PHI BETA SIGMA FRATERNITY THETA BETA CHAPTER

December 1946

Edward P. Jimson, M.D. Regional Director of the Southern Region.

To the President, Officers and Fellow Greeks of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., hereby submit my report covering my tenure of service for the year 1946, for the Southern Region which includes the vast territory of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida; an area wherein lies the greatest number of Sigma men. Men with great enthusiastic spirit and desire to make the Fraternity what it should be

Many communications were sent and answered in an effort to inactivate the many chapters that were put to sleep by the World War II. The results have been most gratifying as evidenced by the Regional Meetings held in Birmingham in the month of April and in Atlanta in the month of October. Plans have been mad and Nu Beta Sigma Chapter of Jacksonville, Fla., will welcome the Southern Region in the month of April 1947.

The Officers of the Southern Region have been most diligent and most cooperative during the entire year. Brother Johnson has worked untiringly and most proficiently. Every chapter, active and inactive have received two sets of complete minutes of the happenings in the Southern Region.

Brothers Lynwood Brown, Hightower and J.A. Jackson were present at the April meeting. Our National President Geo. A. Parker and Treasurer Geo. Hightower were present at the October meeting. Both meetings were very well attended by large numbers of delegates, and the spirit of Sigma was so manifested that everyone realized that the cause of Sigma is rapidly speeding on its way. All chapters in the Southern Region are now active, or in the process of becoming active, and permission is pending the setting up of two new chapters in Florida, one in Georgia and one in Louisiana at Shreveport. One chapter of graduates was set up last month, in Alcorn, Mississippi.

The following are the chapters in the Southern Region of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

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11. Mu Sigma, Miss.

4. Alpha Lambda, La. 12. Nu Beta Sigma, Fla

17. Alpha Beta, Miss.

18. Epsilon Alpha, Dillard

19. Rho Sigma, Fla.

20. New Chapter, Alcorn, Miss.

The following is the report of the Treasurer of the Southern Region

Regional Director Bro. E. P. Jimson

Associate Regional Director “ P. D. Jackson

Secretary “ R. O. Johnson

Assistant Secretary “ J. A. Tillman

Treasurer “ R. S. Green

Chaplain “ Leonard Morse

Sergeant-At-Arms “ S. W. Sullivan

Director of Social Action “ Ernest Wright

Associate Director of Social Action “ A. J. Johnson

Director of Bigger & Better Business “ G. B. Love

Associate Director of Bigger & Better Business “ I. S. Bolden

The Southern Region has expended every effort to open the eyes of the citizens to Negro Business. Bigger and Better Business has been the most outstanding feature of the Fraternity during the year. May the spirit of Sigmas continue to accelerate as it has recently; and may we look forward to a stronger foundation as our cause speeds on its way.

Respectfully submitted,

Edward P. Jimson, M.D. Director

SOUTHERN REGION