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. — George
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