March 1994 ●The District of Columbia ●MU LAMBDA Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated
AMessage
studying in his Masters pro- RECEPnoiM Honors F r o m while gram.
The President It is not what we have that will
make us agreat fraternity, it is the way in which we use it. Greetings:
The quote above re ects the mind-set of Mu Lambda in exploring
Since the inception of the Community Service Committee in 1992, it was the vision of Bros. /\lan Wiley and myself that the Committee sprogram grow at a
South African
DiPLQMATir Trainees More than 100 guests of Mu
steady pace so that ten years from L a m b d a a n d t h e N a t i o n a l O f c e o f now, Mu Lambda is unmistakingly our fraternity attended areception the African American Greek-letter honoring 18 South African diplomatchapter walking the walk, and talk¬ i c c o r p s t r a i n e e s a t H o w a r d ing the t- lk. As part of that vision, University sBlackburn Center on we believe that we would soon out¬
February 5.
the talent and contributions each of
grow the concept of mere committee
The trainees were welcomed and
y o u individual members can make.
action via Mu Lambda. Instead,
greeted by Mu Lambda President
through progress and growth, we anticipate that the creation of a
Clinton
Foundation for Community Service
spoke of the historic and continuing
achievement goals of Mu Lambda.
would greatly enhance our ability to
Since our last meeting, we have initiate eleven new memberf* iuto
raise necessary funds to provide more worthwhile and long-range
relationship Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity has maintained with var¬
t h e b r o t h e r h o o d . A ff e c t i o n a t e l y
Alpha Phi Alpha. It is our expecta¬
planning. It is the Foundation concept that will again address at the March meeting. You will hear may argu¬ ments for and against the develop¬
tion of the Tenacious-11 that they
ment of athird Mu Lambda corpora¬
Also appearing on the program
seize the mantle from their prede-
tion. In case, Iask that you think along the long-range plana that We anticipate for Mu Lambda.
was Mu Lambda sDr. Horace G.
Here are afew ideas for the
that involved South African civil
Foundation: (1) Black College Tour,
servants and students from previ¬ ously disadvantaged racial groups and political parties.
Most importantly, it is the sum of all these parts, that if we use them correctly, will greatly enhance the
c a l l e d t h e Te n a c i o u s - 11 , t h e s e
brothers bring new talent, energy and enthusiasm to Mu Lambda and
cessors-S5mergism 9(Spring 93)-in
developing the (Dommunity Service CJommittee, under the direction of Bro. James Greer. (We are also
w
e
anticipating their contribution to the development of apublic rela¬
which nan take DC students to his¬
tions strategy Ithink you know who you are!)
t h e
Speaking of community service, w
e
continue to congratulate Bro.
James Greer for his tireless devo¬
tion to the development and imple¬ mentation of this important element
of our chapter. We are exposing young African American men to dif¬ ferent philosophies through Pearson, tutoring via Bro. Wayne Williams, or through contemporary national leaders via Bro. Kevin Norton. We also acknowledge Bro.
Gregory Johnson who continues to
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nd time to devote to GTHS/GTC
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torically black colleges throughout E a s t e r n
seaboard;
(2)
Leadership Development Institute, which is operated by Mu Lambda under the auspices of the Eastern Region, could be expanded and insti¬
C. Jones
and
General
President Milton C. Davis, who
ious Afriotm i^£z-t>oiia. IDach wf
trainees was presented with ablack and gold pen inscribed with the fra¬ ternity smonicker commemorating the bond between it and the African
peoples.
Dawson, Jr. who was instrumental
in developing the training program
The program followed arequest from Nelson Mandela to prepare an
inclusive foreign sendee representa¬ tive of the incoming majority rule
government and was ajoint effort of
tutionalized so that it receives ade¬
Howard and (^orgetown universi¬
quate local and Mu Lambda sup¬
ties designed to train such diplo¬
port; (3) the development of an Alpha-Mu Lambda Academy that will expose DC students who have no connection to college life to 4-6 weeks of intense College prepara¬
mats. Mandela is expected to
become president of the New South Africa following elections on April 27 of this year.
Operating under a$250,000
University; (4) the development of
grant from the Agency for International Development (AID),
See Message, page 3
See Reception, page 3
tion on the campus of Howard