Mu Lambda’s Torch    MU  LAMBDA  CHAPTER                  ALPHA  PHI  ALPHA  FRATERNITY,  INC.    www.mulambda.org        SEPTEMBER  2014  

Inside  this  issue:  •  Membership    page  3          ΜΛ  in  the  Community  page  7    •  #wesalutebrobrice  page  4            2014/2015  Events    page  9  •  Chaplain’s  Corner  page  6  

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE I thank the brothers of Mu Lambda for an excellent 2013-2014 fraternal year, and welcome you back for 2014-2015. In 2012-2013, Mu Lambda was the 7th largest chapter in Alpha. In 2013-2014, it became the third largest chapter. Starting 2014-2015, it is now the second largest chapter in Alpha Phi Alpha. It is not the fact that the chapter is growing in numbers that makes me proud – I see the fruits of your labor taking root. The programs are reaching a larger audience and the mindset has shifted from what can Alpha do for us – to what can we do to serve the public. I concluded the fraternal year by stating last year was a building block for 2014-2015. I promised that in 2014-2015 we are committing to have a good social year. During the summer we celebrated Brother Brice’s tenure in Alpha Phi Alpha and Mu Lambda. We had a happy hour social in August where there were more than 600 people in attendance. The annual crab feast is this Saturday; there will be a Congressional Black Caucus Reception, where we will host 2,000 brothers and guests; Mu Lambda will be celebrating 91 years of existence on October 1st, and there will be a brunch on October 4th to celebrate this milestone; Brothers, family, and friends will Worship together on October 5th at the church of Mu Lambda’s own, Brother Lloyd McGriff; and the following weekend Mu Lambda will take to the golf course to host its annual golf tournament. I also stated we must do community service. This summer, Mu Lambda has participated in multiple voter registration drives with the NAACP; participated in the annual D.C. Beautification Day – Mu Lambda provided approximately 25 volunteers who mulched the entire grounds of the Patterson Elementary School; and donated book bags and supplies to Georgetown East Elementary where the principal is a brother of Alpha Phi Alpha. Mu Lambda also supported the activities of other chapters and Greek letter organizations. This summer, Mu Lambda attended the annual health day hosted by Omicron Eta Lambda; attended the annual cookout hosted by Omicron Lambda Alpha; attended the annual crab feast hosted by Upsilon Tau Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha; and attended the public programs at the conventions of Zeta Phi Beta, Phi Beta Sigma, and Sigma Gamma Rho.

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I also stated we would do a full court press with reclaiming our brothers who are no longer in the house of Alpha. The membership committee has committed to reclaiming 20 brothers this year. The newest brother in the house of Mu Lambda is LeVar Crooms, made at Alpha Omicron. With all the good things we have done over the summer – there have been some losses. During the drafting of my message to you, I was informed that Brother Arthur Freeman transitioned to Omega Chapter (details are forthcoming). I lost my mother-in-law; Brother James Wilson lost his father-in-law; Brother Mark Ross lost his father; we lost Brothers Gerald Roper and Robert Moore (not members of Mu Lambda). In addition, we lost countless young African American males at the hands of the police who have sworn to protect them. There has been much work done over the summer to put things in place for intake. There are approximately 25 gentleman interested in pursuing Alpha Phi Alpha through the Mu Lambda Chapter. I have also received many calls from young men on the campus of Howard University who have informed me there are over 125 students interested in pursuing Alpha Phi Alpha through the Beta Chapter. Brothers, with membership intake comes much responsibility. Part of that responsibility is that all brothers get trained in the new process, attend as many membership intake weekends as possible, get to know and observe the candidates so you can make an informed vote on them, and only sponsor candidates that you feel meet the standards of Alpha Phi Alpha.   Brothers, I have brought you up to date and I will be presenting some new and innovative information at chapter meeting. I need you at the chapter meeting with your check and/or credit card in hand to pay your 2014-2015 dues.   Fraternally, Brother Eddie Neal, President

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President’s  Message  (cont’d)  President’s Message (continued)  

Mu  Lambda’s  #:  66770  

Mu  Lambda’s  #:  9556  

Since  our  charter,  Mu  Lambda  Chapter  has  been  an  innovator,  a  builder,  and  a  molder  of  men  making  a  difference  in  the  lives  of  many  in  the  Washington  Metropolitan  area.  We  work  diligently  to  ensure  that  our  programs  and  social  ac\vi\es  con\nue  to  impact  the  community  in  a  posi\ve  way  by  being  a  catalyst  of  change.      Today,  Mu  Lambda  stands  as  a  beacon  of  light  to  the  community  and  a  strong  source  of  leadership.  Through  our  Henry  Arthur  Callis  Academy,  we  con\nue  to  facilitate  the  growth  of  young  male  adults  so  they  understand  that  leadership  is  not  a  burden  but  a  responsibility.  Staying  true  to  Alpha’s  core:  we  implement  successfully  the  fraternity’s  Na\onal  Programs:  Go-­‐to-­‐High  School  Go-­‐to-­‐School,  A  Voteless  People  is  a  Hopeless  People,  Project  Alpha  and  Brothers  Keepers.  These  four  programma\c  efforts  are  implemented  through  “out-­‐of-­‐the-­‐box”  formats  to  ensure  that  Mu  Lambda  Chapter  is  reaching  our  target  audience—the  youth.      Brother,  I  challenge  you  to  reflect,  reorganize  and  rekindle  the  spirit  for  the  coming  fraternal  year.  I  encourage  you  to  visit  and/or  join  Mu  Lambda  Chapter  as  we  find  ways  to  renew  the  eminent  Spirit  of  Alpha.      For  your  convenience,  our  dues  structure  is  below.    Making  payments  are  encouraged  (if  necessary).    

       Grand  Tax  Chapter      Life  Member            N/A    $400.00    Non-­‐Life  Member    $150.00    $400.00    1st  Year  Alumni    $75.00    $350.00    2nd  Year  Alumni    $112.50    $350.00  Graduate  Student    $150.00  $350.00        If  you  wish  to  pay  on  line  click  on  the  link  below:  hjp://mulambda.celect.org/tax-­‐deduc\ble-­‐dona\on  

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Membership & Reclamation (Bro. Tim Fitzgerald)  

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Brother Julius Brice An Appreciation Dinner

Held July 19, 2014

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Brother  Julius  H.  Brice  #wesalutebrobrice  

 On  the  alernoon  of  July  19,  2014,  the  Brothers  of  Mu  Lambda  Chapter  of  Alpha  Phi  Alpha  Fraternity,  Incorporated  honored  Brother  Julius  Brice  for  his  sixty-­‐six  years  of  dedica\on  to  the  fraternity.    

The  dinner  was  held  at  the  Mu  Lambda  Community  House,  2405  First  Street,  NW,  Washington  D.C.  20001,  which  was  fes\vely  decorated  by  Brother  Terence  Tarver  for  the  occasion.        Brother  Eddie  Neal,  President  of  Mu  Lambda  Chapter,  welcomed  more  than  50  brothers,  family,  and  friends  who  came  to  salute  Brother  Brice.  Brother  Neal  shared  with  us  the  many  contribu\ons  that  Brother  Brice  has  made  not  only  to  Mu  Lambda  chapter,  but  also  to  the  fraternity  as  a  whole.  Following  Brother  Neal’s  welcome,  Brother  William  Hawkins,  former  Mu  Lambda  chaplain,  gave  the  invoca\on.        Brother  Karl  Bruce,  hospitality  chair,  prepared  dinner.  The  menu  included:  delicious  “chef’s  secret”  sauce,  tangy  barbecue  sauce,  or  dry  seasoned  chicken;  creamy  corn;  and  smoked-­‐flavored  green  beans.  To  top  it  off,  Brother  Bruce  delighted  us  with  his  special,  homemade  peach  cobbler.        Brothers  Alexander  Pullen,  LeRoy  Lowery,  III,  and  Rudolph  Harris  each  expressed  their  admira\on  and  apprecia\on  for  Brother  Brice  with  a  “roast  and  toast.”  Brother  Pullen  likened  Brother  Brice  to  a  Bap\st  Preacher,  Brother  Lowery  shared  with  us  Brother  Brice’s  contribu\on  to  the  renova\on  of  the  Mu  Lambda  house,  and  Brother  Harris  spoke  of  Brother  Brice  as  the  true  essence  of  an  Alpha  man.        Brother  Brice  received  awards  from  the  Mu  Lambda  FoundaPon  and  Mu  Lambda  Chapter.  Others  in  the  house,  including  fellow  South  Carolina  State  University  alumni,  spoke  of  the  many  ways  Brother  Brice  has  impacted  their  lives  posi\vely.  General  President  Mark  Tillman,  unable  to  ajend  personally,  conveyed  special  gree\ngs  to  Brother  Brice  and  all  present  via  speakerphone.  

Also  in  ajendance  were  members  of  the  Brice  family  –  Angela,  his  wife,  who  shared  how  Brother  Brice  swept  her  off  her  feet,  Diane,  his  daughter,  who  discussed  her  early  exposure  to  Alpha,  and  Kent,  his  son-­‐in-­‐law.  The  event  concluded  with  Brother  Brice  sharing  wisdom,  as  is  his  custom.  He  said:  “…Everything  that  I  did  in  life,  it  had  to  be  in  the  name  of  Alpha.  In  other  words,  [to  be  an  Alpha]  you  must  be  the  best  you  can  be  in  life  because  that’s  the  only  way  you  can  help  others  and  that’s  what  Alpha  is  all  about  —helping  others.”      Brothers  Jonathan  Butler  and  LeRoy  Lowery,  III  co-­‐chaired  the  event.  

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Mu Lambda Day of Worship In continuing in the celebration of Mu Lambda’s Founders’ Day event on Saturday, October 4th, Mu Lambda will host a day of worship for brothers, families, and friends on October 5th at 11:00 am. The worship service will be held at our own Brother Lloyd T. McGriff’s church, Galilee Baptist Church.  

Date: October 5, 2014 Time: 11:00 a.m. Place: Galilee Baptist Church 2101 Shadyside Avenue Suitland, MD, 20746

  If you will be attending, please contact me at jzmb@me.com or (571) 251-8253 (text or call).      

Please continue to pray for: •  Brother James Wilson and family (passing of his father-in-law) •  Brother Mark Ross and family (passing of his father)

 

Chaplain’s Corner  (Bro.  Jonathan  Butler)    

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Mu Lambda in the Community      

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On August 24th, at National’s Park, Bro. Vincent Orange was honored with his own day and awarded the Spirit Award. Congratulations!

Vincent  Orange  Day  

Mu Lambda in the Community      

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Mu Lambda Chapter and friends of Mu Lambda participated in the DC Beautification Day on Saturday, August 23 at Patterson Elementary School in SW DC. The principal, Dr. Victorie Thomas (Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.) and vice principal Ms. Cruz greatly appreciated our hard work. They have invited us back to their school for various events and partnerships. This annual DCPS event was established in 2005 as a citywide “spruce up” of all DC public school buildings in preparation for the first day of school. Beautification efforts included landscaping, trash pick-up, light painting, planting flowers, and other external beautification efforts.

   

DC  Beau\fica\on  Day  

2014/2015 Mu Lambda Chapter Calendar of Events  

 

The  events  below  includes  the  ac\vi\es  proposed  by  the  Mu  Lambda  Founda\on  and  the  Social  Commijee.    This  calendar  will  be  modified  as  commijees  propose  its  ac\vi\es.    It  does  not  include  any  events  from  the  Henry  Arthur  Callis  Academy.    July  July  15th    Mu  Lambda  Founda\on  Mee\ng  July  15th    Zeta  Phi  Beta  Public  Program  July  16th    Phi  Beta  Sigma  Public  Program  July  18th    Sigma  Gamma  Rho  Public  Program  July  19th    Omega  Service  for  Brother  Robert  Moore  (Chaplain,  Brother  Butler)  July  19th    Alpha  Apprecia\on  Luncheon  for  Brother  Julius  Brice  (Hospitality  Commijee)    August  August  2nd    Voter  Registra\on  (Program  Commijee)  August  14th    Happy  Hour  (Reclama\on)  (Social  Commijee  and  Membership  Commijee)  August  16th    Voter  Registra\on  (Program  Commijee)  August  19th    Mu  Lambda  Founda\on  Mee\ng  August  22nd    Alpha  Kappa  Alpha  –  Upsilon  Tau  Omega  Chapter  crab  feast  August  23rd    D.C.  Public  Schools  Beau\fica\on  Day  –  Pajerson  Elementary,  S.W.  ,  D.C.  August  24th    Donated  school  supplies  to  Georgetown  East  Elementary  School    September  September  4th    Chapter  Mee\ng  –  first  mee\ng  of  fraternal  year  September  6th    Voter  Registra\on  11-­‐1  (Program  Commijee)  September  6th    MAAC  Staff  Mee\ng  –  Bowie  University  September  6th    Crab  Feast  (ML  Founda\on)  September  12th-­‐13th  Eastern  Region  Staff  Mee\ng  –  Princeton,  NJ  September  16th  Mu  Lambda  Founda\on  Mee\ng  (3rd  Tuesday)  September  17th  Mu  Lambda  Execu\ve  Board  Mee\ng  (3rd  Wednesday)  September  23rd  DCNPHC  mee\ng  September  24th  Mu  Lambda  Black  Caucus  event  –    (Public  Policy,  Social,  and  Brother  Orange)  September  24th-­‐27th  Congressional  Black  Caucus  Legisla\ve  Conference  September  27th  Voter  Registra\on  (Program  Commijee)    

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2014/2015 Mu Lambda Chapter Calendar of Events  

 

October  October  1st    Mu  Lambda’s  91st  Anniversary  (October  1,  1923)  October  2nd    Chapter  Mee\ng  October  4th    Mu  Lambda’s  Founder’s  Day  Luncheon  (Social  Commijee  and  Brother  C.  Campbell)  October  5th    Mu  Lambda  Day  of  worship  (Chaplain)  October  11th    Golf  Tournament  (ML  Founda\on)  October  15th    Mu  Lambda  Execu\ve  Board  Mee\ng  (3rd  Wednesday)  October  21st    Mu  Lambda  Founda\on  Mee\ng  (3rd  Tuesday)  October  25th    Whitman-­‐Walker  –  The  Walk  to  End  HIV  (Community  Service)  October  28th    DCNPHC  mee\ng  –  Alphas  are  the  host  October  29th    Masquerade  Ball  (Social  Commijee)    November  November  4th    Vo\ng  in  DC  and  MD  November  6th    Chapter  Mee\ng  November  18th  Mu  Lambda  Founda\on  Mee\ng  November  19th  Mu  Lambda  Execu\ve  Board  Mee\ng  November  25th  DCNPHC  mee\ng    December  December  1st    Spring  2015  Intake  Applica\ons  available  and  Cluster  date  submission  to  HQ  December  4th    Chapter  Mee\ng  December  6th    MAAC  Founder’s  Day  event  (I  am  assuming  this  is  the  date)  December  6th    Dancing  with  the  Greeks  (Social  Commijee)  December  13th  Mu  Lambda  Night  at  the  Theater  (Five  Guys  Named  Moe)  (Social  Commijee)  December  16th  Mu  Lambda  Founda\on  Mee\ng  December  17th  Mu  Lambda  Execu\ve  Board  Mee\ng  December  20th  Mu  Lambda  Holiday  Social  (Social  Commijee)  

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2014/2015 Mu Lambda Chapter Calendar of Events  

 

2015    January  January  1st    Happy  New  Year  January  8th    Chapter  Mee\ng  (2nd  Thursday)  January  14th    Alpha  Night  in  DC  –  tenta\ve  date  (Public  Policy  and  Brother  Orange)  January  16th    Spring  2015  Intake  applica\on  request  deadline  January  20th    Mu  Lambda  Founda\on  Mee\ng  January21st    Mu  Lambda  Execu\ve  Board  Mee\ng  January  23rd    Spring  2015  Intake  Applica\on  Comple\on  date  January  27th    DCNPHC  mee\ng    February  February  1st    Super  Bowl  Party  (Social  Commijee)  February  5th    Chapter  mee\ng  February  6th    Spring  2015  Intake  –  District  Director  deadline  for  submission  of  applica\ons  February  17th    Mu  Lambda  Founda\on  Mee\ng  February  18th    Mu  Lambda  Execu\ve  Board  Mee\ng  February  20th    Beginning  of  IMDP  window  February  24th    DCNPHC  mee\ng    March  March  5th    Chapter  Mee\ng  March  6th-­‐7th    MAAC  Conference,  Bowie  State  University  March  17th    Mu  Lambda  Founda\on  Mee\ng  March  18th    Mu  Lambda  Execu\ve  Board  Mee\ng  March  21st    Men  Who  Cook  –  tenta\ve  date  (Social  Commijee  and  Brother  Grey)  March  24th    DCNPHC  mee\ng  March  26th-­‐29th  Eastern  Region  Conven\on  –  Newark,  NJ    April  April  2nd    Chapter  Mee\ng  April  15th    Mu  Lambda  Execu\ve  Board  Mee\ng  April  16th    DC  Emancipa\on  Day  (Public  Policy,  Community  Service,  and  Brother  Orange)  April  21st    Mu  Lambda  Founda\on  Mee\ng  April  25th    Black  and  Gold  Gala  April  28th    DCNPHC  mee\ng    

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May  May  2nd    March  for  Babies  Walk  –  tenta\ve  date  (Community  Service)  May  7th    Chapter  Mee\ng  May  19th    Mu  Lambda  Founda\on  Mee\ng  May  20th    Mu  Lambda  Execu\ve  Board  Mee\ng  May  26th    DCNPHC  mee\ng    June  June  4th    Chapter  Mee\ng  –  last  mee\ng  of  fraternal  year  June  20th    Spring  2015  Intake  –  end  of  IMDP  window  June  23rd    DCNPHC  mee\ng    August  August  5th-­‐9th    General  Conven\on,  Charloje,  NC      Note:    Chapter  mee\ngs  are  the  first  Thursday  of  the  month  unless  changed.  

 Founda\on  mee\ngs  are  the  third  Tuesday  of  the  month  unless  changed.    Execu\ve  Board  mee\ngs  are  the  third  Wednesday  unless  changed.    DCNPHC  mee\ngs  are  the  fourth  Tuesday  (Except  December,  July,  and  August).    Fall  intake  must  be  completed  before  the  MAAC  Conference.  

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2014/2015 Mu Lambda Chapter Calendar of Events  

 

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