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ON THE COVER In the top photo: 1998 College Brother of the Year Mickel Anglin receives award from General President Adrian L. Wallace. In the center photo: newly installed Regional Assistant Vice Presidents (left to right) Marc Titus, Eastern,Juan Harris, Midwestern,- N. Ashe Mahlaba, Southwestern,Jermaine Burrell, Southern and Daniel Craddock, Western are photographed with Brother Wallace . In the bottom photo: 1998 Alumni Brother of the Year Michael Bertty is pictured with General President Wallace.

SION 2 0 0 0 Scenes from the 1998 Educational and Economic Development Forum in Nassau, Bahamas. The story begins on page 31.

CONTENTS 3

GENERAL PRESIDENT'S LETTER

INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S LETTER

READERS' LETTERS

EDITOR'S LETTER

SPECIAL FEATURE

RENOWED AOA 1998 Outstanding Alumni Brother of the Year

Alpha Brothers Who Are Mayors By Brother Marc Battle

FEATURE STORY New Orleans is Comeback City By Brother Jonathan "Jay" Augustine

DISTINGUISHED COLLEGIANS

VISION 2000 Educational & Economic Development Forum MLK Memorial Slated for Area I The General President in Germany Fraternity Launches Nationwide Housing Program Alpha WalkAmerica Contributions Increase Ten-Fold

HISTORICAL MOMENT Alpha Phi Alpha & Historically Black Colleges & Universities By Brother Thomas D. Pawley, III

ALPHA ON THE MOVE Brother Ivan Lemelle Appointed as Federal Judge

BOOK REVIEW Civil Rights Legend: An Eyewitness to History By Brother Harry B. Dunbar

CHAPTER NEWS

OMEGA CHAPTER

CORPORATE DIRECTORY

NEWS FEATURES Brother Julian Bartley Killed in Kenya Bombing We Need More African-American Astronauts By Brother Vic Carter Brother Designs African-American Civil War Memorial The Quest for a Paul Robeson Stamp

COLLEGE DAYS College Chapter Leadership Academy 1998 Outstanding College Brother of the Year

The SPHINX™ (USPS 510-440) is published quarterly for $10 a year by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.®, 2313 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21218-5234. Periodical postage paid at Baltimore, MD and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send address changes to 72K? SPHINX™, 2313 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21218. The SPHINX™ is the official magazine of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.® Send all editorial mail and changes of address to Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.® The Fraternity assumes no responsibility for return of unsolicited manuscripts or art. Opinions expressed in columns and articles do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.®. Use of any person's name in fiction, semi-fiction, articles or humorous features is to be regarded as a coincidence and not as the responsibility of The SPHINX™, and is never done knowingly. Copyright Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. 1997. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Reproduction, or use without permission, of the editorial or pictorial content of the magazine in any manner is prohibited. The SPHINX™ has been published continuously since 1914. Organizing Editor: Brother Raymond W. Cannon. Organizing General President: Brother Henry Lake Dickason.

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VISION 2000: THE LIGHT OF A NEW DAY

THE FOURTH OBJECTIVE t is my pleasure to extend fraternal greetings to you and again welcome Brothers and friends to another exciting edition of The Sphinx™. Also, I extend a special welcome back to the country—and to your individual hometowns—to all the Brothers, families and friends who traveled with us this summer to Nassau, Bahamas for the Fraternity's 1998 Educational and Economic Development Forum. After 250 years as a British colony, The Commonwealth of The Bahamas became a new nation on July 10,1973. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity is pleased to have been with the leaders and the citizens of The Bahamas this summer as they celebrated their Silver Anniversary as a nation—an independent black nation that is politically stable, economically sound and governed by people who look like us.

The Educational and Economic Development Forum in Nassau was by all standards a great success and an eye-opening experience for those who attended its various seminars and events. Our heartfelt thanks are given to the roster of experts who served as presenters at the Forum's sessions and to all the Brothers, friends and staff who helped make the occasion a success. I express the Fraternity's deep appreciation to the Brothers of Iota Epsilon Lambda Chapter in the Bahamas for all of their hard work, in particular Brothers Harry Collie and Fred Munnings. The focus of the Educational and Economic Development Forum is found deeply rooted in the Fraternity's history and its fourth objective—to aid downtrodden humanity in its efforts to achieve higher social, economic and intellectual status. The objective was addressed in 1907 by Jewel Charles H. Chapman who spoke about "The College Man in Business." In 1921, the Fraternity inaugurated its educational empowerment initiative, the historic Go-to-High School, Go-to-College program. In 1935, the 29th Anniversary Convention recommended that in alternate years when the General Convention was not in session that a Special Convention be held. At the same Convention in 1935, the Committee on Findings gave a three-part report that outlined the purposes of the Alpha Phi Alpha Foundation (which later became the The SPHINX ™ - Fall 1998 - www.apal906.org

Education Foundation). In part, the purposes were to (1) promote scholarship (2) assist in bringing to fruition graduate contributions in the various fields of knowledge and (3) to create opportunities for trained (African Americans) in industry. These early initiatives and mandates of the Fraternity paved the way for Alpha Phi Alpha's current Educational and Economic Development thrust. As we look ahead to a new season and new fraternal year, we also recognize a change of leadership in the Fraternity's Corporate Headquarters. Brother Ronald L. Anderson has been named the Interim Executive Director, overseeing the day-today operations of the Corporate Headquarters. Brother Anderson brings strong managerial and organizational skills to the position. He was appointed Interim Executive Director following the resignation this summer of Brother Hebrew L. Dixon, III. We wish Brother Dixon and his family much success as he pursues other endeavors. Finally, the members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity recently suffered a tragic loss during the senseless bombing in Nairobi, Kenya that took the life of our beloved Brother Julian L. Bartley, Sr., Consul General to the American Embassy there, and his son, Jay. On behalf of the Fraternity, I convey my deepest sorn m and condolences to the family of Brother Julian Bartley and the other families and loved ones of innocent victims killed in the bombing. May all of the affected families take comfort in the knowledge that their loved ones, like Julian, died in the service of a noble cause—the peace and security of our nation.

ADRIAN L. WALLACE General President

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Fall 1 9 9 8 Volume 8 3 - Number 2 GENERAL OFFICERS Ad n a n L. Wallace General President M i l t o n C. Davis Immediate Past General President R o n a l d L. A n d e r s o n Interim Executive Director G e o r g e N . Reaves General Treasurer Frank A . Jenkins III Comptroller Harry E . Job n s o n , or. General Counsel A l F. Rutherford Director-General Conventions K e n n e t k Jordan Parliamentarian

fmanouoiTmuraNim MMflLCOmmiHION Alpha Phi Alpha is looking for Brothers who would like to serve as volunteers on the Fraternity's Historical Commission. Members of the Fraternity who want to be considered for the Historical Commission should have strong writing skills, experience in historical research and writing, and be willing to commit a considerable amount of time to Fraternity history and research projects. In addition, those applying to the Commission should be active members of the organization.

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ACHIEVING THE OPERATING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE FRATERNITY reetings from the Corporate Headquarters of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. On August 25,1998,1 assumed the duties and responsibilities of the Fraternity's Interim Executive Director following the resignation of Brother Hebrew L. Dixon, III. Although I am serving the Fraternity in an interim capacity, it is indeed an honor and with a sense of awe and pride that I assume the operational leadership of the organization. I stand on the shoulders of all of the Executive Directors & Secretaries who preceded me. Most immediately, I extend my appreciation, and that of the Fraternity, to Brother Dixon for the service and long hours he contributed to moving Alpha Phi Alpha closer to the 21st century in terms of programs and operations. There is yet much work to do and many challenges to overcome. Guided by the General President and the Board of Directors, I have been handed the gauntlet and will devote my leadership, management skills and enthusiasm to achieving the operating goals and objectives of the Fraternity. I ask for your support as the Corporate Headquarters continues to work on improving membership services, refining the Intake Process, and developing programs and materials for our members. This issue of The Sphinx' highlights the work and accomplishments of Alpha Phi Alpha and our members. With congressional approval of an Area I site for the location of the Washington, D.C. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, the Fraternity will move forward following a carefully orchestrated plan to institute major fundraising to build a memorial to our beloved Brother. Mrs. Coretta Scott King and her son, Dexter King, have given us their support and will be involved in the memorial project as we move forward. Brother John Carter and the MLK, Jr. Memorial Project Committee are to be commended for their progress. I encourage each Brother and each chapter to actuate, individually and collectively, your financial commitment to this project. Alpha Phi Alpha has shown its muscle and involvement in other areas. Our chapters answered the call to participate in the 1998 WalkAmerica campaign. In 1996-97, the Fraternity raised thousands of dollars in support of the March of Dimes. Recent information from the March of Dimes' National Office indicates that contributions attributed to the organization were 10 times greater in 1997-98! Thanks to our National Walk-America Team Captain, Brother Oatice Thomas, and the fundraising of our Brothers, the Fraternity is helping the March of Dimes to ensure The SPHINX â&#x201E;˘ ~ Fall 1998 - www.apal906.org

babies' health. Kudos are extended to Fraternity chapters in North Texas and Alabama for raising the most dollars in support of WalkAmerica during 1998. Brothers and their guests traveled to Nassau, Bahamas in good numbers to attend the 1998 Educational and Economic Development Forum, making it the most successful summer forum in our history. Well over 300 Brothers along with their families and friends registered for the Forum. The workshop and symposium evaluations completed by participants indicated that presenters were outstanding, the presentations focused, and the facility excellent. Our Brothers in the Bahamas were excellent hosts and we extend our fraternal thanks to them, particularly Brother Harry Collie, the local chairman. Congratulations to ail of the 1998 award recipients announced at the Forum. A few weeks ago, I had the solemn honor of participating in the Omega Service for our heroic Brother Julian L. Bartley, Sr. Brother Bartley, Consul General to the U.S. Embassy in Kenya, and his son, Jay, were killed in the tragic embassy explosion. Brothers from all over the nation participated in services for the father and son, who were honored by President Bill Clinton with an Arlington Cemetery burial with full military honors. The Bartley family is remembered in this Sphinx'. I look forward to serving you and the Fraternity as we continue to implement the components of VISION 2000: THE LIGHT OF A NEW DAY. With your support and financial membership, we can make a difference and can accomplish all our goals. In the Spirit of Alpha!

Ronald L. Anderson Interim Executive Director

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Brother Julian Bartley Remembered By Former Chapter Brothers This letter comes to express my profound sorrow and that of the members of Eta Chi Lambda Chapter on the senseless death of Brother Julian Bartley, the Consul General at the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. I take this opportunity to express not only my own, but the sorrow of Eta Chi Lambda Chapter. Please make known our grief at his loss. While Brother Bartley later became a member of Theta Rho Lambda Chapter in Alexandria, Virginia, he was a member of Eta Chi Lambda Chapter when he lived and taught here in Rockland County, New York during the 1969-71 era. He also came back here and spoke at our annual Education & Scholarship Program in 1995. Fraternally, Brother Harry B. Dunbar Chairman, Publications Committee

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I wanted to drop a letter of thanks for all of the hospitality that the Fraternity extended me during the conference in the Bahamas. I thought it was a grand success and a great exchange of ideas. It also made me realize that I must return to being an active and contributing member of the organization. Thanks again for everything. Fraternally, L Maurice Daniel Director Office of Political Affairs for the Vice President of the United States

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EDITORS REMEMBERING A FALLEN HERO ike many others, I will not soon forget the horror I felt after learning Brother Julian L. Bartley, Sr., Consul General to the American Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, had been killed in a bombing attack on the U.S. embassy there. It was just two short years ago at the Fraternity's Annual Congressional Black Caucus Reception in Washington, D.C. that Brother Bartley and I first met. He was leaving then for the assignment in Nairobi and agreed he would like to correspond from Kenya for The Sphinx™. Although our encounter was brief, it was a meeting that became etched in my mind because of the circumstances involved. As usual, the Alpha Phi Alpha Reception honoring members of the CBC was a crowded event with many of the elected officials serving in Washington, D.C. and around the country in attendance. Getting photographs of each of the dignitaries at the reception is always a challenge—and somehow the task seemed more difficult that year. The photographer hired to shoot the affair kept being distracted, having to be pulled back into focus each time we needed him to take a picture. Still, somehow we managed to capture onfilmevery official and dignitary who walked into the room. There were just about 10 minutes remaining of the event when Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry came into the reception. We looked around again for the photographer but this time he was not there. He had left the reception early. The General President signaled for a cameraman and I began to search the room, looking for anyone with a camera. Suddenly, I saw a man in a dark suit heading toward the door and out of the reception. He was carrying a camera. I rushed over and caught him just outside the door. It was a nice-quality camera he was carrying. I asked if he was a photographer. He smiled. "No, I'm not a photographer. I'm just here taking a few pictures," he said, not quite hiding his amusement at the question. I told him we needed a photographer right away. The Mayor of Washington, D.C. had come into the reception and we could not locate our cameraman. Again he smiled. It was a request he knew he could fulfill. "Sure, I can take the picture for you," he said. Somewhere between getting from the door to the center of the reception where the General President and Mayor were standing, I learned that he was a Fraternity Brother and that his name was Julian Bartley. The General President and Mayor were still in conversation when we arrived at their location. Some of the Brothers standing around reacted with amusement, seeing that I had come The SPHINX™ ~ Fall 1998 - www.apal906.org

back with Brother Bartley as the photographer. After he had taken the photos, I asked Brother Bartley how I could reach him to get the pictures. He then gave me two of his cards—one describing him H as Special Assistant Counselor for Foreign Affairs to Congressman Bennie G. Thompson and the other stating his position as Consul General for the American Embassy in Nairobi. The second card represented his latest assignment, Brother Bartley said. He soon would be leaving for Africa. He said he would get the film developed the next day and put the photos in the mail to me before leaving for Kenya. The next day was to be a late evening for him but we made plans to talk by phone no matter what time. I called that night as he had instructed. He answered and asked if he could return the call. My phone rang around midnight. It was Brother Bartley. He said he had been saying goodbye to friends before traveling to Nairobi. The photos were developed and had been placed in a package and sent to me, he said. I asked when he was leaving for Nairobi. He responded that he was leaving later that day. I had not realized he would be leaving so soon. My gratitude for his kindness increased. I tried letting him off the phone. But graciously, Brother Bartley stated that he did not mind talking. He wanted to unwind, talk about Alpha and the possibility of doing something for The Sphinx™ from Kenya. I felt as if this was someone I had known forever and looked forward to a long friendship with him. His kind and gracious manner was something very rare. How fortunate we are to have had Julian Bartley as a Brother. How great our thoughts and prayers are for his family who shared the life of this wonderful Brother. Our story on Brother Bartley begins on page 19.

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SPECIAL ALPHA PHI ALPHA MAYORS PLACE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AT TOP OF LIST OF SOCIAL CONCERNS By Brother Marc Battle

he challenge of managing some of America's largest cities rests on the shoulders of several able Alpha Brothers who serve as mayors. Other men of Alpha govern just as capablv outside of the big-city limelight, leading smaller jurisdictions all over the country. In either case, in cities large and small, the light of Alpha is held high by Brothers honoring our longstanding tradition of leadership and service. Fittingly, the nation's coalition of African-American mayors is led by a member of Alpha Phi Alpha. Brother Emanuel Cleaver, II is serving his second term as mayor of Kansas City, Missouri as well as a second stint as president of the National Conference of Black Mayors (NCBM). First elected in 1991, Brother Cleaver is thefirstAfrican-American mayor of Kansas City.

Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Brother Emmanuel Cleaver is president of the National Conference of Black Mayors. At the last NCBM convention, the mayors resolved to place affirmative action at the top of a lengthy list of social concerns. "Our position is that affirmative action is necessary and unavoidTheSPHINXâ&#x201E;˘ - Fall 1998 - www.apal906.org

able until or unless bigotry is wiped away from the fabric of this nation," Brother Cleaver stated. "We will not acquiesce to this right-wing propaganda about 'reverse' discrimination." Protecting affirmative action is a largely reactionary measure for the mayors. "We can only hold the lineâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;fight it in each state. They fought it off in Houston where people thought the laws would fall like an iron ball!" Brother Cleaver added. Locally, Brother Cleaver is pleased with the overall direction of his city. He boasts, "We're one of only seven major cities experiencing substantial growth, and we're much more healthy than many American municipalities." His leadership has resulted in the revitalization of historic neighborhoods and much needed improvements in the city's landscape and infrastructure. Although Kansas City is thriving under Brother Cleaver's leadership, the city is afflicted with some of the common ailments typical of large urban areas. According to Cleaver, the major problem there is the school district. "Because of a 20-yearold federal court desegregation lawsuit which is yet unresolved, a federal judge has taken over the management of the school district," he lamented. "They have done a terrible job with retention in particular. The dropout rate for blacks is 50 percent in a district where the student makeup is 75 percent black. This kind of statistic would have been unthinkable when I was in high school," said Brother Cleaver. Mayor Cleaver views crime as the number one plague for African-American communities nationwide. "We live in some of the most crime-infested neighborhoods, but only we can solve it. We must become increasingly intolerant of crime because we're all victims one way or another. Insurance rates are higher in crime-ridden areas. Prices at grocery stores are inflated because the major chains have all fled to the suburbs. Only the 'mom and pop' stores remain with their 25 percent mark-up on what we pay. The resulting flight of the black middle-class has resulted in a brain-drained environment where the people are struggling to survive economically, educationally and psychologically," Brother Cleaver said. Despite those gloomy realities, Brother Cleaver recognizes

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and appreciates the brighter side of life. "There's no way that we cannot acknowledge the tremendous progress we've made over the past 30 years," he says. "Much has changed, much has been achieved." Brother Cleaver has had a hand in the advances over the years of the African-American community. After his initiation in 1964 at Delta Theta Chapter, Texas Southern University, Brother Cleaver began a long career of service and sacrifice. He moved to Kansas City following his college graduation where he founded the city's chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). He later was ordained as a United Methodist minister, and became Senior Pastor of St. James United Methodist Church. Brother Cleaver has served as pastor for the last 25 years, even as his political career flourished. As this article details, there are numerous Alpha Brothers around the country who currently serve as mayors of municipalities. Of course, there also are those Alpha Brothers who set the examples of mayoral leadership-such as Andrew Young and Maynard Jackson in Atlanta, Georgia; David Dinkins in New York City; Eugene Sawyer in Chicago, Illinois; and the late Ernest "Dutch" Morial in New Orleans, Louisiana—who are no longer in the office. These former mayors were undoubtedly a great inspiration for today's municipal leaders, such as Brother Robert Major Walker who serves as mayor of his hometown of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Mayor Walker's political career has spanned approximately 12 years. He was elected to the Warren County Board of Supervisors in 1984 and 1987. He was elected as Mayor of the City of Vicksburg in a special election in 1988, thus becoming the first African-American elected to the office. Brother Walker was named Mississippi Public Administrator of the year in 1993. As his popularity and notoriety Brother Robert M. Walker, increased state-wide, he was appointed Assistant Secretary of State for Elections in 1995. In 1997, the voters elected Brother Walker to the position of mayor for the third time.

Brother Walker was initiated at Delta Phi Chapter, Jackson State University in 1963. He would earn Bachelor's degrees in history and political science from Jackson State, and master's degrees in the same disciplines from The University of Mississippi. Later, Brother Walker returned to The University of Mississippi as an instructor. In true Alpha fashion, he enjoys the distinction of being the first African-American to teach at the University. Community service did not evade Brother Walker during his years of political growth. He was co-founder and coordinator of the Mississippi Legal Services Coalition, and served as Mississippi Field Secretary of the NAACP forfiveyears. In the latter role, Brother Walker assumed the same position and duties of the legendary civil rights hero, Medgar Evers. Birmingham, Alabama—the name itself evokes memories of racial strife culminating in the tumultuous '60s. But Birmingham has evolved phenomenally under the leadership of Brother Mayor Richard Arrington, who was initiated in 1953 at the city's Miles College, the seat of Gamma Kappa Chapter. Since he was first elected mayor in 1979, Brother Arrington has made economic development the city's guiding principal for growth. Under Mayor Arlington's leadership, the City of Birmingham has maintained a thriving and balanced budget. The city's tax base has tripled during his tenure and Birmingham is one of only a few cities with a sizable endowment fund, a large surplus fund and a healthy sinking fund dedicated solely to paying general obligation and bond debt. He spearheaded the emergence of a new Birmingham through the implementation of numerous Brother Richard A r r i n s t o n public projects of economic growth and diversity including more than $500 million invested in public improvements of streets, sewers and public buildings; and $185 million ofcity participation in renovated and city-assisted single family housing units. Brother Arrington's push for economic growth has included a special emphasis on minority-owned businesses. In 1989, business, civic and political leaders adopted his "Birmingham Plan"— The SPHINX ™ - Fall 1998 - www.apal906.org

SPECIAL a voluntary program to guarantee that women and minorities share a part of Birmingham's economic success. The plan's major focus is on participation in construction contracts in a fivecounty metropolitan area, accessibility to business and capital through two public/private loan programs, a special multi-million dollar home mortgage loan pool for low-to-moderate income families, and recruitment and retention of minority professionals. Minority businesses now receive more than 30 percent of Birmingham's contracts each year. Neighboring Brother Arlington in the state of Alabama is Brother Ronald D. Williams, the Mayor of Tuskegee, Alabama. Not too far away is Brother Mayor Harvey Johnson in Jackson, Mississippi. Down the road, in Marks, Mississippi, Brother Dwight A. Barfield serves as mayor. Everywhere you turn, there are Alpha men leading their communities. On the West Coast is the historically liberal city by the BaySan Francisco, California—where Brother Willie Brown, Jr. became mayor in 1995 after 31 years in the California State Assembly. Like Brother Arlington, Brother Brown also was initiated in 1953, but at Northern California's Delta Omicron Chapter. Brother Brown is regularly described as one of the two most powerful politicians in California. He is San Francisco's first African-American mayor. His story is an inspirational one. Born in poverty in a small racially-segregated Texas town, Brother Brown earned hisfirstdollars as a shoeshine boy. After graduating from high school, he traveled to San Francisco to attend San Francisco State University, and then law school at Hastings College of Law. Shortly after being admitted to the California Bar, Brother Brown built a Brother Willie Brown, Jr. thriving law practice in San Francisco. His aspirations, however, soon turned to politics. Brother Brown ran for the California State Assembly in 1964 and was re-elected 16 times. In 1980, he was elected Speaker of the Assembly, a position of power second only to that of the governor. The state's only

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African-American Speaker, he held the position for an unprecedented 15 years. In recent years, California has been a hotbed of activity on the issue of affirmative action. Brother Brown's support of affirmative action has never been in question, as he has been one of the most outspoken proponents of all efforts to ensure social equity for women and minorities. In the highly publicized fight over Proposition 209, where the state officially banned affirmative action programs, Brother Brown has been in the forefront of efforts to restore those initiatives which seek to level the playing field in all walks of life. Throughout his career, Brother Brown has been able to bridge the gaps of race, culture and class to build a consensus of constituents supportive of his leadership. He displayed this versatility masterfully during his years as Speaker of the Assembly. Fellow Democrats and Republicans alike, recognizing his powerful influence, consistently positioned themselves to remain allies of Brother Brown. Now as mayor of the very diverse city of San Francisco, Brother Brown is once again demonstrating his talent for broad-based political leadership. Joining Brother Brown in California was Brother Lionel Wilson, former mayor of Oakland, California. Travel up the Pacific seaboard and you'll reach Washington State where Brother Norman Rice served as mayor of Seattle. Moving to the Midwestern Region, Brother Rice's namesake—Robert Rice— presently governs the town of Woodmere Village, Ohio. Only a stone's throw away is a newly sworn in mayor, Brother William Pegues, in Warensville Heights, Ohio. Preceding these Brothers in the state of Ohio was Brother Theodore Berry, former mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. A dedicated elected official and successful local businessman, Brother Mayor James A. Garner has devoted more than 12 years of public service to improving the quality of life for the people of Hempstead Village, New York. Brother Garner was initiated in 1993 at Eta Theta Lambda Chapter, Wyandanch, New York. An Army veteran of the Vietnam era, Brother Garner attended Brother James A. Garner

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Winston-Salem University and received his B.S. degree from Adelphi University. Brother Garner's public career began in 1984 when he was elected to the Hempstead Village Board of Trustees. In 1989, the voters of Hempstead Village rewarded Brother Garner's outstanding tenure as a Trustee by electing him Mayor. With this election, Brother Garner earned the distinction of becoming Long Island'sfirstAfrican- American mayor. As mayor, Brother Garner is especially sensitive to the youth in the Village of Hempstead. He has strengthened the Village police force, established a Police Activity League and a Drug Addiction Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program to better the relations between the police department and Hempstead's youth. Prior to entering government, Brother Garner founded a successful pest control business. His business acumen caught the attention of federal officials who appointed him as a delegate to the 1986 White House Conference on Small Business. In late 1997, the voters of Houston, Texas elected Brother Lee P. Brown to serve as their Mayor. Brother Brown has spent his professional career working to empower people and communities to improve their safety, security and quality of life. The son of farm workers, Brother Brown worked his way through college and earned his bachelors degree in Criminology from Fresno State University in 1961. It was there, at Epsilon Beta Chapter, that Brother Brown was initiated in 1958. He went on to earn two masters degrees at San Jose State and UC Berkeley, respectively, and finally his doctorate in 1970 at Berkeley. Armed widi an impressive portfolio of education and practical experience, Brother Lee P. Brown has led law enforcement departments in Atlanta, New York and Houston. In recognition of his crime fighting success, President Clinton selected him to serve on the cabinet-level position of Director of National Drug Control Policy where he focused his efforts on reducing the demand for drugs and integrating anti-drug programs in every federal department. Brother Lee P. Brown

As Chief of the Houston Police Department from 1982-1990, Brown launched neighborhood-oriented policing which brought Houston residents and police officers together to identify community problems and attack crime at its roots. That has become the model for community policing across the country and is a key component of the country's national anti-crime strategy. Bordering the Lone Star State is Louisiana, where New Orleans once again enjoys the privilege of having an Alpha man at the helm. Brother Mayor Marc H. Morial, while tremendously successful in his own right, isfillinghis father's large shoes. The late Brother Ernest N. "Dutch" Morial served as the 23rd General President of Alpha Phi Alpha from 1969-1972, and as Mayor of New Orleans from 1978 to 1986. Brother Marc Morial was first elected mayor in 199-4. His legendary father was the first African-American mayor of New Orleans. This accomplishment, reserved for the Morial family and the Brotherhood of Alpha, clearly epitomizes our motto "First of all, servants of all, we shall transcend all." In 1998, Brother Morial was elected to a second term, capturing the largest margin of victory in more than 30 years. Clearly, the voters were Brother Marc H. Morial pleased with Marc Mortal's efforts to "rebuild" New Orleans. "When I'm no longer mayor, I want people to know that our administration rescued a city that was in trouble," says Brother Morial. "My priorities have been to reduce crime and clean up what was a corrupt police department." At the same time, Brother Morial has focused on expanding the Jazzland theme park and the city's light rail system. In promoting this growth, Mayor Morial has been mindful of ensuring that all people benefit from the economic opportunities. "We created an 'open access' program for the city which requires certain goals in hiring and contracting," he noted. "For example, with the work being done on our Convention Center, we have a 15 percent African-American presence."

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SPECIAL Not surprisingly, Brother Morial credits Alpha Phi Alpha with helping to prepare him and mold him for success. He declared, "I (was inducted into) Alpha 21 years ago and it was a great experience! (The experience) instilled strength, determination, organizational skills and so many other tools and qualities which have helped me to achieve over the years. Many present and former mayors are Alphas. That serves as a testament to the influence, strength and prestige of Alpha Phi Alpha." Brother Morial was initiated at Psi Chapter at the University of Pennsylvania in 1977. He is a life member and is active with Sigma Lambda Chapter in New Orleans. The town of Lake View, Arkansas currently reports an intimate population of about 600. Under the leadership of Brother Mayor Leon A. Phillips, Jr., however, Lake View promises to grow and place itself prominently on the map. A native of Arkansas, Brother Phillips maintains a unique balance between education and government. While serving as Mayor of the City of Lake View, he also is an educator and Superintendent of the Lake View School District. Brother Phillips is serving his second term as mayor of the historic Lake View community. The Old Town Lake is a beautiful natural resource for recreation and a food source. Lake View is one of the remaining communities organized in 1938 by the United States government to allow AfricanAmerican farmers a chance to own their land and operate a cooperative community. Lake View has been incorporated since 1972 and became a Second Class City in 1984. Two housing developments have been built there, and the invitation for Brother Leon A. Phillips, Jr. industry remains open. Under Brother Phillip's leadership, a community building has been planned and the financing mapped out. Brother Phillips and his eight-member City Council will continue to build Lake View and prepare it for the new millenium. Brother Phillips was initiated at Theta Tau Lambda Chapter, Helena, Arkansas in 1967. He has two sons, Leon III and Frederick who are Alpha Brothers as well. The SPHINXâ&#x201E;˘ ~ Fall 1998 - www.apal906.org

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According to a highly publicized Money Magazine study, Washington, D.C. was rated the best city to reside in on the East Coast. Among the factors considered in the ratings were air quality, public schools, crime, property costs, tax rates and social/cultural attractions. Of course, we must also include the fact that Washington, D.C. is yet another city with an Alpha Brother as mayor. Brother Mayor Marion Barry, Jr.'s life of public service dates back to his early days as afieryyoung grassroots activist in the 1960s. Initiated in 1955 at Beta Xi Chapter, LeMoyne College in Memphis Tennessee, Brother Barry wasted little time in cutting his political teeth. Along with the legendary Stokely Carmichael (now Kwame Ture), Brother Barry led the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and was active in the highest levels of leadership during the struggles of the civilrightsera. "(Being inducted into) Alpha instilled values about sen ice to the community, it taught me about leadership," Brother Barry says. The leadership skills that he acquired have served him well over a 40-year span of public service. Brother Barry is currently in his fourth term as mayor of the nation's capital. He also has served as a city council member and on the Washington, D.C. school board. Reminiscing about his tenure as mayor, Brother Barry cites a lengthy list of achievements of which he is proud. "The summer jobs program is one of the most important initiatives for our young people. Even' year, thousands of youngsters get valuable work experience and a chance to earn some extra money while doing something productive." Barry is also credited with paving the way for countless minority businesses in the nation's capital. By setting certain standards in the awarding of contracts, he ensured that discrimination would not lock out qualified Brother Marion Barry, Jr. minority vendors from lucrative employment opportunities. By making several key departmental appointments after he was first elected mayor, Brother Barry opened the doors for African-Americans to occupy wellpaying government jobs once reserved for whites. 'After making 13

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these changes from 1978 onward, government jobs now reflect the diversity of our city," Barry said. As Brother Barry finishes what he says is his last year in office, his focus is on more than just Washington, D.C. He sees The NCBM Committee on Africa as a top priority. "We need to strengthen our ties with the African continent," he says. "The (NCBM) Opportunity and Growth Fund will enhance our interaction with our brothers and sisters in Africa." Citing what he viewed as the most common public concerns for his city and others around the nation, Brother Barry said "Public safety, our neighborhoods, education-these are the things important to our citizens across the board. Most important, though, is education. Many of our young people are not being educated properly because most teachers are not taught how to uplift their hopes and aspirations." Dedicated to the young people of Washington, D.C, Brother Barry promises to finish his mayoral career with the youth remaining at the forefront of his political and social welfare agenda. Down in the Sunshine State, Brother Frank R. Satchel, Jr. serves as mayor of Mulberry, Florida. Brother Satchel was initiated in 1987 at Mu Zeta Lambda Chapter, Lakeland/Polk County Florida. He has led a long and illustrious life of service to the Mulberry community. Brother Satchel served on the City Commission from 1974-1979 and again in 1989. In addition to serving as mayor, a position he has held since 1990, Brother Satchel serves as the Director of Intervention Services for the Polk County School Board and has been employed by the Polk County School System since 1970. He recently was appointed by Florida Governor Lawton Chiles to the Board of Trustees for Polk Community College. He also has served Brother Frank Satchel, Jr. on the Commission on Local Government. Brother Satchel's leadership skills have been put to use beyond his local community of Mulberry. He currently is first vice president of the Florida League of Cities. Next August, he will ascend to the presidency of the League of Cities that includes more than 400 cities in the state of Florida. 14

Brother Satchel earned his bachelor's, master's and Education Specialist degrees from the University of South Florida in Tampa. He is a doctoral candidate at Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida with an emphasis in Public Administration. Brother Dennis Archer sits in the driving seat in what we know as "Motor City." Mayor Archer has enjoyed broad-based support since his first election in 1993. In his re-election in 1997, Brother Archer breezed in with more than 83 percent of the vote. Initiated in 1963 at Alpha Psi Chapter, Brother Archer's career has seen a steady progression over the years. He entered into the world of work at the age of eight and worked at a variety of jobs, including golf caddy, pin-setter at a bowling alley, floor sweeper at a bakery, and a dishwasher in a dormitory kitchen before graduating from Western Michigan University in 1965. After graduation, Brother Archer taught children with learning disabilities in Detroit Public Schools for five years. While teaching, he earned a law degree by attending evening classes at the Detroit College of Law. He began practicing law in 1970. In 1985, after 15 years as a trial lawyer, then Michigan Governor James Blanchard appointed Brother Archer to the Michigan Supreme Court. The following year, Justice Archer was elected to an eight-year term by the citizens of Michigan. Since becoming Mayor of Detroit, Brother Archer led the effort for the city to be chosen as one of six cities for Federal Empowerment Zone designation. He has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, elected to a second term as President of the National Conference of Democratic Mayors, and elected to the Brother Dennis Archer Board of Directors of the National Conference of Black Mayors. In recognition of his quickly rising stock, Newsweek Magazine listed Mayor Archer as one of the 25 Most Dynamic Mayors in America.

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SPECIAL On July 1,1996, history was made when Brother Mayor Abe Pierce, III became the first African-American Mayor of Monroe, Louisiana, since reconstruction. A Beta Sigma Brother, Pierce was initiated in 1954 at Southern University in Louisiana. After earning bachelor's and master's degrees in biology and chemistry, Brother Pierce did further studies at the University of Southwestern Louisiana, the University of California and Northeast Louisiana University. Brother Pierce served his country as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army. He later would serve the young people of his community as an educator for more than 20 years. After Brother Abe Pierce, III ten years in the classroom as a science teacher, he spent six years as a high school principal. His ascension through the educational system's ranks included a term as Supervisor of Secondary Education for the Ouachita Parish School Board and Assistant Superintendent for the Ouachita Parish School Board for 18 years. Since his appointment two years ago as Mayor of Monroe, Louisiana, Brother Pierce has maintained his personal commitment to hands-on service. He remains a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church where he serves as deacon. One of the Fraternity's newest additions to the mayoral ranks is Brother Dr. Raymond E. Carreathers of Prairie View, Texas. Brother Carreathers was elected mayor on May 2, 1998, following several years of service in the educational and political fields. A life member of Alpha Phi Alpha, Brother Carreathers was initiated in 1968 at Epsilon Tau Lambda Chapter, Prairie View, Texas. He earned the first of his many degrees at Prairie View in 1946. Graduate studies Brother Raymond Carreathers The SPHINX â&#x201E;˘ - Fall 1998 - www.apal906.org

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soon followed at Texas A&M, University of Colorado, U.C. Berkeley, Southeastern State University and finally East Texas State University where he completed his Doctorate in Educational Administration. Brother Carreathers heads a family that is 'Alpha" in its truest form. His wife of 52 years is a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. His daughter is an AKA, while his son and grandson are both Alpha Brothers as well. Mayor Carreathers campaigned on the premise that "Things Gotta Change." His agenda for change is to foster better city planning and infrastructure, improve city and university relations, use human and business resources effectively and improve city management, among other things. In keeping with the aims of the Fraternity, Brother Carreathers' personal objective is to "make a difference while helping others reach their fullest potential." Stone Mountain, Georgia, a beautiful town with a population just under 7,000 functions under the capable leadership of Brother Charles "Chuck " Burris. A native of Louisiana, Brother Burris found his way to Georgia via Morehouse College. It was at Morehouse's Alpha Rho Chapter that he was initiated into Alpha Phi Alpha in 1968. While at Morehouse, Brother Burris became politically active with the likes of future Atlanta MayorsBrothers Maynard Jackson and Andrew Young. After completing undergraduate studies in political science, Brother Burris obtained his law degree from John Marshall Law School. He was first elected to the Stone Mountain City Council in 1991, and now calls the shots as mayor. During his six years on the council, he never missed a single meeting. As a result of his perfect attendance, Brother Burris was responsible for more legislation during his tenure than any of his council colleagues. In all regions of the Brother Charles Burris nation, municipalities are guided by the light of Alpha. From Dawson, Georgia, where Brother Robert Albritten is mayor, to Gary, Indiana where Brother Thomas Barnes formerly governed, Alpha leadership is the binding theme. The list goes 15

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on: former Mayor Brother Henry Marsh of Richmond, Virginia; Brother Mayor Wilford Barr of Lake City, South Carolina; Brother Mavor Willie J. Davis of Vienna, Georgia; Brother Mayor Lawrence A. Davies of Fredericksburg, Virginia; Brother Mayor Johnnie Mosley of Kinston, North Carolina: Brother Mayor Jerome Dupree of Sarasota, Florida; and former Mayor of Dayton Ohio, Brother James McGee. Alpha Brothers around the nation and the world everyday

accept new mantles of leadership. Meanwhile, the citizens of Alpha-led cities can rest assured that their mayors are truly "servants of all." Brother Marc Battle was recently initiated at Omicron Omicron Chapter at the University of the District of Columbia in Washington. D.C. where he is a journalism major. Brother Battle works as a Specialist in the Communications Department.

From top (left to right) Brother Harvey Johnson, Mayor of Jackson, MS; Brother Norman Rice, former Mayor of Seattle, WA; PV W p<, W Brother Andrew Young, for^ ^ | ^L ^ ^ ^ ^ B ^ mer Mayor of Atlanta, GA; ^-^Hpp* ^ ^ . ^ ^ i #' m fcl L. :! - ~^B * Brother David Dinkins, former Mayor of New York City,- Brother Eugene Sawyer, former Mayor of Chicago, IL; Brother Willie J. Davis, Mayor of Vienna, GA; Brother Johnnie Mosley, Mayor of Kinston, NC; Brother Robert Rice, Mayor of Woodmere Village, OH ; the late Brother Lionel Wilson, former Mayor of Oakland, CA; Brother Jerome Dupree, Mayor of Sarasota, FL and Brother Maynard Jackson, former Mayor of Atlanta, GA.

FEATURE NEW ORLEANS IS "COMEBACK CITY" WITH MARC MORIAL AT THE HELM By Brother Jonathan "Jay" Augustine While delivering the keynote address at the Fraternal Luncheon for the 1997 General Convention in Washington, D.C, Brother New Orleans Mayor Marc Haydel Morial recalled crying like a baby when he was not allowed to swim in the Washington Sheraton's segregated pool at the 1960 Anniversary Convention. Though he was just a young child, the experience opened Brother Morial's eyes to racial injustice. He later witnessed methods of combating such social injustices—lessons he learned from his own family. His father—the late Brother Ernest "Dutch" Morial, former New Orleans Mayor as well as 23rd General President and former General Counsel of the Fraternity—and his uncle—the late Brother Walter Morial, who was a financial genius for Sigma Lambda Chapter in New Orleans—worked together to change the laws and eradicate segregation in Louisiana. Brother Marc Mortal's grandfather—the late Brother C.C. Haydel, who was a charter member of Sigma Lambda Chapter—also was a widely-respected civil rights activist. The lessons Marc Morial learned were also shared with his brother, Jacques E. Morial, an investment banker and also an Alpha Brother. Four years ago, Brother Marc Morial ran a mayoral campaign that promised neighborhood refurbishment, crime reduction and economic infrastructure expansion. After making good on the promises, he ran a second mayoral campaign with the slogan, "Rebuilding New Orleans and Making it Work." The voters heard the message. New Orleanians returned Brother Morial to office with 75 percent of the total vote (with a majority of the precincts reporting more than 95 percent of the ballots cast for Mayor Morial). After being elected in 1994, Brother Morial promised to work with other elected and appointed officials to ensure that issues critical to New Orleans were adequately addressed. He promised that fighting crime would be his top priority and that he would make New Orleans a safer city. He then had to weather the adverse reaction to his looking outside of New Orleans to recruit a new Chief of Police. He successfully persuaded Washington, D.C. Deputy Police Chief The SPHINX ™ - Fall 1998 - www.apal906.org

Richard Pennington to come to New Orleans. I he Mayor worked with the City Council to restructure the city's budget to give Chief Pennington the support he needed. As a result, better-trained police officers are now on New Orleans' streets. Crime has been reduced by more than 25 percent in the last year alone. Consequently, New Orleans has received national recognition as "The Comeback City." Issues of dilapidated and blighted housing had plagued New Orleans prior to Brother Morial becoming mayor. He worked with the federal and state governments to ensure that

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Brother Mayor Marc H. Morial is pictured after winnins re-election earlier this year as New Orleans Mayor. Also pictured are Brother Morial's mother (left), former Alpha Phi Alpha First Lady Sybil H. Morial, and his sister, Attorney Monique G. Morial. property refurbishment became a priority. As a result, the city's commuter-working trend has reversed. During the last four years, people have moved into the city from the suburbs with more than 25,000 families purchasing homes in New Orleans during the period. Getting youngsters off the streets and into group and goal oriented programs was an objective of Mayor Mortal's. In part-

F E A T U R E STORY nership with the New Orleans Recreation Department, his administration has renovated more playgrounds in the last four years, than were done in the previous ten years. Also the city has

Former New Orleans Mayor, the late Brother Ernest "Dutch" Morial, (center) is p i c t u r e d after w i n n i n g the mayoral election in 1977. Members of the family also p i c t u r e d are: (left to right) Brother Jacque Morial, M o n i q u e Morial ( b e h i n d p o d i u m ) , Cheri Morial, Mrs. Sybil Morial and Brother Marc Morial.

opened more swimming pools than ever before. The city's summer job initiative impacted more than 2,500 young people last year with greater numbers expected this year. The program is linked to Brother Morial's foresight in advocating a tax credit for all businesses that participate in urban youth employment activities. Brother Morial was honored by the U.S.

Conference of Mayors and received the National Local Hero's Award after recommending the program as a solution to summertime teenage unemployment. New Orleans' tax incentive program became the model for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit legislation that President Bill Clinton signed into law. Meanwhile, the New Orleans Division of Economic Development, headed by Alpha Brother Eugene Green, has provided invaluable assistance to Mayor Morial in his effort to rebuild New Orleans. In 1997, more than $172 million was spent to improve streets, public buildings and recreational facilities. The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and the New Orleans International Airport pumped $3.1 billion into the Louisiana economy and increased Central American trade by $1,822 million in 1997, respectively. Affectionately nicknamed "The Energizer Bunny" by some of his staff assistants, Brother Morial frequently works 18-hour days and still manages to keep going and going. Since 1994, Brother Morial has successfully rebuilt New Orleans and made it work. And yet, Brother Morial will quickly tell you that he has plans to build a whole lot more. Brother Jonathan "Jay" Augustine served as Special Assistant to Mayor Morial"s Campaign Manager. A1991 Beta Chapter initiate, Brother Augustine is a native of New Orleans, a graduate of Howard University and a member of the Sigma Lambda Chapter.

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BROTHER JULIAN BARTLEY KILLED IN NAIROBI, KENYA EMBASSY BOMBING rother Julian L. Bartley, Sr, Consul General to the American Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya who was killed in a bombing attack on the embassy, was remembered for his concern about African-Americans around the world during funeral services for Brother Bartley and his son "Jay", also killed in the blast. More than 60 Alpha Brothers from around the country attended the funeral service that was held at Largo Community Church in Mitchellville, Maryland. Prior to the funeral service and wake, Alpha Brothers held an Omega Service for Brother Bartley. Brother Harry Taylor, a college classmate of Brother Bartley's and his wife, Sue, talked about their days together at Tennessee State University (then Tennessee A&I College) and the Consul General's work with Omicron Eta Lambda Chapter in Washington, D.C. at the Omega Service. Brother Reginald Dunn, who served as Brother Bartley's dean when he entered the Fraternity, presented another tribute. During the funeral service, Brother Dunn said that he and Brother Bartley developed a special relationship because they were both interested in helping to uplift others. He said no matter where they were in the world, they always ended their conversations with "Always Hold Alpha High." Brother Bartley lived out the fraternal objectives, he said. The funeral service was attended by a large number of government and elected officials, including: Congressman Al Wynn of Maryland, Congresswoman Corrine Brown of Florida, Congressman Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, and Ambassador Ruth Davis who represented Secretary of State Madeline Albright who was in Kenya. Executive Director Hebrew L. Dixon, III extended sympathies to the family on behalf of General President Adrian L. Wallace and the Board of Directors. A memorable moment in the service came when Ambassador Ruth Davis spoke about Brother Bartley's commitment to the welfare of African-Americans around the world. Before beginning her tribute, the ambassador recognized ten other U.S. Ambassadors who attended the funeral.

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She then revealed how Brother Bartley had worked to establish an exchange program between Tennessee State and a university in Korea because he was concerned about AfricanAmerican/Korean issues and wanted to foster better relations between the ethnic groups. Brother Bartley demonstrated the same concern for human relations on foreign soil everywhere around the world as well as at home, she said. One-by-one the officials paid tribute to Brother Bartley. Retired U.S. Brother Julian Bartley Ambassador Terrance Todman credited the Consul General with helping him become Ambassador to Spain. Ambassador Todman said, "Julian lived by the credo. He who was First of All, shall also be Servant of All." Congressman Bennie Thompson, remembering Julian Bartley's work for him as a Counselor of International Affairs, said Julian was the most popular person in the Congressman's office. He added, "More people called on Brother Bartley at the Congressman's office than were calling on the Congressman." Tragedy struck August 7, 1998 when Brother Julian Bartley was killed in the embassy bombing in Kenya. Without warning, nearly synchronized car bombs ripped apart the American Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dars es Salaam, Tanzania. Among the 202 individuals killed in the bombings were 55-yearold Brother Bartley and his 20 year-old son, Julian "Jay", Jr. Brother Bartley, a 24-year veteran of the Foreign Service, served as Consul General of the embassy in Nairobi. Brother Bartley was the last American to be accounted for following the blast. Rescuers, State Department as well as Kenyan government officials were unable to locate Brother Bartley until two days after the explosion. His family had held fast to the hope that he may have somehow survived. However, word soon came that his body had been misidentified as that of a local Kenyan, and had been placed in a private morgue. With 19

NEWS FEATURE that sobering news, Brother Bartley's wife, daughter and other family members were left to mourn the loss of an exceptional man and his son, a well-liked young man of great potential. United States investigators are working with African officials to piece together the plot behind the two terrorist bombings. The embassies in the two African nations were apparently targeted because of their relatively lax security measures. Pleasant relations between the United States and these countries resulted in a tranquil diplomatic environment. This is in stark contrast to the high security alert ever present among Americans living in many Northern African and Middle-Eastern nations. To aid in the international search for the perpetrators, the United States offered a reward of $2 milBrother Julian Bartley (left) lion dollars for information leading to capture of the and unidentified official. terrorists. No amount of money, however, can compensate for the loss felt by Brother Bartley's family and his extended family of Alpha Phi Alpha. A life member of the Fraternity, Brother Bartley lived his life holding true to the aims of the Brotherhood. He was initiated in 1965 at Beta Omicron Chapter, Tennessee State University, and later was affiliated with Eta Chi Lambda Chapter in Rockland County, New York, Mu Phi Lambda Chapter in Seoul, Korea, and Theta Rho Lambda Chapter in Arlington, Virginia, among others. His distinguished career in service to his country included working in the United States House of Representatives as an international affairs counselor to Representative Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.). During his 24 years in Foreign Service with the United States State Department, he lived in the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Spain, Israel and Korea before being assigned to Kenya. His son, Jay Bartley, was a student at the United States International University in Nairobi and was working at the embassy for the summer.

WE NEED MORE AFRICAN-AMERICAN ASTRONAUTS, SAY SPACEWALKER BROTHER WINSTON SCOTT By Brother Vic Carter lose your eyes just for a moment... Sit perfectly still and use your imagination to see and feel the things around you. You are comfortable. You know that there is a chair, a floor, a building, a solid ground beneath you. You walk on earth and gravity keeps your feet secure on solid foundations. Now imagine that there is nothing beneath you... Nothing above... Nothing to the east or west... You are in a void and you are floating. We can all imagine the sensation... But even our greatest imagination cannot compare to the reality of walking in space. At first there is fascination. You see the stars brighter than you have ever seen them before. The moon appears so close.. .as if you can touch it. And there just below you, is a massive blue sphere masked in thin wisps of white... It is the Earth. It is home. But there you are, walking—not even on air... No gravity to keep you down... No foundation on which to plant your feet... Just there...and suddenly the sensation of falling... All this while watching the sun rise and set every 45 minutes. From his office at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, Alpha Brother Captain Winston E. Scott has his feet planted firmly on the ground as he tries to describe the feeling of walking in space. We imagine it. He has done it.. .three times. He is thefirstAstronaut to log three independent walks in space and he is the first African-American Navy pilot selected to the Space Program. Brother Scott tries to discuss his latest space mission as matter of fact, but you can sense the excitement in his voice with every sentence, recounting the mission. He blasts into space, experiencing G-forces that make the human body feel three times its actual weight. Just moving an arm andfingeris a struggle. But shortly after lift-off, another sensation—weightlessness- and having to rethink everything from gravity-laden earth. His last mission into space received much less publicity than his second, though its importance and significance was probably greater.

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NEWS FEATURE From November 19 to December 5, 1997, Brother Scott conducted experiments to study how the weightless environment affects various physical processes. He also observed the sun's outer layers and performed two space walks. His work will help to develop tools and procedures for future space station assembly. One year earlier, his mission made headlines. Brother Scott and his partner stood in the cargo bay and watched the outer doors of Shuttle Endeavor open. Once out in space, he watched a wayward Japanese satellite pass with each orbit. It is much bigger up close—about the size of a small car. It is his mission to capture the satellite with his hands and bring it back for repairs. The timeline to complete the mission is tight. Brother Scott and his partner continue to watch the passing satellite. They make note of how it rotates and they realize that by trying to use brute strength to bring this payload home, they run the risk of inertia propelling them into space—losing the satellite and possibly losing their lives. "We watched it mostly to gauge the period of its rotation," Brother Scott said. Coordinating the capture with my partner

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was the most important thing. For example, you can push it fairly easily and you can stop it. But if it builds up moderate speed, its tough." Brother Scott's retrieval of the satellite was successful and earned from him not only accolades from his crew, but also the admiration of millions of Americans who watched this feat on TV. He remains on the list, awaiting another assignment on a shuttle mission. Winston Scott has gone where literally few men have gone before. His career in the space program is marked with firsts. Yet, he remains humble and all but silent on these accomplishments. His three space missions have logged a total of 24 days, 14 hours and 34 minutes. His three space walks total 19 hours and 16 minutes. Right now Brother Scott is one of six AfricanAmerican Astronauts with flight status—in line for space missions. That is six out of 120 astronauts or one half of one percent. In the space program there have been only about a dozen African-American astronauts. There need to be more. "We've got to prepare. We've got to let children know how wonderful and exciting the world is and how we must participate and prepare. We need to flood the system with qualified applicants so that the pool of (African-American) astronauts increases." His is an exciting and noble career. However, Brother Scott does not encourage all children to make space their destination. He recognizes and honors other professions. In short, Winston Scott is promoting excellence—whatever the endeavor. We all have dreams and wonder what it would be like to soar into space—to leave the atmosphere of the Earth and to glance back down at God's greatest creation. For Alpha Brother Winston Scott, it is a reality that he will likely experience again. Brother Vic Carter is an anchor for CBS I News in Baltimore, Maryland. He also I serves as chairman ofpublic relations for

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AFRICAN-AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL RECENTLY UNVEILED IN WASHINGTON, D.C. DESIGNED BY BROTHER EDWARD HAMILTON lack soldiers who fought with the Union during the Civil War were given a long overdue honor with the unveiling of the African-American Civil War Memorial. The sculpture, named "The Spirit of Freedom", was designed by Alpha Brother Edward Hamilton of Louisville, Kentucky. Located in Washington, D.C, the statue serves to honor the legacy of the more than 200,000 African-American soldiers who fought valiantly with the northern army. Granite walls showcasing the names of the veterans were not ready for the public opening of the memorial, but Memorial Foundation officials plan to dedicate that section on Veterans Day. Eventually, they hope to open a memorial center adjoining the monument where visitors can research Civil War military files. Standing nine-feet-tall, the bronze monument is an impressive work of intricate detail. The statue features three AfricanAmerican soldiers and a sailor on the front. Sculpted in the round, the back shows family members reaching out to support their men. Brother Brother Hamilton, a nationEdward Hamilton ally acclaimed sculptor, has commissioned several public works. Among these are Risen Christ (1994) in St. Margaret Mary's Catholic Church, Louisville, Kentucky; Amistad Memorial (1992) in New Haven, Connecticut; Joe Louis (1987) in Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan; and Smoketown Monument, Louisville, Kentucky. He is currently working on a Whitney M. Young life-size bronze statue for Kentucky State University. Brother Hamilton has won numerous awards, including the 1997 Kentucky Governor's Award, 1990 Black Achiever, Who's

Who Among African Americans, and Outstanding Young Men in America. He has many works in public and private collections. The dedication of "The Spirit of Freedom" was commemorated by a salute to Black Civil War veterans held at Arlington National Cemetery. The ceremony was augmented by a parade of Civil War re-enactors who marched through local streets, ending at the site of the memorial.

African-American Civil War Memorial in Washinston, D.C.

For more on Alpha Brothers preserving African-American military history through the arts, see Feature Articles p 40, Fort Myer Buffalo Soldiers' Memorial Designed By Omicron Eta Lambda Brother, Spring 1998.

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ENSURING THAT A TRUE AMERICAN HERO'S LIKENESS IS CAPTURED ON THE NATION'S POSTAGE STAMPS n 1997, efforts to establish a postage stamp honoring the legendary Brother Paul Robeson fell short of the criteria required by the United States Postal Service's Citizen Stamp Advisor Committee (CSAC). Despite the 90,000 plus petitions and letters of support received by CSAC, the committee did not recommend Brother Robeson to the Postmaster General for selection. Brother Robeson's rare versatility makes him stand out as an Alpha man of particular stature. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa and valedictorian from Rutgers University. He was initiated into Alpha in 1920 at Nu Chapter, Lincoln University, while attending law school at Columbia University. An accomplished attorney, multi-sport athlete, singer, activist, linguist and screen and stage actor, Brother Robeson was an urbane individual. He was internationally recognized and honored for his renowned talents, but ostracized by his own government for his unabashed political activism. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, under J. Edgar Hoover, labeled Brother Robeson a Communist and "blacklisted" him, just as they did Brother Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other moral compasses of the time.

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The Robeson name was passed along in 1927 with the birth of Paul, Jr. The younger Robeson, also an Alpha Brother, graduated from Cornell University with a degree in engineering. Mrs. Robeson, the former Eslanda Goode, had graduated from Columbia University and went on to become the first black laboratory technician at Presbyterian Hospital. Mrs. Robeson was a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Today, like Brother King, Brother Robeson's legacy is rightfully honored and respected as that of a true American hero. Alpha Phi Alpha Brothers are striving still to ensure that Brother Robeson's likeness will be captured on our postage stamps. Brother Steven J. Allen, a 1973 Rutgers alumnus, is leading a spirited and well-coordinated effort to this end. Brother Allen initiated Alpha's involvement in the petition drive during the 91st General Convention in Washington, D.C. Members of the The SPHINXâ&#x201E;˘ - Fall 1998 - www.apal906.org

Dixon previously sent a letter of support to the chair of the CSAC. Efforts will continue on all fronts until the worthy goal is reached. If you would like to help petition for the Paul Robeson U.S. Commemorative Stamp, contact Brother Steve Allen at (609) 291-1148.

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holding the title in 1995-96. The next year Brother Superville crowned Brother Jame'l Hodges as Mr. Trojan 1996-97. Brother Hodges was followed by Chapter Brother Darryl Jackson who currently wears the Mr. Trojan crown. Brother Jackson appears on the following pages as a 1997-98 Distinguished Collegian because ofhis leadership on the Virginia State University campus. Turn the page for more on this year's Distinguished Collegians. 25

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Rodney D. Allen Steven Samuel A n d r e w s Theta Alpha -Jarvis Christian College, Alpha Phi - Clark Atlanta University, Hawkins, TX Atlanta, GA Kinesiology major; president and secreEarly Childhood Education major; 3.83 GPA; Morehouse Naval Reserve Officer tary, Senior Class; member, Pre-Alumni Training Corps; president, Alpha Kappa Club; Pre-Law Club; Human Performance Mu National Honor Society; President, Club. Kappa Delta Epsilon Education Honor Fraternity; Phi Delta Kappa; Student Georgia Association of Educators.

Yerodin Sekou Bermiss Omicron Upsilon - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY Chemical Engineering major; president, Black Students' Alliance; co-captain, Varsity Basketball Team; National Society of Black Engineers; American Institute of Chemical Engineers; Dean's List; Rensselaer Scholar; treasurer, Omicron Upsilon Chapter.

Jason R. Brown Beta Sigma - Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA Political Science major; 3.75 GPA; president, Student Government Association; Southern University Board of Supervisors; parliamentarian and Associate Editor of The Sphinx, Beta Sigma Chapter.

Jamaal O. Bailey Beta Gamma - Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA Political Science major; president, Betterment of Brothers and Sisters Organization; Mr. Betterment of Brothers and Sisters; Political Science Merit Award; VSU Academic Scholarship; Dean's List; Director, Educational Activities, Beta Gamma Chapter.

Laterrance Leron Chatman lota Delta - Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL Industrial Engineering major; Liberal Studies Honors Program; Dean's List; Who's Who; SGA Senator; 2nd vice-president, Legislative Black Caucus; Hall of Fame; Greek Man of the Year for FSU; Assistant District Director of Florida; Assistant Vice-President for the Southern Region; Director, Community Service Tutorial Program; Advisory Board for the One Million Youth March. SPHINXâ&#x201E;˘ - Fall 1998 - www.apal906.org The

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Manley Marvell Collins Beta Delta - South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC Agricultural Business and Management major; president, SGA; president, Sophomore Class; SCSU Board of Trustees member; vice-president, Phi Beta Lambda Business Fraternity, Inc.; vice-president, Honors Collegium; president, Benjamin E. Mays Hall One; SCSU Men's Track and Field Team; SCSU College Chapter of the NAACP.

Y. Tarek Delavallade Beta Alpha - Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD Business Manager, SGA; Mr. Morgan State 1997-98; president, Society of Future Educators; co-founder/vice-president of Black Professional Men's Alliance; Morgan Ambassador; Outstanding Morgan Man Award; Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation, Inc. Scholarship Award; Brother Dr. Clayton C. Stansbury Scholarship; Morgan State Honors Program.

Mill Etienne Zeta - Yale University, New Haven, CT Psychology & Biology major; president, Zeta Chapter; Chairman, Yale Black Political Forum; Editor-in-Chief, 211 Park Street; chairman, Junior Board of AfroAmerican Cultural Center; chairman, Senior Activities Committee; Assist. Director for District II, Organization of New England Chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha; recipient, Paul and Daisy Services Fellowship.

Floyd Freeman Beta Kappa - Langston University. Langston, OK History major; 3.00 GPA; president, Pan Hellenic Council 1997-98; campus tutor; Residence Hall Advisor; Campus All-Star College Bowl team.

Kevin "Khali" Henderson Beta Delta - South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC Social Studies and History major; captain, Chapter Quiz Bowl Team; president/captain, SCSU'S Honda Campus AllStar Team; Who's Who; Presidential Scholar; recipient, Bronze Medallion Medal; chair, Lectures and Seminars Committee for the SGA.

Mark D. Hunter lota Pi - Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, 11 Sociology major; president, SIUE'S Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity; chair, SIUE Student Legal Services Advisory Committee; president, SIUE'S Chapter of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society; Executive Board member, Student Government; chair, Personnel Board; treasurer, Iota Pi Chapter; SIUE Homecoming King 1997.

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DISTINGUISHED Darryl Jackson Beta Gamma - Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA Agricultural Business and Economics major; Mr. Virginia State University 199798; USDA Scholar; member, Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences; corresponding secretary and Associate Editor of The Sphinx, Beta Gamma Chapter; member, Betterment of Brothers and Sisters Organization.

Resinald A. Lamont McGahee Beta Delta - South Carolina State I Hirersity, Orangeburg, SC President Pro Tern, Student Senate 199798; Vice-President, SGA; Mays II Judicial Review Board; business manager, SGA; Southern Regional Honor's Representative for seven states; president, Freshman Class; recipient, Presidential Scholarship; National Dean's List; member, Honor's Program; Ralph Bunch Institute in Political Science. 28

COLLEGIANS Nthato Ashe Mahlaba Beta Kappa - Langston University. Langston, OK Business Administration major; 3.66 GPA; Mr. Langston University 1997-98; On-campus tutor; student leader, Residence Halls; Who's Who; National Dean's List; Assistant Vice President of the Southwestern Region of Alpha Phi Alpha.

John Marsh Alpha Phi - Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA Mass Media Arts major; president, Clark Atlanta University Chapter of the NAACP; member, Pre-Alumni Council; member, SGA and House of Delegates; resident assistant, Residence Life Department; member, Orientation Guide Corp; teacher's assistant, Clark Atlanta University First Year Seminar Course; treasurer, Alpha Phi Chapter.

A n d r e w Means Beta Iota - Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC Political Science major; U.S. Army Veteran; president, chaplain, historian and Convention delegate, Beta Iota Chapter; treasurer, Pan-Hellenic Council; Who's Who; Student Congress Representative; treasurer, Junior Class; Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society; editor, News Argus; student mentor, WSSU; Peer Leadership Advisor Program.

Michael Gresory Merritt Omicron Rho - Otterbein College, Columbus, OH Business Administration major; 5.4 GPA; president, African American Student Union; Paul Robeson Scholar; Dean's List; student representative, Student Life Committee; secretary, Distirct of Ohio of Alpha Phi Alpha; mentor, Indianola Middle School Program; mentor, Linmoor Middle School Program.

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DISTINGUISHED Lee C. Moore Zeta Tau - Texas A&M University, Commerce, TX Biological Sciences major; president, Commerce Student Government 199798; Student Senator; SGA vice-president; Senate Chairman; member, Chancellor's Student Advisory Board for the Texas A&M University System; Presidential Search Advisory Committee; Assoc. Editor, The Sphinx and v.p., Zeta Tau Chapter.

Omar W. Ruffin Beta Delta - South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC Criminal justice major; president, Student Union Board; president, PanHellenic Council; historian, Beta Delta Chapter; president, Henderson-Davis Players; president, Spirit Club; Senior ROTC - Highest Ranked Junior; ROTC Full Scholarship; ROTC Superior Cadet Award; ROTC Outstanding Leadership Award; ROTC Top 10 Percent Award.

Melvin M. Randle, II Beta Kappa - Langston University, Langston, OK Accounting and Management Information Systems major; 3.84 GPA; First State Officer and First State President, Phi Beta Lambda; Parliamentarian and Director of Professional Programs, National Association of Black Accountants; president, Scholars' Club; President, Honors' Club; president, SGA; NAACP; National Urban League.

Jermaine Simmons Beta Rho - Shaw University, Raleigh, NC Mathematics major; 3.77 GPA; president, Student Government Association; Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor Society; Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Honor Society; Student Development Counselor; American Red Cross certified HIV/AIDS peer counselor; president, vice-president, secretary and intake manager, Beta Rho Chapter; Assistant Area Director in Raleigh, NC. The SPHINX â&#x201E;˘ - Fall 1998 - www.apal906.org

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Edward Lee Robinson, Jr. Omicron Rho - Otterbein College, Columbus, OH Sociology major; 3.2 GPA; president, Omicron Rho Chapter; Paul Robeson Scholar; Justice, Ottebein College Judicial Hearing Board; Peer Career Advisor, Office of Career Planning and Placement Student Representative, Campus Climate Committee; Assistant Area Director for Central Ohio of Alpha Phi Alpha; treasurer, African American Student Union.

William T. L. Simmons Delta Eta - Savannah State University, Savannah, GA Political Science major; president, SGA; Chief Justice, SGA; Head Drum Major, SSU Marching Band; Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International; Political Science Club; treasurer, Pre-Law Club; History Club Outstanding Young Man of America; Best Prosecution Counsel & Most Outstanding Counsel, SSU 3rd Annual Mock Trail competition. 29

DISTINGUISHED Tavares Nakia S t e p h e n s Zeta Pi - University of Georgia, Athens, GA English Education major; president, Zeta Pi Chapter; Arch Society; orientation leader, Freshman Class; member, Committee for Black Cultural Programs; resident advisor, University Housing System; student teacher, Clarke Central High School; participant, Big Brothers/Big Sisters program of Athens; author, The Soul Food Cafe.

COLLEGIANS Christopher L. Tucker Theta Epsilon - Adelphi University, Garden City, NY Business Management major; president, Theta Epsilon Chapter; program coordinator, Sex in the 90s Lecture Series; host, Men's Night Lecture; chairperson, African American Student Government; program coordinator, Multicultural Weekend; program coordinator, Big Brothers/Big Sisters Mentoring Program; treasurer, NAACP.

Norris L. Williams Beta Delta - South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC Elementary Education major; president, University Bands Club; president, Dormitory Council; vice-president, Junior Class; Recording Secretary, SGA; Chaplain, Beta Delta; co-chairperson, NAACP; Executive Officer, Honors Program; African American Minority Teacher Recruitment Scholar; Dean's List; Member, Marching "101".

The next issue of The Sphinx™ scheduled for publication will be the winter 1998 magazine. Information and materials sent for the Winter 1998 magazine should be received in the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Corporate Headquarters no later than November 1, 1998. You are encouraged to send information now to avoid missing the deadline. Send materials to: The Sphinx™ • Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.; 2313 St. Paul Street; Baltimore, MD 21218-5234. The Sphinx™ is the official organ of the Fraternity. Published quarterly, The Sphinx™ is open to articles about the accomplishments of Brothers and Chapters. Notices of deceased Brothers should be sent for inclusion in the "Omega Chapter" section of the magazine. Materials submitted by the November 1, 1998 deadline will be included in the Winter 1998 edition. Articles not received by the deadline will appear in die following edition. All articles submitted for publication must be keyed or typed in narrative form. It is requested that articles be submitted on hard copy, along widi computer disk when possible. Microsoft Word and WordPerfect formats are preferred. Disks should be IBM compatable. Color or black & white photo prints are accepted. Color is preferred. Photographs sent to The Sphinx™ cannot be returned. Those sending photos should make duplicate copies of the pictures before sending them. Xerox copies of photographs, computer printouts, pictures clipped from newspapers or magazines, and poor quality photographs will not be printed. 30

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ALPHA PHI ALPHA HELPS THE BAHAMAS CELEBRATE NATION'S 25™ ANNIVERSARY lpha Phi Alpha helped the citizens of The Bahamas celebrate the nation's 25th Anniversary during the Educational and Economic Development Forum this summer in Nassau, the country's capital city.

The Forum opened with a gala reception at the Nassau Marriott Hotel and Crystal Palace Casino. The reception featured the Royal Bahamas Defense Force Band, the Munnings Brothers musical group with Freddie and Ralphael Munnings, limbo dancer and modern dance performers. General President Adrian L. Wallace, h Chapter President Kendric Christie and representatives from the Nassau Marriott Hotel and Crystal Palace Casino joined in welcoming Brothers and guests to the Educational and

Royal Bahamas National Economic Development Defense Force presented U.S. Forum and saluting the and Bahamian colors. nation on its anniversary. Brother Wallace told the reception that Alpha Phi Alpha was pleased to celebrate the nation's Silver Anniversary with the citizens of the Bahamas. After 250 years as a British colony, The Commonwealth of the Bahamas became a new nation on July 10,1973. Also in his remarks, Brother Wallace gave special acknowledgments to Bahamas Speaker of the House, the Honorable Italia Johnson; Senator Brother Calvin Johnson; and Mr. Kenneth Mario, Publisher/General Manager of the Nassau The SPHINX™ ~ Fall 1998 ~ umw.apal906.org

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Guardian, for their gracious hospitality. The Brothers of Iota Epsilon Lambda Chapter in Nassau were recognized for their hard work and special recognition was given to U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas Sydney Williams. In other remarks, Brother Christie told the gathering about the local chapter's work in mentoring, and their assistance with the Red Cross of The Bahamas, Junior Achievement and the local correction center. The Iota Epsilon Lambda Chapter has more than 100 Brothers. The Fraternity Board of Directors began its summer 1998 meeting in The Bahamas prior to the official start of the Forum.

Opening Session The Forum's Opening Session began with a presentation of the United States and Bahamian colors by the Royal Bahamas Defense Force and the singing of the U.S. and the Bahamian National Anthems—"The Star Spangled Banner" and "March On Bahamas Land." CD Brother Harry Collie led the opening prayer and presided over the opening ceremony. General President Adrian L. Wallace introduced the guest speaker, U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas Sydney Williams. Ambassador Williams, the husband of U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters of California, told the opening session "how very pleased" he was that Alpha Phi Alpha chose to come to the Bahamas. His address highlighted some of the economic opportunities available on the islands.

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Forum Focus General President Wallace gave the focus of the Educational and Economic Development Forum as he opened the First Business Session. Brother Wallace told listeners that the Forum's focus is deeply rooted in the Fraternity's history and its objectiveâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to aid downtrodden humanity in its efforts to achieve higher social, economic and intellectual status. The objective was addressed in 1907 by Jewel Charles H. Chapman, who spoke about "The College Man in Business," Brother Wallace said. In 1921, the Fraternity inaugurated its educational empowerment initiative, the historic "Go-to-High School, Go-to-College" program. In 1935, the 29th Anniversary Convention recommended that a Special Convention be held during alternate years when the General Convention was not in session, Brother Wallace said. At the same Convention, the Committee on Findings gave a three-part report that outlined the purposes of the Alpha Phi Alpha Foundation (which later became the Education Foundation). Brother George Arthur, in the first part of the report, outlined the purposes of the Foundation as: (1) to promote scholarship (2) to assist in bringing to fruition graduate contributions in the various fields of knowledge and (3) to create opportunities for trained (African-Americans) in industry. Brother Robert P. Daniel, in the report's second section, recommended the continuation of the Education for Citizenship Movement with emphasis on vocational needs and placement, qualification and support of race businesses and enterprises. The third section, made by Brother Bindley Cyrus, recommended that it should be the sense of the Convention that the educated members of the race should use their education to raise the lot of the masses from economic servitude to independence and security, Brother Wallace said. "In 1936, the Fraternity's political empowerment initiative of "A Voteless People Is A Hopeless People" was inaugurated. And now on the threshold of a new millennium, we seek to codify our economic initiative," Brother Wallace said. Alpha Phi Alpha remains fully committed and aggressive to our educational and political ventures, however we also recognize the need for political empowerment, he said. Our goal is not the accumulation of materialistic creature comforts, but rather wealth in rebuilding our communities, wealth in scholarships to educate our people and wealth to build institutions, the General President said. 32

The Strong Black Man In introducing Brother Dr. Dennis P. Kimbro to the Plenary Session, Brother Wallace shared the story of how they met many years ago while attending a conference. Brother Kimbro autographed his book for Brother Wallace, telling him "The light is green, now move." At that time Brother Wallace was working in the corporate world. He later moved to the world of entrepreneurship. Brother Kimbro posed a question to the Business Session, "What makes you so strong Black Man?" and then went on to establish the answer. The speaker challenged the attendees to determine why, after more than 300 years of slavery, segregation, racial oppression, Jim Crow Laws and second class citizenship, the spirits of African-Americans have not been stifled. Despite all that has happened to us, African-Americans have

General President Adrian L. Wallace (left) and Brother Dr. Dennis P. Kimbro still produced a W.E.B. Dubois, Booker T. Washington, Marcus Garvey, Jesse Jackson, Jackie Robinson, Cornel West, Ben Carson, John H. Johnson, Michael Jordan, Vernon Jordan, Paul Robeson, Thurgood Marshall, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr., Brother Kimbro said. Professional and Personal Development Series Forum attendees were treated to spirited and informational messages by conference presenters. Dr. Myles Munroe spoke about the boundless potential that is present but not necessarily realized in every human being. "Potential," said Dr. Munroe, "is like a seed capable of producing an entire forest." Quoting the Bible, he noted that God sets the end before The SPHINX

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Entertainment International, Inc., and entrepreneur and author Brother Jesse B. Brown teamed for a special Economic Development Symposium. W o r l d Policy Council R e p o r t

Brother Horace G. Dawson, Jr., Chairman of the Alpha Phi Alpha World Policy Council, presented the Council's preliminary 1998 report at the Belford V. Lawson Oratorical Luncheon. The report called on the United States to pay its $1.2 billion in back dues to the United Nations and reclaim its "full participation in the international system." Brother Dawson—former U.S. Ambassador to Botswana and director of the International Affairs Center and Patricia Roberts Harris Public Affairs Program at Howard University—told the Forum, "Our consistent refusal to pay (U.S. dues) Brother A m b a s s a d o r over the past several years is a Horace G. Dawson, Jr threat to the stable international delivers World Policy order we have sacrificed so much to Council Report erect. It erodes our credibility as a leader in international affairs; and jeopardizes our own national interests."

offshore were examined and the challenges explored by the presenters. The second half of the workshop looked at Economic and Community Development Using The Freedom Fund. Mr. Charles H. Jackson, Jr. served as presenter for the segment. Brother Edward L. Shanklin, Jr. presented a segment on Institutional Investing & The Liberty Fund. Brother Gloster K. Sonia presented a segment on Personal & Retail Investing & The Liberty Fund. The Forum's Educational Development Workshops were conducted by Brothers Dr. Kenner A. Tippin and Dr. James Ward. Brother Guillermo L. Hysaw, Corporate Manager of the Used Vehicle Department of the Toyota Motor Company, served as a presenter for the Training and Development Workshops. Author Frederick O. Terrell served as a presenter for the series as part of the Business and Economic Development Workshops. Brother Dan Spikes, Vice President for Restaurant Development for Black Entertainment Television (BET), Brother J. Wayman Henry, III, co-founder of Sports & The SPHINX™ ~ Fall 1998 - www.apal906.org

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broadcast on national television after Brothers Horace Dawson and Adrian Wallace interviewed with Bahamas media. Brother Tom Flewellyn, Director of Minority Business Relations with Walt Disney World Resort Complex, spoke to the Belford V. Lawson Luncheon about economic opportunity for African-Americans. Brother Dr. William F. Pickard, Chairman of Regal Plastics Company, received the Fraternity's John H. Johnson Entrepreneurial Excellence Award during the luncheon. In presenting the award, General President Wallace cited Brother Pickard's many accomplishments during his 25 years as a metropolitan Detroit businessman. Belford V. Lawson O r a t o r i c a l C o n t e s t Brother Carlton Abner of the Midwestern Region was named winner of the Belford V. Lawson Oratorical Contest after delivering an address entitled "Still in Search of Justice." Speaking to the topic, "American Justice, One System: Reality or Myth," Brother Abner based his address on Aristotle's definition of Justiceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;"the mean between right and wrong." "Today, justice for me signifies a struggle," Brother Abner said. "In that struggle, I see the tears streaming down our faces. I see our blood on the pavement of our streets. But most of all, I get this bitter taste in my mouth." Brother Rodrego Bylerly of Theta Zeta Chapter, Dartmouth College in the Eastern Region, was named the second-place contest finisher. The Southern Region's Brother Mickel Anglin, Theta Gamma Chapter at the University of Brother Carlton Abner South Florida, placed third. won the 1998 Belford V. Lawson Oratorical Contest

Step Contest Alpha Phi Chapter Brothers at Clark Atlanta University in the Southern Region were named winners of the Step Contest after performing a routine that included a mixture of "old school" and current steps. The steppers began with a skit, pretending to be Chapter Brothers meeting after a long period away from school. The plot unraveled with the Brothers performing a "Soul Step," "Alpha Machine" and other steps they no doubt learned from seasoned steppers. The Beta Kappa Chapter team at Langston University in the

Southwestern Region, was the second-place finisher. Brothers from Beta Gamma Chapter at Virginia State University performed an exhibition. Black & Gold Banquet Noted educator, author and lecturer Brother Dr. Huel D. Perkins was presented the Alpha Award of Merit during the Black & Gold Banquet. A member of the World Policy Council and author of the Fraternity's National Sweetheart Song, Brother Perkins was recognized for his achievements in the academic arena. Brother Henry H. Brown, a retired executive from Anheuser-Busch, Inc., also was presented with the Alpha Award of Merit. Brother Brown was recognized for 35 years of national and international service in the industry. Brother Brown presented the Fraternity with a $2,500 check for the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project as he received his award. The award for 1998 Outstanding College Brother of the Year was presented to Brother Mickel Anglin of the Southern Region who also placed third in the Belford V. Lawson Oratorical Contest. Brother Michael Bertty of Kappa Theta Lambda Chapter in Bergen, New Jersey was named the 1998 Outstanding

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Miss Black & Gold Pageant Miss Alpha Southwest, Erica Nicole Casteel, won the 199899 Miss Black & Gold title during the competition in Nassau. Miss Casteel is a student at the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She represented the Omicron Nu Chapter. The pageant winner, who already has produced several plays, performed a dramatic speech in the talent segment. She enjoys working with underprivileged youth. Miss Alpha South, Reva Lation Ison, a student at Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee, was first runner-up in the competition. The second-runner up was Miss Alpha East, Ines Maria Cabral of Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia. The other contestants were Miss Alpha West, Maisha Jamila Fields, of Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado and Miss Alpha Midwest, Umme Salim, of West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia.

NationsBank Senior Vice President Brother Walter Davis (third from right) is pictured with Brother Wallace, Brother Hebrew Dixon and members of the Building Foundation from Eta Tau Lambda Chapter in Akron, Ohio presented a check for $15,000 to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project. The presentation marked the second-consecutive year the Chapter has given a $15,000 donation toward the project. Eta Tau Lambda made last year's presentation at the 1997 General Convention in Washington, D.C. NationsBank Housing Campaign Brother Walter Davis, Senior Vice President with NationsBank, announced during the banquet that NationsBank has set aside $350 billion for its national program to lead communities back to self-sufficiency. Of the amount, $115 billion has been set aside for the development of affordable housing. The bank has entered into an agreement with the Fraternity and the Alpha Phi Alpha Building Foundation to assist in community housing development. The program is designed as a ten-year commitment to community development and lending to minority and low- to moderate-income families, said Brother Davis who called housing the most predominate need in minority communities. The SPHINXâ&#x201E;˘ - Fall 1998 - www.apal906.org

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MLK NATIONAL MEMORIAL TO BE ERECTED IN CAPIT/ AREA NORMALLY RESERVE FOR PRESIDENTIAL AND WAR COMMEMORATIONS resident Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore have given unprecedented support to the Fraternity's project to erect a National Memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring Brother Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This summer at the NAACP National Convention in Atlanta,

Fraternity leaders met with the Kins Family in Atlanta to discuss the MLK, Jr. National Memorial Project. Pictured (left to risht) are: MLK, Jr. Project Chairman Brother John H. Carter,- Dexter Kins and Mrs. Coretta Scott Kins, son and w i d o w of Brother Dr. Kins; General President Adrian L. Wallace,- and Executive Director Hebrew L. Dixon, III. Vice President Gore announced that while he was there delivering his speech, the President was in the White House signing legislation that allows the King Memorial to be erected in the same area where Presidents and wars are remembered. The White House support comes after Congress approved Alpha Phi Alpha's request for a memorial to Brother King in the Mall area of Washington, D.C. It is the Fraternity's intent to build a lasting symbol to the greatness of the man who led a nation into a new era of civil rights and equality. Brother Dr. King's widow, Coretta Scott King, was ecstatic at the President's approval. "It is appropriate that there be a memorial for (Dr. King) in the nation's capital on the order of those for Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson," Mrs. King

said. "They were great patriots of this country, and so was my husband." General President Adrian L. Wallace echoed those comments, saying: "The time has come for Alpha Phi Alpha to move full-steam ahead with the planning, fundraising and construction of a memorial to our dear Alpha Brother." At the time of the announcement, Alpha Phi Alpha's Project Team was already hard at work. Under the leadership of MLK, Jr. Project Chairman Brother John H. Carter of Atlanta, the team has held several meetings in Atlanta and Washington, D.C. Brother Carter said, "This is more than exciting, this is history in the making and Alpha Phi Alpha once again is in a position of leadership. It will take the hard work of every Alpha Brother (to erect the Memorial). "But it doesn't end there. This is a project that will be international in scope and involvement. Our design team is planning an international launch of a design competition. Our fundraising team is designing a plan where every citizen of the world can participate and select leaders from around the world will be asked to serve as honorary chairs." The task now is viewing and choosing a site for the memorial with the help of the National Park Service and its related commissions. The excitement for the project is reflected in the phone calls and letters we already have received from people wanting to know how to get involved. For more information, contact the Washington, D.C. MLK, Jr. National Memorial Project at (410) 554-0040, Ext. 110.

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On Saturday evening, General President Wallace and his wife joined Theta Theta Lambda Brothers and their 350 guests at the Chapter's Black & Gold Banquet. The banquet was held in the Officer's Club at Ramstein Air Base. The evening began with a VIP reception where Brother and Mrs. Wallace received special guests. Many of the corporate sponsors for the Chapter's activities were represented, including Mr. George Borgh and Mr. Fred Burnley of AT&T—primary sponsors for the Chapters annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. program and one of the yearly scholarships. Brother Wallace also met Mr. Robert Smith and other representatives from USPA & IRA, an investment firm that sponsors

GENERAL PRESIDENT KEYNOTES GERMANY CHAPTERS 35 TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION rother Adrian L. Wallace, in May, became the third sitting General President and the sixth head of the Fraternity in the past nine years to visit the Brothers in the Eastern Region International District. During the visit sponsored by the Germany Chapter, General President and Mrs. Alice Wallace joined Alpha Brothers and their families in celebrating Theta Theta Lambda Chapters 35th Anniversary. Brother Wallace served as keynote speaker for

Pictured (left to risht) are: Brothers Wallace, Chapter founder Paul Harper and Willard Hall at the Black & Gold VIP Reception. Mrs. Alice Wallace appears in backsround. the Chapter's 20th Annual Black & Gold Scholarship Banquet, held as part of the celebration. The weekend's major activities were held in Kaiserslautern, Germany. One highlight of the Wallace visit occurred Friday evening when Brothers Bob Sanders, Paul Murphy, Lawrence Monger and Otis Houston were initiated into the Fraternity. It was the District's first new member intake in the past two years. On Saturday morning, Brother Wallace attended Theta Theta Lambda Chapter's meeting where he met Chapter founder Brother Paul L. Harper-who recently celebrated the 56th Anniversary of his initiation into the Fraternity—and some 25 other Brothers who traveled across Germany and Europe to meet the General President. Brother Harper was keynote speaker for the 1997 Founder's Day Program. The SPHINX ™ - Fall 1998 -

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Democrats Abroad Germany; Mr. Don Armel, President of the European PTA; Dr. Ronald Schlundt, member of the Democratic National Committee; representatives from the Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Omega Psi Phi and Kappa Alpha Psi Greek-letter organizations; and the NAACP. During an inspiring keynote address, General President Wallace spoke about the Fraternity's programs and plans to build the MLK, Jr. National Memorial in Washington, D.C. Following the address, 1998 scholarship awards were presented to eight graduating students. The students, three boys andfivegirls, represent the best and brightest of the 78 students who submitted scholarship application packages. In the past nine years, the Chapter has presented approximately $445,000 in scholarships to students graduating from Department of Defense Dependent Schools in Germany. On Sunday, General President and Mrs. Wallace accompanied the Brothers and their families to a community worship service pastored by newly initiated Brother Rev. Otis Houston, a U.S. Air Force chaplain. After the worship service, the group traveled to Trier—Germany's oldest city—for a sightseeing expedition. The city was founded by Romans more than 2000 years ago. On Monday, Brother Willard Hall and his wife, Theodorea Berry, along with Brother Lige Richardson and his wife, Dee,

took Brother and Mrs. Wallace to Paris, France. The group traveled by train from Kaiserslautern to Paris then spent 24 hours trying to see as many sights as possible—from the Eiffel Tower, to Notre Dame, to the Arch De Triumph, a cruise along the Seine and a late night stroll down the Champs Ellyesse. Founded February 15, 1963 by 14 Brothers in Frankfurt Germany, Theta Theta Lambda Chapter has over the past 35 years become one of the Fraternity's premier chapters. The Chapter's members primarily live in Europe as a result of their military obligation or as civilians working for the Department of Defense. There also are Chapter members who work for private U.S. and European firms. All Brothers living in Europe can maintain active Fraternity membership by joining Theta Theta Lambda. Currently, there are Chapter members who reside in Belgium, England, Germany, Holland, Spain and Turkey. The District also has fraternal responsibility for Brothers living in Africa. Chapter members fill numerous military and community leadership positions. Brothers are actively involved in a variety of organizations and programs that provide them the opportunity to serve, including positions with the NAACP, Democrats Abroad, PTA, DOD school mentoring programs and College Night Information forums.

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VISION FRATERNITY LAUNCHES NATIONWIDE HOUSING REINVESTMENT PROGRAM n a move to launch a mass reinvestment in housing in the African-American community, the Alpha Phi Alpha Building Foundation has embarked on a nationwide neighborhood revitalization project to build homes for low- and moderateincome families. The Fraternity leadership announced the national neighborhood revitalization thrust while in Chicago this spring to dedicate its newest family homes. The new homes are built in the city's historic Bronzeville community at the site of the Fraternity's former headquarters on Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. Building Foundation Chairman Everett B. Ward told those attending the dedication ceremony "the sole mission of the Alpha Phi Alpha Building Foundation is to lead a massive reinvestment campaign in order to protect, preserve and promote African-American communities throughout the nation." Other Fraternity leaders on hand for the dedication included: General President Adrian L. Wallace, Executive Director Hebrew L. Dixon, III and General Treasurer George N. Reaves. Fraternity member Auggeretto Battiste spoke on behalf of the local Chapter. Officials from Northern Trust Bank, financiers of the development, also were in attendance. Calling economic development the "lynchpin" for the economic stability of the African-American community, General President Wallace said the organized national housing endeavor is in keeping with the original principles of the Fraternity.

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"One of the fundamental objectives of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. is aiding humanity in its efforts to achieve higher social, economic and intellectual status," he said. "Likewise, we understand that quality of life is directly imparted by affordable housing. It is fitting and appropriate that Alpha Phi Alpha should turn its considerable resources into alleviating this need, wherever possible." Alpha Village was developed by Urban Equities, an AfricanAmerican development firm. The homes were constructed by Best American, also African American owned. The Fraternity soon will begin reinvesting in similar communities around the nation as part of the national reinvestment project.

General President A d r i a n L. Wallace (far r i g h t ) delivers address d u r i n g d e d i c a t i o n of n e w homes in Chicago's Bronzeville c o m m u n i t y . O t h e r Brothers p i c t u r e d ( l e f t t o right) are: B u i l d i n g Foundation m e m b e r Samuel DeShazior, Executive Director H e b r e w L. D i x o n , III, Building F o u n d a t i o n Chairman Everett W a r d , General Treasurer George N. Reaves and Brother Wallace.

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reliminary reports indicate that Alpha Phi Alpha's contribution to March of Dimes WalkAmerica increased ten times in 1998 over the previous year, according to Brother Oatice Thomas, the Fraternity's National WalkAmerica Team Captain. Afinalreport on the Fraternity's contribution is expected this fall afterfinalinformation has been received from chapters nationwide who participated in the Walk. Brother Thomas suggested that an increase in Fraternity contributions this year over previous years may be because Alpha Chapters are more consistently using Alpha Phi Alpha as

their WalkAmerica team name thus causing a more accurate tally. General President Adrian L. Wallace traveled to Chicago in April to help March of Dimes national leaders kickoff the WalkAmerica campaign. Brother Wallace joined MOD President Dr. Jennifer L. Howse and board member Ann Roosevelt, granddaughter of March of Dimes Founder and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, for the kickoff. Alpha Chapters around the country participated in the Walk, including official Walk Teams in Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit, Houston and Dallas. Other cities with Alpha Phi Alpha WalkAmerica Teams, although they were not considered official Fraternity sites, included New York, Atlanta and Washington, D.C.

Executive Director Hebrew L. Dixon, III, MOD President Dr. Jennifer L. Howse, General President Adrian L. Wallace and MOD Board Member Ann Roosevelt are photosraphed before official kickoff of WalkAmerica in Chicaso.

In New York City, Brothers from the state president to the newest initiate embark on the 10mile walk to fight birth defects.

Brothers who participated in the Houston Walk are pictured carrying one of the Alpha National WalkAmerica Team banners.

In Detroit, walkers braved the rain and cold weather to help fight birth defects.

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ALPHA PHI ALPHA AND HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES By Brother Thomas D. Pawley, III t is a curious anomaly of history that the first intercollegiate fraternity for African- Americans did not originate at a college or university established for the freedmen and their progeny. Rather it was in the collegial atmosphere of an Ivy League institution—Cornell University, regarded by many as a "radical university" for its liberal philosophy—that ten young African-American men decided to organize a fraternity.

The undergraduate fraternity is unique to American colleges, having been created in 1776 with the founding of Phi Beta Kappa at William and Mary College. By 1910, there were some 32 college fraternities with 1,068 chapters throughout the nation, (Wesley, p. x). However, African-American students enrolled in these institutions were excluded from membership. More importantly, the post-Civil War generation of AfricanAmerican college students had little interest in them and only a small number were enrolled in historically black colleges on the collegiate level. The majority of students were enrolled in preparatory courses on both the elementary and secondary level. In fact, that was their major focus:".. .Not one of these [African-American] institutions was a standard college or fullyequipped university at the opening of the 20th century. Although the name "college" and "university" were used, not one of these schools was more than afirst-rateacademy or high school," (Wesley, p. xiii).1 In the early years of the 20th century, individual students at the traditional institutions-such as George Kelly at Cornellbegan to think seriously about the need for closer association among the young African-American men isolated from the social life on campus. Such isolation did not exist at the historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) where the majority of students were housed in dormitories and ate their meals together in the college dining hall. This led to the founding of The Social Study Club under the leadership of C.C. Poindexter, a graduate student, and evolved into Alpha Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Once established, the chapter began to receive inquiries regarding membership from students at Syracuse University and Amherst College. However, the second and third The SPHINX ™ - Fall 1998 - www.apal906.org

chapters were chartered at Howard University and Virginia Union University with their racially-integrated faculties and all AfricanAmerican student bodies. Thus when the first General Convention convened at Howard in 1908, a majority of the attendees were from these two institutions. This trend did not continue. Eighteen college chapters were formed between 1907 and 1917. Of these, only four were at "Negro Colleges," Nu Chapter at Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) and Xi Chapter at Wilberforce University, having been granted charters in 1912.2 Twenty-seven undergraduate chapters were established during the next ten years, 11 of them at HBCUs.3 Significantly, only two of these were at publicly supported institutions, Alpha Zeta at West Virginia State College and Beta Gamma at Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute.4 It is apparent from this brief summary that the Fraternity moved cautiously in chartering chapters at African-American colleges and that it was more favorably disposed toward the privately endowed institutions. This essay will seek to explain the reasons for these attitudes. As early as 1907, according to Brother Dr. Charles H. Wesley, ".. .It was agreed that [Alpha] should favor 'the granting of charters to bodies that met with their distinct approval... Strong opposition developed [in the discussion of Howard University] to the establishment of chapters in schools which are not of grade A recognition. This opposition was directed, at this time, particularly to institutions other than Howard University' (that is to say Negro institutions)," (Wesley, p. 4l). 5 This attitude, germinated in Alpha Chapter, dominated the thinking of the Brotherhood during its formative years. The raison d'etre is suggested by Dr. Wesley.".. .It was only natural that the thought of the master builders of this early period should be turned toward other colleges of the first rank in which there were students in need of the same fellowship advantages," (Wesley, p. 40).

HISTORICAL MOMENT This concern for high standards in the colleges—which chapters were to be chartered—became Fraternity policy in 1914 when the General Convention decreed that "only those schools which were recommended by the Carnegie Foundation and which had at least 15 male African-American students were to be eligible for membership into the Fraternity," (Wesley, page 97). The writer is unfamiliar with the Carnegie Foundation listing of approved educational institutions but it is clear that it included both white and African-American colleges. AfricanAmerican colleges which sought accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools were judged by different standards from white institutions until the NAACP began its thrust to equalize higher educational opportunities in the 1930s. The writer remembers clearly catalogue statements by the Southern Association at his own alma mater attesting to the fact that "The college is accredited as an A' class college for Negro youth." Students graduating from these institutions were sometimes placed on probation when entering northern institutions for graduate study and/or required to enter undergraduate programs before being admitted.6 Concern for the quality of education being offered at African-American colleges manifested itself at the "17th Annual Convention" (sic) in New York in 1924 when it was "recommended that the possibility of an undergraduate chapter at Hampton Institute should be investigated since "Hampton has been given a class A rating," (Wesley, p. 155).7 The same concern was expressed the following year in 1925 when "An undergraduate chapter was authorized at Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute, [now Virginia State University] provided that k the institution was found to have an eligible rating," (Wesley, p. 158). Apparently it did since Beta Gamma Chapter was chartered in 1926.8 During the early years of the century, African-Americans who sought baccalaureate degrees invariably turned to schools like Howard, Atlanta, Virginia Union, and Wilberforce, all private institutions. Since the Fraternity's goal was to provide educated leaders in the drive for full citizenship, chapters were established only in these institutions for nearly 20 years. Once the publicly supported institutions gained accreditation, chapters were established on these campuses. Expansion of the Fraternity at HBCUs in the early years also faced the opposition of college teachers, administrations, and faculties—Howard and Virginia Union being the exception.9 Efforts to form a chapter at Lincoln University (PA) were opposed by the governing board. As our history notes, "The trustees were at first opposed in principle to student secret 44

organizations so that these meetings were held in secret," (Wesley, p.81). Even after the chapter was chartered we are told, "The trustees continued to doubt the value of student fraternities. An old college rule stated that 'no secret organization should exist on the campus' and for a short period the chapter [Nu] was reported to be only a club," (Wesley, p. 81). It took a subterfuge to overcome the opposition of the trustees. At another distinguished institution, Fisk University, it was the faculty that blocked expansion. "The establishment of a chapter at Fisk University had been under consideration for several conventions. The 11th Convention had finally authorized an investigation of the situation there. President McGee stated [at the 14th General Convention] that he had investigated the matter and that the faculty generally was opposed to the establishment of a chapter. A discussion ensued in which Brothers Homer Cooper, Roscoe C. Giles and the General President agreed that a chapter should be established at Fisk in spite of the attitude of the faculty.10 A motion was passedfinallythat the convention go on record as favoring the establishment of chapters. . .in all schools that meet the Fraternity's academic requirements in spite of opposition existing in the school'," (Wesley, p. 129). Such a policy was obviously fraught with difficulty because Alpha Chi Chapter was not established on the campus of Fisk until 1927. Meanwhile, Chi Chapter was chartered in 1919 at Meharry Medical College, which adjoins the Fisk campus. It is the writer's recollection that students at Fisk were initiated into that chapter, including future General President A. Maceo Smith.11 The desire to extend the Fraternity only to high quality institutions and the opposition to the fraternal movement itself limited the growth of the Fraternity during its earliest years on the campuses of historically black institutions. Both the reluctance to charter chapters and the opposition to establishing them gradually dissipated. From 1929 until 1941—the beginning of the U.S. entrance into World War 11-20 chapters were established. All of them except Beta Eta at Southern Illinois University and Beta Psi in London, England were on the campuses of HBCUs thus reversing the trend of the first 20 years of the Fraternity's existence. During the war years, 1942-1945, no chapters were chartered. After the hiatus 24 chapters were issued charters in three years (1946,1947 and 1948). Eighteen of these chapters were on the campuses of historically black colleges including those at renowned Hampton and Tuskegee. In 1970, Eta Gamma Chapter was established at Prairie View A&M State University where the writer began his teaching career 30 years earlier when opposition to the formaThe SPHINX™ - Fall 1998 - www.apal906.org

HISTORICAL MOMENT tion of Fraternities and Sororities was intense, although there was at least one graduate chapter on the campus. Suffice it to say that Alpha Phi Alpha is now represented by undergraduate chapters at a majority of HBCUs. As we approach the end of the Second Millennium, the question arises what will the future relationship be between the Fraternity and the historically black colleges and universities? That depends in large measure on the viability of these institutions themselves. Whether African-American colleges will continue to function as predominantly black colleges during the next century is highly doubtful. They will, the writer believes, begin to serve the needs of a more diversified, multiethnic population. Some institutions will not survive, especially the privately endowed ones. Bishop College where Epsilon Beta Chapter once existed has already closed its doors. Knoxville College, which awarded only six baccalaureates this year, has seen its enrollment plummet to 90 students. Others, including Fisk University and in spite of the United Negro College Fund, struggle to maintain adequate endowments. They are not so fortunate as Spelman College which has received strong support from the Rockefeller family, Bill Cosby and Oprah Winfrey. Thus we can expect to see a diminution of chapters and members at privately endowed HBCUs. Financial support will not affect the public colleges—at least to the degree it has the private ones. Colleges never have enough money but as long as the F.T.E. (full time equivalent) meets the criteria of Coordinating Boards of Higher Education, they will continue to exist. However, some of them especially in the Border States of Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia and to some degree Maryland are witnessing declining AfricanAmerican students enrollment which is making it difficult for fraternities to survive. Bluefield State's African-American student body has almost disappeared. At Lincoln University of Missouri, African-American student enrollment represents roughly 25 percent of the total. Black students are no longer in the majority at Kentucky State University. We have already opened our doors to all mankind. In the 21st century, the Fraternity must ensure that the doors are not closed to any who embrace the precepts that have motivated the organization since 1906. In this way we will continue to be in the forefront of the struggle to establish the Brotherhood of man under the fatherhood of God on all college campuses.

Reference Charles H. Wesley, The History of Alpha Phi Alpha: A Development in College Life, 12th edition. Referred to in the text as Wesley. J When the writer's father enrolled in Florida Normal and Industrial Institute (now Florida A&M University), he was placed in the grammar school. Three years later when he was enrolled in Mount Hermon School in Northfield, Massachusetts, he was required to complete 5-6 years of study before graduating from high school. 2 See Appendix I, Wesley, p. 194. 3 Ibid. Alpha Psi #44 was chartered in 1930. ^Morgan College, the location of Beta Alpha Chapter, did not become publicly supported until 1939. 5 Private colleges such as Wilberforce, Fisk, Virginia Union, Atlanta and Lincoln (PA), among others were highly regarded while publicly supported "institutes" were not. State laws restricted the curricula of the latter and emphasized industrial arts, agriculture, home economics, and teacher training (the normal school). In at least one instance, the state eliminated the baccalaureate degree. 6

W.E.B. Dubois entered the junior year at Harvard after receiving the baccalaureate degree from Fisk University. 7 No chapter was formed at Hampton until 1947. 8 Founded as Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute in 1882, the institution offered bachelor's degrees until the state legislature eliminated the program in 1902 and changed its name to Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute. It subsequently became Virginia State College for Negroes, Virginia State College and then Virginia State University. 9 Black presidents were the exceptions at most institutions. Mordecai Johnson became president of Howard in the 1920s. Charles S. Johnson and Alonzo G. Moron became presidents at Fisk and Hampton in the 1940s. 10 Mr. C.C. Poindexter was a member of the Faculty in 1911-12. He may still have been there in 1918. n The Fraternity's interest in Fisk University went beyond establishing a chapter. As the result of an appeal by Brother W.E.B. Dubois in The Sphinx™ magazine, Chi Chapter became involved in the effort at "freeing Fisk University from certain influences.. .detrimental to the development of manhood and womanhood in the Negro population" which ended in a change of administration at the University. Wesley, p. 158 Brother Thomas D. Pawley, III, Ph.D., is former National Historian for the Fraternity.

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FRATERNITY'S INAUGURAL COLLEGE CHAPTER LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HELD AT MORGAN STATE & JOHNS HOPKINS

he inaugural training seminars for the Fraternity's College Chapter Leadership Academy were held this summer in Baltimore, Maryland. The pilot program, directed by Brother Dr. Ralph Johnson, provided an intense curriculum designed to enhance student developmental and leadership skills. Morgan State University and Johns Hopkins University hosted the sessions.

development, involvement theory and service learning, among others.

Brother Ralph Johnson (center) lectures students during visit to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

Leadership Academy Brothers are photosraphed with Executive Director Hebrew L. Dixon (center) during visit to Fraternity's Corporate Headquarters. Seven College Brothers participated in the Academy training. They were: Rashid Alexander and Maurice Gardener of Sigma Delta Chapter, Elon College (North Carolina); Leroy Harris of Kappa Psi Chapter, University of Arkansas; Yancey Trevor Beauford of Xi Phi Chapter, Winthrop University (South Carolina); Mill Etienne of Zeta Chapter, Yale University; Aundre Hogue of Sigma Phi Chapter, Indiana-Purdue University; and A. Gregory Winborne of Theta Nu Chapter, University of South Carolina. "What makes the program unique is the student development foundation on which it is based," explained Brother Johnson. Several student development theories were used as the theoretical framework within which the program operated. The theories included the Student Wellness Model for holistic

Brother Johnson emphasized the special importance of the Wellness Model in the Academy training. "The Wellness Model will be of particular importance because it allows us to tap the cognitive, social, spiritual, physical and cultural dimensions of our College Brothers' development. As such, participants will be challenged to explore the philosophical and pragmatic aspects of the Alpha experience." The preparation and detailed planning for the six-day program proved to be well worth the considerable effort its facilitators put forth. The Academy participants received instruction and/or re-enforcement in two main areas. First, the Brothers gained a better understanding of the corporate structure and day-to-day business of the Fraternity. This, along with leadership training, will help them to participate more fully in the internal and external workings of the organization. The second aspect was to provide training that Brothers may use as alumni members in their local chapters, and in their professional lives. These sessions included activities designed to enhance their knowledge and skill in managerial as well as organizational leadership. In order to evaluate the success of the program, participants underwent a battery of pre/post-academy assessments. The SPHINXâ&#x201E;˘ - Fall 1998 ~ www.apal906.org

C O L L E G E DAYS cated that the vast majority of the proposed goals were realized by the conclusion of the program. Although only seven College Brothers participated in the initial program, the Academy is designed to instruct a single group of 30 College Chapter presidents. For more information on the College Chapter Leadership Academy, contact Brother Dr. Ralph Johnson at (410) 516-4939, or e-mail at rjohnson@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu.

Brother Robert Bedford (standins) is one of the many suest lecturers at the Leadership Academy. Among the instruments employed were the Myers-Briggs Personality Inventory, Leadership Practices Inventory, and the Student Leadership Outcomes Inventory, which was designed by student affairs practitioners at Virginia Tech University. Six months from the post-assessments, participants will be re-evaluated to determine the effectiveness over an extended period of time. The College Brothers, through participant feedback, indi-

Trainins and Development Committee Chairman Brother Philip Jackson inspires the Brothers durins suest lecture.

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LIFE IS GOOD FOR 1998 COLLEGE BROTHER OF THE YEAR

ife is good when you are basking in the warm sun on the beaches of Nassau, Bahamas. It is even better when you are in the company of the success-minded Brothers of

1998 Collese Brother Of The Year Brother Mickel Anglin Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. As great as that sounds, Brother Mickel Anglin was taken to an even higher level when he was named as the 1998 Outstanding College Brother of the Year at the Educational and Economic Development Forum this summer in Nassau, Bahamas. Brother Anglin has achieved a great deal since his initiation into the Fraternity in 1996 at Theta Gamma Chapter, University of South Florida. A business/pre-medical major, Brother Anglin

has worked in the Moffit Cancer Center of the University of South Florida. He assisted the Chief of Surgery in the University Community Hospital and also served as a Pediatric Unit Volunteer. The recipient of numerous awards and scholarships, Brother Anglin has been a continual honor roll student, boasting a G.P.A. of 3.966. His Chapter Brothers, recognizing his leadership skills, elected him Step Master in 1997, Vice president in 1997-1998, and Chapter President 1998-1999. Beyond the borders of Theta Gamma, Brother Anglin has been equally impressive. He won his District's Belford V. Lawson Oratorical Contest in 1996-1997 and was the regional winner in 1998. Brother Anglin has helped to implement several national programs in his local area. He has successfully promoted the Fraternity's Go-to-High School, Go-toCollege, A Voteless People Is A Hopeless People and Project Alpha programs, as well as a locally inspired Sickle Cell program. Truly a balanced and focused individual, Brother Anglin spends a great deal of time serving others, while still enhancing his own personal development. He participates in numerous community service activities outside of his college life and Fraternal endeavors. Upward Bound and the Hillsborough Halfway House are just two of the many programs in which Brother Anglin works in an effort to uplift the lives of youth in the Tampa, Florida area. Through it all, he maintains a solid spiritual base by keeping involved with the church and University Chapel Choir on campus, as well as his church at home. Brother Mickel Anglin has, in his own words, demonstrated his "developments in sheer determination, incessant drive, and a focused path in preparation of the future." Because of his clear success to this end, and his undeniable drive to achieve more, Brother Anglin is clearly worthy of the honor as Outstanding College Brother of the Year.

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GOD, FAMILY AND FRATERNITY ARE KEY TO SUCCESS FOR 1998 ALUMNI BROTHER OF THE YEAR etting others ahead of himself has been Brother Michael Bertty's creed since his college days. While enrolled in New York City Community College (NYCCC), Brother Bertty became excited about continuing his service to mankind through a respectable organization and decided to seek membership into Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity through the Delta Chi Chapter. Now, 30 years later as the 1998 Outstanding Alumni Brother of the Year, Brother Bertty stands out in the Fraternity, exemplifying those Alpha qualities of excellence we should all strive to achieve.

After leaving NYCCC, Brother Bertty continued his education at The City College of New York (CCNY) where he graduated in 1972. He taught in the New York City school system while simultaneously completing his Master of Arts degree in guidance counseling. Brother Bertty worked as a guidance counselor until 1979, leaving the school system as the Supervisor of Counseling. Seizing an opportunity to work in the federal government, Brother Bertty began his 21-year tenure with the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights. While employed there, he served as both an investigator and supervisory investigator. In 1991, Brother Bertty moved to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) as an Enforcement Supervisor. In this capacity, he was responsible for laying the groundwork for the landmark legislation, Americans with Disabilities Act. Currently, Brother Bertty coordinates the Mediation Training program for the EEOC in the New York area. Consistently commended for his work, he has received numerous awards and certificates while with the EEOC. In 1995, he received one of the highest awards given to a federal employee, the Federal Executive Award for Distinguished Service. Competition for this award included the FBI team responsible for the investigation of the World Trade Center bombing. Although thoroughly immersed in his career, the Fraternity is always in the forefront of Brother Bertty's life. He continues to help the growth and success of Kappa Theta Lambda Chapter in New Jersey. Brother Bertty was responsible for the coordinaThe SPHINX â&#x201E;˘ - Fall 1998 -

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tion of the Intake Process for 21 aspirants during the past year. During the Intake Processes, he coordinated a project designed to feed 300 people and a voter-registration drive that registered 200 voters. Regionally, Brother Bertty was a member of the 1997 Eastern Region training program, which sent several students

statewide to a conference in Washington, D.C. He has served as the New Jersey Association of Alpha Phi Alpha Chapters corresponding secretary and now serves as vice president of Kappa Theta Lambda. God and family are the cornerstones of Brother Bertty's success. He is an active member of the Memorial Presbyterian Church, and works diligently to advance the goals the choir and youth programs. His wife, Judith Augustus-Bertty, was his childhood sweetheart. Brother Bertty's three children, Monica, Adrienne and Michael, Jr., attend colleges on the East Coast. The presence of God, family and Fraternity in Brother Bertty's life has been the reason for his success. The 1998 Outstanding Alumni Brother of the Year sums it up by saying, "I am so proud of being a member of this most elite organization. To have the opportunity to work with the greatest thinkers, humanitarians and philanthropists in the world has given me the encouragement to accomplish my goals." 49

BROTHER IVAN LEMELLE APPOINTED UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

here is much to be said about Alpha Brothers and their leadership in our communities. There also is much to be said about the mentoring and path setting that Alpha Brothers establish for others. Whatever is said about Alpha leadership, it probably is not enough to convey the true impact that The Honorable Brother Ivan L.R. Lemelle has made on his community and the nation. On February 12, 1997, President William Jefferson Clinton announced the nomination of Brother Lemelle as United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Few Louisiana political insiders were surprised by the President's choice. Brother Lemelle brings a wealth of judicial experience to the bench, acquired during his 14-year tenure as a U.S. Magistrate Judge in New Orleans. Brother Lemelle proudly served as the first African-American Magistrate Judge in the state of Louisiana. His elevation to the federal bench leaves only one other AfricanAmerican as a Magistrate Judge—fellow Alpha Brother The Honorable Louis Moore, Jr. A life member of Alpha, a very active member and former president of the Sigma Lambda Chapter, Brother Lemelle epitomizes the Fraternity's philosophy of mentoring to other Brothers. His mentoring within the Fraternity began during the early stages of his legal career. A 1970 Beta Tau initiate and an honor graduate at Xavier University, Brother Lemelle attended Loyola University Law School on a full scholarship. As law

students, Brothers Lemelle and Brother Victor Dubuccette were guided by another Xavier graduate who at the time was a judge—Alpha Brother Ernest N. "Dutch" Morial. (Brother Morial, thefirstAfrican-American to graduate from the Louisiana State University Law School, was widely respected as the young protege of renowned civil rights attorney, Brother Alexander Pierre "A.P." Tureaud.) Today, Brother Lemelle spends a large amount of his time mentoring and assisting young people in the legal profession. Following his U.S. Senate confirmation hearing on March 24, 1998, Brother Lemelle was confirmed on April 3, 1998 and sworn in on April 13, 1998. During his investiture ceremony, a host of dignitaries brought greetings from their respective offices. Among them was another Alpha Brother who has mentored a myriad of young people and helped set the path for Judge Lemelle to follow—Loyola University Law School's first African-American graduate and Xavier University President Brother Dr. Norman C. Francis. Brother Lemelle's personal and professional life is an affirmation of the fraternal spirit set forth in the Biblical philosophy of Psalm 133: "Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!" The Alpha philosophy on mentoring for Brother Lemelle has meant "communal unity" and professional excellence. In following his philosophy, he has become an Alpha On The Move.

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A REVIEW OF BROTHER OZELL SUTTON'S "CIVIL RIGHTS LEGEND: AN EYEWITNESS TO HISTORY" By Brother Harry B. Dunbar

his memoir consists of 37 short vignettes, anecdotes, reminiscences and recollections drawn by Brother Ozell Sutton from his life experiences. As the 26th General President (1981-1984) of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Brother Sutton is well known to readers of The Sphinx™. However, this book provides insights about the former General President that even those of us who know him well have not had. As stated in the book's introduction, few people have had the long, varied and oftentimes harrowing involvement in the unceasing struggle of African-Americans as has Brother Ozell Sutton. The book offers views of the struggle from the perspectives and vantage points of Brother Sutton. In so doing, Eyewitness heightens the regard in which we hold the writer.

Two of the reminiscences—No. 3: "The Struggle For Education" and No. 5: "The Beginning of My Protesting Spirit and Efforts"—are particularly poignant. They throw light on Brother Sutton's life as a sharecropper on a cotton plantation in Arkansas with his widowed mother, six sisters and a brother. If one gets nothing else from these two segments of the memoii; it is an insight into the genesis of Brother Sutton's empathy for people who are "up against it." One of the reminiscences in this collection—No. 2: "What Goes Around Comes Around"—is quite obviously fulfilling to Brother Sutton. In it he recounts, in a story that many of us have heard him tell before, that as Special Assistant to the late Governor Winthrop Rockefeller of Arkansas, he had the occasion, in the absence of the Governor, to meet with the owner of the plantation from which he, his mother and his six sisters and brother had been evicted. The family was evicted in a dispute over how much his mother owed the plantation owner in settlement of her debt. Brother Sutton reminded Mr. Holtoff who he was—the youngest son of Lula Bell Sutton, the AfricanAmerican widow with a house full of children who had been a sharecropper on his plantation and whom he had evicted in a dispute over her debt. Brother Sutton helped Holtoff complete the forms required for his plantation to be declared a flood disThe SPHINX™ - Fall 1998 - www.apal906.org

aster area and then recommended to Governor Rockefeller that he grant Holtoff's request. The Governor did so. Brother Sutton's assessment of his experience in the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II-No. 6: "Induction Into The U.S. Marine Corps - A New Experience" and No. 7: "Words Of Insult By A Marine General"—is incisive. Further, it is a contribution tofillinga gap that this reviewer has long considered as existing in literature—that being the void in memoirs by AfricanAmerican U.S. military veterans of World War II. Brother Sutton records how he was drafted and reported for induction into the United States Marine Corps in March 1944. He recollects that despite the fact he was born on a plantation in Arkansas, attended segregated schools and was denied many opportunities offered to whites, he still was not prepared for the debasing treatment African-Americans received in the Marine Corps. He tells how distraught he was about the segregation he encountered at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. His account of the insulting "orientation" lecture that was given the AfricanAmerican conscripts by a pompous, decorated Marine Corps General rounds out the picture of the humiliating experience that hundreds of thousands of us underwent at the time. This reader, for one, identified totally with the Sutton World War II experience with racist officers. One would hope that in forthcoming memoirs Brother Sutton would reflect more on his military experiences. In this memoir, Brother Sutton relates incidents that evoke empathy on the part of the reader. We are angered and embarrassed for those who had the courage to invite him to a speaking engagement, after he recounts an incident where an elderly white woman—who was a substantial citizen of the community in North Arkansas where Brother Sutton spoke—would not be content until she insulted him with the "N" word in front of the

BOOK REVIEW audience he had just addressed. We are angered again, although somewhat reassured by the courageous action of a fellow journalist, after Brother Sutton tells us of a mob that set upon him in front of a courthouse in rural Arkansas and how a white reporter took up for and saved him. Our pride is renewed when we read of the author's long, but successful campaign to get the newspaper he reported for to use courtesy titles for AfricanAmerican women. When he tells about truck drivers who chased him into a driving rainstorm because of his temerity in coming into the Louisiana truckstop to escape the rain, we are angered, and yet proud of Ozell Sutton's courage to go to Louisiana in the first place to register African-American voters. One cannot help but to see Brother Sutton as a Little Rock exemplar of the Nashville civil rights soldiers that David Halberstam speaks of in his epic book, The Children. When one thinks of Brother Sutton as one of Mrs. Daisy Bates' "foot soldiers" in the 1957 struggle to integrate Little Rock's Central High School against the will of then Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus and how fate was to make Brother Sutton a trusted assistant to Governor Winthrop Rockefeller, readers are reminded of the writer's "What Goes Around Comes Around" recollection of meeting Mr. Holthoff again in the governor's office. Brother Ozell Sutton was thereâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;from the 1957 desegregation crisis at Central High School in Little Rock, to the marches in Birmingham, to Bloody Sunday at the Pettus Bridge in Selma, to the 1963 March on Washington, to the fatal shooting of Brother Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis in 1968 and all points in between. This book gives us some of the picture of events and times from the perspectives and vantage points from

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which Brother Ozell Sutton saw and interacted with history. A full biography of this remarkable man is merited and would be instructive. Brother Harry B. Dunbar is Chairman of the Publications Committee. He is Professor Emeritus of Humanities at New York City Technical College of the City University of New York and author of the Internet CompuServe column 'Dunbar on Black Books."

Brother Harry B. Dunbar's long-time interest in computers and technology led him to start the Internet column, "Dunbar on Black Books," on CompuServe. Thefirstissue of "Dunbar on Black Books" was distributed in July 1966 in the "Books and Writers Library" of the Afro-American Cultural Arts Forum on the CompuServe Information Service. An issue has been distributed there each month since. The Column's format is that of a newsletter about nonfiction books by and about AfricanAmerican and those who write and publish them. The objective is to call attention particularly to those books that did not have national publicity campaigns to launch them. Brother Dunbar was born and raised in New York City. He taught at Paul Lawrence Dunbar Junior College in Little Rock, Arkansas and was professor of French and Dean of the Division of Liberal Arts & Sciences at New York City Technical College of the City University of New York where he continues to serve as Professor Emeritus of Humanities. He also served as Dean of Faculty at Bergen Community College in Paramus, New Jersey. "Dunbar on Black Books" is located on the internet at: http://www.lookoutnow.com/blackbooks/about.htm

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IUL MOVES TO SAVE A PIECE OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY ota Upsilon Lambda Chapter in Silver Spring, Maryland recently secured the property formerly known as "Smithville Colored School." In conjunction with the Montgomery County, Maryland government, IUL Brothers, recommissioned Smithville School as a museum and conference center. The old African-American School is one of eight remaining rural school buildings in the country. The school was named Smithville in honor of the community that was occupied by a large family of Smiths. It was built in 1927, but decommissioned as a learning facility in 1952. The property consists of two wooden buildings and spans more than two acres. It will be restored to include in

activity center. For much of the last several decades, the Smithville building was a bus depot and storage facility for the Montgomery County School System. IUL Chapter proposed saving and restoring the building after the County Board of Education decided two years ago that it no longer needed the building. Restoration of the old school building will remind people of the inequities of segregation and the struggle of AfricanAmericans to obtain better educational opportunities.

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General President Adrian L. Wallace (front row, second from left) joins in ribbon cutting ceremony for the recommissioning of the former Smithville School. Pictured (front row, left to right) are: former IUL President Russell C. Campbell, Brother Wallace, IUL President John Q. Porter, Historical Preservation Commission Representative Ms. Gwendolyn Marcus-Wright, Smithville Board Chairman Brother Thaddeus J. Taylor, along with other IUL Brothers. one building a museum and conference and educational center where more than a dozen computer terminals will be installed. The second building will provide office space and a community The SPHINXâ&#x201E;˘ - Fall 1998 - www.apal906.org

Kappa Phi Lambda Chapter Brothers are serving the community through various programs and their own personal commitments. The Columbia, Maryland-based Chapter scored a major success with its 23rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast. The theme of the breakfast was "The effects of the Law on the Dream." Maryland Governor Paris Glendening was among the many esteemed guests present for the event. The keynote speaker for the breakfast was immediate past General President Attorney Milton C. Davis who operates his law practice in Tuskegee, Alabama and is City Attorney there. In addition to honoring Dr. King, his achievements and the relevance of those achievements today, the breakfast provides scholarship funds to deserving AfricanAmerican youth. The Chapter awarded scholarships totaling $8,000 to nine Howard County students in 1997. BETA GAMMA Virginia State University Petersburg, VA Beta Gamma Brothers recently hosted a Tuskegee Airmen forum on the campus of Virginia State University. The guest orator was Brother Arthur Allen, a 1941 graduate of VSU. Brother Allen, a Norfolk, Virginia native, told the audience that "much of

C H A P T E R NEWS our history is never told." He said that African-Americans were thought to be incapable of flying for the armed services before the Tuskegee Airmen took to the skies. Brother Allen stated that 992 Airmen were trained in the Tuskegee Experiment during the war years and that much of the training was performed using outdated, worn-out airplanes on unpaved, dirt runways. Despite those conditions and the intense prejudice they faced on a daily basis, the Tuskegee Airmen triumphed and were able to make contributions to the Allied Forces in World War II. Brother Allen stated that the Tuskegee Airmen's primary purpose is "To let our children and our children's children know that we did conquer the art of flying and that we were able to do things that the establishment said we couldn't." GAMMA IOTA Hampton University Hampton, VA Gamma Iota Chapter has enjoyed a yearfilledwith success. In celebration of their 51st Anniversary, the Chapter hosted a well-attended Alpha Cabaret. Later, the Chapter was recognized for holding the highest grade point average among Virginia Chapters. During the Eastern Regional Convention, Hampton University's Miss Black & Gold contestant tookfirstplace for the Eastern Region. At Hampton University's Annual Spring Step Show, Gamma Iota Brothers captured first place in competition against fraternities from Hampton and other universities. Gamma Iota ended their academic year with a thought-provoking seminar on the rebirth of Jim Crow Laws. BETA SIGMA LAMBDA Hartford, CT Beta Sigma Lambda Brothers celebrated their 2nd Annual Sweetheart Brunch earlier this year. A complete program of activities was planned for their wives and sweethearts, including singing of the Sweetheart Song by the Chapter's Alpha Voices. Love poems were also read and dramatizations performed by the Brothers. Each Brother served his wife or sweetheart brunch. The program ended with the singing of the Alpha Hymn. ZETA LAMBDA Newport News, VA Zeta Lambda Chapter, with the support and co-sponsorship 54

of Newport News Public Schools, conducted its 3rd Annual Youth Education Program: "Megagenesis - Go to High School! Go to College!" The program featured more than 15 corporate exhibitors, recruiters and representatives from more than 20 colleges and universities. The facilitators presented career and professional workshops in the areas of medicine, engineering, law, science, computers, journalism, accounting, and educational financial aid. This year, more than 1,200 young people took part in the Megagenesis workshops. Notable participants in the program included Brother Congressman Bobby Scott, Brother Benjamin Hacker and Chapter President Brother William M. Batts, III. DELTA BETA LAMBDA Hampton, VA Local golfers, playing in the First Annual Delta Beta Lambda Golf Tournament, teed off in hopes of scoring a hole-in-one and winning a brand new BMW automobile. This was the Hampton Chapter's first ever golf tournament. Tourney Chairman Bill Glover observed, "While no one scored a hole-in-one to win the car, everyone seemed to enjoy themselves - and it's a great way for the Chapter to raise funds for its annual scholarship and community service programs." A field of 28 golfers, paired in teams of four, played the 18-hole "Captain's Choice, Florida Best Ball" tournament. The winning score was a seven-under par, 64, turned in by the foursome Bob Burch, Brian Lytle, Wayne Moore and team captain, Allen Tanner. Each member of the winning team received afirstprize gold putter. The second place finishers scored a respectable six-under par, 65- Each member of the team received a gift certificate for "Green Fees" at the Kiln Creek Golf and Country Club. PI UPSILON LAMBDA-OMICRON ETA LAMBDA Largo, MD - Washington, D.C. Pi Upsilon Lambda and Omicron Eta Lambda Brothers held a joint Founders' Day program at the Greenbelt Marriott in Greenbelt, Maryland. The program was the first joint-Founders' Day venture for the Chapters. The keynote address was given by Brother General Johnnie E. Wilson, Commanding General, U.S. Army Material Command. Brother General Wilson spoke to the theme, "Alpha Vision: A Fraternal Commitment." He called for a return to the principals espoused by the Fraternity's Founders in 1906. Pi Upsilon Lambda and Omicron Eta Lambda Brothers also conducted a rededication ceremony. General President The SPHINX â&#x201E;˘ - Fall 1998 - www.apal906.org

C H A P T E R NEWS Adrian Wallace and Eastern Regional Vice President Samuel Wilson attended as special guests.

ETA THETA LAMBDA West Hempstead, NY Eta Theta Lambda Brothers announced their congratulations to Chapter Brother Amos M. Gailliard, Jr. on his promotion from Full Colonel to Brigadier General in the New York State

Pictured at the PUL-OHL joint Founder's Day program are Bro. Adrian L. Wallace (center) and Bro. General Johnnie E. Wilson (second from right). ALPHA THETA LAMBDA Atlantic City, NJ Alpha Theta Lambda Brothers recently held their annual Go-to-High School, Go-to-College seminar. Doctors, educators, engineers, entrepreneurs and other professionals addressed the teens and pre-teens who attended the seminar. The youth were told to establish goals, go to college and to be all they can be. The students inquired about specific professions and career preparation. Alpha Theta Lambda Brothers are planning to take the seminar to several other schools in Southern New Jersey. RHO LAMBDA Buffalo, NY

Brother Brigadier General Amos M. Gilliard Guard and as Commander of the 14th Brigade. Brigadier General Brother Gailliard took command of the then 14th Group, NY Guard in a change of Command Ceremony at the Freepon Armory. Brother Gailliard received his military training at South Carolina State University in R.O.T.C. during his sophomore year in 1947. Earlier this year, he was inducted into the South Carolina State College University Army R.O.T.C. Hall of Fame at the Henderson-Davis Theatre.

MI D W E S T E RN During the fraternal year, Rho Lambda held a scholarship award dinner where a University of Buffalo freshman majoring in engineering was presented with the Chapter's scholarship award. The scholarship award dinner also featured a step show. Also during the year, the Chapter was involved with the community service project, "Friends of the Night," where they were involved with feeding the homeless and the "Adopt-A-Highway" program where they adopted a road outside of downtown Buffalo. The Chapter continues its dedication to the community with its Sixth Annual Project Alpha "Boys to Men" conference. The SPHINX â&#x201E;˘ - Fall 1998 - www.apal906.org

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C H A P T E R NEWS Columbus, Ohio. The Brothers took the lead in several other fundraising endeavors, outshining other organizations with the bright light of Alpha Phi Alpha. GAMMA LAMBDA Detroit, MI Gamma Lambda Chapter has a rich history of making contributions to the city of Detroit, and since its founding in 1919 it has been a leader in the social, educational, economic and intellectual development of the metropolitan-Detroit AfricanAmerican community. The Chapter's legacy of community uplift was displayed on several occasions this year. Among the activities the Brothers planned and executed was a voter-registration drive in conjunction with WJLB radio station at the Michigan State Fair. An Education Foundation Scholarship Bowl-A-Thon, Educational Foundation Annual Scholarship Dinner, Black and Gold Annual Ball, and the Chapter's 79th Founder's Day Program. Topping off a productive spring was Gamma Lambda's mentoring program through the "Sankofa Project." The Brothers were credited with helping a private nonprofit agency and residential home for inner city youths win the coveted FBI Youth Service Award for its adult mentoring program. The award is presented annually to people, agencies, institutions or programs that are actively involved in promoting education or awareness about the dangers of drugs and gangs. MU MU LAMBDA Glen Ellyn, IL Mu Mu Lambda sponsored its 16th annual Beautillian at the Rosemont Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. A presentation of outstanding African-American male high school seniors, the Beautillian is the culmination of an intensive six-month college and life preparatory program emphasizing and reinforcing personal values clarification, college and career planning, cultural enrichment, etiquette, grooming and self-esteem. The Beaus are required to participate in Mu Mu Lambda's annual "Alpha Lite Program." Mu Mu Lambda organizes and directs the program which is designed to bring increased social, cultural and educational awareness to African-American male freshman, sophomore, junior and senior high school students. The program content includes a series of seminars on college and career planning, African-American history and culture, human sexuality, college financial aid, and leadership development. 56

BETA XI LAMBDA Omaha, NE Beta Xi Lambda's annual black tie affair, the Black & Gold Ball, was one of the scholarship fundraisers they held during the year. The Chapter recognized African-American males who have excelled academically during their 13th Annual M.A. "Gus" Dillon Scholarship and Awards Luncheon. The Chapter presented more than 40 certificates of achievement for academic excellence to area junior high school students. Also, 12 plaques were given to graduating seniors holding grade point averages of 3.0 and above. Five students were presented with scholarships of 11,000 and $500. ALPHA MU Northwestern University Evanston, IL College and Alumni members of Alpha Mu celebrated the 75th Anniversary of the Chapter's Founding. When Alpha Mu was founded, African-Americans enjoyed few freedoms and opportunities. In 1896, only 26 years before Alpha Mu was formed the United States Supreme Court dealt a blow to African-Americans by decreeing that "separate but equal" accommodations is a reasonable solution to prevent the mingling of the races. Accommodations were anything but equal and policies of segregation relegated African-Americans to second-class citizenship. Nine years later in 1905, future Brother W.E.B. Dubois and a few others launched the Niagara Movement; this paved the way for the establishment of the NAACP in 1909. During that year alone there were 82 recorded lynchings. During the era, Alpha Phi Alpha, the first Greek-letter Fraternity for African-American college students, was founded at Cornell University in 1906 and spread to campuses across the nation, including Northwestern University on October 21,1922.

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C H A P T E R NEWS Inc. Other Chapter activities included various campus and community services. The Chapter organized a campus voter registration drive and continued to participate in the state's Adopt-AHighway program. The Brothers also visited the Juvenile Center in Columbia, South Carolina to talk to troubled students about the importance of staying in school and getting an education. Young Men II Men is the name given to the group of middle school students to whom the Brothers serve as mentors. Finally, the Delta Alpha step team placed first at the college homecoming step show, the campus Greekfest step show, and the Alphafest step show held at Wofford College in Greenville, South Carolina. THETA NU

University of South Carolina Columbia, SC Theta Nu Brothers celebrated the Chapter's 25th Anniversary this year. The occasion was marked by a series of events concluding with a Black and Gold Ball. The week of activities included: a community service project at a Boys and Girls Club, a fundraiser for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, a health exposition/blood drive and a campus-wide forum entitled "The Status of Black America: How Far Have We Come, Where Must We Go and Who will Lead?" Theta Nu wrapped up the week with a step show and ecumenical service. Theta Nu Brothers worked a concession stand at each of the school's home football games and prepared a souvenir 25th Anniversary advertisement booklet to aid in the financing of the ball.

the Chapter Scholarship to an outstanding freshman male student. ETA LAMBDA Atlanta, GA

Eta Lambda Chapter presented its Eighth Annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony in collaboration with the Sankofa Project, a partnership between the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. The Chapter continued its focus on scholarship by awarding five $1,000 scholarships, three $500 scholarships and two $300 book awards. The young men to whom the scholarships were granted were ranked in the upper 10% of their classes, were active in a number of extra-curricular activities and had been accepted at some of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in the country. In another event, the senior Brothers of Eta Lambda Chapter were honored with a special Appreciation Night and tribute for their years of outstanding and meritorious service rendered to the Fraternity. Each senior Brother received a beautifully engraved plaque and was served a delicious full-course dinner. GAMMA SIGMA LAMBDA Fort Valley, GA

Gamma Sigma Lambda Chapter Brothers held a Project Alpha Retreat at Camp John Hope, 75 miles from Fort Valley, Georgia. Twenty-eight young men, ages 10 to 18, attended the two day retreat. Brothers James Brown, Dr. Luther Vance and

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C H A P T E R NEWS attorney Ira Foster served as speakers for the retreat and talked with the young men about the socio-economic, medical and legal consequences of teen pregnancy. Recently, Gamma Sigma Lambda Brothers also held their annual Go-to-High School, Goto-College Career Day program. The program was held at the Warner Robins Boys and Girls Club. Fifteen career professionals from various fields, including medicine, law and social science were on hand. More than 80 youth, elementary through high school students, attended the workshop. The program discussed educational requirements and helped answer students' questions about how to obtain financial aid and decide on a college major. BETA OMICRON LAMBDA Mobile, AL Beta Omicron Lambda Brothers established a scholarship fund for male students desiring to attend Bishop State Community College. Alpha men employed by Bishop State have earmarked personal funds to be dedicated to the scholarship award. The initial effort has resulted in four students receiving scholarships totaling more than $4,000. The scholarships are awarded annually during the college's Honors Day Convocation. Scholarship funds will be used to target African-American males in an effort to increase this segment of students attending postsecondary institutions. ETA IOTA LAMBDA Athens, GA

One of the year's highlights for Eta Iota Lambda Chapter was their annual "Career Day." Aimed at middle school students, Brothers and community leaders presented sessions on career paths and planning. The seminar focused on the importance of education in today's computer age and the importance of the African-American male in the community. Wrapping up the spring term were a leadership seminar, scholarship luncheon and a major push in reclamation. IOTA EPSILON LAMBDA Nassau, The Bahamas The Brothers of the Bahamas are poised to spread the ideals of Alpha Phi Alpha to the people of the island and beyond. Chapter leaders recently met with the representative of the Queen of England, Sir Orville Turnquest, where they discussed the projects and work of Alpha. The Chapter also has taken an active role in the Bahamas National Pan-Hellenic Council, with a member of Alpha Phi Alpha serving as president for the last four years. In the area of public service, the Chapter presented a tuition aid check to the winner of the Honors Day competition. The Honors Day is an annual event where two young males from every high school compete for scholarship money based on test scores, leadership and participation. NU MU LAMBDA Decatur, GA Nu Mu Lambda, the Southern Region's 1998 Alumni Chapter of the Year, held its annual Reclamation Bring-Back Project at the Alpha House of Mu Alpha Chapter, Emory University. The Reclamation Bring-Back Project was informative and allowed for plenty of fraternizing. It was invigorating, particularly for Brothers who had been out of the Alpha loop for a number of years. The evening reverberated with the credo that "Brothers, unacquainted, enter, shake hands, exchange greetings, and depart friends." A good time was had by all, including several inactive Brothers who were brought back to active status. DELTA PHI LAMBDA Tuscaloosa, AL

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C H A P T E R NEWS recently participated in the Tuscaloosa Area March of Dimes and the Sickle Cell Anemia Walk-A-Thons. Area Brothers raised approximately $1,400 for the fight against birth defects. The annual Sickle Cell event, co-sponsored by the area chapters, raised approximately $900. The Chapters also adopted Stafford Global Studies Elementary School. They provide support to the faculty staff and students of the local school as part of the Chamber of Commerce Adopt-A-School Partnership. Chapter Brothers tutor the students, serve as classroom assistants and provide other services to the school. BETA UPSILON Alabama State University Montgomery, AL Beta Upsilon Brothers visited Fughes Elementary School during the school year to talk to students about high school and college. After talking to the elementary students about their career goals and answering their questions about preparing for those careers, the Brothers were asked to entertain the children. They complied with an impromptu step show. In other activities, Beta Upsilon Brothers participated in a March on the Capitol in honor of Brother Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and performed the Sankofa Project on campus where they held a panel discussion following the showing of a riveting film about the African struggle through slavery. ETA PHI University of Tennessee Chattanooga, TN

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Eta Phi Brothers are celebrating their first year on campus following a reactivation campaign. The Chapter won first place in the state's Oratorical Contest and served as mentors to the Head Start Program and campus kindergarten. Eta Phi Brothers also presented seminars on Male Teenage Pregnancies and were honored as the Fraternity with the highest grade point average on campus. The Brothers plan to make mentoring and educational assistance a regular part of their program. BETA DELTA South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC Beta Delta Brothers took top honors in the scholars bowl competition during the Southern Regional Convention held in Jackson, Mississippi. Also, the Brothers held their annual Miss Black & Gold pageant that was followed by a cabaret ball entitled "Club Alflamingo." Beta Delta rounded out its fraternal year by participating in Greek Week activities and holding the Chapter's Founders' Week. Beta Delta used the opportunity to educate and serve the student body and community during the events. TAU LAMBDA Nashville, TN The Tau Lambda Education Foundation recently presented scholarships to Nashville high school graduates Marcus Jones and Cinnamon White. Marcus plans to attend Xavier University (LA) to pursue pre-dental studies. Cinnamon will matriculate at Western Kentucky University to study Business Management Administration. Tau Lambda currently sponsors seven (7) college men and women with renewable scholarships. The goal of the program is to provide financial assistance to students who demonstrate academic promise. The scholarships are for $1,000 and are renewable for four consecutive years, provided the recipient maintains good academic standing. In other events, Tau Lambda has taken a proactive stance in helpingfinancially-troubledAmerican Baptist College by presenting a $2,000 check to Alpha Brother Dr. Bernard Lafayette, president of the school. In the spirit of love and Brotherhood, Tau Lambda Brothers entertained their sweethearts at Nashville's Valention's Ristorante. Some 40 guests celebrated Valentine's Day with cocktails, conversation and entertainment. 59

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SIGMA LAMBDA New Orleans, LA

Delta Xi Lambda Brothers began the year with the goal of winning as Outstanding Alumni Chapter of the Year in their Florida District. In their first attempt for the honor, they were awarded the runner-up prize. Meanwhile, their attempt to win the award caused the Chapter to show greater success in their local community service programs, national program and special project involvement, scholarship awarding and reclamation efforts. Some of the programs and projects with which they were involved included: Halloween Custom Party, Thanksgiving Giveaway, A Voteless People is a Hopeless People, Founders' Day Church Service Program, Delta Sigma Theta's Christmas with Santa, MLK Scholarship Luncheon, Go-to-High School, Goto College, United Negro College Fund Telethon, Belford V. Lawson Oratorical Contest, African-American Men's Health Summit, Miss Black & Gold Pageant, Project Head Start, March of Dimes WalkAmerica and many other projects.

Sigma Lambda Brothers recently hosted their annual Charles C. Teamer, Sr. Scholarship Golf Tournament. The tournament, honoring the Fraternity's 27th General President, was held at New Orleans' City Park Championship Golf Course. The "Teamer Classic" scholarship golf tournament is part of the Fraternity's Go-to-High School, Go-to-College national initiative. Proceeds from the tournament help the Sigma Lambda Chapter award academic scholarships to deserving students in the New Orleans Metropolitan area. The tournament's corporate sponsors include, Whitney National Bank, Gibbs Construction Company, Gourmet Services, Inc. and The Equitable. Brother Teamer is immediate past Vice-President of Fiscal Affairs at

OMICRON LAMBDA Birmingham, AL Omicron Lambda Brothers volunteered to help Habitat for Humanity build several homes in the Crestwood area during the holiday season. The program began as a service project for the Cluster Intake team and was soon adopted by area Brothers. The Brothers have been invited to assist Habitat for Humanity with their annual "Building Blitz." The goal of the "Building Blitz" is to completely build a home in a two-week period, a task that normally takes several months. In another program, Omicron Lambda Chapter, in partnership with the JCCEO Head Start, hosted the Male Involvement Project Kick-Off Breakfast. In a display of paternal responsibility, more than 40 fathers accompanied their children to the parent-child breakfast. NU ETA LAMBDA Gainesville, FL Nu Eta Lambda Brothers held their annual Founders' Day program and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Church Service during the past year. Both programs were well attended by Brothers and guests. Also, the Chapter continues to support Boy Scout Troop 568. Earlier this year, Nu Eta Lambda conducted a very successful food drive with the troop where the youth collected 140 pounds of can food.

The Teamer family pictured (left to right) are: past General President Teamer, Brother Roderic Teamer, Mrs. Mary D. Teamer, Ms. Cheryl Teamer (back), Brother Charles C. Teamer, Jr., and Mrs. Toya Barnes-Teamer (front). Dillard University and currently maintains the complement position at Clark-Atlanta University. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Greater New Orleans Urban League, the Oschner Hospital Foundation, and the World Trade Center. Also, he is Chairman of the Board at the Dryades Savings and Loan Association.

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C H A P T E R NEWS S O U T H WE S T E R N THETA PSI

University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR Theta Psi Chapter recently celebrated its 25th anniversary. More than 130 Brothers have been initiated into the Fraternity through Theta Psi Chapter. Over 100 of those initiated at Theta Psi gathered for a weekend of goodwill and fellowship. To commemorate the occasion, the Chapter held a reunion and also hosted their 24th Annual End of the World Greek Show. The Show is the oldest and largest Greek show in the state of Arkansas. It featured the best of the fraternity and sorority step teams from around the southwest. The Chapter also was recognized by the state of Arkansas and the city of Conway with honorary citations, including one that designated April 25 as "Theta Psi Day."

plishments of the Jewels to put 'Alpha Achievement" into a proper perspective. A highlight of the year was their traditional banquet recognizing the work and achievement of outstanding African-American women in the area. For the activity, State Representative Yvonne Davis was the speaker. Rep. Davis addressed the importance of African-American political participation and the leadership roles Alphas can assume. GAMMA ETA LAMBDA Austin, TX

Brother William Charles Akins, of Gamma Eta Lambda Chapter, was recently honored by the Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees. The Board named a new high school in his honor that will be completed in the fall of the year 2000. The William Charles Akins High School will be located in South Central Austin, Texas. Brother Akins has served as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, assistant superintendent and presently Associate Superintendent for Comprehensive

PI LAMBDA Little Rock, AR Pi Lambda Chapter, already teeming with community leaders, is helping to build leaders for tomorrow. The Chapter mentored and sponsored four young men for the Southwest Region's Youth Leadership Institute at Langston University. The young men did exceptionally well, garnering 1st and 2nd place honors in several categories. Some of the Chapter's more seasoned leaders are still progressing impressively in their fields. Brother Junious Babbs, a high school principal, was appointed Assistant Superintendent of the Little Rock School District. Brothers John Lewellen and Tracey Steele recently were elected to the State Legislature. Brother Richard Young was appointed to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the state of Arkansas. Brother William Charles Akins

ETA UPSILON LAMBDA Midland - Odessa, TX Eta Upsilon Lambda Chapter has had an exceptionally productive year. The Chapter's Founders Day observance included a review of the Go-to-High School, Go-to-College program, Alpha Head Start and A Voteless People is a Hopeless People. Panelists also conducted a seminar on career options and preparation, including a special focus on the occupations and accomTheSPHINXâ&#x201E;˘

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Planning in the Austin School System. He is a member of the Capital City Lions Club, Phi Delta Kappa Educational Fraternity, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity and the Austin Chapter Southwest Football Officials Association. He has received the Whitney Young Award from the Austin Area Urban League and was selected for the Austin Sports Foundation Hall of Honor.

C H A P T E R NEWS THETA DELTA LAMBDA El Paso, TX

Theta Delta Lambda Chapter was recognized as "The Best Chapter of the Year." This award came during competition at the recent 34th Annual Texas Council of Alpha Chapters Convention in San Antonio, Texas. The Chapter also won first place in the scrapbook competition. The scrapbook chronicled the Chapter's activities for the past year and provided documentation to substantiate its entry into the Chapter of the Year competition. The judges evaluated the Chapter's efforts and accomplishments in implementing the Fraternity's national programs into their own local agenda.

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ETA SIGMA LAMBDA San Jose, CA

Eta Sigma Lambda Brothers in San Jose, California conducted a two-day Project Alpha program addressing the theme "How to Treat a Queen." Forty participants worked together to make the program a success. The Chapter linked its Project Alpha activities to another program sponsored by the American Lung Association called Project Unity. The goal of the program is to reach the same teenage male audience in an effort to eliminate teenage smoking. Teen male leaders from San Jose, Modesto, San Leandro and the surrounding areas participated in a series of workshops supported by several community organizations. Alumni, College Brothers—from San Jose State and Stanford universities—as well as ladies of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. served as facilitators. Parents and other interested adults also were given a briefing on Project Alpha. Fraternity members led workshops on key issues such as anatomy and physiology, legal rights and responsibilities, and leadership styles and techniques. For more information about the Western Region's Project Alpha program, contact Brother Wilbur Jackson at (408) 256-6568. NU EPSILON LAMBDA Richland, WA

Eastern Washington Brothers of Nu Epsilon Lambda recently celebrated the legacy of Brother Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Washington State University graduate Brothers, along with the College Brothers of Iota Tau at WSU, held their annual celebra-

tion in conjunction with the Pullman, Washington community. Arun Ghandi, grandson of Mahatma Ghandi, was the keynote speaker. Ghandi addressed the value of diversity and progress through non-violence. The program was well attended by the community and others from surrounding areas. Nu Epsilon Lambda Brothers presented a similar celebration at the WSU branch campus in Richland. Brother Bertrand Griffin stressed the importance of keeping the dream alive and continuing the legacy of Brother Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the program at the branch campus. MU SIGMA LAMBDA Los Angeles, CA

Mu Sigma Lambda Chapter is celebrating 20 years of leadership to the greater Los Angeles community. Although the Chapter was formed to specifically serve the communities of Culver City, Inglewood and West Los Angeles, Mu Sigma Lambda is involved in community service projects throughout Los Angeles County. Some of their community service projects include the following: Canned food drive, Christmas Toy Drive, Project Alpha / Blackseed and Voter Registration / Voter Education. The Chapter is also involved with the Big Brother's Program and Habitat for Humanity. Although some of the Founders are no longer with the Chapter and others are deceased, their legacy remains. The vision of dedication to all mankind can be seen through the eyes of the new leadership of Mu Sigma Lambda. Chapter President Brother James Johnson is supported by Vice President Carl Moore, Associate Editor of The Sphinx, Anthony McGee and several other dedicated officers. The 21st century represents a challenge to all who dare to be on the cutting edge of new technology, ideas and concepts. Mu Sigma Lambda stands ready to accept this challenge as it moves toward Vision 2000: The Light Of A New Day. G A M M A CHI LAMBDA San Francisco, CA

Gamma Chi Lambda Brothers, along with Brothers from the Oakland, California Chapter, held a conference on teen pregnancy at the Mount Zion Medical Center. In addition to the medical center, other sponsors of the program included, Jones United Methodist Church, the March of Dimes and the Family Service Agency. More than 70 people attended the conference, including both young men and young women. The SPHINX™ - Fall 1998 - www.apal906.org

OMEGA BROTHER EDWARD W. ALLEN was initiated at Omicron Chapter, University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was born in Pittsburgh. Brother Allen was granted an honorarydoctorate of humanities by Monrovia College and Industrial Institute, Monrovia, Liberia, in 1964. He was an assistant director and counselor for the Upward Bound program at Millersville University and the Title 1 coordinator, ESEA Office of Mental Retardation/Department of Public Welfare in the southeast region. Brother Allen was a World War II veteran and served in the U.S. Navy as one of the first class of African-American pharmacist mates. He was a founding director of Urban League chapters in Lancaster and Elkhart, Indiana, executive director of the Booker T. Washington Community Center, Elkhart, and the George Washington Carver Center, Norristown and was a certified executive secretary for the YMCA, heading branches in White Plains, New York and New Castle. Brother Allen was a member of First United Methodist Church of Millersville where he served on the board. He also served on NAACP boards in Lancaster and Elkhart, as well as the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board.

BROTHER GEORGE DEWEY ALLEN, SR. was a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha. Born in Troy, Alabama, Brother Allen was initiated December 1, 1952 at Gamma Mu Chapter, Livingston College in Salisbury, Noith Carolina. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Livingston College in 1955, a Master of Science degree in Biology from Atlanta University and a Masters and advanced degrees in Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1971. Brother Allen served in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged. He began his teaching career in Mullins and Clover, South Carolina. Brother Allen later moved to Charlotte, where he served as a teacher, coach, assistant principal and principal in several CharlotteMecklenburg Schools. He served as an adjunct professor at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. Brother Allen retired as an administrator from the CharlotteMecklenburg School System in 1993. He was a member of Gethsemane A.M.E. Zion Church where he served as Leader of Leaders, Past President of the Senior Choir, past Chairman of the Steward Board and Sunday School Superintendent and teacher. Brother Allen served on the Board of Directors for the North Carolina Governor's Schools, Florence Crittenton Services, the School Workers Federal Credit Union, and the Hammocks Beach Corporation. He was a 33rd Degree Mason (PHA, Past Master of The Sparkling Diamond Lodge #373), a member of Charlotte Consistory #35, Deborah Chapter #24 The SPHINX â&#x201E;˘ - Fall 1998 -

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Order of the Eastern Stars and Excelsior Chapter #44 Holy Royal Arch Masons.Brother Allen was an active member of Beta Nu Lambda Chapter in Charlotte, North Carolina.

BROTHER RALPH CARL BAYLOR was initiated August 19, 1995 at Phi Lambda Chapter in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was born in Washington, D.C. Brother Baylor received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Behavioral Sciences from Shaw University. He participated in many community and school activities including volunteering for the Red Cross where he worked with children who were disabled. Brother Baylor was an exceptional counselor who was able to reach those labeled "at risk." He founded the New Spirit Gospel Choir at his church, Macedonia UCC. Brother Baylor was the former pastor of Beulah UCC in Burlington, North Carolina and the pastor of Antioch UCC in Townsville, North Carolina for 13 years.

BROTHER JESSE MONCELL BETHEL, SR. was initiated May 22, 1942 at Delta Chapter, Houston-Tillotson College in Austin, Texas. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Huston-Tillotson in 1944. Brother Bethel worked as a nuclear chemist at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, California. He became the highest-ranking AfricanAmerican employed at Mare Island and supervised seaworthy tests on nuclear submarines along with Admiral Hyman Richoner. Brother Bethel was the first African-American to be elected to the Board of Trustees of the Vallejo Unified School District where he served for 16 years. He was one of the first African-Americans to be elected as president of the California School Boards Association and served on many state and natk dial education committees. Brother Bethel was the first AfricanAmerican in Solano County to have a High School named in his honorâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Jesse Moncell Bethel High School. He was one of the founding Brothers of Kappa Omicron Lambda Chapter in Vallejo, California where he served as president, treasurer, chairman of several committees and represented the Chapter as a delegate at State, Regional and General Conventions.

BROTHER EDWARD ALFONZO BOLLING, JR. was a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha. He was initiated April 27, 1957 at Delta Beta Lambda Chapter in Hampton, Virginia. Brother Boiling was born in Hampton, Virginia. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture from Hampton Institute in 1942. Brother Bethel received his Master of Science degree in agricul-

MEGA C H A P T E R tural engineering from Ohio State University in 1950. He was the farm manager for 17 years at Hampton Institute and an instructor in the Department of Agriculture. Brother Boiling was employed in 1959 by the USAID and State Department as an Agricultural Engineering Advisor and held foreign assignments in West Africa and Southeast Asia. He was on a rotational assignment at USDA in Washington, D.C. as an International Training Program Specialist during the 1970s. Brother Boiling received commendations for outstanding and dedicated services during each of his assignments. He was made a chief in Ghana, West Africa for his exceptional contributions to the agricultural programs in the Ashanti Region in 1963. Brother Boiling was recognized in Nigeria for his extension work in six northern states and for his work at Almada Bello University. He worked with a team of irrigation experts and assisted with training courses and onsite surveys in Jakarta, Indonesia. Brother Boiling retired in 1979 in Indonesia. He was in active member of Zion Baptist Church where he was trustee, choir member, and a member of the J. Dett Marshburn Scholarship Committee. Brother Boiling was a life member of the American Foreign Service Association and the NAACP. He was named "Alpha Man of the Year" in 1991 for dedicated services to his Fraternity and community.

BROTHER DR. HORACE C. BOUCHELION was a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha. He was initiated September 8, I960 at Beta Omicron Lambda Chapter in Mobile, Alabama. Brother Bouchelion was born in Mobile, Alabama. He graduated from Central High School in Mobile where he was President of the National Honor Society, football team quarterback and a member of the marching band. Brother Bouchelion attended Spring Hill College where his concentration was in the areas of pre-law and pre-medicine. He was active in the college band as lead trumpet player. Brother Bouchelion also was the first AfricanAmerican athlete on the Spring Hill College baseball team. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army Medical Service Corps in I960. Brother Bouchelion earned a Master of Education degree from Georgia State University in 1975, a Master of Public Administration degree in 1979 and a Doctorate of Public Administration in 1980 from NOVA University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He retired as a Colonel in 1987 after serving more than 27 years in the Army. Brother Bouchelion was the recipient of numerous citations and awards including the Meritorious Service Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, the Bronze Star for Valor and the Legion of Merit. He was employed with the American Psychological Association and in 1989 with the Directorate of Administration for the Prince George's County Health Department. Brother Bouchelion was a national master addictions counselor with the Prince George's County

Health Department. Brother Bouchelion was Layreader, Acolyte Coordinator and former Vestry member of St. John's Episcopal Church, a member of the Roscoe C. Cartwright Lodge # 129 PHA and Senior Vice Commander VFW Post 7459. He was an active member of Kappa Epsilon Lambda Chapter in Landover, Maryland serving as President.

BROTHER CHARLES W. BUNDRIGE was a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha. He was initiated February 25, 1948 at Beta Epsilon Chapter, North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina. Brother Bundrige earned both his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in 1949 and his Master of Science degree in 1962 from North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina. He was a member of the 183rd Engineer Combat Battalion in the U.S. Army. Brother Bundrige served in both theaters of operation, Europe and the Pacific and received three Bronze Stars. He began his career at Palmer Memorial Institute where he played vital roles as a teacher, coach, business manager and fourth president of the school. Brother Bundrige was also employed at his alma mater, North Carolina A&T State University, in the Office of Research Administration until he retired in 1990. He was a member of the North Carolina A&T University Aggie Club, a staunch supporter of the YMCA and Vice President of the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Historical Foundation, Inc. Brother Bundrige was a member of Saint James Presbyterian Church where he was a member of the Associate Minister's Nominating Committee and the Men's Council. He was an active member of Kappa Lambda Chapter in Greensboro, North Carolina where he served as Financial Secretary.

BROTHER PRENTIS ALEXANDER BRYSON was initiated March 15,1958 at Zeta Xi Lambda Chapter in Evanston, Illinois. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. Brother Bryson received his Bachelor's in Education in 1940 from Chicago Teachers College. He served in the United States Army from 1941-1946 and was honorably discharged with the rank of First Lieutenant. Brother Bryson was employed by the State of Illinois-Division of Unemployment Security, Unemployment Compensation beginning in 1949 and worked for 38 years. He was a member of the NAACP, E.E.A.C, Chairman of the Board and President of D.P.U.C, Credit Union, the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Brother Bryson was a lifetime member of the New Hope Christian Methodist Church where he served as Sunday School Superintendent, S.E. Mo., IL and WI Annual Conference lay leader for 28 years, Chairman of the Steward Board, local lay leader and class leader. He was an active member of Zeta Xi The SPHINX â&#x201E;˘ - Fall 1998 - www.apal906.org

OMEGA Lambda Chapter, Evanston, Illinois where he served as financial secretary and treasurer.

BROTHER RAY CANADA BURLEY was a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha. He was initiated December 13,1986 at Eta Iota Lambda in Athens, Georgia. He was born in Mount Dora, Florida. Brother Burley obtained his bachelor's degree from Morris Brown College. Brother Burley obtained a double master's degree in Psychology and Theology from Emory University, Northern Colorado and I.TC. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1955. Brother Burley retired as a Lieutenant Commander in August 1994. He was active with the General Organization.

BROTHER EDGAR G. DAVIS was a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha. He was initiated January 4, 1938 at Beta Chapter, Howard University in Washington, D.C. Brother Davis graduated from Howard University in 1940 with a Bachelor of Arts in Business. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and obtained the rank of Captain before his discharge. Brother Davis was an equal opportunity director for Sears Roebuck and Company. He was a life member of the NAACP. the Howard University Alumni Association, National Buffalo Soldier's Organization, the Las Vegas Zodiac Couples Club and the All Saints' Episcopal Church. Brother Davis was an active member of Theta Pi Lambda Chapter in Las Vegas, Nevada where he served as corresponding secretary, treasurer, chaplain and Associate Editor of the Sphinx.

BROTHER JULIUS CEASAR DIXON was initiated April 1, 1950 at Beta Epsilon Chapter. North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina. He was born in Lilesville, North Carolina. Brother DLxon received his Bachelor of Science degree and Master of Science degree from North Carolina A&T State University in 1951 and 1955. He served in the Korean War and was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement. Brother Dixon was a member of the U.S. Army Reserve until 1988 when he retired with the rank of Colonel. He was employed as a tax auditor with the North Carolina Employment Security Commission until his retirement in 1990. Brother Dixon established and successfully managed Dixon's Realty and Insurance Company which began in 1965. He was a member of Rock Hill Baptist Church, a trustee at University Park Baptist Church, the Queen City Kiwanis Club, the Prince Hall Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of North Carolina, the Alumni Association of A&T State University and the Orvis Street Community Club.

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BROTHER ROBERT D. EDWARDS was initiated at Rho Lambda Chapter in Buffalo, New York. Born in Buffalo, Brother Edwards earned a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in Chemistry from Knoxville College in Tennessee. He served as president of his freshman, sophomore and junior classes. Brother Edwards was a 1929 graduate of Fosdick-Mastern High School where he was All-High in track and basketball and a three-time member of the Yale Cup team. He started his career in postal service as a substitute clerk. Brother Edwards rose through the ranks to become superintendent of the Ellicott Post Office Station. He also served as a Postal Service hearing officer and adjudicated grievance appeals filed by postal employees across the state. Brother Edwards retired in 1973, after 32 years as the highest-ranking African-American Postal Service employee in upstate New York. He helped form the memorial fund at St. Philip's Church, served as senior warden, and was an active member of the choir and Men's Club.

BROTHER HOWARD P. GRANT was a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha. He was initiated December 1,1944 at Alpha Epsilon. University of California in Berkeley, California. Brother Grant was born in Houston. Texas. He was the first African-American to graduate in Civil Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. Brother Grant was the first African-American Civil Engineer for the city and county of San Francisco. He was the first known African-American member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Brother Grant was a member of the California Society of Professional Engineers, past president and three-year treasurer of the Golden Gate Chapter of the California Society of Professional Engineers. He was the second African-American licensed in Civil Engineering by the State of California and was a licensed general building contractor, co-founder of the Northern California Council of Black Professional Engineers and Scientists and a member of the Engineers Manpower Training Community. Brother Grant was the president of Alpha Epsilon Chapter at the University of Berkley. He was a member of St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church where he served as ex-vestry member and chairman of the Building Committee. Brother Grant was an ex-Board member of Big Brothers, Hunters Pint Boy's Club, Bethany Church Senior Citizen's Center, the San Francisco Urban League's Scholarship Community, the NAACP, the Commonwealth Club of California and charter member of the Metropolitan Golf Club. He was an active member of Gamma Chi Lambda Chapter in San Francisco.

BROTHER WILLIE HILL was a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha. He was initiated November 23, 1957 at Gamma Zeta 65

OMEGA CHAPTER Chapter in Fort Valley State College in Fort Valley, Georgia. Brother Hill was born in Brooks County, Georgia. He received his bachelor's and master's of science degrees in Education and Administration from Columbia University, New York, New York in I960 and 1961. Brother Hill began his career as a counselor at Magnolia High School in Thomasville, Georgia. He held his first principalship at Brooks County Elementary School. Brother Hill then went on to Marietta, Georgia in 1965 to serve as Principal of Lemon Street High School. He was named Assistant Principal of Marietta High School. Brother Hill served as Principal of Wright Street and Park Street Schools and served as Director of Educational Planning and System Development. He was a life member of the NAACP, a lifetime alumni member of Fort Valley State University, the National Association of Educators, Eden Lodge #46 and Black Men of America, Cobb Inc. Brother Hill was a member of Zion Baptist Church in Marietta where he was a deacon, Sunday school teacher, trustee and church treasurer for more than 25 years. He was a charter member of Omicron Mu Lambda Chapter in Cobb County, Marietta, Georgia. Brother Hill attended the Georgia District, Southern Regional and National Conventions of Alpha Phi Alpha on a regular basis for many years.

BROTHER DR. CALVIN AARON HOOD was a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha. He was initiated December 10,1949 at Alpha Omicron, Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina. Brother Hood was born in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. He graduated as valedictorian of the class of 1948 at Swift Memorial Junior College. Brother Hood graduated summa cum laude and valedictorian with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1951 from Johnson C. Smith University. He also received his bachelor's and master's of divinity degrees. Brother Hood earned the Master of Arts degree in Biblical Literature from Boston University in 1959. He obtained the Doctorate of Divinity in 1975 from the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Brother Hood was ordained by the former Yadkin Presbytery and called as pastor of the Boonville First Presbyterian Church in Boonville, North Carolina and the Edward Webb Presbyterian Church in Boonville, North Carolina and the Edward Webb Presbyterian Church in Mount Airy, North Carolina. He returned to Johnson C. University in 1954 as an instructor of Biblical Literature. Brother Hood served in numerous capacities, including Associate Professor of Biblical Literature, Director of Counseling Services, Acting Dean of Students, Director of Student Life Programs, University Chaplain and Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees. He served as chairman of numerous committees and major programs such as Commencement and Founder's Day. Brother Hood founded

the R.W. Johnson Gospel Choir at the University. He helped to organize and work in the voter registration movement for Blacks in Bertie County. Brother Hood was honored as Outstanding Teacher of the Year and was the recipient of an all-expense paid trip to Israel and other countries in the Middle East. He was bestowed with the honor of Chaplain Emeritus in 1994 by the University Community. Brother Hood served as guest minister in several churches throughout the city and beyond. He was Interim Minister to the Catawba and Friendship Presbyterian Churches. Brother Hood was a member of Johnson C. Smith University Alumni Association, President of Swift Memorial Junior College Alumni Association, Organizer and President of the Orvis Street and Oaklawn Park Community Clubs, Counselor and Mentor to countless persons, Board Member of the Youth Services Board, Mecklenburg County, Chaplains Board, Charter Pines Hospital, Chaplain for the Lupus Organization, litigant in the landmark Swann vs. CharlotteMecklenburg Board of Education, Emeritus, Board of Trustees, Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary, former Catawba Presbytery, Presbytery of Charlotte where he served on the Preparation of Ministry Committee, member, board of trustees, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Library and Gratis Teacher for over 15 years of the A.O. Steele Bible Class. He was an active member of Beta Nu Lambda Chapter in Charlotte, North Carolina where he served as president.

BROTHER PHILIP DARYL JACKSON, SR. was initiated February 10,1976 at Alpha Rho Chapter, Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Brother Jackson, a 1974 graduate of Jefferson City High School, attended Morehouse College. He served with the United States Army from 1976 to 1980. Brother Jackson was employed with the U. S. Postal Service as a rural mail carrier for the past eight years and had previously worked at Fitzsimmons Army Hospital in Denver, Colorado. He was a member of the Postal Rural Letter Carriers Association.

BROTHER WALTER V. JACKSON, SR. was a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha. He was initiated December 1,1954 at Delta Delta Chapter, Albany State College in Albany, Georgia. Brother Jackson was born in Clarke County, Georgia. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Albany State College in 1957. Brother Jackson received his Master's of Education from the University of Georgia in 1978. He taught school in Clarke and Barrow counties in Georgia, was assistant football coach at Athens High and Industrial School and served as head football coach at Burney Harris High School in 1965. The SPHINX â&#x201E;˘ - Fall 1998 - www.apal906.org

OMEGA Brother Jackson retired from the Athens-Clarke County school district in 1987 and was working as a bailiff for the Clarke County State Court government. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Lodge #3910, Albany State College Alumni and Shady Grove Baptist Church, where he served as deacon for many years. Brother Jackson was an active member of Eta Iota Lambda Chapter in Athens, Georgia where he served as financial secretary.

BROTHER GEORGE A. KEY, SR. established himself as a civil rights foot soldier in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Whenever social change was taking place in Chattanooga, Brother Key was involved. A graduate of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Brother Key began his career as a teacher and principal in the Chattanooga, Tennessee school system. He was employed with the school system for more than 30 years, teaching for four years and later serving as a principal at the Second District School and Orchard Knob Junior High School. He retired from the school system in 1961 and began a second career in housing and real estate development. He was owner-operator of Key Enterprises, a construction and property management company in Chattanooga, and was instrumental in bringing about changes in financing to give area African-Americans the same quality standards as other racial groups. Another of his concerns was illiteracy among African-Americans. He was state leader in a coordinated, nationwide effort to combat the problem. Brother Key was past president of the Chattanooga branch NAACP, serving as head from 1977 to 1985. He was a member of the Chattanooga Private Industry Council for Employment and Training, the Tennessee Job Service Employers for the Tennessee Department of Employment Security, Birth Defects Center, Better Business Bureau, TVA Human Relations Committee, Tennessee Advisory Council of the Small Business Administration and Metropolitan Fair Housing Council. He also was a member of the Comprehensive Emergency Services for Abused and Neglected Children, Progressive Teachers Credit Union, the Adult Education Council, the Mental Health Association, the Metropolitan Council of Community Forces, Phyllis Wheatley Branch of the YWCA, Chattanooga Teachers Association, the Tennessee Teachers Association, Chattanooga Principal's Roundtable and American Teachers Association. Brother Key was appointed the first African-American parole officer for Hamilton County, Tennessee by former Tennessee Governor Frank Clement. Brother Key was a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha. He was initiated on December 1,1928 at Alpha Rho Chapter at Morehouse and was a member of Psi Lambda Chapter in Chattanooga.

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BROTHER EUGENE YERBY LOWE, SR. was initiated December 3,1932 at Alpha Chi Chapter, Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. He received his bachelor's degree from Morehouse College in 1935. Brother Lowe received his Masters of Social Work in 1942 from Atlanta University. He was a caseworker, probation officer, Director of Social Services and Housing Project Manager. Brother Lowe became a volunteer and later an employee of Calvary Episcopal Church in New York City upon his retirement. He was an active member of Eta Zeta Lambda Chapter in West Chester City, New York.

BROTHER RONALD M. MCKINLEY was a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha. He was initiated May 23, 1955 at Beta Eta Chapter, Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. Brother McKinley was born in Carbondale, Illinois. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern Illinois University. Brother McKinley earned his Master of Arts degree from Chicago State University in 1990. He was an inspired Professor of Health Science and mentor at Malcolm X College. He was a featured soloist in Saul of Tarsus and Requiem by the late Betty Jackson King. Brother McKinley also performed in J.S. Bach's Magnificat, Handel's Messiah, Mendelsohn's Elijah, Rossini's Stabat Mater and Dubois' Seven Last Words of Christ. He was soloist at the Congregational Church of Park Manor U.C.C. for more than 30 years. Brother McKinley was an original member of the Betty Jackson King Artist Group and a charter member of the renowned John Work Chorale. He was an active and dedicated member of the Chicago Music Association and an officer of the National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc. Brother McKinley was an active member of Mu Mu Lambda Chapter in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.

BROTHER MARION MELVIN MEADOWS was initiated December 4, 1948 at Alpha Iota Lambda in Charleston, West Virginia. He graduated from Washington High School in 1929 as Valedictorian. Brother Meadows earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education from Bluefield State College. He was an honor student who excelled in football and basketball and won All-State honors in both sports. Brother Meadows was selected as a Negro Ail-American Guard in football by the Pittsburgh Courier.

BROTHER REVEREND DR. MOSES GENERAL MILES was a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha. He was initiated November 9,1940 at Beta Nu Chapter, Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida. Brother Miles received his bachelor's in

OMEGA CHAPTER 1941 from Florida A&M University. He received his Master of Arts degree in 1946 from Ohio State University. Brother Miles was the pastor of Philadelphia Primitive Baptist Church for 47 years. He oversaw the construction of a new church and education building and the founding of Miracle Hill Nursing Home. Brother Miles was president of the Florida State Primitive Baptist Convention for 30 years. He oversaw 200 churches and founded the Primitive Baptist Church Camp. Brother Miles held many positions at Florida A&M University, including dean of students, director of student activities, mathematics instructor and director of public relations. He authored such publications as The Sphinxman Handbook, An Alpha Man In Action and numerous other fraternal and primitive Baptist documents. Brother Miles is renowned for a play titled "Alpha Is Born." He was an active member of Gamma Mu Lambda Chapter in Tallahassee, Florida.

BROTHER G.O. HERBERT MOORHEAD, JR. was initiated at Theta Lambda Chapter in Dayton, Ohio in 1985. He was born in New York. Brother Moorehead received his Bachelor of Ans from Bowling Green State University in 1957. He received his Masters in Business Administration from Pace University in L977. Brother Moorehead was a recipient of the Dale Carnegie Human Relations Award. He retired in 1994 after a 31-year career in sales and marketing management at AT&T. Brother Moorehead was a life member of the NAACP and a member of the Omicron Delta Kappa Fraternity. He served on the Alumni Board, the Board of Trustees and the Foundation Board at Bowling Green State University. Brother Moorehead also was a member of the Detroit Opera Board. He was an active member of Gamma Lambda Chapter in Detroit, Michigan.

BROTHER DANIEL LOUIS MONTGOMERY was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He was initiated at Alpha Gamma Lambda Chapter in New York, New York. Brother Montgomery received his advanced degrees from Drexel University. He was an engineer. Brother Montgomery was a member of the Kiwanis Club, Train Collectors of America and he officiated sports in the Frederick County (MD) Public Schools.

BROTHER MATTHEW BALDWIN MORTON was a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha. He was initiated November 30,1940 at Beta Gamma Chapter, Virginia State University in Petersburg, Virginia. Brother Morton was born in Rustburg, Virginia. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Virginia State College in 1942. Brother Morton received his Master of Business

Administration from New York University in 1951. He served in the U.S. Army and the U. S. Air Force and retired after 27 years with the grade of Master Sergeant. Brother Morton retired from the New York City Housing Authority in 1979 after 30 years in the management department. He was employed as Secretary of the Brunswick County Electoral Board for five years. Brother Morton was a member of Victory Elk Lodge #1179 where he served as Trustee, Financial Secretary, and District Chairman for the Education Department. He was a member of PERC 93. Brother Morton was elected Delegate from Brunswick County to the Silver-Haired Legislature and elected Chairman of the Housing and Education Committee in the Silver-Haired Legislature. He was secretary and treasurer of the Optimist Club of Lawrencevilleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Central Virginia;financialsecretary of Victory Lodge #1179. Brother Morton was a member of the Lake County Commission on Aging Advisory Council, a life member of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment, volunteer with the Retired Senior Volunteer Program and member of the VFW Post #3996. He was an active member of Epsilon Omicron Lambda Chapter in Lawrenceville, Virginia where he served as vice president.

BROTHER DR. WILLIAM S. RANDOLPH, JR. served as Eastern Regional Vice President in the 1930s. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was initiated at Alpha Gamma Lambda Chapter in New York, New York. Brother Randolph received a bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a medical degree from Case Western Reserve Medical School in 1933- He was a member of the American Medical Association and the New York State Medical Society. Brother Randolph was a charter member and chairman of the Mount Vernon Housing Authority from 1942 to 1952. He was elected to the Mount Vernon City Council in 1964 and served there until 1967. Brother Randolph was a member of the Mount Vernon Democratic Party for 45 years and was elected chairman in 1967. He was a member of the Democratic State Committee. Brother Randolph was the water commissioner of Mount Vernon from 1959 to I960. He was a member of the Mount Vernon Zoning Board of Appeals from 1956 to 1959. Brother Randolph was a life member of the NAACP, a founder and policy chairman of the Mount Vernon School Review Board, a past master of Progressive Lodge #64 of the Free and Associated Masons, an organizer of the West Side YMCA and chairman of its board.

BROTHER DR. CHRISTOPHER JAMES RICHARDSON was initiated April 9, 1981 at Alpha Rho, Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the valedictorian of the 1979 graduatThe SPHINX

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OMEGA ing class at Johnson High School. Brother Richardson graduated magna cum laude in 1984 from Morehouse College. He was a distinguished military graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology's Army R.O.T.C. detachment. Brother Richardson served as a physician in the U.S. Army and achieved the rank of Major. He joined the Promina Health System in Atlanta, Georgia as a physician of internal medicine.

BROTHER JAMES L. RUCKER was a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha. He was initiated June 1,1975 at Kappa Alpha Lambda Chapter in Seaside, California. Brother Rucker was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1972 from San Jose State College. Brother Rucker received his Master of Arts degree from San Jose State University in 1973. He enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he served in the Korean Conflict and retired after nearly 21 years. Brother Rucker worked 13 years in the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District as a teacher and counselor. He worked full-time as a volunteer at Seaside High School, where he provided the groundwork for the school's Junior ROTC program and instituted the Academic Excellence Program, an awards ceremony that recognizes students for academic achievement. Brother Rucker was a co-creator of "Jobs not Drugs," a community-based non-profit organization formed to provide counseling, alternative sentencing and family support, for Monterey County residents who got into trouble with the law due to their use or misuse of drugs and alcohol.

BROTHER EDWARD THOMAS SHELTON was initiated March 22,1963 at Eta Iota Lambda Chapter in Athens, Georgia. He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia. Brother Shelton received his Bachelor and Master of Science degree from North Carolina College in 1956 and 1960. He enlisted in the 82nd Airborne Division in 1995. Brother Shelton retired from the Clarke County, Georgia School district where he served as Physical Education Instructor and Assistant Principal.

BROTHER DAN HENRY SPANN was a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha. He was initiated April 5,1975 at Eta Phi Lambda Chapter in Columbus, Mississippi. Brother Spann was born in Lowndes County. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Administration and Political Science. Brother Spann was voted "Man of the Year" for the Iota Gamma Chapter at Rust College. He was a City Councilman for Ward 4 in Columbus and a car salesman at Premier Ford. Brother Spann was a member of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church where he served as a youth The SPHINX â&#x201E;˘ - Fall 1998 -

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BROTHER ALFRED LOUIE SWANN, JR. was initiated at Eta Zeta Lambda Chapter in West Chester County, New York. He was born in Greenburgh, New York. Brother Swann received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1989 from SUNY at Old Westbury, Long Island. He attended SUNY at Stony Brook and Fordham University in pursuit of his master's degree in social work. Brother Swann was employed by the city of White Plains as a Youth Aide. He was a life member of Calvary Baptist Church where he served as a member of the Junior Usher board, Education Division and Young People's Choir.

BROTHER HOMER LEROY THOMPKINS was a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha. He was initiated July 9, 1978 at Alpha Upsilon, Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Brother Thompkins obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Wayne State University in 1980. He retired from the United States Postal Service, after more than 36 years of service, as General Manager of the Gratiot Station. Brother Thompkins began teaching algebra and remedial reading for dropouts and expelled youths in the Hazel Park Educational School System. He was a member of the New Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church when he initiated the idea of Senior Citizens Day. Brother Thompkins also was a member of the Senior Usher Board. He was an active member of Gamma Lambda Chapter in Detroit, Michigan.

BROTHER GEORGE HENRY VAUGHN was a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha. He was initiated May 18,1935 at Beta Delta Chapter at South Carolina State College in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Brother Vaughn was born in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from South Carolina State College in 1936. Brother Vaughn taught school for two years before being employed with the North Carolina

Mutual Life Insurance Company in Winston-Salem. He began his career as an agent and was then was promoted to staff manager. Brother Vaughn was named the district manager for the area that encompassed Winston-Salem, Statesville and Thomasville. He was a member of First Baptist Church where he served as chairman of the Insurance Committee of the Board of Trustees.

BROTHER DR. WILLIAM J. L. WALLACE was initiated May 1, 1924 at Omicron Chapter, University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was born in Salisbury, North Carolina. Brother Wallace earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh. He earned a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University in 1931- Brother Wallace received his doctorate in Physical Chemistry from Cornell University in 1937. He was President Emeritus of West Virginia State College from 1952 until the time of his death. Brother Wallace served as pastor of Walls A.M.E. Zion Church and in 1964, he was presiding elder of the West Virginia District of the Church. He was a member of the Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Washington Lodge Free and Associated Masons and the Dunbar Lions Club. Brother Wallace was awarded honorary degrees by Livingston College, Concord College, Alderson-Broaddus College and West Virginia State College. He was awarded the Outstanding Civilian Services Medal by the United States Department of Defense in 1972. Brother Wallace was presented with the West Virginia Distinguished Service Medal in 1973 by Governor Arch Moore. He was awarded the Distinguished West Virginian Certificate in 1979 by Governor John D. Rockefeller IV. Brother Wallace was an active member of Alpha Iota Lambda Chapter in Charleston, West Virginia.

OMEGA LISTINGS BROTHER CHARLES ADAMS Beta Chi Lambda BROTHER GILBERT ALEXANDER Delta Psi Lambda BROTHER TEV1N P. ANDREWS Delta Psi Lambda BROTHER JULIAN L. BARTLEY. SR Theta Rho Lambda BROTHER H.M. BASS Epsilon Iota Lambda BROTHER DALTON M. CHILDRESS Alpha Lambda BROTHER JAMES B. COAXUM Beta Kappa Lambda

BROTHER SIMON A COOK Epsilon Iota Lambda BROTHER LEVIN F.CUSTIS Epsilon Iota Lambda BROTHER OLIVER C. DAWSON Delta Zeta Lambda BROTHER ERNEST FINNEY, SR. Delta Zeta Lambda BROTHER WILLIAM FULLER Delta Psi Lambda BROTHER EDWARD GORCH Delta Psi Lambda BROTHER JUDSON D. HART, SR. Delta Psi Lambda BROTHER WILLIAM T. HATCHETT, JR. Delta Psi Lambda BROTHER CLEMMON H. HODGES Rho Lambda BROTHER THEOPOL1S HOG LIE Delta Psi Lambda BROTHER JOSEPH JACKSON Beta Kappa Lambda BROTHER LARRY A. JOHNSON Beta Kappa Lambda BROTHER LYMAN T.JOHNSON Alpha Lambda BROTHER JOSEPH LITTLES Delta Delta Lambda BROTHER TURNER M. MCCOTTRY Beta Kappa Lambda BROTHER SOLOMON C. PAYNE Epsilon Iota Lambda BROTHER ROBERT D. REASE Delta Psi Lambda BROTHER DANIEL TARVER Alpha Sigma Lambda BROTHER PAUL R. WEBBER, JR. Delta Zeta Lambda BROTHER EARLM. WEST Delta Psi Lambda BROTHER DEL ANDRE WILLIAMS Gamma Mu Lambda BROTHER ODELL D. WILLIAMS Beta Kappa Lambda CORRECTION: The Spring 1998 edition of The Sphinx'" incorrectly listed Brother Roscoe A. Swann, Jr. as having entered Omega Chapter. The listing should have read: Roscoe A. Swann, Sr. The Sphinx™ regrets the error.

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