Page 58 for each jurisdiction, h a v e been a w a r d e d on the basis of scholastic a t t a i n m e n t s . With the creation of a F a r Western J u risdiction at t h e Tulsa Convention, t h e n u m b e r of scholarships will probably be increased to five. B r o t h e r Utley, a pre-medical s t u d e n t of j u n i o r classification, has m a i n t a i n e d a g r a d e a v e r a g e of 2.7 (3.0 being t h e highest possible grade) since ne first enrolled at Lane. H e is also active in extra-curricular activities on and off the c a m p u s B r o t h e r Utley holds the office of president of D r a m a t i c Club, vice-president, Mu Chapter, Beta K a p p a Chi Scientific Society: secretary, Y. M. C. A.; secretary, Beta P i Chapter, Alpha P h i Alpha; advertising manager, Dragonette, college publication; m e m b e r Negro Youth Congress, and active in m a n y auxiliaries of St. P a u l C. M. E. Church, Jackson. B r o t h e r Utley a t t e n d e d the Tulsa convention as senior delegate of Beta P i chapter.
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GAMMA IOTA LAMBDA Brooklyn, New York Greetings, Brothers:— Gamma Iota Lambda Is proud to announce its first initiation after three years of existence. The neophyte brothers who crossed the burning sands were Brothers Dr. G'hauncey Levy and Dr. Stanley G. Redman. Brother William Hearst, Jr. succeeded himself in last November election. We Brooklynltes feel t h a t our good president Is dynamic in words and in deeds. Brother F. W. McCoy, chapter treasurer, has also made an enviable record. Brothers present at the initiation ceremonies were Brothers Charles Stewart, Frederick McFadden, William H. Staves. Alfred Watters, H. Garrich Williams, Jesse P. Griggs, Cecil Forster, William Jackson, J. Harvey Kerns, Benjamin W. Kagwa, Frank W. McCoy, Herbert T. Miller. George W. Gressiom, Joseph H. Mahood, Jr., Dr. Joseph Johnson. Dr. Joseph Thomas, James C. Hairston, and Dr. A. B. Lea. host.
GAMMA IOTA C H A P T E R AFTER ONE YEAR. Climaxing its first year of activities at Hampton Institute, G a m m a Iota Chapter w a s started with a nucleus of fifteen charter m e m bers. Thirty-two additional m e m b e r s w e r e initiated. Alphas now on the campus a r e ; front row. left to right: Robert Chapman, Gordon Pinkett, E l m e r McDowell, J a m e s Henderson, O. H. Majors, and Edgar Smith. Second r o w : William B. Proctot, Corresponding Secretary; Carl Johnson, Art h u r Brown. Midgett P a r k e r , c h a i r m a n of t h e Social Committee; C. P . Houston, Jr., L a w r e n c e E. G a r r e t t , Noah T. Collins,
February, 1948 Members of the chapter were profuse In their appreciation to Brother and Mrs. Lee for the delicious Buffet Supper served. Here's hoping each of you the best in 1918. Fraternally yours. A. K. NYABONGO. Associate Editor.
K A P P A LAMBDA CHAPTER Greensboro, N. C. Greetings, Brothers: It has been an extended period since the brothherhood has heard from members of Kappa Lambda. Yet we have not been asleep. Brother Warner Lawson. now head of the music department at Howard University. was our chapter president the last time Kappa Lambda spoke through the columns Of the Sphinx. It was that year the chapter won the lamed McGee Cup. The chapter has continued to sponsor its annual New Year's Eve Dance during the past six years. Plans are now in the making for sponsorship of several other major activities, including a picnic in the summer.
J o h n H. Erinkley, Jr, recording secretary; and J a m e s O. Carter, president. Third row: Silas Jackson, F r a n k Sullivan,Clyde Reed, Robert E. Wood, Alfred T. K y n a r d , Dean of Pledgees; F r a n k l y n Wilson, Charles A. F r i e d m a n , J o h n A. P u r d y . F o u r t h row: Jacob T. Stewart, t r e a s u r e r ; Robert Rogers, George Taylor, Robert Morman, Milton Bassett, Chaplain; A n d r e w Jackson. Fifth row: George Goodman, sergeant-at-arms, Glendi Johns, and J a k e Cox, assistant editor to the S p h i n x Magazine. Absent m e m b e r s are Ray Richardson, p a r l i a m e n t a r i a n ; Will Smith, Lonnie Harrington, Lloyd Stark, vice president; and Ulysses S. Mathis.