AMessage From The President
To be caught up in the nickel-dime, day to day, mundane affairs of everyday life is to lose sight of what life is intended to be. it ff December 4th.
Greetings Brothers:
By the time you receive this newsletter, Mu Lambda will have recuperated from the scholar¬ ship fundraiser-”Evening of Classics,” the Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Weekend, and the commencement of the ‘93-94 commencement of Mu Lambda community' service program.
WDCU television station will air asegment on Mu Lambda’s community service endeavors on Wednesday, September 29th at 7:30 p.m. This is the second time in four months that atelevision station is reporting astory on us; Ithink that is really atestimony to the hard work and dedication of the Community Service Committee. It also serves as asymbol of the posi¬ tive change and growth Mu Lambda has experienced in recent years.
Our leadership team has been striving to preserve the best ele¬ ments of the chapter, while work¬ ing hard to introduce innovative programs, whether fraternal or civic, that bring growth to our membership, personal develop¬ ment, and the community as a whole. With success comes change.
On SATURDAY, OCTOBER
16th, Mu Lambda will break with tradition by moving the monthly meeting to aweekend date so that we can conduct a joint chapter meeting and fall retreat. Mu Lambda is at across¬ roads in vision and direction. The fall retreat will focus on four themes: Membership, Team Building (Brotherhood), Fundraising, and Chapter Facility. Ishould also mention that the meeting facility, which is the Potomac river home for George Washington, provides arelaxed setting where the Mu Lambda can set its future support Brothers, the Program Committee has spent alot of energy in developing this unique day. Remember, you can make a difference in the legacy we leave to the generations that follow with astrong Mu Lambda.
Ialso want to bring to your attention two special programs that will round-out our *93 calendar year: the 3rd Annual “Alpha Towne Meeting” on Capitol Hill focusing on emerging public policy issues affecting our local commu¬ nity as well as the African American people; and, our annu¬ al Founders’ Day Luncheon on
Finally, let me publicly state Mu Lambda’s intention to take the initiative on developing community service and membership programs that impact on the conrununity and fraternity. For our membership to wait for the Alpha bureaucracy, on the national or regional level, to develop programs is incomprehen¬ sible. We are an innovative chap¬ ter that rises above the external Alpha politics that tends to stifle our creativity and enthusiasm. Process, for process sake, can be the problem. As the above quote states, life is more than the bureaucratic “nightmare” we sometimes must endure; let’s remember the bigger picture in why we are members of the fra¬ ternity; let’s make our leadership accountable for their decisions that impact our organization; finally, let’s realize that this is our frater¬ nity, this is our chapter, and we must stay focused on “First of All, Servants of All, We Shall Transcend All.”
Thank you for your support. I appreciate the chapter’s unity and look forward to seeing you on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16th on Collingwood-on-the-Potomac.
Directions to Retreat
Saturday, October 16, 1993
From Baltimore &Maryland sub¬ urbs: 1-95 south to the Captial Beltway (follow signs for 1-95); after crossing the Woodrow Wilson Bridge into Virginia, take the first exit marked Mr. Vernon Highway; this exit will bring you to Washington St.; make aright turn (Washington St. becomes the George Washington Memorial Parkway at this point);
proceed approx. 41/2 miles south on the GW Parkway; make aleft turn at the sign marked East Boulevard Drive/Collingwood Road; make a quick right turn to Collingwood Museum &Mansion parking.
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DUES
’.how bi^g: fdf; ibi >1994 -yf^,;:Witti X:tfeadlhks ●ibf i●.' November 10, 1993. Cl^b. made to Mu Lambda chapter: rnay be :die Fiftahci4 lSbri«tary4M W^ihgton riC ;20017X:c(r :^ ing. to theXft^iowing Alumni fotal refieGis $85Natit^uil Grand Tax and $95 Chapter Tax. Other categories reflect graduated payment ^proved; by Giganizatwh■ and; L^bdaiX Checks fflie to: be made to Mu; Lambda. Ch jMiimhi ::'.
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The Community Service Committee will begin its ‘93-94 public service with arenewed commit¬ ment to our adopted programs: Van Ness Elementary School-Go To High School/Go To College; Boy Scouts; and. Project Alpha. The Committee will be proposing Mu Lambda participation in the National Bone Marrow Program and Africare.
Here are the following upcoming events:
/PSAT/LSAT Preparation Course, Sunday, October 3, 1993, at McKinley High School, located at 2nd and Tstreets. Northeast, Washington. This one-day course is open to all Metropolitan high school students. Volunteers should contact Bros. Alan Wiley or James Green.
/“GO TO HIGH SCHOOL/GO TO COLLEGE -Trailblazers group, Van Ness
Elementary School (5th &MStreets, Southeast, Washington). Mu Lambda will host areception for the parents and participating students in October, with Mu Lambda to get acquainted and foster support for the new school
The boys and their parents, teachers, and counselors will meet
The school is currently under renovation; the Committee will
year, announce adate during the Fall Retreat.
/Boy Scouts of America, National Capitol Area Council, November 13th and 20th, will sponsor “Scouting-For-Food.” Brothers are needed to contribute time and donate canned items to this cause. Bags will be distributed on the 13th to Metropolitan neighbors; aweek later, the bags will be collected with food. The food is then brought to the Capitol Area Community Food Bank for distribution.
Mu Lambda Chapter Retreat &Monthly Meeting
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Bm^:surc; that the tiling ^ev^bckiy7:^;#ying ab^ campaign to map out strategies for our work this year at our Fall Retreat, Saturday, October 16,1993, at Gpmngw6bdxdnXthe-f^maexAlex^^a,^^.:;(seedetm :. As;:^di^k:ussedatburSeptem^rm^tibg,whatwewil|-i^lybe:^iftg;# togetherplansandobibctivesthatWiltbeburilideHhesfCTthew BrotherCC.jones.111,hasanagendaforthisye&thattiugetsfourareas:●membership,fundraising,chap¬ ter facility and tearn building. These topics ahdothersrelatedto them will be the focus of discussions at the retteati :We what we ai^ going to do. how we are going to do it andxwhen wb expect tor ● accomplish our goals.
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We invite and urge each of you. to attend the retreat. To be successful, we need everyone's ideas and input Remember the saying "Two heads are better than one: “ than one.: xX'lxx^ , ^:x;;x:x
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puf goal for this retreat should be to develop plansjuid obj that vrill. allow us to live up fr> the Alph4niotto:;xfe sbryant$id all;;^ transcend allF: Brotiiers^ if ^’everybody%ili be taking about Mu;Larnbda,’s ^
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Office Building, U.S. Capitol Grounds. Contact Bro. Ron Allen.
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Chapter Fall Retreat, Collingwood-onthe Potomac, Alexandria, VA, 11:305:30 p.m.
Executive Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m., 2222 Rayburn House Office Building, U.S. Capitol Grounds, ID Required. Contact C.C. Jones 202-483-3102.
November
4
Monthly Meeting/3rd Annual “Alpha Towne Meeting,” Public Policy Forum. 7:00 -9:90 p.m. Cannon Caucus Room, Cannon House
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Executive Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m., 2222 Rayburn House Office Building, U.S. Capitol Grounds, ID Required. Contact C.C. Jones 202-483-3102.
December
4
Annual Founders’ Day Luncheon, 12:00 Noon, Founders Ballroom, Howard Inn, Howard University. Contact Bro. Gary Lockett for details. (Community Service items list¬ ed in Community Service update.
Mu Lambda Chapter Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. P.O. Box 1993
Washington, D.C, 20013
Bro, Rudolph Harris 4407 16th Str NW Washington DC 20011