March 1991
Washington, D.C.
Message from
MU LAMBDAChapter,Alpha PhiAlpha Fraternity, Incorporated
Brother Wesley A. Brown Addressed the Role of Minorities in Military Academies Prior to the 70s The February 7Chapter
can-American cadet enrollment
J. Blackburn University Center,
of African-American congress¬
Meeting was held at the Armour
Howard University, with Brother Morris Hawkins, presiding. Our African-American History Month Speaker was Brother Wesley A. Brown, U. S. Navy (Retired).
Brother Brown, the rst African Aimerican graduate of the U.S.
Morris Hawkins, Jr.
Naval Academy (’49) spoke on the role of minorities in the mili¬
Brothers, Ithank you and
praise you as we continue to move
towards meeting the challenges of
the decade of the 1990s. We a r e
making great strides towards achieving our goal of 200 nan¬ Project 200”—
but we are not there yet! We a r e making deliberate moves to
tary academies before 1970.
The Chapter was intrigued
by the close connection of ama¬ jority of the cadets from the Washington, D.C. area and their excellent preparation in its segre¬ gated school system. Brother Brown noted that trends in Afri¬
usually followed electoral trends men. Following his presentation,
the Brotherhood discussed anec¬ dotes about several of the D.C. ca¬ dets.
Among the correspondence received, there was much informa¬
tion regarding the upcoming Dis¬
trict VI Conference scheduled for
Bel Ar/ Churchville, Maryland. Brother Hawkins will lead the Mu
Lambda delegation.
During the presidential re¬
marks, Brother Hawkins enlisted the support of initiates of the ‘80s’ and ‘90s’ to form aMu Lambda
step team. In response to another (continued on page 3)
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hance fellowship within the, folds, but we must spread our arms even wider! Brothers, we are consumed
with aresolution of the housing needs of the General Organization and for Mu Lambda, but w e
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Recap of February Meeting
the President
cial members
£ 2 .
are
still in borrowed territory! We have launched the “Go to high
school, go to college” campaign, but we have aheart rendering ob¬ stacle to reach our constituency!
Two Finalists Named for the
National Headquarters Building T h e M u L a m b d a To r c h o b ¬
tained the following information
from brochures and other materi¬ als released on the site selection
Winston
for the Apha National Headquar¬
Mutual Goucher
We have reached out to our broth¬
ters Building. The 1990 General
ers both near and far, but many are
Directors to designate asite selec¬
still lost in the wilderness.
Mu Lambda has set apace
for Aphadom that few can match.
We have plans for abusy spring
and summer. We have our intake-
process commencement, day at the races, and District VI Conference, all occurring in March. (continued on page 3)
Comparison of the two nal sites
Convention directed the Board of
Sale Price
Square footage
$475,000 $850,000 17,661
16,051
tion committee that would recom¬
Floors/stories
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mend two possible sites, given a
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nalists are the Winston Mutual
Parking spaces
80
50
Building, East Fifth Street, Wins¬ ton-Salem, N. C. (Southern Re¬
Renov. costs $150,000
$5,000
gion) and the Goucher Building,
Moving bene ts 35,000
predetermined criteria. The two ¬
2313 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore,
Maryland (Eastern Region).
Incentives: Furniture Purchase Grant
Founders (Omega Chapter)
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