and center city areas were represented. Brothers, students, and the representatives from several of these businesses congregated in the W.E.B. Dubois College House (home of the AfroAmerican living and learning program) to make students aware of the many Black owned establishments that exist in the campus area, and to urge the support of those businesses. The new year came in with a bang with our annual Alpha Week from January 21-28, 1989. The week commenced on Sunday with a candle-light vigil in h o n o r of Brother Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On Monday Brother Maurice Henderson (a professor at Temple University with a P h D in Egyptology) addressed about seventy students from colleges t h r o u g h o u t the city. He familiarized everyone with the origins of t h e G r e e k f r a t e r n i t y / s o r o r i t y , specifically Black Greeks a n d their origins and reasons for existence. Everyone was enlightened. O n Tuesday we were fortunate enough to have an Afro-American art exhibit presented by The October Gallery of Philadelphia. (The October Gallery carries only Afro-American art.) A representative of the gallery brought actual pieces along with audio-visual aids. Friday will go d o w n as a day of reckoning in Psi chapter history. O n that day we confronted Kappa Alpha Psi and G r o o v e Phi G r o o v e in a Round Robin basketball tournament. The victors were, of course, the brothers of The Black and Old Gold! All proceeds from the game ($1 per person) went to the Black Student League. ($175). Finally, on Saturday the week climaxed with our annual Cabaret. The formal w a s held at the Penn Towers Hotel on Penn's campus. O v e r 250 people were in attendance to enjoy a fashion show, live jazz band, club music, the crowning of Miss Black and Gold, and plenty of good food and drink. It w a s the perfect ending for an exciting week. O u r final major project will occur on March 15-18 in a program called "Colors." O u r chapter in conjunction with Sigma Phi will be sponsoring four days of workshops and activities along with eight other Black and White fraternities and sororities. There is a great need for racial awareness for Universities across the nation, and Alpha Phi Alpha wants to make this k n o w n . Finally, the brothers of Psi chapter are proud to announce a Spring 1989 Rage 46
line of 12 S p h i n x m e n striving to reach the light. There are four from Penn, four from Villanova, and four from Drexel. The brothers of Mighty Psi chapter hope that everyone has an enjoyable summer!
•Hiniiin ohio Delta Gamma Lambda Sponsors Second Project Alpha
The brothers of Delta Gamma Lambda are enjoying their second year of sponsoring Project Alpha. Brothers Erskine " B u d d y " T u c k e r , Robert Killins a n d Robert Meriweather spearh e a d e d efforts which resulted in 65 young men interfacing with at least 30 brothers during a weekend retreat. The t h e m e " P a t h w a y s to r e s p o n s i b l e Manhood" was effectively demonstrated through the two days of workshops, discussions and fun social activities. Three reconnecting follow-up sessions have been planned where the young men will learn personal communication skills, computer usage and share their academic successes. During the Christmas season, the chapter's "Canned Goodness" Drive resulted in (37) families receiving a personally delivered bag of Christmas groceries. The families were identified by West End, Madisonville, and Melrose Branch YMCA's, where four local chapter brothers are employed. The families were u n a w a r e of their gifts until the day of delivery. Brother Nat Green and committee, produced an excellent Hawaiian Luau Gala Dinner Dance which generated over $2,000.00 in scholarship awards. The inaugural fundraiser was extremely successful and will be an annual event. The Annual Founder's Day Dinner was reflective of the true spirit of A l p h a . A p r i v a t e g a t h e r i n g of brothers, wives, and sweethearts set the tone for a memorable evening. The theme "Alpha's in the Art's" paid tribute to Alpha men w h o made significant contributions to the literary, musical and fine arts culture of our society. The evening was highlighted by the brothers of Delta G a m m a Lambda participation in a ceremony which pinned the charter brothers of
Rho G a m m a Chapter of Northern Kentucky University. Each of the seven charter brothers were presented with a diamond studded badge and a specially designed African Kinte cloth scarf.
u of detroit Eta Xi Involved in Community Service Greetings from the Eta Xi chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha at the University of Detroit to all our brothers around the globe. We are pleased to acknowledge a successful 1987-88 school year which featured some new and exciting events sponsored by the brothers of Alpha. The year was begun by welcoming seven new members into the brotherhood. The sovereign seven consisted of Egbert Mathurin, Ellis Lagon, Jerry Ashford, Dante Dixon, Cham Kahari,Theodore Lawrence. In addition, during the school year, we welcomed another member to the brotherhood, Darryl Copeletti, of Acapella, adventured down the path to Alphadom all alone. Congratulations once again to the new brothers. In addition, we would like to congratulate Brother W a y n e A. Askew-Mechanical Engineering, Brother Darryl RobinsonChemical Engineering, and Brother Monrico Ward-Chemistry, for successfully completing their degrees. We began the 1987-88 school year calendar of events by getting involved in community activities. O n e of our biggest event was a food drive during the Thanksgiving holiday at a local supermarket. We received a great deal of food and money during the three day affair. The donations were given to local churches for their own use. In the campus community, we started the school's first Black Student Association. O u r objective was to provide a social outlet for students w h o were not interested in Greek-letter or special interest organizations. We had a difficult time convincing the campus community of the overall objective of the organization. However, it turned out to be very successful and received a tremendous response from the black community. The brothers were also very active in cosponsoring events with other organizations. We worked along with the Black History M o n t h committee in putting together a Greek s t e p d o w n In which Alpha Phi Alpha easily won. We gave a number of parties during the T h e Sphinx/Winter 1989