Pictured are Alphas and Alpha-Bettes attending a lawn party at the chapter's "unofficial home." the residence of Vice-President Adams. The speaker for this occasion was Brother Samuel L. Gandy. Dean of the Chapel of Dillard University.
was made on the eve of a ban placed on the Association to function in the State of Louisiana. Foremost in this fight for justice and civil liberties stands Brother Attorney A. P. Tureaud, who is called "Mr. Civil Rights" here in Louisiana and New Orleans, the City of Mardi Gras. The membership of Sigma Lambda individually and collectively takes leadership position in community affairs—the Young Men's and Young Women's Christian Association, The United Negro College Fund, The Boy Scouts, The Business League, The Medical and Dental Societies, The NAACP—wherever there is a movement dedicated to the betterment of the race and community, Alpha can be found!! A vital segment of our fraternal life here is found in close association with the family unit. Sigma Lambda has promoted during the past two years, an organization which was born during the General Convention held in New Orleans, namely, "The Alpha-Bettes." This arm of our chapter is composed of the wives and sweethearts of the brothers and are included in all affairs not of ritual nature. Mrs. Lois Taplin is now president of the group.
AUGUST, 1956
The present officers are: Brothers Marcus Neustadter, Jr., President; William R. Adams, Vice-President; Walter E. Morial, Secretary; Rene J. Rousseve, Treasurer; Edgar L. Taplin, Sr., Assistant Secretary; C. C. Dejoie, Editor to Sphinx; Robert Harrison, Sergeant-atArms; L. L. Burns, Chaplain; and Whitney M. Haydel, Coordinator of Alpha-Bette affairs. Brother Belmont Haydel, Jr., serves as Coordinator of Undergraduate Activities. The chapter has been active through the years on the local and national scenes. When founded in 1925 it marked the beginning of Greekdom in Louisiana and one of its illustrious members was a vice-president of the fraternity, in the person of Brother Ferdinand L. Rousseve. The chapter president is now director of Public Relations for the Southwest Jurisdiction and a member of the National PR Committee, as is Brother C. C. Dejoie, Jr. Brother Edgar L. Taplin, Sr., holds the position of State Director of Louisiana; and Brother Leonard L. Burns is a member of the Nominating Committee. Sigma Lambda is an active chapter and salutes our Fraternity on the occasion of its 50th Anniversary!!
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