the Gong Show together. Friday night was the highlight of the week when the Brothers of Nu Chapter presented our 3rd Annual Miss Alpha Phi Alpha Pageant. All credit goes out to Brother Raymond Perry for his patience and time in putting this beautiful program together. With the hard work of Brother Leon Sutton, the Brothers of Nu Chapter presented our first Chapter Reunion. This turned out to be very successful for a first time attempt. The Brothers of Nu Chapter would at this time like to give recognition to all graduates this spring. We hope that each of you will be successful in your career goals and be able to handle the many problems of the world that Alpha Phi Alpha has taught you. We would like to congratulate our chapter Brothers who graduated from Lincoln: Brothers Wayne Rock, Lon Clarke, Leon Sutton, Roosevelt Allen, Freddie Addae, Henry Alston, Henry Dicks and Gerard Bingham. Again, we wish all of our Brothers the very best in the coming year.
new york Gamma lota Lambda Chapter honors Brother Albert A. Edwards The Brothers of Gamma Iota Lambda Chapter (Brooklyn-Long Island, New York) took great pride in celebrating the birthday and fifty-four years in Alpha of its Brother Albert A. Edwards. The Brotherhood presented Brother Edwards with a Life Membership as a token of esteem and love for the man who has provided us with so much leadership. Made in Sigma Lambda Chapter in 1927, Brother Edwards became a fiftyyear man in 1977. Approximately thirty years ago, he became a member of Gamma Iota Lambda, and during the late 1950s served as the chapter President. He also served as Chairman of the chapter Scholarship Committee for twenty-five years. Born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1896, Brother Edwards attended the Atlanta public schools, graduating with highest honors from the Atlanta University High School in 1915. His education took him to Atlanta University from which an A.B. degree was received, and then to Teacher's College, Columbia University, from which he received an M.A. degree. Dedicating his life to education, Brother Edwards served as teacher, The Sphinx /Summer 1982
Brother Albert Edwards (left) is congratulated by Gamma lota Lambda President Hobart jarrett. The chapter presented a Life Membership to Brother Edwards in recognition of his fifty-four years of service to Alpha. high school principal and an advisor to the CCC camps. He was the first Black principal for the New York Training School for Boys at Warwick, N.Y. from 1942 to 1945. For the next 14 years, from 1945 to 1959, Albert Edwards served as the Executive Director of the Stuyvesant Community Center in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. From there he moved to the St. Philips Community Center in New York as Executive Director from 1959 to 1971. Since then he has been a consultant at the St. Philips Community Center. Brother Edwards has helped thousands of people of all ages fulfill their personal development. For twenty-three years he has been on the Board of the Howard Memorial Scholarship Fund. He also runs one of the largest fresh air camping services in Harlem. At least 600 children and members of their families are sent to camp each year. Brother Edwards maintains a close relationship with many of the youngsters he had encouraged to go on to college and quite a few of them have gone on to become Men of Alpha.
new york lota Kappa Lambda hosts Smoker Brother Jon Chapman of Iota Kappa Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha sought diligently to revive that old
Alpha spirit by planning a successful "Smoker" with delicious refreshments. The event was held at Dunbar Center on May 8. Three prospective professional men in the Syracuse area were invited to meet members of the chapter, and to learn more about Alpha. President Harland London opened the session by stating its purpose and thanked Brother Chapman for the plans he had made. He then introduced Brother Frank Wood, a charter member of Iota Kappa Lambda Chapter, who gave the history of Alpha Phi Alpha. Shurley Harris, a charter member of Delta Zeta, spoke on "What Is An Alpha Man?" Brothers Leonard Robbins and Donald Goodwine discussed pledging and its responsibility. Brother Melvin Askew announced plans for the annual summer outing which will be held on Saturday, June 26. Brother Robert Rasberry, who had given the opening prayer, lead the group in closing with the Alpha Phi Alpha Hymn. Other Brothers attending were: Melvin Beard, Clement Brown, Henry A. Washington, Miles Mitchell, James Parker, John E. Garnette and Jeffrey K. Boyd.
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