Sickle Cell at Mu Alpha (Emory University) and won 3rd place in the Alpha Phi Alpha Georgia State Convention Step Show in October. In November, Nu Mu brought to campus Richard Tyler M.D., an Atlanta orthopedic surgeon and attorney specializing in AIDS informatin research, in a presentation to expose the hard, true shocking facts about AIDS as an epidemic in the Black community. With the onset of the King Holiday, Nu Mu not only marched as a unit in the parade, but also presented "A Remembrance of His Dream," a tribute to the late Brother Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. During Alpha Week 1989, Nu Mu carried the theme, "Unity Among Us" in its programming. "Unity Dysfunction of Black Students" brought students and student leaders together in a panel discussion/forum on the apparent problems on campus concerning this subject. Also included during the Week was a Founder's Day Service, featuring Miss Black and Gold Nu Mu and an all-Greek singing Quintet, "Alpha At Its Best" display featuring profiles of many prominent and famous Brothers, the "Voice of King," by Rev. Byron Blackmon, who also performed in Kansas City, with his incredible voice replication of the late Rev. Brother Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a Black Greek Basketball Tournament, Nu Mu Beach Bash, and the annual Miss Black & Gold Pageant where the new Miss Black and Gold Nu Mu was crowned. Of course, Nu Mu would not be complete without its quarterly "Attitude Adjustment" party to get students in the mood for final exams. One the serious side, the Brothers also put together "Famous Quotes to Study By" during exam week also to inspire dedication among Tech Students. With the active participation and assistance of 21 newly recruited Sweethearts this year, the Brothers of Nu Mu chapter are surely headed onward and upward toward the light. Hearty A-phi!
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sweethearts and guests, danced the night away at this most festive celebration. During the Ball, the Chapter honored three brothers for their outstanding achievements in the medical profession. These honorees included: Brother Louis W. Sullivan, President, Morehouse School of Medicine and Secretary of Health and Human Services; Brother Asa Yancey, Retiring Medical Director, Grady Hospital, and Brother Hamilton Holmes, newly appointed Medical Director of Grady Hospital. Each of these honorees received a thunderous ovation from the over one thousand persons attending the Ball. On January 16, 1989, the Brothers celebrated the birth of the late Brother Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by participating in the annual King Day Parade. This year the Brothers entered a magnificent float on which some of the officers rode. The rest of the Chapter joined the six undergraduate chapters in Atlanta in a spirit-filled march. The Brothers received cheers as they sang both Fraternity and freedom songs during the parade. Details on the Black History Month Celebration and the annual Sweetheart Affair will be chronicled in the next profile on Eta Lambda.
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New Year's Eve Boll Hosted by Eta Lambda
Gamma Zeta Lambda Lighting Up Florida
The Brothers of Eta Lambda closed out 1988 and brought in 1989 with their annual New Year's Eve Ball. The Brothers, along with their wives,
". . . Men, unacquainted, enter, shake hands, exchange greetings, and depart friends . . . " Those words of the "House of
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Alpha" were truly exemplified on December 4, 1988 as Gamma Zeta Lambda chapter of Tampa held its Founder's Day and Tree Lighting ceremony at Central Life Insurance Company. The audience consisted of a host of brothers both acquainted and unacquainted, and many guests from the Tampa Bay area. Brother Lorenza Butler delivered an inspiring address tracing the history of Alpha Phi Alpha from its inception to the present. The program concluded with the tree lighting of Central Life Plaza and a reception of Brothers and guests in the Central Life Building. The following week the Brothers of Gamma Zeta Lambda worshipped with our Brothers across the bay as Theta Eta Lambda and held its Founder's Day program at Bethel A.M.E. Church in St. Petersburg, FL. Here again, those words from "House of Alpha" were indeed present. Gamma Zeta Lambda held its Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Ceremony on Sunday, January 15, 1989 at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church of which Brothers Tommie Robinson and Frank Watson are members. Brother Darryl S. Myles was chairman and Master of Ceremonies. the theme was "Keeping The Dream Alive" and Brother Dr. Richard Pride was the keynote speaker. Brother Pride's charisma rang throughout the church as he spoke of his first time meeting Dr. King and about the reality of Dr. King's dream. The highlight of the program was a skit written by Brother Myles entitled "Lord, They Done Killed The Man." The skit was performed by two Hillsborough High School students,
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