new jersey Alpha Alpha Lambda presents university awards Alpha Alpha Lambda Chapter has been very busy since our last report to the Sphinx. We have increased our donation to the Blood Bank account which bears our name. This program of ours has been accepted as a District Project. We now have several pints that will be made available to the community and our families. The chapter raised over $3,000 for the Newark Boys' Club. Over the past Xi Delta Lambda: Sitting (1-r) Dennis R. Winston, Director of Educational Affairs; Leo H. three years Alpha Alpha Lambda has Ross, President; fames P. Cuffee, Recording Secretary; and Alan ]. Foster, Treasurer. Stand-raised close to $7,000 for the Boys' Club. Brother Ray Hicks, former Presiing (l-r) Phillip E. Battle; fames E. Wright, fr., Editor-to-the-Sphinx; John C. Puryear, Historian; fames M. fohnson, Sgt.-At-Arms; Carrol E. Zanders, Vice President; and Weldon dent of Alpha Alpha Lambda, has served as both Vice President of the H. Smith, Financial Secretary. Central Ward Unit and Assistant Secretary for the Board of Trustees of Weldon H. Smith. A musical selection held its first dance, Xi Fest-A-Val, at the five clubs of the Newark Boys & was rendered by the Alpha Singers. the Flamingo Club. The dance was a Girls Club. Since the United Way The members of the Alpha Singers are benefit for the NAACP, National funds a substantial portion of the Boys' Phillip Battle, Rutledge Dennis, Urban League, and the United Negro Club budget, they find it necessary to Nathaniel Guthrie, Anthony Hill, Leo College Fund and is a part of the deal with two Brothers from the United Ross, Weldon Smith, Ronald Sumpter, Fraternity's national program to raise Way's Agency Relations Committee James Wright, and Marshall Garrett, one million dollars for these three and the Initial Funding Committee. pianist. worthy organizations. The dance These are Brothers Lincoln Turner, chairman was Carrol Zanders. The national and local history of the Fraternity was given by John C. Puryear. "The House of Alpha" was read by Dr. William H. Owens. The seven candle ceremony commemorating the seven founders of the Fraternity was performed by James Johnson, Anthony Hill, Phillip Battle, and Carrol Zanders. A solo was rendered by Dr. Rutledge M. Dennis. C. A. Pennington, State Director of Virginia, introduced the speaker — Thomas Allston III, Director of Publicity, Hampton Institute. Remarks were given by Leo H. Ross, President, and the rededication ceremony was led by Alan J. Foster. The charter members of Xi Delta Lambda Chapter are Phillip E. Battle, James P. Cuffee, Alan J. Foster, John S. Greene, Jr., Clifton Johnson, James M. Johnson, John C. Puryear, Leo H. Ross, Weldon H. Smith, Dennis R. Winston, James E. Wright, Jr., and Carrol E. Zanders. On November 20, Xi Delta Lambda initiated its first new members. The new initiates are Warren M. Cobbs, David Goodall, Sr., Anthony M. Hill, Otho O. Purcell, and Ronald Sumpter. The Dean of Pledges was John Greene. Omicron Lambda Alpha Brothers at Special Olympics Clinic. Also, on November 20, the chapter 46
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