service to the chapter and to the community. Three Brothers, Thomas S. Martin, E. E. Franks, Jr., and L. Raymond Bailey, were honored in the souvenir program of the Southern Regional Convention for 50 years as members of the fraternity.
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Education; Perry L. Jordan III, Chaplain; Kelvin Bush, Dean of Pledges; and Robert H. Price, Assistant Dean of Pledges. As this year rapidly comes to a close we thank the Lord for being with us each step of the way. We ask that God would lead and guide us in the future so that we may handle the many challenges and responsibilities of Alpha Phi Alpha.
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Eta Gamma wins at Regional Meet We, the Brothers of Eta Gamma Chapter, Prairie View A & M University, extend sincere and warm greetings to our fellow torch bearers. In our twelve years of existence we have always strived to remain first of all, and servants of all. We are very proud of ourselves, having recently returned from the Southwest Regional Convention as big winners. The convention, held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, found Eta Gamma winning first place in four of seven categories. Among these were the scrapbook competition, the W.E.B. DuBois Award (chapter with the highest grade-point average), the Henry Arthur Callis Award (Brother with the highest GPA), and the Southwest Regional Chapter of the Year. Additionally, Brother Frederick V. Roberts, the Eta Gamma graduate advisor, received the Advisor of the Year Award. Eta Gamma's other convention activities included a Chapter Management Workshop, headed by Brother Ronnie D. Smith; and two dynamic speeches, "The Prodigal Son," and "Reality Of A Dream," delivered by Brother Joseph York. Congratulations is extended to Brother Percival Roberts, Eta Gamma's chapter President, on being appointed Southwest Regional Assistant Secretary. Congratulations are also in order for the Eta Gamma guiding administration for the 1982-83 school year. The officers are as follows: Percival Roberts, President; Joseph York, Vice-President; Derrick K. Collins, Recording Secretary; Robert H. Price, Corresponding Secretary; Malcom T. Maxey, Treasurer; Perry L. Jordan III, Associate Editor-to-the-Sphinx; Wendel Eckford, Historian; Kenneth Ferguson, Sergeantat-Arms; Derrell Oliver, Parliamentarian; Terry O. Wright, Director of
San Antonio hosts State Convention The 18th Annual State Convention of the Texas State Council of Alpha Chapters was called to order by State President A. L. Mackey, on the evening of February 12, in the spacious Sheraton Inn in San Antonio. During the general session Brother Mackey outlined the activities for the two-day event. Included in the program was a history-making political issues forum, "Developing a Coalition Political Strategy for the Southwest." The forum, which was conceived and organized by Brother Roy Washington, Convention Co-Chairman, featured General President Ozell Sutton; Mr. Tony Bonilla, National President of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC); Mr. A. C. Sutton, State Director of the NAACP; Ms. Mary Minter, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; and Mr. Ruben Sandoval, local civil rights attorney and activist. The forum participants were all of the same conclusion — there is a definite need for Black and Hispanic coalition to combat the increasing lack of
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programs and government support of the plight of the nation's minorities. This was the first time Alpha has been involved in this type of "open door policy" with such a large representative minority organization. This forum also set history for LULAC and Mexican human rights organizations because this was the first such meeting to take place in Texas or the Southwest. The two national leaders vowed to meet again later in the year to access the impact of the February meeting and to begin to develop on the necessary strategies to achieve the goals outlined in the February meeting. Judge Andrew Jefferson, Houston, was the luncheon speaker. Brother Jefferson gave a very inspirational speech centered on the theme of the convention, "Alpha Phi Alpha: Passport to the Future." Other convention highlights included a ladies only cocktail hour, stomp contest, general business sessions and recreation. On Saturday evening, February 13, Brother Sutton addressed the conferees and their guests in an open address. In addition to the public address awards were presented to the following: Academic Award; W.E.B. DuBois Award to Eta Gamma Prairie View A & M; Highest Gradepoint: Henry A. Callis Award to Roland Morgan, Eta Gamma, Prairie View A & M, 3.7 out of a possible 4.0; Alumni Chapter of the Year: Delta Rho Lambda Chapter, San Antonio; Alumni Brother of the Year: Roy Washington, Delta Rho Lambda, San Antonio; College Brother of the Year: Roland Morgan, Eta Gamma, Prairie View A & M; Outstanding College Chapter: Eta Gamma, Prairie View A & M; Stomp Contest: Eta Gamma; Golf Contest: Eta Epsilon, Steven Parks, North Texas State;
Shown at the Texas State Convention are (I. to r.): Roy Washington; Mr. Tony Bonilla General President Sutton; Ms. Mary Minter; Mr. A. C. Sutton; and Mr. Ruben Sandoval The Sphinx/Summer 1982