Reflections from Kappa Lambda Chapter Greensboro, North Carolina, 1972 Brother Willie T. Ellis, Associate Editor of the Sphinx Kappa Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated of Greensboro, North Carolina has completed an unprecedented number of newsworthy achievements. Brother Walter Sullivan stood at the helm of the administration which counted a myriad of achievements before turning the reigns of management over to the new administration. The new slate of officers entrusted to provide leadership for Kappa Lambda Chapter are: President Brother Paul Sandifer Vice President Brother Rudolph Artis Recording Secretary Brother Frank Morris Corresponding Secretary Brother Sullivan Welborne Treasurer Brother Jonah Smith Associate Editor of the Sphinx . . . Brother Willie T. Ellis Chaplain Brother Matthew Patterson Sergeant-at-Arms Brother Talmage Brewer Director of Education Activities . Brother Samuel Burford Activities which highlighted the news media and extolled the virtues of Alphadom for the current year were as follows: 1. A special program was initiated to reclaim inactive Brothers. The membership grew from 57 to 91 active members. 2. The Alpha Outreach Project, which is community oriented, was initiated and sponsored four softball teams and provided a tutoral program to assist disadvantaged students with special needs in academic skills. 3. A special promotional program was designed to recruit life membership into Alpha Phi Alpha. Ten brothers initiated life membership status. 4. Kappa Lambda Chapter established strong fraternal ties and rapport with Beta Epsilon Undergraduate Chapter and assisted the undergraduate chapter with several chapter projects. Undergraduate Brothers attended the Alumni Chapter meetings and social functions in a fraternal and amiable atmosphere which was unprecedented in the history of the Chapter. 5. Several Brothers exhalted themselves through various avenues of personal, professional and civic endeavors: — Brother Lewis C. Dowdy, Chancellor of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is "PresidentElect" of the 101 year old National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC). This unique organization comprises 118 major colleges and universities. Historically, Brother Dowdy has been an innovator. He is the first Black to head NASULGC in the history of existence — "Right on" Brother Dowdy! — Brother Sammy Chess of Kappa Lambda Chapter, an eminent attorney in High Point, was tapped by Governor Scott for Judge of the Superior Court in the Sixth Congressional District. — Brother Vance Chavis and Brother Samuel Burford, retired principals, are both serving as City Councilmen with distinction in Greensboro and High Point, respectively. — Brother B. W. Barnes, a very prominent dentist, was extolled as "Citizen of the Year" in Greensboro. — Brother A. H. Peeler, a retired principal in Greensboro was honored for his unselfish and civic achievements. On May 9, the A. H. Peeler Community Recreation Center was named
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in his honor. Brother A. H. Peeler was the first Black member of the Greensboro Recreation Commission and served with honor, distinction and devotion throughout his tenure on the Commission.
Bro. Lewis C. Dowdy
Bro. A. H. Peeler
— Brother N. F. Woods of Greensboro, retired after serving as principal of Dunbar School 35 years. He saw the school, grades 1-12, pass through a metamorphosis from totally Black in 1937 to a fully integrated facility for grades 5 and 6 at his retirement. The school was fully accredited an named in honor of Brother Woods, "Naurice Frank Woods Elementary School." Woods holds a B.S. degree from N.C. A & T State University and a Master's Degree from Atlanta University.
— Brother Willie T. Ellis, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Director of Instructional Development at N.C. A & T State University, has been tapped to serve as Special Editor for a third term for a National Professional Journal, "The Agricultural Education Magazine." Brother Ellis also coordinates the Title HI Program at N.C. A & T which is funded for more than three quarters of a million dollars