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Editor's l l c v i c w Greetings . . . Your attention is called to the Job Interview forms included in this issue which, upon return, will register you for the General Convention's Job Interview and Recruitment Program. With the economic picture as it is today, it's hard to imagine that anyone would pass up a chance to be interviewed by the top companies in the United States — especially when they come to us! Don't let this valuable opportunity slip away — register now by sending your resume (or the completed form as included in this issue) to the General Office. Every resume received will be given to recruiters from each of the participating firms. In addition, you can help insure the continuation of this program (and better job prospects for all of us) by duplicating this form and making it available to others in the job market. Remember, organizational affiliation is not a factor in gaining employment. . . . Our cover story features Brother ROLAND BURRIS, Comptroller of the State of Illinois and the first Black to be elected to statewide office in the Land of Lincoln. Thanks to Brother BRADFORD SPENCER for his background work in this feature and to Burris staffers Al Cain and Wanda Gates for their splendid cooperation. . . . Some might ask whether election'to any office is sufficient to merit the cover of The Sphinx. The answer, of course, is "NO." Each such case is examined in terms of its impact on larger societal issues and it is remarkable that it took so long for the home state of the "Great Emancipator" to elect a qualified Black to statewide office. Brother Burris surmounted tremendous odds (including his opponent's campaign literature, in Southern Illinois, which carried Burris' photograph — just in case anyone didn't know that he was Black?) and we congratulate him on a gallant victory. . . . Our heartfelt condolences to the family of Brother EWELL W. FINLEY, who entered Omega Chapter in January. Brother Finley was featured in the last segment of There Goes An Alpha Man. . . . CONTRIBUTORS: Brothers LEWIS HURST and JOHN P. RICE (Focus); Brother HUEL PERKINS (Legacy); Brother OTHA N. BROWN (Viewpoint) As noted in the College Scene section, Brother GODWIN OSAGIE, this year's Editor for that feature, will graduate after the next issue. College Brothers wishing to apply for this position during the 1979-80 year should contact me at the General Office. The College Scene Editor is charged with addressing issues of special concern to undergraduate Brothers. He is free to choose his topic and prepares each article for publication, within the normal guidelines established for the journal. Let me hear from you. . . . Alpha Workshop is designed to address specific issues which will help our chapters to function within established procedural guidelines and, consequently, more efficiently. Many articles are intentionally repeated in order to give new officers the benefit of this information relative to several basic areas of administration. If you have or know of additional areas which you would like to see addressed by the General Office, please send your suggestions to the headquarters— Until next issue . . . MJP

on the ilruwiiMj h o a r d • Distinguished Collegians —1979 • Alphas new U. S. Congressmen • Washington, D.C., '79

VOLUME 65 NUMBER 1 SPRING 1979 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY,

THOMAS G. ALLSTON, III

MICHAEL J. PRICE, EdItor-ln-Chlef Associate Editors • BRADFORD H. SPENCER

INC.

WALTER E. TYSON

7 — ROLAND W. BURRIS — A Chicago attorney and banker becomes the first Black to be elected to statewide office in Illinois 11 — WASHINGTON, D.C. — A profile of the site of the 73rd Anniversary Convention . . .13 —COLLEGE SCENE — Editor Godwin Osagie asks each of us to assess our commitment to Fraternity goals . . .14 — FOCUS — Brother Albert Vann works for the betterment of his community in the New York State Assembly . . .16 — LEGACY — Brother Huel Perkins profiles Alphas prominent in the famous Harlem Renaissance...19 — VIEWPOINT — Brother Otha N. Brown, Jr. warns of trouble ahead for minorities in the political sphere. DEPARTMENTS

Contributing Editors

2 - The General President Speaks 3 - The Executive Secretary's Desk 4 - There Goes An Alpha Man 6 - Alpha Workshop 10-Life Membership 21 - Alphas On The Move 25 - Million Dollar Fund Drive 26 - Alpha Calendar 27 - Chapter News 43 - Omega Chapter 45 - Directory of Officers 46 - Chapter Directory

JAMES B. BLANTON Alpha Workshop

ABOUT THE COVER:

GODWIN OSAGIE College Scene

THOMAS ALLSTON Alpha Athletes HENRY PONDER Educational News

ELMER C. COLLINS LAURENCE T. YOUNG, SR. Omega Chapter Life Membership JAMES R. WILLIAMS Ex Officio

Brother Roland W. Burris, Comptroller of the State of Illinois.

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ftH ©1BJHMIL MlgaiSfflft SIP1MS0,U "Open Letter To Chapter Presidents" Dear Brothers: I would like to take this opportunity to discuss with you some ideas designed to make more effective the total program thrust of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. PROGRAMMING: Key to Progress It is incumbent upon each chapter to move forward in a deliberate and relevant manner. It is imperative that we carefully review each of our chapter activities and assess them objectively in terms of their desired result. In this manner, we can build upon our solid program foundation — maintaining and strengthening sound projects, while never failing to strike new initiatives when they are called for. I URGE each Chapter President to take the lead in the thoughtful planning of a 1979 program calendar which will meet the needs of the chapter and the community it serves. NATIONAL PROGRAMS: Strength through Unity Any organization of our magnitude and talent could accomplish practically any programmatic thrust. UNITY must be a prime factor in local chapter programming in order that the full impact of Alpha Phi Alpha might be felt. While realizing that many worthy programs are proposed each year, it is important (once a national project has been put forth) for each chapter to do its part in making these programs successful. Thus, the first step in building chapter programs is to insure that our national efforts are duly included. FOUNDERS' DAY, BUSINESS ENCOURAGEMENT, and EDUCATION should each be addressed during this year by all chapters of the Fraternity. In addition, special emphasis should be placed upon the following programs. MILLION DOLLAR FUND DRIVE. This campaign is crucial to the future of our Fraternity, and its social action impact reaches far beyond our ranks. We will complete this drive by the time of our 1980 General Convention — and having done so, we will have marked a new era for Black

LOCAL PROGRAMS: Meeting the Challenges. In addition to meeting the responsibility of carrying out Alpha's national program, each chapter should review its need for local programs. Vital issues and the talents of your chapter members should be assessed in this regard. Examples of such programs abound: Rho Chapter in Philadelphia recently sponsored a Candidates Forum which attracted the four major contenders for mayor of that city; lota Upsilon Lambda (Silver Spring, Maryland) is engaged in a massive campaign against racist elements on the county school board; Alpha Sigma Lambda (Dallas, Texas) has helped minority youth through its Alpha Merit Program for many years. More programs of this type are heartily encouraged. organizations. Because of our effort, Black institutions will never again have to depend solely on others for their survival, and only in this manner can their survival be assured. I URGE each of you . . . double, even triple, your efforts toward this campaign and join together in 1980 as we reaffirm to this nation and the world that Alpha Phi Alpha is truly "FIRST OF ALLRITUAL AND RUSHING. EACH CHAPTER SHOULD SET DEFINITE MEMBERSHIP GOALS FOR THE YEAR AND STRIVE TO ACHIEVE THEM through the rushing program and the reclamation process. It is important that each chapter (including alumni chapters) maintain an active Ritual and Rushing program. The initiation of quality men and the renewed activity of inactive Brothers will serve to support and strengthen the Fraternity as we face the challenges ahead. When we, as a body, speak out on important issues we must insure that we speak on behalf of the largest and most talented body of professional men anywhere.

IF EVERY CHAPTER OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA WOULD SUPPORT OUR NATIONAL PROGRAMS, we would make a tremendous difference in the fabric of society. Further, through your work with national programs, the full weight of Alpha's influence is placed behind those areas which you deem worthy of attention in your community. National officers and the General Office staff are available to assist you in your efforts. A primary goal of the staff is to increase our efforts to publicize the many good works of our chapters. Through a united front on issues of national importance and the use of our influence on local issues, Alpha Phi Alpha can continue to make itself a force to be reckoned with in America. I URGE YOU TO TAKE TIME NOW TO ASSESS YOUR YEARLY PROGRAM AND TO USE YOUR OFFICE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONTINUED PROGESS OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA

Fraternally,

/f^M. JAMES R.WILLIAMS General President

The Sphinx / Spring 1979

M l 1KCTTOE K l U I F M ' OPERATION ALPHA —1979 . . . Several months ago the General Office announced its new national field service program known as "Operation Alpha." Since that time, we are proud to advise that we have visited many chapters throughout the country. We have participated in several workshops and, in some cases, we have visited an entire state. Through these field service visits, we have gathered information that will enable us to (through our ALPHA WORKSHOP) clear up many of the stumbling blocks that chapter officers are experiencing. It is our hope that in the future we will be able to visit with more brothers per visit than we have in the past (although the numbers have been great and we have been received in true Alpha fashion at each of our meetings). In our visits to college chapters, we would like to know if the chapter is currently active with its local Pan Hellenic Council. This is in keeping with a recommendation adopted by the National Pan Hellenic Council in convention in Washington, D.C. (February '79). As a member of that organization, we have pledged our support by indicating that we would ask all of our active chapters to affiliate with the local Pan Hellenic Council and to insure that their local council is active with the national council. As "springtime activities" approach and you plan your balls, sweetheart dances, and other chapter projects — be sure to remember your pledge to the MILLION DOLLAR CAMPAIGN Fund. If you do not know who your Regional Director of the campaign is, please consult page 13 of the Winter 1978 issue of the Sphinx. Perhaps the best opportunity to get to know this person is

to plan now to attend your Regional Convention during April. It is very important (especially for college chapters) to have representatives present at the Regional meetings. One of the items that will be discussed will be the MODEL PLEDGE PROGRAM (which requires input from all chapters). We expect that the forums provided at the Regionals will help to eliminate any future misunderstandings or possible violations by chapters and members alike. This program is very important to us, and I hope that it is just as important to our chapters, due to the impact that it will give to our pledging activities. Several new publications are in the process of being printed; upon completion, a copy of each will be circu-

IN FULL SWING lated to each active chapter, at no cost. Additional copies will also be printed and will be sold at a nominal cost to the entire membership. The 1979 Constitution, the 1 9 7 9 Membership Directory, the Ritual reprint, and the Standing Orders manual are all expected to be printed by this s u m m e r . . . with the exception of Alpha's constitution which is expected to be made available before regional time. Please watch the inventory page of the Sphinx magazine for the announcement of the availability of these publications. Each and every year we receive numerous requests as to what the criteria are for individual and chapter awards for regional and national competitions. In an effort to help clear this up, please refer to the ALPHA WORKSHOP page in this magazine. If you follow the basic guidelines therein outlined and succeed in winning in your region, then you will have no problem meeting the national award requirements for the same area(s) of competition. However, please contact your regional awards chairman for possibly any further regional requirements to be met. On a final note, I would like to urge chapters and individual members who make newsworthy achievements to not stop at just sharing such accomplishments with us through this magazine, but to also let their community know through the use of local news media — being sure to indicate their connection with Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. If we are to remain "First of All" and "Servants of All," and truly "Transcend All," we must not hesitate to let the world know. Fraternally,

James B. Blanton Executive Secretary

The Sphinx / Spring 1979

THERE GOESF

The recipient of many outstanding and superior performance awards, Brother Carson was most recently nominated for the civilian Meritorious Service Medal, for his work in the Guyana incident. This distinct medal is awarded annually to the most outstanding civilian government worker in the United States. A native of Montgomery, Alabama, Brother Carson attended Alabama State College and Tennessee State University, where he had the honor of crossing the burning sands into Beta Omicron Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Upon graduation, he entered the Atlanta College of Mortuary Science in Atlanta, Georgia. Brother Carson has held an Alabama Funeral Directors and Embalmers license since 1950. He began his mortuary career as manager of Smith and Gaston Funeral Home, located in Tuskegee, Alabama and Mobile, Alabama. In 1958, he began his employment in Civil Service in Mortuary Affairs, where he proceeded to Clark Air Force Base in the Philippine Islands in 1964. While based at Clark, Brother Carson was temporarily assigned to the mortuary at Ton Son Nhut Air Force Base, Republic of Vietnam in 1965. For over a year he prepared and supervised the embalming of American service persons under most hazardous conditions. Upon his return to Clark, he continued his mortuary work until he returned to the CONUS in 1970.

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THERE GOES AS ALPHA MAN Thfre goes a man jof high 0 impulse Of princely mien and grace There goes a man of humble faith A credit to his race There goes a man of conscience vast with will to reach his goal There goes a man of lordly rank Of heroes' stock and soul—r There goes a man of noble caste Whom hardship cannot break There goes a man in merit clad Whom duty won't forsake There goes a man in cultured verse Who holds a sportsman's creed • 0 There goes a man too vigilant To bow to lust or greed There goes a man whose life is spent in service not in scorn There goes a man whose majesty Shines like a May time

Brother CHARLES C. CARSON.Sr. operates the largest port mortuary in the United States of America, located in Dover, Delaware, at Dover Air Force Base. He has the task of receiving and reprocessing service persons, their dependents, and other American citizens abroad on official government business. He is the only Black mortuary officer hired by the department of Defense. His unique opportunity as a mortician arose during his 23 years as a career civilian. Service in Vietnam and around such disasters as airplane crashes and burnings aboard naval vessels often provided more practice than even a mortician could want. Brother Carson has held numerous assignments in his present position. His most recent assignment was the Guyana Cult deaths which consisted of 913 remains. "Guyana is one experience I shall remember for as long as I live," Brother Carson said. Brother Carson supervised a team of 200 volunteers and his usual mortuary staff in the preservation of the Peoples Temple cultists who committed suicide or were murdered, allegedly on orders from their spiritual leader, the late Rev. Jim Jones. •

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shown just as much, if not more, drive for his fraternity. Brother Carson has held the positions of Dean of Pledges and Treasurer of Zeta Rho Lambda Chapter for the last six years. He is also a member of Alpha Boule, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity; Lions Club, Mekeni Pompango, Philippines; National Funeral Directors Association; NAACP, and the Mt. Zion Methodist Church of Dover, Delaware. Brother Carson is married to the former Virginia Lewis of Montgomery, Alabama, who is a graduate of Alabama State College and is presently a teacher at Central Middle School in the Capitol School District in Dover, and president of the Alphabettes of Zeta Rho Lambda Chapter. They have five children: Charles III of Los Angeles, California; Alice Rose Carson Tisdale, a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority of Dover, Delaware; Sylvia Hoyle who is stationed with her husband in Zaragoza, Spain; J. Diaese, a sophomore at Clark College in Atlanta, Georgia; and Reginald DeWade, a 5th grader at William Henry Middle School in Dover . . . who are all proud of their ALPHA MAN. Brother RODERICK W. PUGH.Ph.D., Professor of Pschology at Loyola University of Chicago and the author of Psychology and the Black Experience (Brooks/Cole, 1972) presented three lectures in clinical psychology at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria during the week of January 2 1 . The first two lectures covered historical and contemporary developments in psychotherapy and behavior change, while the third focused on the psychology of the Afro-American experience. Dr. Pugh is on sabbatical leave from Loyola to work on a textbook on psychotherapy and behavior change. Dr. Pugh was recently named a consultant to the Psychology Training Division of the National Institute of Mental Health in Washington, D.C. and serves as an advisory editor to Contemporary Psychology, one of the journals of the American Psychological Association. He joined the Loyola faculty in 1966 after many years of professional experience with the psychology service of the Veterans Administration Hospital, Hines, Illinois. Brother Pugh is a diplomate in clinical psychology of the American Board of Professional Psychology, a fellow of the American Psychological Association and a registered psychologist in the State of Illinois. The Sphinx / Spring 1979

Brother Roderick W. Pugh

In addition to his activities in many professional associations, he served on the Fisk University Board of Trustees from 1968 to 1978. He is listed in Who's Who in America, American Men and Women of Science, Who's Who Among Black Americans and the Ebony Success Library: 1000 Successful Blacks. Brother Pugh is a 1940 cum laude graduate of Fisk University and received an M.A. in Psychology in 1941 from the Ohio State University and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 1949 from the University of Chicago. Brother ROBERT E. SANDERS, an outstanding California businessman, has been named Chairman of the Alpha Phi Alpha Commission on Business Encouragement by General President James R. Williams. Brother Sanders succeeds founding Co-Chairmen John H. Johnson and Leroy Jeffries. Brother Sanders is currently President of R. E. Sanders and Company, an investment banking firm located in Santa Monica, California which specializes in real estate syndications, investments and corporate private placements. Prior to the establishment of this firm Brother Sanders, a trained chemist, was founder and President of REM Scientific, Inc. REM, which Brother Sanders started with private financing, specialized in the manufacture and development of scientific instruments to measure air and water pollution. At REM he personally conceived and developed a line of scientific instruments. One of his creations, an isotope calibrator, was honored by Design Magazine for the beauty of its

design. Another, an ozone monitor, was used by the federal government as the national standard for the measurement of ozone in photo-chemical smog. Because of his expertise, REM was listed in Barron's (a leading financial publication) as a "hot stock" after Sanders made the stock public and nationally traded. Northrop Aircraft Corporation heeded this advice and purchased a majority of the company's stock. Brother Sanders left the company in 1973 and became a partner in W. E. Hutton and Commpany. When Mr. Hutton retired, Sanders founded R. E. Sanders as well as Teak Development Company. The amazing aspect of his varied career is that he was still under age thirty-five when he accomplished all of the above. A member of Beta Psi Lambda Chapter in Los Angeles, Brother Sanders is a 1959 graduate of Howard University and was a senior member of the research staff of Massachusetts Institute of Technology while studying there. At age twenty-eight he was Director of Marketing for the Laboratory Products Division of EG&G, a major scientific research and development corporation - spending the majority of each year in Europe and Asia.

Brother Robert E. Sanders

The author of over twenty-eight scientific publications, Sanders has contributed to several textbooks on radiation physics which are standards in the field. His brilliant career in science and business certainly qualify him to spearhead Alpha's effort to spur the growth and development of Black business. 5

James B. " T i n y " Blanton Executive Secretary

WORKSHOP PLAN NOW FOR "CONVENTION AWARDS" As the convening of the 73rd Anniversary Convention approaches, many brothers and chapters are concerned about the type of awards to be given and how the recipients are chosen. First of all, the four AWARDS that are given at every convention are: 1. Outstanding College Brother of the Year. (Stenson E. Broaddus Award) 2. Outstanding Alumni Brother of the Year. 3. Outstanding College Chapter of the Year. 4. Outstanding Alumni Chapter of the Year. EE.Article 3 0. Section 3.4 (p. 57). otthe 1976 Constitution and By-Laws.

COMPETITION for the above national awards is limited to those brothers and chapters having been certified by their Vice President as one of the top three (winner and first 2 runners-up) in each category for their region. This pre-requisite eliminates the question of being "active" with National Headquarters, the Regional Office and/or any restrictions (disciplinary or otherwise) that an individual or chapter might be under. The OUTSTANDING COLLEGE BROTHER will be determined by his: (1) contribution to ALPHA (all levels); (2) contribution to the university or college community; (3) contribution to the community outside the university or college campus; (4) academic standing; (5) awards and achievements; (6) personal progress among and service to ALPHA Brothers. The OUTSTANDING ALUMNI BROTHER will De determined by his: (1) contribution to ALPHA (all levels); (2) contribution to the community (church, business, and civic); (3) years of active participation in ALPHA; (4) awards and achievements; (5) personal progress among and service to ALPHA Brothers. The OUTSTANDING COLLEGE CHAPTER will be determined by its: (1) scholastic standing; (2) awards and achievements; (3) contribution to the growth of personal service to the chapter members; (4) contribution to both college or university community and nonacademic community; (5) degree of participation in national programs and projects; (6) presentation (exhibits and transcripts): (a) creativity; (b) authenticity; (c) informativeness. The OUTSTANDING ALUMNI CHAPTER will be determined by its: (1) contribution to the growth of personal service to the chapter members; (2) program of contribution to the community's economic development and/or civic leadership development; (3) degree of participation in national programs and projects; (4) awards and achievements; (5) presentation (exhibits and transcripts): (a) creativity; (b) authenticity; (c) informativeness. 6

Information and material compiled for consideration must be typed and securely fastened in a folder. There is no special format or form needed other than 8'/2" x 1 1 " paper for the information to appear on. Achievements and accomplishments should be from convention to convention — SEPTEMBER 1978 to JULY 1979 — unless there are on-going projects of chapters and brothers which should be examined to determine what extent past involvement is applicable to work done in the same area on a continuous basis. Community activities designed to improve the quality of life for brothers or the general citizenry which are financed by the chapters or individual brothers must be authenticated by the presentation of documented proof, such as: cancelled checks, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, etc. Service projects to which brothers and chapters contribute their time and talent may be verified in the same manner — namely, the presentation of newspaper clippings, pictures, testimonial letters, etc. No materials should be mailed to the AWARDS COMMITTEE Chairman prior to the Convention. All materials in the possession of chapters and individual brothers must be brought to the Convention and presented to the Chairman of the Committee on Achievements and Awards on the 1 st day of the Convention. Any brother may present exhibits or transcripts of qualified competitors to the Awards Committee for consideration — at the meeting scheduled for that purpose. Each factor (criteria) will be rated on a scale of 1 (minimum) to 10 (outstanding) by an 11 - member Awards Qudging) Committee. Said committee will consist of two members from each region — 1 college brother and 1 alumni brother, appointed by the General President — who are not in a competing chapter nor are themselves in competition for any of the awards, and the Chairman who shall have no vote except in the case of a tie. The brother or chapter polling the most points will be declared the winner in their respective category . . . and announced at the Formal Banquet. Space will be provided for displays at the convention site. Displays may be movies, scrapbooks, slides, or any other articles or items deemed by the chapter to be beneficial to its presentation. The Awards Committee will do all within its power to protect each exhibit — but it will not take on the responsibility for the safety of any of the items on display.

The Sphinx / Spring 1979

Illinois' First Black Elected State Official

Brother Roland W. Burris Comptroller - State of Illinois

According to some political journalists in Illinois, the campaign of Brother ROLAND W. BURRIS produced two historic milestones - one positive, the other not quite in the same vein. Regarding the latter, veteran journalists wrote that for the first time they saw a candidate produce campaign literature prominently displaying the photograph of his opponent. While Burris' Republican opponent denied any racism in this move, others thought it interesting that this material (displaying Burris' 'Black' face) was disseminated almost exclusively in predominately white Southern Illinois. Roland Burris himself never bothered with this tactic, exercising the professionalism characteristic of his entire campaign. He preferred, it seems, to dwell on the second and most signifiTHE BURRIS FAMILY: Trying on the State Comptroller's office in the State House are cant milestone - his election to the ofdaughter Rolanda Sue, wife Berlean and son Roland II. fice of Comptroller of the State of Illinois. He thus became the first Black to joined Continental Illinois, the state's Brother Burris spent most of 1977 as win statewide office in Illinois, as the largest bank, working his way up to Executive Director and Chief Operating people of that state affirmed their desire Vice President within eight years. Dur- Officer of Operation PUSH before for quality leadership. ing his tenure there he served variously returning to the private practice of law Born in downstate Centralia, Roland as tax accountant, tax consultant, com- in Chicago. Burris has roots deep in the soil of Ilmercial banking officer, and head of a Extremely active in civic affairs, linois. His great-grandfather was a commercial group dealing with govern- Brother Burris is a former president of farmer in Pulaski County, his father and ment guaranteed loans and minority the Chicago South End Jaycees, the Ingrandfather were railroad workers for financing. dependent Political Organization, the the old Illinois Central line. Brother BurIn 1972, Brother Burris was asked to Chicago Minority Purchasing Council as ris was educated in the public schools join the cabinet of Governor Daniel well as former Chairman of the of Centralia and attended Southern IlWalker as Director of General Services Assembly of Black State Executives. linois University in Carbondale, where for the State of Illinois. During his four- He is involved with numerous other he received the B.A. degree in Political year stint at the helm of this depart- organizations and is listed in Who's Science in 1959. ment, he was responsible for providing Who in America, Who's Who in GovernAfter a year's study abroad at the support services for state agencies, ment, Who's Who in Law, 1,000 SucUniversity of Hamburg, specializing in elected state officials and the Illinois cessful Blacks in America and other International Law, he returned to the legislature in the areas of telecom- publications. He is a Trustee and ChairUnited States and Howard University munications, motor vehicles, real estate man of the Planning Committee of St. Law School. There he received his and leasing, and building management, John Baptist Church in Chicago. Doctorate of Jurisprudence in 1963, property control, minor construction As State Comptroller, Brother Burris returning to Illinois as a bank examiner and remodeling projects, procurement brings his vast experience into use as with the United States Comptroller of of supplies and commodities, and the state's chief fiscal control officer the Currency in Chicago. In 1964 he public information dissemination. -supervising a 10 billion dollar budget. The Sphinx / Spring 1979

His responsibilities include maintaining the state's central accounting system; writing twenty-five million checks on the state treasury per year, expending almost one million dollars per day; paying over 74,000 state employees, retired state workers and teachers, local government grants, relief recipients, bills for goods and services and other obligations; issuing monthly information to public officials and citizens on the state's financial condition; maintaining a file of state contracts, leases and warrants; and serving as an overall "watchdog" for state spending .verifying the accuracy and legality of each bill and spending request. Burris lists among his priorities in office the elimination of irresponsible spending and uncontrolled growth; encouraging the location of business and industry in depressed areas to provide jobs for citizens; and the development of innovative programs to save the taxpayers money. Now a resident of Chicago's South Side, Brother Burris is married and the father of two children, eleven-year old Roland II and fourteen-year old Rolanda Sue. His wife, the former Berlean Miller, is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Chicago State University.

Brother Burris explains policy to a group of Chicago Staff aides (l-r) Randy Barnette, Alfred E. Cain and Wanda Gates.

As a final note, it must be added that the campaign of Roland Burris produced another historic milestone - one generally overlooked by the media. Although endorsed by the Regular Democratic Organization, Brother Burris found fund-raising a difficult task. And, as noted by Brother Otha Brown in Viewpoint (Sphinx, October 1977) "Money and votes are the determining factors in getting elected, not a pat on the back or even the expressions of 'Best Wishes'." Fortunately, Roland Burris was able to gain the support of a Black man with the ability to help finance a statewide campaign. At the January Alpha Phi Alpha National Leadership Conference, Brother Burris paid tribute to that man (the largest single contributor to the Burris campaign) - Brother John H. Johnson, publisher of Ebony and Jet. The importance of this milestone is not to be overlooked, for only when Blacks are able to mount and support professional campaigns without depending upon outside support to provide the margin of difference will we truly be free. We salute Roland W. Burris. And we salute the voters of Illinois for electing to the office of State Comptroller the best qualified candidate - an Alpha Man. 8

Comptroller Burris "roasts" Jet Executive Editor Robert E. Johnson (left) at the Fraternity's tribute to jet and Brother Johnson during the National Leadership Conference (January 1979). The Sphinx / Spring 1979

Text of the speech delivered by Roland W. Burris at his inauguration as Illinois State Comptroller • at the Armory, Springfield, Illinois, January 8, 1979

BURRIS SWORN IN: With his wife Berlean holding the family Bible, Brother Roland Burris took the oath as State Comptroller from Justice Kenneth Wilson. Both Burris and Wilson are members of Chicago's Xi L Chapter. Before I left Oak Ridge I pledged to Mr. Lincoln as When Abraham Lincoln arrived in Illinois for the I pledge to you now: the most open, the most first time, Carl Sandburg tells us, he saw the prairie honest, the most dedicated, the most efficient, the grass, tall and stately, moving in the wind like waves most economical administration the office of State in the ocean, as far as the eye could see. And LinComptroller has ever known; an administration coln knew: This is where roots can be planted. This which will cooperate with everyone, but bow to no is where opportunity exists; where a man can grow. one; an administration whose first goal and last goal This is home. and every goal in between will be to maintain the This morning I visited the tomb of Abraham LinState's fiscal integrity. coln in Oak Ridge Cemetery. It's not far from here, You know, my great-grandfather was a farmer in as you know, and tourists go there every day. This Pulaski County, and family legend has it that he had morning, however, very few people were there. It the best pair of matched pulling mules in that part of was quiet, and I was alone with Mr. Lincoln. the State. He knew what it took to get the job done And I wondered: Can he see me? Does he know — teamwork, and he has passed this legacy on to what's taking place today in his Illinois? In his me. In the coming months I hope no one will accuse beloved Springfield? me and my team of looking like mules, but we're And as I stood there in that quiet place of eternal surely going to work like mules. And we're going to rest, amidst the snow and the monuments to the get the job done. past, I knew what his answer was: I assume this responsibility with humility and with Yes, I can see you. I know who you are. And I am gratitude toward my two distinguished pleased at what is taking place in Illinois today. In predecessors, George Lindberg and Michael my beloved Springfield. Bakalis, whose untiring efforts and enormous talenThe prairie grass has long been gone, but the ts provide me with a firm base upon which to spirit of Abraham Lincoln is still with us. His roots proceed, and to the people of Illinois, one million are planted deep in the soil of Illinois, they are 540 thousand of whom said "yes" to Roland Burris strong and they are secure, and to this day they when, on November 7th past, he asked if he could blossom and bear fruit — for me and for every man serve them. and woman who seeks opportunity and growth ... For this loving response, my wife thanks you, my for everyone who says: This is my home — this children thank you, I thank you. land, this Illinois. And so does Mr. Lincoln.

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CHAIRMAN ELMER C. COLLINS 26151 Lake Shore Boulevard, #1224 Euclid, OH 44132

GREETINGS, BROTHERS: I would like to give recognition and credit to the many chapters throughout Alphadom, who have supported the Life Membership Program to the extent that many (over 50%) are Life Members; but because they are small chapters we never hear too much about them. This article gives credit to those many chapters. We all know that the leaders among the larger chapters are: Cleveland, St. Louis, Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Detroit. These are the chapters and cities by regions, that deserve a big hand from ALL BROTHERS: SOUTHERN REGION

WESTERN REGION Beta Psi Lambda Gamma Phi Lambda Gamma Chi Lambda Delta Psi Lambda Zeta Sigma Lambda lota Mu Lambda lota Omicron Lambda

Nashville, TN Tuskegee, AL Columbia, SC Miami, FL Daytona Beach, FL Asheville, NC Pensacola, FL Ft. Pierce, FL Richmond Heights, FL

Kansas City, MO Toledo, OH Jefferson City, MO Gary, IN Cincinnati, OH Pint, Ml Springfield, OH Akron, OH Ann Arbor, Ml

Beta Lambda Alpha Xi Lambda Beta Zeta Lambda Gamma Rho Lambda Delta Gamma Lambda Epsilon Upsilon Lambda Zeta Delta Lambda Eta Tau Lambda Theta Zeta Lambda

New Orleans, LA Houston, TX Dallas, TX Boley, OK Baton Rouge, LA Muskogee, OK Prairie View, TX Lawton, TX

Washington, DC New York, NY Pittsburgh, PA Richmond, VA Brooklyn, NY Hampton, VA

EASTERN REGION Portsmouth, VA Mu Lambda Alpha Gamma Lambda Alpha Omicron Lambda St. Albans, NY Beta Gamma Lambda Stamford, CT Rochester, NY Gamma lota Lambda Frankfurt, Germany Delta Beta Lambda Lawrenceville, VA Epsilon Omicron Lambda

Los Angeles, CA Berkeley, CA San Francisco, CA Denver, CO San Diego, CA Tacoma, WA Colorado Springs, CO

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Tau Lambda Alpha Nu Lambda Alpha Psi Lambda Beta Beta Lambda Beta Delta Lambda Gamma Phi Lambda Epsilon Mu Lambda Eta Kappa Lambda lota Pi Lambda

SOUTHWESTERN REGION

MIDWESTERN REGION

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Sigma Lambda Alpha Eta Lambda Alpha Sigma Lambda Beta Epsilon Lambda Beta lota Lambda Beta Chi Lambda EpsilonTau Lambda Eta Xi Lambda

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Zeta Zeta Lambda Zeta Phi Lambda Eta Rho Lambda Theta Theta Lambda

Great Credit is due to the many Brothers who have installed the Life Members Spirit into their local chapters. The Fraternity appreciates the efforts of all Brothers who have displayed their leadership. My personal Holiday Greetings and Best Wishes to ALL BROTHERS and their families. Fraternally yours, Brother Elmer C. Collins Chairman - National Life Membership Program

Can't decide on a Father's Day, Birthday, Anniversary, or Graduation GIFT? HOW ABOUT A LIFE MEMBERSHIP THIS YEAR!

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Washington — A Profile of the Capital City The District of Columbia represents a political compromise, and the father of the compromise was George Washington. It happened in 1790. Leaders of the new nation felt they should create a special city — a truly magnificent city — to accommodate their capital. New Englanders liked the idea, if the new city were to be situated in New England. Southerners demanded a Dixie capital. Newly e l e c t e d president George Washington solved the impasse by convincing everyone that the city should belong to all. Build it half way between New England and Georgia, he said, and everyone would have equal access to it. Under terms of the agreement, Washington, who had a profound love for the Potomac River and its lush, rolling banks, was to designate the precise city site. Not surprisingly, he selected a fork in the Potomac within 18 miles of his Mount Vernon home, which, he said, was as "favorably situated" as any home in the young nation. The site was at the head of the tidewaters of the river, far enough inland to be safe from ocean invasion, and close enough to be accessible to commerce. The city was to cover a scenic confluence of the East Potomac and West Potomac and encompass land explored by Captain John Smith in 1608. There were only a few cabins in the newly d e s i g n a t e d Federal City, as Washington modestly called it. Just across the river lay the thriving port of Alexandria, Virginia, and just a few miles up the West Fork lay the little town of Georgetown, Maryland. The city was to be no larger than 10 miles square, and to provide the necessary land, the state of Maryland donated 69.25 square miles and the state of Virginia 30.75 square miles. (In 1846 the District ceded the Virginia land back to the state of Virginia; it is now Arlington County and Alexandria City-County.) In 1791 Major Pierre Charles L'Enfant, a former member of General Washington's Continental Army staff, was given the job of d e s i g n i n g the c i t y . L'Enfant b e c a m e America's first city planner and though he did not live to see his plans come to fruitior, he is buried in historic Arlington Cemetery overlooking the city he helped create. Washington's early history was merely a chronical of its presidents. The city itself was muddy or dusty, depending upon the season, and was the object of savage jokes. There were few houses, still fewer buildings, and the residents' social lives centered on the few saloons. Not many people visited Washington prior to the Civil War. In fact, ambassadors who lived in Washington drew hardship pay. But in late May of 1865, more than 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 people flocked to the Capital City to witness the Grand Review of the victorious Union The Sphinx / Spring 1979

The United States Capitol. Over ten Alpha men have served as members of the House of Representatives a n d / o r United States Senate housed in these chambers. Army. For two days and nights the throng watched 150,000 Union soldiers parade up Pennsylvania Avenue. Both tourists and soldiers stayed over the weekend to see the sights. Within just a week the city's population of 100,000 was more than twice outnumbered by visitors. And a strange thing happened. The visitors went home and told their friends and relatives that Washington wasn't such a bad place after all. And tourists started coming to see their capital Washington underwent great periods of expansion during the First and Second World Wars. New federal agencies, new buildings, and many thousands of new civil servants appeared almost overnight. This increase in population generated a great deal of private business, too. Hotels, restaurants, and shops were built to accommodate the influx of people. Today, the Federal City is a thriving metropolis of 7 2 1 , 8 0 0 persons with another 2.3 million suburbanites living in Maryland and Virginia. Because of Washington's continuous growth, more and more tourists and conventions come into the city each year. In 1977, about 15 million visitors passed through the city, reinforcing its reputation as one of the most popular cities in the United States. Until recently, Washington, D.C., was a federal district governed by Congress and administered by a mayor-commissioner and a nine-member city council appointed by the President. Now, however, the voters in Washington elect their own mayor and city council. Since Washington is the seat of Federal Government, every visitor should make it a point to journey over to the U.S. Capitol and take the free guided tour of its interior. From the Capitol, a visitor has only short walks to six other major attractions: the Senate and

House Office Buildings and the Library of Congress. The Capitol is Roman classic in design, in the Jefferson Palladian vein. The Senate and House Office Buildings are restrained modern classic, inspired by French models. In the House and Senate Chambers and Statuary Hall are sculptures and other art treasurers immortalizing the history of America and the men who helped build it. Union Station is situated a few blocks from the Capitol and is the site of the new National Visitor Center. The Center offers Washington tourists a complete orientation of the city's history and its many attractions. The U.S. Supreme Court is also located near the Capitol. The highest court in the land is constructed of white marble in classic Corinthian design. A large Memorial Hall leads to the Supreme Court Chamber where historical decisions are handed down by the nine jurists who are appointed by the President for life. Two other buildings which are popular attractions are the Smithsonian Institution on the Mall, and the White House at Washington's most famous address — 1 6 0 0 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. The Smithsonian was founded in 1846 under the terms of the will of James Smithson, an English scientist who bequeathed his entire fortune of $ 5 5 0 , 0 0 0 to the people of the United States to found at Washington "an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among man." It is estimated that there are over 6 0 million catalogued items in the Smithsonian collection. Newest Smithsonian attraction is the National Air and Space Museum, which features 26 exhibit halls that tell the story of air and space development from before Kitty Hawk to the moon excursions. The White House, or given its formal name, the Executive Mansion, is of late 18th century design. Ironically, every 11

president but George Washington, from whom the city got its name, has lived there. The cornerstone of the mansion was laid in 1792 and the structure was completed in 1800, one year after George Washington's death. When the building was burned by British troops in 1814 during the War of 1812, white paint was applied to cover fire damage and â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the White House got its common name The most obvious landmark in the District of Columbia is the 555 foot Washington Monument located on the Mall, half way between and in perfect alignment with the Capitol and Lincoln Memorial. It is dedicated to the first president, who earned the tribute "Father of His Country." It is the tallest masonry structure in the world and is visible from most sections of the city. Construction of the Monument took 40 years to complete, from 1848 to 1888. The top may be reached by elevator in just 70 seconds. The Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, both of which stand out majestically against the city skyline, are two other focal points of visitor interest. Dedicated on Memorial Day (then called Decoration Day) in 1922, the 21-foot statue of the seated Lincoln, 16th president, is surrounded by 36 marble columns, one for each state in the Union when the great emancipator died. Fifty-six steps, one for every year of his life, lead up to the inner chamber where his imposing statue stands. The Jefferson Memorial, honoring the 3rd U.S. president, reflects the classic style Thomas Jefferson used in designing the rotunda of the University of Virginia and his home, Monticello. In the center of the circular Memorial Room stands the 19-foot Rudolph Evans statue of the man who drafted the Declaration of Independence. Surrounding the Jefferson Memorial are the famous Japanese Cherry Trees, which usually bloom for two weeks in early April. Thousands of visitors come to Washington each year to see the blossoms and to take part in the annual festival activities. The political capital of the nation is also fast becoming a cultural leader. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which opened in September of 1971, is one of the world's finest cultural facilities housing four major theatres: a concert hall, an opera house, a drama theatre, and a film theatre. Simultaneous daily programs at the center provide thousands of annual cultural events. During the summer, Wolf Trap Farm Park in suburban Vienna, Virginia, provides outdoor entertainment to the cultural scene. The first National Park for the performing arts, Wolf Trap's modern open-air auditorium offers ballet, opera, symphonic music, jazz, and drama. Washington is also a premier on the American art scene, being the only city with seven major art galleries. The National Gallery of Art is spectacular with its new East Building, displaying treasures of French Art from the Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection, as well as other classic and modern 12

(Above) The White House; (Below) The Supreme Court of the United States, where Brother Thurgood Marshall sits as the first Black justice in the nation's history.

works in the West Building, the only American gallery to own a Leonardo da Vinci; the National Collection of Fine Arts has a spectacular collection of Americana; the Freer Gallery specializes in Oriental Art; the National Portrait Gallery displays portraits of great Americans; and the Corcoran is one of the world's outstanding privately owned museums. The Phillips Collection, although not extensive, is of internationally acclaimed quality. The unique Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is of donut shape and has a beautiful outdoor courtyard in the center. The Hirshhorn houses an unprecedented collection of paintings and monumental sculpture of the past 125 years. Notable Washington theaters include the National (which books pre- and postBroadway shows), historic Ford's Theatre, Arena Stage, and the Washington Theater Club. Washington is many different things to

many people, but it is the perfect host. Washington hotels are second to none; restaurants and shops are among the finest anywhere. There are 500 churches (of 60 different faiths), including the Washington Cathedral and the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, and the magnificent new Mormon Temple. Beautiful bicycle and hiking trails wind through Rock Creek Park and along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. The nation's capital enjoys a temperate climate. For instance, many golf courses remain open throughout the winter months. Even if it snows, so unpredictable is Washington weather that it is not unusual for the weather to climb up into the 70's soon after. Washington is truly a beautiful city all the year 'round Whatever a visitor wants to do or see, he can - in Washington. The Sphinx / Spring 1979

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"AN UNEXAMINED LIFE IS NO LIFE" If I can recall precisely and accurately, the Volume 6 3 , Number 2, May 1 9 7 7 Sphinx magazine contains certain changes that brothers need to always go back to review and then evaluate themselves from their very conscience, holding from the spirit of an Alpha Man and their vows during the pledging period. After we have carried out individual self assessment, it becomes easy for us to assess how much the fraternity has achieved in these directions. After the General President had spent his first 120 days in the office, he highlighted in this article those problems that are eating into the solid foundation on which our dearly loved fraternity is built, and which are menancing and increasingly threatening its very existence as well as the realization of these noble objectives. Without these objectives and with the presence of these problems the light we've been spreading could be extinguished. What have we done individually and collectively about the RECLAMATION CAUSE? How many have you reclaimed since May 1977 when you were

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charged with this responsibility? Frankly speaking and in the spirit of oneness, pause and assess yourself. If you have not contributed towards the 2 5 , 0 0 0 target solicited by the president, you have left something which you ought to have done undone. However it is not too late. This article is simply a reminder of the responsibility of every Alpha Man towards a common ideal goal, bearing in mind that the whole legacy of the fraternity is supposed to get better. Furthermore, have we changed or actually crusaded against improper conduct towards our pledges? Has brutality b e e n c o m p l e t e l y e r a d i c a t e d or relegated to its minimum so that more college students will be willing to come into the fraternity? Let us continue to solve these problems by breaking the entire issues raised by our president into manageable proportions so that the issues will be easily solved. Where are we in our deficit? Are we progressing or retrogressing? Are we reclaiming those inactive brothers? The answer to these questions indicates whether May 1977 to December 1 9 7 8 was well spent or not. Slumbering brothers must awake and work with others in oneness. Let all of us reexamine ourselves because "AN UNEXAMINED LIFE IS NO LIFE."

As mentioned in EDITOR'S REVIEW, Brother Godwin Osagie will graduate following the Summer Issue of the Sphinx. We salute him for an excellent job during his tenure as Editor of College Scene. Undergraduates wishing to apply for this position during the 1 9 7 9 - 8 0 year should contact me at the General Office. Michael J. Price Editor-in-Chief

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Brother Albert Vann "Forging Coalitions For Community Change" Brother ALBERT VANN represents the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn in the New York State Assembly and in that position has become one of the most effective and influential legislators in that state. A former teacher and educational administrator, Assemblyman Vann is a firm believer of coalition politics and an outspoken proponent of "community empowerment," that is placing a sincere emphasis on community progress and advancement, promoting the interest of the many as opposed to promoting only the interest of a few. His efforts toward this end resulted in his election, in January 1977, as Chairman of the Assembly's Black and Puerto-Rican Caucus â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one of the most influential power blocs in the New York State Legislature. Brother Vann was born and raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant, where he resides today. He is married and the father of three children. Brother Vann attended the local elementary schools and graduated from Lane Public High School. After a stint in the Marines, he entered the University of Toledo, where he earned the B.B.A. degree in Marketing. Since his undergraduate days, he has received an M.A. in Education from Yeshiva University and an M.S. in Guidance and Counseling from Long Island University. Assemblyman Vann was heavily involved in the struggle for human rights and community control of the 1960's. As one of the prominent community activists of that time, he was in the forefront of efforts to reform the educational system. His concern for the education of minority youth led him to The Sphinx / Spring 1979

become an organizer and first president of the African-American Teachers Association, the first Black teachers union in New York State. His other efforts in this area included campaigns to gain a new high school for BedfordStuyvesant and to establish a community controlled, publicly funded fouryear college in central Brooklyn (Medgar Evers). Drafted by a coalition of community leaders, Brother Vann was unsuccessful in his 1972 attempt to gain the 56th Assembly District seat. Following that race, he founded the Vanguard Civic Association and became its first President. The organization engaged in many community issues under his leadership and, in 1974, Vann was elected Assemblyman from the 56th District. Widely perceived in the state capital as a "radical," Vann surprised many by his ability to listen and forge a pragmatic approach to many issues. He was able to gain the respect of his colleagues and, thus, become an effective as well as outspoken advocate for the poor and underprivileged. In three short years in office the Assemblyman has successfully translated his concept of "community empowerment" into a wide range of concrete accomplishments. He has obtained more than $6 million in human services funds for his district, incuding an umbrella educational program, new community planning programs, youth services, tuition assistance for minority students, and welfare education programs. Statewide, Assemblyman Vann led a coalition of Black and Puerto-Rican legislators in a successful drive to restore some $150

million in human services funds which had been cut from the state budget. In addition, he has worked to increase community involvement in the decisionmaking process through cosponsorship of a bill to allow voter registration by mail. The charismatic and dynamic legislator usually works an 18-hour day on the many issues demanding his attention. He is a member of the Assembly Committees of Health, Education, Child Care and Corporations. His other affiliations include the BedfordStuyvesant Restoration Corporation, the NAACP (board member), the Coalition of Concerned Black Educators, the New York Association of Black Educators and the Medgar Evers College Community Council. He is a member of Gamma lota Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, Brooklyn-Long Island. Coalition politics has always been the name of the game, but all too often minorities have found themselves, at best, "junior partners" in arrangements designed to minimize the benefits they receive. Fortunately, more and more minority leaders are beginning to understand that their own coalitions can produce results. Brother Albert Vann has been quoted as saying, "Blacks and Puerto Ricans need to develop a viable political and economic base of power which can be used in the cause for social justice and human service . * His success as Chairman of the New York Assembly's Black and PuertoRican Caucus serves as a concrete example that "community empowerment" does work. 15

ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY AND THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE by Huel D. Perkins

The years between 1917 and 1929 are generaly regarded as the most significant period in the history of AfroAmerican arts and culture. Its importance lies in the fact that it represented the first attempts by Black people in America at writing, creating, composing, and producing in numbers sufficiently large enough and in quality skillful enough to attract public attention and thereby invite serious criticism and review. Black people had been composing poems, creating music and entertaining almost from their very first arrival upon these shores. But it all culminated in the 1920's when a group of young creative Blacks, who had been attracted to Harlem in New York City because of its status in the world of the arts, produced a body of works which have become fundamental in the study of the cultural history of Blacks in these United States. Charles S. Johnson, a brother, and one of the guiding spirits of the movement, once referred to this period as being "that sudden and altogether phenomenal outburst of emotional expression, unmatched by any comparable period in American or Negro American history." The factors which produced this extraordinary period are many and varied. However, the rise of the Black college in the years immediately following the Civil War and the production of college-trained Blacks form crucial plinths upon which the Harlem Renaissance rested. Seventy-five percent of the predominantly Black colleges in existence today were founded between the years of 1860 and 1900. The number of Black college graduates increased from 14 in 1860 to an excess of over 3,000 by 1919. The advent of colleges and subsequent college graduates produced a new Negro intelligentsia, a new class of readers, writers and thinkers which are essential to any cultural movement. By 1925, the movement was firmly established and producers and consumers of culture appeared in sufficient numbers to be given the historic appellation of the Harlem Renaissance. With the rise of colleges and college-trained Negroes came the need for the formation of smaller social groups which would bind together students of similar interests and aspirations. The fraternity system, already well established in American colleges and universities, had excluded Black students until that momentous year of 1906 when seven men at Cornell, armed with nothing but their visions took the first indispensable steps down an uncharted road which resulted in the formation of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. The rest is beautiful history. But thereafter the fraternity system was a reality for the college-trained Black youth of America. The establishment of Alpha Phi Alpha's Beta Chapter at Howard University on December 20, 1907 served as the impetus to the founding of no less than five fraternities and 16

sororities at that institution. Quite quickly the idea of fraternities and sororities among young Blacks began to fructify: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority in 1908; Omega Psi Phi in 1911; Delta Sigma Theta in 1913; Phi Beta Sigma in 1914; and Zeta Phi Beta in 1920 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; all on the campus of Howard University. Kappa Alpha Psi founded in 1911 at Indiana University and Sigma Gamma Rho founded at Butler University in 1922, along with Alpha remain the only Black Greek groups founded on white college campuses. Alpha Phi Alpha had clearly set the stage for Black fraternity life by immediately establishing itself on the Black college campus, thereby serving as a model. By the height of the Harlem Renaissance, the Black fraternity, though still in its infancy, was to figure prominently in the Zeitgeist of the period by virtue of the fact that to the Black college-trained men and women, a fraternity affiliation served to underscore this intellectual achievement, while at the same time becoming a badge of distinction earned during the years of matriculation. The literature of the period frequently referred to fraternities and sororities. The Messenger Magazine, a militant socialist journal edited by A. Phillip Randolph and Chandler Owen, devoted several issues to a discussion of the relative merits of fraternity life among Negroes. The Crisis Magazine regularly carried the full pictures of the fraternities and sororities assembled in national conventions. In Wallace Thurman's novel, The Blacker the Berry wherein he traces the tribulations of Emma Lou Morgan brought on by her Black skin color, he referred to fraternities and sororities thusly: "It was her second year in the university, and yet, she too seemed to be out on the outside of things. She didn't seem to be invited to the parties and dances, nor was she a member of the Greek letter sorority which the colored girls had organized." (p. 42, Collier Books edition). Not "belonging" to a fraternity placed one on the outside of things. In a few brief years, the fraternity system among Blacks had become a force to be reckoned with by both members and non-members alike. Many of the Harlem Renaissance figures boasted of fraternity and sorority affiliations, but by far, the greater number of prominent figures of the movement were members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Whether this is accounted for by the fact that Alpha was the first fraternity and the most prestigious; or whether the intellectuals of the movement were attracted to Alpha Phi Alpha because of its tenets and its precepts; or whether the fraternity inspired its members to unprecedented heights; the fact remains that The Sphinx / Spring 1979

Brother Noble Sissle, along with Eubie Blake, produced the first Black-owned and operated Broadway musical. many of the outstanding figures were Alpha men. Phi Beta Sigma could claim Alain L. Locke and James Weldon Johnson; Zeta Phi Beta listed Zora Neale Hurston as one of its members; Jessie Fauset was a member of Delta Sigma Theta; Langston Hughes was an Omega and Arthur Schomburg was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi. But the list of Alphas associated with the Harlem Renaissance is distinguished by its length as well as the outstanding contributions of its members. The following is a list of Alpha men and the contributions which they made to this significant cultural movement known as the Harlem Renaissance: W. E. B. DuBois — From 1910 to 1934, edited the Crisis Magazine, the official organ of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Within its pages he encouraged young writers by publishing their works and awarded prizes through contests to motivate and encourage creativity. An outstanding thinker, he may have been at the forefront of the movement with the publication of his Souls of Black Folk in 1903 which inspired many younger Blacks to write. Charles S. Johnson — Sociologist and editor of Opportunity Magazine, the official organ of the National Urban League from 1923-1929. He became the first Black president of Fisk University in 1947, but only after he had midwifed the Harlem Renaissance into existence. Zora Neale Hurston, in her Dust Tracks On The Road, writes that Charles S. Johnson, through his Opportunity awards and dinners which brought writers and publishers together, did more to make the Renaissance a reality than any other single individual. Countee Cullen — One of the most celebrated poets of the period. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, won The Sphinx / Spring 1979

numerous prizes including the Bynner Poetry Prize, the Spingarn Award, the Harmon Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship. His best known works include collections of poems entitled Color, Copper Sun, Caroling Dusk, which he edited, and one novel, One Way to Heaven. Harold Jackman — Associate Editor of Challenge Magazine and Contributing Editor to Phylon Magazine. His talents lay in the area of assisting young artists and Negro art, in general, to become better known and respected. He traveled abroad and told the story of Harlem's great surge of literary creativity to audiences in both London and Paris. A close friend of Countee Cullen, he initiated the Countee Cullen Collection of the Trevor Arnett Library at Atlanta University. Noble Sissle — Along with Eubie Blake, was responsible for the first smash Broadway musical produced, written, directed and staged by Blacks. Shuffle Along, which opened in 1921 at the 63rd Street Theater was the theatrical sensation of the 1920's. This musical, which ran for nine months, moved the cause of Blacks in the theater from the roles of comedians to those of respected star performers. Paul Robeson — Singer, actor, lawyer, athlete, political activist. He figured prominently in the movement both as an actor and a singer. He appeared on stage in Eugene O'Neill's All God's Chillun Got Wings which was a "first" in terms of interracial casting. Its review was carried on the front page of the New York Times. Later, he became the first Black to star in a Shakesperean role on Broadway. He gave his first recital in Greenwich Village in 1925. By 1929 he had appeared in Carnegie Hall. The Harlem Renaissance came to an abrupt end in 1929 with the crash of the stock market and the accompanying economic malaise in America. Many of the writers and artists left New York to find employment in Black colleges in the South such as Fisk and Atlanta Universities. It was a unique period in American cultural history and although Alpha Phi Alpha was only about 20 years old, its members recorded meritorious contributions to the movement. The desire to "transcend all" manifested itself among the brotherhood of Alpha Phi Alpha — even as early as the Twenties.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Brother Perkins, LM 2111, is former Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities at Southern University, and is presently serving as Deputy Director of the Division of Education Programs at the National Endowment for the Humanities in Washington, D.C. 17

THE NATION'S CAPITAL AREA CHAPTERS INVITE YOU TO WASHINGTON, D.C. AND ESPECIALLY TO THE 4979 GENERAL CONVENTION AUGUST 0-9, 1979

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Blacks Face Trouble i n P o l i t i c s Brother Otha N. Brown, J r .

The recent Bakke Decision by the U.S. Supreme Court was greeted with much apprehension by many people who viewed it as a terrible blow to affirmative action programs to help Black people gain equality. Simultaneously with the rendering of the decision, other plans were being discussed, contemplated, and even implemented, which could be more devastating than Bakke to the aspirations of Black people in the political arena. Electoral College In Danger

Brother Otha N. Brown, Jr., a Life Member, is Director of District II â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Area II (Connecticut) of the Fraternity's Eastern Region. Brother Brown was returned to the Norwalk (CT) City Council, where he had previously served as Majority Leader, in November 1977. In that election, he was endorsed by both the Democratic and Republican parties, ran on both lines, and polled enough votes on each to win election. A school counselor, Brother Brown is a former Connecticut State Representative. He was the first Black to become chairman of a standing committee in the history of the state lower house â&#x20AC;&#x201D; where he chaired the Human Rights and Opportunities Committee and, later, the Corrections, Public Welfare and Humane Institutions Committee. Extremely active in state and local politics, Brother Brown has served as President of the Norwalk Black Democratic Club and Coalition and state president of the Connecticut Federation of Black Democratic Clubs. In November 1978, he was reelected Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the University of Connecticut. The Sphinx / Spring 1979

In the last presidential election, Jimmy Carter won the election in a close contest by getting 90% of the Black vote throughout the nation while Jerry Ford won 51 % of the white vote in the North and 57% of the white vote in the South. Since Blacks represent only about 11 % of the country's total population, it comes as little surprise that a system which allows a racial minority to determine the outcome of the most important election in the most powerful nation in the world faces danger of being replaced by one more favorable to the majority elements in power. In the last Congress, the Senate Judiciary Committee's sub-committee on Constitutional Rights considered proposals to abolish the electoral college system to elect the President of the United States and to replace it with the direct popular vote. It takes little knowledge to recognize, that should such a proposal be successful, the significance of the Black vote would be seriously diminished. The electoral college system favors nine of our most populous states. The candidate who receives a bare majority of each state's, vote receive all its electoral votes. In six of those favored states, the Black vote potential is greater than 10%. Those states have 148 electoral votes or more than half the number needed to elect the President. In these states and others, the Black vote, in recent years, has been the deciding factor in close elections. It is clear that the system is in danger, and its demise means trouble for Black people.

Open Primaries, the New Racism Although discrimination and segregation have been outlawed and virtually destroyed by law, institutional racism is still loose, alive, and kicking, as never before. By racism is meant that a group or individual deems itself as superior to another because of race or color. Organized politics has not escaped the pervasive incidence of racism in its institutions and practices. Despite the clamor for and the commitment to affirmative action which has seen more Blacks seeking and being elected to office, it is noted that such occurrences come mainly when there are Black majority districts; the office is a minor one, or there is little threat to the majority power structure. For example, it is commonly agreed that the only way for a Black candidate to be considered for certain high political positions such as governor, mayor, and even Congress, is for Blacks to hold a majority or that the majority must be so badly split as to be in disarray, leaving no alternative but to look to a minority as a holding action until they can get their act together. State legislatures in many states, including my own, are being asked to enact legislation to abolish the convention system for the endorsement of candidates in favor of direct or open primaries. Proponents of open primaries maintain that politics is controlled by professional politicians who pick candidates rather than candidates being selected by the people. At first blush, it is difficult for one not to be in favor of the popular vote and open primaries over the electoral college and convention systems respectively. On the surface, they appear to mean equality and fair play. However, upon more careful examination of these concepts and the manner in which they are used by those in power, the progress of Black people is adversely affected rather than being improved. The open primary system has not corrected the flaws and shortcomings of the convention system in providing minorities effective participation and 19

representation in the affairs of the Democratic Party or the selection of any candidates by a majority of the people. On the contrary, fewer minorities are nominated and elected to office and fewer people even participate in statewide primaries. In Connecticut, there have been four major statewide primaries. The voter turnout has never reached 40%. In fact, when the Democratic Presidential primary took place in 1976, less than 20% of party members went to the polls to vote which means that less than 10% of "non-professional" politicians controls the nomination process. Under the convention system, delegates are selected on the local levels where negotiations can take place with leaders of the party in order to achieve a balanced ticket of strong candidates reflecting ethnic, geographic, age, and sex considerations. This is not done by the leaders out of love and affection, but because party leaders want to win elections. This is true, especially for Democrats, for unless the strong diverse coalition of blue collar workers, minorities, and the poor are brought together successfully, Democrats are more likely to lose to the rather monolitic, efficient, and well financed Republicans. The recent reformed elements and "progressives" of the party who are directing the movement to abolish the convention system may claim concern for minorities through lip service, but in reality, they are sacrificing them for a theory or the espousal of a philosophy. It's true that a Black person is free to run for any office but has little chance against a white majority or those groups which are highly organized and well heeled financially. This leads to frustration and futility with the result of giving up on the political system by Blacks who feel no need to participate since representation becomes most unlikely. The New Threat of Liberalism There are examples where the new liberalism may be a dangerous phenomenon. Well meaning as many might be, they are, nonetheless, responsible for some developments which merit concern. For the sake of a theory or philosophy, the rights of others become secondary. There is no hesitancy to break or change time honored rules and procedures to accomplish an objective they feel is right. For example, in the battle for extension of the ERA. Having failed to qualify for ratification in the seven year period provided, they demanded an unprecedented extension even though no previous amendment took more than four years to gain ratification. They demanded further that states which had 20

voted in favor of ratification could not change their votes during the extension. As one who views ERA with favor and feels that if rules are to be broken, it would be among my favorite to be the beneficiary of such action, yet, I wonder about the kind of price that must be paid when the Constitution or a time honored rule become subject to such tampering, even for such a noble purpose on one hand, while the court renders the Bakke Decision with little problem or outcry from the same liberals. It appears to mean that rules need not be observed if the cause is just and reasonable or when a group feels it is right, then nothing must stand in its way. This sounds so much like authoritarianism which proposes to change rules of political procedure in order to achieve objectives of those in power. In Retrospect The era of the '60's brought excitement, even hope to the aspirations of Black people. The Brown Decision of the U.S. Supreme Court declaring segregated education unconstitutional, and the breaking down of barriers to public accommodations gave promise to a new social order of equality for all citizens in the area of race relations. The dramatic lull in protest marches, bombings, and racial confrontations was to be replaced with a new movement for human rights and affirmative action to correct the wrongs of the past. The advent of the '70's emphasized the need to build on the gains made by preparing for the new opportunities and responsibilities of citizenship. Now, that Black people had the legal right to equal housing, public accommodations, and employment, the new task was to transform these rights to an orderly transfer of some power to the powerless. Anthony Downs, in his article, "Racism in America and How to Combat it," (Integrated Education, Jan. 1970) stated, "No efforts to combat racism in America can succeed without greatly building up the capabilities of presently subordinated minorities and actually transferring significant power to them, since prevention of such outcomes is the essence of racism." The objective of transferring power to Blacks was given impetus by Black people themselves by their commitment to the political process as the vehicle of self-help. The number of Black elected officials continued to increase that by 1977, there were 4,311 Black elected officials compared to 1,185 in 1969. The Joint Center for Political Studies in the Nation's Capitol reported in its survey that 1977 show-

ed an increase of 8% or 332 more Black elected officials than the 3,979 in 1976. While such progress appears to offer hope, it must be viewed in its proper prospective, pointing out that the total number of Blacks elected to office represents less than 1 % of all the 522,000 elected officials in the country. In the recent elections, there was no dramatic or significant progress achieved by Blacks to increase the number of elected officials. The number of Blacks in Congress remained the same, while the only Black senator since Reconstruction, Edward W. Brooke, was defeated. Although 13 Black candidates sought statewide offices across the nation, only five were successful. The highest statewide office to which Black candidates were elected was Secretary of the State in Michigan and Wisconsin. Michigan also elected a Black as comptroller, while California and Connecticut re-elected a Black Superintendent of Instruction and State Treasurer respectively. Prominent Black losers for statewide offices included the ill-fated re-election bid of Mervyn Dymally for Lt. Governor of California and former member of Congress, Yvonne Braithwaite Burke, who ran for Attorney General of California. The facts support ably the contention of Jet Magazine, (Nov. 23, 1978) which stated. "A sad coincidence marked this year's political picture as the election returns came in: whenever major Black candidates depended on Whites for voting support, the hopefuls lost decisively." In view of these times of retreat and retrenchment with regard to affirmative action and political progress of Black people, it seems quite clear that new approaches must be sought to stem the tide. The excellent demonstration of political strength displayed by Mayor Charles Evers in Mississippi which led to the election of the first Republican to the U.S. Senate since Reconstruction may very well signal the new role and strategy of Black politicians in an effort to attain effective participation and representation in a coalition effort, or in frustration, to act as "spoilers." With the 1980's fast approaching, and with the possible enactment of legislation which may limit Black participation and representation in the political process, there is every reason to forcast trouble ahead for Black people and the country.

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Brother EDWARD H. BALLARD, Vice President and Chairman of the Board Emeritus of the Bank of Finance, Los Angeles, California, was awarded the National Bankers Association Most Distinguished Award for Banking and Community Service. Robert James, head of the Savannah State Bank of Savannah, Georgia, and President of the National Bankers Association, made the presentation at the final banquet in Century City at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Some of the highlights of Brother Ballard's career are: Former Member of the Boards of the following: Los Angeles Mental Hygiene Association, Sickle Cell Disease Research Foundation, Westside Branch NAACP, Trustee Board First A.M.E. Church, 28th Street Y.M.C.A., Men of Tomorrow, Skills Training and Employment Program, Watts Skill Center, Morningside Hospital Redevelopment Program. Also, Advisory Council District Attorneys Office, Central Center Community Mental Health Center, Presidents Council, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. He is President of the Los Angeles County Health Facilities Authority, Life Member NAACP and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. One of the organizers of the Bank of Finance, former President, currently serving as Vice President and Chairman of the Board Emeritus.

Brother Edward H. Ballard His citations from service organizations, city, county, state, are many. This was considered the most successful and best attended National Bankers Association Convention in its history. The Bank of Finance was one of the host banks for the convention. Brother Ballard is a past President of Beta Psi Lambda Chapter, Los Angeles, and a past Western Vice President. He is presently a member of the Board of the Alpha Phi Alpha Building Foundation.

Brother Nathaniel Colston Brother NATHANIEL COLSTON, one of the founders of Beta Beta Lambda, was honored at the Founders' Day Banquet, December 7, 1978. Brother Colston, who is an early life member, number 85, has served the fraternity well, having been a member of Beta Nu, Alpha Rho Lambda, and Chi. In Beta Beta Lambda he has held all offices including being treasurer for twenty years. He is a native Floridian. He received his B.S. degree from Florida A&M University, his Doctorate of Medicine from Meharry Medical College, and has attended many continuing medical educational seminars. Since 1951 he has been a practicing physician in Miami, Florida. Brother Colston has participated in and has held memberships in varied social, cultural, civic, business, and professional organizations in the Miami and other communities. He was a teacher in Columbia, South Carolina, Wilberforce University, and Miami. He was also an architect and building contractor. During World War II, he worked as an aircraft engineer at Patterson Field, Dayton, Ohio, and was an architectural drawing instructor at Dunbar High School in that city. He was one of the organizers of Franklin Federal Savings and Loan Association of Miami, Florida, the first integrated Federal Savings and Loan Association in the south. He served as Chairman of the Board from 1962 to 1975. He is a member of American Medical Association, Dade County Academy of Medicine, Florida Medical Association, Florida State Medical Association, Family Physicians' Association of Florida, National Medical Association, Inc., and Meharry Medical College Alumni Association of South Florida. He 21

received the Meritorious Award in development of Meharry Medical College and is a member of the President's Club. He is a member of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Alpha Rho Boule. A few of his civic involvements include the United Way Board of Trustees, Greater Miami Urban League, American Heart Association, Elks (Assistant National Medical Director), and others. He is married to Lugusta Tyler Colston formerly of Lexington, Kentucky. He is a member of St. James A.M.E. Church and has been a trustee for many years. His principal hobbies include hunting, fishing, and raising field trial English Setters. Brother WILKIE D. FERGUSON, JR., Beta Beta Lambda Chapter, Miami, Florida, is an Alpha man extraordinaire. Brother Ferguson holds the distinction of being the first Black Circuit Court Judge for Dade County appointed by former Governor Reubin Askew in the State of Florida's history. Brother Ferguson, a native Miamian, is a product of the Dade County Public School System. He matriculated at Florida A&M University where he received a B.S. degree in Business Administration in 1960. While at F.A.M.U., his involvement with extracurricular activities were numerous. After having crossed the "Burning Sands" at Beta Nu, he was an assistant to the Director of Student Activities and the Editor-inChief of the College Yearbook in his senior year. He was named Distinguished Military Student while in Reserve Officer Training Corps. Upon graduation he was appointed Second Lieutenant in the Infantry. He completed Officer's Basic Course and Parachutist Training at Fort Benning, Georgia, in 1961. He also served as Executive Officer and Company Commander in Basic Combat Training Units while stationed at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He assumed a position as a senior accountant and cost analyst with FordPhilco Corporation in Philadelphia where he worked for three years. After that, for two years, he worked as a field programmer with the Civil Rights Division, Department of Health, Education and Welfare in Washington, D.C. The year 1967 marked his entry into the field of Law. He enrolled in Howard University's School of Law and graduated with the Juris Doctorate Degree in 1968, finishing in the top 22

the South Florida Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration, American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Legal Accounting, Beta Beta Lambda Award for Community Service, Award for Dedication to Justice by the Florida Chapter of the National Bar Association, and the list goes on. Brother Ferguson is married to the former Betty Jean Tucker. They have two children.

Brother Wilkie D. Ferguson twenty percent of his class. He received a Reginald Smith Fellowship for studies in legal problems of the poor at the University of Pennsylvania. He returned to Miami and was admitted to practice law by the Florida Bar in 1969. A co-founder of the firm McCrary, Ferguson and Lee, his practice concentrated in the civil rights area. As a trial attorney some of the significant litigations in which he was successful include: (1) Adams vs. Miami Police Benevolent Association; declaring unconstitutional racially restrictive membership qualifications and (2) Cohen vs. City of Miami; requiring hiring policies for policemen, and awarding compensation to certain Black officers previously denied promotions because of race. He later served as an assistant School Board attorney and, in 1973, was appointed by the Governor to the judgeship in the Industrial Claims Court of the State of Florida. After compiling an outstanding record for proficiency as a judge with that division, he was later appointed to the position he now holds, Circuit Court Judge for Dade County, Florida. Some of his professional, civic, and religious affiliations include: Member ot the American, Florida and Dade County Bar Associations; American Judicature Society; Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity; President, James E. Scott Commuity Association; Vice President, Model Cities Development Corporation; Member of the Board of Trustees of St. Andrews Baptist Church; Tiger Bay Club and Board of Directors of the United Way of Dade County. Awards and achievements have been numerous to him, but just to name a few: Distinguished Service Award by

Brother A. C. ELDRIDGE, an assistant coach for North Side High School, Fort Wayne, Indiana, the last six years, will become Fort Wayne's first Black varsity high school basketball coach. Following school board approval, Fort Wayne Community Schools personnel director Dr. Robert G. Cowan made the announcement of Brother Eldridge's appointment. Brother Eldridge is the second Black head coach in Fort Wayne's inter-scholastic sports history. "First let me say I'm very happy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I should say elated," Brother Eldridge said. "I'm elated that I was chosen. I understand there were a lot of people involved."

Brother A. C. Eldridge Although he will take over the Bruins, who finished 9-11 last season, his immediate assignment is to remain with North Side. "I really haven't had time to think about what I'm going to do yet," Brother Eldridge said. "I know Northrop is losing a lot of good players. I suppose my first move will be to sit down with the athletic director and principal and evaluate. Then I will decide what I will do." The Sphinx / Spring 1979

A native of Fort Wayne, Brother Eldridge was graduated from South Side High School in 1961, where he played basketball for three years. In his senior year, he was captain of the Archer team and was named to the AllCity team. Brother Eldridge received his bachelor's degree from Anderson College and earned his master's degree from St. Francis College. The Eldridges are the parents of two sons, Calvin and Alan, and reside at 6328 Mapledowns Drive. Brother RONALD CHARLES McCURDY, Kansas University Graduate Assistant, is a native Floridian and graduate of Florida A&M University. He holds the William Patrick Foster Graduate Assistantship and recently completed the Master Education Program at Kansas University. Now a candidate for the doctorate degree in Music Education, Brother McCurdy teaches a course in Jazz Improvisation and directs one of the Kansas University Jazz Ensembles. He is coordinator of the KU Jazz Combo Programs and held the "Jazz Chair" in the top KU Jazz Ensemble. Brother McCurdy has also been a jazz instructor with the Midwestern Music and Art Camp for the past three years. This camp is held at Kansas University for junior and high school students from all states in the country. A former member of the All American College Marching Band at Disney World in Orlando, Florida, Brother McCurdy was recently recognized as the outstanding jazz performer at the Tulsa, Oklahoma, Jazz Festival in 1977 and again in 1978. This year Brother McCurdy will be taking his Jazz Band to compete at the Wichita Festival. Brother McCurdy, a trumpeter, has an extensive background as a professional jazz musician, including a lengthy engagement with his own jazz quartet at "The Jazz Tree" in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1976. Before coming to Kansas University, Brother McCurdy attended graduate school at Florida State University. Prior to his enrollment at Florida State, Brother McCurdy was a member of the Florida A&M Marching "100" Band. Presently, he is an active member of Alpha Phi Alpha, Upsilon Chapter, and Kappa Kappa Psi Music Service Fraternity. Brother TOMMY McMULLENS has been selected by the United California Bank to head its newest and one of its The Sphinx / Spring 1979

largest branches in Pasadena, California. His new title is that of VicePresident/Manager of United California Bank which is the fifth largest bank in California. The Macon, Georgia native is a 13-year veteran with the bank and his new branch will have a staff of 22 persons with assets exceeding $13 Million. Prior to his new assignment, he served as manager of UCB's Monrovia, California branch and as a bank regional development manager. Attendance at the prestigious Pacific Coast Banking School now consumes a lot of this busy brother's time. He is completing his second year of a threeyear curriculum at the school in the general areas of banking management. Brother McMullens is a graduate of Fort Valley State College, Fort Valley, Georgia. He was initiated into Alpha through Gamma Zeta chapter in 1961. He earned his B.S. degree in Social Science in 1964. Brother McMullens is married and resides in Altadena, California with his wife, Gwendolyn and two sons, Larry, age 8 and Tyrone, age 4. Brother DONALD MYLES was recently honored by Eta Pi Lambda as its Chapter Man of the Year for 1978. Brother Myles received his award in Pasadena, California at the chapter's annual Founder's Day celebration. Brother Myles earned his degree in Economics at Prairie View University in 1953. While at Prairie View, he earned a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army and served as an Army Officer for 21/* years. After leaving the Army, Brother Myles continued in the Army reserve and he also joined the United States Post Office. He left the Army reserve in 1961 with the rank of 1 st Lieutenant. After postal service in Houston and El Paso, Texas, Brother Myles transferred to Pasadena, California. He continues to serve in Pasadena in the capacity of Assistant Procurement and Supply Officer. He has completed 22 years of postal service. Brother Myles was initiated into Alpha through Eta Pi Lambda chapter in 1970. He indicates that his initiation was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream because he had been unable to pledge the fraternity while in college. During his days at Prairie View, fraternities were banned from campus. Since his initiation, Brother Myles has been one of the chapter's most active brothers. He continuously raises the most money for the chapter's scholar-

ship fund. He started several fundraising practices still used by the chapter. Service as the chapter's secretary and chaplain has been, also, completed by this brother. With his wife Margaret and two sons, Wardell, 6 years of age and Patrice, age 15, Brother Myles resides in Altadena, California.

Brother Booker T. Stephens Brother BOOKER T. STEPHENS, has recently been elected to the House of Delegates for the West Virginia Legislature. Brother Stephens was initiated into Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity at Alpha Zeta Chapter, West Virginia State College, Institute, West Virginia in 1963 and served as president of that chapter from 1964 to 1966. In 1969 he became active in Omicron Lambda Alpha Chapter in Washington D.C. and served as its secretary and vicepresident between 1969 and 1972. He returned to West Virginia in 1973 and became active with the Alpha lota Lambda Graduate Chapter at Charleston, West Virginia and is presently active with Alpha Zeta Lambda Chapter, Bluefield, West Virginia. Brother Stephens has one (1) brother who preceeded him in Alpha and is presently a Lt. Colonel in the United States Army and is stationed at the Pentagon. Brother Stephens, of Keystone, McDowell County, West Virginia was born in Bluefield, West Virginia, November 3, 1944, son of Rev. Robert L. Stephens, Sr., and the late Estella Stephens; educated at Excelsior High School, graduated 1962; West Virginia State College, graduated 1966; B.A. degree in Political Science, and in 1972 the J.D. degree from the School of Law, Howard University; in 1972 he was the recipient of the Earl Warren Legal Fellowship Program, 23

sponsored by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., New York, New York; in 1973 became actively engaged in the practice of law; married to Gloria M. Davis, September 1, 1973; one child, Ciara Midori Stephens; served in the United States Army from 1966-1968. Member of West Virginia State Bar, American Bar Association, National Bar Association, and Mountain State Bar Association; Member of Delta Theta Phi Legal Fraternity and Prince Hall Mason F. and A.M. 32° and Shriner, RW Grand Trustee for MWPHGL of WV; former Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for McDowell County, and he is also a member of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Alpha Upsilon Boule, Bluefield, West Virginia. Brother ARVARH E. STRICKLAND is Professor of History and Chairman of the Black Studies Committee of the University of Missouri, Columbia. An active member of Beta Zeta Lambda Chapter, Brother Strickland was initiated into Gamma Upsilon Chapter at Tougaloo College in Mississippi, where he received the B.A. degree in history and English. He came to U.M.C. in 1969 after a rich educational and work experience. A recipient of the M.A. in Education and the Ph.D. in History from the University of Illinois, he taught secondary school in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, before moving back to Mississippi to serve as a principal and supervisor of schools. His interest in history led to his receiving several honors and awards which include the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship in History, University Fellow in History, and the Kendric C. Babcock Fellowship in History. He served as a research assistant at the University of Illinois before assuming the position of Assistant Professor at Chicago State University from which he moved eventually to the position of full Professor at the University of Missouri. Brother Strickland, an active scholar, has many publications. His dissertation on the Chicago Urban League has been published and as joint author he has written two secondary texts — Building the United States and the two-volume The Black American Experience. Other publications include articles in the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, Missouri Historical Review, and the Encyclopedia of Southern History. His book reviews are also numerous. 24

Brother Arvarh E. Strickland Brother Strickland holds active membership in many professional organizations and has given much service on the campuses on which he has worked. As Professor of History he is responsible for several Black Studies courses: Afro-American History, Afro-Americans in the Twentieth Century, Seminar in Afro-American History, and Readings in Afro-American History. The popular Afro-American History 130 course which he teaches each semester surveys the. Black experience in the United States from the West African background to the present. Brother Strickland said of his work on The Black Experience — "It continues to be an exciting teaching area, particularly since some of the most interesting topics, such as the Black Revolution and such figures as Martin Luther King, Jr., are now really historical events for young students coming in, since this was before their time." Brother Dr. JESSE R. WRIGHT, a 1966 graduate of Meharry Medical College, School of Dentistry, Nashville, Tennessee was honored by the Comanche-County Area Dental Society as the recipient of it's first "Dentist of the Year" award. Dr. Wright was honored at the Society's Annual Yuletide Dinner on Thursday evening, December 14, 1978 at Martin's Restaurant, Lawton, Oklahoma. Dr. Wavel Wells, President-elect 1980, and Chairman of the "Dentist of the Year" award committee, stated that the selection for the award was based on "Outstanding dedication and service beyond the call of duty to the Comanche County-Area Dental Society, the Comanche County Community and to the profession of Dentistry." Dr. Wright

has served as the Dental Society's president for the past two years. He was Secretary-Treasurer for the organization in 1973. In accepting the award Dr. Wright thanked the members of the Society for considering him worthy of the honor and for their active support during his two-year leadership. After serving 2 years as a Dental Officer at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, from 1966 to 1968, Dr. Wright resigned his Commission and went into private practice in General Dentistry in the city of Lawton, Oklahoma. Since that time he has maintained membership in the Comanche County Area Dental Society, the Oklahoma Dental A s s o c i a t i o n . American Dental Association and the National Dental Association. Other professional organizations to which he is currently affiliated include: Oklahoma Medical, Dentai & Pharmaceutical Association, past president; Oklahoma Health System Agency, sub-area council member; and the Academy of General Dentistry, member.

Brother Dr. Jesse R. Wright Dr. Wright is a Life Member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and had served as the president of the Local Alumni Chapter continuously for five years. He was the Convention Chairman for the 1978 Southwestern Regional Convention held for the first time in the city of Lawton, Oklahoma. He is currently the Parliamentarian for Eta Xi Lambda Chapter of Lawton, Oklahoma. Brother Wright, who is orginally from Jeffersonville, Indiana, was initiated into Alphadom at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, (Gamma Eta) in March 1956. He is married to the former Eva Barnett of Brazil, Indiana. She currently teaches in the Lawton Public School System. They have three children: Jesse Glenn, 15; Donna, 12, and Tony, 8. The family resides in Lawton, Oklahoma. The Sphinx / Spring 1979

EXCITEMENT — EXCITEMENT ALPHA PHI ALPHA

MILLION DOLLAR FUND DRIVE 5 0 % OF PLEDGES SOLICITED 15% OF COLLECTIONS ALREADY IN ONLY 4 . 5 % CAMPAIGN COSTS

AN ALL OUT EFFORT IS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE OUR GOALS. ALL BROTHERS ARE CALLED UPON FOR HELP. — IF YOU HAVE ALREADY PLEDGED - PAY UP — IF YOU HAVE ALREADY PAID — PLEDGE MORE - IF YOU HAVE NOT PLEDGED - NOW IS THE TIME OVER 1,600 BROTHERS HAVE PLEDGED. WHERE ARE THE OTHER 12,000?

Walter Sapp Southern Regional Chairman

James Trent Eastern Regional Chairman

Roosevelt Johnson Southwestern Regional Chairman

Gus Ridgel Midwestern Regional Chairman

Clinton Minnis Western Regional Chairman

I. J. Lamothe, Jr. National Chairman

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ALPHA OLEND/4R MARCH

APRIL

Mailing of DELEGATE forms (General Convention) to all active chapters. Mailing of CHAPTER DIRECTORY* forms to all chapters. Election of COLLEGE CHAPTER OFFICERS — to be held at the first regular meeting in April. * ROSTER OF OFFICERS and CHAPTER ADDRESS (Contact Person) for 1979-80 fraternal year must be reported within ten (10) days after election of officers.

APRIL 5 - 7 APRIL 1 2 - 1 4 APRIL 1 3 - 1 4

WESTERN REGIONAL CONVENTION, Seattle, Washington. SOUTHERN REGIONAL CONVENTION, Savannah, Georgia. SOUTHWESTERN REGIONAL CONVENTION, New Orleans, Louisiana. APRIL 2 0 - 2 2 EASTERN REGIONAL CONVENTION, Newark, New Jersey. APRIL 2 7 - 2 9 MIDWESTERN REGIONAL CONVENTION, Cleveland, Ohio. MAY Election of ALUMNI CHAPTER OFFICERS — to be held at the first regular meeting in May. * ROSTER OF OFFICERS and CHAPTER ADDRESS (Contact Person) for 1979-80 fraternal year must be reported within ten (10) days after election of officers. Summer issue of The Sphinx. MAY 1 DEADLINE for Grand Tax/Life Membership payments to be included in Chapter Membership (Delegate) count for the General Convention. MAY 1 DEADLINE for DELEGATE CREDENTIALS to be returned to the General Office. MAY 15 DEADLINE for Chapters (where applicable) to file IRS Form 9 9 0 (Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax) with the Internal Revenue Service. JUNE 1 PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL A M E N D M E N T S due in the General Office no later than this date. JUNE 3 0 PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS will be circulated to the chapters by the General Office. JULY 1 DEADLINE for RESUMES for Job Interview Program at the General Convention. JULY 1 DEADLINE for PRE-REGISTRATION for the 73rd Anniversary Convention — Washington, D.C. AUGUST 3 - 9 , 1 9 7 9 73rd Anniversary Convention Washington, D. C.

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EAST William G mary The Brothers of Kappa Pi Chapter (College of William and Mary) extend warm greetings to all Brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha. Though our chapter is relatively small, we are big on ideas and service in an effort to uphold the noble ideals and aims of our great fraternity. We began the school year with our annual freshman dinner for new incoming Black students. We are proud to announce that, in addition to some forty new students, the president of the college and several deans were in attendance. At the conclusion of Orientation Week, the chapter sponsored a free dance; it was a big success. Other events sponsored by the chapter included a games night and "Blockbuster 1 9 7 8 " (a combination disco dance and block show). This year we are continuing our tutorial program with one of the local high schools. In addition to the Brothers of the chapter, thirty-five others have volunteered their services. Kappa Pi plans to extend the program to include a local elementary school this Spring. On November 18, 1978, we held a smoker supreme; ten prospective pledges attended. The menu, which consisted of spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, cake, wine, and Kappa Pi punch was prepared by the chapter (the food was very tasty too). We were happy to have as the speaker District Seven Director George Johnson. Two alumni Brothers, Jerome Johnson and John Little, and our chapter adviser Wendell T. Foster also honored the chapter with their presence. Kappa Pi is looking forward to an active Spring semester. Some of our planned activities are: sweetheart dance, line 1978, a scholarship drive, visits to Eastern State Mental Hospital, and to cap off the year our Black and Gold Ball. The Brothers of Kappa Pi chapter are: Connie Swiner, III, President; Roger Bailey, Jr., Vice-President; Albert Herring, Secretary; Leslie S. Keyes, Editor-to-the-Sphinx; Edney J o n e s , Tutorial Director; Gary Ellis, Projects Coordinator; Ronald Smoot and Carson Jones. Brother Swiner also serves as President of the Ebony Expressions â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a gospel singing group. Brother Keyes is serving as acting President of the Black Student Organization. Brothers Ellis and Jones are members of the

track team. Brother Herring is involved in Project Plus, a special interest program for creative persons. Brother Bailey is an officer in the Ebony Expressions. As you can see, the Brothers of Kappa Pi are trying hard to hold high the light of Alpha Phi Alpha. We challenge all Brothers to do the same! Connie Swiner, III

delaware The men of Zeta Rho Lambda Chapter, Dover, Delaware, presented in concert, on November 18, two of the state's finest soprano voices. Performing to a huge crowd, Marva Thomas from Tallahassee, Florida, and Henrietta Flowers Dumas from Norfolk, Virginia, thrilled and delighted the audience with their renditions. Ably accompanied by Kathryn Coppie of Harrington, Delaware, the concert evening began with a soprano duet as Mrs. Dumas and Mrs. Thomas sang Laudamus te (from Gloria), by Antonio Vivaldi, followed by Alleluia, by Wolfgang A. Mozart sung by Marva Thomas. Mrs. Dumas again entertained the enthusiastic audience with her rendition of the piano selection, Sonata Pathetique Opus 13, by Ludwig V. Beethoven. As the audience settled back for an evening of fine entertainment, Dumas and Thomas bedazzled the audience with classical, spiritual, popular, and special children's music. The evening's presentation came to a close as Dumas sang "I Want Jesus to Walk With Me," and Thomas sang "Oh, What A Beautiful City." The younger members of the audience were amused by the duo's rendition of "The Deaf Old Women" by Kathrine K. Davis, "Old Mother Hubbard" by Victor Hutchinson, and a medley of tunes from "The Wiz." The evening was climaxed with a reception, which followed, in the lobby of the Humanities Building Auditorium at Delaware State College. This is just one of the several cultural events presented to the Delaware public by the best Chapter in the East. We're on the Move!!! William S. Banks, Sr.

Columbia u The Zeta Eta Chapter at Columbia University in New York City strengthened its membership in 1978 by making eleven Brothers in March. The addition of these neophytes helped to put the Chapter among the top 10 27

college chapters as reported by the Greek organization on campus, in terms Executive Secretary to the Minneapolis of service to the community. The chapConvention. The chapter was active on ter has gained such high regard through service to both the academic and the campus and in the community. On campus, we sponsored two Charlottesville community. During the careers conferences for Columbia fall semester, such efforts were continued in the forms of tutoring in the UpMinority students. The first was in March and the second in November. Both ward Bound Program, working with the Charlottesville Housing Improvement were well attended, and the representatives of IBM, AT&T, Proctor & Gamble, Program, sponsoring a family at Chemical Bank, and Merrill Lynch were Thanksgiving, and conducting a drive to collect proceeds for the American Lung helpful with their interest and advice. As Association. More socially oriented the spring semester came to a close, events included several discos and a Brothers volunteered a few hours every block show. night at Columbia Health Service to sit Both a formal and informal smoker with the night nurse who was alone on was held to enable students to duty. familiarize themselves with Alpha Phi We ended the spring semester with a Alpha. The highlight of the semester Black & Gold Ball and, at the ball, we was a tradition begun to blend lota also celebrated the attainment of Beta's social and service contributions. executive posts by Brothers in most of In October, lota Beta's first annual Black the Minority Students organizations inand Gold Ball was held, featuring a live cluding the Caribbean Students, the band and show, with the proceeds after Pre-Law, Pre-Med, and Black expenses going to our annual scholarEngineers organizations. ship fund given to a local high school Our activities in the community instudent. It is through such efforts that cluded being the largest Greek group lota Beta can truly claim to hold Alpha working at the Careers Day for High Phi Alpha "First of All" at the University School Seniors sponsored by the of Virginia by being "Servants of All." Panhellenic Council of New York. Our participation as officials at the March of Dimes Walkathon in New York's Central Park gave us television coverage. We were also involved in other community lota Zeta Chapter, here at the Univerprojects, the most recent being our sity of Maryland, College Park, extends second annual Thanksgiving Canned Food Drive, the proceeds of which greetings to all our Alpha Brothers. We were again donated to Brother Wyatt T. fully intend to make this, the seventyWalker, Minister of Canaan Baptist third year of our fraternity, the best in lota Zeta history. We remember last Church in Harlem, New York. year's success only to inspire us to We are looking forward to the spring greater heights in the future. 1979 semester when we will begin a lota Zeta closed out 1978 by coTutorial Program for High School Students from the Project Double sponsoring the 4th Annual Reclamation Discovery Program. This and other Smoker along with lota Upsilon Lambda and Omicron Lambda Alpha chapters. programs are being planned by the This was held December 3 at the chapter, whose officers are: George University of Maryland Student Union Ellis, President; Richard Claytor, Vice Center. We were proud to have newly President; Terrence Butler, Secretary; elected Mayor of Washington, D.C., Ronald H. Lammy, Corresponding Marion Barry, as the featured speaker. Secretary; Kevin McNeil, Treasurer; Brother Barry's thought-provoking Wayne Matra, Dean of Pledgees; Mit- speech was later followed by another chell Crank, Parliamentarian; and highlight of the evening, the Charles Stephens, Chaplain. rededication ceremony. This was led by Chapter Vice-President Douglas Sands, Jr. Brothers Alan Cason, Richard Williams, and Charles Keys, Jr., also were participants from lota Zeta in this ceremony. Even before the academic term was Turning to the new year and underway, Alpha Phi Alpha's semester, we are pleased to announce achievements at the University of the appointment of Chapter President Virginia were acclaimed. At the outset Karl Thomas as College Director for of the fall semester for 1976, lota Beta District 6. The chapter will continue to Chapter (University of Virginia) was be active in the PACE (People Active in recognized for the third consecutive Community Effort) Program of year as being the most outstanding

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Washington, D.C. The spring semester also brings our February speaker series. This will feature various speakers addressing issues as global as American investment in South Africa to campus issues such as financial aid and minority retention. Another of the many items on the agenda is the "Senior High College Awareness Day."

Pennsylvania The Brothers of Rho Chapter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, officers and committee chairmen, have planned a full and exciting year of activities. Among these are: Voter Registration around the city of Philadelphia; Fraternal Worship Services, in which Brothers and their families worship together twice per year; Career Day, exposing Philadelphia's young people to careers and career information; a Harvest Moon Ball, our annual elaborate formal dance; a Work-A-Thon, to raise money for UNNC, NAACP, and the Urban League; a New Year's Eve Gala, the celebration of the New Year by members of the Alphabettes and the Brothers of Rho chapter; Rho Brothers on Parade, our big public program in conjunction with National Black History Week; and a tutorial program for local youth. Also planned for execution are Awards Day, with scholarship awards given to deserving local youths; Denim Disco III, a scholarship-raising activity; our Founders' Day Banquet; an awards evening for older Brothers; a Family Picnic; and a Reclamation Smoker. The 1978-79 officers of Rho chapter are: Brothers Dr. Thomas H. Watkins, President; James Reaves, VicePresident; Norrerjce T. Jones, Treasurer; Russell Daniel, Financial Secretary; Robert Payne, Corresponding Secretary; George C. McLean, Recording Secretary; Gary A. Bundy, Sergeant-at-Arms; James Butler, Dean of Pledges; Dr. Phillip Hoggard, Parliamentarian; James A. Bush, Editorto-the-Sphinx; Rev. Thomas Logan, Chaplain; George Thomas, Coordinator of Activities; Herbert C. Johnson, Historian; Leonard Whitmore, Coordinator of Music; and Linwood Vaughters, Jr., Special Assistant to the President.

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1978-1979 are as follows: Charles F. Robinson, President; Alonzo Hairston, Vice President; Vernon Pennington, Treasurer; Alton Cobb, Financial Secretary; Earl Graves, Recording Secretary; Charles Anderson, Corresponding Secretary; Martin Alston, Parliamentarian; James Wooten, Chaplain; Joseph Bracey, Dean of Pledges; Frederick Dedmond, Historian; Russell Kelley, Chairman of Education Committee; J. Donald Coley, Associate Editor to the Sphinx; Howard Wilkes, Sergeant at Arms; Clarence K. Gregory and Wesley N. Shelton, Lay Members at Large. On June 15, 1978, the following brothers were initiated into Alpha: Rodney Lamont Carter; Jerry Hollinger; Raymond Kelly, Jr.; Jerry Donald Perkins; Joseph Gladstone Thomas; Byron Nelson Williams.

Virginia Zeta Upsilon Lambda, Reston, Virginia, is on the move! We held our first annual Fall Dance, and were able to raise sufficient funds to complete our chapter contribution to the Alpha $1 Million drive. November saw us sharing the Alpha word with men of the community interested in the Alpha "way of life." In December, we celebrated Founders' Day with family and Alpha men from the area. Special recognition awards denoting significant contributions to mankind were presented to Brothers Senator Ed Brooke, Dr. George Tolbert, and Dr. William Barnes. The winter will be devoted to a new pledge class, community activity, and preparation for the summer convention in Washington, D.C. We look forward to seeing all of you at that time. Contact me at (301) 443-4434 if additional information is required. Michael Heningburg

MIDWEST indiana FOUNDERS' DAY — December 2nd: Iota Lambda Chapter, Indianapolis, Indiana, celebrated Founders' Day with a banquet at the Atkinson Hotel. Brother Henry Ponder, President of Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina, was the guest speaker. Brother Ponder addressed the audience of Alpha Men and their wives and sweethearts on the subject "The Survival of Black Institutions of Higher Learning." lota Lambda awarded the "Alpha Man of the Year" award The Sphinx / Spring 1979

lota Lambda Founders' Day observance presented the opportunity for many Brothe who had been honored in past years as "Alpha Brother of the Year" to gather. Thos present were: First row (left to right) Brothers Lehman Adams, '62; Theodore Randall, Thomas Homer, '77; Iverson Bell, '57; Mercer Mance, '58; Frank Lloyd, '63. Second (left to right) Brothers John Warrick, '75; John Moore, '56; Andre Hammonds, '69; Ro Boyd, '66. Third row (left to right) Brother Henry Ponder, President, Benedict College Columbia, S.C., Guest Speaker; Brothers Leon Bradford, '74; George Rawls, '67; Jo Taylor, '71. to two outstanding Brothers this year — Brother Harry Penquite and Brother Leslie House. Brother Joseph T. Taylor served as Master of Ceremonies; Brother William Snorton brought the invocation and blessing; Brother Andre Hammonds gave "The Occasion"; Brother James Williams told the history of Alpha Phi Alpha; Brother John H. Warrick, as State Director, brought greetings and remarks from the Midwest Region; and, Ms. Elizabeth Owenings, accompanied by Brother Anderson Dailey, provided music. Brother Fred A. Jones served as chairman of the Founders' Day observance. CHRISTMAS PARTY — Members of lota Lambda, jointly with the Alpha Wives, entertained the chapter and friends on December 16th at a beautiful party to start the Yule season. The party was held in the lovely setting of the club house of Falcon Creek Apartments, with music provided by the "International Harvesters." A delightful dinner was served, followed by dancing and socializing. Brother Thomas Gray and Mrs. Harry Penquite co-chaired the occasion. GIFTS TO SHUT-INS — On Sunday evening, December 17th, Men of Alpha and the Alpha Wives took Christmas gifts which had been brought to the Christmas party the previous evening to the sick and shut-in at Dailey's Convalescent Home, owned by Brother Anderson Dailey. Several of the wives

provided music, and all of the patients joined in the singing of Christmas carols. It was felt by all that this aspect of the Christmas calendar was the most rewarding of all.

kansos The Brothers of Delta Eta Lambda Chapter, Topeka, Kansas, feel that we hold a unique position within the ranks of Alphadom. It has been our experience and fortune to initiate several Brothers while they were attending graduate school at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. We have also provided a "home away from home" for many Alpha men who work or go to school in the Topeka area. At the comletion of their studies, many of these Brothers move on to other locales in order to pursue career opportunities; however, their ties with, and memories of, Delta Eta Lambda remain a part of them wherever they go. As these Brothers aspire to great heights in their chosen fields, the chapter is proud to have been a part of their educational experience. Thus, we like to think of ourselves as a "stepping stone to greatness" for many of our Alpha Brothers. The ever-shifting composition of our membership provides us with the rare opportunity to exchange ideas on many levels; from those steeped in Alpha 29

tradition to the neophytes, who learn from the more revered members of the chapter while adding a fresh perspective on the business at hand. Our unique blend of youth and experience makes for an enlightening atmosphere for all Brothers. The chapter members are kept busy with an active calendar of events. Annual outings include a Christmas Party, Founders Day Banquet, and monthly gatherings at the homes of chapter members. Other chapter projects include the awarding of an annual scholarship to a college student and a yearly donation to the NAACP. The chapter also actively participates in the Topeka Black Panhellenic Association. This group of Black fraternities and sororities stages fund-raising activities, the profits of which are used to benefit the Black community of Topeka. The Brothers of the chapter are greatly encouraged by the recent return of Brother P. A. Townsend, one of the chapter's founders. His insight and historical perspective of chapter events, both past and present, are of great interest to the Brothers. Under the leadership of President Earl Fowler, Delta Eta Lambda is consistently striving towards the high ideals set out by the fraternity founders. In the spirit of Alpha, we welcome all Brothers visiting or residing in the Topeka area to visit our chapter.

northeast missouri We here at lota Xi Chapter recently held our Fifth Annual Interest Smoker on Sunday, October 29, 1978, in the Student Union Building on the NMSU campus.

Three outstanding Brothers graced our chapter by being the guest speakers at the affair. Brothers Jimmie Buford, Western Director of the State of Missouri; Keener Tippin, Assistant Director of Admissions, University of Missouri, Columbia; and John Mays, president of Delta Rho Chapter, Kansas City, Missouri, were those speakers. Brother Buford is a candidate for the Mid-Western Vice-Presidency. Brother Michael W. Simms, chapter president, began the ceremonies by introducing himself, the Brothers of the chapter, the guest speakers, and extending a warm welcome to all who were present. He then proceeded to tell a brief history of the fraternity and the establishment of our own lota Xi Chapter. Next followed Brother Jimmie Buford. Brother Buford gave a brilliant speech entitled, "The Choice," which was directed primarily to the young men interested in becoming a part of Alphadom. The speech, which also greatly inspired the present members of our chapter, began with the history of the American Black Man, and of the pain suffered because of the choice made by our Seven Founders to begin the fraternity. "This choice," Brother Buford said, "is what made Black Americans recognized." Brother Buford went on to show several examples of how Alpha men proved to be just as great and often superior to many of those in the "white world." The Officers Training Camp at Beta Chapter, along with Brothers Jessie Owens, Thurgood Marshall, Adam Clayton Powell, Whitney Young, Duke Ellington, W. E. B. DuBois, and, of course, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,

were just a few of the many outstanding Brothers mentioned by Buford in his speech. He closed by offering an invitation to all the interested young men present. "The Choice is Yours!" Brother Tippin mainly stressed the points of our great history book, the aims of Alpha, and striving and maintaining a good, high G.P.A. He told of the "Go to High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Go to College" movements initiated by the fraternity, and went on to say that by following these guidelines we, as Alpha men, can truly say that we are "First of All, Servants of All; We Shall Transcend All." Brother Mays' theme presented the idea of "What I Can Do For The Fraternity" as opposed to "What the Fraternity Can Do For Me." Mays stressed "quality over quantity," and spoke of how Alpha has strived not only to help Black people in America, but also Black people the world over. At the conclusion of the speeches given by the three, a tremendous standing ovation was awarded by all those present, and the true spirit of Alpha was felt by all. Brother Anthony S. Ford, chapter vice-president (Dean of Pledges) spoke of the requirements necessary to become a member of the Sphinx club. Afterwards, a brief, informative and entertaining reception was held. Stanley C. Hughes

ohio u The Brothers of Phi Chapter had a great start to a prosperous school year. We began the school year with five new Brothers: Richard Lancaster, Darryl Griffin, Alvin Payne, Ronald Fowler, and

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Nelson Campbell. We had a very successful "Feed the Needy" canned goods drive for Thanksgiving. Four of Phi Chapter's Brothers are on the National Pan-Hellenic Council: Ralph Garner, President; Ronald Fowler, Vice President; Douglas James, Parliamentarian; and Nelson Campbell, Chaplain. Dennis Knowles and Richard Lancaster are on the Student Finance Committee. Upcoming events for May 1979 are: Phi Chapter's tenth annual Miss Bronze Pageant; The Black and Gold Ball; and the celebration of Phi Chapter's sixtieth anniversary. Phi Chapter was founded May 17, 1919, by nine outstanding young men and has survived all those years despite racial disturbances and discrimination by the university. The anniversary celebration will be in the form of a reunion. All alumni Brothers are kindly requested to submit their addresses to the chapter address listed in the Chapter Directory in the back of this magazine. All Brothers are cordially invited to celebrate this joyous occasion with us. The success of Phi Chapter is the result of total cooperation by the Brothers. Through the combined efforts of the Brothers of Phi, we can truly say that we are keeping the light burning for Alpha Phi Alpha. We wish everyone a successful school year and we leave them with the key word "Dedication."

u of kansas Being number one is a long lasting tradition of Alpha Phi Alpha. Upsilon Chapter, at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, has lived up to this distinguished tradition. Since its installation in 1917, the Brothers at Upsilon have not only exemplified their Alpha determination by being the first Black Greek chapter west of the Mississippi, and the first Black Greek organization on KU's campus, but also the first (and only) Black Greek organization to have a house at KU. This uniqueness and determination demonstrated by our Brothers at Kansas University has again opened the doors for Black Greeks on the Lawrence campus. Alpha Phi Alpha, along with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, in Lawrence was the first Black Greek organization to cosponsor a community project with a predominately White fraternity. This event took place when they assisted Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity in holding a benefit dance for the American Heart Association. The Sphinx / Spring 1979

Council and the Panhellenic Association together through mutual involvement. Their participation included performing in the Greek Sing with Alpha Chi Omega Sorority. Academic excellence at KU is demonstrated in such Brothers as Leon Brady, a Black university senator; Alonza Whorten, president of the SCoRMBE Engineering Program; Ron McCurdy, who is on the band staff; and Michael Thames, who wrote the musical score for a recent St. Louis, Missouri, production of "Peter Pan."

Brother Ronald McCurdy conducts KU Jazz Ensemble. In 1953, Upsilon became the first Black Greek organization to establish membership with the Interfraternity Council. In October, 1978, their membership was reactivated after being unanimously voted into the council. In the past, there has been racial disparities between the students and the Greeks at the university and Upsilon was THE FIRST to break the barrier. As a result of their new involvement, the Brothers at KU were invited to visit other fraternity houses on the campus in order to expound upon their present knowledge as to the overall functions of other fraternities and their role as IFC members. Another activity engaged in by our fellow Brothers was their involvement in KU's Greek Week. This consisted of events which were to bring all those in the Interfraternity

west Virginia Alpha Zeta Lambda, Bluefield, for years set aside one Sunday each year for worship with a church in the community. This program was reinstated on Sunday, October 29, 1978. The annual service was held at the First Baptist Church, Kimball, West Virginia. The entire service was conducted by the Brothers. Brother Murvin Enders presided, Brother Joseph Turner gave The History of Alpha Phi Alpha, Brother Clarence Shelton introduced the speaker of the day-Brother William Law of Beckley, West Virginia. Brother Law gave an inspiring address based on the theme "Forward through Faith." The program was enthusiastically received by a near capacity audience. Following the service a reception was held with the entire congregation invited.

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Since our last report the chapter has added two recent graduates of Bluefield State College to its roster. We welcome Brothers Ronald Wright and Ronald Perry. Both were undergraduate members of Beta Theta Chapter. We are also happy to report that our reclamation program is progressing favorably, thanks to Brother Adolphus Young and others who have been concentrating on this phase for the past year. Returning to active status are several Brothers. Glad to have you back Brothers. On Saturday, November 18, 1978 the State Convention was held at the Holiday Inn, Charleston, West Virginia.Host Chapter was Alpha lota Lambda. Representing Alpha Zeta Lambda was Brother Adolphus Young. Brother Young is currently serving as State Director, from all reports he is doing a bang up job. The Brothers and guests got together for The Annual Christmas Party, December 2, 1978. This affair was held at the Alpha House. It was a great time for all. Conspicuously absent though, was Brother P. R. Higginbotham and his lovely wife, Gwen, seems they were winter vacationing in Miami, Florida. Aside from the usual exchange of gifts, special recognition was given to the wives of deceased and Brothers confined due to infirmities.

u of akron As the Brothers of Alpha Tau Chapter, Akron University, enter the new school year, the goals are set and execution has begun. We, the Brothers of AT, plan to pick up just where we left off last year and continue to show the caliber of excellence so dominant in Alpha men. The current officers for the 1978-79 school year are: Johnathan Johnson, President; Charles Walker, WcePresident; Dennis Ragins, Recording Secretary; Richard Bennett, Treasurer and Parliamentarian; Edward Hudson, Correspondence Secretary and Director of Education; Kenneth Winters, IFC Representative; Darryl Holmes, Social Chairman; Ron Gary, Dean of Pledges and Editor to the Sphinx. Not holding office, but just as active, are Brothers Charles Lattimore, Howard Kea, Joseph Ford, Ron McEwen, Kevin Hall, Malcome Moore, and Damon Skinner. Facing this year of challenges, the chapter stands 24 Brothers strong, 32

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including 16 new members since September of last year. Upon the closing of the 1977-78 school year, we were presented the Most Improved Chapter award by the Inter-Fraternity Council, University of Akron. The men of this chapter have been very actively involved in all aspects of I.F.C. activities, which has culminated in two of our members being elected to executive offices of the IFC for the current year, Brothers Charles Walker (Chief Justice) and Richard Bennett (Secretary). In the light of the University of Akron student body, the Brothers have also exemplified their leadership qualities by being elected to the following positions: Brother Richard Bennett, President of B.U.S. (Black United Students), Brother Kenneth Winters, Director of the Paul Robeson Players, and Brother Charles Walker, Budget Committee

Chairperson of A.S.G. (Association of Student Governments). The 1978 school year opened with the outstanding achievement of presenting Senator Howard Metzenbaum with the Hubert Humphrey Humanitarian Award at our annual Awards Banquet. Proceeds were presented to the $1 million Fund Drive and the Brother R. V. White Scholarship Fund. This scholarship fund was set aside by the Undergraduate Brothers of Alpha Tau for Brother Reginald Vincent White. Brother Reggie died last fall before school began in a cave accident in West Virginia. Any donations may still be sent to the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Reginald White Scholarship Fund at Alpha Phi Alpha (Treasurer), 81 S. Adolph Street, Akron, Ohio 44304. As to the progress of the scholarship fund project, its success is inevitable;

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for this year, our Board of Trustees has selected two young recipients from the Akron Area School System, Miss Monica Gully and Tom Feola. At its present rate of performance, the scholarship fund will soon be selfsustaining. Also among our early accomplishments this year, the Brothers of Alpha Tau received notice from the University of Akron for being the ONLY fraternity on campus to have given 100 percent participation in their Annual Red Cross Blood Drive. And the Alpha Machine rolls on

u of missouri Brother Jimmie L. Buford, Western Regional Director for the State of Missouri and a current candidate for the Office of Midwestern Regional Vice President, was the recipient of the Steven E. Perkins Memorial Alpha Phi Alpha Service Achievement Award presented to him by the Brothers of the Delta Rho Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha on the campus of the University of Missouri, Kansas City.

Brother Jimmie Buford In presenting this Award, the Brothers of Delta Rho Chapter wish to honor and give recognition to Brother Buford in behalf of his years of dedication and service to Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. In particular, they wish to give recognition to Brother Buford in his capacity as Regional Director for his efforts in creating and maintaining channels of communication for the establishment of a viable and cooperative working relationship between Alumni and College Brothers throughout the State of Missouri. This situation of a lack of a working relationship between College and Alumni Brothers is an issue that, while often The Sphinx / Spring 1979

discussed, is rarely dealt with in actuality and, as such, is an important issue among many others on Brother Buford's political platform. Aside from his duties as Regional Director, Brother Buford has also given freely and energetically of his time as an active member of Beta Lambda Chapter of Kansas City, Missouri. The Steven E. Perkins Memorial Alpha Phi Alpha Service Achievement Award was established as a memorial to Brother Steven E. Perkins, a former member of Delta Rho Chapter and a college junior, who was tragically killed in a car accident a year ago. The Steven E. Perkins Alpha Phi Alpha Service Achievement Award is given annually to an Alumni Brother and a College Brother for outstanding achievement and service rendered in the behalf of Alpha Phi Alpha. Brother Jimmie L. Buford was the first recipient of the award.

michigan Kappa Delta Lambda's fall activities were launched with a ReclamationBarbecue Social on September 16 at the home of Brother Lee Thompson, E. Lansing. Fifteen graduate brothers and two officers of Gamma Tau, the undergraduate chapter, attended. This very successful event was followed by a Disco-Dinner Dance, October 28, at the Hospitality Inn, Lansing. Fifty Alphas and their guests enjoyed cocktails and a buffet preceding the dance at which time there were over two hundred in attendance. In cooperation with the Thanksgiving Project of the Boys Club of Lansing, the chapter purchased twelve turkeys to be included in baskets for the needy. Another highlight was the Founder's Day Dinner at Longs' Banquet Center, Lansing, on December 2, 1978, for twenty-seven Brothers of Kappa Delta Lambda and Gamma Tau and their spouses and dates. Special features of the event were brief comments given by Brother Michael Blackman, President, Gamma Tau, and Brother Don Coleman, Ph.D., Founder and immediate past President of Kappa Delta Lambda. Each brother's message carried the cogency, timeliness, and the compelling inspiration and expectation for the achievement of greater excellence on the part of all Alphas. Brother Blackman's theme was a poignant articulation of the ideals and aspirations of the Founders of the Fraternity and their

ever-present influence and direction for the Fraternity and its individual members. Brother Coleman very ably revisited the life of Brother Paul Robeson and what it symmbolizes for Alpha and the Black experience and humanity in general. Additionally, the importance of each Alpha seizing the banner and moving forward with the unfinished task of achieving equality and dignity for Black Americans and all oppressed people was eloquently presented as a mandate. A second feature of the event was Brother Ted Jones' presentation of the Chapter Award to Brother Coleman in honor of his service to the Chapter and the Community. Brother Coleman, the Director of Minority Comprehensive Support Program in the College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, was recently appointed to the joint position of Graduate School Assistant Dean for Minority Programs. A most outstanding recent honor was his induction into the College All America Hall of Fame. This inspiring event was concluded with the brothers joining in singing the Fraternity Song. The chapter is under the able leaders h i p of B r o t h e r R i c h a r d L e t t s , President, who is Director of Human Relations, Lansing, and Brother John R. Diamond, Vice President, Program Supervisor, Michigan Department of Social Services. Other officers are Brother Lee Thompson, Secretary; Brother Oscar Stallworth, Corresponding Secretary; Brother Wilbur Howard, Treasurer; Brother Theodore Chavis, Editor of the Sphinx; Brother Lee Richardson, Historian; Brother Ted Jones, Parliamentarian; and Brother Robert Brown, Sergeant At Arms.

SOUTH tougaloo college The Brothers of Gamma Upsilon Chapter, at Tougaloo College, are still alive and on the move. With a chapter membership of twenty, including eight new members, "The Eighth Wonder," who "crossed the sands" on November 12, we have taken over our campus. Our members include: the President of the Student Body, the President and Vice-President of the Political Science Club, the President of the PreEngineering Club, the Vice-President of the Pre-Health Club, the President of the History Club, the President of NAACP (local chapter), the Sports Editor to the Harambee (campus newspaper), a member of both the 33

Basketball and Baseball teams, four members of Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Alpha Rho chapter, and we have one chapter member who is active in the Minority Bio-Science Research Program on campus. We are especially proud of our four graduating seniors: our chapter President, Michael A. Reddix, who has already been accepted to two medical schools (Meharry and University of Florida); Brother Terry W. Yearell, who has been accepted to Meharry College; our Dean of Pledges, Brother Frank A. Brown, who serves as the President of the SGA, and bound for medical school; and Brother Michael E. Ruthledge, who was recently elected President of the State Youth NAACP. It is with these testimonies that we emphasize the point that we have literally taken over our campus. With "First of All, Servants of AH" in mind, we at Gamma Upsilon have put foremost our fraternal principle of leadership, which is evident by the number of club offices held by the Brothers. This past semester has really been a busy one for the Brothers of "GU." Beginning with our yearly "Back To School Disco" for the in-coming freshmen, we have tried to provide every type of activity to our campus, both informative and entertaining. In the AllGreek "Stepdown" in tribute to "Miss Tougaloo," the Brothers in Black and Gold took the show without a doubt. In September, we sponsored the movie "It's Alive" to raise money for the Million Dollar Fund Drive, to which we have already contributed over $250. We are also proud to announce that we have finally acquired the ambulance (for the school) we have been so diligently been raising money for (nearly $1,500). It was donated to the school earlier this school year, and is presently being renovated. On Thanksgiving, we gave $25 food baskets to two needy families in the Tougaloo community. After being so dearly touched by their gratitude, the Brothers got together to make one of the families our chapter's own. We are now in the process of getting federal aid and service organizations to help us assist this family. We are especially happy about our Founders' Day Program, which was held on our campus jointly with the Brothers of Delta Phi (Jackson State University) and the Jackson graduate chapter, Alpha Epsilon Lambda. The guest speaker, a former Tougalooan and former President of Alpha Phi Alpha, was Brother Dr. Walter 34

Washington. After an exhilarating speech, all Brothers in attendance left vowing to rededicate their lives to A Phi A. The program was truly a success. In the coming spring semester, we plan to have a number of activities, including an Alpha Weekend (January 2528), in which we invite all other chapters in the state to participate in a "Stepdown," forum, basketball game, and the coronation of Miss A Phi A. In February, we plan to award our annual Stanford Love $200 Scholorship to a deserving freshman, the H. T. Drake Award to the upperclassman with the highest average, and the Alpha Service Award to the organization which has done the most for the campus community. Later on, in March, we plan to pay tribute to Brother Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in conjunction with the campus NAACP chapter. We are very proud to announce that our former National President and present Mayor of New Orleans, Brother Ernest N. Morial, will be speaking on our campus on March 25 in Woodworth Chappel. The Mayor will present his views on the "Problems of Urban Blacks in American Cities." We are asking that all Brothers who can come to the campus will attend to hear a really exciting speaker. Looking ahead to a very prosperous and eventful spring semester, we, the Brothers of Gamma Upsilon, urge other college chapters to do as we have tried to do . . . don't lean on the older Brothers for leadership, but make yourselves examples of the true leaders we as Alphas are, on you own campus. As the Brothers of Beta Rho chapter stated in the last issue of The Sphinx, "Alpha is Great in '78 and Still On Time in '79. . . ." We certainly feel the same way!!! Those Brothers who hold offices in our chapter are: Michael Reddix, President; Gary Haynes, WcePresident; Homer Booth, Corresponding Secretary; Herman Smith, Recording Secretary; Gary Haynes, Treasurer; Frank Brown, Dean of Pledges; Humphrey Planer, Parliamentarian; Frank Brown, Chaplain; Paul Johnson, Business Manager; Carl Reddix, Historian; and Carl Reddix, Editorto-the-Sphinx.

u of tennessee Always striving to "hold Alpha high," Mu lota Chapter at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, is still diligently working to be "First of All, Servants of All," transcending all.

Summer of 1978 provided us with the opportunity to plan events for the upcoming year. We also added three new Brothers to the chapter. Alfred Haynes and Charles Yanders "crossed the sands" on August 20 and Mark Edwards on November 18. These new Brothers are already proving to be assets to Alpha. In September, we awarded the first Marvin E. Peek Scholarship, named after Brother Peek who is one of our chapter advisors and director of UTK's Black Studies Department. On October 22, we held our first Miss Black and Gold Pageant. The seven contestants performed beautifully before a capacity crowd of 500 persons. Andrea Jones, an elementary education major, was chosen Mu lota's Miss Black and Gold 1978. Miss Jones represented the chapter in UTK's Miss Black Homecoming Pagent. Andrea is also a new member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. December was the month for finalizing plans for our first annual Alpha Week held January 8-14. The highlight of the week was a speech by Brother Ozell Sutton, Southeast Regional Director of Community Services, U. S. Department of Justice and Southern Vice President. We also held a blood pressure check-up, a how-to-study workshop, a Greek tea, a benefit disco, and a wine and cheese fellowship.

florida The Brothers of Theta Eta Lambda Chapter are giving an exemplary account of their stewardship as they fulfill their commitments to Alpha and to the communities which they serve â&#x20AC;&#x201D; St. Petersburg and Clearwater, Florida. Active in the educational, business, religious, professional, and political sectors, each Brother is rendering outstanding unselfish service in his own right. In September, the fiscal year was launched with confidence and promise as the new officers assumed their roles of leadership. Assisting President Emanuel Stewart in the formulation of the year's objectives were members of the executive committee consisting of Brothers Isreal Heard, Vice-President; Walter Hall, Recording Secretary, Willie Felton, Corresponding Secretary; Narva Moody, Treasurer; Charles Shorter, Parliamentarian; Rev. Wayne Thompson, Chaplain; and Anthony Thurston, The Sphinx / Spring 1979

Sergeant-at-Arms. President Stewart challenged each Brother with the motto, "Follow me," in the implementation of the program for the year. The palatial home of Brother Ike Heard was the setting for the first major activity of the year, the drawing of the lucky Thanksgiving tickets, and the making of awards. As in previous years, this fund-raising activity had wide community support, and the community in turn benefited from the effort. The lucky ticket holders received two huge smoked turkeys and a honey-glazed baking ham. Loads of toys were donated by lovers of disco dancing at the annual Christmas Toy Dance which was held at the Sheraton Bel Air Hotel. The price of admission to the dance was a new or usable toy, and the response was tremendous. After an evening of disco dancing and gala Yuletide festivities, the toys were collected and donated to officials of Head Start to be distributed to disadvantaged children. Brother Charley Williams and his committee members were all smiles over the huge success of the Christmas Toy Dance. The chapter has decided to make this an annual project. Turning to a more serious note, Brothers and their families observed Founder's Day on Sunday, Dec. 10, at Bethel Community Baptist Church. Brother Wayne Thompson, chapter chaplain, assisted in the service. Following the worship service, Brothers accompanied by their wives went to the Galleon Room of the exclusive Sand Dollar Restaurant for dinner, fellowship, reminiscing, and planning for the future. Brother Thompson, Founder's Day chairman, observed that the 1978 observance was one of the most impressive held in recent years. Brother Ralph James and his committee had many delightful surprises up their sleeves at the annual Christmas cabaret for Alphas, Alphabettes, and their invited guests. The secluded Suncoast Village was the setting as Brothers and their guests disco-ed, gave renditions in an impromptu talent show, sang Christmas carols, and partook of the goodies from the buffet table laden with season's choices. Brother William G. Thompson, dressed in full Santa Claus regalia, distributed a beautifully wrapped gift to each person and wished everyone a very Merry Christmas with a "ho-ho-ho!" The schedule of activities for the New Year provide many opportunities for Theta Eta Lambda to live up to the true spirit of Alphadom, to be "First of The Sphinx / Spring 1979

All, Servants of All," and to transcend all. Delegates are slated to attend the state meeting at Ocala in January, the regional meeting at Savannah in April, and the National at Washington in August. Brother Clarence Givens and the Education Committee will launch the second Alpha Leadership Program for Higher Achievement in School at Eckerd College on January 27. Offering leadership guidelines covering more than twenty different topics to promising high school students, Brothers will devote their Saturdays to this institute from January through March. Each Brother will be vying to be crowned King Alpha at the King Alpha Golden Tea IV on Sunday, February 28. The spacious facility of Holiday Inn South will be the setting for this midwinter gala activity. One of the highlights of the social season, featured at the tea, will be musical renditions, creative dances, and a fashion review. Alphabettes under the chairmanship of the President's spouse, Alphabette Chrystelle Stewart, will play a major role in planning for the Golden Tea which is the major effort of the program year. Rounding out the year's calendar will be the annual smoker for graduating seniors and the end-of-year evaluation dinner at which time the Alpha man of the year will be named and new officers will be installed.

winston-solem state u Greetings from the Brothers of the Beta lota Chapter, located on the campus of Winston-Salem State University. Our year started on August 19 with several of our Brothers taking part in the Planning and Orientation for Freshmen and New Students. The Brothers worked with this program through registration (August 28). On September 2, 1978, the Brothers ushered at the WSSU vs. North Carolina A&T football game. September 27, several Brothers took part in Brother Covington's Inauguration Day and the WSSU Annual Founder's Day Program. October 1, we had seven young men to go on line; five crossed the "burning sands." The Brothers and Sphinxmen were Marshals during the Homecoming week. November 17, five young men became a part of this great fraternity. Their line name was the "Bad News Bears." During Founder's Week, there were things to be enjoyed by all ages. On Sunday, December 3, we held our Second Annual Gospel Expo and donated funds to the Million Dollar Fund. We went skating, played music in

the Dining Hall and, on Monday at 12 noon, we donated seven books to the O'Kelly Library, one for each Jewel, and held our banquet that night with Brother Troy Baker as our Senior Speaker. The Brothers of this chapter are still on the move. And these are some of the things that they help to move: Brother Troy Baker: Director of Financial Affairs for the SGA, President of Phi Beta Lambda, R. J. Reynolds Scholar; Brother Tony Bellamy: Political Science Club, Director of Social Affairs for the SGA; Brother Bobby Bennett: Member Political Science Club, President Beta lota Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, President of the University Ushers, Member WinstonSalem State University Self-Study Committee, Member Winston-Salem State University Business/Industry Cluster, Junior Class Representative, Chairman Student Awareness Committee (SGA), Member Circle "K" Club, Member of Fraternity and Sororities Committee, and a member of the N.C. Executive Committee of Alpha Men; Brother Cecil Cates: President of the Senior Class, WSSU ROTC Battalion Commander, President DPMA, Assistant State Director Alpha Phi Alpha; Brother John Foster: Beta Kappa Chi, Project Strengthen; Brother Rapheal Hauser; Vice-President Math Club, Member University Ushers; Brother Ronald Davis: Project Reading to the Blind; Brother Bobby Hunt: Vice-President WSSU Marching Band; Brother Lewis Rogers: Dean of Pledgees Spring '79; Brother Cliff ton Sparrow: WSSU Tennis Team; Brother Douglas Summers: Chapter Chaplain; Brother Steven Thornton: WSSU Marching Band, Secretary Beta lota Chapter; Brother Craig Umstead: WSSU Football Team, Treasurer Beta lota Chapter; Brother Wavey Williams: President Junion Class, President Physical Education Club, Vice-President Beta lota Chapter Fall '78, Supervisor WSSU Intramural Football League. From the Brothers of the Beta lota Chapter on the campus of WinstonSalem State University, we hope that each and every Alpha, no matter where he is, had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year."Alpha Phi Alpha Right On Time In'79."

austin-peoy state u To the Brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Theta Pi Chapter sends warm greetings and be^t wishes for the 35

new year. We would like to share with the frat some of the light we have seen and, better yet, the light that we are reaching for. Since our last correspondence, Theta Pi has contributed many services to the Austin Peay community. We aided in the Red Cross Blood Drive, gave Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets to the needy, and participated in the local Big Brothers of America. The chapter recently met with the Tennessee State Director of Alpha Phi Alpha, Brother Zenoch Adams. Brother Adams and his staff discussed matters that should be given special emphasis in the chapter. Brother Adams also reminded the chapter that even though we are a small chapter, we are still a big part of Alpha Phi Alpha and we should represent what our fraternity stands for in a very big way. The Brothers of Theta Pi also selected its very own Homecoming Court for the 1978 Homecoming football game. In a special program sponsored by the chapter, the court was announced. Named to the court were: Miss Black & Gold — Miss Denise Dale of Clarksville, Tennessee; Miss Seven Jewels — Miss Pam Carroll of Nashville, Tennessee; and Miss Theta Pi — Miss Gwen Jefferies of Memphis, Tennessee. The court was presented to the community during the APSU Homecoming Parade held on November 4, 1978. On this date, the Brothers of Theta Pi were involved in activities throughout the day. Besides participating in the APSU Homecoming Parade, the chapter displayed a great amount of spirit while supporting the school's homecoming court and the football team. During the evening, the chapter made an impressive showing while "stepping" before a large crowd in the APSU National Guard Armory. The chapter recently completed a community drive that will help us in completing our drive towards aiding the Sickle Cell Anemia Research at Meharry Medical College. Persons who gave donations were given a chance to win one of four turkeys that were given away on November 17, 1978. The winners of the turkeys came from Nashville, Clarksville, and Cunningham, Tennessee, and from Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Two members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority conducted the drawing for the winners. For the new year, Theta Pi has begun to work on plans for inviting underpriviledged children to an Austin Peay basketball game. The chapter plans on carrying out a "study night" 36

once a week for the Brothers and others on the campus to help each other with their deficiencies in school. The chapter will also sponsor the first dance of the year for the APSU students. This money will be donated to help in the Alpha Phi Alpha Million Dollar Drive. Theta Pi chapter is presently the largest among the Black Greek organizations on the Austin Peay campus.

One of the more satisfying ventures of the semester was the induction of seven promising young men into Alphadom. Weathering the storm under the line name "The Legion of Doom," the seven: Kenneth M. Williams, Carlton W. Peace, James Reid, James F. Moore, D. Bernard Alston, Freeman Moore, and Gregory Pittman showed inestimable potential in Scholarship, Service (all with the exception of one Edward Hardison donated blood to the University Blood Kenneth Perry Bank, all actively participated in the campaign of a local Brother running for city office), and Leadership (many of the former are involved in athletic- and scholarship-related activities). "Building on the Past to face the To commemorate Founder's Day, the challenges of the Future" was the Brothers met with their dates at a local theme adopted by the Mu Zeta Chapter restaurant and dined in an atmosphere at the University of North Carolina at of fraternal bliss. This was followed by a Chapel Hill to commence the fall term. reception at the Ram's Clubroom on the Transforming Alpha's basic themes of University campus for the Brothers in Scholarship, Leadership, and Service the varied professional schools and the into realities, the chapter embarked on members of Alpha Kappa Alpha a number of ventures that put Alpha into Sorority, Inc. The evening ended with the forefront of other organizations on an opened party in the fieldhouse. campus. On December 5, the chapter visited a With a series of parties, the chapter local day-care center as one of its serincreased its scholarship fund and set vice projects. aside another fund for needy families. The chapter transferred the fund for On December 6, with campus media needy families in addition to foods exposure, the chapter manned booths collected to the local branch of the in the Student Union for the collection Salvation Army. of monies for the United Negro College Monies from the scholarship fund will Fund. Sensationalizing on the founbe awarded to a college sophomore in dation's theme of "A mind is a terrible the spring and another scholarship will thing to waste," the event proved to be be awarded to a high school senior in a financial success with a donation to May. be made to the state office in January. The chapter became a viable force in As the year ended, chapter University affairs by having represenresolutions were for a stronger comtation in organizations that challenged mitment to scholarship, leadership, and the existing system. Having memservice and to endeavor from bership in the Black Campus Cabinet, mediocrity to excelling in all areas. With composed of twenty-some varied the new year, things look bright for Mu organizations, the Cabinet will meet Zeta. It promises to be a year of rising with the Chancellor of the University at expectations and of conquerable goals. the beginning of the new year to Projects for the new year, already discuss allegations by HEW that the established, are looked to with grave University of North Carolina system has anticipation. been slow in desegregating its universities. The Cabinet plans to submit The headliner for the new year will be proposals to the Chancellor on how it a banquet honoring the Brother of the feels the university system can best Year. Ms. Alpha Phi Alpha—Mu Zeta meet the guidelines proposed by HEW. Chapter, the Alpha Court, and the The Chapter has been actively innotable accomplishments of Brothers. volved in the Inter-fraternity Council The highlight of the semester will be composing thirty White fraternities and the State Convention in which the chapthree Black fraternities. Black fraternal ter will be one of three undergraduate discontent with the council led to the hosts, along with the graduate chapter. formation of a committee on Black/Another highlight for the year will be the White fraternal affairs to discuss annual Black and Gold Ball. Last year, problems with the present council and the ball was a glowing success as it to come up with proposals for the betwas jointly sponsored by unterment of the organization. dergraduate chapters from St.

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Augustine's College, Shaw, North Carolina Central, Duke, and North Carolina State universities. Service projects for the semester include: continued participation in blood drives, visits to senior citizens homes, tutorial workshops, a more concentrated participation in the Big Brother/Little Brother Program and, above all, continued efforts to transform Alpha's basic themes of Scholarship, Leadership, and Service into realities. Through "Manly Deeds, Scholarship and Love for All Mankind," 1979 promises a year of challenging expectations for Mu Zeta as it again ventures out, holding ever-aloft the high ideals of Alpha Phi Alpha.

morehouse college The Brothers of Alpha Rho Chapter extend fraternal greetings to all of our Brothers in Alphadom. "Mighty A Rho," located at Morehouse College since 1924, has enjoyed a long history of service and achievement and this past semester has been no exception. At the beginning of the year, the Brothers held a luncheon for the many Alphamen on Morehouse's faculty to discuss the chapter's goal of academic excellence. It was quite successful, with a good number of constructive suggestions coming forth. As Morehouse's homecoming rolled around, Alpha Rho again took a leading role in making it a success. After the crowning of our Miss Black and Gold, Sharon Barnwell, during her coronation, the Brothers held a gala social affair entitled "At The End Of The Rainbow." As homecoming week drew to a close, the members of the Sphinx Club participated in a Greek show sponsored by the Inter-Fraternal Council. Alpha Rho, along with our Angels, held our annual Halloween Eve party for the children in the Fredrick Douglas Tutorial Program. The program caters to the educational needs of Black youths living in the underpriviledged areas of Atlanta. The party was enjoyed by all who attended with such features as a dance contest, bobbing for apples, musical chairs, a haunted house and refreshments. Each year Alpha Rho collects and distributes several baskets of food to needy families during the Thanksgiving and Christmas season. This year, baskets were well received by families in the John Hope Housing Project. The Brothers also worked with the Toys for Tots Program distributing Christmas The Sphinx / Spring 1979

toys to children who otherwise would have none. On December 2, the Brothers assembled and held a Founder's Day smoker in commemoration of the Jewels. The event was well attended and all left with a renewed interest in the fraternity and its ideals. We take this opportunity to welcome the "Turbulent Ten" into the great realm of Alphadom. They bring the chapter size up to 47 strong. The Brothers are currently working on plans to complete our second payment to the Million Dollar Fund Drive. Other plans on the drawing board include attending the state, regional, and national conventions and the Annual Alpha Week celebration culminating with the Black and Gold Ball. We welcome all Brothers visiting the Atlanta area to stop by Morehouse and share the spirit of brotherhood at Alpha Rho. This year's chapter officers are: Jesse Foy, Jr., President; Michael Williams, Vice-President; Stanley Johnson, Treasurer; Michael Cox, Dean of Pledgees; Robin Ashford, Dean of Probates; Herbert Hart, Recording Secretary; Reginald Scott, Corresponding Secretary; Gary Cloyd, Parliamentarian; Joel Boykins, Editor-to-theSphinx; Milliard Collier, Business Manager; Raymond Vaughn, Chaplain; William Arterbery, Sgt. at Arms; Eddie Green, Historian; Fred Thornton, Financial Secretary; and William Bohannon, Director of Educational Activities.

morris brown college lota Chapter has been active in producing servants for Morris Brown College as well as the community. The word "iota" means small, but the activities of each Brother had been great. Brother James Rucker, our former chapter president, received the Undergraduate Brother of the Year award from Eta Lambda, the graduate chapter in Atlanta. Brother Rucker was chosen from among the Brothers of the five surrounding undergraduate chapters here in Atlanta. Brother David Berry serves as both president of the NAACP chapter at Morris Brown and vicepresident of the Pre-Alumni Council. Brother Greenie Bynum is president of Phi Beta Lambda, the business club, which has a membership of more than one hundred students. Brother James Bender has been named to several honor societies by keeping a 4.0 grade point average, an assistant pastor at a local church, and a highly respected artist on campus. Brother Robert Beasley

is recognized as one of the best tennis players in the Atlanta University Center complex and serves as vice-president of the senior class. Brothers Jonathan Sanders and Chad Bryant sing bass in Morris Brown's renowned concert choir. Brother Jessie Lockhart is a member of Who's Who and Brother Fotha Griffin is sports editor to the school newspaper. These Brothers combine their talents with Brothers Willie Palmer, Cecil Mabry, and Lee Fudge to carry the "Light of the World." lota has sponsored car washes, clean-up campaigns, and "on-the-yard" recreation, just to mention a few of our projects to better enhance life at Morris Brown College. Recently, the Brothers of lota were awarded first place in the SGA annual homecoming Greek show. This is our goal: to continue to be first in everything we do. lota means small, but the Brothers at this chapter stand tall among campus leaders as pillars of excellence.

u of georgio Under the leadership of Brothers James Jackson and Tony Liggett, and with the addition of Brothers Harold Fennell, Anthony Chappell, Earnest Stillwell, and Nathaniel Stevenson, the Zeta Pi chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha saw one of its most profound dreams become a reality; the establishment of the Larry Leroy Golden Memorial Scholarship Fund. The fund is in memory of Brother Larry Golden, who passed on to Omega chapter on May 25, 1978. He had served the Zeta Pi chapter, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, faithfully since 1976. The fund was established when the total amount reached one thousand dollars. The next goal is to have the fund perpetuated, which will come when the fund reaches five thousand dollars. During fall quarter we also had a very successful Alpha Week, which was highlighted by our annual Black and Gold Ball. We are now looking onward to winter quarter and our first Miss Black and Gold Pagent and the state convention. We also have several service projects planned with special emphasis being placed on the Athens community and the Black families composing it.

borber-scotio college The Brothers of the Zeta Epsilon chapter, Barber-Scotia College, Concord, North Carolina, extend our warmest wishes and success for all 37

Alphamen in the New Year. In the light of a new year, the Brothers here project a new day for Zeta Epsilon. ZE was reactivated during the 1973-74 school year, thus making the three-year period up to this point, a period of transition and consolidation. Using the past semester strictly for planning, in the enthusiastic spirit of Alpha, we have finally gotten our feet on the ground and Alpha Brothers everywhere can look forward to hearing from ZE in 1979. We will elaborate on our plans for the spring in a later issue. The Brothers of ZE have continued to hold high the name of Alpha at BarberScotia College. The chapter membership stands as follows: Brothers Donald Lewis, President, Sophomore majoring in Accounting, Student Government Attorney General, Who's Who Among Students at American Colleges and Universities, Honor Student; Christopher Brown, Vice President, Junior majoring in Accounting, Honor Student, Who's Who Among Students at American Colleges and Universities, BSC Choir soloist; James Reed, Secretary, Senior majoring in Sociology, inducted into the National Social Register of Prominent College Students and Graduates, Student Government President, member of BSC Board of Trustees, BSC Choir soloist; Morris Avery, Assistant SecretaryFinancial Secretary, Junior majoring in Business Administration, Regional champion and representative to the NAIA 1978 National Wrestling Competition, Student Government Business Manager-Treasurer, Honor Student; Leroy Wells, Treasurer-Dean of Pledges, senior majoring in Political Science, Who's Who Among Students at American Colleges and Universities, member of Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society, recipient of Academic Citations and Awards over a three-year period, Candidate for Summa Cum Laude graduate, member of BSC Choir; Ronzoni White, Historian, Senior majoring in Business administration, Honor Student, Poet. We owe many thanks to campus and area Graduate Brothers who unselfishly supplied us with much-needed motivation and guidance. Many thanks to Graduate Brothers: Michael Washington, BSC Choir Director and Chapter Advisor; Claude Josiah, Class and Lab. Assistant-Recruitment, ZE 1978 BSC Honor Graduate; Eugene Mathis, English Instructor-Chapter Advisor; Brother Mills, Math Instructor; Donald Anderson, Food Service Direc38

tor; Ronald Reid, Bank employeeCharlotte, North Carolina, ZE 1978 BSC Honor Graduate. We beckon all Brothers to look and listen for ZETA EPSILON, for if you hear any noise, it's just Zeta Epsilon . . . MOVIN' ON.

Development Center; Economic Opportunity Development Corporation; Ella Austin Community Center; Project Free; Bethel United Methodist Church Day Care Center, and the Young Women's Christian Association. President Hays is quoted as saying, "Each year for the past twelve years, the Brothers of Delta Rho Lambda have attempted to service the segment of our community that has expressed a need where children are concerned. The fifty-two Brothers comprising the Chapter membership feel a sense of The Christmas spirit was quite pride in having the opportunity to be evident on Thursday evening, Novemservants to the needs of our people," ber 30, at the Villita Assembly Hall, San he said. Antonio. It was the occasion of the A souvenir bulletin was distributed. Twelfth Annual "Toys for Tots" Dance Brother James Lewis was chairman of staged by Delta Rho Lambda, San Anthe committee that produced this outtonio, Texas. standing Alpha publication. The formal dance brought an atThe 1978 Toy Dance Committee tendance of just under 800 guests, was co-chaired by Brothers Murrence each donating a toy for some less forGilford and Robert Wilson. tunate child's Christmas. Delta Rho Lambda Chapter also The brief program included greetings selected its Alpha Man of the Year, from the chapter president, William Brother Bernard McCutchen. This Hays, Jr. The Alpha Brothers were sumhonor was bestowed upon him on Sunmoned to the center of the Assembly day, December 10, 1978, at the chapHall dance floor and in a locked-hands ter's Founders' Day Celebration that circle they sang the official "Alpha took place at the Non-Commissioned Hymn" around a beautifully decorated Officers Club, Brooks Air Force Base, white Christmas tree. Texas. The extra excitement came into Brother Bernard has been a frater focus when frater Gilford introduced only a short period of time. However, he U.S. Congressman Henry B. Gonzalez has displayed a tremendous amount of and State (Texas) Representative Lou fraternal spirit and perseverance. As Nell Sutton. Gonzalez congratulated the Treasurer, he has performed, and confraternity Brothers for an outstanding tinues to do so, in a manner that is most dance and the fine work being done for rewarding for the chapter and himself children. as well. Immediately following the dance, the He is a graduate of Webster's toys were distributed among the College, St. Louis, Missouri; and St. following Alamo City agencies for their Mary's University, San Antonio. Brother needy children: Mt. Zion Baptist Church McCutchen is married to the very Day Care Center; Miller's Child elegant and talented Penny Saunders who is a professional bridal consultant and merchandiser. They have three charming daughters: Vonzetta, Dina, Angela. The Founders' Day breakfast celebration included a moving and challenging address by Brother Colonel Brodes Hartley, Jr. Brother Hartley suggested that we "get the House of Alpha in order." He reminded us that the "house" is well constructed, but it needs a window cleaning." The founding Brothers honored on the occasion were: Bernard A. Adams, Ulysses J. Andrews, Levi Jackson, Sr., John D. McDonald, Reginald T. Pickard, John W. Warren, James Wright, and Brother Bernard McCutchen, Delta RhoJimmy Taylor. Brothers Levi Jackson Lambda Chapter's Alpha Man of the Yearand Jimmy Taylor have been tranrecipient. sferred to the Omega Chapter.

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This was the second Founders' Day celebration attended by the wives and sweethearts of the Brothers. Their presence made all the difference. Brother Allen Melonson chaired the Committee responsible for the well-puttogether program along with committee members John Harris, John McDonald, and Booker Cameron.

utâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;el paso The beaming smiles of children greeted the Brothers as they entered the small adobe home in El Paso's Lower Valley. Grocery bags were thrust into the arms of the youngsters, who soon scurried into the dwelling's kitchen, where a barren table awaited. From the Brothers came two pumpkin pies, rolls, tea, dressing, and then there was the turkey . . . Although it was two days before the official holiday, members of Zeta Kappa Chapter, University of Texas, El Paso, Texas, provided a Thanksgiving dinner for a family of eight who otherwise might not have enjoyed the traditional meal. Brother Winston Watkins, chapter member, explained that four Brothers visited the family's home where they learned that the children's mother had gone to the hospital to undergo cancer treatments. Six youngsters and their elderly grandmother remained, however, and graciously accepted the Brothers' gifts. "One of the goals of our Fraternity is love for all Mankind," Brother Watkins explained, citing the chapter's $30 expenditure for groceries. An El Paso clergyman aided the Brothers in locating the needy family, and Brother Watkins added that the chapter planned to provide toys at Christmas for the children of another destitute family.

louisiana Brother Leonard Wilmer, publicity chairman of Delta Upsilon Lambda Chapter, and Brother Murphy Nash, president of Delta Upsilon Lambda, recently bestowed upon Brother Raymond Green the chapter's Alpha Man of the Year award. Brother Green's selection was based upon his outstanding contributions to the local chapter's activities, educational programs, employment of the disadvantaged, and problems dealing with juvenile The Sphinx / Spring 1979

Brothers Leonard Wilmer (left) and Murphy Nash (right) of Delta Upsilon Lambda Chapter present the Alpha Man of the Year award to Brother Raymond Green (center).

delinquency. He is presently serving as a curriculum specialist with the Caddo Parish School System in Shreveport, Louisiana.

prairie view a & m The Brothers of Eta Gamma Chapter at Prairie View, Texas, along with the Brothers of Epsilon Tau Lambda celebrated the Founding of our fraternity in a special Founders' Day Observance Program on December 10, 1978, in the H. E. Anderson, Sr., Auditorium at the University. The Honorable Representative Senfronia Thompson, Congresswoman from the 8th Texas District, delivered the keynote address for the occasion. Her address theme centered around "A Tribute to the Black Woman," which is in keeping with Alpha Phi Alpha's National theme for 1978. A special feature of the program was the recognition of two outstanding young women at Prairie View. Dr. Anne Campbell, retired Head of the English Department, received the Meritorious Award for her outstanding contributions to Black Womanhood throughout the years. Miss Penny Songy, Basileus of Zeta Gamma Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, was presented the Achievement Award for her outstanding accomplishments and scholastic achievements at Prairie View A&M University.

Brothers Harvey R. Turner and Elliot M. Kerl were also honored. Brother Turner, retired Math Professor and Treasurer of Epsilon Tau Lambda, was presented the FIFTY YEAR Award. Brother Kerl, Vice President of Eta Gamma, was selected Brother-of-theYear. In being selected for this award, Brother Kerl has exemplified the true meaning of Alpha Phi Alpha through his community and fraternity activities, and his overall scholastic honors. Also, he currently serves as Vice President of the Texas State Council of Alpha Chapters. The Brothers would also like to acknowledge the completion of another successful pledge program which saw the initiation of five gallant young men into Alpha Land. They are Brothers Benny Smith, Hooks, Texas; Jimmy Williams, Fort Worth, Texas; Donovan Turnquest, Freeport, Bahamas; Michael Jackson, Houston, Texas; and Rickey Gaines, Tyler, Texas. The Chapter welcomes these young Brothers and are looking forward to their carrying on the tradition of Alpha Phi Alpha â&#x20AC;&#x201D; servants of all. In addition, the Brothers extend congratulations to each neophyte Brother upon their recent nomination to "Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities for 1978-79. This represents the first time in the history of the Greek Organizations at the University (another first for Eta Gamma) that an entire pledge club was nominated for this distinct honor, which incidently has an overall line average of 3.4, the highest 39

of all Fall '78 pledge clubs. Other accomplishments for the Brothers include: the induction of Brother Benny Smith into Alpha Kappa Mu, the highest honor society on all college campuses; Brother Rickey Gaines, Outstanding Cadet of the Month (December) from the Army R.O.T.C. Department; and Brother Jimmy Williams, a sophomore, was asked and accepted an offer to assist Brother Dr. George Woolfolk, Head, History Department, and a most noted Historian in the writing of a book centered around the "Anti-Bellum South." Last, but not least, Eta Gamma pays homage to Brothers Lawrence Fryer, Jr., and Mitchell Normand, Jr., who both received the Bachelor of Science Degree in Animal Science and Electrical Engineering in December, respectively. Additionally, Brother Fryer was commissioned into the Marine Corps as a 2nd Lieutenant and will take up active duty in Quantico, Virginia. Likewise, Brother Normand received his commission as an Ensign in the U. S. Navy, and will be stationed in Pensacola, Florida. Eta Gamma is proud of the accomplishments of these Brothers and wishes them success in their endeavors as they continue to carry the Alpha Banner high. As we close the Fall Semester, the Brothers take this time to reflect on the Chapter's accomplishments and look forward to another successful year in Alphadom. In closing, we wish to express our sincere appreciation and thanks to Brothers Neal Baines, Raymond Carreathers, and Major William Russel for their diligent assistance as Chapter Advisors for 1978-79. Jimmy 'Whimp' Williams

WEST California More than 35-Brothers turned out on a Wednesday night (November 1, 1978) to meet with Brother General President James R. Williams at a local restaurant in Pasadena, California. Brother Ray W. Bartlett, president of Eta Pi Lambda chapter, coordinated the event with only six-days notice of the General President's availability for such a gathering. Representatives from the Greater Los Angeles area's 14-chapters were in attendance. The event was limited to Brothers and the 40

evening was highlighted by dinner and remarks from Brother Williams. Brother Raymond W. Cannon, past General President of the fratrnity, also attended and inspired those in attendance with his wit and profund knowledge. Aside from Brother Cannon, another 50 plus years Alpha was present. Brother Clifford Prince, an active member of Eta Pi Lambda, is a 1925 graduate of the University of Southern California's School of Pharmacy. Brother Williams spoke of matters and challenges now confronting the fraternity. He and local brothers also exchanged ideas and concerns relevant to Alpha's growth. Brother William Daily, Western States Southern Director, asked Brother Bartlett to host the evening. It was a rare opportunity for the Brothers of Eta Pi Lambda. It was a serious but fun-filled evening. Brother Williams was able to see that Alpha is alive and well in Pasadena and the Greater Los Angeles, California.

California state u. at fresno The Epsilon Beta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha located at California State University, Fresno, is currently embarking on what we hope to be an unprecedented year. We have a new slate of officers which include: Dwight F. King, President; Michael A. Graham, VicePresident; Larry B. Franklin, Treasurer; and Jerry York, Recording Secretary. O. J. Mitchell, who was the recipient of the $1,000 academic scholarship presented at the General Convention in Minneapolis, is our Corresponding Secretary. The spirit of fraternity runs deep in our chapter. This is the type of spirit that has enabled our chapter to be chosen as the Western Region's Chapter of the Year for two of the past three years. This year we have decided that our past accomplishments are not enough, we must continue to stride toward our goal to achieve excellence. Some of the projects we have completed since the beginning of the academic year are as follows: September, Epsilon Beta carried a group of underpriveleged youths to the Ringling Brothers Circus. October, Epsilon Beta awarded $2,000 in scholarships to two qualifying high school students aspiring to continue their education in four year institutions.

October - On Halloween night our chapter sponsored a Halloween Watch and party for children who primarily came from broken homes. We played a number of games with the children, served refreshments, then afterwards took them Trick or Treating. November, Epsilon Beta, for the first time in our history, entered a float in the Homecoming festivities and parade at the university. We designed and built the float ourselves; and needless to say the float was Black and Gold. November - On November 21st, EB distributed food baskets to needy families in Fresno. This event represents one of the projects handled by our Community Service Committee. November - Our education committee began a tutorial program for school age youngsters from grades 4-12. The program is held at the West Fresno Boy's Club on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 5 to 7 PM. The tutorial service has met with so much success that educators from all around the city of Fresno have come to observe our techniques. In the area of social activities for the first half of the 1978-79 academic year we have done the following: Sensitivity Sessions - Once monthly our chapter has a sensitivity session for the purpose of bringing our members together to hash out any differences or ill feeling that one brother may have against another. We do not feel as though our members should hide or be afraid to speak his mind. Founders' Day - On December 2, we hosted our annual Founders' Day Banquet. The theme for this year's banquet was "Back to Basics." Other social activities included three fund raisers and an installation of officers banquet held in late September. This fall we ran a pledge line. This was the first time in 10 years that Epsilon Beta has pledged a line in the fall. Brother Powell R. Brannon was Dean of Pledges. We have done away with the brutality in our pledge program. It seems to have been successful because after the "mental breakdown" that this line experienced we initiated two new members into Alpha Phi Alpha; they were Brothers Van Easter and Booker Whitaker. These neophytes crossed over on the eve of our Founder's Day Banquet. During the banquet Brother Easter and Brother Whitaker spoke about their experiences during the pledge period. The Sphinx / Spring 1979

The brotherhood is strong in our chapter and we enjoy sharing this unity with other chapters. We therefore open our doors to all chapters by way of visitation or letter to share in our experiences and, in return, share your ideas about brotherhood with us. — D wight King

California The children's Christmas party, sponsored by Zeta Beta Lambda's Committee on Community Growth and Development, December 23, 1978, was one of the Chapter's most outstanding and impressive events of the year. The party was given for the children of the Shiloh Arms neighborhood where 170 youngsters — ages one to thirteen — participated, receiving gifts of toys along with a variety of "goodies" for their yuletide pleasure. Also in attendance were approximately. sixty parents. Brother James Patterson, Committee Chairman, along with Brothers Tuddy Hayes, Howard Penn, Sam Johnson, L. C. Johnson, and others who planned and hosted this event are to be commended for such outstanding community service.

When one reviews the activities of ZBL, 1978, the year must be characterized as a year of progress; not only in terms of an increased quality membership but also in the areas of individual commitment and dedication, promotion of social affairs which enhance the spirit of fraternalism, more effective work on the part of Committees, ZLB's enthusiastic participation in the National Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota, attended by the everfaithful Brothers Clifford Basfield, Vern Freeman, Teddy Hayes, Charles Townsel, and Chapter President Herman Smith who served as delegates. Other Brothers in attendance were: Gipson, West, and Gay. The wives of Brothers Basfield, West, and Gay charmed the conventioneers with their presence. During the Convention, ZBL Chapter was honored at the Life Membership Breakfast by receiving an award for outstanding leadership in Life Membership activity. Another point of interest is the fact that Brother V. Freeman has developed the idea of a Chapter newsletter; in fact, the first edition was distributed to the Brothers in November 1978. This is an invaluable instrument with great potential.

We are reminded that we are in our 25th year of Alphadom, here in Sacramento, and our Founders' Day Brunch Committee is at work planning this event. The principal speaker for the occasion is General Thomas Clifford, Deputy Secretary of Defense for Public Relations, March 1,1978. Other Notes: Brother Thomas Robinson, Dean of Pledges, has six Sphinxmen on line. . . .How about Brother Charles Townsel's Christmas house party for Brothers and Wives! . . .Brother Milton McGhee (Life Member) was recently elected President of Local Branch NAACP. . . .Brother John Hendrix and his charming wife, Alcorn, Mississippi, visited Brother George Porter and his wife Pauline (Hendrix) Porter during the Holiday Season. . . The Annual ALPHA dance at the Senator Hotel. . . .Brother Horace Holmes and his wife Reatha send greetings from Betburg, Germany, where he is instructor in Business and Law Enforcement Courses under the auspices of the City Colleges of Chicago. He is also engaged in completing his dissertation (PHDatUSC). A. Fairfax

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Brother LEON VICTOR ANDERSON entered Omega Chapter in St. Francis Hospital, Wilmington, Delaware, December 29, 1978, following a short illness. Brother Anderson was an active member of Gamma Theta Lambda Chapter in Wilmington for many years. Brother Anderson was one of Wilmington's outstanding physicians and enjoyed a lucrative practice for many years prior to his retirement in 1975. Brother Anderson's funeral rites were held at Bethel A.ME. Church in Wilmington. Alpha's Omega chapter services were conducted at the Congo Funeral Home, 201 North Gray Avenue prior to these rites. Interment was had at Riverview Cemetery, Wednesday, January 3, 1979. He is survived by a devoted wife, Beulah; daughters Joan of New York and Carole of Studio City, California; sons Attorney Merle Leslie Hughes of Philadelphia and Leon, Jr.; several brothers and a sister, Maude.

Brother Barnes was long-time treasurer of A & T National Alumni Association and one of the founders of the alumni's scholarship program which has helped over 300 youngsters earn a college degree. Born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Dr. Barnes graduated from A & T in 1908 and taught bacteriology and animal husbandry at the university for 12 years before entering the Howard University School of Dentistry. He practiced dentistry in Greensboro for 43 years before retiring. He was an active member of the Church of the Redeemer, one of the founders of the Hayes-Taylor YMCA, a charter member of the Greensboro Men's Club, a former board member of the L. Richardson Hospital, and a long-time member of the Kappa Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha. In 1967, A & T dedicated the $1.4 million B. W. Barnes Building as the home of the university's biology department. Brother CHARLES CAMPBELL, age 76, entered Omega Chapter December 20, 1978, in Baltimore, Maryland. Brother Campbell was born in Jamaica and in 1921 emigrated to the United States. He attended Morgan College, graduating in 1925. After teaching in the city school system for a brief period, he enrolled in Meharry Medical School, Nashville, Tennessee, and received his medical degree in 1935. Brother Campbell returned to Baltimore and completed his internship at Provident Hospital where he also was a nursing instructor. He remained there as a member of the medical staff. He established the health program at Morgan and remained as the school's chief physician until 1975. In 1974, he was named Alumnus of the Year and later was inducted into the Morgan State College Hall of Fame. Brother Campbell was an active member of Delta Lambda Chapter in Baltimore, Maryland, and also a Life Member He was a member of the city, state, and national medical associations; the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland; the Baltimore County Medical Society; and was grand examiner of the Prince Hall Masons of Maryland. Delta Lambda Chapter conducted Omega Chapter services at the St. James Episcopal Church in Baltimore, with words of tribute given by Brother Robert Alston Smith. Brother Campbell is survived by his wife, Mildred Walker Campbell; two sisters, Clara Scott and Ella Johnson; and two brothers, Lester and Albert Campbell.

Brother Horace D. Andrews

Brother B. W. Barnes

The House of Alpha was rocked and deeply saddened on Thursday, January 18, 1979, with the news of the passing of Brother HORACE D. ANDREWS, president of Alpha Mu Lambda Chapter, Knoxville, Tennessee For us it was a devastating blow. For the news was of a man who was the essence of Alpha Phi Alpha. The following excerpt from the eulogy of Brother Rev. Robert Wallace spoke to the singular traits of this Brother: "A man's life is action. And that action should be enough to speak itself. Within that life of action, man touches individuals, leaving with them an impression of what he is or was. And by touching us, even if only for a moment, and by being in our presence, Horace Andrews has left many memories for each and every one of us. . . . We saw Horace as a Brother and a leader in our Fraternity â&#x20AC;&#x201D; working to uphold the principles and ideas dear to every Alpha man Be it in a meeting, a convention, or the everyday fellowship, The Alpha Man' was always present." Brother Andrews was a graduate of Austin High School and Knoxville College, both in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was active with the Urban League, the Economic Development Council, the YMCA, and many organizations. As a teacher he was dedicated to the education of our youth. Brother B. W. BARNES, a retired Greensboro dentist and civic leader, died in 1978 at the age of 93. At the time of his passing he was the oldest known graduate of North Carolina AST State University. Revered as one of the city's most honored citizens, Dr. Barnes in 1971 became the first Black to win the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce's Distinguished Citizen Award. Brother Barnes had been associated with A & T in some capacity for over 73 years. Brother Dr. Lewis Dowdy, Chancellor of A & T, said "In Dr. Barnes' death, the university has lost a friend which can't be replaced." The Sphinx / Spring 1979

Brother Darryl Davis

Brother DARRYL DAVIS, age 20, entered Omega Chapter on September 25, 1978, at his home in Markham, Illinois. Brother David was initiated into Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Nu Epsilon Chapter on December 10, 1977. He was first line "Anchor" and had the nickname "Strike." This dedicated brother served as the financial secretary and on our activity committee. His sudden death has not only touched the hearts of his Fraternity Brothers, but also those who knew him when he attended Lewis University. Brother Davis was born on May 30, 1958, and was studying for a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication. Brother Davis was a true ALPHA and a big man in many ways. His passing into Omega Chapter will be felt by all. "We Cherish Thy Mem'ry, Thy Good Name We'll Revere, To Thy Glory, Thy Honor. Dear Brother." 43

Brother DONNY HATHAWAY, a multi-talented vocalist and pianist, entered Omega Chapter January 14,1979, in New York City. Brother Hathaway was one of the nation's most prolific writers, winning a Grammy Award in 1973. A graduate of the Howard University School of Music, Hathaway's genius encompassed effectively the dimensions of jazz, rhythm and blues, rock, classical, and country. A native of Chicago, Brother Hathaway went to St. Louis to live with his grandmother, an accomplished gospel singer. At three he became famous as "Donny Pitts â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the nation's youngest gospel singer." At Howard, he was attending the institution on a fine arts scholarship but was thinking seriously about becoming a minister or teacher. Music claimed him after he began playing in the Washington area with a trio to earn money for school. He not only became a vocal and piano celebrity, but produced, arranged, and conducted for such artists as Lena Home, Roberta Flack, Curtis Mayfield, Jerry Butler, the Staple Singers, Carla Thomas, Woody Herman, and many others. He was perhaps best known to the general public for his collaborations with Roberta Flack, including the popular "The Closer I Get To You." In addition to assisting with scoring the soundtrack for the movie "Comeback Charleston Blue," he sang the theme for the CBS-TV weekly comedy hit, "Maude." Brother Hathaway was married to the former Eulaulah Vann of Danville, Virginia, who attended Howard University School of Music and received her masters at Manhattan Conservatory of Music. They had one daughter, Eulaulah Donyll. Brother Hathaway was initiated into Alpha Phi Alpha at Beta Chapter, Howard University. Brother BILLY T. JENNINGS, was killed in an apparent, unsolved robbery attempt on January 21, 1979, at his Southwest Washington, D. C, apartment. Jennings, a Superior Court probation officer, was the nephew of Brother J. M. Poteat of Mu Lambda. He was graduated from Winston Salem Teachers College, where he was initiated into Alpha Phi Alpha and did graduate work at American and Howard Universities.

Brother Percy E. Mauney

Brother PERCY E. MAUNEY, a member of Mu Lambda Chapter, Washington, D. C, entered Omega Chapter in January 1978. Brother Mauney attended the public schools of New Castle, Pennsylvania, and after high school went on to Geneva College and Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. He came to Washington in the late 1940s where he attended Catholic University. Brother Mauney served in the United States Army with major duties in Germany. He was affiliated with the Masons and P.H.A. Most of his career was in the insurance business, which resulted in obtaining his own brokerage license. He was also employed by the United Planning Organization, where he served as Director of Project FIND (Friendless Isolated, Needy, Disabled). On July 26, 1953, he married Gloria Means and to this union were born two children, Shari and Louis. Brother Mauney was a member of Plymouth Congregational Church where he served as Trustee and Usher and worked with other committees and organizations. Final obsequies for Brother BOOKER T. McGRAW, a retired official of the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, were held at Howard University's Rankin Chapel on December 18, 1978. McGraw, 79, died of smoke asphyxiation in a fire in his Southwest Washington, D. C, apartment. Dr. McGraw, a native of Georgia, joined the fraternity in his early years at Atlanta University and remained loyal to the Mu Lambda Chapter in spirit and deed until the last years of his life. A chapter president in 1926 at the University of Michigan, where he received his MBA. degree, McGraw later won his Ph.D. at Harvard and began teaching at Lincoln University, Missouri. In the next few years he received several executive service appointments in the federal government. In 1966, when Dr. Robert Weaver became the first secretary of HUD, our good brother went with him as assistant for intergroup relations. At the memorial service, Secretary Patricia Harris of HUD, Mayor Walter Washington, and Brother Charles Walker Thomas, who represented Alpha Phi Alpha and the Afro-American History Association, spoke with deep 44

respect and reverance in regard to Brother McGraw's outstanding accomplishments. Mu Lambda brothers paid condolence calls and held an Omega service on the evening before the funeral. Brother HOWARD DOYLE NOBLE, age 55, entered Omega Chapter on October 26, 1978, in St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, after a short illness. Brother Noble was born October 1, 1923, in Yucatan, Missouri, the last child of William and Emma Brown Noble. After completing high school in Spiro, Oklahoma, Brother Noble entered the United States Navy in 1942, and was honorably discharged in December, 1945. After fifteen years in the electronics business, Brother Noble taught electronics at Norfolk State College, Norfolk, Virginia, from 1961 to 1966. From 1966 to 1968, he was supervisor of electronic training programs at Westinghouse's Job Corps Center in Edinburg, Indiana. He also served as Director of Education with the Job Corps in Cincinnati, Ohio. In September of 1968, Brother Noble entered Indiana State University at Terre Haute, where he completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Education and a Masters of Science degree in 1969. In 1972, he continued his education, pursuing the doctoral program at Indiana University, where he received the Doctorate of Education degree in 1977 Brother Noble was initiated into lota Lambda Chapter in Indianapolis in the spring of 1975. In February of 1975, Brother Noble began work as Director of Career Education for the Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township, Lawrence, Indiana, where he remained until he entered Omega Chapter! He was an active member of the American Vocational Association, the Indiana Schoolmen's Club, the Indiana Vocational Association, and Epsilon Phi Tau. He was founder of Lawrence Shelters, Inc. Brother Noble leaves to mourn his passing his widow, June Outlaw Noble, three sons, one daughter, five brothers, two sisters, three grandchildren, and two stepdaughters. Following funeral services at Indianapolis, Brother Noble's body was cremated and interred at Yucatan, Missouri. Attorney WILBUR W. SEWELL, past president of Mu Lambda chapter, died of a heart attack at Howard University Hospital, November 17,1978. Born in Galveston, Texas, Brother Sewell won his A.B. at Wiley College, an L.L.B. at Howard, and a Master of Laws degree at National University. After serving as an army captain in World War II, Brother Sewell practiced law for many years in Washington, D. C , and distinguished himself in a number of organizations, including Alpha Phi Alpha. Attorney Sewell was a member of the Board of Trustees and President of the Laymen's League of the All Soul's Unitarian Universalist Church, an office representative of the highest attainment a layman can achieve in this organization. Ever mindful of his ties with his native state, life member Brother Sewell was a legal consultant to the Texas Club of Washington. The final service at Howard's Rankin Chapel was a dignified one in keeping with the qualities of the deceased. Rev. David Eaton, minister of All Souls Unitarian Church; Mayor Walter Washington and Brother Dr Walter Booker spoke very appropriately. The continuity of deep concern was much in evidence at the chapter's Omega service held at the funeral parlor on the previous evening. Brother Sewell is survived by his wife, Dr. Marianna Sewell, of the Howard faculty, and two sisters. Brother C. F. TOLES passed into Omega Chapter, December 1978 He was a member of Alpha Sigma Lambda Chapter, Dallas, Texas. Brother Toles was an outstanding scholar, having received his Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Michigan in 1952. Dr. Toles was the first person to receive a doctorate degree (earned) in the Dallas Independent School District. Brother Toles was a teacher, Professor of Education at Bishop College, and he also taught at Southern Methodist University and the University of Michigan. Brother HAROLD L. TRIGG, the first Black member of the North Carolina State Board of Education, entered Omega Chapter in 1978. Brother Trigg served on the state school board from 1947 until 1973. Brother Trigg taught mathematics at Bennett College in Greensboro and later taught at Winston-Salem College. In the mid-20's he moved to Raleigh to become State Superintendent of Black high schools, a position he held until the 1930's when he spent a brief term in Washington as a federal education administrator. After his return to North Carolina, he served as President of Elizabeth City State University and later as President of Saint Augustine's College in Raleigh. He lectured at Livingstone College in Salisbury before moving to New York City in 1975. He was also a member of many national, state and local professional organizations and a member of numerous boards and commissions, including the North Carolina Commission of Higher Facilities. Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, Brother Trigg was a member of the American Legion, a 33rd degree Mason, and a member of Kappa Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha. He was a member of the Church of the Redeemer. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, a son, and other collateral relatives.

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Moses Melvin Morrison* Roscoe C. Giles* Frederick Miller Drawer " M " Mount) Bayou, MS 38762 Charles H. Garvin* Henry L. Dickason* Henry Arthur Callis* Howard H. Long* W. A. Pollard* Daniel D. Fowler* L L. McGee* S. S. Booker* Raymond W. Cannon 2008 Virginia Road Los Angeles, CA 90016 B. Andrew Rose* Charles H. Wesley 1824 Taylor Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20011 Rayford W. Logan 3001 Veazey Terrace, N.W., No. 326 Washington, DC 20008 Belford V. Lawson, Jr. 1140 Connecticut Avenue, N.W Washington, DC 20036 A. Maceo Smith* Frank L Stanley, Sr.* Myles A. Paige 4124 Kenway Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90008 William H. Hale* T. Winston Cole 124 S.W. 23rd Gainesville, FL 32601 Lionel H. Newsom Central State University Wilberforce, OH 45384 Ernest N. Morial 1101 Harrison Avenue New Orleans, LA 70122 Walter Washington Alcorn State University, Lorman, MS 39096 •OMEGA CHAPTER

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EAST INTERNATIONAL ^ , (DISTRICT I) Director ' McKinley A. OeShield. Ph.D. Dean Coll o! Agriculture Univarsity of Liberia Monrovia. Liberia Africa (Area I) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Kappa Phi (II of Liberia Cuttington Coll - #439) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Eta Epsilon Lambda (Monrovia, Liberia - #260) No Report Europe (Area II) •Theta Theta Lambda (Frankfort. Germany - #285) Roy T Scales (CS) HQ 2d BN. 3d Field Artillery APO New York, NY 09077 Caribbean (Area III) Theta Epsilon Lambda (St Thomas, VI - #282) No Report lota Sigma Lambda (St. Croix. VI - #518) No Report Epsilon Theta Lambda (Hamilton. Bermuda - #219) No Report 'Iota Epsilon Lambda (Nassau. Bahamas - #506) A Cubell Rolle (CS) P 0 Box 2481 Nassau N.P, Bahamas Asia (Area IV) Mu Phi Lambda Cpt G G Long 587 68 5703 USA FAO K APO San Francisco. CA 96301

ALUMNI CHAPTERS Beta Sigma Lambda (Hartford- #161) Thomas D Harris, IV (P) 135 Canterbury Hartford, CT 06112 Zeta Phi Lambda (Stamford - #253) William D. McLean (P) 19 Oakwood Drive Seymour. CT 06483 Eta Alpha Lambda (New Haven - #256) Ronald E. Manning (P) 140 Stimson Road New Haven, CT 06511 Rhode Island (Area III) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Gamma (Brown U - #25) Michael C. Fwier P. 0 Box 1167- Brown University Providence. Rl 02912 ALUMNI CHAPTERS 'Mu Theta Lambda (Providence - #553) Tophas Anderson (P) P 0 Box 6062 Providence, Rl 02940 New Hampshire (Area IV) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Hull t i i i (Dartmouth College-#381) Daniel Smith (P) H. B. 5024 Dartmouth College Hanover. NH 03755

NEW YORK STATE (DISTRICT III)

ALUMNI CHAPTERS Seta Pi Lambda (Albany- #159) Donald W. Johnson (T) 60 Fullerton Avenue Schenectady, NY 12304 Theta Chi Lambda (Schenectady - #298) No Report lota lota Lambda (Rome-#510) No Report Hudson Valley (Area IV) ALUMNI CHAPTERS Eta Zeta Lambda (New Rochelle - #261) No Report Eta Chi Lambda (Nyack - #276) Walter C. Blount. Jr P.O Box 130 Orangeburg. NY 10962 Kappa Upsilon Lambda (Mid Hudson Valley - #542) Samuel L. Tucker (S) Box 230. Mountain Rd. Otisville. NY 10963 New York City (Metropolitan) (AreaV) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Eta (Metropolitan - #7) Michael Foster (VP) 11569 157th Street Queens. NY 11434 Zeta Eta (Columbia U - #338) Kevin S McNeil (T) 534 W 114th Street New York. NY 10025 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Gamma Lambda (New York-#125) AlvinrYilks(P) 382 Central Pk.. West

Director Clifford R Ctemmons 22125 Manor Road Queens Village. NY 11427 Western New York State (Area I) J e " ¥o.rk- NY 10024 Kappa Xi Lambda COLLEGE CHAPTERS (New York - #536) Delta Epsilon No Report (U of Buffalo - #93) (DISTRICT II) Brooklyn and Long Island (Area VI) No Report Director COLLEGE CHAPTERS Mu Sigma Delta Chi McKinley Hackett (U of Rochester- #458) P9 0 Box 1287 (City of Brooklyn - #308) No Report Frammgham. MA 01701 Steven E Palmer (CS) ALUMNI CHAPTERS Massachusetts (Area I) Rho Lambda 10202 Van Wyck Exp COLLEGE CHAPTERS (Buffalo - #116) Queens. NY 11419 •Sigma 'Theta Epsilon No Report (Adelphi U - #380) (Metropolitan - #17) Eta Theta Lambda Caesar A. Raynor, Ir. (A) Roderick Blair (Wyandoance - #263) Linen Hall. Box 107 8 Sewall Street No Report Adelphi University Roxbury, MA 02120 Eta Rho Lambda Garden City, NY 11530 Alpha Kappa (Rochester- #271) Kappa Rho (Metropolitan - #32) Carl E. Hilton (P) Inactive (C W Post College - #435) 135 Fairhill Drive ALUMNI CHAPTERS Rochester, NY 14618 Arthur Matthews (P) 'Epsilon Gamma Lambda Central New York State (Area II) Brookville Hall, Rm 235 (Boston - #214) C W, Post College COLLEGE CHAPTERS lames Howard (CS) Greenvale. NY 11548 Alpha 104 Greenwood Street ALUMNI CHAPTERS (Cornell U - #1) Boston, MA 02121 Gamma lota Lambda Donald Debouse Theta lota Lambda (Brooklyn Long Island - #175) 312 Thurston Avenue (Springfield - #286) John M Williams (S) Ithaca. NY 14850 Ernest 1 Henderson 51 Alabama Avenue Delta Zeta P. 0 Box 35, Highland Sta Hempstead. NY 11550 (Syracuse U - #94) Springfield. MA 01109 Zeta Zeta Lambda Felix L James (St Albans - #239) Connecticut (Area II) 1633 E Genesee Street #7 Harry L Turner (CS) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Syracuse. NY 13210 P 0 Box - B Zlta ALUMNI CHAPTERS Cambria Heights. NY 11411 (Yale U - #6) Iota Theta Lambda No Report (Endicott - #509) Kappa Delta Frederick E Johnson (U ol Connecticut - #423) P. 0. Box 232 (District IV) No Report Endicott, NY 13760 MuPhi Iota Kappa Lambda Director (U of Bridgeport - #461) (Syracuse-#511) Elbert C Wisner Arnold Pierce (S) Edgar Blackman 300 Lincoln Dr.. Colonial Terr 11 Gem Avenue Box 1128 Teall Station Ocean. NJ 07112 Bridgeport. CT 06604 Syracuse, NY 13210 Northern New Jersey (Hudson) MuPsi (Area I) Northeast New York State (Area III) (SCSC - #463) COLLEGE CHAPTERS COLLEGE CHAPTERS Henry Rhodes (H) Kappa Zeta 146 Springside Avenue, A I (Newark College of Engineering - #413) (Utica College - #425) New Haven, CT 06515 No Report No Report

NEW ENGLAND

NEW JERSEY

Kappa Beta Lambda (Erie - #525) No Report Central Pennsylvania (Area II) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma Nu (Pennsylvania State U - #78) Paul M Pollock, Jr. (P) 303 Holmes Hall - PSU University Park. PA 16802 ALUMNI CHAPTERS 'Zeta Theta Lambda (Harnsburg- #241) ZaneG Phoenix (P) 600 North 17th Street Harnsburg, PA 17103 Eastern Pennsylvania (Area III) COLLEGE CHAPTERS •Nu Central New Jersey (Area II) (Lincoln U - # 1 2 ) Luther Manning COLLEGE CHAPTERS l03CRendall Hall. Box 721 •Delta lota Lincoln University. PA 19352 (RutgersU-#97) Psi Charles Singletary (S) (U ot Pennsylvania - #22) R.P.O. 0202 Samuel Barham Rutgers College 5131 Parrish Street New Brunswick. NJ 08903 Philadelphia. PA 19139 lota lota Zeta Psi (Trenton State College - #406) (West Chester State Coll #353) No Report DarrellV Freeman (P) Nulota West Chester State College (Glassboro State - #472) Box 3093 Reginald T Butler (VP) West Chester, PA 19380 Box 123. Glassboro Student Center ALUMNI CHAPTERS Glassboro. NJ 08028 Rho ALUMNI CHAPTERS (Philadelphia - #16) Zeta lota Lambda Dr. Thomas H Watkins (P) (Trenlon - #242) 847 N Mt. Pleasant Rd. James Davis, Jr. (S) Philadelphia, PA 19119 70 Tyler Drive Zeta Omicron Lambda Willingboro, NJ 08046 (Philadelphia - #247) Zeta Nu Lambda LaRue Myers (CS) (Plainfreld - #245) 6468 Matthews Street No Report Philadelphia. PA 19119 Theta Psi Lambda (Somerset - #299) Lyman R Lewis 1427 Vivian Street Plamfield. NJ 07060 (District VI) Coastal New Jersey (Area III) ALUMNI CHAPTERS Director Alpha Theta Lambda Thomas R Hunt (Atlantic City-#130) 9 Rickover Court Richard Fauntleroy (CS) Annapolis, MD 21401 808 Surray Avenue Delaware (Area I) Ventnor. NJ 08406 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Zeta Epsilon Lambda Gamma Sigma (Red Bank - #238) (Delaware State College - #83) WoodrowC. Holmes, Jr. (S) Gamma Sigma Chapter 53 Old Bridge Drive c/o Anthony Quann Howell, NJ 07731 Box 347 - Delaware St. Clg Kappa lota Lambda Dover. DE 19901 (Burlington County - #532) ALUMNI CHAPTERS Horton Cooper (AS) Gamma Theta Lambda 24 Mangold Lane (Wilmington - #174) Willingboro. NJ 08046 Joshua Martin (P) 36 Coachhght Court Wilton Newcastle. DE 19720 Zeta Rho Lambda (District V ) (Dover - #249) Reuben Salters(P) Director 109Bertrand Drive Frank Devine Dover. DE 19901 6202 Washington Avenue Philadelphia. PA 19143 Maryland North (Area II) Western Pennsylvania (Area 1) COLLEGE CHAPTERS COLLEGE CHAPTERS Beta Alpha M U M (Morgan State U - #45) (U of Pittsburgh - #14) Robert Allen (P) Kim A Hunt Morgan State University 3990 5th Avenue Baltimore MD 21239 Box 2797 •MuRho Pittsburgh. PA 15213 (Towson State - #457) Iota Sigma John Campbell (CS) (Millersville State Coll. - #414) Towson State University No Report Box 2074 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Towson, MD 21204 Alpha Omicron Lambda Nu Kappa (Pittsburgh - #136) (UM Baltimore County- #473) Wilbur C. Douglass. Jr (S) Leslie L. Ransom (CS) 6521 Deary Street 4429 Clifton Ro - Apt. #5 Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Baltimore, MD 21216 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Alpha Lambda (Newark-#123) Arthur C. Williams 158 Lincoln Street Montclair. NJ 07042 Beta Alpha Lambda (JerseyCity- #145) No Report Delta Mu Lambda (Paterson - #199) James H. Allen (P) 495 East 29th Street Paterson, Nl 07514 Kappa Theta Lambda (Teaneck-#531) IssacMcNatt(S) 125 Voorhees Street Teaneck. NJ 07666

DELAWARE, MARYLAND & D.C.

PENNSYLVANIA

ALUMNI CHAPTERS Delta Lambda (Baltimore - #104) Charles Robinson (P) 3201 Clifton Avenue Baltimore. MD 21216 lota Alpha Lambda (Aberdeen - #502) Monroe L Manning (CS) P. 0 Box 705 Aberdeen, MD 21001 Kappa Kappa Lambda (Baltimore - #533) CarlE Bell(P) 6223 Plymouth Rd Baltimore, MD 21214 Maryland Southwest (Area III) COLLEGE CHAPTERS lota Zeta (U of Maryland - #403) Richard Williams (RS) P 0 Box 259 Calvert Rd. College Park. MD 20740 Mu Upsilon (Frostburg State Coll. - #460) William J Murray, Jr (S) Lane College Center, Box #64 - FSC Frostburg, MD 21532 ALUMNI CHAPTERS lota Upsilon Lambda (Silver Spring - #520) Myron Robertson (CS) 902 Hoyt Street Silver Spring, MD 20902 Kappa Epsilon Lambda (Landover - #528) Charles Guilford (P) 17024 Fairway View Lane Upper Marlboro, MD 20870 Kappa Phi Lambda (Columbia - #543) Edward D. Young (P) P. 0. Box 321 Columbia. M0 21045 Maryland Eastern (Area IV) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Delta Nu (U of Maryland. E S. - #100) OtrsAutry(P) Box 1190. UMES Princess Anne, MD 21853 Eta Zeta (Bowie State College- #359) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Inc Eta Zeta Chapter Box 745 Bowie. MD 20715 ALUMNI CHAPTERS •Delta Omicron Lambda (Princess Anne - #203) Earl S Richardson (P) P. 0 Box 491 Princess Anne. MD 21853 Eta Eta Lambda (Annapolis - #262) Eta Eta Lambda Chapter P. 0. Box 1973 Annapolis. MD 21404 Washington, D.C. (Area V) COLLEGE CHAPTERS •Beta (Howard U - #2) Michael D Welcher (CS) P 0. Box 506, Howard University Washington. DC 20059 NuBeU (American U - #465) Adrian R Brevard (P) 503 Valley Ave. #7 S.E. Washington. DC 20032 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Mu Lambda (Washington-#111) John H. Wallace (CS) 2939 Van Ness Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20008 Omicron Lambda Alpha (Washington - #500) Willie Ruff (CS) 311 Broadleaf D>. N.E. Vienna. VA 22180

VIRGINIA (District VII) Director George Johnson 1362 Green Moss Richmond. VA 23225 Blue Ridge North (Area I) COLLEGE CHAPTERS lota Alpha (Washington & Lee U - #398) No Report lota Beta (U of Virginia- #399) Rickey White (P) Box 430. Newcomb Hall Station Charlottesville, VA 22903 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Gamma Alpha Lambda (Charlottesville - #167) Stephen D Waters (S) Box 3036 Charlottesville, VA 22903 Blue Ridge South (Area II) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Theta lota (Virginia Polytechnic U - #384) Michael Morgan (CS) P 0 Box 346 Blacksburg. VA 24060 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Kappa Lambda (Roanoke- #132) No Report Gamma Nu Lambda (Lynchburg- #178) No Report Southern Virginia (Area III) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Delta Tau (St. Paul's Polytechnic - #305) John Ross (CS) Saint Paul's College Lawrenceville. VA 23868 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Delta Nu Lambda (Danville - #200) Moms H Cralt (P) 136 Andes Drive Danville, VA 24541 Epsilon Omicron Lambda (Lawrenceville - #225) Ernest L Morse (CS) P 0, Box 595 South Hill, VA 23970 lota Tau Lambda (Charlotte Court House - #519) Willie Townes(S) P 0. Box 437 Crewe. VA 23930 Northern Virginia (Area IV) ALUMNI CHAPTERS •Zeta Upsilon Lambda (Reston - #252) Leon M. West (P) P. 0. Box 2278 Reston. VA 22090 Theta Rho Lambda (Arlington - #293) Walter C Murray (P) 1800 Greenwich Woods Dr. - #31 Silver Spring. MD 20903 Central Virginia (Area V) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma (Virginia Union U - #3) AlphaeusR Forbes (P) 1500 N Lombrady Richmond. VA 23220 Beta Gamma (Virginia State College - #47) Russell E Biown (S) Rm 232 Puryear Hall - VSC Petersburg, VA 23803 Theta Rho (Virginia Commonwealth U - #391) Marcus Clarke (VP) Box301B- Med College of VA Richmond, VA 23298

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Gamma Rho Theta (Purdue - #82) (Metropolitan - #8) Michael Dowell Ezra Hemphill (P) 613 Waldron Street 5441 N. Kenmore West Lafayette. IN 47906 Chicago. IL 60640 Zeta Rho Alpha Mu (Northwestern U - #33) (Indiana State U - #347) Aaron Hamb (S) terry Collins 2400 Sheridan Rd. P.O. Box 418 Evanston. IL 60201 Terie Haute, IN 47808 Epsilon Phi •Theta Xi (Northern Illinois U • #329) (Ball State U - #388) Milton R. Patch Andre N. Cole (S) P 0. Box 66 Box 355 - Ball State U. DeKalb, IL 60115 Muncie. IN 47306 MuMu •lota Theta (Calumet College - #405) (Elmhurst College - # 4 5 2 ) Clay C. Cates William Kennedy (S) 2201 Marshalltown Lane 190 Prospect - Box 1487 Gary, IN 46407 Elmhurst. IL 60126 No Pi Nj Delta (U of Evansville - #478) (Chicago State U - #467) No Report Leandrew Coleman (P) ALUMNI CHAPTERS 5948 W. Rice Iota Lambda Chicago. IL 60644 (Indianapolis - #109) Nu Epsilon Leon Bradford (CS) (Lewis U - #468) P.O. Box 88181 CothanM. Pack(P) Lewis University - Route 53 (Box #745) Indianapolis. IN 46208 •Gamma Rho Lambda Lockport, IL 60441 (Gary - #182) NuRho Michael L. Exum (Illinois Inst, of Tech. - #479) 5850 Forest Court. Apt. #101 Ronald Andre (P) Gary. IN 46403 1227 W. Winnemac Theta Xi Lambda Chicago. IL 60640 (South Bend - #290) ALUMNI CHAPTERS Inactive Xi Lambda Theta Upsilon Lambda (Chicago-#113) (FortWayne- #296) Leon Hendricks (P) Jerry T. White (S) 4432 S. King Drive P. 0. Box 5076 Chicago. IL 60653 Ft. Wayne. IN 46895 Zeta Xi Lambda Kappa Rho Lambda (Evanston - #246) (Evansville - #539) No Report No Report Theta Mu Lambda (Joliet - #288) No Report lota Delta Lambda Director (Chicago - #505) Everett A. Mays Randy Twilley (VP) P. 0. Box 533 10136 S. King Drive Des Moines, IA 50302 Chicago, IL 60628 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Kappa Chi Lambda Alpha Theta (Waukegan - #544) (U of Iowa - #30) Robert L Thirston (CS) Preston James (S) P. 0. Box 512 P, 0. Box 789 North Chicago, IL 60064 Iowa City, IA 52242 •Mu Alpha Lambda Alpha Nu (DeKalb - M6) (Drake U - #34) Isaac Stinnett* (VP) David M. Milliner 8424 S. Ingleside 921 Crocker Street #143 Chicago, IL 60619 Des Moines. IA 50309 •Mu Delta Lambda ALUMNI CHAPTERS (Springfield - #549) Zeta Kappa Lambda Jerry G. Jones (S) (Des Moines - #243) 2209 Claremont Drive Eddie V. Easley (S) Springfield. IL 62703 1431 41st Place Mu Mu Lambda Des Moines. IA 50311 (Glen Ellyn - #556) Mu Tau Lambda I L L I N O I S (Central) Don Coleman (CS) (Cedar Rapids - #563) 11 S. 541 Waltei Lane Director No Report Naperville, IL 60540 Dr. Robert Copeland Mu Chi Lambda 270 Lincoln Hall (Rock Island - #566) University of Illinois Victor L. Davis (CS) Urbana. IL 61801 1744 West 54th Richard Marshall COLLEGE CHAPTERS Davenport. IA 52806 1829 North 76th Dr., #7 Tau Kansas City. KS 66112 (U of Illinois - #18) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Milton B. Armstrong (P) I L L I N O I S (Southern) Upsilon P. 0. Box 2062 Director Champaign, IL 61820 (U of Kansas #19) A. Wendell Wheadon, Esq. •Epsilon Kappa Anthony Randall (P) 2600 St. Louis Avenue (Bradley U - #319) 1014 Mississippi East St. Louis. IL 62205 Clifford R. Rallins (CS) Lawrence, KS 66044 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Williams Hall Gamma Chi Beta Eta 821 N. University. #100 (Southern Illinois U - #51) Peoria, IL 61606 (Kansas State Coll. - #87) Richard J. Gardner (CS) •ZetiNu Alphonso Watson P. 0 Box 1002 1805 B S. Homer, Apt. #30 (Eastern Illinois - #343) Carbondale. IL 62901 Pittsburg. KS 66762 Paul Johnson, III (P) Eta Eta 808 Van Buren Street (Western Illinois - #360) Charleston. IL 61920 (Wichita State U - #99) Reginald R. Lewis (S) Eta Tau No Report 216 Olson Hall - WIU Epsilon Omicron (Illinois State U - # 3 7 1 ) Macomb. IL 61455 (Washburn U - #323) Andre' McKenzie (S) lota Pi P. 0. Box 604 No Report (SIU Edwaidsville - #412) Normal. IL 61761 Kappa Tau Roland Stewart (S) Theta Omicron (Kansas State U - #437) 517 2A Tower Lake Apts. (Millikin U - #389) No Report Edwaidsville, IL 62025 Charles H. Jones, Jr. (A) ALUMNI CHAPTERS ALUMNI CHAPTERS 256 Dover Drive Delta Ela lambda Delta Epsilon Lambda Decatur, IL 62521 (Topeka - #195) (East St. Louis - #193) Earl Fowler (P) ALUMNI CHAPTERS Jesse P. Gurley. Ill (P) 1305 West 11th St. Omicron Lambda Beta 1758 North 43rd Street Topeka. KS 66604 (Champaign - #501) East St. Louis. IL 62204 Eta Beta Lambda Jim Casey (S) Mu Kappa Lambda (Wichita - #257) 1 Canterbury Lane (Carbondale - #555) Henry B. Brown (S) Champaign, IL 61820 Carl R Flowers (P) 4830 N. Oliver 'Kappa Pi Lambda P. 0. Box 2393 Wichita. KS 67220 (Peoria - #538) Carbondale. IL 62901 Kappa Pi Lambda Chapter Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity 1108 West Bradley Director Peoria. IL 61606 Director Lee Jackson •• i • u < u « John Warrick 3640 Bold Bidder Dr. #71 I L L I N O I S (Northern) 4801 Dickson Rd Lexington, KY 40502 Indianapolis, IN 46226 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Director COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Pi Ronald McBride Gamma Eta (U of Louisville - #37) 8828 S. Cornell (Indiana U - #73) No Report Chicago, IL 60617 James Taylor (P) COUEGE CHAPTERS 1600 E. Hillside Drive - #3E Bloomington. IN 47401 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Nu Lambda (Virginia State College-#112) RobertnetUHayes(CS) 21329 Sparta Drive Ettrick. VA 23803 Beta Gamma Lambda (Richmond - #147) C A. Pennington (S) 3212 Griftin Avenue Richmond. VA 23222 Tidewater North (Area VI) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma lota (Hampton Institute - #75) Leonard Chester (CS) Box 6161 - Hampton Institute Hampton. VA 23668 Kappa Pi (William « Mary - #434) ConnieSwiner. Ill (P) College Station, P.O.Box 7671 Williamsburg, VA 23186 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Zeta Lambda (Newport News - #106) Claude N. Carter (CS) 12 Suburban Parkway Hampton, VA 23661 Delta Beta Lambda (Hampton - #190) Moses Easter, Jr. P. 0. Box 266 Hampton. VA 23669 Tidewater South (Area VII) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Epsilon Pi (Norfolk State College-#324) Dennis Cooke (P) Box 2033 - Norfolk State College Norfolk. VA 23504 NuTheta (Old Dominion U - #471) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Phi Lambda (Norfolk - #142) ArnellBurrus(P) 340 Eernwood Farms Rd. Chesapeake, VA 23320 Epsilon lota Lambda (Suffolk - #220) Leon N, Harris (CS) 5548 Greenwood Rd. Suffolk. VA 23437 Epsilon Nu Lambda (Portsmouth - #223) Franklin D. Taliaferro (P) P. 0. Box 1092 Portsmouth, VA 23705

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KENTUCKY

Kappa Delta Lambda (East Lansing-#527) Richard 0. Letts (P) 510 S. Jenison Lansing. Ml 48915

COLLEGE CHAPTERS ALUMNI CHAPTERS Delta Rho Alpha Rho Lambda (U of Missouri - #303) (Columbus-#138) Angelo Stenms Eddie Francis (FS) 2616 Montgall Box 6821 Kansas City, MO 64127 Columbus. OH 43205 MICHIGAN (Norther,t) Zeta Gamma (Central Missouri - #334) Director O H I O (West Central) Ivory E. Stewart (P) Theophihs Duckett Director Box #20 - CMSU Union 917 Clover Edward White Wairensburg, M0 64093 Kalamazoo. Ml 49008 5211 Big Bend Drive ALUMNI CHAPTERS COLLEGE CHAPTERS Dayton. OH 45427 •Beta lambda Epsilon Xi COUEGE CHAPTERS (KansasCity-#102) (Western Michigan U - #322) •Xi Robert Hughes. Jr. (CS) Beniamin M. Wagner, Jr. (P) (WilberforceU-#13) 1439 North 4th Street 1087 Mt. Royal Drive - #3A Gregory Cyprian (P) Kansas City, KS 66111 Kalamazoo, Ml 49009 Box 47. Wilberforce U Zeta Beta Wilberforce. OH 45384 (Ferris State - #333) Gamma Theta Gregory Millen (P) Director (U of Dayton - #74) Box 4 - Rankin Center - FSC David Chase Casby Harrison. Ill Big Rapids. Ml 49307 2503 North 30th Street 642 Westwood Avenue Zeta Delta Omaha, NE 68111 Dayton, OH 45407 (Northern Michigan - #335) Delta Xi COUEGE CHAPTERS No Report (Central State U - #300) ALUMNI CHAPTERS (U of Nebraska - #46) Donald Brame(P) Iota Phi lambda No Report Box 441 (Muskegon Heights-#521) ALUMNI CHAPTERS Wilberforce. OH 45384 Alexander Davis (P) Beta Xi Lambda ALUMNI CHAPTERS P 0. Box 3972 (Omaha-#157) Theta lambda Muskegon Heights. Ml 49444 Virgil R. Chandler (Dayton #108) Kappa Psi Lambda 4220 Pratt Street Roy Taylor (P) (Kalamazoo - #545) Omaha. NE 68111 Box 468. Dunbar Station Robert P. Neff (S) (Western) Dayton, OH 45417 P. 0. Box 368, Courthouse Station OHIO (Northern) Chi lambda Director Kalamazoo, Ml 49006 (Wilberforce - #121) Director Claude Snorton John H. Cooper Box 654 Robert Stubblefield Box 351 Hopkinsville. KY 42240 915 Loch Lomond Avenue Director Wilberforce. OH 45384 Toledo. OH 43607 COUEGE CHAPTERS Zeta Delta Lambda James Beard Zeta Omicron COUEGE CHAPTERS (Springfield - #237) 4109 Portland Ave., South (Murray State U - #345) •Epsilon Alpha Clarence Harmon (P) Minneapolis, MN 55407 Lewey Knox (P) (U of Toledo-#310) 1818 Wittenberg Blvd.. West P. 0. Box 2309 - MSU COUEGE CHAPTERS Timothy Miles Springfield, OH 45506 Murray, KY 42071 Mu 7 Shaftsbury Rd.. Apt. #6 •Eta Rho (Uol Minnesota-#11) Toledo, OH 43615 Kent Warder (P) Epsilon Theta (Western Kentucky U - #369) OHIO (Southwest) 235 Cotfman Union Curt Owens (P) (Bowling Green U - # 3 1 7 ) Director 300 Washington, SE 301 Old Morgantown Rd. Ronald Winston Clarence Frazier Minneapolis, MN 55455 Bowling Green, KY 42101 130 S. Prospect 1145 Wionna Avenue ALUMNI CHAPTERS Bowling Green, OH 43403 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Cincinnati, OH 45224 •Gamma Xi Lambda Gamma Epsilon Lambda ALUMNI CHAPTERS COUEGE CHAPTERS (Minneapolis - #179) (Hopkinsville - #171) Alpha Xi Lambda Alpha Alpha Willie T. James (P) Claude Snorton, Jr. (P) (Toledo - #135) (U of Cincinnati - #23) 4352 Arden View Court P. 0. Box 654 Joseph Sansbury (P) DarylCox Arden Hills. MN 55112 Hopkinsville, KY 42240 1437 Addmgton 5910 Jordan Lane Toledo. OH 43607 Cincinnati, OH 45227 MICHIGAN M I S S O U R I (Eastern) •Kappa Mu Lambda Delta Upsilon (Lorain - #534) (Miami U - #306) Director Director Houston Love Keith D. Hamilton (P) William A. Tippei Ronald E. Smiley 1247 West 17th St c/o Larry Young 912 L Wellington 1562 Mendall Lorain. OH 44052 96 Bishop Hall - Miami U Flint. Ml 48503 St. Louis. MO 63130 Oxford, OH 45056 COLLEGE CHAPTERS COUEGE CHAPTERS OHIO (Northeast) ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Eta Delta Gamma Lambda Director (U of Michigan - #5) (St. Louis - #29) (Cincinnati - #191) James T. Rushin Dennis E. Story (S) Alpha Eta Chapter Charles Neal (S) 1186 Wyley Avenue 530 S. State Street J269 Hodiamont Avenue 2840 Melrose Avenue Akron, OH 44306 Ann Arbor. Ml 48109 St. Louis. MO 63112 Cincinnati, OH 45206 Alpha Upsilon COUEGE CHAPTERS Epsilon Psi Pi (Wayne State-#41) (U of Missouri - # 3 3 1 ) (Cleveland State/Western Reserve - m) Ronald A. Dean (P) MarkE Pledger (P) No Report 18701 Roselawn Hwy. 63 i Elm Director Alpha Tau Detroit. Ml 48221 Holla. MO 65401 AdolphusA Young, Jr. (U of Akron - # 4 0 ) Gamma Tau ALUMNI CHAPTERS P.O. Box 13 Edward Hudson (Michigan State U - #84) Keystone, WVA 24852 81 S. Adolph Street Leroy Jackson (St. Louis-#105) COUEGE CHAPTERS Akron. OH 44320 8I1-C Cherry Lane John R. Pope (CS) •Alpha Zeta Epsilon Delta East Lansing, Ml 48823 6176 Lucille Avenue (West Virginia State - #28) (Kent State U # 3 1 3 ) 'Epsilon Eta St. Louis. MO 63136 Fiancisco B. Newman III (P) Glenn Thornton (VP) (Eastern Michigan U - #316) Epsilon Eta lambda P 0 Box 511 317 Beall Hall-KSU Titus Dawson (DP) (Charleston - #218) Institute, WVA 25112 Kent. OH 44243 Booker T. Robinson (S) 835 Green Road, #301 •Beta Theta Iota Phi P. 0. Box 828 Ypsilanti. Ml 48197 (Bluefield State - #52) (Mount Union College-#417) Cairo. IL 62914 EtaXi Ronald Wright (P) No Report (U ol Detroit - #366) 1001 Hanover Street ALUMNI CHAPTERS No Report Bluefield, WVA 24701 M I S S O U R I (Central) Beta Rho Lambda Theta Tau Nu Nu Director (Youngstown - #160) (Marshall U - #475) (General Motors Institute #393) Carl Smith Frank Wooten Leon Simpson (P) No Report Lakeview Subdivision 1734 Glenwood Avenue 1700 W. Third St. ALUMNI CHAPTERS Jefferson City. MO 65101 P. 0. Box 1500 Flint. Ml 48502 Alpha Zeta Lambda COLLEGE CHAPTERS Youngstown, OH 44501 lota Epsilon (Bluefield-#128) •Alpha Psi Delta Alpha Lambda (Grand Valley - #402) AdolphusA. Young, Jr. (S) (Lincoln U - #44) (Cleveland - #189) No Report P.O. Box 671 Don Marshall (S) Leonard Hamilton (P) ALUMNI CHAPTERS Bluefield. WVA 24701 4807 East 40th Place Box 99551 Gamma Lambda Alpha lota lambda Kansas City. MO 64130 Cleveland, OH 44199 (Detroit - #103) (Charleston-#131) Zeta Alpha Eta Tau Lambda Ivan L Cotman (P) John E. Scott (S) (U of Missouri - #332) (Akron - #273) 20141 Mclntyre P. 0 Box 303 Clarence B. Wine (A) James Rushin Detroit. Ml 48219 Institute, WVA 25112 100 Read Hall 1186 Wyley Avenue Epsilon Upsilon Lambda Gamma M U Lambda Columbia. MO 65211 Akron, OH 44306 (Flint - #230) (Beckley-#170) leUti ONeil Wiley (CS) Inactive (Northeast Missouri - #410) P. 0. Box 1247 O H I O (Central) Michael W. Simms Flint. Ml 48502 Director 401 S. Washington Eta Nu Lambda William Nelson, PhD Traveler's Hotel (Grand Rapids - #267) Director 2572 Burnaby Drive Kirksville. MO 63501 Albert Thompson, Jr No Report Columbus, OH 43209 3831 W. Capital Drive ALUMNI CHAPTERS Theta Zeta lambda COUEGE CHAPTERS Milwaukee. Wl 53216 Beta Zeta Lambda (Ann Arbor - #283) Kappa (Jelferson City - #150) COUEGE CHAPTERS Watson A. Young (Ohio State U - # 1 0 ) Owen G. Abrahams (P) Gamma Epsilon 43691 Expressway Drive William Crawford 1006 Moreau Drive (UW - Madison - #71) Belleville. Ml 48111 Box 51, Ohio Union Jefferson City, M0 65101 Rodney Matthews (P) lota Rho Lambda 1739 N. High 800 Langdon Street (Pontiac - #517) Columbus, OH 43201 Box 508, Memorial Union MISSOURI (Western) No Report Phi Madison, Wl 53706 Iota Chi lambda Director (Ohio U - #20) Epsilon Tau (Saginaw - #522) Jimmie Buford Richard Lancaster (UW - Milwaukee - #327) George Adams 9807 Smalley Avenue c/o Baker Center Larry Johnson (P) 4086 Amelia Drive Athens, OH 45701 Kansas City, MO 64134 Box 153 Saginaw. Ml 48601 Milwaukee. Wl 53201 (Kentucky State U - #55) Ronald J. Clark (S) 139 East Campus Frankfort, KY 40601 Epsilon Chi (U of Kentucky - #330) Anthony G. Givens (S) 413 Hollow Creek Rd. Lexington. KY 40511 Xi Alpha (Morehead Slate U - #486) John Merchant (CS) U.P.O. #1397 - MSU Morehead. KY 40351 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Lambda (Louisville-#101) Charles R. Brown (CS) P.O. Box 11426 Louisville. KY 40211 Alpha Beta Lambda (Lexington - #124) Jay R. Anderson (CS) P. 0 Box 1248 Lexington, KY 40590 Gamma Beta lambda (Frankfort - #168) 0, W. Lyons (S) Box 121 - KSU Frankfort. KY 40601

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MM (UW - Whitewater - #340) David Graham (S) 801 West Mam Street Whitewater. Wl 5 3 1 9 0 Eta Beta (Wisconsin State - # 3 5 5 ) No Report •Eta Pi (Wisconsin State U - #368) Michael Sledge (ES) I S C W Irving Oshkosh. Wl 54901 Mu Epsilon (Carthage College - # 4 4 6 ) No Report Noli (Marquette U - # 4 7 6 ) Jeffrey Lane ( P ) 2836 W Wells, #109 Milwaukee. Wl 53208 Nu Omicron (Carroll College - # 4 7 7 ) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Delta Chi Lambda (Milwaukee - # 2 1 0 ) laft E. Benson ( P ) 2815 W Ranch Road Mequon.WI 53092 Mu Eta Lambda (Madison - # 5 5 2 ) No Report

SOUTH ALABAMA Director W. Mingo Clark 2026 Winchester Road Huntsulle. AL 35810

Delta Theta Lambda (Huntsulle - # 1 9 6 ) TheodisAcklin 3705 Oakdale Court N.W. Huntsville. AL 35810 Delta Pi Lambda (Selma - # 2 0 4 ) Willie Gilford (CS) Route 1 - Box 98 Browns. AL 36724 'Delta Phi Lambda (Tuscaloosa - # 2 0 9 ) Ben Winston (S) P.O.Box 1047 Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Epsilon Delta Lambda (Talladega - #215) T V Lawrence (S) 114 Baker Street Talladega, AL 3 5 1 6 0 Theta Alpha Lambda (Gadsden - #278) Daniel Lrttlefield (ST) 1215 Mountainbrook Drive Gadsden. AL 35901 Theta Gamma Lambda (Dothan - #280) Jerome Coleman ( P ) P. 0 . Box 6893 Dothan, AL 36302 Kappa Nu Lambda (Leighton - # 5 3 5 ) No Report Mu lota Lambda (Mobile - #554) Lou Pettaway (S) 800 Charleston Street Mobile. AL 36603 Mu Psi Lambda (Homewood - AP567) Reddrth Lewis P.O Box 2281 Birmingham, AL 35201

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FLORIDA

Alpha Beta (Talladega College - #24) Coleman Henderson ( P ) Talladega College Talladega. AL 35061 Beta Upsi Ion (Alabama State U - # 6 3 ) Gerald Sanders (CS) Box 28 - ASU Montgomery. AL 36104 Gamma Kappa (Miles College - # 7 6 ) Derrick Miller (S) Box 177 - Miles College Birmingham. AL 35208 (Tuskegee Institute Keith Green (CS)

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P. 0. Box 36 Tuskegee Institute. AL 36088 Delta Gamma (Alabama A 4 M - #91) William Bell (CS) L 0 Box 220 Normal. AL 35762 Epsilon Nu (Stillman C o l l e g e - # 3 2 1 ) Bruce Crawford (S) Box 4008, Stillman College Tuscaloosa. AL 35401 Theta Delta (U of South Alabama No Report MM Mi

Sr'

(UAB - #409) Freeman Gnce ( P ) Box 329, NBSB Birmingham, A l 35294 Kappa Alpha (U of Alabama - # 4 2 0 ) Norman Taylor ( P ) Box 7368

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(Troy State U - # 4 8 7 ) Edwin Little (P) Box 154. TSU Troy, A l 36081 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Omicron Lambda (Birmingham-#114) No Report Alpha Nu Lambda (Tuskegee I n s t i t u t e - # 1 3 4 ) Walter Sapp ( P ) P. 0 . Drawer BBS Tuskegee Institute, AL 36088 Alpha Upsilon Lambda (Montgomery - # 1 4 1 ) Samuel Jackson (P) 137 S. Haardt Drive Montgomery. AL 36105 Beta Omicron Lambda (Mobile - #158) Alvin Allen (RS) 1205 St. Madar Street Mobile, AL 36603

St. Petersburg, FL 33731 lota Beta Lambda (Cocoa - #503) Hiram Mann (S) P 0. Box 1275 Cocoa. FL 32922 Iota Pi Lambda (Miami - #516) Paul Joseph ( P ) 16140 S. W. 87th Avenue Miami, FL 33157 ' M u Zeta Lambda (Lakeland - # 5 5 1 ) Hugh Mills (T) 1126 West 14th Street Lakeland, FL 33801

GEORGIA Director Lorenzo Manns 4554 Moline Avenue Columbus, GA 31907 COLLEGE CHAPTERS lota (Morris Brown College - #9) No Report Alpha Rho

(Bethune Cookman - #90) Gregory Carl Smith ( P ) Bethune Cookman College Daytona Beach, a 32015 Delta Psi

(Morehouse College - #38) Reginald Scott (CS) Box 445. Morehouse College Atlanta, GA 30314 'Alpha Phi

(Florida Memorial Coll. - # 3 0 9 ) Kenneth Mitchell (P) 15800 N. W. 42nd Avenue Opa Locka, FL 33054 Eta M i a (U of Miami - # 3 5 7 )

(Clark C o l l e g e - # 4 2 ) Rudolph R Cohen. Jr. ( P ) 635 Fair St.. Apt. B-6 Atlanta. GA 30314 Gamma Zeta (Ft. Valley State - # 7 2 ) Thomas Miller (CS) Box 4326 FVSC Ft. Valley, GA 31030 Delta Delta (Albany State - #92) Johnny Paschal (P) Box 36 ASC Albany, GA 31705 Delta Eta

No Report •Theta Gamma (U of South Florida - # 3 7 8 ) Reginald McGill Box 789. USF Tampa. FL 3 3 6 2 0 Theta Sigma (U of Florida - # 3 9 2 ) Frederick Pennington 3540 S.W. 34th Street. Lot #68 Gainesville, FL 32612 lota Delta (Florida State U - # 4 0 1 )

1568 Kings Row - Box 659 Edward Waters College Jacksonville, FL 3 2 2 0 9 • M u Theta

( U o f Montevallo - # 4 8 1 ) Rickey Turner (P) P. 0 . Box "X" Montevallo. AL 35115 XiBeta

COLLEGE CHAPTERS BttaNu (Florida A S M - # 5 6 ) Michelle Williams ( P ) Box 598. FAMU Tallahassee. FL 32307 Delta Beta

No Report 'Kappa Upsilon (Metropolitan - #438) John Lee (A)

University. AL 35486 Kappa Gamma (U of North Alabama Kenneth Anderson 313 A Beale Street Florence. AL 35630 NuTw

Director Robert K. Wright 365 Bartley Road Daytona Beach, FL 32041

Delta Xi Lambda (Orlando - # 2 0 2 ) Cecil 8oston ( P ) P. 0. Box 5548 Orlando, FL 32855 Epsilon Mu Lambda (Pensacola - # 2 2 2 ) Frank Kyle ( P ) 1211 E Leonard Street Pensacola. FL 32501 Epsilon Pi Lambda (Ocala - #226) William E. Jackson (S) 1822 S. W. 4th Ocala. a 32670 Zeta Alpha Lambda (Ft Lauderdale - # 2 3 4 ) Leonard Bass (CS) 2323 N. W 19th Street Ft Lauderdale, FL 33311 Eta Kappa Lambda (Ft. Pierce - # 2 6 5 ) Havert L. Eenn (S) 2601 Avenue I Ft. Pierce, FL 33450 Theta Eta Lambda (St. Petersburg - # 2 8 4 ) Willie Felton (CS) Box 15024

(U of West Florida - # 4 4 9 ) Ulysses Johnson ( P ) P. 0. Box 32446 Pensacola, FL 32504 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Upsilon Lambda (Jacksonville-#119) Clarence Von Bostick (CS) 281 Rrbault Scenic Drive Jacksonville. FL 32208 Beta Beta Lambda (Miami - # 1 4 6 ) LTC (Ret) Albert L Hall 7521 N.W. 14th Avenue Miami, FL 33147 Beta Delta Lambda (Daytona Beach - # 1 4 8 ) William Pierce, Sr, (CS) 1306 Milton Drive Daytona Beach. FL 32014 'Gamma Zata Lambda ( T a m p a - #172) Richard Pride (FS) 2907 26th Street Tampa, a 33605 Gamma Mu Lambda (Tallahassee- # 1 7 7 ) Charles Russell (S) 433 Mercury Drive Tallahassee, FL 32301 Delta Delta Lambda (West Palm Beach - #192) Arthur Matthews, Jr. ( P ) 1262 Gondola Court Boynton Beach. FL 33435

(Savannah State Coll. Ranell Williams (CS) 638 East 35th Street Savannah. GA 31401 ZetaMu

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(Georgia State U - # 3 4 2 ) Paul Booze ( P ) Box 542 - Georgia State U Atlanta. GA 30303 Zeta Pi (U of Georgia - # 3 4 6 ) James Jackson ( P ) 2151 University Station Athens. GA 30601 Eta Alpha (Paine College - #354) Eric Adams (P) Box 77 - Paine College Augusta. GA 30901 Theta Beta (Columbus C o l l e g e - # 3 7 7 ) Aaron G. Paschal 1229 Dogwood Avenue Columbus. GA 31906 lota Eta (Mercer U - # 4 0 4 ) Duan Sanders ( P ) Box 61 - Mercer U Macon. GA 31207 Mu Alpha (Emory U - #442) James O'Neal ( P ) Box 2 1 1 8 5 - E m o r y U Atlanta, GA 30322 • M u Gamma (Georgia College - # 4 4 4 ) Joseph Nunnally(S) Box 749 - Georgia College Milledgeville. GA 31061 Mu Delta (Georgia Southwestern Victor Myers P. 0. Box 838

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Georgia Southwestern College Amencus. GA 31709

Mu Omicron (Valdosta State - #455) Randy Rush (VP) Box 1060 VSC Valdosta, GA 31601 Nu Gamma (West Georgia Coll. - # 4 6 6 ) Willie Burner (S) College Arms - Apt 4 4 Carrollton, GA 30117 NuMu (Southern Tech. Inst. - #474) Gabriel L. Summerlin P.O. Box 8119 Clay Street Marietta. GA 30060 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Eta Lambda (Atlanta - # 1 0 7 ) Larry Epps (CS) P. 0 . Box 92576 Atlanta. GA 30317 Alpha Chi Lambda (Augusta - # 1 4 3 ) Willie G. Marshall (ES) 829 Strother Drive Augusta, GA 30901 Beta Phi Lambda (Savannah - # 1 6 4 ) Chester A. Ellis (CS) P 0 Box 1361 Savannah. GA 31402 'Gamma Omicron Lambda (Albany - #180) William Johnson ( P ) 1127 Joel Drive Albany, GA 31705 Gamma Sigma Lambda (Ft. Valley - # 1 8 3 ) Clinton Dixon (S) Box 5742 FVSC Ft. Valley, GA 31030 Delta lota Lambda (Columbus - # 1 8 7 ) Lorenzo Manns (S) 4554 Moline Avenue Columbus, GA 31907 Epsilon Beta Lambda (Macon - # 2 1 3 ) Joseph Lindsey (S) P 0. Box 5329 Macon, GA 31208 Eta lota Lambda (Athens - # 2 6 4 ) Hugh Goodrum (CS) P. 0 Box 902 Athens. GA 30603 Theta Nu Lambda (LaGrange - # 2 8 9 ) Oliver N. Greene (S) 712 Pyracantha Drive LaGrange. GA 30240 ' I o t a Gamma Lambda (Brunswick - # 5 0 4 ) Thomas P. Williams (S) 1716 Albany Street Brunswick. GA 31520 Kappa Tau Lambda (Valdosta - #541) Arthur L Hart P. 0. Box 1684 Valdosta, GA 31601

MISSISSIPPI Director William K. Dease 5980 Huntview Drive Jackson, MS 39206 COLLEGE CHAPTERS 'Gamma Upsilon (Tougaloo College - # 8 5 ) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Gamma Upsilon Tougaloo College Tougaloo, MS 39174 Delta Kappa (Alcorn State U - # 9 8 ) Ralph Anderson (P) Box 267 ASU Lorman, MS 39096 Delta Phi (Jackson State U - # 3 0 7 ) Louis Thomas (ED) Box 18047, JSU Jackson, MS 39217 Zeta Phi (MS Valley State U - #351) Marshall Davis (CS) Box 899, MVSU IttaBena, MS 38941 lota Gamma (Rust College - # 4 0 0 ) Bennie Jennings (P) Box 315 - Rust College Holly Springs, MS 38635 'Kappa Beta (MS State U - # 4 2 1 ) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Kappa Beta Chapter P.O. Box 1472 Mississippi State. MS 39762 MuXi (Metropolitan - #454) L D Barron (CS) Southern Station. Box 9223 Hattieshurg. MS 39401 Nu Upsilon (U of Mississippi - # 4 8 2 ) Mr James S. Blake P. 0 . Box 3251 University. MS 38677

ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Epsilon Lambda (Jackson - #127) Robert W. Harrison (S) Box 356 Yazoo City, MS 39194 Epsilon Xi Lambda (Mound Bayou - #224) George Bacon (RS) P. 0 . Box 5531 Greenville. MS 38701 Zeta Mu Lambda (Biloxl - # 2 4 4 ) Don Johnson (CS) Route 3. 202 Leslye Avenue Gulfport, MS 39501 Eta Phi Lambda (Columbus - #275) Alfred Walker ( P ) 1807 25th St.. North Columbus, MS 39701 Theta Sigma Lambda (Natchez - # 2 9 4 ) Al W Johnson ( P ) Box 552, ASU Lorman, MS 39096 Mu Gamma Lambda (Hattiesburg Laurel - #548) Willie L. Blackmon ( P ) 608 Barry Hattiesburg, MS 39401 Mu Pi Lambda (Brookhaven - # 5 6 0 ) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Mu Pi Lambda Chapter P. 0. Box 268 Brookhaven, MS 39601

NORTH CAROLINA Director Dr A. M. Witherspoon 2701 Rothgeb Drive Raleigh. NC 27610 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Omicron (Johnson C Smith U - #36) Jesse Epps (CS) Box 393. JCSU Charlotte, NC 28216 Beta Epsilon (AST State U - # 4 9 ) Eric Ireland ( P ) Box A 14, A&T State U Greensboro. NC 27411 Beta Zeta (Elizabeth City State U - #50) No Report Beta lota (Winston-Salem State U - #53) Bobby Bennett (P) Box 14318, WSSU Winston Salem. NC 27102 Beta Rho (Shaw U - #60) Therold Bond (S) Box 1875, Shaw U Raleigh. NC 27602 'Gamma Beta (North Carolina Central U Joe Lacewell (CS) Box 11. Chid ley Hall, NCCU Durham, NC 27707 Gamma Mu (Livingston College - # 7 7 )

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No Report Gamma Psi (St. Augustine's College - #88) Marshall Sawyer (P) P. 0. Box 366 St. Augustine's College Raleigh. NC 27611 Epsilon Zeta (Fayettevrlle State U - # 3 1 5 ) No Report Zeta Epsilon (Barber Scotia C o l l e g e - #336) Morris Avery (S) Barber Scotia College Concord. NC 28025 EtaNu (East Carolina U - # 3 6 5 ) Andy C. Adiele. Jr (S) 104 H Cherry Court Greenville, NC 27834 Eta Omicron (North Carolina State U - # 3 6 7 ) Orlando Han kins (S) Box 5 6 3 1 , College Station Raleigh, NC 27607 'Kappa Omicron (Duke U - #433) George Neale (S) Box 4783 - Duke Station Durham, NC 27706 MuZeta ( U o f North C a r o l i n a - # 4 4 7 ) Kenneth Hill ( P ) P 0 Box 551 Chapel Hill, NC 27514 •MuTau (UNC - Charlotte - # 4 5 9 ) Ted A. Stewart (CS) 310 Moore Hall - U . N . C C . Charlotte, NC 28223 NuZeta (Western Carolina U - #469) Vernon McRae (P) Box 543 Cullowhee. NC 28723

ALUMNI CHAPTERS Kappa Lambda (Greensboro- #110) Arthur Stevens (CS) P.O. Box 21052 Greensboro, NC 27420 Phi Lambda (Raleigh - # 1 2 0 ) Les Brinson ( P ) 4617 Limerick Drive Raleigh. NC 27604 Alpha Pi Lambda (Winston-Salem - # 1 3 7 ) Thomas H Hooper, Jr 1415 E, 14th Street Winston Salem, NC 27105 'Beta Theta Lambda (Durham-#152) Roy Street (P) 1106 Magnolia Drive Durham, NC 27707 Beta Mu Lambda (Salisbury-#155) Marion Jones (S) 809 W. Thomas Street Salisbury. NC 28144 Beta Nu Lambda (Charlotte-#156) George Dunlap (P) P 0. Box 16153 Charlotte, NC 28216 Gamma Kappa Lambda (Wilmington-#176)

No Report Mu Epsilon Lambda (Conway - #550) No Report

TENNESSEE

No Report 'Gamma Psi Lambda (Asheville - # 1 8 8 ) Robert Harrell (S) 120 Kemlworth Rd. Asheville. NC 28803 Epsilon Rho Lambda (Fayettevrlle - # 2 2 7 ) Leslie Griffin ( P ) 2048 Corrrnna Street Fayetteville. NC 28301 Epsilon Sigma Lambda (Rocky Mount - # 2 2 8 )

Director Zenoch G Adams 1024 Kel low Street Nashville. TN 37208 COaEGE CHAPTERS Chi (Meharry Medical College - # 2 1 ) Bayne Spotwood (CS) Box 758, Meharry Medical College Nashville, TN 37208 Alpha Chi ( F i s k U - #43) Paul E. Watkins P 0. Box 444 Fisk University Nashville, TN 37203 BetaXi (LeMoyne Owen College - # 5 7 )

No Report Epsilon Chi Lambda (Elizabeth City - # 2 3 2 ) Roger McLean (FS) Box 2 1 . ECSU Elizabeth City. NC 27909 Zeta Eta Lambda (Kinston - #240) B. F. Hall, Jr. (S) 1007 F_ Caswell Street Kinston, NC 28501 Eta Mu Lambda (Gastonia - # 2 6 6 )

No Report Beta Omicron (Tennessee State U Edison Mosley (S) Box 419. TSU Nashville, TN 37203 ' B e t a Pi

No Report 'Theta Omicron Lambda (Goldsboro- # 2 9 1 ) John D. Stokes P. 0 . Box 788 Goldsboro, NC 27530

(Lane College Don White (P) 200 Hays

SOUTH CAROLINA Director Peter Felder P . 0 . Box 41 Claflin College Orangeburg.SC 29115 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Beta Delta (South Carolina State - #48) Herman Gladney ( P ) Box 1954, SCSC Orangeburg, SC 29117 Gamma Gamma (Allen U - #69) No Report Gamma Pi (Benedict College - #81) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Gamma Pi Chapter Box 17 - Benedict College Columbia, SC 29204 Delta Alpha (Claflin U - #89) No Report Eta lota

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(Francis Marion College Herman White ( P ) P, 0. Box 384 Florence. SC 29501 MuPi

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Jackson, TN 38301 Gamma Omicron (Knoxvrlle College - # 8 0 ) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Gamma Omicron Chapter P. 0. Box 382. Knoxville College Knoxville, TN 3 7 9 2 1 ' Eta Phi (UTChattanooga - # 3 7 3 ) Eta Phi Chapter 651 Vine Street Chattanooga, TN 37402 Theta Pi (Austin Peay State U - # 3 9 0 ) Theta Pi Chapter - Box 8337 Austin Peay State University Clarksville. TN 37040 Kappa Eta (Memphis State U - # 4 2 6 ) Jerry Malone (S) 589 Moccasin Memphis, TN 38109 Kappa Theta (Vanderbilt U - # 4 2 7 ) Robert Daniels (P) Box 5270 B. Vanderbilt U Nashville, TN 37235 Kappa Xi (Middle Tennessee State Foster Anthony. Jr. ( P ) Box 655, MTSU Murfreesboro, TN 37132 MuBeta

(Voorhees College - # 3 6 2 ) G. K, Knowles(P) P. 0. Box 564 Denmark, SC 29042 Theta Nu (U of South Carolina Virgil Givens(P) Box 80026, USC Columbia, SC 29225 Kappa Chi

'Gamma Gamma Lambda (Greenville - # 1 6 9 ) Z. J. Keith (S) P. 0. Box 1481 Anderson. SC 29621 Delta Zeta Lambda (Orangeburg- #194) Robert Gordon (VP) Box 1978. SCSC Orangeburg.SC 29117 Delta Kappa Lambda (Florence-#198) Joseph Heyward (S) P. 0. Box 384 Florence. SC 29503 Eta Omicron Lambda (Rock Hill - # 2 6 9 ) Richard Miller ( P ) P. 0. Box 3563 Rock Hill, SC 29730 Theta Pht Lambda (Bennettsvrlle - # 2 9 7 ) Ralph DuPree, Sr. (CS) 203 Beauty Spot Road Bennettsvllle.SC 29512 lota Eta Lambda (Denmark - # 5 0 8 )

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( B a p t i s t C o l l e g e - #456) Angelo Williams (P) Box 423. Baptist College Charleston.SC 29411 NuPhi (U of South Carolina - #483) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Psi Lambda (Columbia- #144) Henry Ponder ( P ) P.O. Box 11466 Columbia.SC 29211 Beta Kappa Lambda (Charleston - #154) Raymond Smalls (CS) P 0. Box 2714 Charleston, SC 29403

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(UT-Martin-#443) Barme Black (H) P.O. Box 121 Martin. TN 38238 Mulota (U of Tennessee - # 4 5 0 ) Gregory Cofreld (CS) Box 8317 University Station Knoxville, TN 37916 NuEta (Christian Brothers Coll Johnny Devould (S) 2390 Twain Avenue Memphis. TN 38114 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Tau Lambda (Nashville-#118) Wilson Q. Welch. Jr. (CS) P.O. Box 5646 Nashville. TN 37208 Psi Lambda (Chattanooga - # 1 2 2 ) John Pitts ( P ) 841 Oak Street Chattanooga. TN 37403

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Alpha Delta Lambda (Memphis- #126) George D. Clark, Ir. (S) 1217 fountain Court Memphis. TN 38106 Alpha Mu Lambda (Knoxville — #133) Horace Andrews (P) 7705 Maida Vale Circle Powell, TN 37849 Beta Upsilon Lambda (Jackson - #163) L. R, Cunningham (CS) 342 Webster Street Jackson, TN 38301 Kappa Zeta Lambda (Clarksville - #529) Roy L Adams (S) 66th Finance Ft, Campbell, KY 42223 Mu Nu Lambda (Kingsport - #557) John Harrison (P) 2512 Sanford Drive Kingsport. TN 37664

SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS Director Acie Johnson 1011 S. Hughes Little Rock, AR 72204 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Beta Chi (Philander Smith College - #65) No Report Gamma Delta (U ol Ark. at Pine Bluff - #70) No Report Theta Kappa (Henderson State Coll. - #385) Greg Adams (P) Box H -104 Arkadelphia, AR 71923 Theta Upsilon (Arkansas State U - #394) Freeman Montaque(P) Box 380 State University, AR 72467 Theta Psi (U of Central Arkansas - #397) Harry Reeves (S) UCA. Box 646 Conway. AR 72032 Kappa lota (Southern Arkansas U - #428) Glen Hawkins (S) Box 1123, SAU Magnolia, AR 71753 K>ppa Kappa (U of Arkansas - #429) Tracy Holmes (P) 477 Razorback Road Fayetteville, AR 72701 •Kappa Psi (UA Little Rock-#441) Johnny Brown (P) P. 0. Box 435 Little Rock. AR 72203 Nu Alpha (Arkansas Tech, U - #464) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Pi Lambda (Little Rock-#115) Sherman Tate (P) 16 Windy Court Little Rock. AR 72207 Delta Sigma Lambda (Pine Bluff - #206) Garland Puckett(P) 1400 Beech Street Pine Bluff, AR 71601 Theta Tau Lambda (Helena - #295) George Denton (S) 254 Pine Street Mananna, AR 72360 Mu Omicran Lambda (Blytheville - #559) Robert Jones (P) 1413 Lee Circle, South Blytheville, AR 72315

LOUISIANA Director Mitchell Albert 2375 79th Avenue Baton Rouge. LA 70807 COLLEGE CHAPTERS BetaSrgma (Southern U - # 6 1 ) Michael C. Livingston P. 0. Box 9929 Southern University Baton Rouge, LA 70813 Beta Tau (Xavier l) - #62) Sherwood Baker (CS) 3935 Pine Street Box 114 New Orleans, LA 70125 Beta Phi (Dillard U - #64) AILee(T) Box 365, Dillard U New Orleans. LA 70122

Delta Sigma (Grambling U - #304) Carl Williams (S) Box 200 Grambling, LA 71245 Epsilon Upsilon (SUNO - #328) P. Malcolm Robinson (A) 1603 Charlton Drive New Orleans, LA 70122 ZetaXi (USL - #344) George Sonnier (P) P 0 Box 4 1889 Lafayette, LA 70504 Eta Kappa (Louisiana Tech U - #363) Michael Conner (P) 5497 Tech Station Ruston, LA 71272 Eta Chi (Northeast Louisiana - #374) Albert Peoples (CS) Box 4421 - NLU Monroe. LA 71209 Theta Theta (McNeese State U - #383) Charles A. Neal MSU. Box 587 Lake Charles. LA 70609 Theta Phi (U of New Orleans - #395) Keith Lewis (S) UNO Box 1235 New Orleans. LA 70122 Theta Chi (Northwestern State U - #396) Billy C.Culbert P.O. Box 5232 Natchitoches, LA 71457 Kappa Mu (Nicholls State U - #430) No Report Kappa Nu (Southeastern Louisiana - #431) Kevin Armant(P) Box 3917. SLU Hammond, LA 70402 NuPsr (Louisiana State U - #485) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS "Sigma Lambda (New Orleans-#117) Walter E. Morial (S) 3328 St. Anthony Avenue New Orleans, LA 70122 Beta lota Lambda (Baton Rouge - #153) Norman St. Amant(P) 940 Grebe Street Baton Rouge. LA 70807 •Delta Upsilon Lambda (Shreveport - #208) James Leary (S) 2961 Looney Street Shreveport. LA 71103 Epsilon Kappa Lambda (Grambling - #221) Or Allen Williams P. O. Box Drawer 604 Grambling, LA 71245 Epsilon Psi Lambda (Alexandria - #233) Walter Hadnot (P) P. 0. Box 2030 Alexandria. LA 71301 Zeta Chi Lambda (Bogalusa - #254) No Report Zeta Psi Lambda (Lake Charles - #255) J. Y. Bellard (T) 2911 General Mitchell Drive Lake Charles. LA 70601 Eta Gamma Lambda (Lafayette - #258) Richard Travers (S) 443 LaSalle Street St. Martinville. LA 70582 Eta Delta Lambda (Monroe - #259) Louis Pargoud (CS) 500 Jason Drive Monroe. LA 71202 iota Xi Lambda (Opelousas-#514) Donald Bush (S) P. 0. Box 329 Opelousas, LA 70570

OKLAHOMA Director Charles Lewis moWestXyler Tulsa. OK 74127 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Beta Kappa (Langston U - #54) Romeo Alford (CS) Langston U Langston. OK 73050 Epsilon Epsilon (Oklahoma State U - #314) Kevin Basden (S) 408 N. Washington Stillwater. OK 74074 Zeta Zeta (U of Oklahoma - #337) Dennis Sullivan 640 Elm Norman, OK 73019

Zeta Sigma (Central State U - #348) Charles Bible (P) 1000 N. Kennedy Edmond. OK 73034 Zeta Upsilon (Northeastern State Coll. - #350) Zeta Upsilon Chapter Box 340, NSU Tahlequah. OK 74464 Eta Theta (East Central State - #361) No Report Kappa Epsilon (Cameron U - #424) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Tau Lambda (Tulsa - #140) Thee Mack (S) P. 0. Box 6152 Tulsa. OK 74106 Beta Epsilon Lambda (Boley - #149) L G. Ashley Box 247 Boley. OK 74829 Beta Eta Lambda (Oklahoma City-#151) W. G. Henderson (CS) P.O. Box 11105 Oklahoma City, OK 73136 Beta Chi Lambda (Muskogee - #165) Vernon Foshee (S) 725 N. Terrace Blvd Muskogee. Ok 74401 Zeta Gamma Lambda (Langston - #236) Raymond Johnson. II (S) P. 0. Box 836 Langston. OK 73050 •Eta Xi Lambda (Lawton - #268) Leroy Zimmerman (P) P.O. Box 1335 Lawton. OK 73501

TEXAS Director Charles Green 6511 Bndgewater Cove Austin. TX 78723 COLLEGE CHAPTERS 'Delta (Huston Tillotson College - #4) Devon Small (P) Huston Tillotson College - Box 324 Austin, TX 78702 'Alpha Sigma (Wiley U - #39) Willie Marshall 2107 Pinecrest Dr., B 16 Marshall, TX 75670 Gamma Alpha (Texas College - #67) Thomas Birt (S) 2215 N. Palace Tyler, TX 75701 Delta Theta (Texas Southern U - #96) Henry Porche (P) TSU. Box 748 Houston. TX 77004 'Epsilon Gamma (Bishop College - #312) William Mitchell (P) 3837 Simpson-Stuart Road Box 233 Dallas, TX 75241 Epsilon Iota (Uof Texas - # 3 1 8 ) Alpha Phi Alpha Box 242, University Station Austin, TX 78712 Epsilon Rho (Lamar Tech - #325) Frank M. Walker (P) 821 W.Gultway Port Arthur, TX 77640 'Epsilon Sigma (St. Mary's U - #326) Lelaurin Brown (CS) P. 0. Box 2406 San Antonio, TX 78285 Zeta Kappa (UT El Paso-#341) Michael A. Charles 418 Barry Hall El Paso, TX 79968 Zeta Tau (East Texas State-#349) James Jones (P) Box S, ET Station Commerce, TX 75428 ZetaOii (UT Arlington - #352) Jerry Haggerty (T) Box 19193, UTA Station Arlington, TX 76010 Eta Gamma (Prairie View - #356) Philip Alexander (CS) Box 2255 Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX 77445 Eta Epsilon (North Texas State-#358) Kevin Carreathers(P) Box 5493. NT Station Denton, TX 76203

EtaMu (U of Houston - #364) Melvm Roberts (RS) 6014 Newquay Houston, TX 77085 'Eta Upsilon (Texas Tech U - #372) Barry Bruce (P) 2324 5th - #79 Lubbock, TX 79401 Eta Psi (Texas Christian U - #375) No Report Theta Alpha (Jarvis Christian College - #376) Eugene Roussell (S) 204 Washington Hall - JCC Hawkins, TX 75765 Theta Mu (Sam Houston State U - #386) Chester Crawford (P) Box 2840, SHSU Huntsville. TX 77341 'Iota Kappa (Paul Quinn College - #407) Ernest People 1020 Elm Street Waco, TX 76704 lotaMu (SF Austin State U - #408) Frederick Moore (P) Box 5707, SFA Station Nacogdoches, TX 75962 'Iota Omicran (Southern MethodistU-#411) Perry Johnson (S) SMU Box 3522 Dallas, TX 75205 'Kappa Sigma (West Texas State - #436) David Willis (P) WTSU Canyon. TX 79016 MuNu (Southwest Texas State - #453) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Eta Lambda (Houston - #129) Donald Bonner (CS) 1519 Ruth Street Houston. TX 77004 Alpha Sigma Lambda (Dallas-#139) Ralph St Amant (P) 2334 S. Good Latimer Expwy. Dallas. TX 75215 Beta Tau Lambda (Ft. Worth - #162) Wyman Wiggins (CS) 905 Green River Trail Ft Worth, TX 76103 Gamma Eta Lambda (Austin - #173) Allen M. Johnson, Jr 9901 Mandeville Circle Austin, TX 78750 Gamma Pi Lambda (Galveston - #181) Curtis McGowan (S) 6018 Diamond Court Texas City, TX 77590 Gamma Tau Lambda (Beaumont - #184) William Jones (P) 4145 Simpson Drive Beaumont, TX 77705 Gamma Upsilon Lambda (Marshall - #185) Telly Miller (P) P. 0 Box 479 Marshall, TX 75670 Delta Rho Lambda (San Antonio - #205) William Hays. Ir. (P) 6214 Forest Bend San Antonio, TX 78240 Epsilon Alpha Lambda (Tyler-#212) No Report Epsilon Epsilon Lambda (Waco - #216) Mason Yarbrough P. 0, Box 1405 Waco, TX 76703 Epsilon Tau Lambda (Prairie View - #229) Earl Jones (P) P. 0. Box 2241 Prairie View, TX 77445 Epsilon Phi Lambda (Port Arthur-#231) No Report 'Zeta Tau Lambda (Amarillo-#251) Donald White (P) 4821 Rusk Street Amarillo, TX 79110 Eta Upsilon Lambda (Odessa - #274) James Bradford (CS) 1315 E. Parker Street Midland, TX 79701 Theta [Mia Lambda (El Paso - #281) Edward Williams P. 0. Box 6440 Fort Bliss, TX 79906 Theta Kappa Lambda (Lubbock - #287) Grover Coivin (CS) 1801 East 28th Street Lubbock. TX 79404

Kappa Gamma Lambda (Texarkana - #526) No Report Kappa Sigma Lambda (Killen - #540) Robert Harris (P) P.O. Box 1338 Killeen. TX 76541 Mu Rho Lambda (Longview - #561) Clifford Harkless (CS) Route 1 - Box 208 Tatum, TX 75691

Theta Beta Lambda (Oakland - #279) No Report 'Kappa Alpha Lambda (Monterey - #524) Clifford McDuffy(P) 1326 Sky View Drive Seaside, CA 93955 Kappa Omicron Lambda (Valleio - #537) Jesse Bethel (S) 315 Pepper Drive Vallejo. CA 94590

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Director Vernon Johnson 7356 Maywood Drive A R I Z O N A (Phoenix) Pleasanton. CA 91001 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Director Epsilon Mu William Corbin (San Jose State U - #320) 2401 W. Cherry Lynn Rd. Bruce Santos Phoenix, AZ 85015 P. O. Box 486 COLLEGE CHAPTERS San Jose. CA 95103 MuEta (Arizona State U - #448) Weyman Watson 909 S. Terrace #1815 (Los Angeles) Tempe, AZ 85281 Director ALUMNI CHAPTERS To Be Appointed Delta Tau Lambda COLLEGE CHAPTERS (Phoenix - #207) Gamma Xi William Corbin (CS) (UCLA - #79) 2401 W Cherry Lynn Rd. Terry Brown (P) Phoenix. AZ 85015 5131 Coney Covina.CA 71722 A R I Z O N A (Tucson) 'Mu Kappa (UC Santa Barbara - #451) Geoffrey Brown (P) Director Box 14505. UC Felix Goodwin Santa Barbara. CA 93106 7065 N. Stardust MuChi Tucson. AZ 85718 (Cal State Long Beach - #462) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Louis Noble (P) Zeta Theta 11002 S. Crenshaw-#4 (U of Arizona - #339) Inglewood. CA 90303 Leslie Boyd (P) ALUMNI CHAPTERS SUPO 20825 Beta Psi Lambda Tucson, AZ 85720 (Los Angeles-#166) ALUMNI CHAPTERS Samuel Davis (RS) Eta Psi Lambda 6743 Third Avenue (Tucson - #277) Los Angeles. CA 90043 Richard Davis (CS) Eta Pi Lambda 5620 E. South Wilshire Drive (Pasadena - #270) Tucson. AZ 85711 Eta Pi Lambda Chapter Theta Pi Lambda P. 0. Box 1884 (Las Vegas - #292) Altadena. CA 91001 No Report lota Zeta Lambda (Compton - #507) Harvey Lehman (CS) 5232 W, Fairview (Bakersfield-Fresno) Los Angeles, CA 90056 Mu Sigma Lambda Director (Culver City - #562) William H. Day No Report 866 East Fir

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Fresno, CA 93710 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Epsilon Beta (FresnoState-#311) Dwight King (P) P.O. Box 12301 Fresno. CA 93710 ALUMNI CHAPTERS 'Iota Nu Lambda (Fresno-#513) Paul Fuller (P) P. O. Box 12301 Fresno. CA 93701 Kappa Eta Lambda (Bakersfield - #530) Willis Hill, Jr. (P) P. 0. Box 807 Bakersfield. CA 93302

CALIFORNIA (Bay Area) Director Elmon Elmore 2575 Bantry Lane S. San Francisco. CA 94080 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Epsilon (UC Berkeley - #27) No Report Delta Omicron (Stanford - #301) No Report Nu Sigma (Stanford - #480) Theodore Harris (P) P.O. Box 7110 Stanford, CA 94305 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Gamma Phi Lambda (Berkeley - #186) No Report Gamma Chi Lambda (San Francisco - #187) William Hunter (CS) 255 Urbano Drive San Francisco. CA 94127 Eta Sigma Lambda (San Jose - #272) Richard Terrell (CS) 4959 Massachusetts Drive San Jose, CA 95136

CALIFORNIA (Sacramento-Stockton) Director Clifford Basfield 520 West 5th Street Stockton, CA 95206 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Theta Eti (UC Davis - #382) Vincent George Hughes (P) 25 Casellie Circle - #2 Sacramento, CA 95823 NuChi (U of the Pacific - #484) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Zeta Beta Lambda (Sacramento - #235) Heman Smith (P) P. 0. Box 22261 Sacramento, CA 95822

CALIFORNIA (San Bernadlno) Director Kenneth Chapman 846 E Margarita Street Rialto, CA 92376 COLLEGE CHAPTERS 'Alpha Delta (USC - #26) Michael Walker (P) 5922 S. Van Ness Los Angeles, CA 90047 'Iota Chi (Uo!Redlands-#418) Junius Pierson (P) 5310 Canyon Circle Drive #41 Riverside. CA 92507 •Iota Psi (California Polytechnic U - #419) Ron Ross (P) P.O. Box 1742 Pomona. CA 91768 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Mu Xi Lambda (Rialto - #558) Kenneth Chapman (ST) P. 0. Box 7057 San Bernadino. CA 92411

CALIFORNIA (San Diego) Director Samuel McEiroy 6531 Hopedale Court San Diego. CA 92120 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Eta Sigma (Metropolitan - #370) Dione Teague 3983 Miramar Street. Apt. #C Laiolla. CA 92037 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Zeta Sigma Lambda (San Diego - #250) Sam Thomas. Jr. (CS) 7594 Careybrook Lane San Diego, CA 92114

COLORADO Director Melvm J. Norton 2001 East 21st Avenue Denver, CO 80205 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha lota (Uof Colorado-#31) leflry L P. McDonald (S) 23 Andrews Hall - U. of C, Boulder, CO 80310 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Delta Psi Lambda (Denver-#211) Phillip Cochran (CS) 1165Drexel Boulder, CO 80303 Iota Omicron Lambda (Colorado Springs - #515) Earnest Martin (P) 118 Ithaca Street Widefield.CO 80911 Mu Upsilon Lambda Ronald E, Reese 4660 Kirkwood Street Boulder, CO 80301

WASHINGTON OREGON Director Dewey Tuggle 3401 Narrows Drive Tacoma. WA 98407 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Xi (U of Washington - #35) Henry H. Cannon 3510 S. 180th C 7 Seattle. WA 98188 Beta Psi (U of Oregon - #66) No Report •Iota Tau (Eastern Washington State - #415) Michael Vines (P) P. 0. Box 940 Cheney, WA 99004 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Epsilon Zeta Lambda (Portland-#217) No Report Zeta Pi Lambda (Seattle - #248) Darrell Fregia Box 24572 Seattle. WA 98124 'Iota Mu Lambda (Tacoma - #512) Cornell Christopher (S) Box 171, Fern Hill Station Tacoma. WA 98412

NEW MEXICO Director Boyd Jackson 1305 Evelyn Court. N.E. Albuquerque, NM 85705 ALUMNI CHAPTERS lota Psi Lambda (Albuquerque - #523) Samuel Harris (S) P 0 Box 5435 Albuquerque, NM 87115

HAWAII Director C. Edward Singer 410 Magellan Street - Apt. 908 Honolulu. HI 96813 ALUMNI CHAPTER Mu Beta Lambda (Honolulu - #547) Dan C. Matthews (T) P. 0. Box 267 Pearl City. HI 96782

UTAH Director To Be Appointed COLLEGE CHAPTER lota Upsilon (Utah State U - #416) No Report

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