%ov February1991
Washington. D.C.
MULAMBDAChapter,AlphaPhiAlphaFraternity,Incorporated
Message from
Recap of January Meeting
the President
Ambassador Dawson Discusses Mideast Mu Lambda held its
rst
meeting of 1991 at the Howard
Inn on January 3at 7:00 RM.
Morris Hawkins, Jr.
Brothers, thankfully lodav. we nd ourselves in the 'midst of
Africa, Mu Lambda was fortunate to have one of its own. Brother
sion of the “Go to High School, Go to College” training manual
Horace G. Dawson, Jr. a s I t s speaker. Brother Dawson, afor¬ mer care-er diplomat in the Foreign Service, focused on the necessity for more African-
Americans in diplomacy. Citinc
Brother Martin Luther King,' Jr.,
named other avenues for entrance
ber him for his challenges in words and deeds to champion the
so called power structures of this nation and the World. His c a u s e
was great—to champion the ills of
nority applicants. Brother Dawson
into the service. Following his
Brother LeRoy Lowery, IH,
as Chairman of National
Programs, presented the nal v e r -
that will be distributed to''all chap¬ ters. Citing Mu Lambda's renewed
commitment to community ser¬
vice. Brother Lowery is urging the Brotherhood to initiate the pilot
program. On aseparate note, Brother Lowery outlined his im¬ mediate campaign plans for
Eastern Region Vice-President. (See article below.) (continued on page 3)
presentation, the Brotherhood dis¬
cussed events occurring in the Middle East and Liberia. ~
The Social Committee,
oppression, starvation, hopeless¬
headed by Brother Fred Laney
high unemployment of Africa n. Americans. And we praise him for his advocacy of peace and har-
sponsoring atrip to the racetrack
ness, lack of civil liberties, and
the Chapter agreed to request a n
application.
and celebrated the binhdav oT “the Prince of Peace.” We r e m e m -
Building. In the spirit of Fraternity
with President Morris Hawkins. Jr. and Vice-President Louis Ford presiding. Given ‘the crises in the Middle East, Liberia, and South
the rigorous Foreign Ser\ice e n trance examinationras ameans of eliminating many prospective m i -
observing two important historical events. We all rejoiced and s a n g
for the National Headquarters
. r e -
ported that the Chapter would be
Lowery Embarks on Quest for Eastern
Region V.R Brother LeRoy Lowery. HI
on March 23. In aseparate report
has announced his candidacy for
m o n y achjeved through nonvio¬
Hawkins brought arecommenda¬
Presidency. An inbiate of Mu
lence over all the WoHd. Afew days ago, we also began our cele¬
Committee that the Chapt e r r e ¬
to the Brotherhood, President tion
from
the
Executive
bration of Black History Month . The birthday and Black
quest an application package for the 1996 General Convention,
the highest levels of commitment
Region. Citing the Chapter’s in¬
History Month represent two of of African Americans to c a u s e s
in-
temational, interracial, and inter¬
denominational in scope.
Interestingly enough, both sets of
celebrations result in high praise
and admiration for the*"c o m m i t ment and sacri ce of one of o u r
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which is scheduled for the Eastern
volvement in hosting 2General
Conventions in the T-ecent past,
there was much spirited debate o n whether the Chapter wanted the responsibility for hosting another
large event, considering the
National Organization’s reluc¬ tance to consider Metropolitan Washington as aviable location
the Eastern Region
Vice-
Lambda, Brother Lowery’s cam¬ paign theme is “Acknowledging the Past and In uencing the Future.” Ipropose that we set the pattern within the East for all
Greekdom to emulate. ... By im¬ proving the ef ciency of our oper¬ ations, we can help additional per¬
sons without overextending any one Brother. By conducting m o r e community service programs, giv¬
ing more scholarships, improving
communications within the region, implementing an effective (continued on page 3)
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