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CHAPTER DIRECTORY Undergraduate Chapters ALPHA—Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. BETA—Howard University. Washington, D. C , President, Theodore Trabue, Cook Halt, Howard University, Washington 1, D. C ; Secretary, Lawr ncc E. Paxton, Cook Hall, Howard University, Box 211, Washington. D. C. GAMMA—Virginia Union University, Richmond, Va., President, Treadwell O. Phillips. Va. Union University, Richmond 20, Va.; Secretary, Willie E. Young, Va. Union University, Richmond 20, v
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DELTA—Tillotson College, Austin, Texas, President, W. J. Tanner, Houston-Tillotson College, Austin, Texas; Secretary, Andrew J. Jackson, Hcu-ton-Tillotson College. Austin, Texas. FPS1LON—University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.. President, John E. Conwell. Jr., 735 Haven St.. Ann Arbor. Mich.; Secretary, Walter D. Webb. 735 Haven St., Ann Arbor, Mich. ZETA—Yale University, New Haven. Conn., President, Harold Fleming, 628 Winthrop Ave., NewHaven, Conn.; Secretary, John Harris, 56 Gard -n Si., New Haven, Conn. ETA—Columbia University, New York City, N. Y., President, Basil Hart, 738 St. Nicholas Ave., New York 31, N. Y.; Secretary, Emmett Butler, 224 W. 140th St., N. Y. C. 30, N. Y. THETA—University of Chicago, Chicago, 111., President Othello R. Ellis, 5618 Princeton, Chicago, 111.; Secretary, David Jones, 4432 South Parkway, Chicago 15, 111. IOTA—Morris Brown College, Atlanta, Ga., President. Joel Dinkins, Morris Brown College, Atlanta, Ga.; Secretary, Eugene Robinson, Morris Brown College. Atlanta, Ga. KAPPA—Ohio State University, Columbus 10. Ohio, President, Lloyd O. Brown. 25SI Putnam Rd . Columbus 10, Ohio: Secretary. Madison A1ford. River Rd. Dorms 1056, Ohio State Univ rsity, O.-lumbus 10. Ohio. H'U—University of Minnesota, St. Paul. Minn., President, Maurice O. Howell, 2706 E. 32nd St., Minneapolis 4, Minn. N i l - L i n c o l n University, Lincoln University, Pa., President, Edi'ar J. Murray, Box 22, Lincoln University, Lincoln University, Pa.; Secretary, Eugene Brockington, Box 483, Lincoln University, Lincoln University, Pa. XI—Wilberforce University and College of Education and Industrial Arts, Wilberforce, Ohio, President, Donald G. Ming, Box 194, Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio; Secretary William R. Lee, Box 165, Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio. ., ,,,.„. OMICRON—Pittsburgh, Pa., President, William E. Green, 544 Herron Avenue, Pittsburgh 19,
Pa • Secretary, Theodore White 7317 Monticello St.,' Pittsburgh 8. Pa. PI—Cleveland, Ohio, President, A. William Perry, 2166 E. 69 St., Cleveland, Ohio; Secretary, Leonard M. Hamilton, 2250 E. 89 St., Cleveland 6, Ohio. RHO—Philadelphia, Pa.. President, J. Otis Smith, 1215 North 58 Street, Philadelphia 4. Pa.; Secretary, Dr. P. I. Bowser, 5348 Race St., Philadelphia. Pa. SIGMA—Boston. Mass., President, Baron H. Martin. 11. 14 Wabon St., Dorchester, Mass.; Secretary, Gerald Thomas, 12 Hubbard Avenue, Boston, Mass. TAU—University of Illinois, Urbana. 111.—President, James C. Brown, 1301 Clark St., Urbana, III.; Secretary Lucius A. Williams, Jr., 1301 Clark St., Urbana, III. UPSILON—University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kans., President, Chester Lewis, 1101 Mississippi St., Lawrence, Kans.; Secretary, Wilber Goodseal, 1101 Mississippi St., Lawrence, Kans. PHI—Ohio Univtrsitv. Athens, Ohio, President. Albert B. Smith, Bo"x 148, Scott's Quad., Athens. Ohio; Secretary, Henry W. Young, Box 106, Scott's Quad., Athens, Ohio. CHI—Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tenn., President, William E. Finlayson, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tenn.; Secretary, James W. Frazi.-r, 1222 Jefferson St., Nashville. Tenn. PSi—Universitv of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia. Pa., President. Walter R. Livingston, Jr., 137 S. 57 St.. Philadelphia, Pa.; Secretary. Hugo Marcos. 3843 North Svdenham St.. Philadelphia, Pa. ALPHA A'LPHA—University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, President, Richard L. Moore, 801 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio; Secretary, John R. Qu'en, 839 Ridg-way Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio. ALPHA BETA—Talladega College, Talladega, Ala., President. Robert Brown, Jr., Talladega College, Talladega, Ala.; Secretary, James A. Williams, Talladega College, Talladega, Ala. ALPHA GAMMA—Brown University, Providence, R. I , President, Dr. Ulysses T. Carter, Jr., 357 Westminister St., Providence, R. I. ALPHA DELTA—University of Southern California Los Angeles, Calif., President, Thomas W. Robinson, 2329 West 25th St., Los Angeles Calif.; Secretary, Curlee Ross, 837 West 36 Place, Los Angeles, Calif. ALPHA EPSILON—University of California, Berkeley Calif., President, Richard Alexander, 604 27th St., Oakland, Calif.; Secretary, Herman Lewis, 2804 Stanton St., Berkeley 3, Calif. (Continued on Page 36)