lyn. Music is basic and fundamental to us of African origin and Brother Stafford Lewis Stewart, the organist, made it evident that he understood this fact. Brother Olliver Davis, Regional Director and President of New York State mentioned the weekend of activities celebrating Founders Day. This started with a limousine escort for Dr. Ponder's arrival in New York led by Brother Gerard Burnett of Eta Theta Lambda, followed that evening with an elegant, yet home-like dinner reception at the beautiful lakeside Coral House Inn, Baldwin, New York, hosted jointly by Brother and Mrs. Earnest Williams and the Brothers of Eta Theta Lambda and Gamma Iota Lambda. He thanked Brother(s) Theordis Norton of Eta Theta Lambda and Jake Tingman of Gamma Iota Lambda for hosting a Saturday morning reception for Dr. Ponder at the United Methodist Church, Hempstead, New York. He praised the Past State Director, Brother Clifford R. Clemmons, and the past District V Director, Brother Lewis R. Hurst. After recognizing Brother Terence Daniels, President of Xi Psi who had given the invocation, he asked the Committee to stand and accept the gratitude of the audience. The Committee included Co-Chairm e n , Dr. George L. M i m s , a n d Darlton Haskins, Brothers Keith A. Bishop, James Brown, Hosea Givan, Samuel Hercules, Lewis R. Hurst, Dr. Amos H. Jordan, Andre O'Brien, Steven Skinner, Luther Smith, Dr. Moses Telford, Robert R. Thweatt, and Steven Cuffey.
MIDWEST ohio Alpho Xi Lambda holds 15th Annual Recognition Banquet On May 1, 1987 the Alpha Xi Lambda chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity held 15th annual recognition banquet for 100 outstanding high school minority students. The theme for this year was "Recognizing Youth Now For Their Worth and Potentialities." The Sphinx/Spring 1988
(from I. to r.) Arthur Roach, Dr. Melvin Terrell, Emerson Ross, }r. president of Alpha Phi Alpha, Dr. Lancelot C.A. Thompson speaker, Robert E. Smith director of educational affairs, held a recognition banquet for Toledo area minority high school students. This eoent is held annually to help support student obtain their goals of higher education, (photo by Bruce L. Lighton)
This event was organized by several fraternity and community leaders. Emerson Ross, Jr. is president of the chapter and also the manager of employee services and community relations at Owens Corning Fiberglass Corp. in Toledo, Ohio. Robert E. Smith is the director of educational affairs in the fraternity and is also the manager of computer systems of Toledo Edison Company. Arthur Roach and Robert Stubblefield both are principals in local elementary schools and are members on the educational affairs board. Melvin C. Terrell, Ph.D., is the director of the office of minority affairs at the University of Toledo and is also a board member. The students received a certificate for their outstanding performance in school. "It is always a personal pleasure," said Smith, "to provide this kind of opportunity to younger people in which they endeavor." The chapter also holds a fall dance every year and the money raised goes into scholarships for Toledo area youth.
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u of okron Alpha Tau Initiates 7 New Members Greetings from the Brothers of Alpha Tau Chapter here at the University of Akron, in Akron Ohio. The Brothers of Alpha Tau Chapter are continuing with our many philanthropic causes among them is our help in the November elections in the Akron/Summit County area. We circulated literature and other information on an issue to improve the rights of victims of child abuse and we also helped Brother Michael Williams of our graduate chapter Eta Tau Lambda in his successful bid for the council seat in the city of Akron. In February we hosted the 14th annual Ohio state convention. This convention was held at the Cascade Holiday Inn in downtown Akron. The theme for this years convention was "Changes Past and Present", to accentuate the changes Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. went through in the past and the changes the fraternity is going through now. The Brothers of Alpha Tau Chapter are adjusting to the acceptance of 7 new brothers into the brotherhood, " T h e S a n d s of T i m e " , t h e y a r e ; R o d n e y D e c a t u r , Keith B r o w n , C o r n e l P e n l a n d , D a r r y l McLin, 37