VISION 2000: College Brothers Luncheon, Miss Black and Gold Pageant, step show and dance and Sorority Review Step Show featuring the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Brother Rev. John N. Doggett presided over the spiritually uplifting Ecumenical Service on Easter Sunday.
Assistant Vice President. Brother James also was the Region's Belford V Lawson Oratorical Contest winner. Plans were presented at the Eastern Regional to help Chapters create the Alpha Earth Initiative established by the Environmental Careers Organization. The plan, presented by outgoingAssistant Vice President Elvin Dowling, is designed to make African-Americans more aware of the environment.
SOUTHERN The 66th Annual Southern Regional Convention was held April 10-13 in Tampa, Florida. More than 1,200 Brothers, wives and guests attended the Regional. The Vice Presidents from all five of the Fraternity's Regions were present at the Regional. Southern Vice President Chester Wheeler used the opportunity to challenge Brothers to become more active and he called for a reclamation ofBromers. Brother Lynwood L. Bell was elected Southern Regional Vice President and Brother LaTerrance Chatman of Beta Nu Chapter was elected Southern Regional BrotherJames E. Huger, former General Secretary, (second Assistant Vice President. from left) receives award at Southern Regional Convention. The 67th Annual Regional Convention will be held Also pictured (from left) are Brothers Chester Wheeler, Adrian February 26-March 1, 1998 in Jackson, Mississippi. Wallace and Hebrew Dixon Brother James B. Blanton was re-elected to serve a second term as Midwestern Regional Vice President. Brother Juan Harris of Indianapolis, Indiana was elected Midwestern Regional Vice President, replacing Brother Torrance T. Smith.
EASTERN The 65 th Eastern Regional, held April 3-6 in Pittsburgh, saw the men ofAlpha Phi Alpha join with other organizations in opposition to the Ku Klux Klan's message of racial hatred. The Klan held a recruitment rally three blocks away from the William Penn Westin Hotel where the Eastern Regional was being held. General President Wallace spoke out in opposition to groups promoting racial hatred, noting that in addition to this obvious form of racism we must not overlook environmental racism and corporate racism. Eastern Regional Vice President Samuel G. Wilson also addressed the issue, urging Pittsburgh's residents to "light candles rather man curse the darkness." Brother Wilson won re-election to a second term as Eastern Regional Vice President. Brother Rawn James ofZeta Chapter at Yale University was elected Eastern Regional
Ms. TaraY. Rawls, representing Alpha Phi Chapter at ClarkAtlanta University, walks away with the Miss Black & Gold title at the Southern Regional competition. The SPHINX1" - Summer 1997