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EDITOR'S

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Greetings . . . In our Commentary section of this magazine, we feature an original tribute to a venerable institution - The Black Church. Given the recent (and continuing) holiday season and the kick-off of Alpha Phi Alpha's 80th year, we saw in this piece the themes of unity, justice and solidarity so appropriate for this time.

The author is Brother Isaac McNatt, a distinguished New Jersey jurist . . . Alpha Athletes, like the magazine itself, is designed to fill a void in the coverage of Black Americans as reflected in the general media. Not only do we cover the activities of established super-stars, but we look at the many thousands involved in the field who place character-building at the top of the amateur sports agenda. This includes a host of Brothers who labor in the nation's historically Black colleges and universities. In this issue, Editor Wallace Jackson salutes Brother Douglas Porter, Athletic Director at Fort Valley State University . . .

FOCUS- There is no doubt that Alpha Phi Alpha is # 1 ; but we gauge the claims of our fellow Greeks just to see how they are faring. That journey often turns u p some curious bits of mis-information, like the recent article that purported to reflect the nation's largest Black advertising agency. Now we don't like to brag, but we have an obligation to keep the record straight - for history's sake. In this issue you will meet Brother Thomas Burrell, Chairman and CEO of Burrell Advertising Inc. - and it is the nation's largest Black ad agency bv far An Alpha shall always lead them! . . . Ignorance is no excuse for breaking the law; and our General Counsel the esteemed Attorney Milton C. Davis, is determined that Alpha Men - and Chapters - shall keep abreast of legal developments in this litigious society. His column, Legal Forum, in this issue speaks to the need for adequate insurance in a variety of settings. In his words, it is better to be safe than sorry . Our cover photograph of the Free South Africa March and Rally in Atlanta was taken by Brother Archie Moore of Little Rock, Arkansas. Photographs for our photo essay on South Africa were taken by Brother Moore and Brother Berve Power of Chicago. Our thanks to them for a job well done . . . In Legacy, we are pleased to bring you the words of my favorite predecessor - the late Brother P. Bernard Young, Editor of The Sphinx, 1930-33.

The enclosed editorial, penned by Brother Young in 1931, was printed in the December 1985 issue of our Chapter Bulletin. It received rave reviews and my chapter president even read it at our Founders Day celebration Thus, we present it for the edification of the entire Brotherhood . . . Once again, 1 was given the opportunity to "go home again" - to the Mississippi State Convention in Jackson. State Director Wiley Jones was thoughtful enough to ask the writer to serve as keynote speaker for the Convention Banquet; and the Brothers of my home state were kind enough to listen to my rambiings. Past General President Walter Washington was on hand to introduce one of his many proteges. State Treasurer Al Johnson was on time with my check My thanks to them all. While there, my erstwhile line Brother, Flynn Wallace, was a gracious hostas was "The Rock", Brother Bobby Smith, who did so much (as a Big Brother) to make my pledge period memorable. And, once again, I found a homeboy leading the way in the frat in that state. Brother Alfred Carter, a fellow graduate of Gentry High, was in top form as President of Kappa Beta Chapter, Mississippi State University. Greetings to him and to all of the Brothers who were so kind to me during my stay . . . Our next available deadline, for the Summer 1986 edition, is March 1st Until next issue . . . MJP.

ON THE DRAWING BOARD Coach Robinson's Triumph Brothers on the Move Distinguished Collegians '86

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Number 4 Winter 1985

OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, \M. Editor-in -Chief

MICHAEL J. PRICE Contributing

Editors:

James II. Rlanlon. I; Laurence T. Young, Sr.; Ilucl Perkins: Wallace Jackson: Charles I'. Teamer. Sr„ h Officio.

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LEGACY — T h e late Brother P. Bernard Y o u n g ' s 1931 editorial o n the life a n d lifeblood of A l p h a Phi A l p h a .

9—FOCUS — Head of the nation's largest Black advertising agency, Brother Tom Burrell is "The Image Maker." lo

LhliAL rOIHM — The need for adequate fraternal insurance is discussed by General Counsel Milton Davis.

14 —FREEDOM FOR SOUTH AFRICA - A retrospective on the Free South Africa March and Rally held during the 1985 General Convention.

17—ALPHA ATHLETES — A visit with Brother Doug Porter, Athletic Director at Fort Valley State University.

ABOUT THE COVER — Thousands of Alpha Men and supporters took to the streets for the Free South Africa March and Rally during the 1985 General Convention. General President Teamer, Atlanta Mayors Andrew Young and Maynard Jackson, and other fraternity and Pen-Hellenic officials were in the forefront of the procession.

FEATURES 2 — The General President Speaks 3 — Executive Secretary's Desk i — There Goes An Alpha Man 6 — News Briefs 19 — Alphas On The Move 23 — Chapter News 39 — Omega Chapter U — Directory of Officers 45 — Chapter Directory

Commentary Brother Isaac McNatt presents 'A Tribute To The Black Church'

The Sphinx (USPS 510-440) The Sphinx is the official magazine of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., 4432 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, Chicago, IL 60653.

Published four times a year: Spring. Summer, Fall and Winter. Send all editorial mail and change of address (send both addresses) to Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, 4432 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, Chicago, IL 60653. Manuscripts or art submitted to The Sphinx should be accompanied by addressed envelopes and return postage. Editor assumes no responsibility for return of unsolicited manuscripts or art. Opinions expressed in columns and articles do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and use of any person's name in fiction, semi-fiction, articles or humorous features is to be regarded as a coincidence and not as the responsibility of The Sphinx. It is never done knowingly. Copyright 1976 by The Sphinx, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Reproduction or use, without written permission, of the editorial or pictorial content in any manner is prohibited. The Sphinx has been published continuously since 1914. Organizing Editor: Bro. Raymond W. Cannon, Organizing General President: Bro. Henry Lake Dickason. Second class postage paid at Chicago, IL and additional mailing stations. Postmaster Send Form 3579 and all correspondence, 4432 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, Chicago, IL 60653.

THE GENERAL PRESIDENT SPEAKS

Affirmative Action Needed In Membership "Affirmative Action'

The Convention Call

Far too many of our Brothers and Chapters treat membership - its maintenance, expansion and development - in a passive manner. An expanded and more active membership pool is critical to the success of Alpha Phi Alpha - and its about time we targeted some "affirmative action" in this direction.

Membership is important because it brings talent into the circle of those who plan and operate the programs of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. We can continue to be "First of All" only if we have our best and brightest men working together for the common cause of fraternal development and service to all mankind. Quality is important - and no one suggests that we should lower our standards to increase the rolls. But Quantity also plays a pivotal role in what we can accomplish. It is a fact that Alpha Phi Alpha can do some things which are impossible for substantially smaller organizations and, similarly, some things about which we dream remain just out of reach because of the size of our membership pool.

By virtue of the authority vested in me as General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.; and, in accordance with the mandates of the Constitution & By-Laws of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.; It is my distinct pleasure to issue the Official Call for the assembly of the 80th Anniversary Convention (72nd General Convention) of t h e A l p h a Phi A l p h a Fraternity, Inc.

Membership is important because of financial reasons as well. Not only does each active member bring in needed additional revenue, but the cost of servicing each member goes down as the membership pool increases. Individual Brothers who are concerned about the escalating costs of fraternal affiliation would do well to consider reclamation, retention and the initiation of qualified new members as viable ways to provide greater service at a smaller per capita cost.

More importantly, the ways and means for increasing membership are easily at hand and require only commitment and hard work. College Chapters should insure that every Brother on campus is active with the General Organization and the Chapter. Nowhere is the concept of Brotherhood more needed than in 2

The site of the 80th Anniversary Convention shall be the City of Washington, District of Columbia with the Washington Hilton Hotel serving as the official headquarters hotel for our assembly. helping those Brothers who are truly in need of financial assistance remain active within the Fraternity. Alumni Chapters should aggressively seek to retain current members and reclaim the many Brothers who are on the fringes of the action - technically inactive but regularly in contact with members of the Chapter. If just these two areas were forcefully addressed, our membership would show a substantial increase. As noted earlier, the initiation of qualified members serves as another necessary and attainable way to keep the lifeblood flowing within Alpha Phi Alpha.

I encourage our Chapters and Brothers to think seriously about the issue of membership in the next few years. "Affirmative Action" in this area can reap great rewards for the Fraternity.

Said 80th Anniversary Convention shall take place during the time period, July 31, 1986 through August 5, 1986 - to close with the Formal Banquet and Ball on the evening of August 5th.

All chapters and members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. are hereby notified of the time and place of the 1986 General Convention. All chapters are directed to make appropriate plans to ensure that they are represented in Washington for this commemoration of 80 years of leadership and service.

Fraternally,

CHARLES C. TEAMER, SR. General President

a reminder To inaugurate the grassroots fundraising campaign for the National Headquarters Fund Drive, we designated Founders' Day 1985 - December 4th - as the first major collection date in this effort. All Chapters and Brothers have been urged to make some contribution by this date.

Alumni Brothers were especially urged to submit the $100 "Fraternal Obligation" by this date; and College Chapters were requested to insure that some payment on behalf of their Brothers is submitted.

If you have not already made this payment, please do so immediately!

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THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY'S DESK SOMETHING MISSING? IT'S CHECKLIST TIME! 1985 has come and gone and it's time to make a checklist of all outstanding problems that need to be addressed by the General Office. In other words, every chapter should now make a year-end checklist for their forms needed to do business; clear up all initiations that have not been finalized; check on any and all back orders that still may be outstanding; and make sure a Chapter Directory is on file in the General Office. And, above all, to make sure Chapter Tax and Grand Tax for individuals have been paid.

I urge any chapter which has not mailed its Grand Tax or Chapter Tax to do so immediately - to avoid any confusion about being seated at the upcoming Regional Conventions.

Please check this magazine to see when your Regional will be meeting and then note the cut-off date for chapter voting strength, which is the first day of the month preceding the actual meeting month. (For example: If the meeting is in April, the cut-off date will be March 1st). So make our job easier by sending your Grand Tax in as early as possible before your actual cut-off date.

The Chapter Guides for 1986-87 will be mailed to the Chapter Contact Person - again making it important and necessary for you to have a Chapter Directory on file with a proper address. And, if you are using a Post Office Box - please indicate whether that Post Office Box is in the city in which you reside or on a campus or college postal station.

Now is also the time of the year for replacing items that have been misplaced or lost, i.e., Chapter Seals, Shingles, Life Member Plates, Pins, etc. Please refer to the Materials section of the '85-'86 Chapter Guide for the prices of these items.

Many brothers are concerned about how they can change their address with the General Office.

Upon receipt, please note that with every Passcard there is a "tear-off" The Sphinx/Winter 1985

section which allows you to correct any information that is not correct.

Should you move, simply send that portion back indicating your new address; or, immediately upon moving, forward us a note with your Social Security Number, name, and new address so that 'it can be changed. An address cannot be changed without the Social Security Number because that is the way you are entered into the EDP system. Life Members should also include their Life Member Number. We're doing our best to keep addresses as current as possible - but your failure to alert us to your new address will result in your missing several issues of The Sphinx, as well as other information that is periodically mailed to the membership. So, the little time that you take to give us your new address will save us both a lot of problems in the future.

As a reminder, please remember to

YOU IRS AND THE

Based on regulations imposed on all individuals and organizations doing business with banks, savings and loan associations, and other financial institutions, issued by the United States Government in its recent IRS overhaul, many of you will find yourselves in a dilemma on how this new ruling affects you or your chapter. To avoid any further confusion, we have received an "official" ruling from the IRS in Washington, DC, that clearly defines what each chapter in Alpha Phi Alpha must do.

Every chapter that expects to do business with any of the above financial institutions must obtain a Tax Identification Number from the local IRS office that governs your region or state. Once you have received your I.D. number, you may or may not receive a request to file a Form 990 [Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax] which all "tax exempt" organizations must file within

follow the guidelines as they pertain to filing the IRS 990 form for your chapter; as first noted in the December 1985 Chapter Bulletin. The guidelines are listed below.

Please bear in mind that the Staff here in the General Office always stands ready to help you with the business of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Please feel free to write or call.

Especially feel free to commend our diligent efforts to provide quality service; and, we welcome your constructive criticism to enable us to better serve you if there is a problem.

In other words, we just like to hear from you.

Help us serve you!

Fraternally yours,

James B. Blanton, III Executive Secretary five (5) months of the close of their business. If you operate on a calendar year and your books are closed on or before December 31st, you must file your Form 990 by May 15th of the following year.

When you get your Form 990, the following general guidelines apply: • IF your total monies transacted were greater than $25,000.00, you must fill the form out completely and file it with your local IRS center.

• IF your transactions were less than $25,000.00 [the category covering most chapters], you must "check" the space on the Form 990 - indicating that your dealings were no more than that figure, and that's all. Return the form to the IRS, and they, in turn, will remove your name from their records as having to file the 990 form.

If you do not understand this ruling, please make contact with the General Office [(312) 373-1819] before you incorrectly file a form. Please note that this is the procedure which must be followed each and every year. If you do not automatically receive a form from the Government, it is your responsibility to acquire the Form 990 locally and file it in whatever manner it affects your chapter before the due date.

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Brother

Richard

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Xenia, Ohio honors educator Bennett Brother RICHARD W. BENNETT was honored by the city of Xenia, Ohio with a proclamation, by the mayor, of "Richard W. Bennett Day" and the naming of a park in his honor.

In his citation, Mayor Walter Marshall noted that Brother Bennett has been a resident of Xenia since 1936; has served 37 years as a teacher and school administrator in the Xenia School District, until his retirement in 1977 as Principal of McKinley Elementary School; and is an active member of numerous civic and service organizations.

Parks and Recreation Director Phyllis Shafer stated that "Mr. Bennet is still a very important spoke in the wheel of successes of the city of Xenia, where he serves on the Xenia Recreation Advisory Board, the YMCA Board, the Lions Club and his church."

Brother Bennett is also active in the United Way, Xenia Civil Service Commission, Red Cross Advisory Commission, Golden Age Senior Citizens, Retired Senior Citizens Volunteer Program and Greene County Retired Teachers Organization. He has been recognized for his coaching

Brother

Thomas D. Pawley,

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of football, basketball and track and has received citizenship awards from the Lions Club, Seratoma Club and the St. John and United AME Churches — where he has been a member for more than 40 years.

Brother Bennett was initiated into the Fraternity on December 5, 1931 at Xi Chapter, Wilberforce University.

Pawley named Distinguished Professor at Lincoln U Brother THOMAS D. PAWLEY, HI, Ph.D., was named one of the first Curators' Distinguished Professors by the Lincoln University (Missouri) Board of Curators. Brother Pawley recently completed 45 years of service at the university.

Brother Pawley was named Curators' Distinguished Professor of Speech and Theatre. He was recently honored also by the National Association of Dramatic and Speech Arts as the recipient of its 1985 Outstanding Service Award.

A graduate of Virginia State University at Petersburg, Dr. Pawley received the master's and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Iowa.

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In addition to membership in the National Association of Dramatic and Speech Arts, he is a member of the College of Fellows of the American Theatre Association, Speech and Theatre Association of Missouri, and the Mid-America Arts Alliance.

An author and playwright, Dr. Pawley has co-authored one book and written several plays and poems.

At Lincoln, he has served as head of: the Departments of, English; English and Speech; Speech and Theatre; Chairman, Division of Fine Arts and Humanities; and head, Department of Mass Communications.

Brother Pawley has served the Fraternity as Director of Educational Activities, Chairman of the Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation, Inc., and Midwestern Vice President.

San Francisco Tribute to Brother Flynn Brother H. WELTON FLYNN of Gamma Chi Lambda Chapter was recently feted by the San Francisco Bay Area civic, business, religious and fraternal communities.

A tribute dinner for Brother Flynn was held at the Cathedral Hill Hotel in San Francisco on October 11, 1985.

With San Francisco Supervisors Willie Kennedy and Doris Ward as CoChairs of the event and California State Assembly Speaker Willie Brown as Master of Ceremonies, Brother Flynn was recognized for his public service on the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and for his involvement in social, civic, cultural and religious life of the San Francisco Bay Area. At the impressive assemblage of over five hundred people, representing the broad social and economic spectrum of the San Francisco Bay Araea, Brother Flynn was lauded by Supervisor Kennedy in a poem written especially for the occasion. Supervisor Doris Ward presented a Certificate of Honor from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Board of Supervisors President John Molinari represented Mayor Dianne Feinstein and presented the Mayor's Resolution deThe Sphinx/Winter 1985

!$&&*[ THERE GOES AS ALPHA MAN

Brother H. Welton Flynn daring October 11, 1985 "H. Welton Flynn Day in San Francisco." Awards were also presented by California State Senator John Foran and Shirley M a t t h e w s of t h e U n i t e d N e g r o College Fund.

Brother Flynn, a 43 year resident of San Francisco, has been a member of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission for over 15 years. Serving at the pleasure of three San Francisco Mayors, he has been Commission President on four occasions and currently is Commission Vice President. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Tourist and Visitors Bureau for five years; is a regent at St. Ignatius College Preparatory School; a member of the Board of Directors of the Archbishop's Finance Council of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, which includes San Francisco, Marin, Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties; and is a founding member and president of the San Francisco Black Leadership Forum.

Brother Flynn is a Life Member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, and has consented for use of all proceeds from the tribute dinner, approximately $30,000, to endow the Alpha Phi Alpha Scholarship Fund in San Francisco. G a m m a Chi L a m b d a Chapter has established a nonprofit public benefit corporation to manage the fund. Over sixty Alpha Brothers were present to honor Brother Flynn and closed the festivities with singing of the Alpha Hymn.

There goes a man of high impulse Of princely mien and grace There goes a man of humble faith A credit to his race There goes a man of conscience vast with will to reach his goal There goes a man of lordly rank Of heroes' stock and soul— There goes a man of noble caste Whom hardship cannot break There goes a man in merit clad Whom duty won't forsake There goes a man in cultured verse Who holds a sportsman's creed There goes a man too vigilant To bow to lust or greed There goes a man whose life is spent in service not in scorn There goes a man whose majesty Shines like a May time There goes a man who is a friend To love and duty truth There goes a man to help uplift The lives of wholesome youth There goes a man with industry and faith at his command.

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IN T H E N E W S Q U O T A B L E : Brother C h a r l e s Rangel, United States Representative from New York, quickly countered Reagan administration claims that poverty has been dramatically reduced in all segments of American society. Said the Harlem Democrat, the report "showed no progress in reducing poverty among Black and H i s p a n i c c h i l d r e n " a n d that "the percentage of Black children trapped in poverty remained at the same level and there was an increase in the percentage of Hispanic children (in poverty)."

Congressman Rangel added, "Under President Reagan, the poorest of our society are suffering disproportionately and the vaunted economic recovery has not alleviated (their) suffering." . . . MISSING I N A C T I O N : Simeon Booker, Washington Bureau Chief of Jet Magazine, correctly noted that a key figure was conspiciously ignored during recent celebrations of the 20th Anniversary of the National Endowment for the Arts. The missing honoree was the late Brother Adam Clayton Powell who chaired the House Education and Labor Committee and authored the legislation sponsoring the endowment. Ironically, those who carried out the gala celebration are among those who are decimating its budget and threatening it with virtual extinction.

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KUDOS TO M E D I C A L L E A D E R : Brother Louis Sullivan, President of the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, who was recently presented the 1985 Boston University Alumni Award for Distinguished Service to the profession . . . C A B I N E T K E Y : Brother Samuel Pierce, Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), who was in the forefront of a cabinet fight to hold off efforts by Attorney General Meese to completely scrap affirmative action guidelines in the job market . . .

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I Minion 22 is\ A G I A N T O F A M A N : Brother Frederick Patterson, former president of Tuskegee Institute and founder of the United Negro College Fund, who was honored at the White House in November ceremonies recognizing his monumental contributions to the nation. A mind is a terrible thing to waste - and decades after stepping down from the helm at Tuskegee, Brother Patterson is still active in the fight for education and human rights . . . T O P M E D I C : Brother Edward Broomes, physician and civic leader in East Chicago, Indiana, who was named "Practitioner of the Year" by the National Medical Association . . . G E N I A L HOST: Brother Luna Mishoe, President of Delaware State College and Sire Archon of Beta Eta Boule' of Sigma Pi Phi, who was the "host with most" to the Northeast regional meeting of the Boule' . . . GEORGIA W I N N E R S : Brothers Joseph Walden, rural housing specialist for the FHA; Kenneth Ivory, a junior at the University of Georgia; and Harold Wright, Jr., a UGA senior, who left the Georgia State Convention with citations as Alumni Brother of the Year, College Brother of the Year and Oratorical Contest winner, respectively . . .

4P% W E D D I N G BELLS MARTIN-MOORE: Brother Aubrey LaMont Martin and his bride, the

former Andra Teresa Moore, were wed on December 30, 1985 at Walnut Grove Baptist Church of Louisburg, South Carolina. Brother Martin, son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Martin, Sr. of Columbia, was valedictorian of his 1976 high school class; earned a B.S. degree in business from Wake Forest University; earned an MBA in Finance from Washington University in St. Louis; and was named recipient of a fellowship sponsored by the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management. He is employed by NCNB National Bank, in Charlotte, North Carolina, as an international banking officer. The bride, daughter of Joe Moore and Marguerite Moore of Louisburg, is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; attended Duke University for graduate studies; and earned an MBA in Finance from Fuqua School of Business. A member of Delta Sigma Theta, she is employed

by NCNB National Bank as an investment analyst.

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CHAPTER BRIEFS KANSAS CITY, K S : "Boys Become Men" was the theme of a seminar hosted by Beta Lambda Chapter and the Black Family Preservation Project of the Kansas Children's League. The seminar involved some 60 male youth, who were given information and motivation in the areas of male responsibility, peer pressure, values development and sexuality . . . WEST O R A N G E , N J : Alpha Alpha Lambda Chapter held its "Evening of Elegance" Scholarship Dance on December 6th at the Manor . . . K I L L E E N , T X : Kappa Sigma Lambda Chapter hosted its 4th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner for senior citizens from three area programs for the elderly. Brother Jerry Torrence is chapter president and Brother James Hereford coordinated its event . . . S T . A L R A N S , N Y : Zeta Zeta Lambda Chapter held its T h a n k s g i v i n g D i n n e r - D a n c e on November 28th at Antun's in Queens Village . . .

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L E G A C Y

Nice Idea For Sale!

P. Bernard Young The retention of active members and the development of a model pledge education process continue to be items of concern to the Fraternity. As we enter our 80th year, we look back more than fifty years — to the editorial penned by Brother Young for the February 1931 issue of The Sphinx.

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ot long after the editor of The Sphinx a s s u m e d office he requested the editor of a nationallyknown publication to contribute, as a member of the fraternity, an article to our official journal. The following reply was received: "Thank you very, very much for your invitation to contribute an article to The Sphinx. / must, however, decline because 1 am not actively connected with Alpha Phi Alpha at the present time and have not been for some years: my opinion being that Alpha Phi Alpha should be strictly a college fraternity and that when college days are over the active administration of the fraternity should remain with those who are still in college."

This is not an isolated attitude. It is held, or expressed, by many members of the fraternity. Un-doubtedly, its expression on the part of some members is sincere. Others use it as a protective covering for their sins of inactivity. Is there any sound reason for the existence of an attitude which is set up as a justifiication for becoming only a member-of-sorts with the arrival of that June day which climaxes a brother's collegiate career?

Certainly no substantial grounds exist for the attitude in question in either the traditions, ritual, constitution, or programs of Alpha Phi Alpha. "Alpha Phi Alpha for Life" was always an ideal and a determination of our organization. The translation of that ideal into a slogan took place shortly after a middle period of the fraternity's history, because, in the words of Alpha's brilliant historian, Brother Dr. Charles H. Wesley, "There had been going forth into the realm outside the college walls, a host of graduates who were losing connection with the fraternity as the years passed." erhaps the fraternity will always be faced, in varying degrees, with this problem. It has assumed serious proportions at several periods of its

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An initiate of Kappa Chapter, Brother P. Bernard Young served as Editor-in-Chief of The Sphinx during 1930-33. A graduate of the Ohio State University School of Journalism, he was heir to a family editing tradition at the Norfolk Journal & Guide (Viginia). He entered Omega Chapter in 1974.

history in the past. It has assumed serious proportions in the present period. It is regrettable that so fundamental an obstacle as this problem presents to the rounded and sound progress of Alpha Phi Alpha cannot be given a more extended discussion in the space at our disposal. The editor, meanwhile, can think of no better tonic for those exponents of fraternity laissez-faire at the present moment than a thorough and thoughtful reading of Brother Dr. Wesley's "The History of Alpha Phi Alpha."

In it, with a historian's objectivity, are set forth the fraternity's struggles, achievements, ambitions, and possibilities. No one who gets the full-view picture of them as presented in the "History" can thereafter reasonably assert that Alpha holds no place, has no need, or offers no inducements to him after college days.

He will find there in eloquently simple and moving terms the achievements which have solidified the fraternity's tenets of good fellowship, real brotherhood, and rounded citizenship. He will find that Alpha Phi Alpha, in common with all fraternities, is essentially and historically a social organization. But he will discover that its social backgrounds have not kept Alpha from transcending, although not overlooking, its social purposes and that the fraternity has come to be recognized as a_

vital social force, influential in shaping the advancement of the race and nation to which he proudly claims allegiance. He will, or should, realize that the completely successful attainment of Alpha's ideals is inextricably wrapped up in the full cooperation of u n d e r g r a d u a t e and graduate groups, that the experience and training of its graduate members is essential to that able direction without which Alpha cannot reach those goals its founders envisioned and its membership through the years have charted. He will come, with that thorough and thoughtful reading of the "History," to the inevitable conclusion that he has been called and found wanting. Most vital of all, he will be forced into the admission that it is he, not Alpha Phi Alpha, who is on trial.

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eanwhile, it is not contended that he has drifted from a perfect organization. His very inactivity is a blot against perfection. Certain frivolities and exaggerated practices, not consonant with any admitted p u r p o s e s or traditions of the fraternity, do still exist, which, with the help of those who can regard them in their proper light through the sharpened eyes of experience, may be removed or modified. It is still the considered opinion of the editor that the most pressing such problem is that set up by certain initiation evils.

Surveys have shown that college fraternity men are better scholars than their fellow students in general.

It it to be wondered why this superiority should not make them comport themselves in a more superior manner than they do during the period known as "Hell Week." * * * oo often we pride ourselves on the scholastic and other achievements of fraternity men. Too seldom we turn our attention to putting a stop to the traditional periods of pub-

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LEGACY continued from page 7 lie and private humiliation of candidates for fraternity membership. We scarcely ever even consider modifications in the proclivities of "Hell Week." But we need to "take the hell out of 'Hell Week.'" Brotherly feeling, strange as it may seem, does not find ready soil in the harassments and resentments of initiation periods. Some of the antics indulged in are childish. They result too often in unfavorable public attention and lead in many cases to otherwise u n w a r r a n t e d legislation a g a i n s t fraternities.

Professor Frederick M. Thrasher of New York University has suggested as a substitute for "Hell Week" a system of discipline consisting of manual labor in the fraternity houses or on the campus, not to take up time or energy which should be devoted to studies. He also suggested freshmen athletic events for the same purpose. He might have suggested other things. He might have suggested something for graduate chapters also, for they are not without sin, either. The editor is not now suggesting any particular substitutes. First of all he wants to create a receptive attitude toward change for the better.

sale! Let's have initiations which would not make a stranger think he had somehow been transported into a jungle orgy or an asylum for the mentally deranged. Nice idea for sale! For sale! Huh! We'll gladly give it away.

"The principal problem is to sell the idea" to the members of the fraternities, Professor Thrasher said.

"This must be done through the college newspapers and fraternity publications. " Nice idea for sale! Fine idea for

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ALPHA <§ALENDAQ II Q R^ •WOT

State Conventions: Jan 24-25

Louisiana

Lake Charles

Feb 21-23

Texas

Fort Worth

Mar 28-30

Maryland

.Frederick

Regional Conventions Feb 28-Mar 2

Southern

Macon, GA

Mar 27-30

Western

Colorado Springs, CO

Mar 28-30

Southwestern

Oklahoma City, OK

April 4-6

Midwestern

Columbus, OH

April 11-13

Eastern

Boston, MA

80th Anniversary Convention Jul31-Aug6

Washington Hilton

Washington, DC

AT LAST, A HOLIDAY. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. salutes the first federal holiday honoring

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Brother Thomas Burrell. Chairman and CEO of the nation's largest Black advertising company'» new headquarters on Michigan Avenue in Chicago.

agency, poses in front of his

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n September 20, 1985, Burrell Advertising Inc.

Founded in 1971, Burrell Advertising is the largest

signed a long-term lease for a new headquaraters at 20 South Michigan Avenue in Chicago. The newly renovated eight-story building, in which Burrell will assume an equity position, is to be named "The Burrell Building". That inscription will be etched into the stone facade of the building's main entry on Michigan The Sphinx/Winter 1985 Avenue.

Black-owned advertising agency in the nation. With more than $50 million in annual billings, its clients include Coca-Cola USA, Johnson Products Company, Ford Motor Company, Procter & Gamble, McDonald's Corporation, Beatrice U.S. Food, L'Eggs Products and Johnson Publishing Company. continued on Page 10')

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This momentous development makes Burrell Advertising only the second Black-owned firm to own a corporate headquarters in the heart of downtown Chicago. The first such firm was Burrell client Johnson Publishing Company, headed by Brother John H. Johnson. Brother Johnson's soon-to-be neighbor to the north is under the guidance of Brother Thomas J. Burrell, another Alpha man. Both are Theta Chapter initiates — and both bespeak the spirit of excellence which is the hallmark of Alpha Phi Alpha.

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om Burrell is President, Chief Executive Officer and Creative Director of Burrell Advertising Inc., a Chicago-based, full service agency primarily concerned with the Black consumer market.

Born in Chicago on March 18, 1939, he is a 1961 graduate of Roosevelt University where he received his Bachelor's degree in English.

Brother Burrell began his advertising career in 1960 at Wade Advertising/Chicago where he became a copywriter in 1961. He spent several years building his copy writing experience, moving first to Leo Burnett/Chicago in 1964, then to Foote Cone & Belding/London in 1967 and finally returning to the United States in 1968 to become Copy Supervisor at Needham, Harper & Steers. Feeling that his advertising philosophy could be best expressed in his own agency, he decided to establish what is now know as Burrell Advertising Inc. In the past year, Tom Burrell has made numerous contributions in his work with Burrell Advertising. As president of Burrell Advertising, his leadership has been a driving influence in the success of this growing company. In addition, through his company's unique position within the industry, he has contributed to the advancement of advertising as a whole. Through his participation in numerous organizations, he has also contributed to the Chicago community. Most importantly, thoughout his work he exhibits the spirit of innovation that is critical to an ad man's effectiveness.

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nder the direction of Tom Burrell, several significant milestones were reached in the past year by Burrell A d v e r t i s i n g . With a h i s t o r y of d o u b l e - d i g i t percentage annual billings growth, in the 1985 fiscal period the agency experienced a 60% record increase in billings. Having held the position of largest Black-owned agency for several years, in the past year Burrell became the first Black agency to reach $50 million in billings.

In organizational growth as well, the past year has been significant for the agency, as it reached and passed the 100 employee mark. Not satisfied with simply quantitative growth, Tom Burrell has been instrumental in attracting a significant number of seasoned advertising professionals to the agency. Among the new management level positions created at Burrell this year were General Manager, Director of Account Services and Public Relations Manager. He also expanded his creative services area with the addition of a Fashion Department.

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The past year has witnessed the acquisition of several new significant accounts by Burrell as well. Both Procter & Gamble and Beatrice U.S. Food were added to the agency's roster during this period. This represents the first time that a major packaged goods company waged a concerted Black consumer market effort. More significantly, this year Tom Burrell celebrated the acquisition of his agency's first general market account in the form of Joseph Garneau Distillers' Martel Cognac.

Last, but not least of Tom Burrell's contributions to Burrell Advertising during the past year has been in the area of facilities improvement. As a result of the lease agreement recently signed by Tom Burrell and Barbara Burrell, nearly three floors of space in the 20 North Michigan will become the new home of Burrell's Chicago operations. The agreement also provides for ample expansion possibilities as the agency continues to grow.

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n n o v a t i o n h a s c o n s i s t e n t l y c h a r a c t e r i z e d Tom Burrell's approach to advertising throughout his career. He probably is best known as a pioneer in the area of Black consumer marketing, a concept which was unkown when he became one of the first Black professionals in the business.

Tom Burrell refers to his style as "positive realism", an approach which projects positive images and values of Blacks while building product loyalty. The result is effective advertising. More importantly, by applying his professional marketing expertise to the Black consumer, he has been able to develop an analytical marketing strategy that has established Black consumer marketing as a legitimate market segment. Finally, because this approach to reaching the Black consumer is based in sound scientific analysis, it may be applied to other markets as well. This approach becomes increasingly significant as the advertising industry turns its focus toward market segmentation.

The most important indicator of Tom Burrell's creative advertising expertise is the dual market appeal of his television commercials. Labeled the "Huckleberry Finn" approach, Mr. Burrell's aim is that, although Blacks and whites see his commercials differently, the advertising reaches both groups with equal effectiveness. In television advertising, with its broad audience reach, his crossover ads are designed to make the most efficient use of the medium.

As Creative Director, Tom Burrell's influence is felt in all of the agency's work. This influence has most recently been seen in the agency's established expertise in two new advertising style trends. The first, characterized by a stylish, sophisticated look in print ads, is exemplified in the agency's "Misting" campaign for Canadian Mist, the "I assume you drink Martell" campaign for Martell Cognac and the fashion-oriented ads created for Ford Motor Company The second of these style innovations appears in his evocative television spots for McDonald's and Coca-Cola.

One of the most famous in this genre is the CLIO award winner "A Family Is". This award winning style can be continued on Page 12 The Sphinx/Winter 1985

COMMENTARY {frl A Tribute to the Black Church

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When God, after seven days, had created his earth, with its sun and moon and stars, with its plants and animals and people, its rivers, lakes, mountains and oceans, God still felt something was missing.

"What I need for mv people," He said, "is a House of Worship, a meeting place for renewal of souls.

"A place where the tired and weary of spirit may come for rest, and for refreshing of the human spirit.

"I want a place for my children to rest when the work week is over, a place where they can nourish their higher aspirations, a place where they can lift up their eyes and their souls unto the everlasting hills of hope, and seek the help of a higher power.

"Mv people must have a place where they can come to share each others' sorrows and glad tidings, and give of their goods and themselves in the service of others.

"Let there be a place on this earth which I have created which is open to all people, not limited to the rich or powerful, not limited to a particular race or clan, but which will welcome every race and every clan, including the stranger within your gate, to worship together and walk together, in peace and in love.

"But if it should come to pass that the color of the skin will divide my people, then let there be a Black Church.

"My Black Church will be a place where my children are not assigned to the rear of the hall of worship, nor to the upstairs crow's nest, because of the color of their skin.

"Worshipers will not, in mv Black Church, be seated white in front, light colored in center, and blackin the back. My Black Church shall see people as people, all children of the one God, born of my spirit, and committed to my precepts and my laws.

"In my Black Church, my people shall serve each other in all areas of service, pastoral and lay leadership, and shall not be condemned to lesser positions by reason of the color of their skin.

"And when the day comes again that color is not the measure of a person's worth, and when all my children shall worship together, knowing not race nor color of skin, when small differences are minimized and each person's humanity, under God, is recognized and maximized, serving each other in faith, hope and charitv, then shall I dwell among my people as one family of nations."

— Isaac G. McNatt, Kappa Theta Lambda, Teaneck, New Jersey

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seen in such current commercials as McDonald's "New Glasses" and the "Concert" spot created for Procter & Gamble's Crest toothpaste brand.

An Industry-wide Impact

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om Burrell's work in advertising has provided farreaching benefits to the industry as a whole. For years he has played a leading role in bringing Blacks into the mainstream of the advertising industry.

Burrell Advertising historically has been a major participant in the minority internship program of the American Association of Advertising Agencies. In addition, Tom Burrell was instrumental in establishing the AAAA's Basic Ad Class. Though this class is no longer conducted, the fruits of Tom Burrell's efforts in this area can be seen in the work of such prominent Black advertising profesionals as former Ad Woman of the Year, Carol Williams, and many others working in key positions in agencies across the country.

To this day, Tom Burrell continues working to develop the advertising industry's pool of talented Black professionals, both through the AAAA's internship program and with high school students outside of the program as well. In addition, with recently established junior level positions in the account management area, his agency now offers a complete range of training positions in all of

BEAUX ARTS HOME The new Burrell Building uns originally built in 1885 for Aaron Montgomery Ward. Newly renovated, it now features I 13,500 square feet of contemporary office space and 16.500 feel of prime retail space.

its areas of operation. With a management philosophy based on "people development," he believes that the key to his agency's growth will be to get good people, give them responsiblity and make them accountable. In keeping with this philosophy, numerous employees have been brought in at entry level and quickly placed in positions of responsibility.

The advertising profession has felt the benefits of Tom Burrell's work, not only in its variety of talented individuals, but also in its level of integrity. Not content to produce ads that are merely attractive or interesting, he insists on professionalism in all areas of his agency's work. Adopting a strategic and goal-oriented approach to advertising, he produces results that are not only creative but compelling. In keeping with this professional spirit, he has developed a full-service agency that is able to serve the total range of client needs.

In addition to professional results, Tom Burrell insists upon a standard of excellence in his agency's work.

Beginning from the premise that this work will be great, he then urges a higher level of performance. Satisfaction is not reached until excellence is achieved. In accord with this concern for advertising integrity, Tom Burrell also served this year on the AAAA's Government Relations Committee.

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ot limiting his contributions to the professional arena, Tom Burrell is involved in several civic improvement and art related endeavors as well.

He serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Chicago Urban League, a principal of Chicago United, a board member of the Big Buddies Youth Foundation, the Katherine Dunham Retrospective Festival and the Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind. He also served on the Program and Advisory Committee of the Chicago Office of Fine Arts. In addition, through his efforts, the agency has made substantial donations to a long list of charities. These include youth organizations such as the Boys Club, Better Boys Foundation, YWCA and Girl Scouts of America; cultural institutions such as the Museum of Science and Industry and DuSable Museum; educational institutions such as Grambling University and United Negro College Fund; and health foundations such as Midwest Sickle Cell.

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LEGAL FORUM

MILTON C. DAVIS, GENERAL

COUNSEL

Better To Be Safe Than Sorry!

The Need For Consider the following scenarios: (1) A chapter sponsors a boat ride excursion as a fundraising project; tickets are sold to the general public; a patron falls while embarking onto the boat and is injured. (2) A chapter owns a house on a college campus or perhaps is renting a house on the campus or off campus. At a fraternity function a visitor slips on the stairs and is injured. (3) A chapter co-sponsors the State or Regional convention of the fraternity at a hotel or local civic center. A child of the registered delegate is placed in the scheduled youth activity sponsored and supervised by the fraternity as a part of the convention program; while playing the child runs through a glass door and is injured.

The ultimate question to be determined in each example is whether the chapter, regional or national organization is liable to the injured party and therefore subject to paying damages to the injured parties.

These circumstances are not remote.

Fraternal organizations have had to face just such situations in recent years and in each instance the only

Insurance

factor which has prevented great expense for legal defense or perhaps payment of large judgments was the presence of insurance obtained by the chapters prior to undertaking the event, project or transaction.

The need for chapters to be insured against liability for public functions sponsored by the chapters is now a business necessity and just plain good sense. Any chapter which owns or is purchasing a structure to be used for chapter functions should obtain a comprehensive hazard and liability policy. A chapter sponsoring a seasonal or one-time activity may also purchase insurance which covers just that activity. In many instances where activities are conducted in public buildings, such as hotels or civic centers, it is possible to simply purchase a rider to the existing policy held by the hotel or management agency of the facility.

All conventions, whether State or Regional, held in the name of the fraternity or chapter should be insured. Failure to insure against liability during these functions jeopardizes the fraternity as a whole.

Insurance contracts must be carefully read to make certain that proper coverage is obtained and at a sufficient level of coverage. Each chapter anticipating sponsoring a function, particularly where the public is involved, must place the purchase of insurance as a priority item. See that competent advice is obtained from a reputable insurance carrier. Have all documents reviewed by legal counsel. Make sure the premium is paid and the policy properly issued prior to the beginning of the activity; make sure that the chapter and the fraternity corporate entity, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. are properly named as co-insured parties. Obtain a copy of the policy or rider for your permanent files.

It is vitally important that the assets of our fraternity are not dissipated by lawsuits and incidents which clearly could have been protected against by obtaining proper insurance coverage. Protect your chapters and our fraternity — get insurance! Be safe, not sorry. »M.C.D.

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South Africa The most popular tee-shirts sported the legend, "Alpha Cares!" and because they were cool and white, with The Sphinx superimposed over a band of wheat {the staff of life), they not only symbolized the Fraternity's committment to ease famine in Africa but served as perfect marching attire for thousands who pounded the pavement in Atlanta.

The call had gone out months before, urging Alpha Men to come to the 79th Anniversary Convention prepared to stand up and march in protest of the repugnant policy of apartheid - as practiced in only one place on the globe, the Republic of South Africa. And many came, obviously prepared to march - decked out in jeans and sneakers, with placards and banners at the ready.

Some, however, were more nattily attired at the Public Program which preceded the march. Spit-shined shoes and classic-cut suits, designer dresses and high-heeled shoes were everywhere to be seen. Were these Brothers and Sisters about to march down the streets in Atlanta in the blazing August sun? And then came Andy. The fiery Mayor of Atlanta, himself as clean as a whistle, spoke to the assembled about truth, about right, and duty and about responsibility. And he reminded them of how much we have in common with the Brothers and Sisters in Soweto and Durban, in Mamelodi and in Transkei.

"The sun was down here a long time in Atlanta before this got to be the Sun Belt," he said, "It didn't become the Sun Belt until white folk stopped putting down Black folk!" And the souls stirred before your very eyes, but the Mayor wasn't finished.

Rather than calling upon the audience to meet him at the starting point, Brother Young coolly called forth his lieutenants - who organized the gathering into neat little rows and marched them, literally, out of the Ballroom, down the escalators and out into the streets.

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That scenario notwithstanding, the Brothers and guests present in Atlanta were clearly burning with anti-apartheid fire. Said General President Charles C. Teamer, Sr., "Martin Luther King, Jr. first brought forth the idea that no one is free until we are all free. The men of Alpha Phi Alpha pledge that they will not stop marching, not stop fighting until every person in this world is free."

Along the same lines, Mayor Young noted that the progress of all South Africans - Black and White was tied to the abolishment of the pernicious system of apartheid. Noting the progress of his city since the death of Jim Crow, he stated that "The only way South Africa can survive is for everyone to work together."

The huge crowd, accented with Black and Gold, marched from the Atlanta Hilton, down "Sweet Auburn" Avenue, on to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Noneonlinned

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Lcll: Parade marshals from th<> King Center were on hand, many of them Alpha Men.

"We support the aspirations of the South Africa people to be free — free from the crushing oppression of an immoral government. . .'

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Violent Social Change. The caravan was led by General President Teamer, with Atlanta Mayors Andrew Young and Maynard Jackson on the frontline - joined by Past General Presidents Ozell Sutton and James R. Williams. In the style of civil-rights marches led by Brother King, the crowd sang freedom songs along the route - led with vigor by Brother Hugh Grant of Gautier, Mississippi.

The rally at the King Center was keynoted by Brother Jackson, who preceded Brother Young in office and was the city's first Black mayor.

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toward the racist government in Pretoria - but toward a "White House that seeks to get in bed with apartheid." Mrs. Coretta Scott King also addressed the rally.

It was a great day, this August 11, 1985, a proud day for the members of the Fraternity and all who joined them in this first anti-apartheid mass rally in Atlanta. All who were present were cognizant, however, that the fight has only begun. Only a few short weeks after the Brotherhood left Atlanta, college students returned to campuses around the city - and sponsored another mass protest through the streets of that city.

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ALPHA ATHLETES To some, Coach Douglas T. Porter is a miracle worker.

To others, he is just a man that heads the football program at Fort Valley State College. Those who know him best will tell you that he's an opportunistic, superb organizer and a great person. The fact of the matter is that Doug Porter has taken whatever situation that confronted him and made it a winner.

Porter of Fort Valley

Since arriving at Fort Valley in 1979, Brother Douglas Porter has moved the sports program up - to Division II and into the winning column.

Coach Porter is a 1952 graduate of Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana. He served as Head Football Coach at Mississippi Valley State University from 1961-65 and posted a 21-19-0 record. After his stint with the Delta Devils of Mississippi Valley, Porter journeyed to Grambling State University to work as an assistant coach under the legendary Eddie Robinson. While at Grambling, Porter had the opportunity to work with several athletes who later starred in the National Football League {NFL) including wide receiver Sammy White and quarterbacks James Harris and Doug Williams.

From 1974-78, Porter was Head Football Coach at Howard University in Washington, D.C. After compiling a 30-20-2 worksheet, Porter came to the "Valley" and took over the football program. After an initial year of six wins, four losses and one tie, Porter posted a 7-3-1 record the following year. With his program on the upswing, The Sphinx/Winter 1985

the talented coach took a voyage into the land of Division II football (Fort Valley previously competed in Division III). The Wildcats captured the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference {SIAC) title in 1982 and a NCAA Division II playoff spot. The Wildcats concluded their showcase season as the seventh best team in America.

In 1983, Fort Valley won another SIAC conference championship and finished as the ninth best team in America.

In addition to the SIAC Division II titles won in 1982 and 1983, Porter won the conference title in 1980 on the Division III level. He has been named SIAC Coach of the Year in 1980, '81, '82, and '83.

Porter's winning attitude and competitive desire to upgrade the athletic programs at Fort Valley have kept the program in the public's eye. Porter, a towering and imposing figure, has served as Vice President of the SIAC and will become the president of the conference in 1986.

He serves with distinction on the NCAA Division II Football Committee and was one of 240 distinguished coaches from around the nation featured in a 300-page football drill book. The book is entitled "The American Football Coaches Guide Book to Championship Football Drills."

As Athletic Director, Porter has seen the program reach greater heights at Fort Valley State. In addition to the outstanding football program, several sports at Fort Valley have made their marks in the annals of athletic history. For example, the Wildkitten basketball team advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs in 1982 after an outstanding regular season campaign. The significance of this accomplishment is the fact that 1982 was the first year that women's teams were eligible for the NCAA playoffs and the Wildkittens were selected.

In 1983, the men's basketball team enjoyed a winning season and advanced to the finals of the SIAC Tournament championship. Prior to 1983, SIAC records reveal the fact that the Wildcats had not advanced beyond the first round of the conference tournament since 1969 the year Fort Valley won the tourney. Also in 1983, Fort Valley's men's track team surprised everyone by finishing second to perennial conference power Albany State.

In 1985, Porter has added women's volleyball to Fort Valley's athletic program.

The 56-year old coach learned the value of unity and success from two men w h o greatly affected his life.

The first was his father, W.P. Porter, who for 43 years was a high school coach in Memphis, Tennessee. The younger Porter played for his father. Later in life, Porter learned some valuable lessons while working for Robinson at Grambling — the winningest collegiate coach ever.

"One thing I learned from my daddy and Rob," said Porter, "is that you have to make the best possible of what you have and don't go around complaining about what you don't have. That's counterproductive. It's that old Booker T. Washington philosophy. Drop down your buckets where you are. Do the best to build on what you have available to you, including the intangibles."

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DISTINGUISHED COLLEGIANS - 1986 The Sphinx announces its 8th Annual Distinguished Collegians competition. Nominations are now being accepted for inclusion and we invite your participation. Nominees must be members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, presently working toward the baccalaureate degree. Selections will be made on the basis of the overall accomplishments of nominees or extraordinary achievement in any one area (scholarship, sports, campus leadership, etc.).

Those College Brothers selected will be featured in the Summer 1986 issue of The Sphinx in a special feature entitled Distinguished Collegians.

There are no restrictions regarding the number of applicants per region or chapter. Nominations may be submitted by ANY member of Alpha Phi Alpha—including the nominee. Selections will be made by the staff of The Sphinx.

MAIL YOUR APPLICATIONS NOW!!! All nominations must be received in the General Office no later than March 15, 1986.

MICHAEL J. PRICE, Editor-in-Chief, The Sphinx

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Mailing address: . Zip Code.

YOU MUST include glossy PHOTOGRAPH (preferably black & white) with completed nomination form. Attach up to one additional sheet, if necessary. DEADLINE: March 15, 1986 18

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Brother REGINALD A. CRENSHAW, has been chosen to receive one of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education's (NAFEO's) 1986 Distinguished Alumni Citation of the Year Awards, following nomination by Morehouse College. Crenshaw is a 1978 graduate of M o r e h o u s e College, e a r n i n g a B a c h e l o r of A r t s D e g r e e i n Economics. He is presently employed as an analyst in the Institutional Research and Development Office at S.D. Bishop State Junior College.

Crenshaw is also serving his second term as a member of the Prichard City Council (Alabama).

Approximately 300 of the nearly one million graduates of the historically black institutions have been selected as 1986 Distinguished Alumni and will be honored during NAFEO's Eleventh National Conference on Blacks in Higher Education, April 10-13, 1986, at the Washington Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C. Presentation of the NAFEO Citations, during t h e Conference's Annual Leadership Awards Banquet, shows that the historically black colleges and universities (HBCU's) continue to produce many high-quality individuals who enter the American mainstream and make significant c o n t r i b u t i o n s . M e m b e r s of t h e National Association For Equal Opportunity in Higher Education feel that HBCUs continue as viable centers, producing 50 percent of black engineers, 50 percent of the black military officers, 80 percent of black federal judges and 85 percent black physicians. When NAFEO honors Crenshaw and others as Distinguished Alumni, they document this quality and hopefully encourge others to consider a black institution.

Brother HAVERT FENN, a member of Eta Kappa Lambda Chapter in Fort Pierce, Florida, became the first black C o m m i s s i o n Chief of St. Lucie County's government on October 5, 1985. The annual chair-switching routine took place at the start of the county's fiscal year and marked the first time a black man presided at the helm of the county's top governmental body.

Brother Fenn, 57 year old retired

Brother John R. Hill educator and athletics coach, became the county's first black Commissioner in 1982 and is now the first black in all of Florida's 67 counties to b e c o m e c h a i r m a n of a c o u n t y commission.

In 1972, he became the first black to be appointed to the Fort Pierce Utilities Authority. He served two terms on the Fort Pierce City Commission Willie McClain. Fenn was elected for a second term to the County Commission in November.

Less than a week in his new role, Brother Fenn had already made out his priority list. "I have about seven priorities, but they are not ranked in order of importance", Fenn said.

Those priorities are: (1) airport expansion and seaport development; (2) courthouse expansion or relocation; (3) implementation of impact fees for new construction; (4) continued road improvements; (5) drainage improvements throughout the county; (6) implementation of impact fees for new construction; and (7) seeing a baseball stadium project get under way and getting a written commitment from a major league baseball team to make St. Lucie County its spring training home.

Illlllllllllll Brother JOHN R. HILL, Vice President for Development and University Relations at Prairie View A & M University since 1982, has been named President of State Commu19

nity College in East St. Louis, Illinois.

A native of Hot Springs, Arkansas, Brother Hill holds a doctorate in Education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, a master's degree from Western Kentucky University; and a bachelor's degree from Kentucky State University.

The Gamma Iota Lambda Chapter of Brooklyn & Long Island has the honor of having among its' chapter members Brother HOBART JARRETT, Ph.D. and recent retiree of Brooklyn College, as Professor of English Literature, (the first Black scholar to achieve top rank in the department).

Brother Jarrett received his B.A. from Wiley College in English and later received his M.A. from Syracuse University, also in English. These accomplishments did not satisfy Brother Jarretts' thirst for education, which led him to pursue a Ph.D. in H u m a n i t i e s , also from Syracuse University.

Brother Jarrett has an abundance of experience in the world of academia that allows him to proudly wear the title of Professor of English Literature. Brother Jarrett has taught at Langston University; Bennett College, where he served as Professor and Chair of Humanities; Mount Holyoke College; and his most recent position at Brooklyn College in Brooklyn, NY. Brother Jarrett has traveled extensively throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. Among his many accomplishments you can include numerous publications and articles; receiving the Outstanding Education Award, from Prairie View University; and the Distinguished Alumni Award, presented by the New York City Council of the United Negro College Fund.

Brother Jarrett is also recipient of the "highest award for excellence in teaching," presented to him by the Board of Higher Education of the City University of New York; and the M a n of t h e Year A w a r d by t h e National Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. in 1978.

Brother Jarrett is a life member of A-Phi-A, as well as a 50 year brother.

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where he served as coordinator of youth branches in Oklahoma during the civil rights movement. Brother Jarrett has served as Chapter President of Gamma Iota Lambda Chapter for two consecutive terms.

In exemplifying a true Alpha man, Brother Jarrett was honored on May 11, 1985, at a dinner dance commemorating the "Thirtieth Anniversary of the Special Baccalaureate Degree Program for Adults", at Brooklyn College.

Brother Jarrett received the "Presidential Medal", presented by Dr. Robert Hess, President of Brooklyn College. It was also announced at this momentous occasion that the "Professor Hobart Jarrett Book Award" will be given annually to the special baccalaureate degree student who has excelled in Humanities at Brooklyn College. G a m m a Iota Lambda chapter members are proud of the accomplishments of Brother Jarrett and would like to wish him well during his retirement.

honoraries. He was inducted into the Order of Omega and was listed in the 1981 edition of Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. At the 1981 meeting of the Alabama State Association of Alpha Phi Alpha, Brother Johnson was named as State College Brother of the Year.

In August of 1981, Brother Johnson matriculated into the Florida State University to pursue a Master of Science degree in Student Personnel Administration. While at FSU, he was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership honorary and Phi Delta Kappa, an education honorary.

After completing his degree in August of 1982, Brother Johnson began his professional career in Student Affairs. In 1982, he was named as the Coordinator for Greek Life at the University of Arkansas, the first individual to hold that title. As Greek Coordinator, he was responsible for coordinating educational programs and recruitment efforts for members of the twenty-two national fraternities and twelve national sororities under his advisement. He also served as the advisor to the Interfraternity & Panhellenic Councils, as well as the Order of Omega. Also, while in Arkansas, Brother Johnson was very instrumental in the formation and chartering of Omicron Zeta Lambda Chapter, the first and only Black graduate chapter in Northwest Arkansas, and served as its first president. He was also named as the

Brother RALPH E. JOHNSON has been named Assistant Dean of Student Life for Minority Student Affairs at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina. A native of Mobile, Alabama, Brother Johnson attended the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, where he was initiated into the Kappa Alpha Chapter in the Fall of 1979. He graduated from Alabama in May of 1981 having been involved in a variety of activities and

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Brother Michael Mizell Alumni Brother of the year for the state of Arkansas at the 1985 state meeting, Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

Brother Johnson is a dedicated professional. He has presented at several regional and national conferences — including the Southern Association of College Student Affairs and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. As Assistant Dean of Student Life, he will be responsible for programming and advising major Black Student organizations and coordinating university services to help attract, orient, and retain Black students.

Being the first Assistant Dean for Minority Student Affairs at South Carolina will be a challenge, but Brother J o h n s o n is p r e p a r e d to handle the job with the elan expected of Alpha Men!

Brother MICHAEL MIZELL, a senior Education major at St. Paul's College, Lawrenceville, Virginia, was named the 1985 recipient of Rho C h a p t e r ' s O. Wilson Winters Scholarship during ceremonies on June 23rd.

Brother Mizell, who boasts a 3.6 gpa, served as the 1984-85 President of Delta Tau Chapter at St. Paul's. He was named Most Valuable Player in both football and track last year and named the school's Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

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Brother Willis Patterson

On August 9-15, 1985, the University of Michigan School of Music, in cooperation with the Michigan Council for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, held the first "Black American Music Symposium" in Ann Arbor, under the direction of Brother WILLIS PATTERSON of Theta Zeta Lambda. Brother Patterson is Associate Dean of the School of Music at the U. of M. Designed to emphasize the vitality and importance of the contributions of Black Americans to the musical and cultural development of the United States, the Black American Music Symposium was the most ambitious and potentially significant series of discussions and performances ever presented. The panel discussions addressed such topics as "Teaching Black American Music," "Philosophy & Definition of Black Women's Research in Afro-American Music," "Worship Music of Black Americans," "Organ Music of Black American Composers,," "The Black Chorale Tradition (Concert Music)," "Black American Music: Jazz (Improvisation)," "Performing Black American Music: Early Pioneers," Black Orchestral Compositions," "Black Arts and Economic, Cultural and Political State of the Black Comm u n i t y , " "Perspectives on Black Music History," and a performance

Brother Phil C. Robinson of "Gospel Fuse."

Thirty-five competitive scholarships enabled pre-professional performers, composers, scholars and educators to attend the events of the symposium and to be coached by the professional performers and scholars in the performance and teaching of Black A m e r i c a n Music. R e v i e w s a n d critiques ranged from the Detroit News to the New York Times.

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The Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principals selected Brother PHIL C. ROBINSON as their 1985 Outstanding Practicing Principal. Brother Robinson is an active member of Gamma Lambda Chapter of Detroit, and a member of the Chapter's Education Foundation.

In selecting the 1985 recipient of the coveted award, it was noted that during the past 12 months Brother Robinson had received the 1984 "Marcus E. Foster Distinguished Leadership Award" presented by the National Alliance of Black School Educators, November 1984; the 1985 Distinguished Leadership Award from Washington D.C. A.S.C.D. Unit; and Educator of the Year from the Wayne State University Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa.

He is the immediate past president of the prestigous Association for Supervision and Curriculum D e v e l o p m e n t (A.S.C.D.). While President of A . S . C . D . , Brother Robinson initiated a national celebra21

tion of "1985: The Year of the Teacher". Thirty-five of the nation's governors responded to his request that they issue state proclamations proclaiming 1985 to be the Year of the Teacher in their state. He was also able to get U.S. Representative William D. Ford, Democrat-Michigan, a n d U . S . S e n a t o r Carl L e v i n , Democrat-Michigan, to introduce HJR-151 and SJR-48 respectively, declaring 1985 "The Year of the Teacher".

His contributions to his chosen profession have been many. He has been active in various professional organizations and has provided leadership at the local, state, and national levels. He has contributed to seven books and has had more than twenty articles published in national and state magazines.

Last summer Brother Robinson led a group of American educators on a 21 day tour thru Germany, Poland and Denmark, studying their educational systems.

Brother B. MAYNARD SCARBOROUGH, originally of Atlanta, Georgia, has been appointed Public Affairs Manager for Ground Access & Marketing for the Massachusetts Port Authority (MASSPORT) located in Boston, M a s s a c h u s e t t s . The appointment became effective in mid-November 1985 and his career responsibilities will include all public relations a n d m a r k e t i n g 22

efforts for ground transportation in and around the metropolitan Boston area.

Mr. Scarborough will be leaving his appointment as Executive Assistant to the Commissioner of the Mayor's Office of Consumer Affairs and Licensing for the City of Boston.

Mr. Scarborough currently serves as secretary for the People's Baptist Church Business and Finance Committee in Boston and maintains active memberships with the Morehouse College Boston Alumni Association, the Epsilon Gamma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha and various other civic and social organizations in the New England area.

Mr. Scarborough received underg r a d u a t e training at M o r e h o u s e College in Atlanta, Georgia, where h e s e r v e d as P r e s i d e n t of h i s respective class in 1980 and Vice President in 1979. He also held elected office for the Alpha Rho Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, Morehouse College, and various other campus leadership offices. Prior to his relocation to Boston in 1984, Mr. Scarborough served as an Information Officer Intern with the Fulton County Government Administration, Atlanta, Georgia.

Illlllllllllll Brother ROLAND E. WESLEY, a Bolingbrook, Illinois native, has been elected delegate from the State of Illinois to the National White House Conference on Small Business sched-

uled for August, 1986 in Washington D.C. Dr. Wesley, President and Director, Carlinshar Associates, was initiated into Mu Mu Lambda Chapter in 1980.

He was chosen Man of the Year of the Chapter in 1984 and Man of the Year of the Midwest Region in 1985.

Dr. Wesley, who is Chairperson of the Chapter's 1987 Regional Convention Committee, has also served as Director of Educational Activities and member of the social, political action and housing committees.

Dr. Wesley received the B.S. Degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He holds M.A., M.S.W. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Michigan.

Illlllllllllll Brother JAMES R. WILLIAMS was victorious in his campaign for election to the Akron, Ohio Municipal Court. Brother Williams led the ticket in both the judicial and municipal elections.

Appointed to the bench in 1983 by Governor Richard Celeste, Brother Williams was elected to fill the unexpired term of Judge James Winter — which expires on December 31, 1987.

Brother Williams is a former Akron City Councilman and United States Attorney for Northern Ohio.

Brother Williams has served the Fraternity as both Midwestern Vice President and as the 25th General President.

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III! ^ T H I new york New York brothers hold store convention Under the leadership of Brother Clifford R. Clemmons, Chairman of the New York State Chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, over twenty-three graduate and undergraduate Chapters of the fraternity convened at Grossinger's famous Catskill Mountain Resort over the Columbus Day Weekend, October 11th through the 13th, for a mixed business and pleasure session which was enjoyed by all who came.

The New York State Convention was planned around a unique format, designed to reduce registration costs, incorporate both Eastern Region and New York State priorities, and provide maximum time for diverse social and recreational activities. All objectives were met.

Fraternity business in the areas of initiation process, scholarship grants and student loans in higher education, retirement programs, black leadership and Alpha administration programs, were discussed in great detail through seminars, panel meetings and workshops. Informational materials, brochures and applications were available upon request.

Entertainment highlights included games of many kinds as well as golf, tennis, swimming and jazz concerts nightly, followed by midnight "Splash Parties" in the Olympicsized pool.

Hospitality suites for Alpha wives and sweethearts were most unique, featuring free facials and color coordinating make-up from the fabulous Grossinger's Boutique, followed by health and beauty lectures.

Topping the fun-filled weekend was a fantastic Fashion Show with colorful designer costumes modeled

by Alpha wives and sweethearts, ranging from ballroom gowns to swim wear.

Brothers from the New York State Chapters who were instrumental in arranging and planning the weekend

to be remembered, were: Hinton Brazilton, Paul Zuber, Robert Thwett, Bill Ross, George Mims, James Royal, Olliver Davis, L u t h e r M i m m s , Marshall Green, Jr., Eric Smith, Wesley Parrot, D a r l t o n H a s k i n s , Dick Campbell, Amos Jordan, Steven Cuffey, O d o l p h W r i g h t , E d d i e Gripper, James Stith, Norris McBean, Clifford Taylor, Issac Williams, Robert Hunter, Joseph Fuller, Jr., Eugene Aiken, Eugene Sharp, Jack Farrington, Maynard Ferguson, Decker Clark, Jim Smith, Sam Tucker, Charles Riley, Charles Gardner, Greg Ryan, John C o l e m a n , Bill F r e e m a n , Grafton Gilchrist and Don Johnson!

— Dick Campbell

metro boston Sigmo plons reunion of '86 Eastern Regional Greetings, good brothers of Alpha.

The Brothers of Sigma Chapter, located in metropolitan Boston, bid you success and health in your endeavors. We are hard at work, scholasically and otherwise, striving for the ideals of our great fraternity.

Brother Gregory Cook, treasurer of MIT's Association of Student Activities, was instrumental in securing a room on campus for the usage of all black Greek-letter organizations. His efforts met fruition this semester after weeks of negotiation with the A.S. A. We are confident that shared usage of this room will help to bring unity between our separate organizations.

The brothers are also hard at work tutoring grammar school students at the Jefferson Park Writing Center, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

This service project has been active for the last six months and has been rewarding for students and brothers alike. In particular, many of the students are in need of positive black role models. We believe that Alpha Phi Alpha should help to guide them.

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Never one to rest upon its laurels, Beta had other notable programs planned for the remainder of the fall semester. Among these include a joint project with Omicron Lambda Alpha Chapter that will develop a petition of individual letters denouncing Jerry Falwell, his practices and beliefs; a Halloween party for area youths; another Anti-Apartheid Day demonstration; a Thanksgiving Food Drive; a memorial service for our brothers and sisters who have died at the hands of apartheid; assistance in the "Salute to Black Women" program sponsored by student gove r n m e n t ; a n d a F o u n d e r ' s Day program.

We, the Brothers of Beta Chapter, are proud of our accomplishments, achievements, and endeavors, and shall continue to strive for excellence on and off Howard's campus, while at the same time rising above adversity that attempts to denounce us as individuals, as a fraternal chapter, and as Black men overall. We wish the best for all of our Brothers in the various chapters across the nation, and we promise that we will always perpetuate the ideals that have been set before us as students of the capstone of Black education, as well as men of purpose and distinction.

Rho Chapter's scholarship winners, front row, were cited at 70th Anniversary celebration.

Pennsylvania Rho Chapter observes 70th Year

Rho Chapter, Philadelphia, PA, celebrated its' 70th Anniversary of performance on Sunday, June 23, 1985 at 3:00 p.m. at an Awards Banquet held at the Cornucopia. Brother Michael Mizell, St. Paul's College Lawrenceville, Virginia, received the coveted Dr. O. Wilson Winters $1,000 Scholarship. High School graduates Chris Glenn, Clarence Dupree, and Tracey Covington each received $400 Rho Chapter Scholarship Awards.

The J. O. Jones $250 Scholarship Award went to high school graduate Bruce Johnson. Eastern Regional Vice-President Ross highlighted our seventy years with narrations by Brother Campbell and cast. Brother George Allen chaired the festivities.

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More than 275 years of service to Alpha are represented by Rho's 50 Year + members, 1 to r, - Brothers Howard, Henry, Boswell, Johnston and Cates.

Reaves, honored Rho brothers of fifty years or more. Brothers P. Custis Howard and LeRoy W R. Gates, who left Temple University's Dental School in 1925, are now enjoying 63 years in Alpha and were present to lead this illustrious group of brothers to the p o d i u m . Music was provided by celebrity pianist, Brother John Young, a n d a r r a n g e r - c o n d u c t o r Brother Donald Dumpson. Mrs. O. Wilson Winters was honored.

The following brothers were elected to lead Rho Chapter during its seventy-first year: Russell Daniel, President; Lloyd Westfield, Vice-President; James Slaughter, Recording

Secretary; William H a n s c o m , Corresponding Secretary; Walter Early, Financial Secretary; Norrece Jones, Treasurer; John Myers, Dean of Pledgees; Herbert Johnson, Historian; Father Thomas Logan, Chaplain; James F. Smith, Education Chairman; Donald Rivera, Parliamentarian; Charles Campbell, Editor to Sphinx; Wade Hammond, Sergeant-at-Arms; and Leonard Whitmore, Music Coordinator. The President's Cabinet i n c l u d e s Past P r e s i d e n t s A l l a n Durrant, Walter Gordon, William Ross, Jr., Thomas Watkins, Harold Trawick; and, Brothers Howard and Gates.

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the National Society of Black Engineers. The affair, dubbed "A Golden Explosion," was attended by over 400 people and was very successful. The affair also showcased the musical talent of Brothers Maurice Joseph, Jeffrey Anthony, and Bob Wilson (a graduate brother at Harvard Medical School) in their first professional job. The following week, Sigma Chapter co-hosted a reception with Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity for Georgia Senator Julian Bond on February 22, 1985. Senator Bond was a guest speaker at the 4th annual Shirley Jackson Lecture given by the MIT Black S t u d e n t Union. Both events were Sigma Chapter's contribution to MIT's celebration of Black History Month.

On March 1st, 1985, five young men were inducted into the Sphinx Club. The students are Reginald Tucker (M.I.T.), Kent Benjamin (Uof Massachusetts), Anthony Rust (Tufts U), Walter Whitley (Boston U) and Jonathan Mooty (Boston U). These gentlemen began serving Alpha by assisting Brother John G. Bynoe in his local political campaign. We are proud of these gentlemen, and believe their march onward and upward toward the light will benefit all involved.

Our plans for Alpha Weekend, April 4th-6th, tentatively include a program honoring the late Brother Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., an art exhibit/jazz showcase, and a semiformal masquerade ball. We desire to keep all of you informed as to our happenings. Again, we encourage all brothers to contact us concerning the Sigma Chapter Reunion at the 1968 Eastern Regional Convention, located here in Boston. Sigma C h a p t e r humbly wishes you prosperity and fraternalism in the coming months.

Virginia 3rd Awards Banquet held in Henrico County Greetings to our Brothers in Alphadom throughout this nation and abroad. Xi Delta Lambda of Henrico County, Virginia kicked off its first The Sphinx/Winter 1985

meeting of the Chapter year on September 20, 1985. New chapter officers are as follows: President, Weldon H. Smith; 1st Vice-President, James E. Wright, Jr.; 2nd Vice-President, Anthony Hill; Recording Secretary, James O. Mason; Corresponding Secretary, Nathaniel A. Guthrie; Financial Secretary, James M. Johnson; Treasurer, Alan L. Foster; Dean of Pledges, John S. Greene, Jr.; Director of Educational Affairs, William H. Owens; Parliamentarian, James P. Cuffee; Associate Editor-to-theSphinx, David Goodall, Sr.; Sergeantat-Arms, Larry D. James; Historian, John C. Puryear.

Congratulations go to our Brother Dennis R. Winston for being selected chapter "Alpha Man Of The Year."

Finally, Brother James M. Johnson served as Master of Ceremonies at our 3rd Annual Awards and Recognition Banquet held recently. We awarded the following: Achievement Award — Dr. Lois Harris-Jones (Supertendent, Richmond Public School System); Community Award — Mrs. Helen E. Harris (President Henrico County Civic League); Appreciation Award — Brother Phillip E. Battle; Outstanding Leadership Award — Brother James P. Cuffee; Neophyte of the Year — Brother James O. Mason; Pesidential Award— Brother Anthony Tony Hill; Committee of the year — C h a p t e r D i s p l a y ; a n d , Honorary Member of the Chapter — Brother C. A. Pennington.

ho ward u Beta gets early start on service The Brothers of the legendary Beta Chapter, Howard University, extend fraternal greetings to Alpha men everywhere as we enter our 79th year of existence. As always, the Brothers of Beta continue to uphold the light of Alpha by exemplifying manly deeds, scholarship, and love for all mankind through various academic, social, spiritual, and service-oriented projects and activities.

At Howard University, most campus organizations do not begin to perform any acts of service until the beginning of the fall semester. However, Beta Chapter stands as a posi-

tive exception to that rule. During the summer of '85, the brothers organized and participated in a number of activities that were geared toward serving the community.

Among these activities were the Youth Leadership Conference, in which Beta Brothers invited area high school students to spend several weeks at Howard getting acclimated to a collegiate environment, and the March Against Apartheid, in which Beta Brothers organized and led Howard students staying in Washington for the summer in a march at the South African Embassy in D.C. In eager anticipation of the expected multitude of Brothers converging upon D.C. for the '86 National Convention, the Beta Brothers have also begun planning various programs and activities for this significant event.

With a number of service activities already under our belt, Beta Chapter entered the Fall '85 semester without missing a beat of productivity. We began by donating $1,500.00 to the Africare organization in order to aid in their quest to fight poverty and hunger in famine-stricken Africa. The Brothers also organized several "Small Fry" programs for youths at a neighborhood elementary school.The Small Fry program is one in which movies are shown at the University's Blackburn Student Center, and Brothers escort the children to t h e C e n t e r , a n d act overall as chaperones for the entire morning, providing other forms of entertainment (games, refreshments, etc.) in addition to the movies. Beta Brothers also provided campus and community service in such programs as the International Symposium on Drought and Desertification, which was sponsored by the United Nations; participation in National Anti-Apartheid Day; and assistance to student government in a very popular program that spotlighted children of notable Black leaders. Far from being onedimensional, Beta Chapter also sponsored various social programs and fund-raisers, such as the "Send One Your Love" carnation sale, the Homecoming Cabaret/Fashion Show, the Miss Black and Gold pageant, and, of course, a Pre-smoker for men interested in learning more about the Fraternity.

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During its' seventh year, Rho Chapter Alphabettes, led by President Mrs. James Walker, held its' annual fashion show, raised mountains of money, and gave generously to their scholarship recipients and the Rho Chapter Education Foundation. The Foundation's major contributor is the Alphabettes and its' interest income is used to promote Rho Chapter's educational endeavors.

Rho Chapter observed our Fraternity's Founders Day in January with Zeta Omicron Lambda and the area undergraduate chapters. Former City Managing Director, Brother Leo Brooks, was the guest speaker.

This past year Rho Chapter participated and contributed generously to the: John Brown Memorial Banquet and Fund; the Meharry Medical School Fundraising Banquet; Philadelphia Board of Education Art Awards to Outstanding Students; Brother Paul Washington Banquet; Eastern Region Leadership Conference; Rho A l p h a b e t t e s Fashion Show; Inter-Greek activities; Opera Ebony's Tribute to Brother Wendell Pritchett; Omicron Delta Lambda's Charter Ceremony; Psi Chapter's Annual Breakfast; and Zeta Omicron Lambda's Annual Dance.

The year ended with a delegation of at least thirty brothers of Rho at the Seventy-Ninth Anniversary Convention led by President Daniel, Eastern Region Vice-President Ross, and Congressman Gray, all Rho Chapter members!

— Russell Daniel

new york Endicoft Brothers award scholarships

Greetings to all brothers of the Old Gold a n d Black from the magnanimous men of Iota Theta Lambda Chapter, Endicott, New York. In the tradition of support for high scholastic achievement we, the men of Alpha in the southern tier of New York, awarded two $1000 scholarships to local minority graduating seniors. The recipients of the 1985-86 scholarship awards were Tracee L. Wood, who is currently attending Penn State University majoring in 26

lota Theta Lambda scholarship winners are: (from left to right) Tracee Wood, Chapter President Robert E. Hunter and Heather Huber.

Accounting; and, Heather M. Huber, who is now attending Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is pursuing a degree in Electrical/Aerospace Engineering.

On the social front, we again h o s t e d o u r a n n u a l Iota Theta Lambda Community Picnic, which was held Saturday, July 27, 1985. The picnic is rapidly becoming recognized as one of the major events for this region. The turn out this year far exceeded that of previous years, and it can proudly be said, "A good time was had by all". Brother Alton Roney did an excellent job as chairman. Iota Theta Lambda chapter also co-hosted the 1985 New York State Convention which was held at Grossinger's in Liberty, New York. Brother Eugene Sharpe III was a co-chairman, and chapter president Brother Robert Hunter served as chairman of the Registration Committee. Numerous brothers from the chapter participated and helped to make the convention a rousing success. Officers for the 1985-86 fraternal year are President, Robert E. Hunter; Vice-President, Fred Cole; Treasurer, Fred Simmons; Recording Secretary, Alton Roney; Corresponding Secretary, Gregory Brock; Editor-to-the-Sphinx, Russell W. Scott; Dean of Pledgees, Craig Wilson; Sergeant-at-Arms, Lloyd Lewis and Scholarship Chairman, Russell W. Scott. The 1985-86 year promises to be another successful year for Iota Theta Lambda chap-

ter with numerous activities planned to be carried out in the tradition of Alpha. A cake sale is currently under way to benefit the 1986 scholarship progam.

Scholarship C h a i r m a n , Brother Russell W Scott, was selected as "Outstanding Young Man in America for 1985", in recognition of outstanding p r o f e s s i o n a l achievement, superior leadership ability and exceptional service to the community.

— Russell W. Scott

Virginia Beta G a m m a Lambda celebrates 50th anniversary

Beta Gamma Lambda Chapter in Richmond, Virginia held its 50th Anniversary Observance on May 19, 1985. A Special Anniversary/Recognition Public Program was held at the Ebenezer Baptist Church with special recognition of the occasion coming from Richmond's Mayor, Roy A. West. The president of Beta Gamma Lambda Chapter, Melvin Crenshaw, was the speaker for this program.

Following the Public Program was a Special Anniversary/Recognition Banquet which was held at the Best Western, Marketplace Hotel. Brothers, their wives and special guests representing other Greek Letter organizations heard a very challenging The Sphinx/Winter 1985

address from Brother George W. C. Brown, State President of Virginia Chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha. After the address, Chapter President Melvin Crenshaw presented special recognition certificates from the Chapter to 47 retired brothers in recognition of their years of service in their various professions and years of membership in Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Recognition was also given to four brothers who entered Omega Chapter during the planning period of the Anniversary Celebration.

Beta Gamma Lambda Chapter is most proud of its heritage. It was an outgrowth of Gamma Chapter (Virginia Union University), which was the third college Chapter of the Fraternity to be established. Beta Gamma Lambda was chartered in May, 1935 and is one of the more active graduate Chapters of the

new york Eta Theta Lambda is "On the Move!"

The Brothers of Eta Theta Lambda Chapter extend their warm fraternal greetings throughout the "House of Alpha" in its Silver Anniversary as a Chapter on Long Island.

Eta Theta Lambda was chartered on May 12, 1959. We celebrate 25 years of service as we reflect on our past and we are developing plans to build a solid foundation for the 21st Century. In the last eight years, our strategies have been directed towards serving our c o m m u n i t y t h r o u g h participation in social and civic activities as well as emphasizing youth projects.

Our initial educational thrust was to establish a SAT Tutorial Program at Amityville High School (L.I.) for high school Juniors and Seniors.

Tutoring and Skills Development were offered in Mathematics and English by undergraduate students from Pace Univeristy in New York City.

For the past three years, Eta Theta Lambda has sponsored a Tour of 10 12 predominately Black colleges and universities. This project is open to Long Island juniors and seniors. In The Sphinx/Winter 1985

Left to Right: Brothers Norris McBean, Gerald Tootle, Calvin Austin, John Moore, Eric Smith, Robert Thweatt, Vincent Wallace, Norris Francis, Eddie Gripper, Theordis Norton, Fred Crear, Carl Phillips, Raymond Burris, Steven Coffey, Frederick Gentry, Ralph James, Theodore Holmes, Edwin Monteverde, George Mims, Steven Strider and Thell Butler of Eta Theta Lambda Chapter, Long Island, New York.

October, 1985, the Tour will visit institutions in Washington, D.C., Charlotte, and Atlanta. The Brothers are enthusiastic about this project since it supports and identifies many of those institutions which granted their Bachelor's degree.

A Life Membership Committee was established. The efforts of this drive resulted in more than 35% of the Chapter attaining Life Membership status. The drive will continue until 100% of the Chapter is in the fold as Life Members.

Three years ago, the Brothers developed an Investment Club as an independent unit of the Chapter. The purpose is to pool their financial resources and explore future investment opportunities and options. Estimated assets are well into the range of five figures.

The community service project two years ago was to build a refreshment stand on the football field at Malverne High School (L.I.). This was well-received by the Board of Education as well as the Community.

Eta Theta Lambda is pleased to announce that the following Brothers have been added to our Brotherhood through two lines which have

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crossed the burning sands: Edwin Monteverde (engineer), Eddie Gripper (Banking), Theordis Norton (public administrator), Fred Crear (banking), Norris McBean (computer analyst), Gerald Tootle (school administrator), and Dr. Vincent Wallace (clinical social worker).

On March 16, 1985, the Chapter held its Scholarship Dance at the world famous Windows on the World. It has been reported that Eta Theta Lambda was the first Black Greek Organization to hold an affair on the 106th Floor. Special fraternity c o m m e m o r a t i v e medallions were designed for this occasion, the 25th Anniversary of the Chapter. The capacity guests dined and danced to the theme: "An Evening of Elegance.

Plans are underway to hold the 1986 Scholarship Dance at Windows on the World in March, 1986.

The officers of the Chapter for 1985-86 are: President, George L. Mims; Vice-President, Edwin Monteverde; Secretary, Steven Strider; Financial Secretary, Theordis Norton; Treasurer, Eddie Gripper; Corresponding Secretary, Norris Mc Bean; Dean of Pledges, Robert E. Thweatt; Chaplain, Thell Butler; Sergeant-atArms and Parliamentarian, Calvin Austin; Associate-Editor-to-theSphinx, Eric Smith; Historian, Gerald Tootle; and Director of Educational Activities, John Moore.

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MIDWEST michigan Celebrity Golf Tourney in Ann Arbor/Ypsilonti

Greetings, Alpha brothers. This has been an exciting and propetious year for Theta Zeta Lambda Chapter of Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti, Michigan.

Monday, August 12, 1985 Theta Zeta Lambda held its first Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament at the famous Travis Point Country Club in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Travis Point is rated as one of the ten best golf courses in the state of Michigan by Golf Digest and was selected as a qualifying site for the 1985 U.S. Open. Some of he celebrities and participants were: John Barfield, President of Barfield Manufacture (company of the year by Black Enterprise of 1985), Randy Erskine, Lem Barney, Bo Schembechler, head coach of the University of Michigan, Terrence Burton, Representative Gary Owen, Governor James Blanchard, Monte Clark, Representative Carl Pursell, and Steve Garagiola.

The tournament was an overwhelming success due to our fearless chairman, Brother James "Jim" Anderson.

The proceeds from the tournament were distributed between the UNCF (United Negro College Fund), and local scholarship funds for entering freshmen in college. We are proud to report that over $2,500 was given to U.N.C.F. in the name of Theta Zeta Lambda Chapter. Hats off to the entire chapter for this successful venture.

Once a year the Education Committee of Theta Zeta Lambda, chaired

by Brother Walter Parker, presents three scholarships to college students. The applicants are reviewed carefully to evaluate their academic achievements and financial needs.

The Education Committee, consisting of Brothers James Moore and Lee Jones, decided to award only one scholarship this year. The recipient of the $500 scholarship award was Quanda Y. Lee of Willow Run High School, who has enrolled at Eastern 28

The 1985 initiates of Theta Zeta Lambda Chapter are, left to right: Dr. Neri Mark, Jon Barfield, Isiah White and Clarence Chisholm.

Michigan University, majoring in Biology. Theta Zeta Lambda is proud of its commitment to supporting academic achievement, as we all realize, "A mind is a terrible thing to waste."

On April 13, 1985, the Theta Zeta Lambda Chapter of Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor, Michigan, inducted the following four Sphinxmen into its Alpha Chapter: Dr. Neri Mark, a graduate of Howard University, is a dentist in Inkster, Michigan; Jon Barfield, a graduate of Princeton University, is President of Bar-Tech Corporation of Ypsilanti. His familyowned company was named "Company of the Year" by Black Enterprise (1985); Isiah (Micky) White, a graduate of Princeton University, is one of Ford Motor Company's chief design engineers; Clarence Chisholm, a graduate of Johnson C. Smith University, is an Assistant Professor at Eastern Michigan University. He has also served as Captain of the Line.

The Deans of Pledges were Brother James Neal a n d Brother G o r d o n Martin.

— Clarence Chisholm Planning is now underway for the 20th Anniversary Reunion For Zeta Nu Chapter Eastern Illinois University All Brothers initiated into Zeta Nu are asked to contact: Bernard Holland President - Zeta Nu 1410 6th Street, #14 Charleston, EL 61920

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First of all, TauChapter would like to extend a warm fraternal greetings to all of our brothers of Black and Gold. No Alpha man can read The Sphinx without reaping pride of the fraternity. Because of this, Too Tuff Tau wants to convey to you that the light of Alpha is held very high on the University of Illinois campus in Champaign-Urbana. Tau chapter is definitely on the move and coming on strong!

The brothers of Tau have always held the ideal of helping out those in need and have, therefore, participated in numerous service projects.

To name a few, we'll begin with Women's Wheels, a rape prevention program the brothers voluntarily served on by driving a bus every week. This consists of taking ladies to and fro on the large campus.

Other service projects include the constant aid that the Brothers and Sphinxmen devote to Opportunity House, a home for the old and/or mentally retarded. Also, the ongoing tutoring the men of Alpha Phi Alpha do with Upward Bound students figures prominently. They participated in the Greek Cleanup of Urbana as well.

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Furthermore, the brothers of Tau have held fundraisers for charitable causes. The most prominent and successful of these is the annual Casino Night in April, an event very similiar to ones of Las Vegas casinos. The funds raised from this event were allocated for sickle cell anemia and to the scholarship fund for sending an academically outstanding student of the Champaign-Urbana area to Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

Todd, Shawn Caffey, Daryl Matthews, Andre Williams, and Sterling Sullivan respectively.

The last initiated since then is S.S. Phoenix, which contains Darwin 6rown, Audwin Rowe, Norman Hurley, Jasen Lee, Maurice Sykes, Paul Macklin, and James Hooks III. In the future, Too Tuff Tau plans to continue marching upward and onward towards the light.

Another big event Too Tuff Tau presents is the annual Sweetheart Court. This court has consistently been the largest court of eight black Greek organizations on campus. The court allows for young ladies to interact and become close in the large University. At the end of the court an elegant ball is given for the young ladies, an occasion which brings in people from all over the state. Last year's court contained almost forty beautiful young ladies. The proceeds from the court went to the United Way. Among other smaller activities were an all-campus awards banquet, bake sales, Greek Softball tournaments, and Greek basketball tournaments.

As for future events, Tau is planning its fourth annual Casino Night, the Alpha Phi Alpha Awards Banquet and Alpha's Midnight Madness.

Invitations will be sent for these activities. Also in the process of planning is Tau's Alpha Weekend, a spectacular happening which includes a statewide Greek stepdown and various other forms of entertainment. The fundraiser goal for this project is ten thousand dollars. And, of course, Tau will have its annual sweetheart court this year. The fundraiser goal for this particular sweetheart court is expected to be even more colossal than ever before!

Another fraternal matter is that of membership. Since Tau's last appearance in The Sphinx, Too Tuff Tau has initiated three new lines of brotherrs.

The line of S.S. Overpowering Optimists Second to None includes Romney Daryl Lowe III, Marlon Mayfield, Harold Jumper, Fernado Blackburn, Kirk Turner, Marcus Owens, and Steven Ingram respectively. The line of S.S. Transcendent Noble Ten consists of James Owens, Keith Allen, James Floyd, Stanley Washington, Stacy Walker, Tony

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Brother Larry Home in the field of Communication. Larry also held a seat as student senator in Student Government for three years and was named Senator of the Year for two of those years. He is being succeeded in Student Government by Brother Nathaniel Porter. Larry is currently pursuing a second degree in the field of Business.

In closing, the "Pi" is rapidly progressing toward the aims of the seven visionary founders of Alpha Phi Alpha. At SIUE we are holding the torch up "High".

— Nathaniel Porter

lota Pi leads at SIUE

Brothers throughout Alphadom, Iota Pi Chapter of Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville would like to extend a warm welcome to college chapters that kicked off a brand new school year this fall.

Iota Pi helds its Formal Smoker, October 8th, which enticed the interest of young men throughout the campus aspiring to be Alpha men.

The chapter is on an upswing and with the prospectives we can flourish.

The newly elected officers for Iota Pi are as follows: Iary Sanders, President; Derrek Stewart, Vice President; Rodney White, Treasurer; Nathaniel Porter, Secretary.

The chapter also has a brother, Jerome Woods, who has been elected to serve as the Black Student Organization (B.S.A.) President at SIUE. Iota Pi has a full year of calendar events scheduled. Community prospects include working with the Annual Senior Fair, Red Cross Blood Drives, Special Olympics, and our own can drive throughout the Edwardsville and East St. Louis area, aimed to help poverty stricken Ethiopia. Iota Pi also is scheduled to sponsor numerous fund raisers to make contributions to organizations such as N.A.A.C.P., United Negro College Fund, and of course, the National Headquarters Fund Drive.

The "Pi", as we prefer to call it, is also in the process of building a scholarship fund in conjunction with SIUE, awarded to the high schooler that possesses academic excellence.

On the educational front, we are proud to announce the graduation of

ohio Eta Tau Lambda celebrates 25th Anniversary

The Brothers of Eta Tau Lambda send greetings to the Brotherhood around the world. We are very happy to report that this Chapter returned from the National Convention at Atlanta, Georgia with the second place trophy in the Chapter of the Year award competition. Our delegates reported they understood it was a very close contest between the top two finalists. There is much to be proud of with this achievement and our heartiest congratulations to our hard working Committee on Awards.

The Brothers held their annual business retreat at the Quail Hollow Inn from July 12th to the 14th. They heard a full range of reports dealing with the many programs and activities sponsored by the Chapter.

More than 40 Brothers and their families attended and were immensely pleased with the beautiful facilities and grounds of the Inn. Our Police Community Dialogue Program held its Annual Recognition Banquet on August 15th at the Prince of Peace Baptist Church. The banquet is held to honor those youth who have served so well during the year.

For some time the Brothers have been concerned about the decrease in the active list of the Brothers in the Chaper. A Reclamation Committee, chaired by our Past General President, Brother James R. Williams, was 24

organized to develop a plan to both reclaim former active Brothers and recruit new ones.

This is our Chapter's Twenty-Fifth Anniversary and it received special emphasis at our Founder's Day Program this year — held on December 7th with the General President, Brother Charles Teamer, Jr. as the featured speaker. A special reception was held prior to the program to welcome him. Also, our Annual Formal Ball was held December 21st as the grand climax to our 25th Anniversary.

We note with justifiable pride the recent announcement about the appointment of Brother Randolph Baxter, Esquire as the U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Ohio. Our congratulations and an Alpha salute to Brother Baxter on his selection.

— William

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Illinois Mu Mu Lambda holds Installation Banquet

Mu Mu Lambda Chapter, Glen Ellyn, Illinois ushered in the 1985-86 year with its 9th Annual Installation and Awards Banquet on September 7th at the Holiday Inn in Hillside,

Brother William R. Taylor addressing Mu Lambda's 9th Installation Awards Banquet.

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7 April 4 - 6 1986 Illinois. The featured speaker for the festive evening was Brother William R. Taylor, Illinois State Director.

Brother James B. Blanton, Executive S e c r e t a r y , s e r v e d as i n s t a l l a t i o n officer.

Officers installed for 1985-86 are Robert L. McMilliam, President; Ralph C. T. Franklin, Vice-President; David A. Lewis, Secretary; Arthur C. Carr, Corresponding Secretary; Wardell Glass, Jr., Treasurer; Byran J. Stewart, Assistant Treasurer; Roosevelt Sumbry, Jr., Chaplain; Clarence R. Lewis, Historian; Edgar N. Jackson, Parliamentarian; Donald R. Mayo, Sergeant-At-Arms; David A. Redmond, Associate Editor, The Sphinx; Kenneth R. Watkins, Dean of Pledges; and Jadonal E. Ford, Director of Educational Activities.

In recognition of his outstanding service, leadership and dedication, Brother Harold W. Kelley was awarded the Chapter's Man of the Year for 1985. Certificates of appreciation for service to Mu Mu Lambda Chapter were awarded to Brothers Abraham T. Smith, Roland E. Wesley, and Jadonal E. Ford.

Mu Mu Lambda begins its 4th consecutive Alpha Lites Program for male high school juniors and seniors on December 7th. Over the past three years, 189 students have participated in the Chapter's program for youth. The Chapter will culminate its youth program with the 4th Annual Beautillion at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Rosemont, Illinois on June 28, 1986.

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Greetings from the brothers of Alpha Rho Chapter and a special greetings to all Brothers from the neophyte brothers known as the Incessant 15 initiated into the House of Alpha on April 12, 1985.

Alpha Rho has had an extremely busy Spring Semester, being actively involved in numerous social and community projects. In March, the brothers of Alpha Rho raised $45,000 for the UNCF, assisting in phone solicitations of donors who had pledged donations during the Lou Rawls Telethon of the Stars, a gala to benefit the UNCF member colleges.

Academic excellence, indigenous to all Alpha men, was demonstrated by our chapter and recognized in the annual Honors Day program at Morehouse College. In this program the brothers received the award for the highest G.P.A. on campus among all fraternal organizations.

In April, the brothers presented a forum entitled "Black Issues and Answers", which dealt with relations among the Atlanta University Center schools. The presentation was ext r e m e l y successful in d r a w i n g students from the entire city. The forum was presented by Brother Chris Cowan and Everett Campbell.

The brothers of Alpha Rho would like to give special recognition to Brother Adam Smith, who was chosen as Outstanding Youth in America, an award recognized by President Reagan in a special ceremony in Washington, D.C. Brother Smith will represent Alpha and Morehouse College as S.G.A. President in the 198586 school year. The semester culminated with the selection of the Alpha Rho court, and the Black and Gold Pageant.

The '85/'86 school year has already proven to be a most productive one.

With the installation of the new officers we assumed our role as the leaders on the campus. Alpha Rho, The Sphinx/Winter 1985

in an attempt to make the student body cognizant of world affairs, sponsored a party to benefit the family of imprisoned ANC Leader Nelson Mandela, who has been imprisoned for 27 years because of his political views on apartheid.

In cooperation with the Red Cross, the Brothers held a Blood Drive on October 3rd, in response to the severe shortage of Blood in the Atlanta area, which was very well received by the student body and surrounding community.

Alpha Rho chapter was also cited for participation in the tutorial of temporarily displaced children sponsored by the Salvation Army. This project was initiated by Brother Al Watkins.

Most recently, in preparation for our H o m e c o m i n g w e e k e n d , the b r o t h e r s participated in the 2nd Annual Homecoming step-show.

N e e d l e s s to say, the S t e p p i n g Brothers of Alpha Rho took 1st place for the second consecutive year.

The Brothers of Alpha Rho would like to congratulate the Honorable Mayor Young for his successful reelection, establishing another four years of Alpha leadership in our city.

We thank the Young campaign committee for the opportunity to be active in the campaign through the dissemination of literature, free rides to the polls and various other activities — proving once again that one must be "thy Brother's keeper".

We will continue to hold high the high aims of our dear fraternity and spread its ideals through the great city of Atlanta.

The officers for the '85/'86 school year are as follows: President, Reggie Tabor; Vice-President, Chris Cowan; Treasurer, Ken Hymes; Recording Secretary, Kelvin Taylor; Corresponding Secretary, Mike Johnson; Dean of Pledgees, Adam Smith; Dean of Probates, Jay Jackson; Historian, Kraig Golden; Director of Education, Rahn Bailey; Editor-to-the-Sphinx, Keith Wright; Sergeant at Arms, John Wills; and Business Manager, Allie R

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Joining the Brothers of Chi Chapter, Meharry Medical College, are Brother Frederick Humphries, former President of Tennessee State University and current President of Florida A & M University (standing left) and Brother Mai Goode, guest lecturer.

meharry medical college Chi sponsors Dobbins-Smith Scholarship The Gentlemen of Chi Chapter, Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee would like to extend fraternal greetings to our brothers around the world of Alpha. Since our inception in 1919, Chi Chapter has produced a substantial percentage of prominent Black physicians and dentists which is a claim that all Black people can appreciate. Our thrust, therefore, is to inspire our undergraduate Alpha brothers to strive for only the highest levels of achievement in all fields.

At Chi Chapter, each year we sponsor the Dobbins-Smith Memorial Scholarship Banquet in order to benefit the promising students who demonstrate academic excellence as well as need. This, we feel, is our way of helping to spread our influence to others. The scholarship honors two very prominent Alphamen. Rev. Kelley Miller Smith and Rev. Dobbins were both pillars in their own rights.

The civil rights era in the Nashville area as well as the South knew these two men well and their efforts to the cause were unparallelled. This years

honoree was Dr. Charles W. Johnson.

Dr. Johnson not only has the position as Vice-President for Academic affairs but also has international renown for the establishment of the Meharry Medical College Sickle Cell Research Center — one of the first of its kind in the United States. Dr. Johnson is an initiate himself of Chi Chapter in 1951.

Our annual Soiree Dance was held this year in the true gala style of Black and Gold. The proceeds again were for our scholarship effort. In addition to this event, the Martin Luther King Commemoration Celebration again saw Chi Chapter actively involved. Our lecture series featured Brother Malvin G o o d e , former ABC-TV commentator and present National Black Network consultant. Other activities included the National Fisk University Campaign Fund Drive to help the effort behind Brother Henry Ponder, the new President of Fisk; and also the Aid to Ethiopia Drive.

This y e a r s officers i n c l u d e : R. Gregory Taylor, President; Maurice Gilbert, Vice President; Paul Watkins, Treasurer; Clifton Frazier, Recording Secretary; Huey Newberry, Corresponding Secretary; Reginald Martin, Editor-to-the-Sphinx; Harvey Martin, Chaplain; Antoine Able, Dean of Pledges; Dr. Stanley Evans, Faculty Advisor; and Robert Marks, Parliamentarian.

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morris brown lota establishes Andrew J. Lewis Scholarship Greetings from the brothers of Iota Chapter at Morris Brown College.

We have been busy working hard for the fraternal cause and we report to you that Alpha is still number one on the historical campus of Morris Brown College. The fraternal year of 1985 was a very profitable one for us, as well as a growth year for the chapter and a learning experience for all.

Truly we can say that Iota Chapter has been "Servants of All".

The chapter will be helping four neophyte Brothers celebrate their first anniversary on April 14, 1986.

Brothers Wendell Byrd, Carlius Mapp, Anthony Hytche, and Sandy Cooper were initiated into the ranks of distinction on this day. Dubbed as the "Legion of Doom", these four brothers have been a great asset to the first black Greek letter organization since their crossing of the burning sands into Alphadom.

The week of April 8-14 was a spectacular one on the campus of Morris Brown College. It was the annual celebration of Alpha Week, Iota Chapter. It proved to be nothing but a total success. To kick off the week, the brothers of Iota Chapter sponsored College Church services.

As the students entered the dining hall on Monday, they were bedazzled by a beautiful display of Alpha paraphernalia. That night, the annual Spring Smoker was held at the beautiful Herndon Home Mansion.

Tuesday, the men of distinction presented their appreciation to the faculty and staff of Morris Brown College. Always a highlight of Alpha week, the annual Awards Night Program gives praise to individuals who have achieved excellence in the community and on campus.

Other events during the week included a High Blood Pressure Screening, Splash Party and campus cleanup day.

Iota Chapter was proud to have been represented at all of the Alpha Conventions for '85. Two delegates and a host of brothers travelled to Birmingham, Alabama; Columbus, 32

Georgia; and the chapter was one of the host chapters for the 79th Anniversary Convention. Iota Chapter also sponsored a party at the Atlanta Hilton for undergraduate brothers during the General Convention. The brothers of Iota are very proud to have greeted our brothers from all over to our home city and state of Atlanta, Georgia. Brother John F. Williams, president of this chapter, also had the honor of co-chairing the Miss Black and Gold Pageant for the General Convention, which was held at the M o r e h o u s e College King Chapel.

During the summer break, brothers of Iota Chapter remained on campus to participate in the Upward Bound program at Morris Brown. For six weeks five brothers participated in the program by serving in the capacity of Tutor Counselors for 125 high school students from lowincome families. After the program was over, the students, teachers and tutors boarded buses which were bound to our nation's capitol city and the Big Apple. While in Washington D.C., the brothers had the privilege of meeting Brother Marion Barry, Mayor of D.C. The students had an opportunity to take photographs and ask questions regarding his view on federal issues and Apartheid.

During the opening of the academic year, 1985-86, brothers from this chapter served in the capacity of freshmen guides and Residential Assistants. The freshmen were also welcomed by a banner from the brothers and sweethearts of Alpha.

In October, Iota Chapter held its annual Fall Smoker at which Brother Dr. Joseph "Pete" Silver spoke to a host of young men citing Alpha as being top in the business world, as well as the political arena.

Currently, many brothers hold positions as class officers, Student Government offices as well as organizational clubs.

Brother Stacey Ambrose is the Business Manager for SGA; Brother John Williams is the Parliamentarian for the Senior Class; Brother Wendell Byrd is the Student Coordinator for the SGA; Brother Derrick Pope serves as the President for the Political Science Club, and the list goes on.

Graduate brothers returned home to Morris Brown to find that the orig-

inal Alpha plot had been totally renovated and moved to a new spot on the main campus of Morris Brown College. Not only did they marvel at the sight of the new plot; but, they also were impressed at the work of Brothers Herman "Skip" Mason and John Williams, who both served as co-ordinators for the Miss Morris Brown pageant which was held during the homecoming festivities.

Iota Chapter has made history, not only with the plot, but by initiating the first annual Andrew J. Lewis Scholarship fund to be awarded to the Morris Brown College freshman with the highest grade point average.

Also, the chapter named the annual fund raiser with the American Cancer Society after Charles Andrew Hytche, father of Brother Anthony Calvert Hytche, who died of cancer on April 3, 1985.

Iota Chapter held its first annual Founder's Day celebation on March 8, 1985 — in honor of our two living founders, Brothers Andrew J. Lewis and Bishop Henry W. Murph. We are grateful to these two men for the rebirth of Iota Chapter over 46 years ago.

The brothers of Iota Chapter dedicate this article to Brothers George A. Sewell, Historian of Morris Brown College up until the time of his death; and Belford V. Lawson, Jr., former instructor at Morris Brown College.

The officers of Iota Chapter are as follows: John F. Williams, President; Carlius A. M a p p , Vice President; A n t h o n y C. H y t c h e , Secretary; Sandy T. Cooper, Treasurer; Sim B. Reid, Dean of Pledgees; and Wendell Byrd, Dean of Probates.

tennessee Psi Lambda Chapter continues to be "on the move" Greetings from Psi Lambda Chapter in Chattanooga, Tennessee, home of historic Lookout Mountain and our famous Rock City.

Psi Lambda began this year with five neophyte Brothers who added strength and character to our chapter. They are Brothers Reverend The Sphinx/Winter 1985

Andrew Frierson, Jr.; Larry McConnell; Robert Buchannan; Reverend James R. Brown, and Walter Beard.

Officers for the year 1985-86 are: President, Ernest L. Buffington; Vice President, Harry McKeldin, III; Recording Secretary, Reginald Capers; Corresponding Secretary, Malcolm Walker; Treasurer, Virgil McGee; Sergeant-at-Arms, Edward Lawrence; Chaplain, Reverand Robert Keese; Editor-to-the-Sphinx, Albert M. Miller; Parliamentarian, Atty. Walter Williams; Historians, John Julian and Julian Brown; Dean of Pledgees, Harry McKeldin III; Eta Phi Advisors, B. T. Scruggs, II, Robert Buchannan, Walter Williams; a n d Chapter Advisor, Clifford L. Hendrix.

Founders' Day was held Sunday, December 9, 1984 at St. Paul A. M. E. Church, pastored by our own Brother Reverend Robert Keesee. As a part of the observance, a pantomine depicting historical points in Alpha was presented.

At Christmas, Psi Lambda always sponsors a dinner for the elderly.

This year was no exception. Over 50 senior citizens enjoyed turkey with all the trimmings at the Urban League Center. Brother Jesse Curtis and his committee deserve congratulations and much praise for the way this affair is handled annually.

We salute Brother and Alphabette Willie C h a p m a n on their 25th anniversary celebration. A reception was held at the Urban Renewal Center which followed the ceremony at the Orchard Knob Baptist Church.

Congratulations!!!!!

Psi Lambda was well represented and honored at both the Tennessee State Convention held in Jackson, and in Birmingham at the Regional Convention. We were awarded a trophy for the best Alumni Chapter in Tennessee and, at the Regional convention, we had the distinction of being the Alumni Chapter of the Year, a coveted honor for which we are jubilant and proud. Brother Jesse Curtis was not only Psi Lambda's Man of the Year, but was first for the State of Tennessee.

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tennesee state u Beta Omicron celebrates 50th Anniversary

Greetings to all Distinguished Men of Alpha from the brothers of Beta Omicron Chapter, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee.

The academic school year of 1984-85 marked the 50th Anniversary of Beta Omicron Chapter. Aided by the Nashville graduate chapter, Tau Lambda, the 50th Anniversary celebration took place along with the Homecoming activities. Through the efforts of both graduate and undergraduate chapters, we were able to unite over 300 brothers that have been made at Beta Omicron, including one of the charter members.

Along with our anniversary, we continued to hold high the light of Alpha. We were instrumental in the desegregation march that took place at the beginning of the school year.

This march was led by Brother Tony Spratlan, SGA President. We joined the Mayor's Adopt-a-House program, and were awarded a service certificate for our efforts. We joined the community in raising over $1000.00 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

At the state conference we received runner-up Chapter of the Year, and Brother Alex Marshall was runner-up for the Brother of the Year award. At our Spring Tea, Brother Jerrel Moore, past chapter president, received the Brother of the Year award along with the Prophyte of the Year award.

Brother Gregory Diggs received the Triphyte of the Year award, and Brother Alex Marshall received the Neophyte of the Year award. Also, for the third year in a row, we received the award for highest GPA among Fraternities at Tennessee State University.

We would like to congratulate the ten neophytes who have crossed the sands of Alpha at Beta Omicron. The "Ten Commandments" are: Jason Manning, Navary Moore II, David Smith, Terry Moss, Anthony Wilson, Kelvin Bowen, Andre Patton, Roger Rodgers, Odell S a n d e r s III, a n d Gregory Carr.

The officers for 1985-86 are: Alex Marshall, President; Billy Wiley, V7ce

President; Jason Manning, Secretary; Odell Sanders, Treasurer, Marvin J o n e s , Dean of Pledges; David Smith, Chaplain; Navery Moore, Sergeant-at-Arms; Roger Rodgers, Historian; Sherald Wilson, Education Director; and Anthony King, Financial Secretary.

A highlight of the year was the affair when we carried our wives and sweethearts to the exclusive and exquisite Narrow Bridge Dinner Club. Class and elegance was the order of the evening, "Putting on the Ritz" in typical Alpha Style.

Hurricane Creek was the scene of our annual Christmas Party given by our Alphabettes. We enjoyed dancing, fraternizing and good old Alpha Fun. All of Psi Lambda's activities were not social. Our Spring Luncheon for male high school seniors was the highlight of our spring activities on May 15. Our keynote speakers were Brother Reverend Andrew Frierson and others. Awards were given to sons of Brothers who are graduating this year. At this affair, we were honored with the presence of Brother Benjamin Hickman Wright of New York, visiting in our city.

On June 8th, 1985, Psi Lambda held a historic event in the City of Chattanooga. We had our 79th Anniversary Black and Gold Ball at the new Convention and Trade Center. Over 500 guests attended this gala affair. Five Brothers were honored who had been in Alpha 50 years or more. They were Brothers Robert D. Lewis, John H. Julian, George A. Key, Booker T. Scruggs, and Julian C. Brown.

In June, jointly with Orchard Knob Baptist Church, Psi Lambda sponsored a Career Conference for high school pupils. Outstanding speakers included Brother William Barber of North Carolina, and Glen Key of University of Virginia. This is part of our Youth Development Committee, headed by Brother Willie Chapman and his committee.

Special thanks and recognition go to Brother Sammuel S. Trammell, who has served as chapter treasurer for over 12 years. The enthusiasm, loyalty and trust exhibited by Brother Trammell endeared him to the hearts of all of us.

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In November, 1985, Brother George A. Key, retiring president of the local chapter of NAACP, was honored for meritorious service with that organization. Not only did Psi Lambda Chapter turn out for this service sponsored by local NAACP — but the entire city, county and area turned out to pay tribute to Brother Key for his service.

Our hearts were saddened with the death of our beloved Brother Otis C. Boddy. Brother Boddy had been ill for several months. He was initiated into Psi Lambda Chapter and had served as Chapter Secretary for a number of years. The Brothers of Psi Lambda turned out in large numbers at the Omega Chapter Service and for the funeral.

Our course at Psi Lambda has been set for excellence and we will pursue it with experience, assurance and knowledge. We will shift our gears for full speed ahead as we work toward our goal.

winthrop college Xi Phi boosts "Alpha Force"

Fraternal greetings to the distinguished Brothers of the world's greatest fraternity as we embark upon this academic year with full Alpha force."

The Brothers of Xi Phi Chapter at Winthrop College in Rock Hill, SC are proud to announce the officers for the 1985-86 academic year. They are as follows: Willis Bentley, IV, President; LeRoy J. Mitchell, Vice President and Associate Editor-tothe-Sphinx; Richard L. Davis, Secretary-Treasurer and Chairman of Education Activities; Ronnie J. Adams, Dean of Pledges; Sammy Adams, Assistant Dean of Pledges, and Chaplain; and Marshall Porter, Sergeant-at Arms.

On April 19, 1985, Russel D. Anderson, a young man of quality and distinction, was initiated into Alphadom. His membership further strengthened and unified Xi Phi. Brother Anderson, a Fashion Merchandising major, is also a member of the Dean's Student Advisory Council, and President of the Associ34

ation of Ebonites (the largest nonGreek organization on campus), a Black interest group that seeks to provide cultural awareness and improve interracial relations on campus and in the community.

Alpha remained in the forefront as we participated in a week long phone-a-thon soliciting scholastic support from the vast number of Alumni of Winthrop College. Our chapter president coordinated the first annual Black Greek Association Scholarship Dance. The event raised over $1400.00.

Once again, Xi Phi led the way in promoting cutural awareness and making ourselves known on campus and in the community. One particular example was our Brother Martin Luther King, Jr. tribute. All brothers worked diligently on the display and tribute in honor of our dear departed brother. Dr. Willie Harriford of the University of South Carolina gave an excellent speech on the topic, "What Brother King Decided Not To Do In His Lifetime."

At the 1984 State Convention we were represented by Miss Glenda Lee Greene in the Miss Black and Gold Pageant. Not only did Miss Greene capture the title of Miss Black and Gold of South Carolina, but she placed second at the S o u t h e r n Regional in Birmingham, Alabama.

Needless to say, we are extremely proud of her! We wish her much success and happiness in all her future endeavors.

Our current Miss Black and Gold 1985-86, and Miss Black and Gold for the State of South Carolina, is the lovely and talented Miss Rachell Jamerson, a Fashion Merchandising major and native of Orangeburg, SC. Look out Macon, GA! To our Brothers, we again say, "Hold High The Name of Alphal

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SOUTHWEST Oklahoma state u Epsilon Epsilon celebrates 20 years in its fraternity house

The Brothers of Electrifying Epsilon Epsilon Chapter of Oklahoma State University would like to extend our fraternal greetings to our Brothers in Alphadom.

The goals for the coming year include our annual Halloween Carnival for the children of the campus community. This community project is co-sponsored with the ladies of Delta Sigma Theta at O.S.U. Another project will be a "Rap Session" with the President of our u niversity and the Black student population. This forum is designed to allow students to address issues that concern both administrators and students on a predominantly white campus.

In keeping with the tradition of "Holding Alpha High", we are planning a scholarship fund drive for the United Negro College Fund. Also a scholarship has been established for two young men who are planning to enter Oklahoma State University but are unable to meet the cost of a college education.

Our chapter has been instrumental in establishing a Black Greek Council here at O.S.U. Its purpose is to provide positive exposure for the black greek organizations and to promote unity among the individual member groups. In its first year of existence we have sponsored workshops, step show exhibitions and have established a Black Greek Day. We are commemorating our 20th Anniversary of living in our house, which is the first Black Greek fraternity house on a predominantly white campus in the Southwest Region. We here at E. E. are proud of our house and its heritage here at Oklahoma State University.

In promoting more unity with our fellow Undergraduate Brothers in Oklahoma we are experiencing active participation with our Brothers at Zeta Zeta Chapter - University of Oklahoma; Zeta Sigma Chapter The Sphinx/Winter 1985

The Brothers of Epsilon Epsilon pose in front of their fraternity house at Oklahoma State U. Shown are, I to r, Brothers George Towers, Reginald Fields, Jerome Peel, Edward Ross, Mark Winfrey, Jerry Grayson, Gregory Bennett, Keith Gissandaner, James Stevens and Darrvl Walker.

Central State University; Beta Kappa Chapter - Langston University; Omicron Nu - University of Tulsa.

Our Brothers at Zeta Zeta and Zeta Sigma are preparing for our Southwest Regional in Oklahoma City, March 28-30, 1986.

The 1985-86 Officers of E.E. are Brothers: Jerry K. Grayson, President; James W. Stevens, Vice President; Jerome Peel, Treasurer; Mark Winfrey, Recording Secretary; Gregory A. Bennett, Corresponding Secretary and Editor-to-The-Sphinx; Reginald Fields, Dean of Pledges; Edward Ross, Parliamentarian; and Ricky Adams, Graduate Advisor.

Conners and Brother Charles "Poppa" Hines were presented with Certificates of Appreciation by chapter president Brother Louis Goodall.

A third founder, Brother Jerry Bell, who resides in a nursing home, was unable to attend the affair. All of the recipients are in their seventies and eighties.

Gamma Eta Lambda Chapter also presented its annual scholarship a w a r d to a s t u d e n t at H u s t o n -

Tillotson College, located in Austin, Texas. The award was a check for $1500.00, which will be managed by the college for the benefit of the recipient. The money for the scholarship was raised through the annual Alpha Phi Alpha Select Shot golf tournament, sponsored by the chapter each summer.

The Chapter is heavily involved in the community through its participation and support of a number of civic endeavors. Gamma Eta Lambda has adopted one of the public schools in the Austin Adopt-A-School program, to provide auxiliary resources to the school programs where possible.

Project Teach-and-Reach is another program by which the brothers share their real world experiences with local school children to help better prepare them for the work-a-day world. Meals-on-Wheels, a project of the Austin United Action for the Elderly, is also supported by Gamma Eta Lambda Chapter. The brothers give up their lunch hours twice a week to deliver hot meals to elderly and shut-in recipients who would otherwise not get a hot meal.

In its own way Gamma Eta Lambda is striving to "transcend all" by truly being "Servants of All".

— Al Fairweather

— Gregory A. Bennett

texQs Austin Brothers honor founders; oword scholarship

Gamma Eta Lambda Chapter of Austin, Texas, recently marked the 40th Anniversary of its founding with the presentation of a gala dance and breakfast called "A Walk Down Memory Lane". The chapter was organized on September 14th, 1945.

The brothers took this occasion to recognize the last of the founding fathers who are still alive and in Austin, Texas. Brother Dr. Beadie The Sphinx/Winter 1985

Brother Louis E. Goodall, president of Gamma Eta Lambda Chapter, congratulates Chapter founders, Brother Beadie Conners (c) and Brother Charles "Poppa" Hines (r) after presenting them with certificates of recognition on the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the founding of the chapter.

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louisiana Nu Theta Lambda awards McCoy Academic Awards

Nu Theta Lambda Chapter presented John B. McCoy Memorial Academic Achievement Scholarships to two graduates of Breaux Bridge High School in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana for their achievements during their high school careers. The honorees were Amanda Peek and Monique Pearce.

Miss Pete, a 3.95 grade point average graduate, is majoring in elementary education and Miss Pearce, a 4.0 grade point average graduate, is studying pre-med at the University of S o u t h w e s t e r n L o u i s i a n a in Lafayette, Louisiana. Nu Theta Lambda has a strong commitment to excellence in education and sponsors many effots to sustain this commitment via financial, moral and motivational activities.

Presenting Nu Theta Lambda scholarship awards to Amanda Peek (left) and Monique Pearce (right) are Brothers Joseph Brew (left) and Alvin Wiltz, charter members of the chapter.

texQs Kidney 10K Run A Great Success

The Brothers of Theta Delta Lambda in El Paso recently held their Second Annual International Kidney 10K Run. More than 600 runners participated in the 10K and 2.5 mile fun run.

For the second year in a row, Theta Delta Lambda was able to present a check for more than $1,500 to the Kidney Dialysis Unit of an El Paso hospital.

Theta Delta Lambda obtained the support of many El Paso businesses, who donated money, fruit juice, soft drinks, beer, T-shirts, caps, and much more, helping make the Kidney Run a huge success.

Brother Michael Jacques, publicity chairman for the Kidney Run, arranged for Theta Delta Lambda President Will Williams to appear on a local television talk show for five days in a row to promote the run.

Other publicity included radio, TV, and newspaper announcements. One local TV station had a story with video on the Kidney Run in the 36

Brothers of Theta Delta Lambda register participants in the Second Annual A<PA Kidney Run in El Paso. More than $1,500 was raised to donate to the Kidney Dialysis Unit of a local hospital.

More than 600 runners lined up for the start of the Second Annual A<PA Kidney Run in El Paso. Theta Delta Lambda donated over $1,500 to the Kidney Dialysis Unit of a local hospital.

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sports section of its newcast.

Participants in the Alpha Phi Alpha Kidney Run ranged in age from seven to 64 years old. Several military units participated in the event, running in formation. There was even a kidney transplant patient who ran the 10K. Shirts and caps were given to the first 400 runners to register; and trophies and medals were awarded to winners in each of seven age categories for men and women.

The Alpha Phi Alpha Kidney Run is becoming one of the premier runs in the El Paso/Southwest area. The word is out that "Alpha Phi Alpha does it right!"

with an evening on the "River Rose."

The local chapter has pledged to raise $10,000 for scholarships for deserving high school graduates.

The affair was a gala one with music being provided by Brother Ernest Lampkins' Combo.

Brother Leonard Barnes, immediate past president; Brother Donald Moss, president-electBrother Herman Session, chairman of the fund raising committee; and all brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha thank those who supported this activity.

Donald Moss & A. H. Powell

henderson state Theta Kappa plans banner year

The Brothers of Theta Kappa Chapter extend greetings to all members of the House of Alpha. The chapter was chartered at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.

We have outlined several projects for the oncoming year. We are plan-

louisiana Shreveport Alumni Chapter Pledges $10,000 for scholarships

Delta Epsilon Lambda, Shreveport, Louisiana, celebrated its Founders Day at Williams Memorial CME Temple. The brothers gave the Outstanding Alpha Man of the Year Award to Brother johnny Bunion Jr., a brother who is truly worthy. We later contributed our largest offering to the CME Temple Ethiopian Save the Children Fund. The money was taken directly to Ethiopia by one of the Bishops of the church.

Delta Epsilon Lambda Chapter kicked off their fund raising drive

Delta Epsilon Lambda President Leonard Barnes, right, presents award to fundraising chairman Herman Sessions.

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Brother Wilmer Godfrey presents Delta Epsilon Lambda's Alpha Man of the Year Award to Brother Johnnie Burnon, Jr., right.

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ning on presenting a $100.00 scholarship to a distinguished student on campus. We also plan to hold our 1986 Miss Alfresco Pageant in March.

The remaining part of the year we plan to help promote all college functions and to hold numerous fund raising events. The brothers of Theta Kappa chapter strive hard at becoming the best that an Alpha Man can be.

— Tonv C. Nesbitt, Jr.

California Mu Sigma Lambda is eight years old

On September 14, 1985, Mu Sigma Lambda Chapter, held its eighth anniversary installation banquet at the Amfac Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Mu Sigma Lambda enjoys the unique position of being able to celebrate its anniversary and install its officers during the first active

month of their calendar year. This year's event was heightened by the fact that not only were the brothers in attendance but also their wives, sweethearts, family and friends were in attendance.

In addition to bringing together the chapter brothers at the close of the summer, the event was also a kind of homecoming (reclamation) and a family gathering.

Mu Sigma Lambda is noted for its informal atmosphere in that we never have head tables nor speeches at any of our affairs. This allows everyone the opportunity to mingle and exchange greetings and to benefit more from the camaraderie that is found within the House of Alpha.

Our outgoing president, Herbert Marshall, extended greetings to the guests. He also thanked the brotherhood for their support during his a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . Brother Daniel M a l l i n e r installed the officers, charging each officer with his individual responsibilities. This was followed by a very brief reading from the incoming president, Osie Thornton. The officers for the '85-'86 year are as follows: President, Osie Thornton; Vice President, Roy Harris; Secretary, Walter Hall; Treasurer,

Fred Vickers; Financial Secretary, Felton Williams; Historian/Custodian, Len Leach; Director of Educational Activities; Charles Mclver; Dean of Pledges, Herbert Marshall; Editor of Sphinx, Hodari Kinamo; and Chaplain, Melvin Hilliard.

— Herbert Marshall

u of arizona Zeta Theta is on the move

Greetings b r o t h e r s , from Zeta Theta Chapter, located on the campus of the University of Arizona.

We are just writing to let the brothers know Alpha is on the move in Tucson, Arizona.

Recently we v o l u n t e e r e d our services at a "Harvest Hoe Down" for the mentally retarded and we h a v e b e e n i n v o l v e d in c a m p u s activities such as Greek Week, the Black Student Union and the IntraFraternity Council.

As always, we are looking forward to an exciting and productive year as we continue to climb onward toward the light.

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SOUTHWESTERN REGIONAL CONVENTION

WESTERN REGIONAL CONVENTION

MARCH 28-30. 1986

MARCH 27-30, 1986 The Sphinx/Winter 1985

Ome^ja Chapter* Laurence T Young. Sr

Editor

Brother ROSCOE C. BACOTE entered Omega Chapter on October 27th, 1985 in a local hospital — at Charleston, South Carolina following a brief illness.

Brother Bacote was a Coucilman in Moncks Corner Township for several terms; he was a devoted churchman, staunch supporter of Moncks Corners Baptist Church. He was born August 11, 1910 in Timmonsville, South Carolina. He received his elementary and secondary education in the local public schools, and his Baccalaureate degree and Master's degree at South Carolina State University.

Brother Bacote, in addition to his political career, was an extension agent, a school teacher, and a school principal. His work took him to Marion, Dillon and Berkeley counties.

Funeral rites were conducted at Moncks Corner Baptist Church, with burial in the Church cemetery. Brother Bacote is survived by his wife, Naomi; a daughter, Ethel; a son, Roscoe; a brother, Thaddeus; five sisters, many collateral friends and relatives.

Brother OTIS C. BODDY entered Omega Chapter on Thursday, September 26, 1985 in his hometown, Chattanooga, Tennessee, after a lengthy illness. He was initiated in Psi Lambda Chapter and was faithful and active until his death. He served as chapter secretary for a number bf years with dignity and efficiency.

Brother Boddy was a member of Allen Temple A.M.E. Church and served untiringly on the official board.

A graduate of Morehouse College, wnere he received his Bacculaureate degree, he did post graduate work at Case-Western Reserve University and earned his Master's degree at Atlanta University.

He was an educator. For over 39 years he was a teacher, principal, guidance counselor, civic and social worker. He retired from Chattanooga Public Schools in 1983.

Active in many civic, religious and community activities, and organizations, he was a Mason, a member of the Morehouse College Alumni Association, and was active on several boards and associations.

He is survived by his wife, Marie, two daughters, three sons, one brother and a host of collateral relatives and friends.

Omega Chapter services were held Monday, September 30, 1985 from the parlors of Franklin-Strickland Home at 9 o'clock P.M. — with final rites Tuesday, October 1, 1985 at 1 P.M. at the Allen Temple A.M.E. Church, Reverend A. C. Griffin, Pastor, officiating. Interment in Highland Cemetery.

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Brother WALTER BOOKER entered Omega Chapter July 2 1 , 1985 at t h e V e t e r a n s Administration Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana — following an extended illness.

Brother Booker received his medical training at Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee — following his graduation in 1925. He established offices in New Orleans, where he practiced dentistry for over 50 years.

Brother Booker was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Pelican State Dental Association; the Dryades Y.M.C.A. and Sigma Lambda Chapter. He served as Committee Chairman of the Cub Scouts and he was affiliated with Flint-Goodridge Hospital. He was the recipient of numerous awards.

Funeral rites were conducted at St. Peter's A.M.E. Church, with the Reverend Robert Hall officiant. He is survived by his daughter, Lillian; grandsons, great grandchildren; and several sisters, Susie and Sarah; a niece, five nephews and many friends and collateral relatives.

Brother HERBERT L. BRYAN e n t e r e d Omega Chapter April 28, 1984. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida and moved to New York City at an early age. He was a 1933 graduate of the College of the City of New York, with a B.S. degree in Mathematics. In 1936, he received an M.A. degree in sociology and statistics from Columbia University. Brother Bryan was a retired director of records and statistics in the New York State Department of Correctional Services.

Brother Bryan was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity for more than 50 years and had served as president of the Albany Chapter. He also was a member of the American Contract Bridge League and t h e American Bridge Association.

Brother Bryan was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church, Albany.

Omega services were conducted by Beta Pi Lambda Chapter May 1, at the Marshall W. Tebbutt's Sons Funeral Home, Albany, and funeral services were held at St. Joseph's Church on May 2nd.

Brother Bryan is survived by his wife, May Bernard; two sons, Brother Herbert L. Bryan Jr. of Alexandria, Virginia; and Brother Bernard H. Bryan of Albany; a sister, Elizabeth Braith of New York City; and five grandchildren.

Brother Bryan was a willing and supportive Brother and community leader. His loss definitely leaves a void.

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Brother FLETCHER GIDEON, JR., earned a Bachelor of Science Degree at South Carolina State College, Master of Science Degree at the University of Georgia, pursued the PhD Degree from Nova University, and completed post graduate work at Michigan State University, University of Michigan and Wayne State University.

Brother Gideon served his country well in the United States Army and received an honorable discharge.

He was director of Youth Activities at Whaley Home, and served as physical education instructor for juveniles in Flint, Michigan. During this time he served as a role model for many, many students, and became known for his ability to motivate young peopole and bring out their best. He devoted his summers and many long hours to youth work. He taught science, physical education, and driver education in the public schools of Georgia.

Brother Gideon became assistant principal of the Oglethorpe County Senior High and Middle Schools in 1970, and in 1973 became principal of the Oglethorpe County Middle School and served until his death.

He was an active member of Eta Iota Lambda Chapter, many professional, civic, and social organizations, and the Masonic Lodge No. 204 of Seneca, South Carolina.

He served on several boards of directors, including the Board of Directors for Primary Health Care.

Brother Gideon was the recipient of many honors and awards.

A partial list includes: Teacher of the Year; Certificate of Achievement in the Field of Education; Outstanding Community Service; and was listed in Personalities of the South, Who's Who in America, a n d Who's Who Among Black Americans.

He was most loved by his wife, Mrs. Deborah Stevenson Gideon and daughter, Debbie Cassie, family, friends, co-workers and the chapter.

ip Brother GEORGE W. GRISSON entered Omega Chapter on Wednesday, October 16, 1985, in Forest Hills, New York.

Brother Grisson was a highly respected founding member of Gamma Iota Lambda Chapter, Brooklyn/Long Island, founded in 1945.

Brother Grisson was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota, and graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry in 1928. He came to Queens, New York in 1929, and later married Pearl Burnett of Minneapolis. In addition to being a father of two, Brother Grisson practiced dentistry for many years, servicing children of parents he provided service for when they were young.

Brother Grisson was a member of many professional organizations, among them the NAACP, where he was a life member.

Brother Grisson was also a member of the Comus Club of Brooklyn; he was an examining dentist for the Armed Services during World War II, for which he received the Medal of Merit Award. He was a charter member of the Queens Clinical Society, and always remained available to social agencies in the community, especially those concerned with children.

Brother Grisson was, for many years, a member of the Presbyterian Church of St. Albans — where he especially enjoyed and cherished the warm, dynamic, Christian fellowship of the Men's Club.

Brother Grisson was truly an Alpha man and started a tradition in his family when his son, Attorney David W. Grisson, became an Alpha and later his grandson, David W. Grisson, Jr., also became an Alpha man, the third generation of Alpha men in the Grisson family. Brother Grisson is survived by his loving and faithful wife, Pearl Burnett Grisson; a daughter, Mrs. Carolyn Matterson, Winston-Salem, N.C.; a son, Attorney David W. Grisson, Detroi; and five grandchildren, and one great-grandson.

Alpha Omega services were conducted by the Gamma Iota Lambda Chapter, led by Brother President Jacob C. Tingman, at the Gilmor Funeral Home on Friday, October 18th. Funeral rites 40

were conducted at the Presbyterian Church of St. Albans, with the Rev. Edward Davis officiating, on October 19, 1985.

Brother JAMES W. HALL, JR., entered Omega Chapter on October 3, 1985.

Brother Hall was the former Director of New York Division of Youth, Martin Luther King Residence.

Brother Hall was also a member of Gamma Iota Lambda, Brooklyn, Long Island. He was a member of the Bridge Street A.M.E. Church of Brooklyn, the NAACP and he was known as a noted baritone.

Born in Americus, Georgia, Brother Hall at a very early age joined his church choir and soon after his musical ability was k n o w n t h r o u g h o u t his c o m m u n i t y . He a t t e n d e d Florida Memorial College and Southern University and, upon relocating to Chicago he entered Sherwood Music School and at graduation represented the school at Orchestra Hall. Brother Hall later went on to obtain his Masters in Social Work from Adelphi University, Long Island, N.Y. while working for the New York State Division of Youth.

Brother James Hall's background is fitting for his cultural programs and their artistic fulfillment. Among his musical activities apart from his own concert schedule, he was founder-director of both the Nathaniel Dett Concert Singers and the Aeolian Choral Club of the Womens' League of Hartford, Connecticut, while in Hartford. He also directed a weekly radio program which enhanced his musical abilities.

Accompanied by Allen Brown, he concertized extensively throughout the United States. In New York, Brother Hall studied with the famous Alexander Kipnis, and his two Town Hall Concerts and his joint concert with Mareda Gaither Graves at Brooklyn Academy of Music were resounding successes according to music critics of The New York Times and other nationally known publications.

A new cantata, "The Creation", was composed especially for Brother Hall. The first performance at Town Hall was conducted by Oland Gaston and it scored a personal triumph for both artists. Brother Hall traveled extensively throughout Europe and the Carribbean. He has received many awards and citations for his natural talent that earned for him the respect of discerning musicians, approval of the New York critics and the enthusiastic admiration of the audience.

Funeral services were held at the Bridge Street A.M.E. Church in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Brother RICHARD A. HAREWOOD, age 83, entered Omega Chapter November 20, 1985 at the University of Chicago Hospitals, following an extended illness.

Brother Harewood was born in St. Lucia, West Indies. His father was a soldier in the British colonial army. Both parents died when he was yet young, age 7, at which time he came to Chicago to live with an uncle.

Brother Harewood received his collegiate education at the University of Illinois — receiving a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree — later being admitted to practice law in the State of Illinois, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Brother Harewood's first legal effort was to help establish the first black legal law firm in the City, known as Temple, Brown, Harewood and Wimbish (incidentally all Alpha men). From there he rapidly rose to great heights; elected State RepresentaT h e S p h i n x / W i n t e r 1985

tive; Assistant Corporation Counsel; Assistant State's Attorney; University of Illinois trustee; Commissioner in Municipal Court and elected Judge of the Circuit Court for many years.

Omega Chapter rites were conducted by Xi Lambda Chapter followed by final rites — Mass of the Resurrection at St. Paul and the Redeemer, Chicago, Illinois. Brother Harewood is survived by his devoted wife, Patricia; a brother, Gladstone; a stepson, John T.; and a host of collateral relatives and friends.

B r o t h e r WILBUR B. H U G H E S , JR., e n t e r e d Omega Chapter September 14, 1985 at his home in Southfield, Michigan, age 66 — following a brief illness.

He was born in East Orange, New Jersey, following elementary education, moved to Detroit, graduating from Northwestern High School and the Detroit Institute of Technology. He served in the Air Force as a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen during World War II. Brothers Hughes was an unselfish man and worked hard for the NAACP and for Blacks in political office.

Omega services were conducted by Gamma Lambda Chapter of Detroit, followed by funeral rites at St. Matthew's-St. Joseph's Episcopal Church. He is survived by his wife, Roberta; a daughter, Barbara Allen; a son, Wilbur III; his mother, Nellie; a brother and four grandchildren. Burial was private.

Brother PAUL L. HYDE, age 63, entered Omega Chapter July 28th, 1985 in his home following a heart attack. He was born January 20, 1922 in Earlington, Kentucky — where he attended elementary and secondary public school. He later enrolled at Morehouse College (Georgia), where he received a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Business Administration.

He was employed as Chief Accountant and Business Manager at Bethune-Cookman College (Florida) for many years. He was a member of many local and national organizations and formerly president of the Social Engineers Club.

Funeral services were held at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Daytona Beach, Florida — with the Reverend Canon Nelson Pinder of Orlando, officiating. He is survived by his wife, Larry-Ruth; a daughter, Susan Hyde; and many collateral relatives and friends.

Brother HERSCHEL C. LATHAM, SR. entered Omega Chapter on August 28, 1985 in Memphis, Tennessee. Brother Latham was born on September 2, 1899, to the late Henry C. and Helen M. Latham in Canton, Mississippi, where he attended elementary and high school. He received his college education at Talladega College and Bradley Institute.

Brother Latham was charter member of Alpha Delta Lambda Chapter and was active in the Fraternity in Chicago, where he had his business for many years. Brother Latham was on the faculty of Booker T. Washington High School, Memphis, for seventeen years. He

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assumed operation of the Latham Funeral Home in Jackson, Mississippi, upon the death of his father in 1944. In 1977 he joined his son, Herschel C. Latham, Jr., in the operation of the Charles S. Jackson Funeral Home in Chicago, Illinois. He retired in 1984 and took up residence in Memphis, where he was married to Augusta Rivers Cash on March 20, 1984.

Brother Latham was a devoted member of the Episcopal Church and attended Emanual Episcopal Church in Memphis.

He was preceded in death in 1976 by his wife of fifty years, Marjorie Lockbaum Latham of Memphis. To this union were born three daughters and a son.

Brother Latham leaves his loving wife, Augusta; his daughter, Marzelle Latham Jones; son-in-law, William Jones; daughter-in-law, Shirley Latham; and grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He will be sadly missed by relatives and his many friends.

Omega rites were conducted by Alpha Delta Lambda. He was buried from Emanuel Episcopal Church, the Rev. Thomas E. Shepherd, officiant. Interment was in Elmwood Cemetery.

Brother EUGENE KEITH PETERSON, P.D., departed this life November 10, 1985.

He was born in Leroy, New York and had lived in the Kansas City area 35 years. He received his early education in Leroy, New York and attended New York University and later was inducted in the United States Army Air Force. Upon graduation from Albany College of Pharmacy in Albany, New York, he became Director of Pharmacy for General Hospital No. 2 and later received the designation of Doctor of Pharmacy. For several years he was owner and operator of the Peterson's Prescription Center. He was employed with Osco Drug Company at the time of his death.

He was a member of St. Augustine's Episcopal Church and was active with The Men of the Church. He was also a member of American Pharmaceutical Association, American College of Apothecaries, Tuskegee Airmen, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, a member of the N.A.A.C.P., a past president of the American College of Apothecaries, and at the time of his death he was President of the Pan Hellenic Council.

He leaves his wife, Julia Wright Peterson of the home; two sons, Eugene C. Peterson of Kansas City, Missouri, and Keith F. Peterson of Dallas, Texas; a brother, George Peterson of Rochester, New York; four sisters, Thelma McMurdy, Mary Jolley, and Ella Mae Harris of Rochester, New York, and June Marsh of Boston, Massachusetts; daughter-in-law, Jeannine Peterson; and two grandchildren, Laurene A. Peterson and Kristen A. Peterson.

Brother ROBERT AARON RICE, SR., died in Medical College of Virginia Hospital, Richmond.

He was born in Henderson, Kentucky, and had been a Peninsula resident for 49 years.

He retired from Hampton University in 1982 after 35 years of service.

He was a member of First Baptist Church, North King Street, Hampton.

He also was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and Bachelor Benedict Club. He served as chairman of King Street Community Center Board of Directors and also was a member of the Hampton Clean City Commission and Hampton University Quarter Century Club.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Eleanor Lundy Rice; and two 41

sons, Robert A. Rice Jr. of Denver, Colorado, and Vincent A. Rice of Houston, Texas.

A funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Hampton University Memorial Chapel by the Rev. C. Jason Guice, pastor of First Baptist Church, Hampton.

Burial was in Hampton University Cemetery.

The family will assemble at the residence at noon Wednesday. The body will be placed in the church at noon Wednesday.

The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to American Cancer Society.

Brother MARION N. ROBERTSON, of Washington D C , entered Omega Chapter June 15, 1985 in a local hospital following a brief illness.

Brother Robertson received his elementary and secondary education in Washington; he received his Baccalaureate degree in Commerce from Virginia Union University; he did post graduate work at the University of Illinois and Virginia Commonwealth University.

For many years, Brother Robertson was a postal employee; then he got into the education field, and in the public school system of Richmond, Virginia.

Brother Robertson was a great churchman, being active in many capacities in the Fourth Baptist Church where he'd held his membership for over 50 years. Final rites were held at the 4th Baptist Church, officiated by the Reverend Robert L. Taylor.

He is survived by his wife, Bertha Lee; two sons, Craig and Brian; and many collateral relatives and friends. * Brother ISREAL P. STANBACK, insurance executive, entered Omega Chapter August 23, 1985 in his home following a brief illness.

Brother Stanback was born in Chester, South Carolina; received his high school e d u c a t i o n at Brainerd Institute at Chester; and was a graduate of Johnson C. Smith University, where he received his Baccalaureate degree.

For 20 years he was manager of the Columbia District of the North Carolina Life Insurance Company, having served the Company for a total of 40 years. He was a member of the South Carolina Higher Education Commission; the Chamber of Commerce; chairman of the Board of Trustees of South Carolina State College; U.S.O. Council for 40 years; Life Member of the NAACP, as well as Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and Sigma Pi Phi. Funeral rites were held at Jones' Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, with entombment in Greenlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum. He is survived by his wife, Ada; a brother, James; a sister, Annie; and many other relatives and friends. * Brother RONALD L. THOMPSON, educator, entered Omega Chapter in the home of his parents, Miami, Florida, on June 21, 1985 following a brief illness.

Mass of the Resurrection was con-celebrated at Christ Episcopal Church, Miami, Florida — with Father Ronald N. Fox, a sub-deacon and Father Richard Barry, officiants and celebrants.

Brother Thompson was born in Miami, Florida, where he graduated from the elementary and secondary public schools with honors; he was active in the Drama Club, the Student Council and the Honor Society. He attended Florida A&M University, where he received a Bachelor's degree in Arts & Science, with a major in Speech Therapy. He was listed in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.

Brother Thompson continued his education at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio — where he received his Master's degree in Speech Pathology. Brother Thompson is survived by 42

his sons, Ronald II and Kirk; his father, Lawrence; his mother, Essie; a sister, Claudia; many collateral relatives and a host of friends.

Brother JASPER WILLIAMS, MD, entered Omega Chapter in May, 1985 — when his private plane crashed near Bloomington, Indiana. Also killed in the crash were Brother Williams' son Theodore, a college student and a friend, Anita Brown, also a college student. The trio was returning from a vacation in the Bahamas and Florida.

Born in El Paso, Texas, Brother Williams earned his B.S. degree at Tuskegee Institute in 1940 and was a graduate of Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha. He was a former president of the National Medical Association and an organizer of Seaway Bank, the second largest Black bank in the nation. Brother Williams was the senior physician of Williams Clinic — a major medical facility in Chicago staffed by his two Brothers, a son, and a nephew.

Services for Brother Williams and his son were held in Rockefeller Memorial Chapel at the University of Chicago. He is survived by his wife, Margaret; a son, Dr. Jasper Williams, Jr.; a d a u g h t e r , Carolyn Joyce; a n d his m o t h e r , Mrs. Clara Williams.

Brother GEORGE FREDERICK WOODSON, JR. was born in Wilberforce, Ohio on November 2, 1901 to George Woodson and Edna. He attended the township primary and elementary schools at Wilberforce and Central High School, Xenia, Ohio, graduating in the class of 1918. He attended the C.N.&I. Department at Wilberforce University obtaining a certificate in auto-mechanics in 1922 and at the same time attended Wilberforce University obtaining the B.S. degree in 1923.

Upon finishing college he accepted the position of Principal of the High School at Pineville, Kentucky. The next two years he headed the Department of Mathematics at Paul Quinn College, Waco, Texas. He then returned to graduate school at Ohio State University and graduated with a M.A. degree in Mathematics in 1927. In the same year he accepted the position of head of the Department of Mathematics at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina. He remained there for twenty years and while there he chaired many of the Faculty Committees at various times.

It was in Charlotte, North Carolina where he met and courted the lovely Frances Douglas of Macon, Georgia and they were married March 9, 1935. To this union were born two children — George Frederick Woodson HI and Frances Wenora Woodson.

He was active in church and civic work.

He returned to the Wilberforce area in 1947 on the request of Dr. Charles Wesley and was made head of the Department of Mathematics. He held this position until 1966-67. He retired in 1969. While active he became group leader of Faculty Workshop of Central State College in 1950. In 1953 he became Chairman of the Mathematics section of the National Institute of Science; in 1954 he was reelected as chairman. In 1956 he became a member of the College Teacher's Project, Wright Patterson Air Force Base. He became group leader of the Parent Education Workshop, Central State College in 1959.

He was elected Secretary Treasurer of Dayton section of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 1963-64; Treasurer of Central State College, General Alumni Association 1948-67; Chairman of Credit Committee — Central State College Federal Credit Union, 1951-1967.

Brother Woodson believed in Alpha Phi Alpha. He joined Xi Chapter as a student at Wilberforce University. He was president of Alpha Nu Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha in Charlotte, T h e S p h i n x / W i n t e r 1985

North Carolina and served as president of Chi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha of the Wilberforce area from 1956 — 1958.

Brother Woodson personified the ideals of Alpha — scholarship, manly deeds and love for all mankind. Brother Woodson entered Omega Chapter July 7, 1985.

OMEGA CHAPTER NOTICES

Brother EUGENE E. CROCKER: A member of Rho Chapter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Brother Crocker was an initiate of Delta Pi Chapter, Cheyney State College. He was Life Member #2808.

Brother P. CUSTIS HOWARD, DDS: Brother Howard was a member of Rho Chapter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Brother ROBERT E. LEE: A member of Beta Chi Lambda Chapter, Muskogee, Oklahoma.

Brother JAMES BRAWLEY: A member of Eta Lambda Chapter, Atlanta, Georgia. Bother Brawley was President Emeritus of Clark College in Atlanta.

Brother CORNELIUS W. NORTON: A member of Nu Eta Lambda Chapter, Gainesville, Florida.

Brother ROBERT MANTEL BOND: A member of Xi Iota Lambda Chapter, Camarillo, California.

Brother HERBERT H. NORTON. A member of Rho Chapter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Brother Norton was Life Member #3102.

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THE SEVEN JEWELS'

Henry A. Callis. M D .

Charles H. Chapman

Eugene Kinckle Jones

George B. Kelley

Nathaniel A Murray

Roberl H.Ogle

Verrner W. 1 andy

GENERAL OFFICERS GENERAL PRESIDENT - Charles C. Teamer, Sr., 2601 Gentilly Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70122 EXECUTIVE SECRETARY - J a m e s B. Blanton, III, 4432 King Drive, Chicago, IL 60653 GENERAL TREASURER - J a m e s M. Trent, 4523 Woodgate Way, Mitchellville, MD 20715 COMPTROLLER - Thomas R. Hunt, 9 Rickover Court, Annapolis, MD 21401 GENERAL COUNSEL - Milton C. Davis, 308 North Main Street, Tuskegee, AL 36083 DIRECTOR-GENERAL CONVENTIONS - Kermit J. Hall, 100 Fairview Avenue, Yeadon, PA 19050 VICE PRESIDENTS EASTERN - William Ross, Jr., 5205 Overbrook Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19131.

MIDWESTERN - Ivan L. Cotman, 20141 Mclntyre, Detroit, MI 48219 SOUTHERN - Augustus M. Witherspoon, 2701 Rothgeb Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609 SOUTHWESTERN - Randall Palmer, III, P.O. Box 8151, San Antonio, TX 78208 WESTERN - Norman E. W. Towels, Suite 177, 3243 Arlington Avenue, Riverside, CA 92506 ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENTS EASTERN - Glenn P. Thomas, II, #7, St. Martins, Hampton University, Hampton, VA 23668 MIDWESTERN - Reginald Davidson, P.O. Box 495, Wilberforce, OH 45384 SOUTHERN - Hebrew L. Dixon, P.O. Box 20362, Greensboro, NC 27420 SOUTHWESTERN - Melvin D. Tate, Box 200, Grambling State U, Grambling, LA 71245 WESTERN - Tommy L. Miller, HI, 2816 Pole Line Road, # 1 , Davis, CA 95616.

Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation, Inc. Walter W. Sullivan, Jr., Chairman 1800 New Hope Road, SW Atlanta, GA 30331 J a m e s B. Blanton, III, Secretary J a m e s M. Trent, Treasurer Milton C. Davis, Counsel Henry Ponder Ernest L. Holloway Hallow ay Sells Langston Smith Jim Dave Williams Charles C. Teamer, Sr., Ex Officio

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. GENERAL OFFICE 4 4 3 2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Chicago, IL 6 0 6 5 3 Telephone: (312) 373-1819 James B. Blanton, HI, Executive Secretary Michael J. Price — Assistant Executive Secretary Editor-in-Chief, The Sphinx Darryl R. Matthews, Director-Marketing/Membership

Alpha Phi Alpha Building Foundation, Inc. Wayne C. Harvey, Chairman 8775 West Kingsbury University City, MO 63124 J a m e s B. Blanton, III, Secretary J a m e s M. Trent, Treasurer Milton C. Davis, Counsel Albert Holland ' Allen F. Killings W. Mingo Clark Mitchell Albert, Jr. Edward H. Ballard Charles C. Teamer, Sr., Ex Officio

NATIONAL COMMITTEE / COMMISSION CHAIRMEN AWARDS Terry L. Arlington 5426 Upton Drive Baton Rouge. LA 70809

COLLEGE BROTHERS AFFAIRS Marion B. Bracy 2101 Louisiana Avenue, #301 New Orleans, LA 70115

INTERNAL STRUCTURE Hartley J. Norment 12500 Arbor View Terrace Silver Spring, MD 20902

PUBLICATIONS Joe C. Thomas 208 Chadwick Way Benicia, CA 94510

SPECIAL PROJECTS Elmer J. Moore 2717 Tennyson Street, NW Washington. DC 20015

BUDGET AND FINANCE Thomas R. Hunt 9 Rickover Court Annapolis, MD 21401

CONSTITUTION Marshall E. Williams 1270 Fifth Avenue. #7-R New York, NY 10029

LIFE MEMBERSHIP Watson A. Young 43691 Expressway Drive Belleville, MI 48111

RECOMMENDATIONS Warren E. Sherwood 15 Columbus Avenue Montclair, NJ 07042

STANDARDS AND EXTENSION Felix L. Goodwin 7065 North Stardust Circle Tucson, AZ 85718

BUSINESS ENCOURAGEMENT Charles E. Lewis** 3500 Fieldstone Drive Winston-Salem. NC 27105

ELECTIONS Warren A. Scott 23 Spectrum Drive Newark, DE 19713

PERSONNEL Thomas A. Phillips 9908 Taylor Drive Overland Park, KS 66212

RULES AND CREDENTIALS Emmett W. Bashful 5808 Lafaye Street New Orleans, LA 70122

TIME AND PLACE Walter H. Criner 9219 Petersham Houston, TX 77031

Nathaniel Goldston** 552 Moores Mill Road, NW Atlanta, GA 30305

GRIEVANCES AND DISCIPLINE Wiley F. Jones P.O. Box 285 Alcorn State University Lorman. MS 39096

PUBLIC POLICY Eddie V. Easley 4121 Winchester Road Winston-Salem, NC 27106

SENIOR ALPHA AFFAIRS Laurence T. Young, Sr. 936 East 47th Street, #207 Chicago, IL 60653

**Co-Chairmen

PAST GENERAL PRESIDENTS Roscoe Conkling Giles*

Daniel D. Fowler*

Charles H. Wesley 7632 17th Street, NW Washington. DC 20012

Frederick Miller*

Simeon S. Booker*

Rayford W. Logan*

Charles H. Garvin*

Raymond W. Cannon 2008 Virginia Road Los Angeles. CA 90016

Belford V. Lawson, Jr.*

Henry Lake Dickason* Henry Arthur Callis*

B. Andrew Rose*

Frank L. Stanley, Jr.*

Moses Melvin Morrison*

Howard Hale Long*

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W. A. Pollard*

A. Maceo Smith*

Myles A. Paige*

William H. Hale* T. Winston Cole 124 SW 23rd Gainesville, FL 32607 Lionel H. Newsom Barber-Scotia College Concord, NC 28025 Ernest N. Morial 1101 Harrison New Orleans. LA 70122

Walter Washington Alcorn State University Lorman. MS 39096 J a m e s R. Williams 584 Avalon Akron, OH 44320 Ozell Sutton 1640 Loch Lomond Trail, SW Atlanta, GA 30331 •OMEGA CHAPTER

The Sphinx/Winter 1985

Directory of Chapters All Chapters are required to submit a "Chapter Directory" to the Genera] Office within ten (10) days after the election of chapter officers. This form should list the chapter's "Official Contact Person' — to whom all c h a p t e r mail is sent. This listing contains only addresses sent to the General Office for the 1985-86 fraternal year, as of January 1, 1986.

LGGEND (A) (P) (CS) (S) (FS) (RS)

Advisor President Corresponding Secretary Secretary . . . Financial Secretary . . . Recording Secretary

EAST INTERNATIONAL Director Elmer C Moore 2717 Tennyson SI , NW Washington, DC 20015 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Kappa Phi (U of Liberia - #439) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Epsilon Thela Lambda (Hamilton, Bermuda - #219) No Report Eta Epsilon Lambda (Monrovia. Liberia - #260) No Report Theta Epsilon Lambda (St. Thomas. VI - #282) No Report Thela Theta Lambda (Frankfurt. Germany - #285) LTC Donald Thomas (P) Box 9425 APO, NY 09012 lota Epsilon Lambda (Nassau, Bahamas - #506) Nathaniel A Cooper (P) 255 Alhambra Circle Suite 425 Coral Gables. FL 33134 Iota Sigma Lambda

(St Croix, VI - #518) No Report Mu Phi Lambda (Seoul. South Korea - #565) No Report NEW ENGLAND Director Jesse Parks 184 Middlesex Springfield. MA 01109 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Sigma ( B o s t o n - #17) Nathaniel Whitmal (P) » 8 Langmaid ^ Somerville, MA 02145 Alpha Gamma (Brown - #25) Duane Douglas (P) Box 0353. Brown U Providence, Rl 02912 Alpha Kappa (Springfield - #32) No Report Theta Zela (Dartmouth - #381) No Repon ALUMNI CHAPTERS Epsilon Gamma Lambda (Boston - #214) No Report Thela lota Lambda (Springfield - #286) Robert MacAlpine (P),* 25 Brittany Circle « Cromwell, CT 06416 Mu Thela Lambda (Providence - #553) Herbert S Spencer (T) P.O. Box 6062 Providence, Rl 02940 Nil XI Lambda (Sudbury - #580) No Report WESTERN NEW ENGLAND Director Ronald Manning 140 Stimson Road New Haven, CT 06513 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Zela (Yale - # 6 ) Corey Nicholson (P) Box 2388 Yale Station New Haven, CT 06520 Kappa Delia

(Connecticut - #423) No Report Mil Phi (Bridgeport - #461) Joel Roach (S) "/ 1284 Park Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06604

Marti

(Southern Conn - #463) No Report

ALUMNI CHAPTERS Beta Sigma Lambda (Hartford - #161) John E Robinson (P) 123 McKinley Drive New Britain. CT 06050 Zela Phi Lambda (Stamford - #253) Richard Wright (CS) P O Box 96 Stamford, CT 06904 Ela Alpha Lambda (New Haven - #256) Clinton Robinson (P) 25 Fountain Terrace New Haven, CT 06515 METRO NEW YORK Director Clifford R Clemmons 221-25 Manor Road Queens Village, NY 11427 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Ela

(New York City - #7) Santanna Fowlkes (CS) c/o Alpha House 282 Convent Avenue New York, NY 10031 Delta Chi (Brooklyn - #308) No Report Zeta Ela (Columbia - #338) Isaac Williams, Jr (P) 838 Riverside Drive. #1-D New York, NY 10032 Theta Epsilon (Adelphi - #380) No Report Kappa Rho (C W Post - #435) Antara Murdock (P) 1575 E 174th SI Bronx, NY 10472 XIPSi (Hofstra - #707) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Gamma Lambda (New Y o r k - #125) No Report Gamma lota Lambda (Brooklyn-Long Island - #175) No Report Zela Zela Lambda (SI. Albans - #239) Edgar W Thompson (CS) 95-12 23rd Street East Elmhurst. NY 11369 Eta Zeta Lambda (New Roehelle - #261) No Report Eta Thela Lambda (Wyandance - #263) George L Mims (P) 885 Seneca Road West Hempstead, NY 11552 Ela Chi Lambda (Nyack - #276) No Report Kappa XI Lambda (New York - #536) No Report Kappa Upsilon Lambda (Mid-Hudson Valley - #542) Samuel L Tucker (P) Box 230, Mountain Road Otisville. NY 10963 CENTRAL NEW YORK Director Eugene Sharpe, III 2811 Country Club Road Endwell. NY 13760 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha (Cornell - # l ) Laushon Burnett (P) \/ 409 Elmwood Avenue Ithaca, NY 14853 Delta Zeta (Syracuse - #94) No Report Kappa Zeta (Utica College - #425) No Report Omicron Upsilon (Rensselaer - #726) Gary F. Brown (P) v 156 2nd Street ^ Trov. NY 12180

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PI Seta (SUNYBinghamton -- #731) Erik Council (CS) P O Box 7280 SUNY-Bmghamton Binghamton, NY 13901 Pi PI (Union - #744) Pi Pi Chapter Alpha Phi Alpha Box 2593 Union College Schenectady. NY 12308 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Beta Pi Lambda (Albany - #159) Richard G Peaker (S) 1480 Silver Road Guilderland. NY 12084 Theta Chi Lambda (Schenectady - #298) No Report iota Theta Lambda (Endicott - #509) Robert Hunter (P) P O Box 232 Endicott, NY 13760 lota tola Lambda (Rome - #510) No Report lota Kappa Lambda ( S y r a c u s e - #511) No Report WESTERN NEW YORK Director Rufus McGee 10 Locust Street Rochester, NY 14606 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Delta Epsilon (Buffalo - #93) Napoleon Stephenson, Jr (P) 31 Shirley Avenue ^ Buffalo. NY 14215 * Mu Sigma (Rochester - #458) Kevin Huff (P) 309-B Perkins Road Rochester. NY 14623 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Rho Lambda (Buffalo - #116) No Report Eta Rho Lambda (Rochester- #271) No Report NORTHERN NEW JERSEY Director Jim Wilson 4 Westminster Drive Livingston. NJ 07039 COLLEGE CHAPTERS iota Rho ( N J I T - #413) Maclyn Williams (P) , 82-A 4th Avenue * Newark, NJ 07104 Omicron Zeta (Fairleigh-Dickmson - #713) No Report PI XI (Stockton St - #742) Larry James (A) •£ 708 Moonraker Court Smithville. NJ 08201 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Alpha Lambda ( N e w a r k - #123) Warren Sherwood (S) 15 Columbus Avenue Montclair, NJ 07042 Beta Alpha Lambda (Jersey City - #145) No Report Delta Mu Lambda (Paterson - #199) E Tyrone Powell (P) 483 East 33rd Paterson. NJ 07514 Zeta Epsilon Lambda (Red Bank - #238) Clarence Jones (S) 216 Murray Lakewood, NJ 08701 Zeta Nu Lambda (Plamfield - #245) No Report Kappa Theta Lambda (Teaneck - #531) Linwood Jackson (P) 100 Shephard Avenue Teaneck. NJ 07666

Treasurer Kditor-to-the-Sphinx . . . Vice President . . Dean of Pledges . . Dean of Pledges Assistant Secretary SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY Director Emerson E Smith. Jr 40 Twilight Lane Willingboro. NJ 08046 COLLEGE CHAPTERS

Delta lota

(Rutgers - #97) No Report Iota Iota (Trenton St - #406) No Report Nu tola (Glassboro SI - #472) Stephen Mays (P) 227-L Parkcresl Village Glassboro. NJ 08028 * ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Theta Lambda (Atlantic C i t y - #130) No Report Zeta Iota Lambda (Trenton - #242) Everett Mills (CS) 194 Crescent Ave Trenton. NJ 08638 Theta Psi Lambda (Somerset - #299) Johnny Jackson (CS) P O Box 1398 102 Montgomery, #1-E Highland Park. NJ 08904 Kappa lota Lambda (Burlington County - #532) Emerson Smith (P) 40 Twilighl Lane Willingboro, NJ 08046 Nu Gamma Lambda (Glassboro - #570) William Myers (P) 227-L Parkcresl Village Glassboro, NJ 08028 EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA Director Robert Myers 2 Hercules Court Sewell, NJ 08080 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Nu (Lincoln - #12) No Report Psi (Pennsylvania - #22) Carlton Byrd (P) 3820 Locust Walk Box 26-F Philadelphia. PA 19104 Delta Pi (Cheyney - #302) Kenneth Jessup (P) King Hall, Room 309 P O Box 660 Cheyney, PA 19319 Zeta Psi (West Chester - #353) No Report lota Sigma (Millersville - #414) No Report Pi Rho (Temple U - #745) Paul Jones (P) 5160 Ogden St Philadelphia, PA 19139 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Rho (Philadelphia- #16) Russell Daniel (P) 1034 E, Washington Lane Philadelphia. PA 19138 Zela Theta Lambda (Harrisburg #241) No Report Zeta Omicron Lambda (Philadelphia - #247) No Report Omicron Delta Lambda (Philadelphia - #615) No Report WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA Director Harry Budd 142 Maple Street Slippery Rock, PA 16057 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Omicron (Pittsburgh - #14) No Report Gamma Nu (Penn SI - #78) Kelly Mooring (S) 532 E College Avenue. #9-D Stale College. PA 16801

XI Mu (Slippery Rock - #496) No Report Xi Sigma (Indiana - #702) Eric Kirksey (P) 1700 Folger Hall Indiana. PA 15705 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Omicron Lambda (Pittsburgh - #136) Lawrence Moncnel (P) 1364 Silverton Pittsburgh. PA 15206

(Erie - #525) No Report Nu Upsilon Lambda (Pittsburgh - #586) Lloyd Moore (S) P O Box 2684 Pittsburgh. PA 15230 DELAWARE Warren Scott 23 Spectrum Drive Newark. DE 19713 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma Sigma (Delaware St - #83) No Report Xi Omicron (Delaware - #499) Alpha Phi Alpha, c/o Hampton Trigg, II (P) P O Box 524 Neward, DE 19715 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Gamma Theta Lambda (Wilmington - #174) David Douglass (P) 1574 Villa Road Wilmington, DE 19809 Zeta Rho Lambda (Dover - #249) Marshall Arnell (P) 75 Hitching Post Drive Dover. DE 19901 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Director Ryle Bell 8127 Springfield Village Dr Springfield. VA 22152 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Beta (Howard - #2) Preston James, II (P) 211 Elm Street, Rm 365 Washington, DC 20059 Nu Beta (American - #465) No Report Omicron Omicron (UDC - #721) Gordon Alston (P) 2816 27th Street, NW Washington, DC 20018 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Mu Lambda (Washington - #111) Vernon Gill (P) Mu Lambda/Alpha Phi Alpha

PO Box 1993 Washington, DC 20013 Omnlcron Lambda Alpha (Washington - #500) No Report Omicron Eta Lambda (Washington - #618) Eugene Thomas (P) 240 " G " Street. SW Washington. DC 20024 MARYLAND Director Hanley Norment 12500 Arbor View Terrace Silver Spring, MD 20902 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Beta Alpha (Morgan Si - #45) Rlgmald McRae (S) 6229 Tramore Road Baltimore. MD 21214 Delta Nu (Eastern Shore - #100) No Report Eta Zeta (Bowie St - #359) No Report Iota Zeta (Maryland - #403) Thomas Mitchell (P) 8715 First Avenue. #801-D Silver Spring. MD 20910

Mil MM (Towson Si - #457) No Report (Frostburg SI - #460) No Report Nu Kappa (UMBC - #473) No Report

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(Coppin Si - #737) Darryl W Green (P) 2321 N Rosedale Si Ballimore. MD 21216 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Dtlta Lambda (Baltimore - #104) Mai Charles Mitchell (P) 7946 Covington Avenue Glen Burnie, MD 21061 Delta Omlcron Lambda (Princess Anne - #203) Delta Omicron Lambda Chapter Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity P O Box 247 Princess Anne. MD 21853 Eta Eta Lambda (Annapolis - #262) Harrell Spruill (CS) 2534 Solomons Island Rd Edgewater. MD 21037 Iota Alpha Lambda (Aberdeen - #502) William Clark. Sr (S) 1907 Lincoln Road Forest Hill. MD 21050 lota Upsilon Lambda (Silver Spring - #520) Adrian V Nelson (CS) 4005 Manor Park Court Rockville. MD 20653 Kappa Epsiton Lambda (Landover - #528) Horace Bouchehon (CS) P O Box 2188 Capital Plaza Onve Hyattsville, MD 20784 Kappa Kappa Lambda (Baltimore - #533) J Russell Perkins (CS) 5401 Litany Lane Baltimore. MD 21237 Kappa Phi Lambda (Columbia - #543) Freeman Sands (P) P O 80x321 Columbia. MD 21043 XI XI Lambda (Frederick - #602) William Campbell. Jr (CS) 1 Park Court Walkersville. MD 21793 NORTHERN VIRGINIA J A Mann 9525 Heathwood Court Burke. VA 22015 COLLEGE CHAPTERS (Virginia Union - # 3 ) Marvin Wilson, Jr (P) 3902 Chamberlyne Avenue, #15 Richmond VA 23227 Theta Rho (Virgina Commonwealth - #391) No Report Iota Alpha (Washington & Lee - #398) No Report lota Seta (Virginia - #399) James Cowan (S) P O Box 430 Newcomb Hall Charlottesville. VA 22901 XlOolta (James Madison - #489) Nathaniel Thomas (S) P O Box 4172 Harrisonburg, VA 22807 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Beta Gamma Lambda (Richmond - #147) No Report Gamma Alpha Lambda (Charlottesville - #167) No Report Zola Upsilon Lambda (Reston - #252) Norman Ross, Jr (P) 25 Carrollton Road Sterling, VA 22170 Theta Rho Lambda (Arlington - #293) a h a Myers (P) 4716 Deer Run Court Alexandria, VA 22306 XI Alpha Lambda (Prince William County - #590) LTC Ronald Ftetcher (P) 13321 Nicholson Drive Dale City. VA 22193 XI Delta Lambda (Henrico County - #593) Weldon Smith (P) 8306 Flint Hill Drive Richmond. VA 23227 Omicron Alpha Lambda (Fredericksburg - #612) Sidney Hankerson. Jr (5) 928 Branchwaler Street Fredericksburg. VA 22401 TIDEWATER VIRGINIA Edward N Jones 42 Bambndge Road Hampton. VA 23663 COLLEGE CHAPTERS (Hampton - #75) Kelvin Muller (P) P O Box 6161 Hampton University Hampton, VA 23668

Eptiton PI (Norfolk St - #324) Gregory Willis (P) 2401 Corprew Avenue P O Box 2033 Norfolk, VA 23504 Kappa PI (William & Mary - #434) No Report Nu Theta (Old Dominion - #471) Alton Harris (P) 216 West 29th Norfolk, VA 23504 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Zeta Lambda (Newport News - #106) Willie Taylor (CS) 1810 Wigner Court Hampton, VA 23663 Alpha Phi Lambda (Norfolk - #142) Robert Wesl (P) 10010 Scarlel Oak Ct, S Chesapeake. VA 23320 Delia Beta Lambda (Hampton - #190) James Blacken (RS) P O Box 483 Hampton, VA 23669 Eptiton Iota Lambda (Suffolk - #220) Kenneth Austin (CS) 2033 Hickorywood Dr Suffolk. VA 23434 Epsilon Nu Lambda (Portsmouth - #223) Vinston Porter (P) P O Box 1096 Portsmouth. VA 23705 Nu Delia Lambda (Surry County - #571) No Report SOUTHERN VIRGINIA Director Ernest L Morse P O Box 595 South Hill. VA 23970 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Beta Gamma (Virginia St - #47) R Alexander Clitfon (P) VSU. P O Box 273 Petersburg, VA 23803 Delta Tau (SI Pauls - #305) No Report Theta lota (Virginia Tech - #384) No Report XI Zeta (Hampden-Sydney - #491) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Nu Lambda (Virginia SI - #112) R J Hayes (CS) 21329 Sparta Drive Ettrick. VA 23803 Alpha Kappa Lambda (Roanoke - #132) No Report Gamma Nu Lambda (Lynchburg - #178) David Moseley (P) Rle 4. Box 144 Madison Hgls, VA 24572 Delta Nu Lambda (Danville - #200) Jeremiah Hemingway (P) P O Box 601 Grelna, VA 24557 Epsilon Omlcron Lambda (Lawrenceville - #225) No Report lota Tau Lambda (Charlotte Court House - #519) Donald Robinson (S) Rte 2 Box 30-A Saxe VA 23967 Nu Omicron Lambda (Fort Lee - #581) Michael Walker (S) 849 W Wythe St Petersburg. VA 23803

MIDWEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS Arthur B Cooper P O Box 2085 Station A Champaign. IL 61820 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Tau (Illinois- #18) Kirk Turner (P) 5630 S. Lafayette Chicago. IL 60621 ZataNu (Eastern Illinois - #343) Bernard Holland (P) 1410 South 6th. # 1 4 Charleston, IL 61920 Eta Tau (Illinois Slate - #371) Charles Cathey, Jr (P) P O Box 604 Normal. IL 61761 Theta Omlcron (Millikm - #389) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Omlcron Lambda Beta (Champaign - #501) No Report Nu Psi Lambda (Bloomington - #589) Tim Walker (S) P O Box 1701 Bloomington. IL 61702

NORTHERN ILLINOIS Director Robert Thirston 2404 Glen Flora Avenue Waukegan. IL 60085 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Epsilon Phi (Northern Illinois - #329) Juan Calixto (P) 807 W Taylor, #108 DeKalb, IL 60115 MuMu (Elmhurst - #452) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Kappa Chi Lambda (Waukegan - #544) Herschel Ryales (CS) P O Box 512 N Chicago. IL 60064 Mu Alpha Lambda (DeKalb - #546) No Report (Glen Ellyn - #556) Robert McMillian (P) 8531 Walredon Burr Ridge, IL 60521 NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS! David O Shipley 7 Crestview Lane Unit # 1 0 Vernon Hills IL 60061 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Theta (Illinois-Chicago - #8) Timothy Bliey (P) 8759 South Michigan Chicago, IL 60619 Alpha Mu (Northwestern - #33) James Washington (CS) Alpha Phi Alpha Northwestern U c/o CAO-Norns Center 1999 Sheridan Road Evanston. IL 60201 ALUMNI CHAPTERS XI Lambda ( C h i c a g o - #113) Edgar Hamilton (P) 7430 S Bennetl Chicago. IL 60649 Zeta XI Lambda [Evanston - #246) No Report Theta Mu Lambda (Joliet - #288) No Report tola Delia Lambda (Chicago - #505) Rulus Credle (S) 256 Whitewater Drive Bolingbrook. IL 60439

ILLINOIS NORTH CENTRAL II Arndel Ricks. Jr 7301 South Wabash Chicago. IL60619 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Nu Delta (Chicago State - #467) Ronald Jackson (CS) 1145 E 61st Chicago. IL 60637 Nu Epsilon (Lewis - #468) Kevin Hmes (P) Lewis University Roule 53. Box 36 Romeoville. IL 60441 NuRho

(irr - #479) Andre Howard (P) 3200 S Wabash Box 15 Chicago, IL 60616 Omicron lota (DePaul - #716) Gary Stanley (P) 1 1 9 N Taylor Oak Park, IL 60302 Omlcron XI (Roosevelt - #720) No Report SOUTHERN ILLINOIS Director Richard Gardner 183-4 Evergreen Terrace Apts #11-3A Carbondale, IL 62901 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Beta Eta (S Illinois- #51) Steve Lewis (P) RR6. Town 4 Country #91 Carbondale. IL 62901 Iota PI (SlU-Edwardsville - #412) lary Sanders (P) 504-2B Tower Lake Edwardsville. IL 62025 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Delta Epsilon Lambda (East SI Louis- #193) Garland Hawkins (P) P O Box 885 East St Louis. IL 62203 Mu Kappa Lambda (Carbondale - #555) P O Box 991 Carbondale. IL 62901 WESTERN ILLINOIS Milton P Johnson 2009 Austin Springfield, IL 62704 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Epsilon Kappa (Bradley - #319) No Report

Eta Ela (W Illinois - #360) Craig Turner (S) 404-A Wesl Adams Macomb, IL 61455 PI lota (Eureka - #738) Alphonso Monroe (P) Eureka College Box 278 Eureka, IL 61530 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Kappa PI Lambda (Peoria - #538) No Report Mu Delia Lambda (Sprmgfied - #549) Herbert Harris (S) P O Box 6191 Springfield, IL 62708 Mu Chi Lambda (Rock Island - #566) Anthony Johnson (CS) 5614 34lh Avenue. #5-B Molme, IL 61265 SOUTHERN INDIANA Director Alpha Dixon 2055 Virginia St, #105 Gary, IN 46407 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma Eta (Indiana - #73) Kenneth Anderson (P) P O Box 1698 Bloomington, IN 47401 Zela Rho (Indiana State - #347) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Iota Lambda (Indianapolis - #109) Leslie House (CS) P O Box 88131 Indianapolis, IN 46208 Kappa Rho Lambda (Evansville - #539) No Report Nu Nu Lambda (Bloomington - #579) No Report NORTHERN INDIANA Director Clarence Benford 1127 Randolph Gary, IN 46403 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma Rho (Purdue - #82) Darryl Farrow (CS) 613 Waldron Avenue West Lafayette, IN 47906 Theta XI (Ball Slate - #388) No Report lota Theta (Calumet - #405) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Gamma Rho Lambda (Gary - #182) No Report Theta XI Lambda (South Bend - #290) Inactive Theta Upsilon Lambda (Fort Wayne - #296) No Report IOWA Director Paul W Danforth 4705 SW 16th street Des Moines. IA 50315 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Theta (Iowa - #30) Glenn White (P) P O Box 506 Iowa City. IA 52240 Alpha Nu (Drake - #34) No Report Omicron PI (Iowa St - #722) Michael Jones (P) 3319 Story St #203 Ames, IA 50010 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Zela Kappa Lambda (Des Moines - #243) Oscar Jones (P) 1205 E 33rd St Des Moines. IA 50316 Mu Tau Lambda (Cedar Rapids - #563) No Report Nu CM Lambda (Iowa Cily - #588 Martin Kirby (P) 119 Myrtle Avenue Iowa City, IA 52240 EASTERN KANSAS Director Richard Marshall 626 Oakland Kansas City, KS 66101 COLLEGE CHAPTERS (Kansas- #19) No Report Gamma Chi (Pittsburgh St - #87) No Report Kappa Tau (Kansas SI - #437) Johnnny Flemming (P) 922 N Manhattan, # 1 Manhattan, KS 66502

WESTERN KANSAS P J Williams 3601 Randolph Topeka. KS 66611 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Delia Mu (Wichita Si - #99) No Report Epsilon Omicron (Washburn - #323) No Report XI Nu (Emporia St - #497) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Delta Ela Lambda ( T o p e k a - #195) Henry Henderson (P) 3574 Mission Topeka. KS 66614 Eta Beta Lambda (Wichita - #257) Lonnie Barnes (P) 1729 N. Fairmount Wichita, KS 67208 Xi Mu Lambda (Manhattan - #600) No Report EASTERN KENTUCKY Director D W. Lyons 517 Collier Court Lexington, KY 40505 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha PI (Louisville - #37) No Report Beta Mu (Kentucky SI - #55) No Report Epsilon Chi (Kentucky - #330) Greg Wooltolk (C) 452 Chestnut Si Lexington. KY 40508 XI Alpha (Morehead St - #486) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Lambda (Louisville - #101) Elmer Lysle (P) 3809 Meadowhaven Road Louisville, KY 40218 Alpha Beta Lambda (Lexington- #124) Lee Jackson (P) P O Bx 124840590 Lexington, KY 40590-1248 Gamma Beta Lambda (Frankfort - #168) No Report WESTERN KENTUCKY Director Jimmie Stewart 511 Jefferson Street Box 28 Franklin, KY 42134 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Zeta Omlcron (Murray St - #345) Michael Slocombe (P) MSU, Box 2309 University Station Murray, KY 42071 Eta Rho (W Kentucky - #369) Charles Ellis (P) 402 Barnes Campbell Bowling Green, KY 42101 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Gamma Epsilon Lambda (Hopkinsville - #171) Samuel Morehead (P) 7007 Forest Park Blvd Hopkinsville. KY 42240 XI PI Lambda (Paducah - #604) Charles Payne (P) P 0 . Box 21 Joppa, IL 62953 EASTERN MICHIGAN Director Anthony Crutchfield 557 Grayton Detroit. Ml 48224 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Epsilon (Michigan - # 5 ) No Report Alpha Upsilon (Wayne Slate - #41) John Allen (P) 20250 Stoepel Detroit. Ml 48221 Epsilon Ela (E Michigan - # 3 t 6 ) Gregory Dill (P) 505 Brown Ypsilanti. Ml 48197 Eta XI (Detroit - #366) Christopher Smith (S) 3939 Florence Room Reno 131 Detroit. Ml 48221 (Oakland - #718) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Gamma Lambda (Detroit - #103) Timothy Heard (S) 1439 Virginia Park Detroit. Ml 48206 Epsilon Upsilon Lambda (Flint - #230) Walter Lucas. Ill (P) P O Box 1247 Flint. Ml 48501

Theta Zela Lambda (Ann Arbor - #283) James Moore (S) 2115 Steeplechase Dr Ann Arbor, Ml 48103 lota Rho Lambda (Ponliac - #517) No Report NORTHERN MICHIGAN Director James H Gaddis 4028 Wisner Saginaw, Ml 48601 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma Tau (Michigan SI - #84) Christopher Dyson (CS) 134 East Pointe Lane #C-21 Easl Lansing. Ml 48823 Zeta Beta (Ferris St - #333) No Report Zela Oelta (N Michigan - #335) Jerry Webb (S) 127 E Hewitt Marquette. Ml 49855 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Eta Nu Lambda (Grand Rapids - #267) No Report lota Chi Lambda (Saginaw - #522) No Report Kappa Delia Lambda (Lansing _ #527) No Report WESTERN MICHIGAN Director Nathaniel Allen P O Box 3972 Muskegon Heights. Ml 49444 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Epsilon XI (W Michigan - #322) Paul Thompson, III (P) 121 Fellows Kalamazoo, Ml 49001 lota Epsilon (Grand Valley - #402) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS lota Phi Lambda (Muskegon Heights - #521) Nathaniel Allen (P) 2228 Maffett Muskegon Hgts, Ml 49441 Kappa Psi Lambda (Kalamazoo - #545) Robert Jones (P) 5736 Cranston St Portage. Ml 49081 Nu Rho Lambda (Benton Harbor - #583) Daniel Harbison (P) 1584 Trebor Si Joseph, Ml 49085 MINNESOTA Dlroctor Willie James 1400-2nd Street S Suite A-510, Box 193 Minneapolis, MN 55454 COLLEGE CHAPTER Mu (Minnesota- #11) Joseph Young. Jr (S) 766 Fuller Ave St Paul, MN 55104 ALUMNI CHAPTER Gamma XI Lambda (Minneapolis- #179) No Report EASTERN MISSOURI Director L Dwight Johnson 11151 Sierra Vista. # 1 Si Louis, MO 63138 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Ela (St Louis - #29) No Report Epsilon Psi (UM-Rolla-#331) Vernon Young (P) P 0 Box V Rolla, MO 65401 XI Gamma (SE Missouri - #488) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Epsilon Lambda (St Louis - #105) James McNairy (CS) 5436 demons Place St Louis. MO 63112 Epsilon Eta Lambda (Charleston - #218) Fred Gordon (S) 707 S Grand Ave Charleston. MO 63834 CENTRAL MISSOURI Director Matthew Tyler 206 Wesl Ash Columbia. MO 65201 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Psi (Lincoln - #44) No Report Zela Alpha (Missouri - #332) Marlon Moore (P) 1205 University Place Apt 423 Columbia. MO 65201 lota XI (NE Missouri - #410) No Report

ALUMNI CHAPTERS Beta Zeta Lambda (Jefferson C i t y - #150) John Taylor (P) 311 Elm Tree Drive Jellerson City, MO 65101 XI Epsilon Lambda (Columbia - #594) Keener Tippin (S) P O Box 1923 Columbia. MO 65205 WESTERN MISSOURI Director Alvm Wynn 4233 Walnut, #E Kansas City, MO 64111 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Delia Rho (Missoun-KC - #303) No Report Zela Gamma (Central Missouri - #334) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTER Bela Lambda (Kansas Cily - #102) Odell Roberts (P) P O Box 17395 Kansas Cily. MO 64130 NEBRASKA Director Renard Terrell 4024 N. 116th Circle Omaha, NE 68164 COLLEGE CHAPTER Bela Bela (Nebraska - #46) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTER Beta Xi Lambda ( O m a h a - #157) Alfred Grice (S) 5520 N 49th St Omaha. NE 68104 NORTHERN OHIO-I Director Joseph Sansbury 5311 Brandy Lane Sylvania, OH 43560 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Epsilon Alpha (Toledo- #310) David Young (VP) 911 Cuthbert Road Toledo. OH 43607 Epsilon Theta (Bowling Green - #317) Kenneth Hale (CS) 130 South Prospect Bowling Green. OH 43402 ALUMNI CHAPTER Alpha XI Lambda (Toledo - #135) Emerson Ross. Jr (P) 1647 South Cove Toledo, OH 43606 NORTHERN OHIO II Director Nate Hagins 182 St Clair Akron, OH 44321 COLLEGE CHAPTERS PI (Cleveland - #15) Curtis Smilh (P) Cleveland State U Box 110 1983 Euclid Avenue Cleveland. OH 44120 Alpha Tau (Akron - #40) Carlton Barnett, Jr (VP) 462 Dorchester Road Akron, OH 44320 Epsilon Delta (Kent Slate - # 3 1 3 ) No Report lota Phi (Mount Union-#417) No Report

xi Chi (BaldwinWallace - #706) Raymond Allen, II (P) 1871 Roxbury Road East Cleveland, OH 44112 Omicron Epsilon (Youngslown S t - #712) Clarence McElrath (P) 1409 Kensington Youngslown, OH 44505 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Beta Rho Lambda (Youngslown - #160) No Report Delia Alpha Lambda (Cleveland - #189) Lem Roberson (P) 3393 Norwood Rd Shaker Hgts, OH 44122 Ela Tau Lambda (Akron - #273) No Report Kappa Mu Lambda (Lorrain - #534) No Report CENTRAL OHIO Director John Gore 151 Scottsburg Court Gahanna, OH 43230 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Kappa (Ohio St - # 1 0 ) Keith Herron (P) 81 Easl 8lh. Apt E Columbus. OH 43201 Phi (Ohio - #20) No Report

Omlcron Hho (Ohio Wesleyan - #723) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTER Alpha Hho Lambda (Columbus- #138) Amos White (P) P.O. Box 091040 Columbus. OH 43209 WEST CENTRAL OHIO Direclor Fred Conway, Jr 3729 Denlinger Dayton, OH 46426 COLLEGE CHAPTERS XI (Wilberforce - #13) Jeffery Kokuma (VP) 1056 N Bickett Wilberforce, OH 45384 Gamma Thata (Dayton - #74) Gary Cross (P) 331 Kiefaber Dayton, OH 45409 DtlllXl (Central State - #300) Vernon Genius (CS) P.O. Box 881 Wilberforce. OH 45384 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Thata Lambda (Dayton- #108) Walter Gilliard (P) 1642 Diplomat Drive Dayton. OH 45432 Chi Lambda (Wilberforce-#121) L. J. Ingham (CS) Box 351 Wilberforce. OH 45384 Zata Delta Lambda (Springfield - #237) No Report SOUTHWEST OHIO Direclor Clarence Frazier 1145 Wionna Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45224 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Alpha (Cincinnati - # 2 3 ) Ronald Gandy (P) 1050 Elda Lane Cincinnati. OH 45224 Delta Upallon (Miami - #306) Randi Thomas (P) 167 Havkjhurst Oxford. OH 45056 ALUMNI CHAPTER Delta Gamma Lambda (Cincinnati-#191) No Report WEST VIRGINIA! Director Adolphus Young, Jr. POBox13 Keystone. WVA 24852 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Bala Thata (Bluelield St - #52) William Adams. Jr. (P) Box 177 Bluelield. WV 24605 XI Thata (Concord - #493) Leonard Davis. Jr (P) Route 2, 206-A Cove Rd Wytheville. VA 24382 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Zeta Lambda (Bluelield - #128) Adolphus Young. Jr (S) P.O. Box 671 Bluelield, WV 24701 WEST VIRGINIA II Olraclor Douglas Miller 313 24th Street Dunbar, WV 25064 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Zeta (West Virginia St - #28) No Report Nil Nil (Marshall - #475) Fred Ryan (P) 630 20th SI , Box 6 Huntington, WV 25701 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Iota Lambda (Charleston - #131) No Report WEST VIRGINIA III Director Miles Carey 108 N Arthur Drive Charleston, WV 25312 COLLEGE CHAPTER PIMu (West Virginia - #740) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTER Gamma Delta Lambda

(Beckley- #170) No Report WISCONSIN Olraclor Coleman O. Wells 922 W Zedler Lane Mequon. Wl 53092 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma Eptllon (Wisconsin- #71) No Report

Eptllon Tau (UW-Milwaukee - 327) No Report Zela lota (UW-Whitewater - #340 No Report Ela Beta (WSU-Platteville - #355) No Report Eta PI (WSU-Oshkosh - #368) William McNeal 1810 Woodlane Ave Racine, Wl 53403 Mu Epsllon (Carthage - #446) No Report Nil XI (Marquette - #476) No Report Nu Omlcron (Carroll - #477) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Delia Chi Lambda (Milwaukee- #210) Virgil Gilmore (P) 1518 W Capitol Drive Milwaukee, Wl 53206 Mu Ela Lambda (Madison - #552) Ray Allen (P) 6406 Olympic Drive Madison, Wl 53705

SOUTH ALABAMA Director Leotis Peterman 4340 Yorkshire Drive Montgomery, AL 36108 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Beta (Talladega - #24) Wilbert Chavis (P) Talladega College Talladega. AL 35160 Beta Uptllon (Alabama State - #63) Booker Wheeler (P) P.O. Box 28 Alabama Slate U Montgomery, AL 36195 Gamma Kappa (Miles - #76) Zedric Brown (P) 5500 Avenue "G" Miles College. Bx 227 Birmingham. AL 35208 Gamma Phi (Tutkegee - #86) Mark Brown (P) Residence Hall F Room 311 Tuskegee, AL 36088 Delta Gamma (Alabama A 4 M - #91) Marvin Randolph (CS) P.O. Box 220 Alabama A S M Normal, AL 35762 Eptllon Nu (Stillman - #321) Robert W Williams (S) P.O. Box 4784 Stillman College Tuscaloosa. AL 35403 Thata DaHa (South Alabama - #379) Vincent Crawford (P) 332 East Elm Street Pnchard. AL 36610 lota Nu (UAB - #409) James Bolden (S) 1824 Electra Drive. SW Birmingham, AL 35211 Kappa Alpha (Alabama - #420) Wintred Kirksey (P) P O Box 5362 University. AL 35486 Kappa Gamma (North Alabama - #422) No Report NuTau (Montevallo- #481) Kenneth Carter (CS) P O. Box Drawer X. UM Monlevallo. AL 35115 XI Bala (Troy State - #487) Michael Smith (P) P.O. Box 254, TSU Troy. AL 36082 XI XI (Jacksonville - #498) No Report Omlcron Alpha (Auburn-Montgomery - #708) Sylvester Motley (P) 668 AUM Montgomery, AL 36193 Omlcron Kappa (Auburn- #717) Gerald Williams P.O. Box 1865 Auburn, AL 36830 Omlcron Sigma (Birmingham Southern - #724) Willie Hdley (S) P.O Box 799. BSC Birmingham, AL 35254 PI DaHa (Livingston - #733) Sanlord Jeames (P) 202 2nd Avenue Eutaw. AL 35462

ALUMNI CHAPTERS Omlcron Lambda (Birmingham- #114) William Green (P) 705 Mohican Circle Birmingham, AL 35214 Alpha Nil Lambda (Tuskegee- #134) Jack Bailey. Jr (P) P.O Drawer BBB Tuskegee Institute. AL 36088 Alpha Uptllon Lambda (Montgomery - #141) Wendell Saxon (CS) P.O Box 6058 Montgomery AL 36106 Beta Omlcron Lambda (Mobile-#158) Alvin Allen (RS) 1205 St Madar Street Mobile. AL 36603 Delta Theta Lambda (Hunlsville-#196) A J Garth (CS) Box 33. Alabama A & M Normal. AL 35762 Delta PI Lambda (Selma - #204) Reginald Geary (P) 1929 First Avenue Selma, AL 36701 Delta Phi Lambda (Tuscaloosa - #209) Bruce Crawford (S) 118-D 48th Street, East Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 Eptllon Delta Lambda (Talladega-#215) Thomas Lawrence (S) 114 Baker Talladega. AL 35160 Theta Alpha Lambda (Gadsden - #278) No Report Theta Gamma Lambda (Dothan - #280) Thomas Hawthorne (P) Rte 2. Box 258 Abbeville, AL 36310 Kappa Nu Lambda (Leighton - #535) No Report Mu lota Lambda (Mobile - #554) Darryl Shepherd (S) 2849 Keener St Whistler. AL 36612 Mu Ptl Lambda (Homewood - #567) Willie Benson (P) P 0 Box 2281 Birmingham, AL 35201 FLORIDA Direclor John C Rawls Route 23, Box 435 Gainesville. Fl 32608 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Beta Nu (Florida A & M - #56) Dwannal McGahee (CS) P O Box 1518, FAMU Tallahassee. FL 32307 Delia Beta (Bethune-Cookman - #90) James Harris (P) 565 2nd Avenue. # 5 Daytona Beach. FL 32015 Delta Ptl (Florida Memorial - #309) Danny Milton (P) 15800 NW 42nd Avenue Miami. FL 33054 Eta Delta (Miami - #357) Dwight Dean (P) 2425 NW 90th Street Miami, FL 33147 Theta Gamma (S Florida - #378) Terry Nealy (P) 4306 East Powhattan Ave. Tampa. FL 33610 Theta Sigma (Florida - #392) Vincent Edwards (S) P O . Box 15237 Gainesville. FL 32604 lota Delta (Florida S I - # 4 0 1 ) Dexter Williams (P) FSU. Box 7702 Tallahassee. FL 32306 Kappa Uptllon (Jacksonville - #438) Roger Sears (A) P O Box 43032 Jacksonville. FL 32203 Mu Theta (W Florida - #449) No Report XI lota (Central Florida - #494) Darryl Harris IP) 3435 Saddle Blvd., #189 Orlando, FL 32826 XI Kappa (Florida Tech - #495) No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Uptllon Lambda (Jacksonville- #119) Nathaniel Davis (P) 1416 Jefferson St Jacksonville. FL 32209 Beta Beta Lambda [Miami - #146) Clarence Ewell (P) P.O. Box 510027 Miami, FL 33151

Beta Delta Lambda (Daytona Beach - #148) Clarence Childs (P) 1652 Lawrence Circle Daytona Beach. FL 32017 Gamma Zeta Lambda ( T a m p a - #172) Frank Watson (P) 3411 Deleuil Avenue Tampa, Florida 33610 Gamma Mu Lambda (Tallahassee- #177) Michael James (CS) P O Box 5474 Tallahassee. FL 32314 Delta Delta Lambda (West Palm Beach - #192) Charles White (P) P O Box 982 West Palm Beach, FL 33402 Delta XI Lambda (Orlando - #202) Levester Tubbs (P) 620 Morgan Street Winter Springs, FL 32708 Eptllon Mu Lambda (Pensacola - #222) Neroy Anderson (P) 1301 East Fisher Pensacola, FL 32503 Eptllon PI Lambda (Ocala - #226) Eptllon PI Lambda (Ocala - #226) William Jackson (S) 1822 SW 4th Ocala, FL 32674 Zeta Alpha Lambda (Ft. Lauderdale - #234) Roy Smiley (P) P O Box 6072 Ft Lauderdale, FL 33310 Eta Kappa Lambda (Fl Pierce - #265) Havert Fenn (S) 2601 Avenue "I" Fl. Pierce. FL 33450 Thela Eta Lambda (St. Petersburg - #284) Anthony Thurston (P) 901 12th Street, S St Petersburg. FL 33705 lota Beta Lambda (Cocoa - #503) Jesse Dillard. Jr. (P) P O Box 1275 Cocoa, FL 32922 lota PI Lambda ( M i a m i - #516) Eldridge Williams (CS) P.O Box 571098 Miamai. FL 33157 Mu Zeta Lambda (Lakeland - #551) Donzell Floyd (CS) 445 Avenue ,,B", NE Winterhaven, FL 33881 Nu Eta Lambda (Gainesville - #574) Alfred Peoples (S) P O Box 1142 Gainesville, FL 32601 XI Omlcron Lambda (Fort Myers - #603) No Report XI Rho Lambda (Belle Glade - #605) David Hill (P) P O . Box 328 Belle Glade. FL 33430 XI Sigma Lambda (Panama City - #606) Carl Dukes (S) 77 Winward Lane Shalimar. FL 32579 XI Psl Lambda (Palmetto - # 6 1 1 ) Gwenard Davis (P) 1011-34th Street. E Palmetto. FL 33561 Omlcron Beta Lambda (Clearwater- #613) Joseph Carwise (P) 1255 Palmetto Street Clearwater, FL 33515 GEORGIA Director Robert Willis 3604 Revere Road, SW Atlanta, GA 30331 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Hi (Morris Brown - #9) John Williams (P) P O Box 95022 Atlanta, GA 30314 Alpha Rho (Morehouse - #38) Michael Johnson (CS) P.O Box 627 Monroe House Atlanta, GA 30314 Alpha Phi (Clark - #42) No Report Gamma Zeta (Ft. Valley St - #72) No Report Delta DaHa (Albany Si - #92) Steve Lambert (P) 504 College Drive P.O. Box 36 Albany. GA 31705 Delta Ela (Savannah SI - #95) No Report Zata M i (Georgia St - #342) Leondus Hardnett (P) 591 E Handy Drive Atlanta. GA 30318

Zeta PI (Georgia - #346) Harold Wright, Jr (S) Box 2347 Athens, GA 30612 Eta Alpha (Paine - #354) No Report Theta Beta (Columbus - #377) Eric Graves (CS) 4325 Old Cussela Rd Lol # 5 3 Columbus, GA 31903 Iota Eta (Mercer - #404) No Report Mu Alpha (Emory - #442) Wayne Woods (S) P O Box 21185 Atlanta. GA 30322 Mu Gamma (Georgia College - #444) No Report Mu Delta (Georgia SW - #445) No Report (Valdosta State - #455) Eric Scott (S) VSC. Box 787 Valdosta. GA 31698 Nu Gamma (W Georgia - #466) James Dothard (P) P O Box 10016 Carrollton, GA 30118 NuMu (Georgia Tech - #474) Anthony Cooney (P) 463 9th St, NW Atlanta. GA 30318 XI Tau (Georgia Southern - #703) Philip Pugh, Jr. (P) LB 10747 Georgia Southern College Statesboro. GA 30460 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Eta Lambda (Atlanta - #107) Larry Earvin (P) 154 Peyton Road. SW Atlanta, GA 30311 Alpha Chi Lambda (Augusta - # 1 4 3 ) Willie Marshall (FS) 829 Strother Drive Augusta, GA 30901 Beta Phi Lambda (Savannah-#164) Chester Ellis (CS) P O Box 1361 Savannah. GA 31402 Gamma Omlcron Lambda (Albany-#180) Willie Powers (P) .

2107 Techwood St Albany, GA 31707 Gamma Sigma Lambda (Ft V a l l e y - # 1 8 3 ) Ralph Malone (S) 1211 Beverly Ft. Valley, GA 31030 (Columbus- #197) No Report Eptllon Beta Lambda ( M a c o n - #213) Rufus Johnson (CS) P O . Box 5329 Macon, GA 31208 Ela lota Lambda (Athens - #264) Hugh Goodrum (CS) P O Box 902 Athens, GA 30603 Theta Nu Lambda (LaGrange - #289) Alfred McNair (S) PO.Box 1818 LaGrange, GA 30241 iota Gamma Lambda (Brunswick - #504) Milton Gaines (S) 815VS Wolfe Street Brunswick, GA 31520 Kappa Tau Lambda (Valdosta- #541) Alvin Payton, Jr (P) 12 Judy Lane Valdosta, GA 31601 Nu Mu Lambda (Decatur - #578) Baldwin Gammage (P) 3455 Boring Road Decator, GA 30034 MISSISSIPPI Olraclor Wiley Jones Alcorn State University P O . Box 509 Lorman, MS 39096 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Gamma Uptllon (Tougaloo - #85) Stanley Jones P) P.O. Box 401 Tougaloo. MS 39174 Delta Kappa (Alcorn - #98) James Brumfield. Jr (P) P.O. Box 267 Lorman, MS 39096 Delta Phi (Jackson state - #307) No Report Zata Pill (MVSU-#351) Lafayette Stewart (P) P.O. Box 899.MVSU Itta Bena. MS 38941

lota Gamma (Rust - #400) Michael Mack (VP) 1321 Haynes Memphis. TN 38114 Kappa Beta (Mississippi St - #421) Alfred Carter (P) P O Box 1472 Mississippi State, MS 39762 MuXi (USM - #454) No Report Nu Uptllon (Mississippi - #482) Johnny Anderson (CS) P O Box 3251 University. MS 38677 (Millsaps - #710) No Report Omlcron Ptl (Delta St - #729) Larry McCullum (P) P O Box 1253 Delta State U Cleveland, MS 38733 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Eptllon Lambda (Jackson - #127) Robert Harrison. Jr (S) P.O Box 356 Yazoo City. MS 39194 Eptllon XI Lambda (Mound Bayou - #224) No Report Zeta Mu Lambda (Biloxi - #244) No Report Eta Phi Lambda (Columbus - #275) Johnny Johnson (P) P O Box 464 Columbus. MS 39701 Theta Sigma Lambda (Natchez - #294) No Report Mu Gamma Lambda (Hattiesburg-Laurel - #548) Harry McKnight, Jr (S) P O Box 2042 Hattiesburg, MS 39401 Mu PI Lambda (Brookhaven - #560) Alvin Franklin (P) 5955 Westmore Drive Jackson. MS 39206 XI Zeta Lambda (Moss Point - #595) B B Jennings (VP) 5631 Rose Drive Moss Point, MS 39563 NORTH CAROLINA Director Jerome Coleman 6113 Summerfield Drive Durham, NC 27712 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Omlcron (Johnson C Smith - #36) James Beane. Jr (P) UPO Box 1035 Johnson C Smith Univ Charlotte. NC 28216 Beta Eptllon (NC A & T - #49) No Report Beta Zeta (Elizabeth City - #50) Curtis Johnson (P) Box 231, ECSU Elizabeth City, NC 27909 Beta Iota (Winston-Salem - #53) No Report Beta Rho (Shaw - #60) No Report Gamma Beta (NC Central - #68) No Report (Livingston - #77) No Report Gamma Ptl (St Augustine s - #88) T Nelson Williams (P) Box 1142, SAC Raleigh, NC 27611 Eptllon Zeta (Fayetteville St - #315) No Report Zata Eptllon (Barber-Scotia - #336) No Report Eta Mil (East Carolina - #365) Anthony Bunch (P) P.O. Box 3167 Greenville. NC 27834 Eta Omlcron (NC St - #367) Paul Flanagan (CS) P.O. Box s«31 Raleigh. NC 27607 (Duke - #433) Steve Royster (P) P O . Box 4783, DS Durham. NC 27706

MuZeta (North Carolina - #447) No Report MuTau (UNC-Charlolte - #459) Anthony Briggs (S) University Cone Center Charlotte, NC 28223 NuZeta (W Carolina - #469) Larry Naylor (P) P.O. Box 543 Cullowhee. NC 28723

XI Eta (Wake Forest - #492) No Report Omlcron Beta (Atlantic Christian - #709) No Report Omlcron Thata (Wilmington- #715) Malcolm Coley (P) P O.Box 3725, Wilmington, NC 28407 PI Zeta (UNC-Greensboro - #735) Joseph Johnson (P) 909-C Morehead Avenue Greensboro. NC 27403 PINu (Appalachian St - #741) Elson Baldwin (P) P.O Box 8934-ASU Boone. NC 28608 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Kappa Lambda (Greensboro- #110) Jimmle Williams (P) P.O Box 21052 Greensboro, NC 27420 Phi Lambda (Raleigh - #120) No Report Alpha Pi Lambda (Winston-Salem - #137) No Report Beta Theta Lambda (Durham- #152) No Report Beta Mu Lambda (Salisbury - #155) No Report Beta Nu Lambda (Charlotte - #156) No Report Gamma Kappa Lambda (Wilmington - #176) No Report Gamma Ptl Lambda (Asheville - #188) Valton Henderson (P) 24 Pinecroft Ln Fletcher, NC 28732 Eptllon Rho Lambda (Fayetteville - #227) James Purcell (P) 176 Topeka Street Fayetteville, NC 28301 Eptllon Sigma Lambda (Rocky Mount - #228) Bobbie Clark (S) 3206 Sunset Avenue Ext. Apt 3-6 Rocky Mount. NC 27801 Eptllon Chi Lambda (Elizabeth City - #232) Roger McLean (CS) Box 921, ECSU Elizabeth City, NC 27909 Zata Eta Lambda (Greenville - #240) A Ray Rogers (P) P.O Box 1187 Greenville, NC 27834 Eta Mu Lambda (Gaslonia - #266) No Report Thata Omlcron Lambda (Goldsboro- #291) Willie Nowlin (S) 109Neuse Circle Goldsboro. NC 27530 Nu lota Lambda (Kinslon - #576) Thomas Altson (S) P.O. Box 804 Kinston, NC 28501 (Lumberton - #577) No Report Omlcron Gamma Lambda (Kernersville - #614) Melvin Mauney (P) 234 Foxcrofl Dr Winston-Salem, NC 27102 SOUTH CAROLINA Director Peter Felder 1939 Lake Drive Orangeburg. SC 29115 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Beta Delta (SC Stale - #48) Richard Koger (P) P O. Box 1954 Orangeburg. SC 29117 Gamma Gamma (Allen U - #69) James Edwards. Ill (T) 2115 Lady St Columbia, SC 29204 Gamma PI (Benedict- #81) Raymond Mayes (P) 2614 SI Phillip Columbia, SC 29204 Delta Alpha (Clatlm - #89) No Report Etakrta (Voorhees - #362) Vincent Delaney (P) 650 Porter Drive Denmark. SC 29042 Thata Nu (South Carolina - #387) David Smalls (P) P.O. Box 85128, USC Columbia, SC 29225 Kappa Chi (Francis Marion - #440) Karl Raid (P) P.O. Box 384 Florence. SC 29503

Mil PI (Baptist - #456) Benjamin Rivers (S) Baptist College, Box 109 Charleston, SC 29411 NaPM (USC-Conway - #483) No Report XI Epsilon (Morris - #490) Michael Gary (P) P O Box 32 Morris College Sumter, SC 29150 XI Phi (Wmthrop - #705) Richard Davis (S) P O Box 5506. WCS Rock Hill. SC 29733 Omlcron Chi (Woflord - #728) No Report PI Alpha (Clemson - #730) Jerry Middleton. Jr (P) Box 7182. University Station Clemson. SC 29632 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Alpha Psl Lambda (Columbia - #144) No Report Beta Kappa Lambda (Charleston - #154) James Coaxum (S) 1017 Lango Avenue Charleston, SC 29407 Gamma Gamma Lambda (Greenville - #169) James Harper (S) P O Box 5244 Greenville. SC 29606 Delta Zeta Lambda (Orangeburg - #194) Robert Gordon (P) 2390 Pine Road. NE Orangeburg. SC 29115 Delta Kappa Lambda (Florence - #198) No Report Eta Omlcron Lambda (Rock Hill - #269) No Report Theta Phi Lambda (Bennettsville - #297) No Report Iota Eta Lambda (Denmark - #508) No Report Mu Epsilon Lambda (Conway - #550) No Report XI Gamma Lambda (Beaufort - #592) No Report XI Theta Lambda (Spartanburg - #597 No Report XI Upsllon Lambda (Greenwood #608) Rodney Robinson (S) P.O Box 244 Hodges. SC 29653 XI Phi Lambda (Summerville - #609) No Report TENNESSEE Floyd Jones 751 Bontemps Drive Nashville. TN 37207 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Chi (Meharry Medical - #21) Ronald Taylor (P) Box 781, Hubbard Hospilal Nashville, TN 37208 Alpha Chi (Fisk - #43) No Report Beta XI (Lemoyne-Owen - #57) No Report Beta Omlcron (Tennessee St - #58) No Report Beta PI (Lane - #59) Rickney McCurry (A) 523 Berry St Jackson. TN 38301 Gamma Omlcron (Knoxville - #80) No Report Eta Phi (UT-Chattanooga #373) Brad Corbin (VP) 504 Lookoul Chattanooga, TN 37402 Theta PI (Austin-Peay - #390) No Report Kappa Eta (Memphis St - #426) No Report Kappa Theta (Vanderbilt - #427) No Report Kappa XI (Middle Tennessee - #432) No Report MuBeta (UT-Marlin - #443) No Report MakXa (Tennessee - #450) No Report NuEta (Christian Brothers - #470) No Report Omlcron Phi (Tennessee Tech - #727) No Report

ALUMNI CHAPTERS Tau Lambda (Nashville - #118) Wilson Welch (CS) P O Box 5646 Nashville, TN 37208 Psl Lambda (Chattanooga - #122) Ernest Buffington (P) 802 Line Street Chattanooga. TN 37404 Alpha Delta Lambda (Memphis - #126) Jesse McGee (P) 1287 Pebble Creek Memphis. TN 38119 Alpha Mu Lambda (Knoxville, - #133) Leonard Jackson (CS) P O Box 2091 Knoxville, TN 37901 Beta Upsllon Lambda (Jackson #163) No Report Kappa Zeta Lambda (Clarksville - #529) Arnold Myers (P) 2613 Wren Road Clarksville, TN 37042 Mu Nil Lambda (Kingsport - #557) Wilbur Hendricks (P) 338 Carver St Kingsport. TN 37660

Epsilon Upsllon Eta Theta (SUNO - #328) (East Central St - #361) No Report No Report Zeta XI Kappa Epsilon (SW Louisiana - #344) (Cameron - #424) Steven Jones (P) No Report USL. P.O Box 41889 Lafayette, LA 70504 (Tulsa - #719) Eta Kappa Xavier Warren (P) (Louisiana Tech - #363) Box 266, Westby Center Jonathan Smith (P) University of Tulsa P O Box 3129, TS Tulsa. OK 74104 Ruslon, LA 71272 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Eta Chi Alpha Tau Lambda (Tulsa - #140) (NE Louisiana - #374) No Report Kevin Jackson (S) NLU-Olin Hall. Box 2448 Beta Epsilon Lambda Monroe. LA 71212 ( B o l e y - #149) No Report Theta Theta Beta Eta Lambda (McNeese Stale - #383) Gregory Mitchell (VP) (Oklahoma C i t y - #151) P.O Box 477 Oliver Stripling (P) P O Box 11105 Lake Charles. LA 70609 Oklahoma City, OK 73111 Theta Phi Beta Chi Lambda (UNO - #395) (Muskogee - #165) No Report James Johnson (S) Theta Chi 74 Anthony (NW State - #396) Muskogee, OK 74403 No Report Zeta Gamma Lambda Kappa Mu (Langston - #236) (Nicholls St - #430) No Report Tyrone Melancon (A) Eta XI Lambda P O . Box 133 (Lawton-Fl Sill - #268) Schriever, LA 70395 Robert Norwood (S) Kappa Nu P O Box 6752 (SE Louisiana - #431) Lawlon, OK 73504 Bernard Blair, IV (DP) P O Box 2370 ARKANSAS Hammond, LA 70402 TEXAS Director NuPsI Hubert Brown (Louisiana SI - #485) Gerald Joseph P O Box 6296 Isiah Johnson (CS) 2421 Delano Pine Bluff. AR 71611 P O Box 21902 Houston, TX 77003 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Baton Rouge, LA 70893 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Beta Chi ALUMNI CHAPTERS Delta (Philander Smith - #65) Sigma Lambda (Huslon-Tillolson - #4) Lawrence Mansfield (P) No Report (New Orleans - #117) 812 W 13th, Box 601 Alpha Sigma Desmond Abies (CS) Helena, AR 72202 (Wiley - #39) 4634 Francis Drive Gamma Delta New Orleans. LA 70126-3910 No Report (UAPB - #70) Beta lota Lambda Gamma Alpha Dana Bracy (P) (Balon Rouge - #153) (Texas College - #67) UAPB-PO Box 155 No Report No Report Pine Bluff. AR 71601 Delta Upsllon Lambda Delta Theta Theta Kappa Shreveport - #208) (Texas Southern - #96) (Henderson SI - #385) James Leary (T) No Report Stevie Martin (P) Epsilon Gamma 2961 Looney St P O Box H-6528 Shreveport. LA 71103 ( B i s h o p - #312) Arkadelphia, AR 71923 Epsilon Kappa Lambda Anthony Brown (VP) Theta Upsllon (Grambling - #221) 6818 Shady Brook Lane (Arkansas St - #394) No Report Box 2087 Gregory Tate (P) Dallas. TX 75231 Epsilon Psl Lambda P O Box 2674 Epsilon lota (Alexandria - #233) Stale University, AR 72467 Oliver Simpson (P) (Texas - #318) Theta Phi P O Box 5276 Ward White (P) (Central Arkansas - #397) Alexandria, LA 71301 9601 Middle Fiskville Rd No Report Box U-7 Zeta Chi Lambda Kappa lota (Bogalusa - #254) Austin. TX 78753 (S Arkansas - #428) Epsilon Rho No Report Zachery Smedley (P) Zeta Psi Lambda (Lamar - #325) SAU. Box 503 (Lake Charles - #255) Thomas Jones (P) Magnolia. AR 71753 Robert Boxie. Jr (P) P O Box 10729 Kappa Kappa Lamar University P O Box 1102 (Arkansas - #429) Lake Charles, LA 70602 Beaumont, TX 77705 Dana Calvin (S) Epsilon Sigma Eta Gamma Lambda 608 N Storer (Lafayette - #258) (St Mary's - #326) Fayetteville. AR 72701 Edgar Jordan, Jr (S) No Report Kappa Psi 100 South Orleans Zeta Kappa (UA-Little Rock - #441) Latayette. LA 70501 (UT-EI Paso - #341) No Report Eta Delta Lambda David Myers (P) Nu Alpha (Monroe - #259) 4708 Round Rock (Arkansas Tech - #464) Louis Pargoud (CS) El Paso. TX 79924 No Report P O Box 815 Zeta Tau ALUMNI CHAPTERS Monroe, LA 71210 (East Texas SI - #349) Pi Lambda lota XI Lambda Darius Baszile (P) (Little Rock - #115) (Opelousas - #514) Box S. ET Station No Report No Report Commerce, TX 75428 Delta Sigma Lambda Nu Alpha Lambda Zeta Chi (Pine Bluff - #206) (Marrero - #568) (UT-Arlington - #352) No Report No Report Tracy Baysinger (P) Theta Tau Lambda Nu Theta Lambda 705 S Davis (Helena - #295) (St Marlmville - #575) Arlington, TX 76010 Willis Williams (FS) Lennet Polk (P) Eta Gamma 51 Lambert Drive 207 Terry Drive (Prairie View - #356) West Helena. AR 72309 Lafayette, LA 70501 Raymond Wright (CS) Mu Omlcron Lambda Nu Sigma Lambda P O. Box 2255 (Blytheville - #559) (Natchitoches - #584) Prairie View, TX 77446 Clarence Freeman (P) No Report Eta Epsilon P O Box 991 XI Nu Lambda Osceola. AR 72370 (North Texas St - #358) (Baton Rouge - #601) Omlcron Zeta Lambda Donald Hill. Jr (P) Milton Kleinpeter (CS) (Fayetteville - #617) P O. Box 5493, NT Station P O. Box 9446 John Colber (S) Denton, TX 76203 Baton Huge. LA 70813 P O Box 1341 EtaMu XI Chi Lambda Fayetteville, AR 72702 (Houston - #364) (Leesville - #610) Rodney Washington (P) Herman Gladney (P) 15830 Kueben Lane LOUISIANA P O Box 325 Missouri City. TX 77459 Director Leesville. LA 71446 Eta Upsllon Lawrence Simpson (Texas Tech - #372) 1341 Lawrence Street OKLAHOMA Melvin Byrd (DP) Eunice, LA 70535 Director 401 Vanda Ave COLLEGE CHAPTERS William G Henderson Lubbock, TX 79403 Beta Sigma 1214 NE 67th Eta Psl ( S o u t h e r n - #61) Oklahoma City, OK 73111 (Texas Christian - #375) Darien Bradford (P) COLLEGE CHAPTERS Blake Moorman (CS) P O Box 9929. SU Beta Kappa 4836 Foard Street Baton Rouge. LA 70813 (Langslon - #54) Ft Worth. TX 76119 Beta Tau Reginald Holloway (P) Theta Alpha (Xavier - #62) P O Box 666 (Jarvis - #376) Elton Haydel (P) Langston. OK 73050 4718 Prentiss Avenue Leonard Daniels (P) Epsilon Epsilon New Orleans. LA 70126 Jarvis Christian College (Oklahoma St - #314) Beta Phi Hawkins, TX 75765 No Report (Dillard - #64) Theta Mu Zeta Zeta Bruce Benton (P) (Sam Houston SI - #386) Dillard U, Box 1108 (Oklahoma - 337) No Report 2601 Gentilly Blvd Todd Chandler (P) lota Kappa New Orleans. LA 70126 1933 NE 52nd (Paul Qumn - #407) Delta Sigma Oklahoma City, OK 73111 No Report (Grambling - #304) Zeta Sigma lotaMu Melvin Tale. II (P) (Central St - #348) (SF Austin St - #408) P O Box 2166, GSU No Report Gramblinq. LA 71245 Zeta Upsllon (SMU - # 4 1 1 ) (Northeastern St - #350) Reginald Carpenter (P) No Report P.O. Box 251. SMU Dallas. TX 75275

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Kappa Sigma MuChi NORTHERN CALIFORNIA (Wesl Texas St - #436) (Cal Si-Long Beach - #462) Director No Report Vincent Rowe (P) Matthew Dawson MuNu 825 Tannerberg Court 43 Garthe Court (SW Texas St - #453) Carson. CA 90746 Valleio. CA 94591 No Report PI Kappa COLLEGE CHAPTERS PI Omlcron Alpha Epsilon (Cal Sl-Northridge - #739) (Texas A & M - #743) (UC-Berkeley - #27) Carl Louisville (P) Kevin Carreathers (A) Aaron Crutison (P) P O Box 3313 3322 King St. # B 1100 Weatherly Drive Northridge. CA 91323 Berkeley, CA 94703 Bryan, TX 77801 ALUMNI CHAPTERS XI PI ALUMNI CHAPTERS Beta Psl Lambda Alpha Eta Lambda (Los Angeles - #166) (Cal St-Hayward - #700) (Houston #129) Arthur Lewis (P) Gareth Green No Report 1749 Virginia Road 16551 Hannah Drive Alpha Sigma Lambda Los Angeles, CA 90019 San Leandro. CA 94578 iota Zeta Lambda (Dallas - #139) XI Rho (Complon - #507) Gilfort Coleman (P) (San Francisco - #701) George Weaver (CS) 6922 Pickrell Anthony Mapp (P) P O Box 90692 Dallas, TX 75227 655 MacArthur, # 1 Los Angeles, CA 90009 Beta Tau Lambda Oakland. CA 94610 Mu Beta Lambda (Ft Worth - #162) ALUMNI CHAPTERS (Honolulu #547) No Report Gamma Phi Lambda No Report Gamma Eta Lambda ( B e r k e l e y - #186) Mu Sigma Lambda (Austin - #173) James Johnson (P) (Culver City - #562) 11 Hillcresl Ct Louis Goodall (P) Osie Thornton (P) Oakland. CA 94619 7901 Appomattox Drive 8263 Park Circle Gamma Chf Lambda Austin, TX 78745 Inglewood, CA 90305 (San Francisco - #187) Gamma Pi Lambda No Report (Galveston - #181) Theta Beta Lambda Elworth Wilcox (P) INLAND EMPIRE (Oakland - #279) 4117 Avenue R Director No Report Galveston, TX 77550 Dennis Myers Gamma Tau Lambda 6715Charlene Kappa Omlcron Lambda (Beaumont - #184) San Diego. CA 92114 (Valleio - #537) No Report COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alvin Pedescleaux (S) Gamma Upsilon Lambda Eta Sigma 308 Echo Summit Road (Marshall - #185) (San Diego - #370) Valleio, CA 94569 S A Anderson (CS) No Report 114 Fisher Dr lota Chi COASTAL Marshall, TX 75670 (Redlands - #418) Delta Rho Lambda York Tsuruta (P) Jethroe Moore, III (San Antonio - #205) 106 Bucareli Drive 3221 Napa Drive No Report San Francisco, CA 94132 San Jose. CA 95148 Epsilon Alpha Lambda lota Psl COLLEGE CHAPTERS (Tyler - #212) (Cal Poly-Pomona - # 4 1 9 Delta Omlcron Monday Raibon (P) Mychal Wood (P) (Stanford - #301) P O Box 4459 No Report 1231 Pasadena. #31 Tyler, TX 75712 Epsilon Mu Pomona, CA 91767 Epsilon Epsilon Lambda Omlcron Eta (San Jose St - #320) ( W a c o - #216) (UC-lrvme - #714) Brian Turner (P) Horace Vonner (P) Byron Kelley (P) 780 S 11th, # 5 Route 1, Box 508 2833 N Bristol San Jose, CA 95112 Elmmott. TX 76640 #22-C Nu Sigma Epsilon Tau Lambda Santa Ana, CA 92706 (Stanford - #480) (Prairie View - #229) ALUMNI CHAPTERS Stephen Randall (P) Zeta Sigma Lambda Frederick Roberts (P) P O Box 6566 P O Box 2241 (San Diego - #250) Stanford, CA 94305 Prairie View. TX 77446-2241 No Report ALUMNI CHAPTERS Epsilon Phi Lambda Eta PI Lambda Eta Sigma Lambda (Port A r t h u r - #231) (Pasadena - #270) (San Jose - #272) No Report No Report No Report Zeta Tau Lambda Mu XI Lambda Kappa Alpha Lambda ( A m a n l l o - #251) (Rialto - #558) (Monterey - #524) No Report No Report James Mitchell (P) Eta Upsilon Lambda Nu Tau Lambda P O Box 1128 (Odessa - #274) (Orange County - #585) Seaside, CA 93955 Omlcron Theta Lambda No Report Fred Smith (CS) (Hayward - #619) Theta Delta Lambda 16161 Parkside Lane. # 2 8 Damone Hale Hunfington Beach. CA 92647 (El P a s o - #281) 24254 Silva Ave. # 2 8 Johnny Shepherd (S) CENTRAL CALIFORNIA Hayward, CA 94544 3330 Wedgewood Drive Director El Paso, TX 79925 E Sam Sears Theta Kappa Lambda 3420 N Van Ness Blvd. 103 ROCKY MOUNTAIN (Lubbock - #287) Fresno. CA 93704 Director No Report COLLEGE CHAPTERS Phil Cochran Kappa Gamma Lambda Epsilon Beta 1165 Drexel (Texarkana - #526) (Fresno State - # 3 1 1 ) Boulder, CO 80303 No Report COLLEGE CHAPTERS No Report Kappa Sigma Lambda Alpha lota Mu Kappa (Killeen - #540) (Denver - #31) (UC-Santa Barbara - #451 William Alexander (S) No Report No Report 1105Elyse Iota Upsilon XI Upsilon Killeen, TX 76543 (Utah State - #416) (Cal Poly-SLO - #704) Mu Rho Lambda No Report No Report (Longview - #561) Omicron Tau ALUMNI CHAPTERS Otis Jones (P) (Colorado SI - #725) lota Nu Lambda Dale Wilborn (P) 2905 Cross Roads ( F r e s n o - #513) P O. Box 807 Longview. TX 75604 William Day (P) Lory Stuent Clr Nu Pi Lambda 866 E Fir Ft. Collins, CO 80523 (Arlington - #582) Fresno. CA 93710 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Calvin Hilton (P) Kappa Eta Lambda Delta Psi Lambda 2110 Ellis Ct (Bakerslield - #530) ( D e n v e r - #211) Grand Prairie. TX 75051 No Report No Report XI Beta Lambda Xi lota Lambda lota Omicron Lambda ( T e m p l e - #591) (Camarillo - #598) (Colorado Springs - #515) Rickey Tennyson (S) Joseph Island (P) Julius Darnngton (P) 409 Fryers Creek 3209 Shepherd 4886 Garden Trail Apt 1315 Camarillo. CA 93010 Colorado Springs, CO 80907 Temple. TX 76501 indi XI Eta Lambda NORTH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA Mu Upsilon Lambda (N Harris County - #596) Director (Boulder - #564) Randy Allen (P) Allan Gordon No Report P O Box 1883 Box 22817 Hunlsville. TX 77340 ARIZONA/NEVADA Sacramento, CA 95822 XI Kappa Lambda Director COLLEGE CHAPTERS (Missouri City - #599) Theta Eta James Hill No Report (UC-Davis - #382) 8536 N 45th Drive XI Tau Lambda Glendale. AZ 85302 Rogelio Aranador (RS) (N Dallas County - #607) COLLEGE CHAPTERS 2950 Portage Bay Drive Albert Johnson (P) Zeta Theta #132 P O. Box 214362 (Arizona - #339) Davis, CA 95616 Dallas. TX 75221 Steve Freeman (P) NuChl Omlcron Epsilon Lambda 1228 N Bryant Avenue (Pacific - #484) (Corpus Christi - # 6 1 6 ) Tucson, AZ 85711 No Report Herbert Hawkins, Jr MuEla Pi Gamma 921 Ayers (CSU-Sacramenlo - #732) (Arizona St - #448) Corpus Christi. TX 78404 No Report No Report Pi Epsilon ALUMNI CHAPTERS Delta Tau Lambda (CSU-Chico - #734) (Phoenix - #207) No Report SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HAWAII ALUMNI CHAPTERS William Corbin (CS) Director 2401 W Cheery Lynn Rd Zeta Beta Lambda Phoenix, AZ 85015 Homer Mason (Sacramento - #235) Eta PI Lambda P O Box 75367 Allan Gordon (CS) (Tucson - #277) Los Angeles. CA 90075 P O Box 2261 No Report COLLEGE CHAPTERS Sacramento. CA 95822 Theta PI Lambda Alpha Delta Nu Beta Lambda (Las Vegas - # 2 9 2 (USC - #26) (Stockton - #569) No Report No Report No Report Gamma Xi (UCLA - #79) Brian Williams (P) 1974 S. Holt. # 2 Los Angeles. CA 90034

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NEW MEXICO Director Boyd Jackson 1305 Evelyn Court, NE Albuquerque, NM 87112 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Omicron Delta (New Mexico - #711) No Report PI Eta (New Mexico SI - #736) Reginald Dye (P) 211 Alumni Avenue Las Cruses. NM 88003 ALUMNI CHAPTERS lota Psl Lambda (Albuquerque - #523) Eddie Tiggs (P) 3501 Juan Tabor NE #F-6 Albuquerque. NM 87111 NORTHWEST Director David Moore 33828 37th Ave. SW Federal Way. WA 98023 COLLEGE CHAPTERS Alpha Xi (Washington - #35) No Report Beta Psl (Oregon - #66) No Report lota Tau (E Washington - #415) Kelvin Bridges (CS) P O Box 2213 Pullman, WA 99163 ALUMNI CHAPTERS Epsilon Zeta Lambda (Portland - #217) No Report Zeta Pi Lambda (Seattle - #248) No Report lota Mu Lambda (Tacoma - #512) Eugene Morns (S) P O Box 171 Fern Hill Station Tacoma, WA 98412-0171 Nu Epsilon Lambda (Richland - #572) Gerald Murry (CS) P O Box 756 Richland, WA 99352 Nu Zeta Lambda (Anchorage - #573) No Report Nu Phi Lambda (Spokane - #587) No Report

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