i®lu Xamb^a %ovth January 1991 Washington, D.C. MU LAMBDA Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated
Message from the President
December Chapter Meeting Recap
Mu Lambda Celebrates Its 67th
Year With New Challenges At its December Chapter meet¬ ing, Mu Lambda celebrated its
67th anniversary with asolemn recognition of the seven Jewels
who founded the Fraternity. Lighting acandle for each Jewel, the Brothers observed amoment
of silence in retrospect of the ideals of the Founders as well as Morris Hawkins, Jr.
Brothers! As we embark upon 1991, we face yet another series of challenges—the challenge of love for all mankind, the challenge of the gifts of peace and happiness, and the challenge of what we do next in the name of Alpha Phi Alpha.
Well let me say Brothers, as f have struggled over the last few
the future of the Chapter and the F r a t e r n i t y. B r o t h e r M o r r i s
Hawkins, President, in his presen¬ tation commemorating the anni¬ versary, challenged the Brothers
to remember the Chapter’s illustrous history as an indicator of the challenges that the Frtatemity must confront in the future. Citing the slogan, “Making aDifference in D.C. Since 1923,” Brother
Alpha man providing amentor re¬ lationship with ajunior high school African-American student,
with the hopes of encouraging the student to nish high school and attend college. Each Alpha mentor will be asked to commit one year to the youth development program, which would include tutoring, counseling and recreational activi¬
ties. Brother Lowery hopes that Mu Lambda will initiate the pilot program.
Other Chapter reports included the Audit Committee, Housing Fund, and Beta-Mu Lambda The Audit Corporation. Committee, headed by Brother Aaron Copeland, C.P.A., high¬ lighted several Chapter accounting
Hawkins stressed the Chapter’s need to focus on the African-
practices that should be modi ed
weeks to correct the mistakes of
others (not Brothers), Iam abit dismayed, but “... Ihave not
American male as an endangered species. Citing Mu Lambda’s renewed
for next year’s report, in order to produce amore ef cient accounta¬ bility system. Brother Julius H. Brice, urging the Brothers to pay
winced nor cried aloud ...” The
mistakes relate to our ability to conduct our meetings and carry out the business of Alpha in the spirit of the “House of Alpha.” This brings me to the challenge: What do we do next in the name
of Alpha Phi Alpha? Are we going to build amemorial to honor our
beloved departed Brother Martin Luther King, Jr.? Are we going to address and attack the baseless
policies stated by such people as Assistant Secretary of Education Michael L. Williams, who issued a
decree that scholarships reserved for African Americans in some circumstances
unconstitu-
a r e
tional? Are we going to acquire or (continued on next page)
commitment to the D. C. commu¬
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nity, the chapter embarked on its mission to make adifference in
the Alpha Eastern Region by wholeheartedly supporting Brother LeRoy Lowery’s “kick¬ off’ campaign for Vice President. The Chapter approved aresolu¬ tion to collectively support Brother Lowery’s campaign through volunteer and nancial resources.
In light of the Chapter’s slogan. Brother LeRoy Lowery presented the Chapter with the nd version of the National program, “Go to high school, Go to College.” This National program, to be adopted by each chapter, envisions each
Lowery Announces His Candidacy for Eastern Region Vice President.
LeRoy Lowery HI, past President of Mu Lambda Chapter, an¬ nounced at the December Chapter Meeting that he would seek the Eastern Region Vice Presidency in April 1992. Next month's Torch
will feature aspecial article on his campaign plans as well as his □ goals for the Eastern Region.
Founders (Omega Chapter)
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Henry A. Callis Charles H. Chapman Eugene Kinckle Jones George B. Keliey Nathaniel A. Murray Robert H. Ogle Vertner W. Tandy