Xambtra %ort1n September 1991
Washington, D.C.
Message from
MU LAMBDA Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated
Alphas Strut their Black and Gold by the Bay
the President
by C. C. Jones The
Convention
85th Anniversary was
held
in
Baltimore, Mar>'land with the Lord Baltimore Radisson and
Omni Inner Harbor Hotels serving as Headquarter Hotels. The Convention Center was the
Morris Hawkins, Jr.
location for many of the meetings, pageants, and public programs.
Greetings, Brothers! Welcome to another Fraternal
The Marriott Inner Harbor was
Year in Alphadom. Isincerely hope that your summer was as
the of cial headquarters for Mu Lambda Chapter.
much fun and as successful as
mine, both personally a n d fraternally. For the Fraternity, we began the summer with avery successful “Leadership Retreat.” The participation and cooperation were magni cent, and we were
able to start the morning session at 7:00 A.M. sharp. My hat is off to Brother C.
C. Jones
f
o
r
coordinating the event and my thanks also go to all who attended. We covered four major categories
of fraternal organization, arriving at anumber of profound recommendations for action by the body over the next several months. You will be proud of the process the Brothers engaged in as they deliberated and discussed and
reached decisions regarding the
The convention opened on Friday, August 2with aplenary
session to discuss the mechanism
posed for aphoto imm^ately after the dedication. Tours of the
plush and functional facility were made, with refreshments available afterwards.
During the convention, however, there was much discussion and resolution that the
building assessment would continue to apply to aall newly
initiated Brothers as well as those
Brothers who failed to pay their assessments.
The
General
behind the acquisition of the new National Headquarters. In the
President noted that unless the
afternoon, the
Brother would be considered
rst business
session included an address by Brother General President Henry Ponder regarding the State of the Fraternity. He noted that Alpha was poised to confront the issues of the 1990s, speci cally those geared to our theme of “Promoting the African-American Male.”
Convention Highlights Headquarters Dedication The new Alpha Headquarters was dedicated on Sunday, August
future of Mu Lambda as we
4at the former “Goucher House”
approach Year 2000. The program is set for the year through the end of 1992. KEEP UP THE GOOD
located on 2313 St. Paul Street, in Baltimore Maryland. Welcomed by Mayor Kurt Schmoke and
WORK. MY BROTHERS!
members of the Baltimore City
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Council the Fraternity embarked on asymbolic walk representing the journey from Chicago, Illinois to the new headquarters. Mu Lambda chapter members present
building assessment was paid, a non- nancial with the Fraternity.
Executive Secretary Executive Secretary James Blanton reported to the convention the activities regarding the move to Baltimore. In addition, he discussed the circumstances
surrounding the lling of several positions, which include Director off
Communications
and
Fraternity Accountant. Noting that
only two professional staff members would be moving to Baltimore, Brother Blanton reported on the activities to hire an
entire support staff in conjunction (continued on page 3)
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Henry A. Callis Charles H. Chapman Eugene Kinckle Jot.es George B. Kelley Nathaniel A. Murray Robert H. Ogle Vertner W. Tandy