Chapter President Leroy Stansbury congratulates Brother Maynard Jackson.
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lota Theta Lambda Chapter of Endicott, New York, commanded national brown u recognition in 1975 when it hosted the first Upstate New York Convention in During the blizzard of '78, the the state's history. The convention brothers of Alpha Gamma Chapter at boasted an excellent agenda and was Brown University, Providence, Rhode well attended by Alpha brothers and the Island, kept the spirit of brotherhood general public. The featured speaker aglow by constructing an eight-foot tall for this momentous occasion was snow sculpture. The monument, Brother Congressman Ronald V. modeled after the symbolic Sphinx, was Dellums of California. Brother Dellums built on the campus green by several captivated the audience with his style, brothers and our pledges who have sinstatesmanship and oratory. Again in ce crossed the "burning sands." The 1976, lota Theta Lambda achieved six neophytes are: Henry Pippins, national attention when it participated in Richard Moore, Arthur Wright, III, Eric re-establishing Alpha Chapter at CorGarnett, Eska Bly, and Mike Fraizer. nell University in Ithaca, New York. The brothers of Alpha Gamma recenBrother Maynard Jackson speaks to lota There are currently twenty-four active tly co-sponsored a minority career day Alpha Lambda. brothers in lota Theta Lambda. Fourwith Brown University's alumni relations teen of those are Life Members or Suboffice. The event took place Saturday, scribing Life Members. March 25, and featured various career maryland interests represented by graduate Brother Thomas Alston, one of brothers of Mu Theta Lambda and Brothers of iota Alpha Lambda and Alpha's most dynamic young brothers, minority alumni. Brother Joseph G. more than 350 guests from the com- delivered the keynote address at our LaCount, Rhode Island's first Black munity heard the Honorable Maynard H. 1977 Founder's Day Program. Brother lawyer, who at the age of 90 is still Jackson, Jr., Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, Alston challenged all brothers to practicing, spoke at the affair. address the Chapter on its Twelfth An- become actively involved in their To commemorate the long awaited niversary and Founder's Day, January respective communities and in Alpha coming of spring, the brothers added to Phi Alpha at both the regional and 1978. the festivities of Brown's spring In the true spirit of fraternity, Brother national levels. weekend by hosting a cabaret. The Jackson provided the audience with Prior to Founder's Day, lota Theta "jam," appropriately entitled "Spring such an eloquent presentation that this Lambda hosted the Ebony Fashion Fair Odyssey," launched the crowd into a small community is still talking about in September of 1977 for the second night-long journey that finally ended at "Our Main Man" from Atlanta. consecutive year. Proceeds from the dawn. Brother Jackson met with the local Fashion Fair are used for the Chapter's press afterwards and many excerpts scholarship fund. Each year since from his great speech appeared in the 1974, the chapter has awarded a local papers. $500.00 scholarship to a deserving Due recognition was accorded lota Black high school senior, with outAlpha Lambda for its "Manly Deeds" in standing academic credentials. the community and for bringing such an In the Spring of 1977, lota Theta o u t s t a n d i n g leader and eloquent Lambda combined its efforts with those speaker to the area. of chapters of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity It is anticipated that this "kind" of and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity in event will be held at subsequent "Foun- presenting the first annual Greek Cabaret. The Dance was well attended Alpha Gamma Chapter's "Snow Snhinx." der's Day" for the chapter. The Sphinx / Summer 1978
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