Huff, Financial Secretary; Herman E. Glaze, Dean of Pledges; James Kindrick, Chaplain; Charles E. Huff, Jr., Historian; Robert L. Wilson, Editor-to-The SphinxHerman J. Ivy; Sergeant-at-Arms; and Harvey Phelps, Parliamentarian.

At this same meeting, the brothers enthusiastically welcomed three newlyinitiated brothers who, according to Dean of Pledges, Brother Glaze, "are dedicated to adding more vim and vigor to a chapter that is already r a d i a t i n g a lot of vitality in the Columbus community." Dean Glaze introduced the neophytes as Brothers James A. Bussey, Donald Caldwell, Jr., and Jamonn Caldwell.

Brother Caldwell, Sr. is pleased that his family is almost unique in Alphadom in having two sons to become initiated at the same time. "I wonder if our case is more historical than the case of three Huff "brothers" being members of the same chapter?" asked Brother Caldwell, Sr. The chapter is extremely pleased to be participating in the Tutorial Program for children under the sponsorship of the Combined Community of S o u t h e a s t C o l u m b u s . Delta Iota Lambda is well represented in this worthwhile community endeavor.

Children are tutored on weekends and during the s u m m e r s . Brothers S. Leon Brown c o o r d i n a t e s t h e chapters envolvement in this service to children. _ . ,.,., - Robert Wilson

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jackson state u Alpha Week at Delta Phi The Brothers of Delta Phi Chapter extend greetings to all who reside within the House of Alpha. The past two years have b r o u g h t a b o u t a tremendous metamorphosis for this now rejuvenated, invigorated, and vivacious chapter.

It was during this time that the Delta Phi Chapter pledged the renaissance line of the Naughty Nine and the equally successful Eleven Shades of A r r o g a n c e . In a d d i t i o n , o u r stomping step team, lead by Rodney B. Glass and Clarence Stowers, has taken t h e Greek Show a r e n a by storm: conquering all who step in their way. We are looking forward to competing in the state, regional and n a t i o n a l c o n v e n t i o n s and are confident that we will walk away as winners.

C o n t i n u i n g in the t r a d i t i o n of striving to reach new heights, we have embarked upon the endeavor of an Alpha Ball which will be the c u l m i n a t i o n of o u r first ALPHA WEEK. The schedule of events is as follows: Sunday, October 23, 1988 - The brothers have invited the student body of Jackson State University to attend church with them at Greater Mt. Calvary.

Monday, October 24, 1988 - There will be a voter registration booth set up on campus throughout the day and a fashion show will be held in the student union in the evening.

During the fashion show, we will present our Man of the Year Award.

Tuesday, October 25, 1988 - A free movie will be shown in the student u n i o n , followed by a Sweetheart Serenade on the campus plaza.

Wednesday, October 26, 1988 - We will host our annual Ms. Black and Gold Pageant which will be followed by an Alpha Mixer.

Thursday, October 27, 1988 - There will be an Alpha Bacchanalia for all greeks.

Friday, October 28, 1988 - There will be a Dusk to Dawn party that will be preceded by a noncompetitive Page 38

Brothers of Delta Phi host annual "Alpha Week" with great success.

step show in which all brothers and sweethearts are invited to participate.

Saturday, October 29, 1988 - We will host a picnic for the students of Jackson State University with free food. That evening we will host our long awaited Black and Gold Ball.

We have chosen as the theme for our ALPHA WEEK, "The Man in the Mirror" for in order to make the slightest difference in this world we must first start with ourselves. In conclusion, we would like to say that we a p p r e c i a t e all of the s u p p o r t given to us in the past and that we will receive in the future.

- Rodney B. Glass

u of south Carolina Theta Nu Striving for Excellence Fraternal greetings are extended to all Alpha Men from the Brothers of t h e T h e t a Nu C h a p t e r at t h e University of South Carolina. The Chapter started the new school year off well, thanks to our commitment to service on campus and in the community.

Part of t h a t c o m m i t m e n t w a s evident this past spring w h e n the C h a p t e r worked diligently in the s t u d e n t g o v e r n m e n t presidential campaign of Brother James Franklin.

Brother Franklin was later elected 1988-89 student body president of the university, which has more than 23,000 students. The Chapter was elated at Brother Franklin's success.

He b e c a m e only t h e third black s t u d e n t b o d y p r e s i d e n t in t h e university's history.

Brother Franklin is just one of the many Alpha Men active in campus life at the university. Brother Troy Jowers was elected vice-president of the Organization of Afro-American Students, the largest organization on campus. Other visible Alpha Men at the university are Brothers Stephane Williams, Ray Bolton and Kevin Jones, who are members of the highly-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks football team.

In k e e p i n g with the C h a p t e r ' s s t r o n g i n t e r e s t in e d u c a t i o n a l activities, it sponsored a Black Issues and Answers forum on the topic: "Racism W i t h i n t h e R a c e . " T h e Chapter also completed its fall 1988 voter registration drive in an attempt to increase voter participation in the presidential election. As Alpha Men k n o w : "A V o t e l e s s P e o p l e is a Hopeless People."

Brother Ernest Jeffries organized the Chapter's Fall Smoker to educate interested men at the university about the activities of Theta Nu and of the Fraternity nationwide. The speaker for the occasion was Brother The Sphinx/Winter 1988

and South Carolina Representative Frank Gilbert, w h o e n l i g h t e n e d t h o s e in a t t e n d a n c e w i t h h i s interesting stories about what being an Alpha Man really m e a n s . He stressed the value of education and of his fraternal experiences. His son, Brother Wayne Gilbert, is also an active member of Theta Nu. The heavy demands of service and academia have not diminished the B r o t h e r s ' a b i l i t y to h a v e f u n , however. The Chapter held its first step show and dance of the school year in the ballroom of the campus student union. About 1,000 people a t t e n d e d the show, in which the B r o t h e r s d i s p l a y e d their skillful stepping abilities. Brother Ernest Jeffries c h o r e o g r a p h e d the show, e a r n i n g him the unofficial "Step M a s t e r " d e s i g n a t i o n from t h e Brothers.

In addition to their other activities, the Brothers organized a "Sweetheart Social" for young ladies interested in joining the Alpha Sweetheart s u p p o r t g r o u p at the university.

More than 60 young ladies attended the affair.

Theta Nu doesn't plan to rest on its service duties, however. Plans for the semester include the organization of a tutorial service on campus. Under this program, Brothers will volunteer their time to help students with some of their basic courses in English, m a t h a n d t h e s c i e n c e s . Brother Vincent Grove is heading the drive to set up the service. Brother Terrance Manigault is also working closely with AT&T on a corporate service project/fundraiser.

To continue on this program of heavy campus involvement, Theta Nu will depend on thise officers for the 1988-89 school year: Todd Allen, President; Troy Jowers, Vice-President; Michael H a r e , Secretary; Maurice M e y e r s , Corr. Secretary; Ernest Jeffries, Dean of Pledges; Terrence Williams, Director of Educational Activities; and Jim Stuckey, Associate Editor-to-The Sphinx.

The Brothers from Theta Nu wish all of Alphadom a safe and happy New Year. We will continue to strive for excellence and help contribute to t h e s e r v i c e of A l p h a Phi A l p h a Fraternity, Inc. - Jim Stuckey The Sphinx/Winter 1988

Maynard Jackson (r), former Mayor of Atlanta, and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., proudly displays the Eta Lambda Chapter Pictorial History book Alpha In Atlanta: A Legacy Remembered, 1920-1987, following the unveiling ceremonies of the historic publication at the Atlanta Life Insurance Company. On hand at the unveiling were (l-r) Father H. J. C. Bowden, Michael Hightower, Fulton County Commissioner; Howard Ward, U.S. District Co Judge and Herman "Skip" Mason, Jr., Historian and Author of Book.

georgia Era Lambda Unveils History Book

Remembering the words of the late Historian Brother Dr. Charles Harris Wesley regarding individual chapter h i s t o r i e s , "The full d u t y in this connection we must leave to chapter historians," on June 9, 1987, Brother Herman "Skip" Mason, Jr., Historian of Eta Lambda Chapter in Atlanta, Georgia, unveiled the chapter's long awaited 80 page pictorial history book, documenting the 67 years of existence of Alhpa's largest chapter.

Ater two years of researching, interv i e w i n g b r o t h e r s , collecting a n d writing, Alpha In Atlanta: A Legacy Remembered, A Pictorial History of Eta Lambda Chapter, 1920-1987, was p r e s e n t e d a t t h e A t l a n t a Life Insurance Company Auditorium.

In a t t e n d a n c e at the unveiling ceremonies were two past General Presidents, Brothers Lionel Newsom and Ozell Sutton, ten of the eleven past Presidents of Eta Lambda and over 300 brothers, guests and other d i g n i t a r i e s . The program was presided over by Brother Maynard H. Jackson, first black Mayor of Atlanta and greetings were given by Dr.

J a m e s Palmer, Vice P r e s i d e n t of Atlanta Life. The invocation was led

by Father Henry J. C. Bowden, Eta Lambda's oldest initiate having been initiated in 1922. Brother Matthew H. Dawson, former president of Eta Lambda flew from Valleio, California to join his old chapter and to give the occasion. Proclamations were presented on behalf of the State of Georgia by the Honorable Brother Horace Ward, Judge, U.S. District Court; from the county by Honorable Brother Michael Hightower, Fulton County Board of Commissioners; and from the City of Atlanta by Mrs. Jean C. Young, First lady of Atlanta and wife of Brother Mayor Andrew J. Young.

Brother Dr. Lionel Newsom, who served as president of Eta Lambda during his tenure as 22nd General President of the fraternity, conducted the Litany of Remembrance honoring the Jewels of the fraternity and the founders and chartered members of the Eta Lambda Chapter which was founded on May 20, 1920. Accompanying him at this affair was his lovely wife Maxine. Brother Milton "Skully" White, past President of Eta Lambda who recognized the guests.

He w a s followed by a memorial tribute to brothers who had gone on to Omega Chapter. The music for the tribute was the Morehouse College Page 39

Glee Club rendition of "I'm Building Me A Home." Past General President Ozell Sutton then introduced the young Historian who was received by a s t a n d i n g o v a t i o n from his brothers.

Brother Mason during the formal unveiling ceremonies presented a stunning musical and visual treat to the audience as photographs from the book and the book itself filled the screen of the auditorium. He then presented the first two copies to Mrs. Andrew Young and Brother Dr. Larry Earvin, President of Eta Lambda who closed out the evening with remarks, followed by the melodious singing of the fraternity hymn.

A reception in the atrium of Atlanta Life was filled with delicious food, and special pride as brothers fraternized, picked u p their very own engraved copies of the book and had the historian autograph copies. It was truly a memorable evening as faces from the past, including long lost brothers and widows of brothers were present. Definitely an event to be recorded for the future history b o o k s of Eta L a m b d a C h a p t e r , Alphadom's largest chapter.

tennessee Dynomic Year at Psi Lambda

I bring you greetings from Psi Lambda Chapter, in Chattanooga, Tennessee; home of historic Lookout Mountain and the equally famous Rock City. Chapter Bennie J. Harris b e g a n this year with a d y n a m i c program which received acclaim from the Brothers and the city at large.

Brother Harris was our Founders' Day s p e a k e r on D e c e m b e r 8, at Warren Chapel A.M.E. Church. He electrified the audience and Fellow Greeks with his stirring address.

At this service Psi Lambda's Brother of the Year Award was presented to Brother Willie Chapman for his outstanding commu-envolvement and his efficiency in projecting the Annual Career Conference. The Golden Phi award was given to Brother Andrew Frierson, Jr. Music was furnished by the Brainerd High School Choir.

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year was in connection with The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, was a grand success. Brother Chapman again, headed this project and deserves praise and respect for a job well done. Several Outstanding Personalities gave lectures and acted as consultants. Among them were Reverend William Barber II, Divinity s t u d e n t at Duke University; a n d Attorney Patricia Russell-McCloud, President of McCloud and Associates, Atlanta, Georgia. Over 200 students attended and were very receptive and appreciative of the information shared with them.

Psi Lambda is also envolved with the U.N.C.F., the N . A . A . C . P The Links, Delta Sigma Theta, Zeta Phi Beta, Alpha Kappa Alpha, and Sigma Gamma Rho with their individual projects.

Psi Lambda was s a d d e n e d this year by the passing of Brother John L. Pitts and the passing of Alphabet and Alpha Widow Mrs. Irene "Lady Peach" Patton. Even at this writing, Brother Julian C. Brown entered Omega Chapter.

In March 1988, Psi Lambda was strengthened by six new Brothers who crossed the burning sands in A l p h a d o m . They w e r e B r o t h e r s James Anderson, James Toney, Ervin Mitchell, Charles Jackson, William Buford, a n d Fred M c C l u r e . The contributions of these Brothers to the

community, civic, social and religious life help us maintain the fine tradition and lofty aims of Alpha Phi Alpha.

During this year, Brother Dr. Clifford L. Hendrix was named Interim Superi n t e n d e n t of C h a t t a n o o g a Public S c h o o l s , a first for a Black in Chattanooga and this vicinity.

Psi Lambda's Black and Gold Ball highlighted the social season. The affair was held in the Ballroom of the Chattanooga Convention and Trade Center. During the intermission the program honored Brothers who had been Alpha Phi Alpha for fifty years this year. Honored were Albert M. Miller, Samuel W. Seals, and George N . Taylor. All t h r e e active a n d supportive, each was given a plaque of Fifty Years of dedicated service to Alpha Phi Alpha. A special spot on the program was the presentation of the Alpha Widows of Psi Lambda and a gift to them. They were Mrs. J. Monroe Bynes, Mrs. John L. Pitts, a n d M r s . O t i s C. B o d d y . Each Alphabet was given a rose as she accompanied her husband to center of the floor.

Officers to lead our chapter for 1988 and 1989 are Bennie J. Harris, President; Andrew Frierson, Jr., Vice President; Robert K. B u c h a n n a n , Recording Secretary; Edward Lawrence, Corresponding Sec'y; Walter Beard, Sr., Treasurer; Reginald Capers, Sergeantat-Arms; Herbert Smith, Chaplain; The Sphinx/Winter 1988

Albert M. Miller, Associate Editor-toThe Sphinx, Willie C h a p m a n , Education Director; Walter Williams, Parliamentarian; George A. Key, Sr. a n d J o h n H. J u l i a n , Historians; Booker T. Scruggs, II, Dean of Pledges; Dr. Clifford Hendrix and Booker T. Scruggs, I, Psi Lambda Advisors - Albert M. Miller

mississippi Alpha South to Convene in Jackson, Mississippi in 1991!

Alpha Epsilon Lambda along with the state of Mississippi will host the 1991 Southern Regional Conference of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Chapter President, Harvey Johnson, Jr. acted on the chapter's behalf and extended an invitation to Brother John R. Kelly, Vice-President of the S o u t h e r n R e g i o n , in F e b r u a r y .

Chapter member, Rickey Thigpen, who is employed with the Jackson C o n v e n t i o n a n d Visitors Bureau, presented the bid presentation at this year's Alpha South conference in C h a r l o t t e , NC a n d at t h e State Planning Meeting in Vicksburg, MS. The Brothers of Mississippi chose Jackson with overwhelming support.

State Director, Brother Wiley F. Jones along with Johnson have already b e g u n m a k i n g s u r e t h e 1991 conference is the best ever!

Alpha Epsilon Lambda recently held a Smoker at Ramada Inn Metro, which was a huge success. Not only were potential brothers realized but t h e c h a p t e r w a s able to reclaim several brothers. This function also r e d e d i c a t e d t h e b r o t h e r s of t h e Jackson, Mississippi area to holding up the aims of this great fraternity.

florida Delta Xi Lambda offers Scholarship to High School Student

Newly elected officers of Delta Xi Lambda Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. are making preparation to lead the members of our fraternity in the 1988-89 year. With their leaderThe Sphinx/Winter 1988

Brothers of Alpha Epsilon Lambda hold planning session for the 1991 Southern Regional Conference. ship and the support of the sixtythree brothers Delta Xi Lambda will forge ahead in its continued support of our national organization's goals and our local chapter's goals.

The chapter officers are as follows: Brothers Wallace B. Brown, President; Leonard Ingram, Vice President; Walter S h r o p s h i r e , Recording Secretary; Christopher McCray, Corresponding Secretary; Joseph Menchan, Financial Secretary; Edwin Wright, Treasurer; Cecil Boston, Historian; E d w a r d Wilson, Sergeant-at-Arms; Michael Terry, Chaplain; Cleroy Campbell, Education Director; Fred Townsend, Associate Editor-to-The Sphinx; Ernest Goodman, Dean of Pledges, Felton A. Johnson, Parliamentarian.

In our continuing endeavor "To Be of S e r v i c e to A l l " t h e Delta Xi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., has established a scholarship for any graduating male senior of the 1988-89 school year, living within the following counties: Lake, Orange, Osceola, and Seminole.

To be eligible for t h e award the applicant must already have been a c c e p t e d as a s t u d e n t to an accredited college or university for t h e Fall 1989 term; m u s t have a G.P. A. of 3.0 or better; must score on the SAT 900 or better or on the ACT 20 or better.

Mr. Lindsay Lee, a former student of Colonial Senior High School was the Delta Xi Lambda, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Scholarship Committee Award Winner.

Lindsay Lee, the recipient of Delta Xi L a m b d a , A l p h a P h i A l p h a Fraternity Annual Scholarship Award is now pursuing his academic studies at the University of Florida. Lindsay was selected after a difficult screening process was conducted. Alpha Phi Alpha received applications from students who reside in Lake, Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties.

The 1988-89 school year has begun with Alpha Phi Alpha committed to recognizing and selecting another candidate in its 3rd annual scholarship award program. Encouragement is extended for all eligible students to seek information from their respective guidance department or write to the Delta Xi Lambda Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Scholarship Program Committee, Post Office Box 555548, Orlando, Florida, 32855-5548.

tennessee state u Profitable and Beneficial Year at Beta Omicron

The brothers of Beta Omicron at Tennessee State University would like to extend fraternal greetings to our fellow b r o t h e r s of Alpha Phi Alpha.

The 1987-88 school year proved to be a very profitable and beneficial experience for the Brothers of B.O. During the fall semester eleven new b r o t h e r s w e r e initiated into the Page 41

fraternity: Milford Tansmore, Anthony Johnson, Kip Beacheam, Willie Young, Steve Barnett, James Spann, John Owens, Erick Swauncy, Clay Batts, Gary Hockett. With these additions Beta Omicron increased in size and strength. This increase in the brotherhood can contribute to the strong leadership, and a commitment to the Risk Management Pledge procedures in the future.

A commitment to the belief "First of All; Servants of All; We Shall Transcend All" helps the brothers of Beta Omicron to continue emphasis in community and campus service p r o j e c t s . T h e b r o t h e r s of Beta Omicron hold tutorial sessions at the Bethalaham center on a regular basis for underprivileged s t u d e n t s . We p a r t i c i p a t e in a j o b p l a c e m e n t program for minority citizens with job difficulty in conjunction with the Urban League. The brothers volunteer services to the Y.M.C.A., United Way, and Muscular Distrophy Association.

Beta Omicron donated $1100 to various community activities such as; U.N.C.F., Union Mission of Nashville, Martin Luther King's birthday, etc.

These projects not only helped the campus and community, but also encouraged the brothers to continue to march onward and upward toward the light.

The brothers captured the attention of the campus as well as the other Greeks on campus during "Alpha Week 88", at T.S.U The fraternity sponsored an AIDS workshop which s t r e s s e d t h e i m p o r t a n c e of o u r determination to keep the student body informed. There were brotherly events in the student union building for all brothers in pursuit of excitement. Alpha week proved to be an exciting moment for Beta Omicron, and most importantly the student body. Last but not least the annual Black a n d Gold ball was held at Maryland Farms Country Club. The ball was very nice a n d b o t h the b r o t h e r s and their dates enjoyed themselves.

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Epsilon Xi Lambda brothers pose for the camera after electing new officers.

the s w e e t h e a r t s were s u p p o r t i v e t h r o u g h the orientation week. A block party was held to welcome back the student body to school for a n o t h e r school year. O u r goal at Tennessee State is to let the student body know us on a friendly basis, a n d to encourage the continuing s t r i v i n g for s u c c e s s a m o n g o n e a n o t h e r . These are just a few of several goals and accomplishments that the brothers have made. However, look for Beta Omicron to be stronger than ever in 1988-89.

Beta Omicron held a meeting in which new officers were chosen. The following brothers were elected and installed as officers: Darryl Cummings, President; Steve Barnett, Vice President; Torrence Benberry, Secretary; Milford Tansmore, Corresponding Secretary; Dwayne A. Jones, Treasurer; John Owens, Associate Editor-to-The Sphinx; Jeff C a r r , Parliamentarian; Kip Beachem, Chaplain; Marvin Jones, Dean of Pledges; N a v e r y M o o r e , Historian; Fred Liggins, Civic Project chairman; Melvin Smith, Sweetheart coordinator.

Our fraternal aim is to assist our brothers in becoming well rounded individuals. In keeping with the aims of Alpha Phi Alpha, we stress scholarship, and the promotion of cultural development. We expect our members to exemplify high standards, moral conviction, honesty, the love of all mankind, and a general demeanor that makes us proud to say "There goes an Alpha Man." - John W. Owens III

mississippi A New Down on the Delta

Greetings from Epsilon Xi Lambda Chapter of Mound Bayou, Mississippi.

As the new year began, a new era emerged as a couple of Delta Kappa Alumni were vaulted into the top leadership roles of President and Vice-President in the p e r s o n s of Denell Harrell a n d William Ross Story. Our first monthly meeting was held on the beautiful c a m p u s of Coahoma Junior College where Brother M.C. Martin, Sr. serves as P r e s i d e n t , a s s i s t e d by a h o s t of highly competent brothers serving on the college staff.

The installation of the new officers was the entre of the evening where Brother Mayo Wilson was the leader a n d served with gusto, logistical precision and grace as did Apollo while serving Admetus.

Brother Lawrence "Big D a d d y " Sutton, our chapter's annual convention goer, who also serves as t h e c h a p t e r a d v i s o r to Zeta Phi passes the torch to the President elect Donell Harrell of Clarksdale where he is Assistant Superintendent of Public Schools and Vice-President William Ross Story of Cleveland w h e r e he is Dean of C o n t i n u i n g Education at Delta State University.

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towns throughout the vast Mississippi Delta w i t h v a r i o u s a n d s u n d r y occupations and serves as the final resting place for our third General President Frederick Miller.

The awards committee dispersed six academic scholarships to the top male freshmen at Mississippi Valley State University and Coahoma Junior College respectively.

The b u d g e t was a p p r o v e d and halftime had been observed as a new dawn was broken, a new day seen and a sense of resolve felt.

The Brothers a n d A l p h a b e t t e s dined and sung the hymn at the beautiful home of Brother Tommy Shaw and his lovely wife Ora Shaw.

T h e officers e l e c t e d w e r e as follows: Donnell Harrell, President; Ross Story, Vice President; George Bell, Corresponding Secretary; S. L. B l a c k b u r n , Treasurer; Freddie Caswell, Financial Secretary; Roosevelt Ramsey, Assistant Secretary; James Trimm, Historian; Hezekiah Brown, Chaplain; Kenneth Thomas, Parliamentarian; Wilburn Fouche, Editor-to-The Sphinx; Richard Rose, Dean-of-Pledges.

"Thought For The Day" The whole life of a man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it, therefore, while it lasts, and not spend it to no purpose Plutarch.

florida Diversity and Creative Spirit "typical at Omnicron Beta Lambda

The b r o t h e r s of Omicron Beta Lambda, Clearwater, Florida, extend fraternal greetings to all Brothers in the House of Alpha. Conceived in 1985, this is our first correspondence with the Sphinx. Since our inception, we have grown rapidly. We received the award for the fastest growing alumni chapter at the 1987 Nationals.

Each of the last three springs we have been blessed with wholesome lines full of diversity and creative spirit typical of Alpha men. That diversity positively affects the quality of life here on Florida's west coast and is clearly seen in the 28 man roster that follows: Anthony Ballard (Speech Patholo gist); John Battle (Entrepreneur); The Sphinx/Winter 1988

Brothers of Omicron Beta Lambda awarded fastest growing alumni chapter.

Tasker Beal (Engineer); Phillip Boone (Buyer/Department Store); Darryl Bouie (Neilson Media Research Computer Programmer); Willie Bryant (Vocational Outreach Counselor); Carl Calhoun (President, Commercial Bedding Co.); Joseph Carwise (Assistant School Superintendent); Solomon Davis (Art Instructor); James Feazell (Social Science Instructor); William Fillmore (Headstart Coordinator); Cedric Givens (New England/Financial Services Rep); Paul Hatchett (Dean Witter Account Executive); Phillip Jackson (Police Officer); Lutrell Johnson (Horticulture Instructor); James L. Jones (C.L.U. Allstate Manager); Louise Ladson (Pharmacist); Randolph Lightfoot (Social Science Instructor/Coach/Adjunct Professor); Ronald McElrath (Director/ Community Relations); Edward McKahand (Instructor, Alternative School); LaVaughn McNary (Honeywell Engineer/Administrator); Arlington Nunn (Assistant Principal); Joseph Smiley (Assistant Professor); Michael Tarver (Probation Officer); James Waters (Instructor/Real Estate Agent); Johnnie Williams (Assistant Professor); Mac Williams (Baptist Pastor); Roderick Williams (Claims Rep/ State Farm Insurance).

Our 1987 Founders Day Program was a joint effort of three chapters: Theta Eta Lambda, Xi Psi Lambda, Omicron Beta Lambda. Forty-two

brothers gathered in Palmetto, Florida for the largest gathering ever of Alpha men on Florida's west coast.

Our community service projects have included: a city cleanup, food drives, a high blood pressure screening, participation in march against drugs. Currently we are implementing activities that will fulfill our national Project Alpha mandate.

Socially our Alpha Black & Gold Balls have been the social highlights of the black community in this majority-culture city. In conjunction with the balls, we have provided financial scholarships to the deserving high school ladies who were crowned Ms. Black & Gold. As a lasting tribute to Brother Salatheil Gaiter (of F.A.M.U. fame) who entered Omega Chapter October 28, 1987, we in conjunction with the local school board (Brother Gaiter served this community for over 30 years) have set up a memorial scholarship fund.

Our 1988 Brother of the Year is Dr. Joseph Carwise. Our 1988-89 officers are: James Waters, President; LaVaughn McNary, Vice-President; Michael Tarver, Recording Secretary, Johnnie Williams, Corresponding Secretary/ Editor-to-The Sphinx; Randy Lightfoot, Financial Secretary; Joe Smiley, Treasurer; Donnie McKahand, Dean of Pledges/Historian.

- Johnnie R. Williams

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florida G a m m a Zeta Lambda initiates six

Gamma Zeta Lambda Chapter of Tampa, Florida would like the rest of the "Alpha World" to join us in welcoming six new brothers to the fraternity. They are: Leo Donaldson, Kevin E d w a r d s , P e t e r J a c k s o n , Leonard Oliver, Anthony Satchel, a n d Bobby S w o o p e . T h e s e n e w brothers who crossed the burning s a n d s in J u n e , 1 9 8 8 , c a l l e d themselves "The Sons of Midnight," promise to be an asset not only to the local chapter, but also to the national organization.

With 1988 being an election year, Gamma Zeta Lambda Chapter hopes to have a lasting impact on the voting community in the Tampa Bay area.

Hopefully, that impact is the desire to "get out and vote". Brother Darryl Myles spear-headed the voter registration drive for the chapter which ended at the October "First Friday" n e t w o r k i n g event at the Holiday Inn-Westshore hotel. The voter registration drive culminated with over one-hundred new registered voters in the Tampa Bay area.

- Terence M. Hood

SOUTHWEST texas Delta Rho Lambda Host Chapter for 89 Convention

D e l t a Rho Lambda, t h e h o s t chapter of the 1989 General Convention sends fraternal greetings to all Brothers imbued with the spirit of Alpha. We are closing out a most successful year and with much enthusiasm we look forward to the biggest challenge in the history of the chapter, that of hosting a General Convention.

Convention fever is in the air. It is our endeavor to make the upcoming convention one of the most successful and enjoyable in the history of this great Fraternity.

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Dean of Pledges Derrick Warren, center, pose with Sphinxmen pledge line of Delta Rho Lambda (l-r) Kevin Edwards, Leonard Oliver, Bobby Swoope, Leo Donaldson, Anthony Satchel, and Peter Jackson.

able and challenging to the Brothers who were actively involved in the various activities of the Fraternity and our community. These activities included the hosting of two Project Alpha seminars. The chapter was recognized by the Eastside Development Agency of San Antonio for its efforts with Project Alpha in reaching out to the community to assist young men in dealing with the problems and challenges confronting men in o u r c o m p l e x society. Delta Rho Lambda received an exquisite plaque and a letter of commendation. The Brothers were also actively involved in s u p p o r t i n g v a r i o u s radio a n d television telethons to raise funds for the NAACP and UNCF. The chapter in preparing for the General Convention hosted a coordination meeting in October at the chapter's Alpha House to discuss convention planning. The Brothers of Delta Rho Lambda and several other Texas Alpha Chapters along with the Alpha Wives and Sweethearts met with Brother Don Lee, Past General Convention Chairman and his wife to share ideas and reflect on lessons learned from the 88 Kansas City Convention. A luncheon was held for the participants followed by a social hour after the formal meeting.

Brother Lee and his wife received t o k e n s of a p p r e c i a t i o n for their

appearance and contributions to this successful meeting.

The chapter closed out the year with a celebration of Founders Day and the hosting of the Delta Rho Lambda Twenty First Annual Toy Dance. The chapter received over 2,000 toys which were distributed to the various agencies sponsored by Delta Rho Lambda during the holiday season. The Brothers also hosted a Christmas Party for 200 children at St. Paul Methodist Church. Food and entertainment were provided along with the p r e s e n t a t i o n of toys by Santa.

The chapter installed the following officers for 88-89; Charles Young, President; Andrew Richardson III, Vice President; Roy Warrior, Recording Secretary; Barry Bruce, Corresponding Secretary; J a m e s Lewis, Financial Secretary; A l b e r t T h o m p s o n Jr., Treasurer; Kenneth D. Tarrant, Editorto-The Sphinx; Bernard McCutchen, Historian; Ivory Stewart, Dean of Pledges; Stanford Deckard III, Dir. of Education; Ralph Green, Chaplain, Lewis Marshall, Sergeant-at-Arms.

The light of Alpha continues to shine brightly from the Lone Star State, we welcome all our Brothers to share this light if your journey leads you in our direction.

- Kenneth Tarrant

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louisiana New Officers Installed by General President Greetings from the brothers of S i g m a L a m b d a C h a p t e r of N e w Orleans, Louisiana. The 1988/89 officers of the chapter were installed and s w o r n in by G e n e r a l P r e s i d e n t , Charles C. Teamer, Sr., at the June ('88) m e e t i n g . They are: H o w a r d R o g e r s , Jr., President; D e s m o n d Albes, Vice President; Bernard Blair, Recording Secretary; Clarence Eugene, Treasurer; Elmore James, Corresponding Secretary; J o s e p h Byrd, Dean of Pledges.

Nine brothers were initiated and brought into alphadom on the Spring line ('88.) The "Tenacious Ten" line consisted of the following brothers: D. Croffitt, J. Gibson, E. Godfrey, E. Green, B. Hodges, J. Pellerin, A. Swant, C. Williams, F. Williams. The brothers of Sigma Lambda and all b r o t h e r s in Alpha, welcome and extend the brotherly hand to the Tenacious Ten line members.

There were several other successful chapter sponsored activities ranging from Fund-raisers to special one-time events for retiring Brother Emmett Bashful, Chancelor Emeritus and Brother Marcus Neustadter to annual

Brothers of Sigma Lambda pose with General President Teamer after monthly chapter meetin events as the Founder's Day Activities and the Howard L. "Bank" Rodgers Family Day Picnic.

Sigma Lambda C h a p t e r is also continuing and increasing its efforts in its Reclamation, Chapter-House Acquisition, Risk-Management and Project Alpha Programs. The latter two programs are being implemented in conjunction with the local college c h a p t e r s . Additionally, there are several new endeavors the chapter will be undertaking which involve the Boy Scouts and Adopt a School Program.

Brothers, Joseph Byrd and Bernard Blair have been elected as the State P r e s i d e n t a n d Vice P r e s i d e n t , respectively, of the Louisiana Alpha Phi Alpha Conference. Brother Dr. Emmett Chapital was named best doctor at Tulane Medical Center and Brother Edward Carter was named teacher of the year in St. Charles Parish for 1987-88 school year. Brother Bobby Pierce was appointed as the Assistant Registrar of Voters of the Parish of Orleans.

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students were not welcome on that c a m p u s . Brother Swain, in t r u e Alpha spirit, helped to break the color barrier at the state's largest public university.

Brother Swain was held in such high regard for his accomplishments on the field of social work, that he was honored by the School's alumni as a Distinguished Alumnus. Among his many a w a r d s , Brother Swain received the Certificate of Merit award and a Dean and Faculty Award from the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Houston, as well as the state Social Worker of t h e Year A w a r d from t h e Texas C h a p t e r / N a t i o n a l A s s o c i a t i o n of Social Workers.

In his honor, there was established, in April 1988, at the University of Texas at Austin, the August N. Swain E n d o w e d S c h o l a r s h i p for Ethnic Minority Social Work Students. The endowment is established in perpetuity, and will be invested by the University of Texas System. Income from the fund will go to assist qualified ethnic minority students to follow the excellent example in the field of social work set by Brother "Gus", truly one who has Transcended All.

sponsored a Spring social and a potluck dinner.

The brothers of Sigma Lambda, look forward to meeting and exceeding the goals and aims of the fraternity and the chapters for the upcoming year.

texas G a m m a Eta Lambda growing Digger and Stronger Brother Augint N. (Gus) Swain, Chaplain of Gamma Eta Lambda.

Gamma Eta Lambda Chapter has a lot to be proud of. The 1987-88 year saw a gradual return of some lost s h e e p to t h e fold a n d g r e a t e r participation of the newer brothers in the affairs of the Fraternity. Ninety percent of the membership became Risk management certified.

The main thrust of the Chapter's 1988 year was in gearing up to host the 25th annual State Convention of the Texas State Council of Alpha Chapters. Among other things The Texas State Council helps to prepare b r o t h e r s for t h e R e g i o n a l a n d National Convention arenas. College brothers from Epsilon lota, Mu Nu, and Delta chapters will be co-hosts of the convention. The meeting will be held February 3-5 at Hyatt Hotel in Austin, Texas. The brothers hope to be able to get the new General president, Brother Henry Ponder, to make an apprearance at the convention.

Individually, some of the brothers passed significant milestones during

t h e p e r i o d . Brother Dr. John Q. Taylor King, long time president of Huston-Tillotson College, retired from that position, and was named President Emeritus. The position was filled by another Alpha man, Brother Joseph MacMillan from New York City.

B r o t h e r J o h n L i n t o n not only organized and conducted the annual Golf Tournament, but also became Chapter President-elect for FY '99.

Brother August N. (Gus) Swain, chaplain of Gamma Eta Lambda, retired from his position as Coordinator of the R e a d j u s t m e n t C o u n s e l i n g Program for Vietnam Veterans of the Child and Family Service Agency, in Austin, Texas. Brother "Gus" was the first Black p e r s o n to receive the Master of Social Work degree from the University of Texas at Austin. The year was 1953, a year when Black

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henderson state u Thefa Kappa celebrates 15th Anniversary In this, our 15th Anniversary year, w e t h e b r o t h e r s of Theta Kappa Chapter at Henderson State University continue to hold high the name of Alpha Phi Alpha.

We have embarked on a series of ambitious projects aimed at promoting goodwill on the HSU campus as well as t h r o u g h o u t the c o m m u n i t y of Arkadelphia of which we are vital part.

For example, we regularly collect d o n a t i o n s for World Vision, an organization which seeks to help feed the hungry people of the world.

We along with our little sisters the "Krystals" make weekly visits to the nursing home to cheer up the elderly residents.

The Krystals society consist of 17 outstanding group of young ladies.

They are projecting grace, dignity, nobility and friendship.

They were founded here at HSU in the fall of 1987. The colors are black and gold, and their purpose is to accomplish tasks and goals with their big brothers and big sisters as well as by themselves, at all times.

On the HSU campus the men of Theta Kappa hold key leadership positions in the Student Government Association, the Intra-Fraternity Council, the Confederation of Black S t u d e n t s a n d t h e F e l l o w s h i p of Christian Athletes. This season, as in

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The chapter annually sponsors the Homecoming "Torchlight Parade" to boost student morale and we present a "Distinguished Student Award" to someone who has made an especially important contribution to the University. All this is in a d d i t i o n to our ever-popular tradition of the "Miss Alfresco Pageant" which is always a "sold-out" event.

T h i s y e a r we w e r e e s p e c i a l l y honored to host the Arkansas State C o n v e n t i o n of A l p h a Phi A l p h a which was attended by 200 brothers from across the state.

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O u r c h a p t e r w a s f o u n d e d on February 10, 1973 with 20 outstanding brothers. Today we are 13 strong and as we celebrate our 15th year, we pledge to continue to be "Servants of All." - Victor L. Sanders

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Any college brother invited to membership in the honorary societies listed below may request the Foundation to underwrite the fee for induction.

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Letter of invitation must accompany request for funds.

Address all inquiries to: Brother Huel D. Perkins, Chairman, Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundat ion, Inc. 1923 79th Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70807 The Sphinx/Winter 1988

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Savage, President; Joseph Thomas, Vice President; Joesph Thomas, Vice President; Richard West, Secretary; Kenneth Cross, Treasurer; Kenneth Foster, Associate Editor-to-The Sphinx; Ivory Berry, Historian; Willie Conley, Dean of Pledges; D. Kieth Porter, Educational Director; Theodore Ware, Sergeant at Arms.

In the s p r i n g semester of 1988 Gamma Delta brought thirteen new brothers across the burning sands.

The line k n o w n as Madhouse 13, consists of the following: Kenneth Foster, Waymon Peer, Elroy Holliman, D. Kieth Porter, T h e o d o r e Ware, Phillip Dennis, Robert Jimmerson, Ivory Berry, Anthoy McCoy, Timothy Wilson, Finis Stribling, Richard West, Howard Jackson.

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Pictured: Wilmer Joe Godfrey (r) Delta Upsilon Lambda Chapter Man of the Year recei plaque from last year's recipient, Herman Session, chapter Vice-president.

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S h r e v e p o r t , Louisiana - Delta Upsilon Lambda Chapter awarded $2700 in scholarships to deserving high school seniors at its annual Education For Citizenship Program.

Fortv high school seniors from the area were recognized at the program.

The Brothers p a r t i c i p a t e d in a week of activities in observance of Founders Day. Activities week began with a rededication ceremony and ended with Founders Day Services.

D u r i n g F o u n d e r s Day S e r v i c e s , Brother Wilmer Joe Godfrey was named the chapter's "Man of the Year" for his contributions to the c h a p t e r . G o d f r e y , P r i n c i p a l of Newton Smith Elementary School, served the fraternity as Vice-President, Chairman of the Education for Citizenship Committee and Member of the Fund Raising Committee.

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- Johnny Ford and Gerald Joshua.

New chapter officers for the 198889 year are: Brothers Chris Gabriel, President; Herman C. Session, VicePresident; James C. Leary, Treasurer; Rodney Paul, Corresponding Secretary; Paul C o o k , Recording Secretary; R i c h a r d J. J e f f e r s o n , Chaplain:

Laholman Kendrick, Parliamentarian; Raymond Love, Chairman, Educational Activities; Rudolph Washington, Associate Editor-to-The Sphinx; Rufus Loud, Historian; Carter L. Bedford, Dean of Pledgees; Willie Arbuthnot, Assistant Dean of Pledgees; Walter C. Walter, Director of State Relations.

Greetings from Alpha Eta Lambda! On April 24, 1988 Alpha Eta initiated eight young men they are from left to right: Ralph West, Tyrone Carpenter, Charlie Mitchell, fames Redic, R Jackson, fames Poindexter, Michael Williams, and Chris Hillsman. The Dean of Pledges (n pictured) was Rodney Williams.

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Brother DR. MAURICE L. ADAMS, a practicing physician in Baltimore for over 40 years, was remembered as a "dignified, caring person whose willingness to listen to his patients' troubles often h e l p e d t h e m as m u c h as medicine."

The tribute came during funeral services on Tuesday afternoon at Union Baptist Church, where Dr. Adams was twice named "Man of t h e Year" a n d w h e r e h e served as church physician for 40 years.

Dr. Adams suffered a massive heart attack on June 3 Union pastor, Rev. Vernon Dobson, said of him he was a good man whose steps were ordered by the Lord.

He recalled that for many years Dr. Adams, N. Carey St. office was crowded with patients and that he delivered babies and provided services for which he was never paid. "Some doctors today are in the business of making money, but people like Dr. Adams never knew when they'd get the money."

There was similar testimony to his generosity and service to church and community resolutions acknowledged by Dr. Richard I. McKinney, who added, "he always stood for good . . . no one ever said an unkind word about him."

Rev. Marion C. Bascom, Douglass Memorial, offered prayer.

Associate pastor, Dr. Lorenzo Handy presided. The 35-voice senior choir sang, and was directed by Ms. Janice Forest, Dr. Augustus Adair, soloist.

Active pallbearers were members of Prince Hall Trinity Lodge No. 75, which held fraternal services on Sunday evening at Russ Funeral Home.

Members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity conducted special rites on Monday morning and served as honorary pallbearers.

Dr. Adams was a 66-year member of the fraternity and was installed in the Hall of Fame last year.

A native of Covington, Va., Dr. Adams was the son of Charles and Anna Adams. He was educated in the town's elementary schools, earned his high school diploma at Hampton Institute.

After graduation from W. Va. State College, he earned his medical degree at Meharry School in 1933, and did his internship at Baltimore's Provident Hospital.

He began his career as a family physician with offices in his home on E. 23rd St., later settling at 238 N. Carey St. in west Baltimore, where he practiced from 1934 until 1975.

He was a member of the National Medical Association, American Academy of Family Practice, Maryland State Medical Society, M o n u m e n t a l Medical Society, Medical Staff of Provident Hospital, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Gamma Boule, The Urban League, N.A.A.C.P (life member), Masonic Order of Prince Hall Masons, West Virginia State College Alumni Association (of which he was first to sign the charter for a local chapter).

Among other honors bestowed on him: the President's Award . . . Meharry Medical College . . . for fifty years of service; Man of the Year Award . . . Union Baptist Church (in 1967 and 1979); West Virginia State College Alumni Award for Humanitarian T h e Sphinx/Winter 1988

Service; and a Service Award from Provident Hospital.

Survivors: His wife of 43 years, the former Catherine Williams, retired city school guidance counselor; daughters, Dr. Anne V Adams, Baltimore, an associate professor of nutrition at Hopkins; and Dr. Shiriki (Nina) Kumanyika-Morssink, Cornell University professor on leave at U. of Beirut; grandson Chenjeral Kumanyika, a student at Poly; a sister, Mrs. Anna J. Rondall. + +

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Brother JULIAN C. BROWN, a long time educator in the Chattanooga Public Schools a n d r e t i r e d p r i n c i p a l of J o s e p h E. S m i t h S c h o o l , entered Omega Chapter Thursday June 9, 1988, at his home after an illness.

Brother Brown taught in the public schools here for 36 y e a r s , h a v i n g s e r v e d as p r i n c i p a l of P a r k C i t y Elementary, Second District Junior High, and Joseph E. S m i t h s c h o o l s before h i s retirement in 1972. He had also been an English teacher at Howard High School.

A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Brother Brown was a 1925 gradaute of Howard High School and received an undergraduate degree from Morehouse College. He did graduate work at the University of Cincinnati, Columbia University and Atlanta University where he received a Master of Education in 1946.

Brother Brown was active in several organizations for teachers and had served as chairman of the legislative and salary committees of the Chattanooga Education Association. He was a member and deacon at First Baptist Church of East Eight Street, where he had been a teacher of the Men's Bible Class and president of the Alert Men's Club. He also served as superintendent of the Sunday school and had been elected deacon emeritus. He served as executive secretary for the NAACP and was a charter member of the Adult Education Council.

He was a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and a member of Phi Delta Kappa Professional Fraternity.

Omega services were held Monday June 13, from the parlors of Hardwick and Sons Funeral Home with funeral services Tuesday June 14, at First Baptist Church East Eight Street with Reverend H. H. Battle officiating. Burial in Forest Hills Cemetery. Survivors beside his wife Alma, and several nieces, nephews and a host of friends. t+t

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Dr. MILLARD REYNOLDS DEAN, one of Washington's most successful dentists, a tremendous civic leader and an innovator, died July 6 at his home following a heart attack and was buried from Plymouth Congregational Church, North Capitol St., and Riggs Road, NE, with the Rev. John S. Fortt officiating.

Dr. Dean, since arriving in the nation's capital in 1935, through hard work, a deep dedication to fairness and a most likeable disposition, captured the hearts of all to such an extent he was propelled to become a righteous sounding board and leader for many successful organizations.

He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, moved to Glencoe, Illinois with his parents and sister, graduated from Northwestern University, earned the Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Iowa in 1932, became president of the Robert T. Freeman Dental Society and an executive board member of the National Dental Association.

Well known as "Buddy," he completed his internship in New York City at the Harlem Hospital and returned to Iowa where he started his practice in Des Moines. "Buddy's" article, "Bismuth Slomatitis" was the first black dentist work to be published in the Journal of the American Dental Association appearing in the May, 1943 issue.

At funeral services o u t s t a n d i n g tributes were m a d e by Brother C. C. H o u s e , representing the Alpha Phi Alpha F r a t e r n i t y , Dr. F r a n k S h u f o r d , of t h e N a t i o n a l D e n t a l Association, the Honorable Walter E. Washington, former D. C. Mayor, speaking as a friend, Wylie W. Selden, Jr., representing the Pigskin Club, Councilwomen Charlene Drew Jarvis, a n e i g h b o r h o o d friend since her early c h i l d h o o d days at H i g h l a n d Beach, the Honorable John B. D u n c a n , D. C. Commissioner of Washington, D.C. before they elected their first mayor, and Mrs. Dorothy Gentry Kearney, representing Plymouth Church.

Dr. Dean is survived by his wife, Frankie; two daughters, Mrs. Margo Dean Pinson of Chevy Chase, MD and Mrs. Yolande Dean Marshall, of Annapolis, MD; one sister, Mrs. Lucille Dean Grisby, of Takoma Park, MD; two sons-in-law, Dr. Thomas J. Pinson, of Chevy Chase, MD and James S. Marshall, of Annapolis, MD; three grandchildren, Wendie Frances Baree, of Chevy Chase, MD, Shannon Frances Marshall and Dean Stanley Marshall of Annapolis, MD; a niece, Ann Grisby Stamps and a nephew, Harold Victor Grigsby, Jr. Interment, arranged by the McGuire Funeral Home and conducted by John McGuire, was held in Fort Lincoln Cemetery on Bladensburg Road, Maryland.

Brother PRATHER J. HAUSER was born on July 13, 1896 to Alexander and Martha Carter Hauser in Yadkinville, North Carolina. He later moved to Springfield, Ohio where he graduated from Springfield High School in 1918.

On November 18, 1918 he matriculated in the College of Liberal Arts at Wilberforce University, and graduated magna cum laude after three and a half years, receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree. In June of 1925 he graduated from Ohio State University with a degree of Master of Science in Social Administration. Upon graduation he accepted a job as Executive Secretary of the Emerson Street YMCA in Evanston, Illinois.

After 18 years of service in the Emerson YMCA, he was selected to be Executive Secretary of the St. Antoine branch YMCA in Detroit, Michigan.

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In his many travels, he has encircled the world; 1950 he visited numerous countries in Europe while doing a job for the State Department and the YMCA. 1973 he visited important cities while encircling Central and South America for 6 weeks.

In 1976 he made the Pacific Circle.

Mr. H a u s e r h a s b e e n v e r y active in h i s c h u r c h a n d community; he was a member of the Board of Directors of the following organizations; C o m m u n i t y Hospital, Evanston Council, serving as vice-president for 9 years and president for 2 years. Also a member of the Board of Directors of the Chicago Assembly and other organizations in Evanston, Illinois and later in Detroit, Michigan, where he lived since 1943.

He recently received an award from Ohio State University for outstanding service in the field of social administration.

His survivors include beloved wife Marie Beatrice, nephews Wilbur and Millard Hauser as well as many other nieces, nephews and cousins. He will always be cherished by his family and friends.

Brother CLEMENTE HAZEUR, JR., was buried Wednesday 11 a.m. at Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic C h u r c h . B u r i a l w a s in Oaklawn Cemetery.

Dr. Hazeur died Saturday, July 2, at a local hospital. He was a native of Mississippi and resided here in Mobile for many years and operated a Family Dentistry.

Dr. Hazeur was a member of many professional, social and civic organizations here in Mobile, among them the Utopia Club and the Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association.

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Mr. Hubbard died suddenly at the Osteopathic Medical Center after becoming ill at a supermarket. He was 73.

The native Philadelphian graduated from Central High School, and attended Morgan State University, where he majored in mathematics.

He was a member of the First African Baptist Church in South Philadelphia, where he served on the Board of Trustees, and a founding member of the Philadelphia Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

Mr. Hubbard was also active with the Christian Street Branch YMCA, "working extensively" on the Y's Annual Giving Campaign, said a branch official.

He is survived by his wife, Martina May Hubbard; a son, Navy Chief Petty Officer Charles Jr.; a daughter, Charlina Coates, and two granddaughters.

Viewing will be at 10 A.M. Wednesday at First African Baptist Church, 16th and Christian streets. Services will follow at 11 A. M. Interment will be at the Ivy Hill Cemetery on Easton Road.

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Brother FRANK LEWIS passed away Friday, February 19, 1988.

He was born in Odessa, Missouri August 30, 1921. He resided in Dayton 53 years.

Brother Lewis graduated from Dunbar High School and the University of Dayton. He was a m e m b e r of Knights of Columbus, and St. Vincent DePaul Society.

Preceded in death by parents, Frank Sr., and Jesse; daughter, Patti Forward. He is survived by wife, Jane (Shuford) daughter, Jeneda (James) Higgins; brother Lloyd Lewis, Sr.; sister, Lillian Davis, (3) grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

Brother LLOYD PHILLIPS, SR. of Dayton was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and departed this life May 19, 1988. He leaves to mourn his passing, wife Mary (McDonald), two daughters, one son, two grandsons, and many relatives and friends. Brother Phillips graduated from Talladega College and the University of Dayton. He had 38 years of service at Dunbar High School with 18 years as a science teacher and 20 years as principal.

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A large crowd a t t e n d e d services Thursday, Aug. 4, for B r o t h e r C L A R E N C E W. ROBINSON, 80, at the St. Augustine's Episcopal church, w i t h t h e Rev. V e r n o n A. Douglas, rector, officiating.

Mr. Robinson, w h o was affectionately called "Robbie" by his family a n d friends, died Thursday, July 28, at the Truman medical center where he was taken Sunday, July 24, after suffering a heart attack while driving his car near his home, 2853 Mersington Ave. In his eulogy, Father Douglas said, "Robbie had an attitude of mercy, an attitude of love. This church was his life. It will be very difficult to find a man like Robbie to work day and night in his church in a meaningful way. He did because he loved his God." "Robbie believed that an individual had to do something because words were not enough," Father Douglas said.

Clarence W Robinson was born Nov. 25, 1907 in Oberlin, Ohio and resided in Kansas City most of his life. He was appointed to the postal service in 1939 and rose to become the operations manager of the KCI Airport Mail Facility and retired in 1977 after 19 years of service.

He was a member of St. Augustine's Episcopal church where he was a longtime treasurer, member of the Men of the Church club and of the Vestry.

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to the club. In addition, the Rotary club, KCI airport, in which he was a senior active member, bestowed on him the Paul Harris Fellow award for "furtherance of better understanding and friendly relations between the people of the world."

Mr. Robinson also held active memberships in the International Frontiers club, the Urban League of Greater Kansas City and served on the Desegregation Monitoring committee of the Fairview school.

He was a graduate of Bluefield University of West Virginia.

He is survived by his son, Col. Clark W. ("Bill") Robinson, of the U.S. Air Force; a granddaughter, Michelle Robinson, and daughter-in-law Major Maryann Robinson, also of the Air Force. All are residents of Redondo Beach, California.

Mr. Robinson's wife of 50 years, Hazel Mae Robinson, and a daughter, Grace Margaret Robinson, preceded him in death.

B r o t h e r R O B E R T LEE SINGLETARY transcended into Omega Chapter April 17, 1988. Brother Singletary was a member of Zeta Zeta Lambda Chapter and truly exemplary Alpha man.

Brother Singletary was a distinguished member of the New York City Police Department for twenty-one years.

At the time of his passing he was an investigator for The Legal Aid Society.

A devoted churchman, a Mason, and beloved community leader, Brother Singletary was a Deacon of St. Albans Congregational Church for many years, and a member, organizer, and leader of numerous organizations, including the Baisley Park League, of which he was President.

He was a dreamer, with vision and persistence, and withal a perfectionist. He had the good fortune to see most of his dreams fullfilled.

He was born August 20, 1928 in Blandenboro, North Carolina the third child of Lonnie Wilson Singletary and Mamie Faulk Singeltary. He received his elementary and secondary education in Blandenboro, his Bachelor of Science in Biology from North Carolina University, a n d his g r a d u a t e studies at Adelphi University.

Brother Singletary is survived by a sister, Mrs. Rossie S. McNeil of Winston Salem, N.C.; a brother, Mavis L. Singletary of Lumberton, N.C.; four aunts, four sisters-in-law, two unclesin-law, two neices, five nephews, and a host of other relatives and friends. + +

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Many times Brother JOSEPH SMITH was hoisted on the shoulders of the East Tech Basketball team of which he was an outstanding coach.

His team was often named the outstanding team in the Cleveland area. Mr. Smith was a native of Montgomery, Alabama, and at the time of his demise had reached the age of 75.

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a d d i t i o n to o t h e r a r e a s of h i s t e a c h i n g career w a s h i s employment at Central Junior High as a math teacher. Many of his basketball teams won several prizes of distinction for their prowess as players.

Smith had earned a master's degree in secondary education; was former assistant principal at Patrick Henry Junior High and assistant principal of John Hay High School.

He was principal at East Technical High School in 1963 and remained until retirement in 1974 following 36 years with the school system.

In addition to his other affiliations, he was an active member of t h e board of trustees of Cleveland District of United M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h ; St. Luke's Hospital a n d t h e Greater Cleveland YMCA; was a member of 52 years of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and of the Secondary School Principals Association.

He has also received the highest award in scouting - The Silver Beaver Award.

Mr. Joseph Smith leaves to mourn his demise, his wife (of 49 years) Cornelia; two daughters, Sheilah Williams and Pamela Smith, both of Cleveland; a son, J. David Smith of Chicago; a brother, one sister and three grandchildren. Services were held at Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church on April 10.

Brother CLINTON T. SMOTHERS, a retired teacher a n d former principal, died Aug. 27, 1988, in a Hampton hospital.

A native of Goshen, VA., Brother Smothers attended Norfolk State University and completed his undergraduate studies at Virginia Union University in Richmond. He received a master's degree in education from New York University.

He spent most of his career as a government teacher at Booker T. Washington High School but also had taught in Portsmouth and was a principal at Mary S. Peake Elementary School in Hampton for four years. He was a member of the Virginia Education Association and the National Education Association.

Brother Smothers was an Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War, attaining the rank of master sergeant.

He was a member of First Baptist Church, Bute Street, where h e w a s deacon board chairman a n d served as a church representative for the Boy Scouts. Mr. Smothers was a member and past president of the Norfolk chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and was a member of Whats Social & Civic Club.

Survivors include his wife, Sallie Nizer Smothers; a sister, Inez Smothers Wilborne of Los Angeles; and a brother, Paul Smothers of Goshen.

The funeral will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Friday in First Baptist Church, Bute Street, by the Rev. Robert G. Murray.

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Brother Reverend JAMES M.TATUM, age 66, entered Omega Chapter at 6:00 P.M. Sunday, September 11, 1988 at Beaumont Medical Surgical H o s p i t a l . O m e g a Services w e r e c o n d u c t e d at Mercy Funeral Home by members of Gamma Tau Lambda Chapter.

A life l o n g r e s i d e n t of Beaumont, he attended public s c h o o l s g r a d u a t i n g from Charlton-Pollard High School.

He received his Bachelor of Arts D e g r e e from S a m Houston College, Austin, Texas, his Master of Arts Degree from A t l a n t a University, A t l a n t a , G e o r g i a , a n d h e a t t e n d e d Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia.

After retiring from the Beaumont Independent School District in June 1987 with thirty-one years of service, he answered the call to the Preaching Ministry of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church serving Douglas Memorial as a local minister until death.

Brother Tatum is survived by a son, Jimmy Ray Darks; daughter-in-law, Vickie Darks; grandchildren, Keith, Paul, Elizabeth, Jimmy, Jr., and Victor Darks, all of Houston; aunt, Mrs. Mary Ann Gilbert of Beaumont; nieces, Mrs. Rita Jewel Sims and Mrs. Edwina Ruth Holden of Houston and a host of relatives and friends.

Brother JOSEPH WARD, 70, a r e s i d e n t of Tulsa for 64 years, died on September 5, 1988.

B o r n in M u s k o g e e , h e a t t e n d e d schools in Tulsa, g r a d u a t i n g from Booker T Washington High School. He a t t e n d e d Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, graduating with a B.S. degree in 1940.

Ward served in the United States Army d u r i n g World War II. H e w a s e m p l o y e d with the U.S. Postal Service over 30 y e a r s . H e w a s actively involved in m a n y civic organizations, including the Hutcherson Branch YMCA, Meals on Wheels.

He is survived by his wife, Naomi; two sons, Joseph and Michael; one daughter, Dianne; a brother, Harry; three grandchildren.

Memorial services were held September 9, 1988, at First Baptist Church in north Tulsa. Interment was at Rose Hill Memorial Park Mausoleum.

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GENERAL OFFICERS G E N E R A L P R E S I D E N T - C h a r l e s C . T e a m e r , S r . , 2601 Gentilly Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70122 E X E C U T I V E S E C R E T A R Y - J a m e s B . B l a n t o n , III, 4432 King Drive, Chicago, IL 60653 G E N E R A L T R E A S U R E R - J a m e s M. T r e n t , 4523 Woodgate Way, Mitchellville, MD 20715 C O M P T R O L L E R - T h o m a s R. H u n t , 9 Rickover Court, Annapolis, MD 21401 G E N E R A L C O U N S E L - M i l t o n C . D a v i s , 308 North Main Street, Tuskegee, AL 36083 D I R E C T O R - G E N E R A L C O N V E N T I O N S - K e r m i t J . H a l l , Adams House - B-822, City Line Ave. & Presidential Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19131 VICE PRESIDENTS E A S T E R N - W a r r e n A. S c o t t , 23 Spectrum Drive, Newark, DE 19713 M I D W E S T E R N - H a l l o w a y C. S e l l s , 2375 Florence Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45206 S O U T H E R N - J o h n R. K e l l y , 40 Barbara Drive, Gulfport, MS 39503 S O U T H W E S T E R N - R a n d a l l P a l m e r , III, P.O. Box 8151, San Antonio, TX 78208 W E S T E R N - G. B e r n a r d B r o w n , 5932 Condon Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90056 ASSISTANT VICE P R E S I D E N T S E A S T E R N - A l b e r t E . L u c a s , P.O. Box 4342 - Yale Station, New Haven, C T 06520 M I D W E S T E R N - R i c k y L. B l a l o c k , 10 Louise - # 3 0 1 , Highland Park, MI 48203 S O U T H E R N - W a l t e r M. K i m b r o u g h , 160 Dudley Drive - Apt. # 5 2 0 , Athens, GA 30606 S O U T H W E S T E R N - E r i c K. D a r g a n , P.O. Box 2582, Prairie View, TX 77446 W E S T E R N - V e r n o n D . J a c k s o n , 3828 S. Stacker - # 4 , Los Angeles, CA 90008

Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation, Inc. H u e l D. P e r k i n s , Chairman 1923 79th Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70803 J a m e s B . B l a n t o n , H I , Secretary J a m e s M. T r e n t , Treasurer M i l t o n C. D a v i s , Counsel E r n e s t L. H o l l o w a y Jim Dave Wilson J o h n W. G e r m a n Roland W. W e s l e y Clarence Christian C h a r l e s C. T e a m e r , S r . , Ex Officio

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. GENERAL OFFICE 4 4 3 2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Chicago, IL 6 0 6 5 3 Telephone: (312) 373-1819 James B. Blanton, III, Executive Secretary Michael J. Price - Assistant Executive Secretary Editor-in-Chief, The Sphinx Darryl R. Matthews, Director-Marketing/Membership

Alpha Phi Alpha Building Foundation, Inc. W a y n e C. H a r v e y , Chairman 8775 West Kingsbury St. Louis, MO 63124 J a m e s B . B l a n t o n , III, Secretary J a m e s M. T r e n t , Treasurer M i l t o n C. D a v i s , Counsel Albert Holland Allen P. Killings Mitchell Albert, Jr. Robert E. S i m m o n s C h a r l e s C. T e a m e r , S r . , Ex Officio

NATIONAL COMMITTEE / COMMISSION CHAIRMEN AWARDS Terry L. Arrington 5426 Upton Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70809

COLLEGE BROTHERS AFFAIRS Marion B. Bracy 2101 Louisiana Avenue, #301 New Orleans, LA 70115

LIFE MEMBERSHIP Watson A. Young 43691 Expressway Drive Belleville, MI 48111

PUBLICATIONS Joe C. Thomas 787 Carsten Circle Benicia, CA 94510

SENIOR ALPHA AFFAIRS Frank A. Dee P.O. Box 11315 Omaha, NE 68111

BUDGET AND FINANCE Thomas R. Hunt 9 Rickover Court Annapolis. MD 21401

CONSTITUTION Marshall E. Williams 1270 Fifth Avenue, #7-R New York, NY 10029

MEMBERSHIP, STANDARDS AND EXTENSION Augustus M. Witherspoon 2701 Rothgeb Drive Raleigh, NC 27609

RECOMMENDATIONS Warren E. Sherwood 15 Columbus Avenue Montclair, NJ 07042

SPECIAL PROJECTS Elmer J. Moore 2717 Tennyson Street, NW Washington, DC 20015

BUSINESS ENCOURAGEMENT Charles E. Lewis** 3500 Fieldstone Drive Winston-Salem, NC 27105

ELECTIONS Kirby Kirksey 25 N. Fawa Drive Newark, DE 19711

RULES AND CREDENTIALS Tophas Anderson, III 15222 Ridgewell Drive Houston, TX 77062

TIME AND PLACE Walter H. Criner 9219 Petersham Houston, TX 77031

Nathaniel R. Goldston III** 552 Moores Mill Road, NW Atlanta, GA 30305

GRIEVANCES AND DISCIPLINE Wiley F. Jones P.O. Box 285 Alcom State University Lorman, MS 39096

Moses Melvin Morrison*

W. A. Pollard*

Charles H. Wesley*

William H. Hale*

Roscoe Conkling Giles*

Daniel D. Fowler*

Rayford W. Logan*

T. Winston Cole, Sr. 124 SW 23rd Gainesville. FL 32607

PUBLIC POLICY Eddie V. Easley 4121 Winchester Road Winston-Salem, NC 27106

**Co-Chairmen

PAST GENERAL PRESIDENTS

Frederick Miller*

Lucius L. MeGee*

Belford V. Lawson, Jr.*

Charles H. Garvin*

Simeon S. Booker*

A. Maceo Smith*

Henry Lake Dickason*

Raymond W. Cannon 2008 Virginia Road Los Angeles. CA 9(X>16

Frank L. Stanley, Jr.*

Henry Arthur Callis* Howard Hale Long*

B. Andrew Rose*

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Myles A. Paige*

Lionel H. Newsom 6345 Bridgeport Drive Charlotte, NC 28215 Ernest N. Morial 1101 Hamson Avenue New Orleans. l.A 70122

Walter Washington Alcom State University Lorman. MS 39096 James R. Williams 1733 Brookwood Drive Akron, OH 44313 Ozell Sutton 1640 Loch Lomond Trail. SW Atlanta. CA 30331

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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" â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to whom all chapter mail is sent. This listing contains only addresses sent to the General Office for the 1988-89 fraternal year, as of December 1, 1988.

LEGEND (A) (P) (CS) (S) (FS) (RS)

Advisor President Corresponding Secretary Secretary Financial Secretary Recording Secretary EAST

DISTRICT I INTERNATIONAL Director Gene Williams 7506 Candy Tuff Court Springfield, VA 22153 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Kappa Phi IU of Liberia - #4391 No Report

ALUMNI CHAPTERS Epsiion Theia Lambda (Hamilton Bermuda - #219) No Report Eta Epsiion Lambda (Monrovia. Liberia - #260) No Report Thela Epsiion Lambda (St Thomas. VI - #282) Elmo A Adams (P) P 0 Box 623 St Thomas. VI 00801 Theta Theta Lambda (Frankfurt. Germany - #285) Norbert A Hopkins (CS) Box 2367 AP0 NV 09123 lota Epsiion Lambda (Nassau. Bahamas - #506) Leroy N Thompson (AP) PO BoxN 1021 Nassais Bahamas lota Sigma Lambda (St Croix, VI - #5181 No Report Mu Phi Lambda (Seoul South Korea - #565) Aaron R Andrews (P) PSSC Box 442 AP0 SF 96206 DISTRICT II NEW ENGLAND Director Thomas D Harris P 0 Box 1013 Hartford CT 06143 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Sigma (Boston - #17) Derrick Grubb (P) Astor Station. PO Box 792 Boston MA 22123 Alpha Gamma (Brown - #25) Robert McEnheimer (P) P 0 Box 5678 Brown Univ Providence. Rl 02912 Alpha Kappa (Springfield - #32) George Gilbert Sutherland III (Pi Box 1235 1215 Wilbraham Rd (WNEC) Springfield. MA 01119 Theta Zeta IDartmouth - #381) Daron S Fitch IP) H B 5024 Bartmouth College Hanover NH 03755 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Epsiion Gamma Lambda (Boston - #2141 Jacob M Younginer (P) 7 Heritage Road Bedford MA 01730 Theta Iota Lambda (Springfield - #286) Thomas Morrow (P) 11 Preston Springfield. MA 01109 Mu Theta Lambda (Providence- #553) Arthur D Wright III (P) 81 Darrow Drive Warwick. Rl 02886 Nu Xi Lambda (Sudbury - #580) No Report

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WESTERN NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE CHAPTERS Zeta (Yale - #6) Chris Patrick (P) P 0 Box 2388 New Haven. CT 06520 Kappa Oelta (Connecticut - #423) Clifton J Cooper (P) 1276 Storrs Rd Buckley Hall 537A Storrs. CT 06268 MuPhi (Bridgeport - #461) Joel Roach (S) 1284 Park Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06604 Mil Psi (S Connecticut - #463) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Beta Sigma Lambda (Harttord - #161) Darry L Burke (P) 50-N-404 Willard St Harttord. CT 06114 Zeta Phi Lambda (Stamford - #253) Dennis Taylor (P) 25 Second St . Apt 2C Stamford CT 06905 Eta Alpha Lambda (New Haven - #256) Clinton Robinson IP) 25 Fountain Terrace New Haven, CT 06515 DISTRICT III NEW YORK Director George L Mims 885 Seneca Road West Hempstead NY 11552 METRO NEW YORK COLLEGE CHAPTERS Eta (New York City - #7) John 0 Lance (P) 340 Morris Avenue #1A Bronx, NY 10451 Delta Chi (Brooklyn - #308) Donovan Anthony Deans (P) GP0 Box 022520 Brooklyn, NY 11202 Zeta Eta (Columbia - #338) Ralph Maxy (S) 112 Ruggles Hall Columbus University New York NY 10027 Theta Epsiion (Adeiphi - #380) Curtis Lewis (P) Adeiphi University Center Rm 109 Garden City NY 11530 Kappa Rho (C W Posl - #435) Kenneth L Watson (ED) P 0 Box 299 Greenvale, NY 11548 Xi Psi (Holstra - #707) Darren Morton (P) Hofstra University Student Center Box 42 Hempstead, NY 11550 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Gamma Lambda (New York - #125) Ronald Madden (Pi 834 PenlielrJ St #2A Bronco. NY 10470 Gamma lota Lambda (Brooklyn-Long Island - #175) John M Williams (SI 51 Alabama Ave Hempstead. NY 11550 Zeta Zeta Lambda (St Albans - #239) Calvin Gooding (CS) 187-32 Bellensp Street Springfield Gardens NY 11413

Eta Zeta Lambda (New Rochelle- #261) Robert Lewis (CS) 115-15 204th Street St Albans NY 11412 Eta Thela Lambda (Wyandance - #263) Earnest Williams (P-e) 153 Mount Joy Avenue Freeport, NY 11520 Eta Chi Lambda (Nyack - #276) Cordell Johnson (P) 77 Fairview Place Peekskill. NY 10566 Kappa Xi Lambda (New York - #536) No Report Kappa Upsilon Lambda (Mid-Hudson Valley - #542) Eugene L Aiken Jr. (P) PO Box 1171 Hopewell Jet , NY 12533 CENTRAL NEW YORK COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha (Cornell- #1) Mark Michael (P) 409 Elmwood Avenue Ithach, NY 14850 Delta Zeta (Syracuse - #94) David Watkins (P) 111 Roney Ln., #15 Syracuse, NY 13210 Kappa Zeta (Utica - #425) Orson Nicholson (P) Itica College Utica NY 13502 Omicron Upsilon (Rensselaer - #726) John Biscette (P) 214 Hoosick Street Troy. NY 12180 Pi Beta (SUNY-Binghamlon - #731) Owen M Brown. Jr (P) PO Box 1857 S V N Y Binghamton Binghamton NY 13901 PI Pi (Union - #744) Dwayne Wilkins (VP) Freedom Ouad Apts Box 3605 Albany. NY 12222-36 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Beta Pi Lambda (Albany- #159) Scol T Spencer (P) P 0 Box 14164 Albany, NY 12212-4164 Theta Chi Lambda (Schenectady - #298) No Report lota Theta Lambda (Endicott- #509) Alton G Roney (P) 11 Lane Court Apalachin, NY 13732 lota lota Lambda (Rome- #510) No Report lota Kappa Lambda (Syracuse - #511) No Report WESTERN NEW YORK COLLEGE CHAPTERS Oelta Epsiion (Buffalo - #93) Rondell Ross (CS) 100 Hawley Street Buffalo, NY 14222 Mu Sigma (Rochester - #458) Todd Morris (CP) 94 Colony Manor Drive Rochester. NY 14623 Rho Alpha (Brockport - #752) David long (P) Harmon Hall Room 1208 SUNY-Brockport Brockport, NY 14420

Treasurer Editor-to-the-Sphinx Vice President Dean of Pledges Dean of Pledges Assistant Secretary

(T) (ES) (VP) (DOP) (DP) (AS)

ALUMNI CHAPTERS Rho Lambda (Buffalo- #116) Orlando Rainey (P) 162 New Road East Amherst. NY 14051 Eta Rho Lambda (Rochester- #271) No Report DISTRICT IV NEW JERSEY Director Carlisle Parker 16 Franklin Place Montclair, NJ 07042 NORTHERN NEW JERSEY COLLEGE CHAPTERS lota Rho (NJIT-#413) No Report Omicron Zeta (Fairleigh-Dickinson-#713) David G Tidwell (P) 1000 River Road Teareck, NJ 07666 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Alpha Lambda (Newark - #123) Warren E Sherwood (S) 15 Columbus Avenue Montclair. NJ 07042 Beta Alpha Lambda (Jersey City- #145) No Report Delta Mu Lambda (Paterson - #199) Hugh E Young, Sr. (P) 588 Grove Street Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 Zeta Epsiion Lambda (Red Bank - #238) George Y Wyatt (S) 32 Spicy Pond Road Howell. NJ 07731 Zeta Nu Lambda (Plainfield - #245) Kevin S Turner (VP) 1129 E 3rd Street Plainfield, NJ 07062 Kappa Theta Lambda (Teaneck- #531) Beniamin A Collien (S) 286 E 27th Street Paterson. NJ 07514 SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY COLLEGE CHAPTERS Delta lota (Rutgers - #97) Darryl A Hill (S) P 0 Box 26 New Brunswick. NJ 08903 lota lota (Trenton SI - #406) Jason Garrett Wilson (S) 311 Cuyler Princeton University Princeton. NJ 08544 Nu lota (Glassboro St - #472) Damn L. Stalling (P) 227 Parkcrest Village Glassboro NJ 08028 Pi Xi (Stockton SI - #742) Howard L. Haughton (P) Box 2402 Stockton State Coll Pomona NJ 08240 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Theta Lambda (Atlantic City - #130) Augustus C Harmon (P) 300 S Chester Avenue Pleasantville, NJ 08232 Zela lota Lambda (Trenton - #242) Ralph L Sims (P) 50 Harding Street Trenton. NJ 08618 Theta Psi Lambda (Somerset - #299) Walter E Andrews (P) 120 Hickory Road Somerset, NJ 08873

Kappa lota Lambda (Burlington County - #532) Robert L. Jones (P) 304 Farmdale Road Moorestown. NJ 08057 Nu Gamma Lambda (Glassboro - #570) William H Myers (S) 227 Parkcrest Village Glassboro. NJ 08028 DISTRICT V PENNSYLVANIA Director Ronald Mangum 306 N Euclid Avenue Pittsburgh. PA 15206 EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE CHAPTERS Nu (Lincoln- #12) John C. Johnston III (P) Box 741 Lincoln University, PA 19352 Psi (Pennsylvania - #22) Curtis A Myers (P) Box 40. 3820 Locust Walk Philadelphia, PA 19104 Delta PI (Cheney - #302) Kevin A Spratley (VP) P.O. Box 431 Cheyney University Cheney, PA 19319 Zeta Psi (West Chester - #353) Mark Vodery (S) 307 Tyson Hall Westchester, PA 19383 lota Sigma (Millersville - #414) Cordon J Cooper (P) C10 SMAC (Iront desk) Millersville. PA 17551 Pi Rho (Temple U - #745) Darren L Smith (CS) 6806 Finch Place Philadelphia. PA 19142 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Rho (Philadelphia- #16) William A Hanscom (CS) 7902 Toby Leech Drive Elkms Park. PA 19119 Zeta Theta Lambda (Hamsburg #241) No Report Zela Omicron Lambda (Philadelphia - #247) Frank E Devme (P) 111 David Road Bala Cynwyd. PA 19004 Omicron Delta Lambda (Philadelphia- #615) Selvin Gordon (P) P O Box 20000 Philadelphia. PA 19145 WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE CHAPTERS Omicron (Pittsburgh - #14) Thomas W Brooks (P) P.O. Box 19388 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Gamma Nu (Penn SI - #78) Arthur L Sheffield, II (P) Calder Square. P.O. Box 10662 Slate College, PA 16805-10662 Xi Mu (Slippery Rock - #496) No Report Xi Sigma (Indiana - #702) Samuel Davis (P) 1700 Folger Hall Indiana. PA 15705 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Omicron Lambda (Pittsburgh - #136) Harry K Parker (FS) 505 Gettysburg St. Pittsburgh. PA 15206

Kappa Beta Lambda (Erie - #525) No Report Nu Upsilon Lambda (Pittsburgh - #586) No Report DISTRICT VI MD/DC/DE Director Oswald Boykm 1019 Sero Estates Drive Ft Washington. MD 20744 DELAWARE COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma Sigma (Delaware State - #83) Kevin A Martin (P) DSC Box 360 Dover. Delaware 19901 Xi Omicron (Delaware - #499) Hampton H Trigg. II (P) P O Box 524 Newark. DE 19715 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Gamma Theta Lambda (Wilmington- #174) Arthur J. McMillian (P) 1 Stalwart Drive Newark, DE 19713 Zeta Rhb Lambda (Dover - #249) William H Bass (P) 64 Beech Drive Dover. DE 19901 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHAPTERS Beta (Howard - #2) Cornelius M. Bates (P) 2905 Sherman Avenue. NW Washington, DC 20001 Nu Beta (American - #465) John Singleton, Jr (P) P O Box 4643 Georgetown U Washington. DC 20057 Omicron Omicron (UDC- #721) Ronell S White (P) 4215 First Street SE #201 Washington. DC 20032 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Mu Lambda (Washington- #111) LeRoy Lowery. Ill (P) 1724 Portal Drive, N W Washington. DC 20012 Omicron Lambda Alpha (Washington - #500) Luther T Falls (P) 518 9th Street, N E. #506 Washington, DC 20002 Omicron Eta Lambda (Washington - #618) Ray E Spears (P) P 0 Box 1844 Washington. DC 20013-1844 MARYLAND COLLEGE CHAPTERS Beta Alpha (Morgan State - #45) Brian K Garrett (P) 499 Beaumont Avenue, Apt 4 Baltimore. MD 21212 Delia Nu (Eastern Shore- #100) Warren D Dowdy. (P) Box 1422 Princess Anne. MD 21853 Ela Zeta (Bowie St - #359) No Report lota Zela (Maryland - #403) Timothy McRae (P) 637 Hickory Circle Aberdeen. MD 21001 Mu Rho (Towson St - #457) Paul Louis Mays, Jr (P) 3509 Woodbrook Avenue Baltimore, MD 21216

Mu Upsilon (Frostburg SI - #460) Ronald A Mills (CS) Lane College Center Box # 3 Frostburg. MD 21532 Nu Kappa (UMBC-#473) Kevin L. Mitchell (P) P.O. Box 23650 Baltimore. MD 21203 PI Theta (Coppin St - #737) Robert Clifton Hubbard (CS) 6307 Wallis Avenue Baltimore. MD 21215 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Delta Lambda (Baltimore - #104) Or Charles R Salters (P) 9806 Clanford Road Randallstown. MD 21133 Delta Omicron Lambda (Princess Anne - #203) Charles Laws (P) Box 998 Millsboro, Delaware 19966 Ela Eta Lambda (Annapolis - #262) Rufus Abernathy (P) P.O. Box 3636 Annapolis. MD 21403 Iota Alpha Lambda (Aberdeen - #502) Clarence Vaughn (P) 929 Elizabeth Street Havre de Grace, MD 21078 lota Upsilon Lambda (Silver Spring - #520) Jack A Goode (CS) P.O. Box 2233 Silver Spring, MO 20906 Kappa Epsiion Lambda (Landover - #528) Cleveland Haynes (P) 2905 Gosport Ct. Fort Washington, MD 20744 Kappa Kappa Lambda (Baltimore - #533) Major Lee (CS) P.O. Box 22229 Baltimore. MD 21203-4229 Kappa Phi Lambda (Columbia - #543) David H. Barrett (P) 12106 Gold Ribbonway Columbia. MD 21044 XI Xi Lambda (Frederick - #602) William E Campbell. Jr (P) P.O. Box 1084 Frederick. MD 21701

DISTRICT VII VIRGINIA Director John A (Tony) Mann 9525 Heathwood Court Burke. VA 22015 NORTHERN VIRGINIA COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma (Virginia Union - #3) James L Brown. V (P) PO Box 91. 127 Storer Hall VUU Campus Richmond, VA 23220 Theta Rho (Virginia Commonweallh - #391) Ronald J Peters (P) 5775 Tivoli Cir #105 Richmond. VA 23227 lota Alpha (George Mason U - #398) Darren C Lyons (P) 10617 Maple Slreel Fairfax. VA 22030 lota Beta (Virginia - #399) Tyrome R Simpson II (S) 567-002 Younger Charlottesville. VA 22904 Xi Delta (James Madison - #489) Brian Griffith (P) P 0 80x4172, JMU Harrisonburg, VA 22807

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ALUMNI CHAPTERS Beta Gamma Lambda (Richmond - #147) Revardo C Pretlow (CS) 1404 Antrim Ave Richmond, VA 23230 Gamma Alpha Lambda (Charlottesville- #167) Arthur W Myrick (P) 1941 Michael Place Charlottesville. VA 22901 Zeta Upsilon Lambda (Reston - #252) Norman Ross (P) 25 Carollton Place Sterling;. VA 22170 Theta Rho Lambda (Arlington - #293) Andre J Jones (P) 623 West Church Road Sterling Park, VA 22170 Xi Alpha Lambda (Prince William County - #590) Chester F Johnson (FS) 13911 Valley Country Drive Chantilly. VA 22021 XI Delta Lambda (Henrico County - #593) Gregory R Stallings (P) 5110 Boscobel Ave Richmond, VA 23225 Omicron Alpha Lambda (Fredericksburg- #612) Sidney H Hankerson, Jr. (P) P 0 Box 1941 Dahlgren. VA 22448

Gamma Nu Lambda (Lynchburg- #178) Manley Ferguson (P) Route 2 Box 9-P Concord. VA 24538 Delta Nu Lambda (Danville - #200) Isaac T Jackson (P) P.O. Box 869 Chatham, VA 24531 Epsilon Omicron Lambda (Lawrenceville - #225) E L Morse (CS) P.O. Box 595 South Hill, VA 23970 lota Tau Lambda (Charlotte Court House - #519) C B Cargile, Jr (P) Route 1. Box 27B Brookneal, VA 24528 Nu Omicron Lambda (Fort Lee- #581) Ronald L, Sutton (P) 2841 Pine Meadow Circle Chester, VA 23831

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ILLINOIS State Director William R. Taylor 20945 Brookwood Dr Olymbia Fields, IL 60461 CENTRAL ILLINOIS Director Arthur B. Cooper TIDEWATER VIRGINIA P.O. Box 2085 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Station A Gamma lota Champaign. IL 61820 COLLEGE CHAPTERS (Hampton - #75) Timothy E. Copper (P) Tau Room 314, HU Queen St. Dorm (Illinois-#18) Christopher Mators (H) Hampton, VA 23668 Fnsilnn Pi 609 W Main #23 (Norlolk St - #324) Urbana, IL 61801 Zela Nu Charles H, Brinkley (CS) (E Illinois - #343) 834 W. 41st Street Kenneth A Washington (P) Norlolk. VA 23508 Theta lota 601 'A Monroe, Apt 7 Charleston, IL 61920 (Blacksburg - #384) Willie D Sullivan II (P) Eta Tau P 0 Box 346 (Illinois S t - # 3 7 1 ) Blacksburg, VA 24060 No Report Kappa Pi Theta Omicron (Millikm - #389) (William & Mary - #434) Marv Dampeer (A) Stanley Osborne (P) 469 Delmar Box 3035, College Station Decatur, IL 62522 Williamsburg, VA 23185 Nu Theta (Old Dominion- #471) ALUMNI CHAPTERS Ryan O. Jones (P) Omicron Lambda Beta OOV Web Center (Champaign- #501) Norfolk, VA 23508 No Report Nu Psi Lambda (Bloomington - #589) ALUMNI CHAPTERS Kenneth Brownlee (P) Zeta Lambda 530 S Church, Apt, #25 (Newport News-#106) Decatur, IL 62522 Pompey L Stlth (CS) 132 Elizabeth Lake Drive Hampton. VA 23669 NORTHERN ILLINOIS Alpha Phi Lambda Director (Norfolk- #142) Robert Thirston Robert West (P) 1734 Grove 1010 Scarlet Oak Court South North Chicago. IL 60064 Chesapeake. VA 23320-2712 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Delia Seta Lambda Epsilon Phi (Hampton- #190) (N Illinois - #329) James E. Blacken (RS) Jesse Terrell Taylor (P) P.O. Box 483 167 Lincoln Hall Hampton. VA 23669 Dekalb. IL 60115 Epsilon Iota Lambda Mu Mu (Suffolk - #220) (Elmhurst - #452) Herman T Benn (CS) Arnold Leroy Glass II (S) 2513 Cedar Lake Drive 190 Prospect Suffolk, VA 23434 Elmhurst. IL 60126 Epsilon Nu Lambda Pi Sigma (Portsmouth - #223) (Aurora U - #746) Winston R. Pearson (P) p Andre Reddick (CS) 0 Box 7941 347 S Gladstone Portsmouth. VA 23707 Aurora, IL 60506 Nu Delta Lambda (Surry County. - #571) ALUMNI CHAPTERS Frank D Williams (S) Kappa Chi Lambda 1457 E. Tanner Creek Drive (Waukegan - #544) Norfolk. VA 23513 Herschel A. Ryales (CS) PO Box 512 SOUTHERN VIRGINIA North Chicago, IL 60064 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Mu Alpha Lambda Beta Gamma (OeKalh - #546) (Virginia St - #47) No Report "On Phillips (P) Mu Mu Lambda 20838 River Road Terrace (Glen Ellyn - #556) Ettrick. VA 23803 Fred L Miller (P) Delta Tau 22 Crafton Road (St Paul's - #305) Owsego, IL 60543 Timothy Cosby (P) Saint Paul's College NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS! Lawrenceville, VA 23868 Director Theta lota John Lane Jr. (Virginia Tech - #384) 7617 S Emerald Willie D Sullivan II (P) Chicago, IL 606 .

P 0 Box 346 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Blacksburg. VA 24060 Theta XI Zeta (Illinois-Chicago - #8) (Longwood- #491) Charles E Smoot (P) Massie C Harris, Jr. (P) 6806 S Chappel 217 Race Street Chicago. IL 60649 Lynchbard, VA 24504 Alpha Mu (Northwestern - #33) Jackie Brown (P) ALUMNI CHAPTERS N 7645 Sheridan » Lambda Chicago, IL 60201 (Virginia S t - #112) Conrad M Gilliam (P) 1824 S Sycamore Street ALUMNI CHAPTERS Petersburg, VA 23803 Xi Lambda Alpha Kappa Lambda (Chicago - #113) (Roanoke- #132) Allan W Knox (P) George Wilson. Jr. (CS) 5020 S Lake Shore Drive P 0 Box 13024 #2704 Roanoke. VA 24030 Chicago, IL 60615

The Sphinx/Winter 1988

Zata Xi Lambda (Evanston - #246) Jesse Whitfield (P) 1315 W West Gate Terrace Chicago, IL 60607-3304 Theta Mu Lambda (Joliet - #288) Eugene C. Varnado (P) 1313 E. Sibley Boulevard, #107 Dolton, IL 60419 lota Delia Lambda (Chicago - #505) Rufus P Credle (S) 256 Whitewater Drive Bolingbrook, IL 60439 NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS-ll Director Edgar Hamilton 7430 South Bennett Chicago. IL 60649 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Nu Delta (Chicago St - #467) Patrick W Poe (CS) 1705 West 91st Chicago. IL 60620 Nu Epsilon (Lewis - #468) James M. Mitchell (P) 1710 Arbor, LA #303 Cresthill, IL 60435 NuRho (NT - #479) John F, German (P) 7709 S. Luella Chicago, IL 60649 Omicron lota (DePaul - #716) Richard Bazile IP) 10818 S. King Drive Chicago, IL 60628 Omicron Xi (Roosevelt - #720) Christopher Johnson (P) 7342 S Euclid Avenue Chicago. Illinois 60649 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS Director Richard Gardner 806 N. 1st Street Apr #1 Springfield, IL 62702 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Beta Eta [S Illinois-#51) Craig S Knox (P) Office of Student Development 3rd Floor, Student Center Carbondale. IL 62901 lota PI (SlU-Edwardsville - #412) Eric L, Lardge (S) 50 Devon Court, Apt. C-6 Edwardsville. IL 62026 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Delia Epsilon Lambda (East St Louis - #193) John Reeves (P) 9423 Stonefield Ferguson, MO 63136 Mu Kappa Lambda (Carbondale - #555) No Report WESTERN ILLINOIS Director Milton P. Johnson 2009 Austin Springfield. IL 62704 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Epsilon Kappa (Bradley- #319) Robert Woods (P) 1207 W Windon Peoria. IL 61606 Eta Eta (W Illinois - #360) Dana King. Jr. (P) 836 Tanner Hall Macomb. IL 61455 Pi lota (Eureka - #738) tony Betts (S/VP) Box 19 Eureka. IL 61530 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Kappa Pi Lambda (Peoria - #538) No Report Mu Delta Lambda (Springfied - #549) Herbert B. Harris. Jr. (S) P.O. Box 6191 Springfield. II 62708 Mu Chi Lambda (Rock Island - #566) No Report INDIANA State Director Theo Hamiter 7158 Avalon Trail Court Indianapolis. IN 46250 NORTHERN INDIANA COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma Rho (Purdue - #82) Arthur F Brown (P) 232 Wood Street West Lafayette, IN 47906 Theta Xi (Ball Stale - #388) Ball State Univ Student Center, Box 355 Muncie, IN 47304 Iota Theta (Calumet - #405) No Report

ALUMNI CHAPTERS Gamma Rho Lambda (Gary- #182) Cornell Collins (P) 517 N, Lawrence Street Gary, IN 46403 Theta Xi Lambda (South Bend - #290) No Report Theta Upsilon Lambda (Fort Wayne - #296) Timothy R Williams (P) P 0. Box 10747 Fort Wayne. IN 46853 SOUTHERN INDIANA COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma Eta (Indiana - #73) Roderick L King (P) P.O. Box 1698 Bloomington. IN 47402 Zeta Rho (Indiana State - #347) No Report NuPI (Evansville - #478) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS lota Lambda (Indianapolis- #109) David P Gulley (CS) P.O. Box 88131 Indianapolis. IN 46208 Kappa Rho Lambda (Evansville - #539) No Report Nu Nu Lambda (Bloomington - #579) No Report IOWA State Director Todd Easley 1431 41st Place Des Moines. IA 50311 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Theta (Iowa - #30) Terrence T. Watts (P) 324 N Van Buren #12 Iowa City. IA 52240 Alpha Nu (Drake - #34) Jerrold Smith (P) 1319 30th Des Moines. IA 50311 Omicron Pi (Iowa St - #722) Jeff Banks (P) p 0 Box 1268. Welch Avenue Ames. IA 50010 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Zeta Kappa Lambda (Des Moines - #243) Donald D. Butler (P) 2612 East Madison Avenue Desmoines, IA 50317 Mu Tau Lambda (Cedar Rapids - #563) No Report Nu Chi Lambda (Iowa City-#588) No Report KANSAS State Director Evies Crantord 2420 N. Delrose Wichita. KS 67220 EASTERN KANSAS Director Dave Rabon 5609 Riley Overland Park. KS 66202 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Upsilon (Kansas- #19) Darren James (P) 1014 Mississippi Lawrence. KS 66044 Gamma Chi (Pittsburgh St - #87) No Report Kappa Tau (Kansas St - #437) No Report WESTERN KANSAS Director P. J Williams P.O. Box 1571 Topeka. KS 66601 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Delta Mu (Wichita St - #99) Ronald C. Small (S) 2221 N Hillside Wichita. KS 67219 Epsilon Omicron (Washburn - #323) No Report XiNu (Emporia St - #497) Nathaniel Souther (P) 1120 East Street Emporia. KS 66801 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Delta Eta Lambda (Topeka- #195) Milton E Jackson (P) 324 N W Rolyan Road Topeka. KS 66617 Eta Beta Lambda (Wichita - #257) Evies 0 Crantord (P) 2420 N. Dellrose Wichita, KS 67220

Xi Mu Lambda (Manhattan - #600) Thomas Scott Madry (S) P.O. Box 2343 Fort Riley, KS 66442

ALUMNI CHAPTERS lota Chi Lambda (Saginaw - #522) Curtis Lee Newell (P) 3336 Southlield Court Saginaw. Ml 48601 Kappa Delta Lambda (Lansing - #527) Howard J Spence (P) 610 W Ottawa #401 Lansing, Ml 48933

ALUMNI CHAPTER Gamma Xi Lambda (Minneapolis - #179) No Report

MISSOURI State Director L Dwight Johnson 6795 Foxshire St. Louis. MO 63033 EASTERN MISSOURI Director James McNairy 5436 Clemens Place St. Louis. MO 63112 EASTERN MICHIGAN 3 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Director Alpha Eta Alfred Jetferson (St Louis - #29) 1818 Lawndale Ave. Cameron B Nolan (S) Flint, Ml 48504 5330 Pershing Apt 106 COLLEGE CHAPTER St Louis. MO 63112 Theta Tau Epsilon Psi (GMI - #393) (UM-Rolla-#331) Wendell Ellison (P) Lawrence C. George (P) 2807 Mason Street 39 Johnson Street Flint. Ml 48505 Rolla, MO 65401-3737 Xi Gamma ALUMNI CHAPTERS (SE Missouri - #488) Epsilon Upsilon Lambda Darrin White (P) (Flint - #230) 1027 N Westend William A Tipper (P) St Louis. MO 63701 PO Box 1218 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Flint, Ml 48501 Epsilon Lambda lota Rho Lambda (St Louis-#105) (Pontiac - #517) Vincent Hayes (CS) No Report P 0 Box 4589 ALUMNI CHAPTERS SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN 4 St Louis. MO 63108 Alpha Lambda Epsilon Eta Lambda Director (Louisville- #101) (Charleston- #218) Kenneth Martin Craig Chandler (CS) Edward L Mullins (S) 2929 Branson P 0. Box #2963 Kalamazoo, Ml 49008 P 0 Box 496 Louisville. KY 40201 COLLEGE CHAPTER Charleston. MO 63834 Alpha Beta Lambda Epsilon Xi CENTRAL MISSOURI (Lexington- #124) Director William T, Jiles (CS) [W Michigan - #322) P 0 Box 1248 Ramond Pilgrim (P) Dr Keener A Tippin Lexington. KY 40590-1248 G-28 Zimnerman UMC. 219 Jesse Hall Gamma Beta Lambda Kazoo. Ml 49007 Columbia. MO 65203 (Frankfort- #168) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Donald W Lyons (S) Alpha Psi ALUMNI CHAPTERS 517 Collier CI. (Lincoln - #44) Kappa Psi Lambda Lexington, KY 40505 John Hammond (P) (Kalamazoo - #545) 508 E Elm. Apt 1 No Report Jefferson City. MO 65101 Nu Rho Lambda WESTERN KENTUCKY Zeta Alpha (Benton Harbor - #583) Director (Missouri - #332) Daniel Harbison (P) ' Jimmie L Stewart Mitchell P. Washington (PI 1584 Trebor 511 Jefferson Street 346A Wolpers Hall. UM-C St. Joseph. Ml 49085 P.O. Box 28 Columbia. MO 65201 Franklin, KY 42134 COLLEGE CHAPTERS SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN 5 lota XI Zeta Omicron Director (NE Missouri - #410) (Murray St - #345) Raymond Randolph William Smith (P) John Henry DeBoe, Jr (P) 37334 Chesapeake Or Student Union Building Box 2309 University Station Farmington Hills. Ml 48018 N M S U Murray, KY 42071 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Kirksville. MO 63501 Eta Rho Epsilon ALUMNI CHAPTERS (Michigan - #5) (W Kentucky - #369) Beta Zeta Lambda John H Hale, II (P) Nathaniel Farmer (P) (Jefferson City - # 150) P 0. Box 7397 4-321 College Heights Richard Presberry (P) Ann Arbor. Ml 48107 Bowling Green. KY 42101 2429 Lakewood Road Epsilon Eta Jefferson City. MO 65101 (E Michigan- #316) Xi Epsilon Lambda ALUMNI CHAPTERS Mark Garner (P) (Columbia - #594) Gamma Epsilon Lambda 2871 Bynon Drive. Apt 108 Matthew Tyler (P) (Hopkinsville - #171) Ypsilantl. Ml 48197 PO Box 1923 James Edward Victor (P) Columbia. MO 65205 1304 East 7th Street ALUMNI CHAPTER Hopkinsville. KY 42240 Theta Zeta Lambda Xi Pi Lambda WESTERN MISSOURI (Ann Arbor - #283) (Paducah - #604) Director Morse L. Brown (P) M W. Taylor (P) Albm C Wynn 1453 Ainsley Street 1144 North 14th Street 6108 E 126th Street Ypsilanti. Ml 48197 Paducah, KY 42001 Grandview, MO 64030 Omicron Nu Lambda COLLEGE CHAPTERS SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN 6 (Ft KnoxRadcliff. KY - #623) Delta Rho Director Victor Holman (P) (Missoun-KC - #303) John Kenner 5814-B Bilhymer Street Dewayne Bright (P) 2106 Oakman Blvd Fort Knox. KY 40121 3433 Central #306 Detroit. Ml 48238 MICHIGAN Kansas City. MO 64111 COLLEGE CHAPTERS State Director Zeta Gamma Omicron Mu James Gaddis (Central Missouri - #334) (Oakland - #718) 2701 Martin L King Blvd Tracy Dunlap (P) Richard K Ellis (P) Saginaw, Ml 48601 3609 Cypress 2045 Collingwood Kansas City MO 64128 Detroit. Ml 48206 WESTERN MICHIGAN f Eta XI Director ALUMNI CHAPTERS (Detroit - #366) Nathaniel Allen. Jr Beta Lambda Jerry L, Ashtord (P) 2228 Maftett St (Kansas City- #102) Reno #002 Muskegon Heights. Ml 49444 No Report 3939 Florence Avenue COLLEGE CHAPTERS Omicron Xi Lambda Detroit, Ml 48221 Zeta Beta (Whiteman - #624) Pi Upsilon (Ferris St - #333) Hiton Smith (S) (Dearborn - #748) No Report P 0 Box 7001 Ricky L Blalock (S) lota Epsilon Whiteman AFB. MO 65305 10 Louise Apt 301 (Grand Valley - #402) Highland Park, Ml 48203 Daniel Reeves (P) NEBRASKA Student Activities Director ALUMNI CHAPTERS GVSU Michael J Barnes Alpha Upsilon Allendale. Ml 49507 1010 Evergreen Avenue (Wayne State- #41) Bellevue. NE 68005 Mario McCholos Swann (P) ALUMNI CHAPTERS COLLEGE CHAPTER 2686 Brookfield Eta Nu Lambda Beta Beta Canton, Ml 48188 (Grand Rapids - #267) (Nebraska - #46) Gamma Lambda Louis Barnes (P) John T. Pitts (P) (Detroit #103) P.O Box 230028 4940 Spaulding Matthew W Blount (P) Grand Rapids, Ml 49523 Omaha. NE 68104 14889 Warwick lota Phi Lambda Detroit, Ml 48223 (Muskegon Heights - #521) ALUMNI CHAPTER No Report MINNESOTA Beta Xi Lambda State Director (Omaha-#157) NORTHERN MICHIGAN 2 James Beard Glenn W Dee (P) Director 4109 Portland Avenue, S 6430 Whitmore Avenue Curtis Newell, Sr Minneapolis, MN 55407 Omaha, NE 68152 3336 Southlield Ct Director Saginaw, Ml 48601 Willy James OHIO COLLEGE CHAPTERS 1400 Second Street South State Director Gamma Tau Suite A-510. Box 193 Danny Boone (Michigan St - #84) Minneapolis. MN 55454 2001 Guild Hall Dr. Apt A Jerry Harrison (S) COLLEGE CHAPTER Columbus. OH 43209 P.O Box 6906 Mu NORTHERN OHIO-I E Lansing. Ml 48823 (Minnesota - #11) Director Zeta Delta Harold V Bins (P) Nathaniel J Young (N Michigan - #335) 3804 10th Avenue South 911 Cuthbert Road No Report Minneapolis, MN 55407 Toledo. OH 43607 KENTUCKY State Director Melvin Talbott 843 Halesworth Drive Cincinnati, OH 45240 EASTERN KENTUCKY COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Pi (Louisville - #37) Chris Thigpen (P) Student Ctr Box 12 Univ. of Louisville Louisville. KY 40292 Beta Mu (Kentucky SI - #55) Arthur H. Bushy. Jr. (P) 1521 Stedmantown Lane Apt. #2 Frankfurt. KY 40601 Epsilon Chi (Kentucky - #330) Charles Anthony Jones (P) 246 Willard St Apt. #7 Lexington, KY 40508 XI Alpha (Morehead St - #486) No Report

COLLEGE CHAPTERS Epsilon Alpha (Toledo-#310) Ronald James (P) 11135 Sacor Road #123 Toledo. OH 43623 Epsilon Theta (Bowling Green - # 3 1 7 ) Major Adams Jr. (P) 603 E Reed Street Bowling Green, OH 43403 ALUMNI CHAPTER Alpha XI Lambda (Toledo- #135) Robert E Smith (P) 2262 Parkwood Avenue Toledo, OH 43620 NORTHERN OHIO-II Director Othello Skinner 543 S Sunsetview Drive Akron, OH 44320 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Pi (Cleveland - #15) Wayne Everette Howell, Jr (PI 11900 Carlton Road #310 Clevenland, OH 44106 Alpha Tau (Akron - #40) Keith Brown (P) 933 Jefferson Avenue Akron. OH 44302 Epsilon Delta (Kent St - #313) David M Sellers (P) KSU—Box A. Student Lite Kent. OH 44243 lota Phi (Mount Union - #417) No Report XiChi (Baldwin-Wallace - #706) William Freeman (VP) Dyke College 112 E Prospect Cleveland. OH 44114 Omicron Epsilon (Youngstown St - #712) Lanard Stadtord (P) 126 Park Avenue Youngstown, OH 44505 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Beta Rho Lambda (Youngstown - #160) No Report Delta Alpha Lambda (Cleveland - #189) Roy Lee Manley. Sr (P) 2631 Coventry Road Cleveland. OH 44120 Eta Tau Lambda (Akron - #273) Othello H Skinner (P) 543 S Sunset View Dr Akron. OH 44320 Kappa Mu Lambda (Lorrain - #534) No Report CENTRAL OHIO Director David Pryor 6466 Gunstock Court Reynoldsberg. OH 43068 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Kappa (Ohio S t - # 1 0 ) Anthony T Cook (P) P 0 Box 51. St Cols, Columbus, OH 43210 Phi (Ohio - #20) Carson F Tanks (P) PO Box 41 Athens. OH 45701 Omicron Rho (Ohio Wesleyan - #723) Luther Marshall Washington (T) OWU MUB Box Delaware, OH 43015 ALUMNI CHAPTER Alpha Rho Lambda (Columbus - #138) Danny L Boone (P) P 0 Box 091031 Columbus OH 43209 SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO Director Fred J Conway 3792 Denlinger Dayton, OH 45426 COLLEGE CHAPTERS XI (Wilberforce - #13) Henry French (P) Alpha House Wilberforce U Wilberforce, OH 45384 Gamma Theta (Dayton - #74) Robert Welch (P) 331 Kietaber Dayton, OH 45409 Delta Xi (Central S t - #300) Christopher Saunders (P) 652 Smallwood Dayton, OH 45427 Pi Phi (Wright St U - #749) Darren Callup (S) 2322 Zink Road Fairhonn, OH 45232 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Theta Lambda (Dayton- #108) Lonnie R Norwood (P) 4713 Olde Hickory Place Tretwood. OH 45426

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Chi Lambda (Wilbertorce-#12l) Samuel B Kidd (CS) P 0. Box 522 Wilbertorce. OH 45384 Zeta Delta Lambda (Springfield - #237) James A Washington (P) 3754 Briar Place Dayton. OH 45405

ALUMNI CHAPTER Oelta Gamma Lambda (Cincinnati - #191) Laushon Burnett (RS) 400-1C Bent Tree Drive Fairfield. OH 45014 WEST VIRGINIA State Director Adolphus A. Young. Jr. 157 Riverside Drive, Apt Welch. WV 24801 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Beta Theta (Bluelield St - #52) No Report XI Theta (Concord - #493) No Report

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Adolphus A Young. Jr (S) P 0 Box 671 Bluefield. WV 24701 Gamma Oelta Lambda (Beckley-#170) No Report WEST VIRGINIA II Director Brother Julius McLeod P 0. Box 131 Institute. WV 25112 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Zeta (Wesl Virginia SI - #28) Julius A. McLeod. II (P) P.O Box 131 Institute, WV 25112 NuNu (Marshall - #475) Rufus 0, Wagner (P) 1301 Twin Tower East Marshall U Huntington. WV 25701 Pi Mil (West Virginia - #740) Richard L Waugh (S) 597 Clark Street Morgantown, WV 26505 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha lota Lambda (Charleston- #131) Charles C Mills (S) 22 Hickory Mill Road Hurricane. WV 25526 WISCONSIN Director Carl W Birks 8260 N, 37th Street Milwaukee. Wl 53209 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma Epsilon (Wisconsin-#71) Keenun Autney Walker (P) 121 W Main Street. Apt 1 Madison, Wl 53703 Epsilon Tau [uw-Milwaukee - 327) Stanley Bnster (P) 3913 North 13th Street Milwaukee, Wl 53206 Zeta lota (UW-Whitewater - #340) Charles Wiley (P) 1161 Carriage Drive #9 Whitewater, Wl 53190 Eta Beta (WSU-Platteville - #355) No Report Eta PI (WSU-Oshkosh - #368) Otis Sims (S) 330 E Irving Oshkosh, Wl 54901 Mu Epsilon (Carthage - #446) No Report Nil XI (Marquette - #476) No Report Nu Omicron (Carroll - #477) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Oelta Chi Lambda (Milwaukee - #210) Richard E. Williams (P) 6599 N Bethmaur Lane Glendale, Wl 53209

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Mu Gamma (Georgia College - #444) Antonio B. Lawrence (P) Zeta Alpha Lambda Mu Eta Lambda 846 Powelton Avenue (Ft Lauderdale - #234) (Madison - #552) Sparta, GA 31081 Dwight R. Priester (P) Bernard R Flowers (P/S) Mu Delta 730 Southwest 38th Avenue P 0 Box 9875 (Georgia SW - #445) Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 Madison, Wl 53715 Bruce Bradley (P) Eta Kappa Lambda GSWBox 1196 (Ft Pierce - #265) Amencus, GA 31709 Vernon H. Floyd (P) Mu Omicron P 0. Box 1271 ALABAMA (Valdosta St - #455) Fort Pierce. FL 34954 Director Phillip L. Dunwoody (P) Theta Eta Lambda Iva Williams VSC Box 13 (St. Petersburg - #284) 237 11th Ave, SW Valdosta. GA 31698 Richard A. Hartsfield (P) Birmingham, AL 35211 Nu Gamma 365 Kingfish Dr S E COLLEGE CHAPTERS (W Georgia - #466) St. Petersburg, FL 33705 Alpha Beta Wayneman Brown (P) lota Beta Lambda (Talladega - #24) WGC P 0 Box 10016 (Cocoa - #503) Jettery Merida (P) Carrollton. GA 30118 Albert L Owens (P) Talladega College NuMu P.O. Box 1275 Talladega. AL AL 35160 (Georgia Tech - #474) Cocoa. FL 32923 1275 Beta Upsilon Theodore Yarboro, Jr. (P) Iota Pi Lambda (Alabama St - #63) Georgia Tech Box 32896 (Miami- #516) Derrick Liburd (P) Atlanta, GA 30332 Lee R. Perry IP) Alabama State Univ.

XI Tau P.O. Box 571098 P 0 Box 28 P.O. Box 2281 (Georgia Southern - #703) Miamai, FL 33257 1098 Montgomery. AL 36195 Birmingham.

AL 35201 Ronald Robertson (P) Mu Zeta Lambda Gamma Kappa LB. 11677 FLORIDA (Lakeland - #551) (Miles - #76) Statesboro. GA 30460 Director Randolph H Barnes (P) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS 2212 S San Gully Road John C. Rawls Gamma Phi Eta Lambda 5808 S.W 49th Street Lakeland. FL 33803 (Tuskegee - #86) (Atlanta- #107) Gainesville, Fl 32608 Nu Eta Lambda Phillip Carswell (CS) Stephen E. Randall (CS) COLLEGE CHAPTERS (Gainesville - #574) P 0 Box 36 P 0 Box 92576 Beta Nu Edward A. Woodbury (P) Tuskegee, AL 36088.

Atlanta. GA 30314 (Florida A S M - #56) PO Box 2875 Oelta Gamma Alpha Chi Lambda Kenneth Washington (P) Gainesville. FL 32602 (Alabama A S M - #91) (Augusta- #143) 1449 S M.L.King Blvd.

Jonathan LaVert Ward (CS) Xi Omicron Lambda Willie G Marshall (FS) Tallahassee. FL 32301 (Fort Myers - #603) Box 220 829 Strother Drive Delta Beta No Report Alabama A&M University Augusta. GA 30901 (Bethune-Cookman - #90) Xi Rho Lambda Normal. AL 35762 Beta Phi Lambda Henry Roberts (P) (Belle Glade - #605) Epsilon Nu (Savannah- #164) 2050 S Ridgewood Ave James Allen, Jr. (P) (Stillman- #321) Theodore Collins (CS) P 0. Box 378 Joe L, Ross (S) PO Box 1361 S Daytona, FL 32019 Belle Glade. FL 33430 Stillman College Savannah, GA 31402 Oelta Psi Xi Sigma Lambda P.O Box 4876 Gamma Omicron Lambda (Florida Memorial - #309) (Panama City - #606) Tuscaloosa. AL 35403 (Albany - #180) Deen J Bohler (VP) James Finklea (T) Theta Delta 15800 N W 42nd Avenue Clin Edward Felton (P) 7225 South Lagoon Drive (South Alabama - #379) Miami. FL 33054 Panama City Beach. FL 32407 2114 Princeton Drive No Report Eta Delta Albany, GA 31707 Xi Psi Lambda lota Nu (Miami - #357) Gamma Sigma Lambda (Palmetto- #611) (UAB - #409) Manuel J Cox (P) (Ft Valley - #183) John Luther Harvey (S) Darcy Prince (S) 9350 N W 23rd Avenue Johnny Foster (S) 1010 25th ST. E. 2319 24th Avenue N Miami. FL 33147 800 Leisure Lake Drive, Apt. L-3 Bradenton, FL 34208 Birmingham, AL 35234 Theta Gamma Warner Robins, GA 31088 Omicron Beta Lambda Kappa Alpha IS Florida - #378) Delta lota Lambda (Clearwater - #613) (Alabama - #420) Gordon T Edwards (P) James Waters (P) (Columbus - #197) Randall Hardy (P) 2911 Ramada Drive #330 No Report 1691 Grovehill Road P 0. Box 1524 Tampa, FL 33613 Epsilon Beta Lambda Palm Harbor. FL 34683 Tuscaloosa, AL 35486 Theta Sigma (Macon- #213) Omicron Upsilon Lambda Kappa Gamma (Florida - #392) Alveno Ross (S) (Delray Beach - #630) (North Alabama - #422) Craig Jeftery Lewis (S) 1236 Appleton Avenue Wayne Condry (S) Melvin J Baldwin. Jr (VP) 17-404 Reid Hall Macon. GA 31307 3512 Diane Drive P 0 Box 5554 Gainesville, FL 32612 Eta lota Lambda Boynton Beach, FL 33445 Florence. AL 35630 lota Delta (Athens - #264) NuTau GEORGIA (Florida St - #401) Hugh Goodrum (CS) (Montevallo - #481) Bryan Foreman (CS) Director P 0 Box 902 Samuel Earl Jones (P) FSU P.O Box 7002 Robert Willis Athens. GA 30603 P.O Box Drawer X Tallahassee. FL 32313 3604 Revere Road, SW Theta Nu Lambda Montevallo. AL 35115 Kappa Upsilon Atlanta. GA 30331 (LaGrange - #289) (Jacksonville - #438) XI Beta COLLEGE CHAPTERS John D Hoggs (P) Eric D. Johnson (SI (Troy State - #487) lota 1715 Eastwood Lane 1658 Kings Road, Box 323 No Report (Morris Brown - #9) West Point. GA 31833 Jacksonville. FL 32209 XI XI Darryle Eric Lesure (S) lota Gamma Lambda Mu Theta (Jacksonville - #498) P 0. Box 92055 (Brunswick - #504) Quitin Davis (P) Atlanta, GA 30314 Carl Brown (P) (W Florida - #449) P 0 Box 3018. JSU Alpha Rho PO Box 2122 No Report Jacksonville. AL 36265 (Morehouse - #38) Brunswick. GA 31520 Xi lota Omicron Alpha Marshall L. Green, Jr, (S) Kappa Tau Lambda (Auburn-Montgomery - #708) (Central Florida - #494) 595 Collier Ridge Drive, NW (Valdosta- #541) Rodney Rackley (P) Micheal Birmingham (S) Atlanta, GA 30318 P.O. Box 26261 Willie R. Jones (P) 500 Eastdale Road. Apt E-3 Alpha Phi Orlando, FL 32816 2301 N Forrest Street Montgomery, AL 36117 (Clark - #42) Xi Kappa Valdosta. GA 31602 Omicron Kappa Robert Hairston (VP) Nu Mu Lambda (Florida Tech #495) (Auburn - #717) 129 Mildred Street (Decatur - #578) No Report Charles Francis Marshall (P) Atlanta. GA 30314 Andre Cleveland (CS) ALUMNI CHAPTERS PO Box 1865 Gamma Zeta Upsilon Lambda P 0 Box 370607 Auburn, AL 36830 (Ft Valley St - #72) (Jacksonville- #119) Decatur. GA 30034 Omicron Sigma Watson Fluellen, Jr (S) Calvin L Burney (P) Omicron Mu Lambda (B ham Southern - #724) P 0 Box 4326, FVSC 1432Carbondale Court (Marnetta - #622) No Report Ft Valley. GA 31030 Jacksonville. FL 32208 Steven M. Boyd (P) Pi Delta Delta Delta Beta Beta Lambda 763 East Lake Landing (Livingston - #733) (Albany St - #92) (Miami#146) Marietta, GA 30062 Franklin D, Ball (P) Kevins C Jones (CA) Dr Joseph S. Gay (P) Albany State College. Box 9168 Omicron Pi lambda P 0 Box 34 8 NW 158th Street (Hinesville - #626) Livingston, AL 35470 Albany. GA 31705 Miami. FL 33169 Hiram Nkrumah Johnson (S) Oelta Eta ALUMNI CHAPTERS Beta Delta Lambda 513 Myrtle Lane (Savannah St - #95) Omicron Lambda (Daytona Beach - # Hinseville. GA 31313 Tkeban X.T. Jahannes (S) (Birmingham - #114) Alfred Williams (P) 148) Omicron Phi Lambda 701 E. 36th Street Henry M, Goodgame, Jr (S) 1444 Sunset Blvd (East Point- #631) Savannal. GA 31404 1729 Warrior Road Daytona Beach, FL 32017 Perry Halstead (CS) Zeta Mu Birmingham, AL 35208 Gamma Zela Lambda 3676 Calmer Circle (Georgia SI - #342) (Tampa- #172) Alpha Nu Lambda East Point, GA 30344 Darryn K Hann (P) Arthur Mallard (P) [Tuskegee- #134) MISSISSIPPI PO Box 82102 GSU P 0 Box 542 Frank E. Cyrus (P) Tampa, FL 33604 Director Atlanta, GA 30303 P 0 Drawer BBB Gamma Mu Lambda Wiley Jones Zela PI Tuskegee Institute. AL 36088 (Tallahassee - #177) Alcorn State University (Georgia - #346) Alpha Upsilon Lambda Michael James (CS) PO Box 509 Hamilton E Holmes, Jr. (P) (Montgomery - #141) P 0 Box 5474 Lorman, MS 39096 2153 University Station Samuel L. Jackson (CS) Tallahassee. FL 32314 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Athens. GA 30612 PO Box 6058 Delia Delta Lambda Gamma Upsilon Eta Alpha Montgomery, AL 36106 (West Palm Beach - #192) (Tougaloo - #85) (Paine - #354) Beta Omicron Lambda Dr Charles E. White (P) Lathan C Dabbs (P) Drew M Love (P) (Mobile- #158) P.O Box 982 PO, Box 401 Paine College Alvin J Allen (RS) Tougaloo, Mississippi 39174 1235 15th Street 1205 St Madar Street Oelta Kappa Wesl Palm Beach. FL 33402 Augusta. GA 30910 Mobile, AL 36603 (Alcorn - #98) Delta XI Lambda Theta Beta Oelta Theta Lambda Curtis Eugene Simmons (P) (Orlando - #202) (Columbus - #377) (Huntsville- #196) Wallace B Brown, Jr. (P) P 0 Box 267 Adam Brown (S) Or A. J Garth (ES) 2001 Mercy Drive. Suite 201 30 Clearview Circle Alcorn State University Box 33. Alabama A&M u Orlando.

FL 32808 Lorman, MS 39096 Columbus, GA 31907 Normal. AL 35762 Epsilon Mu Lambda Delta Phi Iota Eta Delia Pi Lambda (Pensacola - #222) (Jackson State - #307) (Mercer - #404) (Selma - #204) Linzie Stephens (P) Matthias Pilate (P) Carlos Anton McCloud (P) Alvin A Cleveland (S) 8228 Monticello Drive PO, Box 17177. JSU Box 61. Mercer University PO Box 2512 Pensacola. FL 32503 Macon, GA 31207 Jackson, MS 39217 Selma. AL 36701 Epsilon Pi Lambda Zeta Phi Mu Alpha Delta Phi Lambda (Ocala - #226) (MVSU-#351) (Emory - #442) (Tuscaloosa - #209) William E. Jackson (S) Marc Fairfax Stevens (CS) Stanley L. Price (S) Bruce Crawford (P) 1822 SW 4th Street P.O Box 899. MVSU Emory U. Box # 21185 1812-D, 48th Street, East Ocala. FL 32674 Itta Bena. MS 38941 Atlanta, GA 30322 Tuscaloosa. AL 35405

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SOUTHWEST OHIO Director Clarence Frazier H45Wionna Cincinnati, OH 45224 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Alpha (Cincinnati -#23) Darren R Morris (P) P 0. Box 19219 Cincinnati, OH 45219 Delia Upsilon (Miami - #306) Michael Duoley (P) 77 Thomason Hall - Miami U Oxford, OH 45056

Epsilon Delta Lambda (Talladega-#215) Thomas Y Lawrence (S) 114 Baker Street Talladega, AL 35160 Theta Alpha Lambda (Gadsden - #278) No Report Thela Gamma Lambda (Dothan - #280) James Bland Smith (P) P.O. Box 6893 Dothan. AL 36302 Kappa Nu Lambda (Leigtrton - #535) Napoleon Mitchell (P) P 0 Box 622 Sheffield. AL 35660 Mu lota Lambda (Mobile - #554) Darryl Demell Shepherd (S) 2849 Keener Street Whistler. AL 36612 Mu Psi Lambda (Homewood - #567) Travis A Brooks (P)

Omicron Gamma Lambda (Kernersville - #614) Charles F. Wallington (P) 327 Mar-Don Hills Court Winston-Salem. NC 27104 SOUTH CAROLINA Director James Lucas 1800 Standish Street Columbia. SC 29203 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Beta Delta (SC State - #48) Kevin Harwell (P) P.O. Box 1954 South Carolina State College Orangeburg, SC 29117 Gamma Gamma (North Carolina - #447) Leonard L, Johnson (S) (Allen U - #69) P.O. Box 551 No Report Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Gamma Pi Mu Tau (BenedicI- #81) Eldndge McPhee (P) (UNC-Charlotte - #459) Anton K, Shaw (P) Benedict College SGA office Harden S Blending UNC-Charlotte, NC Columbia, SC 29204 Charlotte, NC 28223 Delta Alpha Nu Zeta (Claflin - #89) Jeffrey Salley (S) (W Carolina - #469) Route 3 Box 284 No Report Walterboro, SC 29488 XI Eta Eta lota (Wake Forest - #492) (Voorhees - #362) Kenneth Edison Jones (P) ALUMNI CHAPTERS Reynolda Station, Box 7382 Jerome Young (P) Alpha Epsilon Lambda Winston-Salem. NC 27109 650 Porter Drive (Jackson - # 1 2 7 ) Omicron Beta Denmark, SC 29042 Harvey Johnson, Jr. (P) (Atlantic Christian - #709) Thela Nu 1141 Hallmark Drive No Report (South Carolina - #387) Jackson, MS 39206 Omicron Theta Maurice Myers (CS) Epsilon Xi Lambda (Wilmington - #715) P.O. Box 85128 USC (Mound Bayou - #224) Rodney L. White (P) Columbia, SC 29201 George C Bell (S) P.O. Box 23922 UNCW Kappa Chi PO Box 4717 Wilmington. NX. 28407 (Francis Marion - #440) Greenville, MS 38701 Pi Zeta David I. Murdock (P) Zeta Mu Lambda P.O. Box 384 (UNC-Greensboro - #735) (Biloxi - #244) Florence. SC 29503 Timothy Thorpe (P) Mack B. Harris (P) Box 1061. EliCUNCG MuPi P.O. Box 4254 Greensboro. NC 27403 (Baptist - #456) Gullport. MS 39502 PiNu Kenneth Wilson (S) Eta Phi Lambda Baptist College Box 398 (Appalachian S t - #741) (Columbus - #275) Charleston. SC 29411 Gregory Stewart (P) Roland F Colom (P) P.O. Box 5277 Nu Phi P.O. Box 464 Boone. NC 28608 (USC-Conway - #483) Columbus, MS 39701 ALUMNI CHAPTERS No Report Theta Sigma Lambda Kappa Lambda Xi Epsilon (Natchez - #294) (Greensboro - #110) (Morris - #490) Elvin M Parker (S) Melvin W Griffin (P) No Report P.O. Box 183 P.O. Box 21052 XiPhi Port Gibson. MS 39150 Greensboro, NC 27420 (Winthrop - #705) Mu Gamma Lambda Phi Lambda (Hattiesburg-Laurel - #548) Douglas T. Simons (VP) (Raleigh- #120) No Report P.O. Box 6874 (WCS) Hernando F Palmer (P) Mu Pi Lambda Rock Hill. SC 29733 P 0 Box 445 (Brookhaven - #560) Omicron Chi Smithtield, NC 27577 Alvin Franklin (VP) (Wotford - #728) Alpha Pi Lambda 5955 Westmove Drive No Report (Winston-Salem #137) Jackson. MS 39206 Pi Alpha Charles Roy Pierce (P) XI Zeta Lambda 2437 New Walkertown Road (Clemson - #730) (Moss Point - #595) Willie E Pettway (P) Winston-Salem, NC 27101 B. B. Jennings. Jr. (P) P 0 Box 7182 Beta Theta Lambda 5631 Rose Drive Clemson University (Durham- #152) Moss Point, MS 39563 Clemson. SC 29632 Willis E Baird (P) Omicron Rho Lambda P 0 Box 3522 ALUMNI CHAPTERS (Vicksburg - #627) Durham, NC 27702 Alpha Psi Lambda John Walls Jr (P) Beta Mu Lambda (Columbia- #144) 126 Leatrice Lane (Salisbury- #155) Jasper Salmond Vicksburg. MS 39180 Hubert Chambers (S) 4035 Coronado Drive 62 Chandlewick Drive Columbia. SC 29203 Salisbury. NC 28144 Beta Kappa Lambda NORTH CAROLINA Beta Nu Lambda (Charleston-#154) Director (Charlotte- #156) James I Bright (P) Roger McLean Bill Hunter (P) 112 Stewart Street PO. Box 921 712 East 36th Street Goose Creek, SC 29445 Elizabeth City State U Charlotte. NC 28205 Elizabeth City, NC 27909 Gamma Gamma Lambda Gamma Kappa Lambda COLLEGE CHAPTERS (Greenville- #169) (Wilmington - #176) Alpha Omicron J. C. Harrison (P) Charlie Henry (P) (Johnson C Smith - #36) Gamma Gamma Lambda Chapte 214 Devonshire Lane Rogers Williams, Jr. (S) P.O. Box 5244 Wilmington. NC 28403 Johnson C. Smith Univ Greenville, SC 296064 Gamma Psi Lambda UPO 1035 Delta Zela Lambda (Asheville- #188) (Orangeburg - #194) Charlotte. NC 28216 Kenneth T. McClellan (CS) Willie R. Cantley (P) Beta Epsilon 211 Saint Johns Street (NC A S T - #49) P.O Box 152 Arden. NC 28704 Richard Earl Moore (P) Orangeburg. SC 29116 Epsilon Rho Lambda Box A-14 NC AST SU Delta Kappa Lambda (Fayetteville - #227) Greensboro. NC 27411 (Florence- #198) Robert G. Owens (P) Beta Zela George W. Sargent (P) 1902 Eichelberger Drive 1743 N, Norwood Lane (Elizabeth City - #50) Fayetteville, NC 28303 Kenneth Sumter (VP) Epsilon Sigma Lambda Florence, SC 29501 ECSU Box 561 (Rocky Mount - #228) Eta Omicron Lambda Elizabeth City. NC 27909 No Report (Rock Hill - #269) Beta lola Jean W Goggins (P) (Winston-Salem - #53) Rt, 1, Box 1210 Hiram T. Watts (S) Epsilon Chi Lambda Chester, SC 29706 1045 BettvDr. (Elizabeth City - #232) Theta Phi Lambda Winston-Salem. NC 27107 Leonard Ross Ballou (P) (Bennettsville - #297) Beta Rho ECSU - Box 942 Ralph W. DuPree, Sr. (P) (Shaw - #60) Elizabeth City, NC 27909 203 Beauty Spot Road Leon Hudson, Jr. (P) Zeta Eta Lambda Bennettsville, SC 29512 Shaw University (Greenville - #240) lota Eta Lambda 118 E. South Street Game Moore (S) (Denmark - #508) Raleigh. NC 27611 P 0 Box 1187 Stephon Edwards (P) Gamma Beta Greenville, NC 27834 P 0 Box 2058 (NC Central - #68) Ela Mu Lambda Orangeburg. SC 29116 Bradford Milton (P) (Gastonia - #266) Mu Epsilon Lambda P 0 Box 19484. NCCU William H Lucus, II (S) (Conway - #550) Durham. NC 27707 P.O. Box 141 No Report Gamma Mu Gastonia, CC 28053 Xi Gamma Lambda (Livingston - #77) Theta Omicron Lambda (Beaufort - #592) William C Chisslom (P) (Goldboro - #291) Albert L Jackson (P) 1206 West Horah Street William Paul Pitt (P) 1519 Palmetto St Salisbury. NC 28144 117 Neuse Circle Beaulort, SC 29902 Gamma Psi Goldsboro, NC 27530 Xi Theta Lambda Nu lota Lambda (St Augustine's - #88) (Spartanburg - #597 (Kinslon - #576) Lamont 0 Hames (P) No Report Earl Roundtree (P) P.O. Box 27212 Xi Upsilon Lambda P.O. Box 804 Raleigh, NC 27611-7212 (Greenwood #608) Kinston. NC 28501 Epsilon Zeta No Report Nu Kappa Lambda (Fayetteville St - #315) Xi Phi Lambda (Lumberton - #577) No Report (Summerville - #609) George H Young (P) Zeta Epsilon William L. Baylor. II (P) P.O. Box 1392 (Barber-Scotia - #336) PO. Box 511 Lumberton, NC 28359 No Report Moncks Corner. SC 29461

lota Gamma (Rust - #400) Arvis Johnson (S) Rust College Holly Springs, MS 38635 Kappa Beta (Mississippi S t - #421) Roderick Wade (P) P.O. Box 1472 Mississippi State. MS 39762 MuXi (USM - #454) Maury E. Booth (VP) 328'/2 Cypress St. Harnesburg, MS 39401 Nu Upsilon (Mississippi - #482) Craig D. Bluntson (P) P.O. Box 3251 University. MS 38677 Omicron Gamma (Millsaps - #710) O'Casey Ferrell (S) 206 Lovett Drive Clinton, MS 39056 Omicron Psi (Delta St - #729) Marcus Mitchell (S) P.O Box 1253. DSU Cleveland. MS 38733

Eta Mu (East Carolina - #365) Anthony J. Rook (P) P.O Box 2958 Greenville. NC 27834 Eta Omicron (NC St - #367) Kevin A. Clark (P) 1402 Varsity Drive Raleigh, NC 27606 Kappa Omicron (Duke - #433) Michael A. Conway (P) Box 4783 D.S. Durham, NC 27705 Mu Zeta

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Omicron lota Lambda (Columbia - #620) Ralph Johnson (P) 309 Creek Drive Columbia. SC 29210 Omicron Kappa Lambda (Sumter - #621) Willie Lee Bethune (S) P.O. Box 93 Gable, SC 29051 Omicron Tau Lambda (Aiken - #629) James W Moton (P) 231 Stone Drive Aiken, SC 29801 TENNESSEE Oireclor Floyd Jones 751 Bontemps Drive Nashville, TN 37207 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Chi (Meharry Medical - #21) No Report Alpha Chi (Fisk - #43) Darell Prince (P) p 0, Box 223, Fisk U Nashville, TN 37208 Beta Xi (Lemoyne-Owen - #57) Tyler M Moore, Jr (A) 48 Bonita Ave Memphis. Tennessee 38109 Beta Omicron (Tennessee St - #58) Oarrell Cummings (P) Tennessee State University P 0. Box 419 Nashville, TN 37209 Beta PI (Lane - #59) Ricky L Jackson (P) 424 Lambulh Avenue Jackson TN 38301 Oamma Omicron (Knoxville - #80) No Report Eta Phi (UT-Chattanooga - #373) No Report Theta PI (Austin-Peay - #390) Edward L Ligon (P) 236 Marion Street Clarksville. TN 37040 Kappa Eta (Memphis St - #426) Ernest A Greenleat (CS) 9780 Highway 64 Arlington. TN 38002 "appa Theta (Vanderbilt - #427) No Report Kappa Xi (Middle Tennessee - #432) Lucas L Johnson II (S) '16 Kent Street Memphis. TN 38111 Mu Beta (UT-Martin - #443) John Tipton (P) 405 Oxford Martin, TN 38237 Mu lota (Tennessee - #450) Norris Kirby (P) 1810 Lake Avenue Knoxville. TN 37916 NuEla (Christian Brothers - #470) Tyler M Moore. Jr. (A) 48 Bonita Avenue Memphis. TN 38109 Omicron Phi (Tennessee Tech - #727) Reuben D. Morris. Ill (P) TTU Box 5231 Cookeville. TN 38505

SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS Director John Colbert 2140 Loren Circle Fayetteville. AR 72701 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Beta Chi (Philander Smith - #65) Kelly Jenkins (P) 812 West 13th Street. Box 538 Little Rock. AR 72202 Gamma Delta (UAPB - #70) Laurenc Sykes (A) 1007 E 19 Pine Bluff. AR 71601 Theta Kappa (Henderson St - #385) Dednck Briggs (P) HSU Box 6528 Arkadelphia. AR 71923 Theta Upsilon (Arkansas St - #394) Bobby Maurice Brown (P) P.O. Box 1366 State University. AR 72467 Theta Psi (Central Arkansas - #397) Dane R. Watson (P) U.C.A., Box 5111 Conway. AR 72032 Kappa lota (S Arkansas - #428) John F. Fresslay (S) SAU Box 171 Magnolia. AR 71753 Kappa Kappa (Arkansas - #429) Arthur McDads. Ill (P) 608 N. Stover Avenue Fayetteville. AR 72701 Kappa Psi (UA-Little Rock - #441) No Report Nu Alpha (Arkansas Tech - #464) Steven Ware (P) ATU P 0, Box 753 Russelleville, AR 72801 Pi Psi (UofAr at Monlicello - #751) Norris Dwight Tillman (N;A) p 0 Box 2399 Monticello, AR 71655

ALUMNI CHAPTERS Pi Lambda (Little Rock- #115) Herbert M. Scott. Jr. (P) 2201 Romine Road Little Rock. AR 72204 Delta Sigma Lambda (Pine Bluff - #206) Calvin Matlock (CS) P 0. Box 6041 Pine Bluff. AR 71611 Theta Tau Lambda (Helena - #295) Willis C. Williams (FT) 51 Lambert Drive West Helen. AR 72390 Mu Omicron Lambda (Blylheville - #559) Lulher Whitfield, Jr, (P) P.O Box 967 Osceola, AR 72370 Omicron Zeta Lambda (Fayetteville - #617) John L. Colbert (S) 2140 Loren Circle Fayetteville. AR 72701 LOUISIANA Director Joseph K Byrd Xavier University New Orleans. LA 70125 COLLEGE CHAPTERS ALUMNI CHAPTERS Beta Sigma Tan Lambda (Southern-#61) Nashville-#118) Reginald J Johnson (CS) Wilson 0 Welch. Jr. (CS) P.O. Box 9929, Southern Univ P-O. Box 5646 Baton Rouge. LA 70813 Nashville, TN 37208 p Beta Tau si Lambda (Xavier - #62) (Chattanooga - #122) Robert Kenneth Buchanan, Jr. (S) Tony A Hampton (S) 3935 Pine Street 3535 Mtn. Crk. Road #303 New Orleans, LA 70125 Chattanooga. TN 37415 Beta Phi Alpha Delta Lambda (Dillard - #64) Memphis-#126) Kirk Williams (CS) Walter L Evans (P) 2601 Gentilly Boulevard f'61 s Parkway East New Orleans. LA 70122 Memphis. TN 38114 Alpha Mu Lambda Delta Sigma (Grambling - #304) Knoxville,-#133) Travis E Smith (S) Leonard A. Jackson (CS) " 0. Box 2091 P.O. Box 200 Knoxville. TN 37901 Grambling, LA 71245 Beta Upsilon Lambda Epsilon Upsilon (Jackson - #163) (SUNO - #328) Morris P. Fair (P) Lawrence M Carter (VP'CS) 56 Moorewood Drive 4545 Rosemont Place Jackson. TN 38301 New Orleans. LA 70126 Kappa Zeta Lambda Zeta XI (Clarksville - #529) (SW Louisiana - #344) Arnold E Myers (P Eugene J Sonnier. II (P) 2713 Wren Road P 0. Box 41889 Clarksville, TN 37042 Lafayette, LA 70504 mu Nu Lambda Eta Kappa (Louisiana Tech - #363) Klngsport - #557) Warren A LeJeune (P) Lorenzo Wyaft (P) 212 Springdale Road PO Box 3129. TS Bristol, TN 37620 Ruston, LA 71272 Omicron Sigma Lambda Eta Chi (Murfreesboro - #628) (NE Louisiana - #374) Alphonse Carter, Jr (P) Kelvin Bryant (S) P-O. Box 2685 NLU Box 5077 Murfreesboro, TN 37133-2685 Monroe. LA 71212

Theta Theta (McNeese St - #383) Mark Woods (P) P.O Box 92849 McNeese University Lake Charles. LA 70609 Theta Phi (UNO - #395) Juan Byrd (P) 108 Carlta Drive Avondale. LA 70094 Theta Chi (NW State - #396) Jerome Sampson (P) P.O Box 5232 Natchitoches. LA 71457 Kappa Mu (Nicholls St - #430) Byron D Henderson (P) 1108 McGinnis Street Donaldsonville, Louisiana 70346 Kappa Nu (St Louisiana - #431) Douglas Wade Cyprian (P) P.O. Box 3917 Hammond. LA 70402 NuPsI (Louisiana SI - #485) Reginald Chatman (P) PO. Box 21902 (LSU) Baton Rouge. LA 70893 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Sigma Lambda (New Orleans- #117) Howard Rodgers, III (P) P.O Box 53262 New Orleans. LA 70153-3262 Beta lota Lambda (Baton Rouge- #153) Terry L. Arnngton (FS) 5476 Lipton Drive Baton Rouge. LA 70809 Delta Upsilon Lambda Shreveport - #208) James C Leary (T) 2961 Looney Street Shreveport, LA 71103 Epsilon Kappa Lambda (Grambling- #221) Roy B. Moss (P) P.O. Box 808 Grambling. LA 71245 Epsilon Psi Lambda (Alexandria - #233) Charles R Joiner. MD (P) PO Box 5276 Alexandria. LA 71301 Zeta Chi Lambda (Bogalusa - #254) Nu Repoti Zeta Psi Lambda (Lake Charles - #255) Alfred G Mouton (P) 3035 General Pershing Drive Lake Charles, LA 70601 Eta Gamma Lambda (Lafayette - #258) Joseph M Cotton (S) P.O. Box 5224 Lafayette. LA 70502 Eta Delta Lambda (Monroe - #259) Louis Pargoud (CS) P.O. Box 815 Monroe. LA 71201 lota Xi Lambda (Opelousas- #514) Alfred Dupree (P) P.O. Box 401 Opelousas. LA 70570 Nu Alpha Lambda (Marrero - #568) Kerry Southall (S) P 0 Box 6334 Melaine, LA 70009 Nu Theta Lambda (St Martinville - #575) Michael Broussard (S) Rt 4. Box 163 Breuax Bridge. LA 70517 Nu Sigma Lambda (Natchitoches - #584) No Report Xi Nu Lambda (Baton Rouge- #601) Ronald S. Millender, Sr, (CS) P.O. Box 80052 Baton Rouge. LA 70898 Xi Chi Lambda (Leesville - #610) No Report OKLAHOMA Director Rundell Edison 2308 NW 47th Lawton, OK 73505 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Beta Kappa (Langston - #54) No Report Epsilon Epsilon (Oklahoma S t - # 3 1 4 ) No Report Zeta Zeta (Oklahoma - #337) Ravel L Richardson (S) 911 Imhoff #532 Norman. OK 73072 Zeta Sigma (Central St - #348) Travis Cephus (T) East Hall. Rm 122 Edmond. OK 73034 Zeta Upsilon (Northeastern St - #350) Douglas A. Ivy (P) N S.U Wilson Hall #9 Tahleguah, OK 74464 Eta Theta (East Central St - #361) Steve Gibbs (S) ECU Box 1 Ada. OK 74820

Kappa Epsilon (Cameron - #424) Steven D Tolliver (P) 7913 NW Andrew Avenue Lawton, OK 73505 Omicron Nu (Tulsa-#719) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Tau Lambda (Tulsa-#140) Donald E Butler (P) 2304 West Woodrow Tulsa, OK 74127 Beta Epsilon Lambda (Boley - #149) L. G Ashley (S) P 0 Box 247 Boley. OK 74829 Beta Eta Lambda (Oklahoma City - #151) Ronald James (T) 1717 NE. 66th Street Oklahoma City. OK 73111 Beta Chi Lambda (Muskogee-#165) James Henry Johnson (S) 704 Anthony Muskogee. OK 74403 Zeta Gamma Lambda (Langston - #236) Robert Anderson (FS) 5100 North Lottie Oklahoma City. OK 73111 Eta Xi Lambda (Lawton-Ft Sill - #268) Calvin Prince (CS) P.O. Box 6752 Lawton. OK 73506 Pi Beta Lambda (Midwest City - #635) Terry Salmon (CS) P 0. Box 30035 Midwest City. OK 73140 TEXAS Director William F. Jones 4145 Simpson Drive Beaumonl. TX 77705 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Delta (Huston-Tillotson - #4) Jacques 0. Campbell (P) 1820 E 8th Street, Box 95 Austin, TX 78702 Alpha Sigma (Wiley - #39) No Report Gamma Alpha (Texas College - #67) W Omar Karrlem (S) 205 Chimney Rock #515 Tyler. TX 75702 Delta Theta (Texas Southern - #96) Steve Hariston (P) TSUâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Sterling Student Lile Center Houston. TX 77004 Epsilon Gamma (Bishop- #312) Andre Turner (P) 3837 Simpson-Stuart RD Dallas. TX 75241 Epsilon lota (Texas - #318) Stanley T. Lewis (P) Box #242 Texas Union Austin. TX 78713 Epsilon Rho (Lamar - #325) Robert E Hunter (P) P.O. Box 10473 Beaumonl, TX 77710 Epsilon Sigma (St. M a r y s - #326) No Report Zeta Kappa (UT-EI Paso-#341) No Report Zeta Tau (East Texas St - #349) Michael Herbert (VP) Box S. E.T. Station Commerce. TX 75428 Zeta Chi (UT-Arlington - #352) No Report Eta Gamma (Prairie View - #356) Bradley Jackson (H) PO Box 2309 Prairie View, TX 77446 Eta Epsilon (North Texas St - #358) Anderson Young (OOP) 627 Bernard Denton, TX 76201 Eta Mu (Houston - #364) James E. Payne (S) 8410 W Bartell #901 Houston, TX 77054 Eta Upsilon (Texas Tech - #372) Kevin M Brown (P) 2013 8th Street #107 Lubbock, TX 79406 Eta Psi (Texas Christian - #375) Randy E Parker (CS) P.O. Box 11401 Ft Worth. TX 76110 Theta Alpha (Jarvis - #376) Gregory 0 Henderson (P) P 0 Box 69 Hawkins. TX 75765 Theta Mu (Sam Houston St - #386) David K Preston (P) P.O Box 2840 Hunstville. TX 77340

Xi Eta Lambda (N Harris County - #596) No Report Xi Kappa Lambda (Missouri City - #599) Leonard Sparks. Ill (CS) PO Box 414 Missouri City, TX 77459 Xi Tau Lambda (N Dallas County - #607) James Gilleylen (P) 10334 Cimmaron Trail Dallas, TX 75243 Omicron Epsilon Lambda (Corpus Chnsti- #616) No Report

Mu Kappa Omicron Theta Lambda (UC-Santa Barbara - #451 (Hayward - #619) Robert A McDonald (P) No Report lota Kappa PO 14503 UCSB (Paul Quinn - #407) Santa Barbara. CA 93106 ROCKY MOUNTAIN Xi Upsilon No Report Director lota Mu (Cal Poly-SLO- #704) Phil Cochran (SF Austin St - #408) Paul 0 Sullivan (P) 1165 Drexel George Davis. Jr (P) 200 N Santo Rosa St. #608 D Boulder. CO 80303 P 0 Box 4953 27A San Louis Obispo. CA 93401 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Nacogdoches, TX 75762 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Iota lota Omicron Iota Nu Lambda (Denver- #31) (SMU- #411) (Fresno - #513) No Report Falaynum Trone Burden (P) Henry A Simmons (P) lota Upsilon PO 60x4251. SMU 1050 E Fallbrook (Utah State- #416) Dallas. TX 75275 Fresno. CA 93710 No Report Omicron Chi Lambda Kappa Sigma Kappa Eta Lambda Omicron Tau (Wichita Falls - #632) (West Texas St - #436) (Bakersfield - #530) (Colorado St - #725) Freeman Johns. Jr (CS) Lemuel McNeil (P) No Report Rexford D Canady (P) 906 Sally Circle P 0 Box 891 715 Remington Xi lota Lambda Wichita Falls. Texas 76303 West Tex State Univ.

FI Collins, CO 80524 (Camanllo - #598) Pi Alpha Lambda Canyon. TX Jack Baugh (P) (Texas ASM U #634) MuNu 31716 Saddletree Dr ALUMNI CHAPTERS Kevin Carreathers (ES) (SW Texas St - #453) Wesllake, CA 91361 Delta Psi Lambda 1100 Weatherly James D Jefferson (S) (Denver - #2111 Bryan, TX 77803 4831 Seabreeze NORTH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA Harry T Waters (CS) San Antonio. TX 78220 Director P 0 Box 2975 Pi Omicron Allan M Gordon Denver, CO 80201 (Texas A S M - #743) Box 22817 lota Omicron Lambda Dimitri T. Caver (S) (Colorado Springs - #515) Sacramento. CA 95822 P.O. Box 4061 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HAWAII COLLEGE CHAPTERS No Report College Station. TX 77840 Director Theta Eta Mu Upsilon Lambda Gregory G French (UC-Davis - #382) ALUMNI CHAPTERS (Boulder - #564) 3757 West 113th Street Todd J Roberts (P) Alpha Eta Lambda No Report Inglewood. CA 90303 Student Activities. Box 104 (Houston - #129) U C COLLEGE CHAPTERS David L Alexander (P) ARIZONA/NEVADA Alpha Delta 1505 Rosewood Davis. CA 95616 Oireclor (USC - #26) Houston. TX 77004 NuChi James Hill Ulysses Plummer (P) Alpha Sigma Lambda (Pacific - #484) 8536 N 45th Drive 4511 Don Milagro No Report (Dallas-#139) Glendale. A2 85302 Los Angeles. CA 90008 Pi Gamma Norman F Perry (P) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma Xi Zeta Theta 5424 Freestone Cr (CSU-Sacramento - #732) (UCLA #79) (Arizona - #339) Dallas, TX 75227 No. Report Mario Sims (P) Steven C. Freeman (A) Beta Tau Lambda Pi Epsilon 3757 Veteran Ave #2 1228 N Bryant Avenue (Ft Worth - #162) (CSU-Chico - #734) Tucson, AZ 85712 Los Angeles. CA 90034 Kerven W Carter, Jr (CS) No Report MuEta MuChi 158 N Judkins Street (Cal St-Long Beach - #462] Fort Worth. TX 76111 ALUMNI CHAPTERS (Arizona St - #448) No Report Gamma Eta Lambda Zeta Beta Lambda Randolph Goode IS) Pi Kappa (Austin- #173) 1508 E Jefferson (Sacramento - #235) (Cal St-Northridge - #739) Phoenix, AZ 85034 Ken Grays (RS) Allan M. Gordon (P) Derek Jurand (T) 5903 North Hampton Drive 5940 Annrud Way 8757 Canby Ave #305' Austin. TX 78723 Sacramento, CA 95822 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Northndge. CA 91325 Gamma Pi Lambda Nu Beta Lambda Delta Tau Lambda (Galveston - #181) (Stockton - #569) (Phoenix - #207) ALUMNI CHAPTERS Donald Singleton (P) Beniamin J Reddish. Jr. (P) Barry D Williams (CS) Beta Psi Lambda P.O. Box 24269 704 Sparrowway 5989 E Freemont Street (Los Angeles- #166) Phoenix. Arizona 85074 Texas City. TX 77591 Stockton. CA CA 95205 Waller West (P) Eta Psi Lambda Gamma Tau Lambda 4600 Presidido Drive (Tucson - #277) (Beaumont - #184) NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Los Angeles, CA 90008 Richard Davis (CS) Director James Perry, Jr. (P) lota Zeta Lambda 5620 E South Wilshire P 0. Box 2568 Reuben W Miller jr.

(Compton - #507) Tucson. AZ 85711 P 0 Box 4153 Beaumont, TX 77704 Russell E Flye (CS) Theta Pi Lambda Foster City, CA 94404 Gamma Upsilon Lambda P 0, Box 90692 (Las Vegas - #292 COLLEGE CHAPTERS (Marshall- #185) Los Angeles, CA 90009 James R Shipp (S) Alpha Epsilon S A Anderson (CS) Mu Beta Lambda 1723 Ophir Drive (UC-Berkeley #27) 114 Fisher Drive (Honolulu - #547) Las Vegas, Nevada 89106 Rouvaun Walker (P) Marshall. TX 75670 Timothy Fraizer (P) NEW MEXICO 820 34th Street Delta Rho Lambda 980862A Kaonohi Street Director Oakland, CA 94608 (San Antonio - #205) Aiea, HI 96701 Boyd Jackson XI Pi Barry W Bruce (CS) Mu Sigma Lambda 1305 Evelyn Court, NE 1104 Towa Street (Cal St-Hayward #700) (Culver City - #562) Albuquerque. NM 87112 San Antonio. TX 78203 Sidney Malonson, II iPl Len X Leach (P) COLLEGE CHAPTERS 25858 Barnard Street Epsilon Alpha Lambda 12674 Fern Ave Omicron Delta Hayward, CA 94545 (Tyler-#212) Chino, CA 91710 (New Mexico - #711) Xi Rho Andy F Davis, III (P) No Report 524 S. Fenton Avenue (San Francisco - #701) Pi Eta INLAND EMPIRE Michael Hopper (P) Tyler, TX 75702 Director 493 Lynbrook Drive Epsilon Epsilon Lambda (New Mexico S t - #736) Fred W Smith II Pacitica, CA 94044 (Waco-#216) No Report 675 N Sacramento Street David Scott (P) Pi Chi Orange, CA 92667 ALUMNI CHAPTERS P 0 Box 1405 (E New Mexico U -#750) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma Phi Lambda Waco, TX 76703 James Collins (VP) Eta Sigma Epsilon Tau Lambda (Berkeley - #186) P 0 Box 3343 (San Diego - #370) Arthur S Scott (P) (Prairie View - #229) Portales. NM 88130 Frederick V Roberts, Esq (P) Eugene Christmas (S) 4200 Roderick Road ALUMNI CHAPTERS 4865 A. Collwood Boulevard P 0, Box 2557 Oakland. CA 94605 lota Psi Lambda San Diego. CA 92115 Prairie View, TX 77446-2557 Gamma Chi Lambda (Albuquerque - #523) lota Chi Epsilon Tau Lambda (San Francisco- #187) Guy D Walton (P) (Redlands - #418) (Port Arthur- #231) 9102 Fairbanks. NE Stanton W Jones (P) Kelvin A White (P) Albug. NM 87112 Othello Beckham (P) 601 Van Ness Avenue 4075 Ml Vernon P.O. Box 461 East Tower #506 Riverside. CA 92507 Port Arthur. TX 77640 San Francisco. CA 94102 GREAT NORTHWEST lota Psi Zeta Tau Lambda Theta Beta Lambda Director (Cal Poly-Pomona - #419 (Amarillo- #251) (Oakland - #279) David Moore Christopher E Jackson (P| Ernest Davis (P) No Report 33828 37th Avenue SW 439 E 81st Street # 3 P.O Box 7533 Kappa Omicron Lambda Federal Way. WA 98023 Los Angeles, CA 90003 Amarillo. TX 79114-2122 (Valleio - #537) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Omicron Eta Jerry Wilkerson (P) Eta Upsilon Lambda Alpha Xi (UC-lrvine#714) (Odessa - #274) 124 Jennifer Lane (Washington - #35) No Report No Report Vacaville. CA 95688 Brent Jones (P) COASTAL Theta Delta Lambda 3815 Cascadia S ALUMNI CHAPTERS (El Paso- #281) Director Seattle. WA 98118 Zeta Sigma Lambda Joseph G Jacques (S) Jethroe Moore, III Beta Psi (San Diego #250) 1655 Donna Caponi Ln 2820 Rose #54 (Oregon - #66) John A Houston (CS) El Paso. TX 79936 San Jose, CA 95127 No Report P.O. Box 50026 Theta Kappa Lambda COLLEGE CHAPTERS lota Tau San Oiego. CA 92105 (Lubbock - #287) Delta Omicron (E Washington- #415) Eta Pi Lambda No Report (Stanlord- #301) No Report (Pasadena #270) Kappa Gamma Lambda No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Michael Marsh (S) (Texarkana - #526) Epsilon Mu Epsilon Zeta Lambda P 0. Box 5162 No Report (San Jose St - #320) (Portland - #217) Inglewood.

CA 90310 Kappa Sigma Lambda David R Lewis (P) No Report Mu XI Lambda (Killeen - #540) 115 Garnet Court Zeta Pi Lambda (Rialto #558) Ecola Dunn Hercules. CA 94547 (Seattle - #248) Kenneth D Chapman (S) 605 Bellaire Drive Nu Sigma Duane Hill (VP) P.O. Box 7057 Killeen. TX 76541 (Stanford - #480) 4705 South Oregon San Bernardino, CA 92411 -7057 Mu Rho Lambda William R Pate (S) Seattle, WA98118 Nu Tau Lambda (Longview - #561) P 0 Box 9403 Iota Mu Lambda (Orange County - #585) Calvin L Brookins (P) Stanford. CA 94309 (Tacoma - #512) Lloyd Chandler (P) P 0 Box 702 Eugene S Morris (T) 2814 Burly Ave Longview. Texas 75606 ALUMNI CHAPTERS P 0 Box 171, fern Hill Station Orange, CA 92669 Nu Pi Lambda Eta Sigma Lambda Tacoma, WA 98412 (Arlington - #582) CENTRAL CALIFORNIA (San Jose - #272) Nu Epsilon Lambda Perry D Molett (CS) Director Haymon T Jahi (P) (Richland - #572) P 0. Box 1844 William H Day 2589 Sugar Plum Drive No Report Arlington, TX 76004-1844 866 E Fir San Jose, CA 95148 Nu Zeta Lambda Xi Beta Lambda Fresno. CA 93710 Kappa Alpha Lambda (Anchorage - #573) (Temple- #591) COLLEGE CHAPTERS (Monterey - #524) No Report Rickey Tennyson (VP) Epsilon Beta Grady F Searcy (P) Nu Phi Lambda 404 Fryers Creek #907 (Fresno State- #311) PO Box 1128 (Spokane - #587) Temple. TX 76501 No Report Seaside. CA 93955 No Report

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an Antonio. The Home of the Alamo. You knew that already. But we're also the place where chili was invented. The birthplace of the U. S. Air Force. The location for the first movie ever to win an Oscar for Best Motion Picture. And much more you never even dreamed of. Small wonder Will Rogers dubbed San Antonio "one of America's four unique cities."

We're the tenth largest city in the United States, but don't let that mislead you.

Because what San Antonio offers extends far beyond the luxuries and conveniences you'd expect from a progressive metropolitan center.

We're a city whose past is every bit as alive as its present. A rich tapestry of sights, sounds and tastes, woven from a diversity of cultures and histories, with a texture unlike any other. Along the banks of the picturesque San Antonio River and all throughout our city, you'll find a spirit of fund and excitement here, constantly inviting you to explore. Discover. Enjoy. All at your own pace.

You may come and see the Alamo. But when you leave, we guarantee that there will be more, much more, that you will remember.

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