CHAIRMAN ELMER C. COLLINS 26151 Lake Shore Boulevard, #1224 Euclid, OH 44132
Life Member #1 Joins Omega With great sorrow I received the news of the passing of Brother WILSON WINTERS, Life Member # 1 . Your chairman was privileged to attend Omega rites and funeral services for this distinguished brother - as a representative of the 4500 Alpha men who have followed his example and declared "ALPHA PHI ALPHA NOT JUST FOR COLLEGE - BUT FOR LIFE!" The many contributions and magnificent Alpha spirit displayed by Brother Winters shall never be forgotten. It shall live forever. May he rest in peace. Convention Update Well, the 73rd Anniversary Convention has come and gone. It was a great one! "Hats off" to the Brothers who worked very hard in the chapters in the Washington area. Again we find the Life Members displaying great enthusiasm and spirit during the convention. I talked to a large number of Brothers who declared an interest in becoming Life Members. The Life Membership Breakfast (one of the highlights of the convention) was attended by well over six hundred Brothers. As is customary on this occasion, awards were presented for outstanding work in the Life Membership Crusade. Those cited were: OLIVER WILSON WINTERS AWARD (Ten Years Leadership) Mu Lambda - Washington, DC FREDERICK L. JOHNSON AWARD (Outstanding Chapter) Rho - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Outstanding Service Delta Rho Lambda - San Antonio, Texas Delta Xi Lambda - Orlando, Florida Epsilon Rho Lambda - Fayetteville, North Carolina JOHN D. BUCKNER AWARD (Outstanding Region) Western Region: Clinton Minnis, Chairman Rogernald Jackson, Vice President ELMER C. COLLINS AWARD (Outstanding Individuals) David Staples - Beta Delta Lambda, Daytona Beach, Florida Randolph Williams - Kappa Epsilon Lambda, Landover, Maryland LIFE MEMBERSHIP LEADERS 1. Delta Alpha Lambda, Cleveland, OH 2. Epsilon Lambda, St. Louis, MO 3. Eta Lambda, Atlanta, GA 4. XI Lambda, Chicago, IL 5. Zeta Omicron Lambda, Philadelphia, PA 6. Rho, Philadelphia, PA 7. Beta Gamma Lambda, Richmond, VA 8. Gamma Lambda, Detroit, Ml 9. Beta Lambda, Kansas City, MO 10. lota Upsilon Lambda, Silver Spring, MD
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While we are talking about the regions, I should note that all of the Regional Vice Presidents who've served over the last four years completed their terms at the Washington convention. I would like to give them my thanks and appreciation for their wonderful cooperation in helping promote the Life Membership Program. Small Chapters While at the convention many Brothers mentioned that some recognition should be given to small chapters that have done a great job in promoting the Life Membership Program. In that light I would like to give the first such salute to Epsilon Eta Lambda, Charleston, Missouri. This chapter has eight members, most of them Life Members. Brother Edward Barrett is the spirit of Life Membership in Charleston and we salute him for his great work.
The Sphinx / Fall 1979
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