florida Mu Zero Lambda Continues to Lead Greetings from the entire Brotherhood of Mu Zeta Lambda Chapter. We begin by introducing some new faces in our chapter. Our current chapter President, Randolph Barnes of Lakeland, Florida, moved to this area less than two years ago and since that time has worked untiringly and become an integral part of our operation. Brother Barnes was initiated into Iota Delta Chapter at Florida State University in 1974. We also have four recent initiates and they are Brothers Lloyd Brockington and Wayne Dickens of Lakeland, Florida, Frank Satchel, Jr. of Mulberry, Florida, and Howard Mathis of Winter Haven, Florida. We welcome these Brothers into the fold and issue each of them the challenge to become outstanding Alphamen in their own rights. During the month of October we hosted a very successful Haunted House/Carnival for Halloween. This project was chaired by Brother Jack Johnson, who's the Principal at Seth McKeel Jr. High School in Lakeland, Florida. Brother Johnson was commended for providing a very safe, enjoyable environment for our area youth during Halloween night. On December 6, 1987 we observed the 81st Anniversary of the Founding of Alpha. Utilizing the theme "Continuing to Build On a Solid Foundation," this program was held at the new Sheraton Hotel in Lakeland and was attended by Alphamen, Alphabettes and friends. During this program local chapter history was also mentioned and at this time a special Alpha Award of Merit was presented to Brother Lynwood Bell, who was the catalyst behind our chapter becoming chartered as well as the initial chapter president. This award was presented by Brother Donzell Floyd, who expressed the sentiments of the entire chapter Brotherhood through a poem he composed summarizing Brother Bell's commitment to Alpha. Since being initiated into Delta Beta Chapter at Bethune Cookman College in 1972, Brother Bell's has 40
Brothers of Mu Zeta Lambda pose for picture after one of their many service projects.
been a familiar face at Alpha Conventions at the State, Regional and National levels and he is held in high esteem throughout the Brotherhood. The Brothers of this chapter feel very fortunate to include a Brother of this magnitude among our ranks and wish him many years of continued service to Alpha. The month of December saw our chapter's Alpha Male Chorus perform a Christmas Concert at Harmony Baptist Church in Lakeland and we also distributed 5 food baskets to needy families throughout Polk County. During the month of January we placed an entry in Martin Luther King Parades in Winter Haven and Lakeland as well as attended church as a group the weekend of Dr. King's birthday observance and participated on the program at Harmony Baptist Church. During the month of March we hosted our annual Alpha Blood Drive-Hypertension Check at the Citrus Regional Blood Center in Lakeland. We have established a chapter blood bank at this facility to be used by our families in case of emergency so this project affords us the opportunity to donate a pint of blood each year as well as give the general public the opportunity to do likewise and have their blood pressure checked free of charge. —Brother Donzell Floyd
fisk u Alpha Chi A New Dreed Has Begun We the Brothers of Alpha Chi Chapter here at the prestigious Fisk University campus would like to say 06! During the trials and tribulations of Fisk University and the new Risk Management system the chapter had its trying moments, hitting a low of four Brothers. Alpha Chi is now proud to say that the chapter is starting to rejuvenate thanks to its "New Breed" of Brothers, the help of Tau Lambda graduate chapter and the chapter advisor Brother Marcellous Brooks. The Chapter officers for 1987-88 are as follows: Brothers Darell Prince, President; Vander E. Harris, Jr. Vice President; Reginald Payne, Treasurer; Romero T. Pearson, Dean of Pledges; and Dynell T Pugh, Historian and Asst. Dean of Pledges. The chapter is proud to present its new Fall Line of 1987, "The Rule of Three", which consisted of Brothers Reginald Roberts, Lloyd Martin and Carl Ross, which brought the chapter role up to a mighty eight. During the Fall semester Alpha Chi hosted some of the Tennessee State Convention activities at Fisk University. Alpha Chi was the chapter responsible for the hard stepping, The Sphinx/Spring 1988