Joseph Beaman, George Dickerson, a retired school principal, O. C. Edwards, editor-to-the-sphinx, and vice president of Alpha Theta Lambda, Richard Fowler, Ellis Peopples, Chester Sutton, Joshua Williamson, and Ferdinand Newton, retired businessman. Officers of Alpha Theta Lambda — 1978 - 1979: Marven Hill, President; O. C. Edwards, Vice-President; Richard Fauntleroy, Recording Secretary; Dr. Frank Doggett, Treasurer; Arwin A. Hamm, Financial Secretary; Rev. Thomas Pendleton, Chaplain; Austin Martin, Dean of Pledgees; and O.C. Edwards, Editorto-the-Sphinx.
MIDWEST metro Chicago Greetings, from the Brothers of Theta Chapter, Metropolitan Chicago, Illinois. In the upcoming school year, Theta will have a brand new look. Alpha Theta Lambda — (First Row: Left to Right) Arwin Hamm, Ferdinand Newton, Marven Recently, the chapter underwent a total Hill, Lawrence Stroud, Edwin Martin; (Second Row: Left to Right) Dr. James Hicks, Dr. H. change in administration, and now Donald Marshall, Chester Sutton, George Dickerson, Austin Martin, Ellis Peopples; (Third Row: Left to Right) Joshua Williamson, Robert Fowler, Richard Fauntleroy, Joseph Beaman, every office is held by new faces with and Augustus Harmon. bright, new ideas. As a result of brother who is a practicing Pediatrician. chapter's chaplain, Brother Lawrence Brothers graduating and transferring in Brother Marven Hill, our chapter's Stroud, Alpha Theta Lambda's past from schools outside of the city, Theta outstanding recording secretary, civic Chapter will be armed with a group of president, an elementary school prinleader, free-lance photographer, "never say die" Alphamen. cipal, and member of the Board of The new administration will be headtraveler, air plane pilot, scientific Directors of The Atlantic City Medical ed by three-year Brother Ezra Hemphill. researcher and great achiever, Brother Center. Brother Edwin Martin, retired Brother Hemphill is a Senior EducaCharles Wilson, former politician, civic school principal and civic leader, Austin leader and humanitarian. Other tional Administration major at the Martin, retired principal, and current distinguished members of Alpha Theta University of Illinois, Chicago Circle dean of pledges of Alpha Theta LambLambda are: Brothers Ronald Allison, campus. da, Rev. Thomas Pendleton, our Theta Chapter is proud to say that we have two new Brothers, Mark Redd, a Junior Architecture major at the University of Illinois, Chicago Circle, and Arthur Coates, a Senior Electrical Engineering student at the same school. The two were initiated into the Fraternity on July 15, 1978. Theta congratulates its own Brother Willis W. Shannon for being voted Most Valuable Player on the Chicago State University baseball team. The junior Mathematics major battled an impressive .386 for the Chi State Cougars. Brother Shannon anticipates an even more productive season next year. The Brothers of Theta would like to send a special "thank you" to our Alpha Brothers in Minneapolis for the splendid hospitality we received at the National Convention. The chapter is anxiously awaiting the Midwestern Regional Convention, to be held in Cleveland, Ohio. A former Brother of Theta Chapter, Alpha Theta Lambda's "Achievement Award" is being presented to Brother Dr. H. Donald Ronald McBride, now with Xi Lambda Marshall (center) by Brothers Marven Hill and Dr. Charles Wilson upon his retirement. 34
The Sphinx / Winter 1978