John B. McCoy scholarship to Miss Kayla Lee of St. Martinville, Louisiana. Kayla is a graduate of Holy Rosary Institute and is presently attending the University of Southwestern Louisiana as a Mechanical Engineering student. Three Sphinxmen crossed the burning sands into Alphadom July 1983. Nu Theta Lambda enjoyed a unique event when two members of the clergy made the journey into Alphadom. The new members, initiated under the direction of Brothers Anthony Wiltz, Dean of Pledges, are Brothers Rev. Raymond Jones, Rev. Alvin Dixon and Odell Trahan. The pledge line received one of the most structured pledge programs in the recent history of Nu Theta Lambda. The Brotherhood welcomes the new Brothers and commends them on their tenacity and desire to dedicate themselves to the goals established by the Seven Jewels.
louisiana Nu Alpha Lambda recovers from convention The Brothers of Nu Alpha Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha extend greetings to all members of the House of Alpha. The chapter was chartered across from New Orleans on the west bank of the muddy Mississippi River in Marrero, Louisiana. We are recovering from the outstanding National Convention held in New Orleans. The convention was enjoyable and everyone who attended let "the good times roll." With the National Convention completed we are on the move! The Brothers of NAL have made education and advancement of young people our priority for 1983-84. We have participated in activities such as recreation days with children at the Madonna Manor Children's Home. We also sponsor a tutoring program in which the Brothers spend two evenings a week instructing young people in their basic studies giving them encouragement and a better academic standing. The officers of our chapter for 1982-83 are Brothers Michael Lastie, President; Jeffrey Scott, Vice President; Joe Ewell, Secretary; Ted Brown, Treasurer; Eugene Wood, Chaplain; Don Johnson, Historian; Nathan Winesberry, Director of Educational ActivThe Sphinx / Winter 1983
ities; and George Robinson III, Assistant Editor-to-the-Sphinx. Through our community service, the Brothers of Nu Alpha Lambda wish to show the community that we truly strive for manly deeds, scholarship and love for all mankind.
WEST son jose state u Epsilon Mu "Building an Empire" Greetings Brothers throughout the Alpha Kingdom from Epsilon Mu Chapter. We would like to take this opportunity to officially welcome the latest additions to our chapter, the line of Khalfani - "Destined to Rule." With the induction of these 14 Brothers, we are proud to announce that we are currently the largest fraternity on campus with 47 active members. Some might think that it is very difficult to function properly and effectively with so many members, but, because we are all dedicated Brothers, our jobs are very easy and productive. Epsilon Mu Chapter, more respectively known on the West as the "E-M-pire," has a long-standing reputation for achieving excellence as can be exemplified by our many "steppin" championships. The Brothers here at EM castle take great pride in our community and our involvement in it. With this in mind, we take great pride in inviting Brothers to attend the Western Regionals that will be held here in San Jose. If you are traveling from the East, then follow the light of Alpha directly to the E-M-pire. We promise that you will be entertained and amazed. Because we have so many dedicated members working for us we have already been involved with various projects. Here are just a few of them: NAACP Local Youth Chapter; Michelob Tennis Tournament; City of San Jose Annual Juneteenth Festival, where we acted as security and put on some marching demonstrations; the "Light of the World" Freshman Book Scholarship; San Jose Hospital Blood Drive, where we passed on "the gift of life"; Delta Gamma "Splash Down" to raise money for charity; and donated boxes of clothes to Goodwill. These are just a few of the events that have already been completed. Upcoming events will
include taking underprivileged children to the San Jose State University Homecoming game and more clothes drives for Goodwill and the Salvation Army. Project Olympus is still going strong. The Founder's Day celebration, EM's annual Halloween Ball, taking bags of candy to underprivileged children, and food collections are also planned. I would like to take this time to introduce the new administration here at EM castle: Brothers Jeff Moore of the Ocboni line, President; Bobby Gasper, Vice President; Jeff Rollerson, Secretary; Larry Smith, Corresponding Secretary; Kevin White, Treasurer; Rodney Davis, Historian; Alton McGriff, Sgt.-At-Arms, all of the Khalfani line; Jeff Hutto of the Ashante line, and Larry Smith of the Khalfani line, Public Affairs. As you can see from our administration the line of Khalfani was truly "Destined to Rule." One final word, another member from Khalfani, Brother Chris McNealy, was taken in the second round of this year's NBA draft by the Kansas City Kings for the Chicago Bulls. Brother McNealy. is currently on the verge of signing a multi-year deal with them for an undisclosed amount. Chris played three years of his career here at San Jose State after transferring from Santa Barbara Junior College. In three years at San Jose State he averaged 17.2 points per game and 9.5 rebounds per game.
California Zeta Beta Lambda installs new officers Some opportunities will venture forward and make their presence felt, other opportunities will sit there in a crowd; still others will embed themselves and cleverly hide. We in Zeta Beta Lambda need to grasp hold of opportunity where ever she is and whenever she shows up. I intend to give this chapter the type of leadership that will reach out and grasp opportunity in whatever form she appears." These were the words of Irvin Gipson as he was installed as President of Zeta Beta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha for the next two years. Other officers installed were Jacques Barber, Vice President; Clarence Roberts, Recording Secretary; William 59