fayetteville state u Greetings from the Brothers of Epsilon Zeta Chapter at Fayetteville State University, North Carolina. The Brothers of Epsilon Zeta are coming off a brilliant year of work during the past year. There was the Annual "End of the Year Black and Gold Farewell Banquet." Brother Leslie Griffin, who is now the president of the graduate chapter, Epsilon Rho Lambda, gave an inspiring speech to the Brothers and their dates along with other special guests. During the year 1976-77, the Brothers instituted a scholarship fund called "The Michael Monk Scholarship." This scholarship is given to a worthy high school student to enable him or her to go to college. There were community projects which included services to the Cumberland County Center for the Blind and the March of Dimes Twenty-Mile-Walk. We the brothers took great pride in knowing what we did was a good contribution to our community and the world of needy children. A big decision which the Brothers had to make this year was to choose a Miss Alpha Phi Alpha and Miss Black and Gold. This was a decision which had to be carefully studied, since there were so many lovely young ladies. Our new Miss Alpha Phi Alpha is Miss Jackie Jackson (a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.) and our new Miss Black and Gold is Miss Wiladene Rhodes, a member of Alpha Angels Sweetheart Club. That's the past, but the Brothers of Epsilon Zeta are looking ahead in the interest of APA to the State Convention which will be held here in Fayetteville, North Carolina, February 3-4, 1978. We will be looking for all the Brothers in Alphadom to be present and have a good time. Two new Brothers were inducted into Alpha-land this past year. They are Francell Herbert Flood, Jr., Business Administration, Hampton, VA and John L. Wesley, Business Administration, Fayetteville, NC. Now get this! Their line numbers were Sphinxman 1 / 4 and Sphinxman 2 / 4 . What will we think of next!! The future is just around the corner and there is a lot of work to be done. The Brothers of Epsilon Zeta are in the process of making plans for the Annual Black and Gold Ball. This promises to be the big event of the year. So just like you, we have our work cut out for us. The Sphinx / December 1977
The Epsilon Zeta
So keep the spirit and uphold the ideas of Alpha. Keep Alpha part of you and above all, stay together Brothers because we are one. Our officers for the 1 9 7 7 - 7 8 academic year are as follows: Andre Murphy, President; Francell Flood, Vice President; Marvic Spencer, Secretary; Henry Porter, Treasurer; Wilbur Gethers, Historian; Jesse Thomas, Dean of Pledgees; John Wesley, Assistant Dean of Pledgees and Editorto-the-Sphinx; and, Louis Vinson, Assistant to all Brothers.
u of south florida The Brothers of Theta Gamma Chapter, at the University of South Florida, are very proud of our "Fraternal R o o t s . " With no Black fraternal organization on campus, Brother Richard F. Pride formulated the initial stages of development. Utilizing Brother Pride's efforts, Brother Sherman T. Thompson, a graduate advisor,
was instrumental in initiating twelve charter members into Alphadom — March 4, 1972. Since that time twentythree other brothers have been initiated through our chapter. Following the aims of the Fraternity's Motto, we have strived to perform projects and activities here at USF and the community. We are especially proud of our annual contributions of clothes and food for underprivileged families. We have set up programs to aid the NAACP and Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation. In conjunction with the Tampa graduate chapter we have prepared screening processes for hypertension. Participating with the Pan-Hellenic Council we were able to purchase uniforms for the Tampa Bay Eagles Little League football team, and helped to institute the Annual PanHellenic Week. Also, Brothers of our Chapter have played vital roles in leadership and academics, such as: Student Government; Florida Black Student Union; A.M.E. Alliance; and Pan-Hellenic and Black Student Union officers. Academic awards include membership in Honorary Societies, Who's Who, and the Fraternity has been awarded the highest G.P.R. Throughout the years, we excelled in sports activities, capturing the Soul Bowl Football Championship for three years. Most recently winning the Fraternity championship in basketball, we have also participated in tennis and coed basketball. Our Chapter has been spearheaded with such presidential leadership as Brothers Roger Storr, David Dwight, Randy Miller, Kenneth Walker, Reginald McGill, and William Patterson. Presently our o f f i c e r s are: Arthur Mallard, President; Gerald Foster, Wee
Theta Gamma — front row (I to r): Brothers Kenneth Walker; Gerald Foster; Reginald McGill; Parren Shannon; Michael Robinson; and Newton Fairweather. Back row (I to r): Rosa Lagion; Vanessa Holloway; Celestine Nance; Margaret Knowles; Ester Broadnax; Shelia Higginbotham; and Yvette McCray. 37