EXEC GENERAL CONVENTION IN DALLAS DRAWS GREATEST NUMBERS YET Dear Brothers and Friends: I bring you greetings from the Corporate Headquarters of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. I am pleased to say that the 93rd Anniversary Convention in Dallas, Texas was a great success. We had more registered Brothers in attendance than we had at the 91st Anniversary Convention in Washington, D.C., which until now had been the largest on record. The pages of this issue of The Sphinx速 highlight the addresses presented by Brother Charles W Turnbull, Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands and Brother Joe Rogers, Lieutenant Governor of Colorado. Our National Alumni and College Brothers of the Year also are featured in The Sphinx速 edition as is an article on the unveiling of Alpha University, our training and development arm of the Fraternity. Dallas was hot! Thanks to the Brothers from the local chapters, the National General Convention team, and the Corporate Headquarters staff for all of their efforts behind the scene to make the 1999 General Convention successful. We went from the General Convention in August to the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Reception at the Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Conference in September. Though remnants of Hurricane Floyd flooded many of the streets in the Washington, D.C. area, Brothers, members of Congress and their staffs, and friends from other organizations flocked to our reception at the Grand Hyatt. Congresswoman Connie Morella (R-MD) and Sen. Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) received awards for their leadership and support of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Washington, D.C. National Memorial Project. Samuel Johnson from Census 2000 provided literature on the importance of our participation in the census as we kicked off our campaign to support this cause. Finally, we have received great news regarding Alpha Phi Alpha's participation in WalkAmerica. We nearly doubled last year's fundraising effort and raised the fourth largest amount of all organizations and clubs supporting WalkAmerica. Alpha Phi Alpha raised the largest amount of all traditionally African-American, Greek-letter organizations that participated in the Walk. In addition, the Fraternity finished fourth in total number of walkers for all groups who took part in WalkAmerica. Thanks to all of the Brothers, their families and friends that participated in WalkAmerica during 1999.1 especially thank Brother Oatice Thomas, our National Team Captain for WalkAmerica, for the leadership he has provided over the last two years. Both Brother Thomas and I challenge the Brothers of Alpha to raise even more funds during the 2000 WalkAmerica drive. An article by Brother Thomas also is featured in this issue of the magazine as are articles focusing on Project Alpha and Project Alpha Week 2000 (October 7-14, 2000) prepared by Brothers Ronald Peters and Wilbur Jackson. Meanwhile, the Corporate Headquarters is saying goodbye to two dear members of the staff. Ms. Londa Sanders, who worked in the Accounting Department, and Ms. Tori Bracey, who was employed in the Membership Department, have accepted other positions after many years of dedicated service at the Headquarters. We wish them much success. Brothers and friends, we end 1999 on a positive note. We have accomplished much during the last years of the decade. There is much more to do. As we look to the year 2000 and beyond, let us rededicate ourselves to our fraternal objectives. Fraternally,
f r ^ J ^ A - ^(\J^yUA^^ RONALD L. ANDERSON Executive Director
93RD ANNIVERSARY CONVENTION EDITION