Beta Nu—Chapter of the Year—1955 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Beta Nu chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha was established on the campus of Florida A. and M. University on April 23, 1932. It was the first undergraduate chapter of any Greek-letter organization in the state of Florida. In that year, a social club on the campus (known by the name Club Britton), was seeking membership in Alpha for the second time. The presence of Jewel Charles H. Chapman aided the group greatly and he was instrumental in helping them to secure a charter. Brothers A. L. Kidd (Associate dean of Arts and Sciences), E. E. Ware (Professor of Biology), and Gilbert L. Porter (Executive Secretary of the Florida State Teachers Association) were also present when the charter was granted. Dr. J. R. E. Lee, Sr. (President of the College) was also helpful in securing the charter. The following students were charter members: Douglas Warren Greene (President), Noah Harold Bennett (Vice-President), Frank E. Pinder (Secretary), Jerome Matthews, Jubye B. Bragg, Jr., William M. DuBose, William W. Weatherpool, James Pinkney, Samuel O'Tanner Cohen, John W. Williams, and Lincoln B. Childes. Since then, Beta Nu has sent many brothers out to make their contributions to American democracy. T h e brotherhood of Beta Nu is an out-
standing example of successful fraternal life. The chapter is recognized as one of the Southern Region's most outstanding and was voted Chapter of the Year in 1955. Brother Richard B. McGriff, now holding a teaching assistantship at California Institute of Technology, was Alpha's Undergraduate Brother of the Year in 1955. Extra-Curricular Activities of the Brothers Among the students of FAMU, Beta Nu's members stand out as leaders and scholars. Each of the fortysix brothers is an active member of at least three organizations and many of them are outstanding in extra-curricular activities. Brother Brodes Hartley, President of the chapter, was the assistant Vice-President of the Southern Region last year. He is the President of the Student Body at FAMU and is listed in Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. Brother Hartley also holds office in Scabbard and Blade Military Society, ROTC Officers Club, the Pre-Legal Society, and the PreMedics Club. He is a senior. Brother Earl Vann Farrow, VicePresident of Beta Nu, is President of both the YMCA and the Christian Federation. He serves also as Parliamentarian for the Men's Senate. Brother Lawrence C. Moman, Recording Secretary, is the President of
MEMBERS OF BETA NU CHAPTER Standing, left to right: Brothers Edward Nolan, Senior, Miami; Willie Roberts. Baldwin; William Johnson. Junior, Winter Garden; Howard Aaron. Junior. Fort Meade; McLain Garrett. Port Arthur, Texas; Robert Caroll. Sophomore. Bartow; Eugene Cromartie. Junior, Wabasso: James Cash. Junior, Miami; Willie A. Biddle. Junior, Orlando; Frederick Humphries. Junior. Appalachicola; David Staples. Junior. Deland; Charles Lassiter. Sophomore. Miami; Levi Johnson. Junior. Wheaton. Illinois; Theodore Payne, Sophomore, Miami; Sylvester Houston. Sophomore. Jacksonville: Benjamin Wilson. Senior. Union Springs. Alabama; Leonardy Anderson. Junior, Sanford; William H. Gibbs, Junior, Cocoa: Jacob Maxwell, Junior, Jacksonville; Monroe Mack, Senior. Marianna; and Rayford Dudley. Junior, Winter Garden. Seated, left to right: Edwin Demeritte. Junior, Miami; Carl Kirksey. Junior. West Palm Beach; Earl Allen. Junior. Miami; Roger McLeod. Junior, Palatka; Carl Evans, Sophomore, Orlando; Andre Streaty, Sophomore, Anderson. Indiana; Clarence Griffin. Junior. Pensacola; Brodes Hartley. Senior, Jacksonville; George Allen, Sophomore, Sanford; Vernon Lee. Senior. Fort Pierce: Earl McCrary, Senior. Daytona Beach; Charles Maxwell. Senior. Jacksonville; Lawrence Moman. Senior. Jacksonville; Ralph Flowers. Junior. Palatka; and Wilbur Donald Williams, Junior. Plainfleld. N. J.
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Andre Streaty, Anderson, Indiana — Varsity member of the starting five.
the Newman Club, Vice-President of the Pre-Medics Club, Chairman of the Student Loan Fund Committee and Reporter for the Student Government Association. Brother Clarence M. Griffin, Dean of Pledgees, is President of both the Non-Commissioned Officers Club, and the Chemistry Club. Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity also lists him on its roster. Brother Wilbur Donald Williams, Parliamentarian for the chapter, serves in the same capacity for the YMCA, NAACP, Junior Class and FISGA-FIPA. He is Vice-President of the Men's Senate and Chairman of the Judiciary Committee. In the Student Government Association, he is the Chairman of the Awards Committee and is the State Vice-President for an interracial Press Organization. Brother Eugene Cromartie serves as Vice-President of the Student Government Association, has been President of his class for three years and was recently elected to serve a fourth term. He is an Alpha Kappa Mu member, a charter member of the local chapter of Kappa Delta Pi Education Society and a member of t h e YMCA, NAACP, and Non-Commissioned Officers Club. Brother Cromartie is a Key Upperclassman. Brother Edwin Demeritte, Executive Editor of the school yearbook, is also a member of the University Public Relations Committee and served as Director of the Florida Interscholastic Press Workshop for 1956. Brother Monroe Mack, President of Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Society and a pharmacy student, is the past-president of the NAACP, Scabbard and Blade, THE SPHINX