Secretary, Wendell Saxon; Financial Secretary, W. H. Coston; Treasurer, Frederick D. Burks; Chaplain, James A. Nuckles; Editor-to-the-Sphinx, Willie H. Womack; and Dean of Pledges, Willie Anderson. The City of Montgomery and the local branch of the NAACP were fortunate to have its National President, Benjamin Hooks, here in honor of the NAACP's 75th Anniversary Celebration which was held at the Montgomery Civic Center on June 23 at 6 p.m. Our chapter purchased a life membership in the NAACP, having been for many years a staunch supporter of the NAACP's programs and its dedication in the field of human rights. In other community activities, Alpha Upsilon Lambda Chapter presented Fairview Medical Center with a check for $6,000. The check was presented to Fairview Medical Center Administrator, Sylvestor L. Reeder, III, by AUL President Joseph Holley. Our fraternity sponsored an Extravaganza with Erskine Hawkins and the Birmingham Heritage Band. The money will be used to purchase new wheelchairs and to renovate the main lobby of the Center. This year's scholarship winners in the high school division were George Michael Coleman, gpa 3.5, attending the University of Alabama, m a j o r Economics; Hayward Johnson, gpa 3.3, attending Auburn University, major—Aeronautical Engineering; Joseph Lacey, Jr., gpa 3.35, attending Georgia Institute of Technology, major—Electrical Engineering. All are graduates of Robert E. Lee High School, and received $500 each. Yearly, we sponsor a student to the annual Youth Leadership Conference at Benedict College in South Carolina. The student was Edward Willis, Jr., a senior at Jefferson Davis High School. Founders' Day was celebrated jointly with Beta Upsilon and Omicron Alpha Chapters on Sunday, December 2, 1984 at 5 p.m. in the George W. Trenholm Hall on the campus of Alabama State University. Our speaker was Brother U. W. Clemon, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, the first Black to ever sit as a Federal Judge in the State ot Alabama. Brother Clemon delivered a stimulating keynote speech entitled "Iluminating the Future With the Light of the Past." He began by reflecting on fifty The Sphinx/Spring 1985
Fairview Medical Center Administrator Sylvester Reed, III, accepting $6,000 check from President Joseph Holley, third from left, of Alpha Upsilon Lambda.
years of Alpha Upsilon Lambda in Montgomery, Alabama (1934-84). He reminded us that the light which has brought us safely thus far is growing dim. He challenged the men of Alpha to come forward and by the sweat of our brow rekindle the flame. He challenged us to do it because our history and tradition required us to do it; and it is the right things to do. In keeping with our Fraternity Motto "First of all; Servants of all; We shall transcend all," special recognition must be given to Brother Charles Price, who was elected Circuit Court Judge of the 15th Judicial Circuit of the State of Alabama. Recognition and congratulations are due another outstanding brother who was appointed by Governor George C. Wallace to serve as a trustee on the Board of Jacksonville State University. Brother Tyrone Means, a Montgomery attorney, was one of two Blacks appointed to serve as board members of this predominantly white universiSpecial recognition was extended to the four charter members of our chapter during our Founders' Day Celebration. They are: Brothers C. Johnson Dunn, Albert E. Fews, J. Garrick Hardy, and Rufus A Lewis. Five brothers were recipients of Certificates of Service for having served 25 years or more. These brothers were: Lytle E. Allen, III, Carl H. Cooley, Marvin Daniels, Thomas C.
Ervin, Samuel L. Jackson, William Martin, and Jethro W. Wilson. Brother Willie J. Anderson directed our pledge activities this past fraternal year and on February 28, 1984, we welcomed seven new brothers into Alphadom. These include: Freddie Brown, Charles Price, Wesley Ashley, Jim Moore, Melvin Ellis, Oliver Sutton, and James Sumpter. We know these brothers will hold high the name of Alpha Phi Alpha. On July 14, Alpha Upsilon Lambda closed out a most active social year with its annual picnic at Windcreek State Park near Alexander City, Alabama. This well attended occasion was enjoyed by all and topped off with a delectable barbeque.
alabama a G m Delta Gam ma boasts scholars The brothers of Delta Gamma extend a hearty greeting to all our brothers in Alpha. The fall semester of 1984 has been a productive one for us here at Alabama A&M University, and this report will entail some of those events in which we participated. In the area of community and educational service, the brothers conducted a tutorial program for many of the elementary and middle school 45