View September Edition, 2011 - Alpha Rho Lambda – Columbus, OH
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View September Edition, 2011 - Alpha Rho Lambda – Columbus, OH
The Illuminator The Light of Alpha Rho Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated Volume 20 Issue 1 September 2011 New Day Dawns for Men of Alpha Rho Lambda His Honor Does the Honors — Bro. Judge W. Dwayne Maynard conducts the annual ceremony installing new Alpha Rho Lambda Chapter officers. The Franklin County Municipal Court jurist oversees the event in both legal and Alpha style. He is seeking re-election to his seat on the bench. Fraternal support is appreciated. With chapter elections and the convention season over, the summer is ending with the onset of a new fraternal year. The first activity was the 4th Annual Julian Lewis Alpha and Family cookout held on August 21, 2011 at Metzger Park in Westerville. There had been little time for recovery with the Midwestern Regional Convention in April, chapter elections in May, officer installation in June, followed by the General Convention in Chicago. The Illuminator Turns 20 B r o ther s o f Alpha Rho Lambda Chapter, it is my charge and my challenge to bring you our publication, The Illuminator. In 1991 I had the honor of serving as both the original editor and as the person responsible for the name. T ho u g h t he number of pages may vary from one issue to the next, it is my goal to always provide a quality document that reflects ΑΡΛs Alpha-style. Committee Chairmen and chapter officers are asked to provide reports on a consistent basis, to assist with having items placed in the chapter calendar. This same request applies to the College men. It is not and will not be enough to be noted only in this issue. We cannot support activities we are not aware of. We plan to be there for you and need you to openly work with us. Other items of interest by the general brotherhood of the chapter is always welcome. All commentary and feedback is welcome. Please forward desired information for publication to [email protected]. Since April 30, 2011, with the loss of 75year member Bro. Lucien Wright, Brothers have conducted five Omega Services. Undaunted, the men of Alpha Rho Lambda are ready to serve and are gearing up for another successful fraternal year. Bro. Maynard Aiming for Six More in Court There Goes an Alphaman — Bro. Judge W. Dwayne Maynard is pictured here with his greatest supporters, his wife Deborah, and their children. After 18 years on the bench at the Franklin County Municipal Court, Bro. Judge W. Dwayne Maynard is seeking another 6year term. Both he and the leadership of Alpha Rho Lambda Chapter are asking for your support during this campaign. According to Bro. Maynard website, he will approach this campaign with the intent “pledge to remain steadfast before God and the people of Franklin County in my conviction to uphold the Rule of Law, and to do so with an • even temperament, • respect for others and • commitment to justice, equality and fairness. You can learn more about our Brother and how you can contribute personally and/or financially by visiting his website at: http://judgemaynard.com. President’s Corner August, 2011 Greetings My Good Brothers, We will officially enter into the 2011-2012 fraternal year, where our theme is "Building For The Future, One Alpha". With this as a guiding principle, my hope and vision is we will strive to make tangible impacts on the lives of the residents of the communities we serve, in the Greater Columbus area; we will strive to focus on nurturing our most precious resource, our young people, and show them the way to success; we will strive to provide service and advocacy to aid the less fortunate in our communities; as we strive to bring ourselves closer as Brothers, strengthening the bonds of this Brotherhood called Alpha Phi Alpha that we hold so dear in our hearts. Special thanks to the Executive Board who supported the efforts and prep work required to host our 1st Leadership Planning Session and I am proud to say we are well underway with the planning of our programs for the first half of our fraternal year. I am pleased to announce, we are aggressively working to execute the new AlphaColumbus website and are looking for opportunities that will put us in the position to compete at Districts this year. I will look forward to your participation as we promote our programs throughout the Greater Columbus area, including our Alpha Esquires and Project Alpha, in partnership with Liberty Elementary School, Brother’s Keeper program and the list goes on..... I am optimistic with your support we will take this chapter to the next level. Brothers, I am charging each of you to continue to encourage any inactive men of Alpha to attend our chapter meetings, fellowship with Brothers, participate in our community service activities and consider becoming financially active with our chapter. Chapter dues are $150.00 Local and $150.00 National for non-life members. All Brothers is asked to be at the September chapter meeting. We will be taking our chapter photo starting at 5:00 PM, sharp. This means you should plan on arriving early. You should be in "Alpha Attire" dark suits, white shirts and Ole Gold ties. We will be meeting at the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Third District Headquarters, 288 South Hamilton Road, Columbus, Ohio 4321. The chapter meeting will begin promptly at 6:00 PM. We will also be opening the floor to all Financial Brothers who are interested in serving as a delegate to the District Conference and Midwestern Regional Convention. Additionally, I encourage each of you to consider joining a committee. In closing, this is the season of continued growth; will you make the choice to help us hold up the light of ALPHA. Please continue to support Bro. Tillman as our next General President and Bro. Dr. Willis Lonzer, District Director and most importantly the vision of our General body under the direction of Brother Herbert "Skip" Mason. "Our purpose is to raise the intellectual and cultural level, yes - and the moral level also; to aid in the development of special skills: to build men of vision, courage, self sacrifice, who are willing to develop a wise, consistent leadership toward the integration of truly democratic society. Such men in Alpha are legion. Their loyalties have required no houses." - Jewel Henry Arthur Callis, 1956. Fraternally, Milton C. Woodard President of the Alpha Rho Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc REMINDER--2011 Ohio District Conference November 11-12, in Cleveland. Hosts: Delta Alpha Lambda and Pi Chapters. Meeting at the downtown Wyndham Hotel. Rooms are $88 per night. For reservations call 866-270-6768. Earlybird registration is $100 for Alumni and $75 for College Brothers before October 1, 2011. Fees increase by $25 for each group after that date and an additional $25 for each for onsite registration. The Chairman is Bro. L. McCrimager. Email him at: [email protected] or [email protected] Milton Woodard Milton Woodard President President Paul Dorn Paul Dorn Vice President Vice President Fon Fon Holloway Holloway Treasurer Treasurer Wiley Wiley Bates Bates Financial Secretary Secretary Financial Lamont Lamont Smith Smith Recording Secretary Secretary Recording Donald Donald Ross Ross Associate Editor Editor to to the the Sphinx Associate Sphinx Roderick Blount Darryl Peal Chaplain Historian Alexander Wallace Director of Educational Activities Corey Posey Membership Intake Coordinator Troy Troy Small Small Parliamentarian Parliamentarian Daryle Daryle Cobb Cobb Time & & Place Place Chair Chair Time Darnell Davis Darnell Davis Corresponding Secretary Corresponding Secretary Ahuacan DeGruy Ahuacan DeGruy Sergeant-at-Arms Sergeant-at-Arms Windy Chicago Blown Away by the Men of Alpha It was a grand time in old Chicago this past June. Alpha Rho Lambda Chapter President Bro. Milton Woodard presented a $10,000 donation to the General Organization on behalf of Nationwide Insurance, Bro. Donald Ross celebrated his birthday with historic fraternal leaders and Bro. Ted McDaniels got to share a memorable experience there with two sons of his who are also sons of Alpha. It was indeed a grand time in the endless procession of organizational splendor. The College Men of Central Ohio Omicron Rho Initiates Two Before he graduates this year, David L. Williams II secured two additions to Omicron Rho Chapter, after graduations left only him on the roster. He returns as President, Director of Intake, Director of Educational Activities - Attends Ohio Dominican University as a Senior he is a Double major in Business Administration and Marketing. Terrell D. Knight - Vice President, Recording Secretary, Associate Editor to the Sphinx - Attends Ohio Dominican University as a Junior, he is an International Business major with a minor in Political Science Richard A. Cooper - Treasurer, Financial Secretary, Parliamentarian, Sergeant at Arms - Attends Franklin University as a Junior, is an Accounting Major with a minor in Finance. He is also the Central Ohio Assistant Area Director. Rho Upsilon Trio Graduates Rho Upsilon - Christopher Moore, Robert Barry, David Brade and Cortez Hicks. Barry could use support from area Brothers. Rho Upsilon graduated a Omicron Rho — (L to R) David Williams with initiates few good men and they Richard Cooper and Terrell Knight of Omicron Rho. will be missed. Three of the campus four have completed their time. Christopher B. Moore - Communication Major with a Minor in Education, David V. Brade - Communication Major Cortez M. Hicks - Education and Black Studies Double Major with a Minor in Women’s Studies. Remaining is Robert Barry - (Junior) Psychology and black Studies Major. Kappa Chapter Returns — (top L to R) Darryl Peal; Central Ohio Area Director Eric Brandon, Daryle Cobb; Roy Hodge; Jonathan Ross; and ΑΡΛ. Pres. Milton Woodard. (middle L to R) Terry Dancy, Jibril Alim, Alvin Jackson, Howard Patton, Anthony Sallee and Michael Paitoo. (bottom row L to R) Mark Payne, Keith White, Brandon smith, Jameel Rainey, William Crawford and John Payne. Not pictured who assisted in the intake were David Williams of Omicron Rho and Donald Ross of ΑΡΛ. Details on the members of Kappa Chapter will appear in the next issue of The Illuminator. Collegiate Alphas Phi Chapter Initiates, Elects and Graduates Φ Phi Events Program — TBA Wednesday September 21, 2011 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Social Event — TBA Saturday September 24, 2011 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (top L to R) Walter Dillard Jr., Nick Jerome Banks, Gregory Richards, Albert Williams, JeRome Wilson. (bottom L to R) Jerry Valentine, Harvey Smith Jr., Terence Robinson, Donald Lindsay, Anthony “Alex” Feagin, Arthur Green, were the men of Phi Chapter at year’s end. Bro. Harvey Smith, II [Graduated] Classification: Senior Major: Visual Communication Hometown: Akron, OH Bro. Albert Williams [Returning] Classification: Senior Major: Business Economics, Finance Hometown: The Bronx, New York Bro. Nick Banks [Returning] Classification: Junior Major: Communication Studies Hometown: Elyria, OH Bro. Jerome Wilson [Returning] Classification: Senior Major: Finance/ Management and Strategic Leadership Hometown: Cincinnati, OH Bro. Gregory Richards [Returning] Classification: Senior Major: Accounting, Finance Hometown: The Bronx, New York Bro. Malcolm Branch [NOT Returning, attending college in Chicago] Classification: Junior Major: Biological Sciences/PreMed, Psychology Hometown: Chicago, IL Bro. Donald Lindsay [Returning] Classification: Senior Major: Marketing, Japanese Hometown: Columbus, OH Bro. Terence Robertson [Returning] Classification: Senior Major: Undecided Hometown: Columbus, Ohio Bro. Anthony "Alex" Feagin [Returning] Classification: Junior Major: Political Science Hometown: Virginia Beach, Virginia Bro. Jerry Valentine [Returning] Classification: Junior Major: Exercise Physiology Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio Bro. Arthur Green, III [Returning] Classification: Junior Major: Sport management major/ business minor Hometown: Lima/Columbus, OH Bro. Walter Dillard [Returning] Classification: Junior Major: Sociology Criminology Hometown: Cleveland Ohio Chapter Executive Board President: Bro. Donald Lindsay Vice President: Bro. Jerry Valentine Secretary: Bro. Terence Robertson Treasurer: Bro. Gregory Richards Sergeant-at-Arms: Bro. Jerome Wilson Chaplain: Bro. Walter Dillard Director of Ed. Programs: Bro. Nicholas Banks Co. Director of Ed. Programs: Bro. Alex Feagin Assoc. Editor of Sphinx: Bro. Donald Lindsay Parliamentarian: Bro. Donald Lindsay Historian: Bro. Terence Robertson Omega Chapter Roster Adds Five Central Ohio Alphamen Bowen Jefferson Williams Tyree Bro. Lucien Wright—4/24/1915-4/30/2011 (1936) Kappa Bro. John Bowen III—10/4/1926-5/27/2011 (1944) Nu Bro. Dr. Alfred Jefferson—4/13/1929-6/10/2011 (1949) Phi Bro. Elbert Williams—7/17/1930-6/26/2011 (1961) Delta Epsilon Lambda Bro. Clifford Tyree—9/25/1925-8/3/2011 (1951) Kappa How amazing and blessed we have been to have had among our membership some many stalwarts of the Central Ohio Community and members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated. In a four-month timeframe, five Omega services were conducted by Brothers in honor of the new entrants to Omega Chapter. Among this group was an educator, a legislator, a physician, a veteran and an advocate. Between them years of membership were respectively: 75, 67, 62, 50 and 60, for a total of 309 years of service. Those we lost between April 30, 2011 and August 3, A true servant of all has led a stellar group of Alphadom into our Omega Chapter. Bro. Lucien “Bus” Wright was the first of those for whom Alpha Rho Lambda Brothers conducted the rite of passage in recent months. He was the most senior in age, 96, and most senior in membership, 75. He was elected as a vice-present, when Bro. Charles Wesley, was ending his term as General President. We will miss them all. 2011, included: Bro. Lucien Wright, our 5th Midwestern Regional Vice President; Bro. John Bowen, attorney and former Ohio State Senator; Bro. Alfred Jefferson, who helped bring over 2,000 infants into the world; Bro. Elbert “El Dawg” Williams, Korean War veteran and federal government servant; and Bro. Clifford Tyree, advocate for juvenile offenders and a local civil rights icon. Each had a dignity and greatness that truly reflected the legacy of leadership Alphas advocate they emulate. May we all be thankful for not only their service, but respectful of the example they provided. Looking back -- The photo to the left was provided by Mrs. Gloria Jefferson, widow of Bro. Dr. Al Jefferson. Her kindness in providing this item, as well as the thanks from the families for the Omega Services is appreciated. New Alpha Esquires — Alpha Rho Lambda Chapter Brothers saw the Alpha Esquires Youth Development Group grow in August after the graduation of five in June. Participants included: (standing l to r) Bro. Eric Brandon; Jordan McDonald, Brookwood Comm. Learning Ctr.; Austin Mitchell, Eastmoor Academy; Camden Taylor, Eastmoor Academy; Bro. Carlos Bing; Miles Highter, Bishop Hartley; Malcolm Clayborn Reynoldsburg; Josh George, Westerville Central; Bro. Ronald George; (seated l to r) Bro. Don Bess; Darius Ford, Beechcroft; Bro. John Gore; Rashaan Holloway, Gahanna Lincoln; and Bro. Bernardo Amerson. Not pictured were: Taylor Robinson, Pickerington Central; Isaac Cason, St. Charles; Muata Howard, Bishop Hartley; and Jahi Dial, Wellington. Central Ohio Alpha Events Alpha Rho Lambda Chapter Meeting Saturday, September 10, 2011 6:00PM 288 South Hamilton Road DRESS — Alpha Attire/Chapter photo at 5:00PM Kappa No Events Reported Omicron Rho No Events Reported Rho Upsilon Involvement Fair Denison’s Academic Quad (Outside) Thursday, September 1, 2011 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Voteless/Hopeless: Voter Registration Drive Slayter Union (2nd Floor) Thursday, September 22, 2011 12:30 PM - 1:30P M Other Events UNCF Walk-a-Thon at Wolfe Park Saturday, September 17, 2011 7:30AM HBCU College Fair at Barnett Recreation Center Saturday, September 17, 2011 6:00PM Alpha Prayer Designed to Embrace All For those who are not aware, when the Fraternity Prayer was presented at the General Convention in 1933, it was constructed in such a way that all those who are of faith and those without faith, could equally recite the words without violating their respective beliefs. What appears was taken from the March 1934 issue of The Sphinx. Alpha & Nation Honors Our Brother and His Dream His was the dream of a nation united in the cause of equality. As there were some who thought that high ideal died with him on April 4, 1968, some of his fraternity brothers felt differently, In their fallen leader they did not see the end of a movement, but it took time to see how to quantify the achievements of that brother’s brief 39 years. How to adequately address the magnitude of the life of Bro. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would not be determined until one day in 1983, when some of his Alpha Phi Alpha brothers decided a national memorial is what the nation needed. The idea was led by Bro. George Sealey, of Iota Upsilon Lambda Chapter, who was joined by Brothers Alfred Bailey, Oscar Little, Eddie Madison and John Harvey. Their seed of a proposal was presented at the January 1984 fraternity Board of Directors meeting during the administration of Bro. Ozell Sutton. It was an interesting coincidence that Sutton was the General President at that time. Thirteen years earlier he was in the room next door to Bro. King at the Lorraine Motel, when the civil rights icon was assassinated. That idea became a proposal. That proposal was presented before Congress who granted permission to move forward. It was then signed into law by then-President Bill Clinton in 1996. From there the wrangling began over locations, followed by architectural presentations, followed by fundraising that led to construction. It culminated with a magnificent edifice that acknowledged the life of one man, the will of one organization, the power of one movement, and the true spirit of brotherhood that exists in Americans as a people. Alpha Phi Fraternity Incorporated Alpha Rho Lambda Chapter Attn., Illuminator Editor Post Office Box 360733 Columbus, OH 43236.0733