Volume 78 Number 1 Spring 1993
THE
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC. ABOUT THE COVER Brother Milton Carver Davis, the 29th General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. , charts the new course for the Fraternity in what he describes as Alpha's Renaissance. See Inaugural Address on page 3.
—THE 1993 LEADERSHIP SEMINAR— AND —INAUGURATION OF — — THE 29TH GENERAL PRESIDENT— 3 — Inaugural Address-Brother Milton C. Davis, "Alpha Renaissance: Rekindling the Spirit of Leadership and Community Service." 6 — Retrospective: The Inaugural Weekend 9 — COMMENTARY- Few African-Americans ever consider serving in this nation's foreign service. Brother Horace G. Dawson , Jr. poses the question, Where are Our Diplomats? 21 — LEGACY-On January 24, 1993, Supreme Court Justice Brother Thurgood Marshall ascended to Omega Chapter. We look back at his life and times. 25 — Brother William Coleman remembers Brother Marshall. 27 — Everyone dreams of making it in the "big time," but few can ever realize their dreams in the musical world. Shai, a musical quartet made up of Brothers from Howard University, reveal their formula for success.
FEATURES 2-The Convention Call 9- Alphas on the Move 16-Chapter News 32-Omega Chapter 36-Directory of Chapters
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