MLK's birthday in order to pay tribute to a king, Brother Martin Luther King, Jr.; Beta Phi Merit Group, which will place emphasis on education through high school students. Despite all of the work put into the Chapter, Beta Phi Brothers still manage to find time to excel in other endeavors on and off Dillard's campus. Brother Patrick Jefferson was awarded the Henry Arthur Callis Award and the Brother of the Year Award at the Louisiana State Conference and 1989 Southwestern Regional Convention. In addition, he held an internship at Princeton University during the Summer of 1989. Brother Joshua Williams, Jr. received an internship at Dillard University in Computer Sciences; Brother Roosevelt Bryant held an internship at Harvard University in Biology; and Brother Gregory Davenport served an internship at the University of Miami in Biology. The officers of Beta Phi for the 1989-90 year are Brothers: Joshua Williams, Jr., President; Gregory Davenport, Vice President; Fredrick Senegal, Secretary; Willie Moore, Jr., Treasurer; Dorian Rawles, Dean of Pledges; Darnell Prejean, Historian; Benard Chatters, Chaplain; Theo Moody, Associate Editor to The Sphinx; and Ryand Johnson, Director of Education. Beta Phi Chapter will always continue to strive for excellence in all endeavors of college life, and shall always maintain extreme dedication to the goals and visions established by the Jewels years ago.
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON Eta Mu is rejuvenated Hello, Brothers! We would like to update the general body on the activities and involvements of Eta Mu Chapter over the past year. The Brothers of Eta Mu completed almost 200 community service hours during the Fall 1988 semester by acting as tutors (with Houston's Shape Community Center) and counselors (with Project Alpha) in an active effort to reach the black youths of Houston, Texas. As the new year began, Eta Mu once again enjoyed active campus status (albeit probationary status). Again working with the Shape ComThe Sphinx/Spring 1990
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munity Center and Project Alpha. because of their invaluable advice, Eta Mu amassed over 50 community guidance and leadership. service hours. These community Secondly, congratulations to new service hours, along with the organialumni Brothers Juan Herold, Detrick zation and presentation of an antiO. Hughes, and James E. Payne on hazing seminar, brought the chapter their December graduations from the back to full active status on May 1, University of Houston. Finally, a note 1989. of appreciation goes out to Brothers The successful rejuvenation of Eta Daniel Davis III, Roderick "Spoony" Johnson, Robert "Woody" Wright, Mu was aided by the addition of 11 Dwight Smith and Keith D. Pierce for new initiates. Under the guidance of assisting in the Houston Inner-City chapter advisor and Eta Mu charter Nutcracker Project (a productions of member Brother Charles Self and The Nutcracker featuring Houston Dean of Pledges Brother Keith D. youths) and the Kashmere CommuPierce, the pledge line participated in nity Center's Halloween Party for Project Alpha and also in the impleneighborhood youngsters. mentation of Houston's largest Easter Egg hunt. Until I again report the imminent Lastly, it should not go unnoted successes of Electrifying Eta Mu, let that Eta Mu participated in its state us all dedicate ourselves to the and regional conventions. The state enlightenment of the youths who convention in Austin, Texas saw Eta march onward and upwards toward Mu's Miss Black and Gold representathe light! tive, Miss Emma DuBois, walk away -Keith Pierce with the Miss Texas Black and Gold crown. At the 1989 Southwestern Regional Convention in Little Rock, Arkansas, Miss DuBois received first runner-up in regional competition, while Brothers from Eta Mu complemented a team from Devastating Zeta Chi to win the basketball competition. Not content to rest on its laurels, Eta Mu spent the summer of 1989 planning the fall calendar and tutoring youths at the Kashmere MultiMuChi purpose Community Center. Now holds that 1989 is behind us, Eta Mu would like to make several acknowledgeAlpha High ments. First of all, a fraternal thank Greetings to all who abide within you goes out to Eta Mu Graduate the House of Alpha. We, the Brothers Advisors Brothers Isiah "Bull" Davis, of Mu Chi Chapter, take pride in Charles Dickson and James Self reporting the events of the Spring Par
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