Goodwill: Information for Leaders - Winter 2012

ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY INC. ! WINTER 2012 EDITION

AΦΑ - ΓΙΛ CHAPTER NEWSLETTER! PAGE 1

President’s Corner

GOODWILL Remembering the Jewels Brothers gather together nationwide for Founders Day 2011

On December 4 , A lpha brothers around the countr y gathered together to honor the memory of our Jewels and to celebrate the founding of our f r a te r n i ty a s the f i r s t intercollegiate Greek lettered fraternity by African Americans.

Gamma Iota Lambda brothers joined in fellowship at Macedonia Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, NY to hear inspiring words from the 32nd General President, Bro. Darryl Matthews, Sr.

-Bro. Runako Gulstone Associate Editor to the Sphinx

2011 - 2012 GAMMA IOTA LAMBDA CHAPTER LEADERSHIPPresident - Bro. James SalnaveVice President - Bro. Christopher BurksImmediate Past President -Bro. R. Emanuel Scott Jr. Secretary - Bro. Linwood WinslowTreasurer - Bro. Michael CookFinancial Secretary - Bro. Joseph BarclaySergeant-at Arms -Bro. Cadman WilliamsHistorian - Bro. Andre McKenzie

Chaplain - Bro. Joseph Grant Chapter Dean - Bro. Lucien Allen Dir. of Education - Bro. Ibrahim Traore Assoc. Editor to the Sphinx -Bro. Runako Gulstone Parliamentarian - Bro. Steven Palmer

Gamma Iota Lambda Chapter - Brooklyn, NY INFORMATION FOR LEADERS

Brothers welcome back! 2012 is finally here and it is another year for us to live up to the noble Aims of Alpha - Manly Deeds, Scholarship, and Love for All Mankind.

We are doing great work in Gamma Iota Lambda, and I am proud to lead us into the future.

Bro. James Salnave


3 Letter from the Editor A New Beginning

ContentsGOODWILL: INFORMATION FOR LEADERS ! WINTER 2012 VOLUME III NO. II

15 Achievements The Extraordinary Achievements of Alpha Men

12 Events Socials, Service, and Brotherhood

4 Brotherhood HIStory: A Moment with Dr. Andre McKenzie

An Abridged History of Key #175 Blessed are the Poor From Movement to Monument Travel Etiquette and the Convention in Portsmouth

16 News and Notes In Gratitude, In Remembrance, Birthdays & Anniversaries

17 Seen on the Scene GIL At Events

13 Arts and Culture Watch, Read, and Visit


A New BeginningTime sure does fly. 2012 has arrived and we are all safe and sound despite all the Mayan and Harold Camping end of the world prophecies. New Years resolutions have been written and d i scarded , w i th on l y a determined few still in gyms around the country honoring their pledge to be physically fit. The beginning of a new year i s often a per iod of reflection for all we have achieved and what we desire to do that still lays ahead. This edition of The Goodwill aims to do just that with articles reflecting on our collective history in Alpha Phi Alpha, the relevance of our beloved chapter, and where we can go in the future.

Though a new year is here, it is not necessarily a new beginning unless we do the work to make it so. We cannot move forward unless we make a conscious decision to no longer carry the burdens of yester-year and position ourselves to meet the demands of the present. The Winter edition of Goodwill has great contributing writers sharing their perspectives on our history and how

we ought to actualize the lessons of that history. It is through being inspired by Alpha’s rich history that I challenge the talented membership of this mighty chapter to shoulder the leaven of self-examination - that we live up to the Aims in our daily lives, that we be First of All, Servants of All, and Transcend All, shining a beacon o f l i ght and hope in Brooklyn.

Fraterna%y Yours,

Runako A. GulstoneBro. Runako A. GulstoneAssociate Editor to the Sphinx

JEWELS OF WISDOM

“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

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Letter from the Editor

Brother Profile

Bro. Runako Gulstone is the Associate Editor to the

Sphinx for the 2011-2012 Fraternal Year.

He is a proud graduate of Howard University, career

education professional, writer and public speaker.


HIStory: A Moment with Bro. Andre McKenzieG: Bro. McKenzie, you’ve done a lot of great work, but tell us a little bit about yourself for those who are not aware. When did you become an Alpha?

M: I was initiated into Alpha at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois on January 24th 1976. It will be 36 years.

G: You’ve been working on the GIL History Project. Tell us about it.

M: The GIL Oral History Project is something that I began to think about in the context of my work for the new book on Alpha, Alpha Phi Alpha: A Legacy of Greatness, The Demands of Transcendence. It made me think of it on a more a local level in terms of my own chapter and trying to find more information about GIL. We’ve identified a few brothers in the chapter who could best share their experiences. The project began in December with six senior brothers who shared their recollections on the chapter. It has been very interesting thus far.

G: As someone who is always trying to bridge the gap between scholarship and public consumption, I’m very struck by this. Why should this history be important to us?

M: In general, we don’t know where we’re going or what we’re capable of doing in the future unless we have a firm grasp on what we’ve already experienced both on a national and chapter level. It gives us a sense of awareness on what our strengths have been and what have been our challenges. It allows us to reach our fuller potential in terms of the purpose of the Fraternity. It certainly did that for me as I did research on the 32 Past General Presidents and what each of them contributed to Alpha’s identity. This is certainly a model that fits on the chapter level as well.

G: Why should GIL examine its history now?

M: Why not? If we’re looking at growth and development of the chapter, its important to have a degree of introspection about where we’ve been since 1945. What we have found out gives a better understanding of where we are today. This is an excellent time for us to do it especially with all the talk of becoming a stronger chapter. On a national level, we are continuing to learn to be an effective multifaceted organization. The Fraternity means different things to different people. For some, it is a social organization. For some it is an avenue for the expression of brotherhood and camaraderie. For others it is a civic and community service oriented organization. In many ways, we are all of those things. The level of attention varies in the minds of individual brothers as to what Alpha means to them. We do this while trying to fulfill the greater good as espoused by that of the Founders.


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Brother Profile

Bro. Andre McKenzie serves as chapter Historian and is the Vice President of

Academic Support Services at St. John’s University.

http://www.amazon.com/Alpha-Phi-Greatness-Demands-Transcendence/dp/0813134218/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327474026&sr=8-1







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Director of Communications, Bro. Bryan Kelly shares a moment discussing the Past General Presidents with Bro. McKenzie at the Corporate Headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland

On a chilly October morning, Bros. Andre McKenzie and Runako Gulstone boarded Amtrak and traveled to Baltimore, Maryland to visit the Corporate Headquarters of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. They were sent on a mission from the brotherhood to conduct research on the history and origin of the chapter - the evidence of which would be the original Charter. What was found was far more interesting.

Many members of the chapter know that it was chartered on May 5th 1945 as the 143rd chapter of the Fraternity by 11 distinguished Alpha men. What they may not be aware of are the circumstances of its founding and its early formative years.

The story of Gamma Iota Lambda is the story of neighbors. Many of its early members lived in the heart of the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn mere doorsteps away from each other. The congeniality they experienced appears evident in the

minutes and fondly written letters to each others homes and families. They were military veterans, physicians, lawyers, judges, clergymen, and educators with a common bond in Alpha and a myriad of other fraternal, civic, and social organizations. They belonged to a Brooklyn chapter.

Bro. McKenzie found a document with Gamma Iota Lambda letterhead from 1954 - nine years after its chartering - bearing the words “Brooklyn - Long Island Chapter”. What was once thought to be a relatively recent innovation, was something that the Charter members fully embraced. There are a few reasons why this might have been the case.

In the 1940s, New York City was very segregated and it was challenging for African-Americans to find housing outside of select neighborhoods. This would change in the late 1940s and early 1950s as brothers would begin to move and establish families or retire in St. Albans, Long Island. Thus, the “Famous Brooklyn - Long Island” Chapter was created in the minds of its members. St. Albans was not redistricted to Queens county until the late 1960s. Gamma Iota Lambda was involved in the initiation of college and alumni brothers in Brooklyn, Hempstead, and St. Albans until Zeta Zeta Lambda chapter’s founding in St. Albans in 1955.

The fifties and sixties was a time in which the tranquil neighborhoods of St. Albans and the suburbia of other areas of Long Island like Hempstead represented the frontier of the American Dream, something that many African Americans longed for and very few had the means to achieve. It is plausible, that the Long Island designation was symbolic of gaining equality and status in New York.


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Bro. McKenzie carefully handles documents from Gamma Iota Lambda Chapter with gloves in order prevent oils from transferring to the papers - some of which were incredibly fragile due to age.

Bros. Allen and McKenzie sort materials out into separate decades.

Many of the materials found highlight our relationships to the Alpha Wives Club of Brooklyn - Long Island founded in 1947, which consisted of the wives and widows of Gamma Iota Lambda Chapter members who assisted in the success of its events and community programs. The unity of the chapter appears evident as there was frequent correspondence from the wives to the chapter thanking them for acknowledging them, their husbands, supporting their sororities, civic, and social clubs, sending flowers and cards for bereavement, etc. Alpha was interwoven in the fabric of the early members’ family lives to such an extent that it continues to impact the close knit culture of the chapter to this day.

One of the most interesting aspects of the research conducted included holding the handwritten notes and letters concerning such prominent men as the Charter members, Jewel Henry Arthur Callis, and others. One truly could tell the level of importance and role Alpha played in their lives according to the time and emphasis they put into their activities. It was also fascinating to sort through the rosters and initiation records over the years. ! !

Gamma Iota Lambda Chapter has had many distinguished men within its ranks including Jewel Eugene Kinckle Jones, Paul Robeson Jr., whom it initiated and John Hope Franklin. While not confirmed, it is possible that W.E.B. DuBois was a member of the chapter as a handwritten note was found detailing his home address at 31 Grace Court. Bro. DuBois lived there from 1951 - 1961 before living in Accra, Ghana. Research remains to be done on other early members and their achievements, but it is certain that Gamma Iota Lambda was a bastion of intellect emblematic of all Alpha Men.

There is much that remains to be done and the History Committee led by Bro. McKenzie continues to organize and gain understanding of the documents that lay before them. What is clear is the importance of the history in informing where it has been and where it ought to go. Gamma Iota Lambda has always been a body that ebbed and flowed over the years and redefines itself to best serve the present moment.

-Bro. Runako Gulstone


Blessed are the PoorGOODWILL: INFORMATION FOR LEADERS ! WINTER 2012 VOLUME III NO. 11

BrotherhoodIn the call and response tradition of the Baptist church, i t i s the par ishioners prerogative to the shout from the pew, “Take your time with it, Preacher!” in hopes that an idea will be fully examined before the preacher moves on to the next sermonic point. Brother King’s mastery of theology, sociology, rhetoric, and politics is renown, but when he spoke on economics, I wish the pews had cried out, “Take your time with it, take your time.”

In his 1967 speech entitled, “Where do we go from here?” MLK said the following:

“Now we must develop progress, or rather, a program --and I can’t stay on this long-- that will drive the nation to a guaranteed annual income. Now early in the century this proposal would have been greeted with ridicule and denunciation as destructive of initiative and responsibility. At that time, economic status was considered the measure of an individual’s abilities and talents. And in the thinking of that day, the absence of worldly goods indicated a want of industrious habits and moral fiber. We’ve come a long way in our understanding of human motivation and the blind operation of our economic system. Now we realize that dislocations in the market operation of our economy and the prevalence of discrimination thrust people into idleness and bind them in constant or frequent unemployment against their will. The poor are less often dismissed, I hope, from our conscience today by being branded as inferior and incompetent. We also know that no matter how dynamically the economy develops and expands, it does not eliminate all poverty.”

In the early 21st century, we find mainstream economic views are remarkably similar to those that Brother King ascribed to the early 20th century. The poor are more frequently dismissed as inferior and incompetent due to inadequate schooling, the loss of the American industrial base, and global competition. The initiative, responsibility, and moral fiber of the poor is boldly questioned with presidential frontrunners pontificating, ”If you’re not rich, blame yourself !” So the question remains, “Where do we go from here?” If you will indulge me, I’d like to take my time with it.

Bro. King speaking to students of Sacramento State University, explaining that the Vietnam War works against the push for African American equality and the domestic war on poverty.Source: The Los Angeles Times



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Bro. John D. Lewis (ΓΙΛ ’10) holds a Master in Business Administration in Management 'om Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations 'om Corne% University.

Who are “the Poor”? While all manner of statistics can be gathered and compared to set a threshold for poverty, I’d argue that those are ineffective measures. Wealth, the antithesis of poverty, is relative. For example, in 2011 the poverty guideline for an individual in the US is an income of less that $10,890. Certainly, an individual earning that much in numerous countries with per capita incomes measuring a f raction of that f igure would disagree. Relativity is always difficult to understand without a reference, and the proper measure of poverty is experientia l . Poverty is an experience of invisibility and powerlessness; the experience is timeless and common.

So having defined poverty, one final “shouting point” before I close.

Jesus began the Sermon on the Mount with a word about humility. “Blessed are the poor in

spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Mat 5:3). This is exactly where we go from here. Poor-in-spirit differs from poor; it is greater. In fact, you could be poor and not poor-in-spirit or wealthy and poor-in-spirit. In spirit means to possess the humility: to serve, to sympathize, to understand, and to feel. That spirit yields policy that isn’t distanced from the people it intends to serve; it yields compassion that provides hope rather than oppression; it yields understanding rather than division.

Brothers, it is important that we stand and continue to stand for our communities and those both visible and invisible. Mainstream cultural and economic views of the poor have seemingly grown darker than the times reflected in Brother King’s 1967 writing. The counsel in his sermon—”darkness cannot put out darkness; only light can do that”—is as true as ever.

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Dedicated on October 16, 2011, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is located at 1964 Independence Ave, SW in Washington, DC. The street number is a reference to the Civil Right’s Act of 1964, landmark legislation that outlawed major forms of discrimination against blacks and women, and a milestone in which King played an integral role in achieving. But that’s not the only thing that makes this location special.

The memorial creates a visual "line of leadership" from the Lincoln Memorial, which honors the President who emancipated the slaves and fought the Civil War, and where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech; to the Jefferson Memorial, which honors the President who helped create the United States as the author of the Declaration of Independence. Indeed the placement of the King Memorial within sight of the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials speaks volumes about the dominant ideology represented in this artifact, for it echoes the recognition, particularly in a national public space, of Jefferson’s pronouncement, a core tenet of the

United States Declaration of Independence, “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Justice”. Yet, embedded in the placement of King’s memorial—the first of its kind commemorating a private citizen and a person of color—is that his call for the nation to “rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed” has not been any easy one.

Struggle and hope are part of the message here. Both King and Lincoln were assassinated. Thecountry fought a bitter Civil War over the question of slavery and states rights.

A hundred years after Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation and promoted the adoption of the 13th Amendment, many blacks were not equal, particularly in the Jim Crow South. So it’s fitting that the King Memorial would be on the same sight line as the Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials, for freedom, at least for African Americans, has been a trajectory of sorts. Ultimately, the King Memorial symbolizes the very



Brotherhoodpublic rhetoric espoused by the nation’s founding fathers and applies it to individuals and groups whohave been traditionally left out.

Even the granite material that the King Memorial is made out of points to struggle and hope. Stone is rugged, yet malleable, suggesting that a situation or circumstance can be changed. According to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial website, “At he entry portal, two stones are parted and a single stone wedge is pushed forward toward the horizon; the missing piece of what was once a single boulder. The smooth insides of the portal contrast the rough outer surfaces of the boulder. Beyond this portal, the stone appears to have been thrust into the plaza, wrested from the boulder and pushed forward. It bears signs of a great monolithic struggle.” (mlkmemorial.org, 2006- 2011) Again here, the idea is that struggle is not easy and that freedom sometimes needs to be“wrested” away in order to move a nation and a people forward. So the tension between the ideals of the American republic since its founding, as symbolized by the Jefferson Memorial, and the preservation of the Union and the eventual abolition of slavery, as symbolized by the Lincoln Memorial, culminate with the commemorative rhetoric of King’s memorial by reminding us that the ideographs of freedom, justice, righteousness and equality belong to us all, whether fighting for freedom from the British Crown or exercising your right to vote in Alabama.

Another theme represented in the King Memorial is hope. Text from King’s famed 1963 speech is inscribed in the stone: "Out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope." On the other side are inscribed these words: "I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness.” In addition, the boulder is the “Mountain of Despair,” through which every visitor enters the monument and moves through the struggle as King

did during his life, and is released into the open freedom of the plaza. The solitary stone is the “Stone of Hope,” from which Dr. King’s image emerges, his arms folded, while gazing over the Tidal Basin toward the horizon, “seeing a future society of justice and equality for which he encouraged all citizens to strive.” (mlkmemorial.org, 2006-2011)

The granite stones are used to tell a story and thus function as a visual representation of King’s narrative about struggle and hope. The memorial also uses an inscription wall to tell a story or narrative by citing King’s most notable quotes, from his early days in the Civil Rights Movement to the sermon he delivered at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. four days before he was killed. The quotes represent the culturally-authorized rhetoric of King’s universal and timeless themes of justice, hope and love and reinforce the ideological rhetoric of Jeffersonian democracy on which the United States of America was founded.

Brother Profile

Bro. James Dunn is a doctoral candidate at the University of Baltimore and

graduate of University of Maryland - Co%ege Park and American University.

http://mlkmemorial.org/






A Prayer During the Montgomery Bus Boycott

"Lord, I am taking a stand for what I believe is right. The people are looking to me for leadership, and if I stand before them without strength and courage, they will falter. I am at the end of my powers. I have nothing left. I have nothing left. I have come to the point where I can't face it alone.”

- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Legacy


Etiquette and the Portsmouth ConventionBrothers, Alpha East is gearing up for its 80th Annual Eastern Region Convention in Portsmouth, Virginia!

The convention will take place on the weekend of March 28th - April 1st. Its a great opportunity to meet brothers within the region who are doing the work of Alpha! Brothers will be accommodated at the Portsmouth Virginia Renaissance Hotel. For more information, visit http://convention.alphaeast.com/

When traveling consider these tips:• Make a list of items to pack including Alpha Attire for

business sessions, Button down shirt, a V-neck sweater, jeans, and comfortable shoes. Bring clothing to stay warm, it may be chilly by the water.

• If you use concierge during your stay, it is appropriate to offer a small tip at the end of the convention.

• Maintain the decorum of the business sessions by not talking while there are speakers on the dais.

• Bring business cards. You never know how we may be helpful to one another.

• Enjoy yourself, but remember you are always wearing your letters and representing your chapter!


Events

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Arts & CultureReadAlpha Phi Alpha: A Legacy of Greatness, The Demands of TranscendenceEdited by Gregory S. Parks and Stefan M. Bradley

Eugene Kinckle Jones: The National Urban League and Black Social Work, 1910-1940 by Felix L. Armfield

The Wealth Cure: Putting Money in its Placeby Hill Harper

Watch (Click Titles for Trailers)

Alpha Man: The Brotherhood of MLKCommemorative film about Bro. King

The Black Power Mixtape 1967 - 1975The origins of the Black Power Movement

Red TailsThe story on the heroism of the Tuskeegee Airmen

VisitThe Brooklyn Museum - The Question Bridge Project Exhibit A dynamic video exhibit detailing interviews of black men confronting stereotypes, sharing experiences, and bridging gaps of understanding between each other’s walks of life.





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AchievementsGOODWILL: INFORMATION FOR LEADERS ! WINTER 2012 VOLUME III NO. II

The Gamma Iota Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. has many talented and successful brothers who are always pushing the boundaries of Knowledge and Achievement. This page is a small selection of the innumerable achievements made before the printing of this issue.

For future submissions, please submit your achievements to [email protected] for inclusion in the Goodwi%.

Bro. Robert Brissett (ΓΙΛ ’07) has launched Edu Status, a holistic student information management platform for students in the U.S. and Europe. The product is expected to launch in March 2012.

Bro. Brissett has also launched Brissett & Associates. It is now certified as a minority small business within New York City and the Federal government.

Bro. John Lewis (ΓΙΛ ’10) and his wife welcomed their first child this September.

Bro. Andre McKenzie (HT ’76) is a contributing author to a new book about the fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha: A Legacy of Greatness, The Demands of Transcendence. It will be released in January 2012. Bro. McKenzie's chapter examines our 32 Past General Presidents and the role each played in helping to shape the Alpha identity. Pre-orders for the book are now being taken through Amazon.com.

Bro. Joe Barclay (ΔΧ ’05) joins General President Skip Mason and other brothers in Liberia to celebrate the inauguration of Liberia’s first female President, Her Excellency Eleanor Johnson-Sirleaf as well as to charter a new chapter of the fraternity.

Bro. Ibrahim Traore (ΓΙΛ ’11) is the NYACOA Chief of Staff for the 2011-2012 Fraternal Year.

Bro. Oliver Davis was acknowledged during NYACOA convention with a scholarship being named in his honor.

Bro. RJ Allen (ΓΙΛ ’10) has successfully led his pee-wee football team, the Harlem Jets to their league National Championship game.

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Thank You to the Brothers of Gamma Iota Lambda Chapter for your support of the Alpha Affair. It was well attended and a joy for all. Special thanks to the brothers of Zeta Zeta Lambda Chapter for extending us the opportunity to co-sponsor this phenomenal event.


Seen on the Scene GOODWILL: INFORMATION FOR LEADERS ! WINTER 2012 VOLUME III NO. II

Bro. Rodney Cohen exchanges greetings with Bros. Little and Williams during our special program 100 Years Later: Who are We Now?

Brothers gather with Bro. McKenzie for the Oral History Project. From L-R: Bros. Haskins, Grant, Little, McKenzie, Rivers, Williams, and Umphlett

Brothers pose during the NYACOA 2011 Conference at City College.

First Row from L-R: Bros. Massey, Oso, HyltonSecond Row: Bros. Vanderburg, Horton, Barclay, Gulstone, Allen, EdwardsThird Row: Bros. Alleyne, Davis, Scott, Brown, Carter-Sinclair, Wilkinson, Vega, Cook


Seen on the Scene GOODWILL: INFORMATION FOR LEADERS ! WINTER 2012 VOLUME III NO. II

Photo Credits: Bros. David Barthelemy; Runako Gulstone; Robert Massey, & Ibrahim Traore

Brothers and members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. celebrate at The Social.

Brothers share goodwill during the Brotherhood Smoke

Brothers gather to honor the Jewels at the 2011 Founders Day at Macedonian Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, NY.

Brothers serve at the Back to School Jamboree in Staten Island with Psi Lambda Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

AΦΑ - ΓΙΛ CHAPTER NEWSLETTER!


GOODWILLAre You a Life Member?One of the ways to demonstrate your commitment to the Fraternity is to become a Life Member! Did you know that life members are only responsible for paying chapter dues and not the national tax?

Life Membership can either be paid all at once or in affordable installments over a 5 year period that you can set yourself.

GIL is one of the eldest alumni chapters in the NYC Metro Area and has one of the highest numbers of life members in it. Join the tradition!

Become a Life Member today!



GOODWILL ΓΙΛ

HOUSE OF ALPHAGOODWILL IS THE MONARCH OF THIS HOUSE,

MEN UNACQUAINTED, ENTER, SHAKE HANDS, EXCHANGE GREETINGS AND DEPART FRIENDS.

CORDIALITY EXIST AMONG ALL WHO ABIDE WITHIN. I AM THE EMINENT EXPRESSION OF FRIENDSHIP.

CHARACTER AND TEMPERAMENT CHANGE UNDER MY DOMINANT POWER.

LIVES ONCE TOUCHED BY ME BECOME TUNED AND ARE THEREAFTER AMIABLE, KINDLY, FRATERNAL.

I INSPIRE THE MUSICIAN TO PLAY NOBLE SENTIMENTS AND ASSIST THE CHEMIST TO CONVERT UNGENEROUS PERSONALITIES INTO INDIVIDUALS OF GREAT WORTH.

I DESTROY IGNOBLE IMPULSES. I CONSTANTLY INVOKE PRINCIPLES WHICH MAKE FOR COMMON BROTHERHOOD AND THE ECHO RESOUNDS IN ALL COMMUNITIES AND PRINCELY MEN ARE THEREBY RECOGNIZED.

EDUCATION, HEALTH, MUSIC, ENCOURAGEMENT, SYMPATHY, LAUGHTER, ALL THESE ARE SPECIES OF INTEREST GIVEN OF SELF INVESTED CAPITAL.

TIRED MOMENTS FIND ME A DELIGHTFUL TREAT, HOURS OF SORROW, A SHRINE OF UNDERSTANDING,

AT ALL TIMES I AM FAITHFUL TO THE CREED OF COMPANIONSHIP,

TO A FEW, I AM THE CASTLE OF DREAMS, AMBITIOUS, SUCCESSFUL, HOPEFUL DREAMS.

TO MANY, I AM THE POETIC PLACE WHERE HUMAN FEELING IS RHYMED TO CELESTIAL MOTIVES;

TO THE GREAT MAJORITY, I AM THE TREASURY OF GOOD FELLOWSHIP.

IN FACT, I AM THE COLLEGE OF FRIENDSHIP; THE UNIVERSITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE; THE SCHOOL FOR THE BETTER MAKING OF MEN.

I AM

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Food For Thought

“If African American organizations do not move from merely boasting about what makes (or made) them great to clearly identifying their purpose and their plan to their communities and the world, they will be identified as socially present but unessential in this time of societal change. How an organization and its membership are perceived and the brand we project can impact that organization’s ability to bring about change in ways its membership may not realize. The sentiments we hold about our organizations, regardless of the actual works they accomplish can lead us, as members, to build or destroy the very entity to which we pledge our time, energy, and money. Combine this understanding with our personal place in creating change and we are left with a scenario in which organizational perceptions can substantially impact our reality.”

-Bro. Michael Alexander Blake (Alpha Mu Chapter)Excerpt from the Foreward of Alpha Phi Alpha, A Legacy of Greatness, The Demands of Trancendance



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