Martin Alpha Alumni Network Newsletter Volume 5, Issue 1

The start of this academic

year saw Tau Psi enter into a

new period where we have

set and met goals and made

intentional moves on our

brand and our cementing

our legacy here at the Uni-

versity of Tennessee at Mar-

tin. Since our past district

conference, we made a very

intentional move to keep so

busy that we wouldn’t have

time to be lazy or compla-

cent.

Our goal was simple...make

a difference. We leaned on

one foundation and three

principles: Service with a

principle of serving our com-

munities, serving our cam-

pus, and then serving our-

selves. This is our year to

shine and absolutely noth-

ing is going to stop us from

doing so.

During our planning meet-

ing in June, we sat down

with the intent of develop-

ing programs that left some-

thing with attendees. We

wanted to extend our out-

reach by collaborating with

other organizations in efforts

to be more effective in our

mission.

We are excited about what

this academic year has af-

forded us and what we still

have left to come.

I want to reintroduce you all

to the chapter leadership

and brothers as well and re-

establish this newsletter as

the premier organ for what

is going on with the broth-

ers of Tau Psi Chapter and

Mu Beta Chapter and any

brother of Alpha that was

fortunate to attend the Uni-

versity of Tennessee at Mar-

tin. We look forward to re-

connecting with many of

you and anticipate many

more great things to come.

Martin Alpha Alumni Net-

work

V O L U M E 5 , I S S U E 1

UNIVERSITY OF TN AT MARTIN

Brother Justin Shipp came

fresh off the sands and

found his way into a leader-

ship position in the Tau Psi

Chapter. Justin Shipp, a Fall

2013 initiate of Tau Psi was

elected and has been mak-

ing strides to take the chap-

ter to another level. Based

on the many chapter events

and service projects that

have been implemented

since his reign, I can say that

it looks like we are heading

in the right direction!

Continue to lift our young

brother up in prayer and

support!

Committed to serve!

Ushering tau psi into a

new era

A Brother’s Reflection 4

Meet The Golden Army 6

Josh Wilson 3

Craigmont Chiefs on Fire 5

Regional Convention 9

College Days Swiftly Pass 10

Remembering Earl 16

Inside this issue:

" W e m u s t n e v e r l o s e

s i g h t o f t h e f a c t

t h a t w e m u s t t a k e

p a r t i n t h e d e v e l o p -

m e n t , n o t o n l y o f

o u r s e l v e s b u t o f a l l

h u m a n i t y . . . I w a n t

y o u t o u n d e r s t a n d

t h a t t h e r e n e v e r w a s

o r h a s b e e n o r w i l l

b e , i n t h e m i n d s o f

t h e f o u n d e r s , i n c l u d -

i n g m y s e l f , t h e

t h o u g h t o f a n y r e -

w a r d a n y n o t i c e c o m -

i n g t o u s f o r t h i s

e x p e r i m e n t i n b r o t h -

e r l y c o o p e r a t i o n a n d

c o m r a d e s h i p , w h i c h

w e i n i t i a t e d a n d

w h i c h h a s d e v e l o p e d ,

n o t n e c e s s a r i l y b e -

c a u s e o f a n y e f f o r t s

o f o u r s , i n t o o n e o f

t h e b e s t r e g a r d e d

o r g a n i z a t i o n s i n t h e

N e g r o c o l l e g i a t e

w o r l d . "

- - - J e w e l C h a r l e s H e n r y

C h a p m a n , 1 9 3 1

LIVING MY LIFE LIKE IT’S GOLDEN

Tau Psi started the Golden Girl Project in late 2008 as a means of identifying dynamic

young women who were doing positive things on campus, but hardly received recognition

for having class, dignity, and academic achievement in their desired fields of study.

The Golden Girls started out with 3 individuals, Sharnae Smith, Whitney Maxey, and

Kaneshela Cox, but expanded to include girlfriends of some of the brothers and other young

women who assisted us in our early stages of development. These women included Court-

ney Moore, Dominique Wilson, Mildred Lanier, Ashley Nichols, Brandi Campbell, and

Angel Fair.

Each woman exudes class and grace and many have moved on to pursue membership in

D9 Sororities and other organizations. Now the Golden Girls are few. Each year,

the chapter will select 7 women who dare to be different...women, who believe in

service, academic stability, and most importantly know the value in self worth and respect.

This issue, we pay homage to our Golden Girls who have parted ways and graduated from

this institution of College rank, as well as those still grinding it out to matriculate. We pay

homage to our very 1st Miss Black and Gold, Miss Leslea Robertson, who made history for

the Tau Psi Chapter and most importantly to our recent Queen, Miss Gabrielle Mary Lewis

who made it all the way to the Regional Pageant in Raleigh, NC. We pay homage to Whit-

ney Maxey and Sharnae Smith who have an undying love for the brothers of Alpha Phi Al-

pha.

Most importantly, we look forward to seeing the Golden Girls of tomorrow. Representing

class, sophistication, vision,

grace, and intellectual rapport. To us, the Golden Girls are the

total embodiment of what we

believe a good woman to be

and we the brothers of Alpha

Phi Alpha strongly believe that

quality over quantity is vital for

this initiative to live on. Should

you be so fortunate to be cho-

sen, expect to assist in per-

forming ser-vice projects with

the brothers and enjoying many

of the social activities afforded

to the brotherhood. I want to

take this moment to thank all

of our Golden Girls past and

present and say that without

your love, guidance, and sup-

port; I truly believe that we

would have been crippled in

our early years of development

as a chapter! We honor you

ladies and love you with all of

our hearts!

P A G E 2 T H E R O S E O F A L P H A

P A G E 3

A Commitment to serve

This newsletter will follow a very different format

for us in that we will showcase a variety of events

and projects that have spanned since our last Dis-

trict Conference. We have compiled all of our Ser-

vice Projects and Events and included the many

accolades of various brothers in an effort to show

you the many faces of brothers that have crossed

through the gates of the University of Tennessee

at Martin. We hope that throughout this newslet-

ter, celebrate with us our many heights and jour-

ney with us as we show you undoubtedly that

the spirit of Alpha NEVER DIES.

“May the true spirit of the fraternity, rule our

hearts, guide our thoughts, and control our lives

so that we may become through thee...servants

of all.”

Amen


P A G E 4

INTRODUCING THE R.O.O.T.S . OF SACRIPHICE

FALL 2013 (TAU PSI CHAPTER)


P A G E 5

INTRODUCING THE R.O.O.T.S . OF SACRIPHICE

FALL 2013 (TAU PSI CHAPTER)


BRO. JUSTIN M. SHIPP

THE GUARD1AN

ACE CLUB

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

BRO. DEXTER M. FIELDS

MASTERPIECE

DEUCE CLUB

ARLINGTON, TENNESSEE

BRO. DEONTE JOHNSON

EVER READY

TRE CLUB

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

BRO. STEVEN C. DOUGLAS

MICESTRO

QUAD CLUB

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

BRO. MICHAEL D. WILKINS

PERPHECTION

FIVE CLUB

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

BRO. MICHAEL JACKSON

THRILLER

SIX CLUB

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

BRO. DEMARIO GRANDBERRY

INPHAMOUS

JEWEL CLUB

COLLIERVILLE, TENNESSEE

BRO. MATTHEW R. SHELTON

APOCOLYPSE

TAIL / 8 CLUB

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

Although we are committed to service,

the thing that we genuinely enjoy

about Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. is

the brotherhood. Every now and then,

we get together just to catch up.

On this particular day, Brother Joseph

Brandon was in town for the weekend,

so we quickly got up a group gathering

and went to a Mexican restaurant in

Memphis, Tennessee.

This event occurred on November 30,

2013 and in the photo you can find

brothers from Beta Xi, Tau Psi, and lines

represented are as follows:

The 11 Immortal Sons of F.A.T.E.

The 9 Eternal Phantoms of Kemet

The Last Hope: The G.O.L.D.E.N. Army

The R.O.O.T.S. of Sacri-Phi-Ice

P A G E 6

T H E R O S E O F A L P H A

Life : the year of me

Brotherhood lunch

Life: The Year of Me is the first book by Brother Anthony

Prewitt. He defines it as an anthology of thoughts, citing

that it’s a collection of thoughts, poetry, songs, essays, let-

ters, and narratives that chronicle his life from a very young

age to the present.

Life has something for everyone and is the realization of a

lifelong dream. It was a very painful, yet rewarding experi-

ence and I am excited to share with you my story. The

beautiful thing about this story...is that it’s one that is ongo-

ing. I came out of my past and came into my being so re-

newed in my strength and my purpose.

I am a firm believer that everyone has a story to

tell...sometimes you just have to find the right vehicle in

which to release it. If you would like to order the book, you

may find it online through www.amazon.com or if you

would like an autographed copy, you may purchase

through my paypal account ([email protected]).

It is my hope that there is something within these pages

that will be exactly what you need it to be. I thank you all

for your support and ask that you continue to keep me

lifted in prayer.

The price is $20.00 and if you have any questions, please

feel free to contact me via email or through social media.

P A G E 7

Founder’s day 2013


EVENT: FOUNDER’S DAY DISPLAY & FOUNDER’S

DAY PROGRAM

LOCATION: UNIVERSITY CENTER IN MARTIN, TN

AND ST. PAUL CME IN JACKSON, TN

DATE: DECEMBER 4, 2013 AND DECEMBER 8,

2013

PROGRAM MISSION: TO OBSERVE AND PROPER-

LY CELEBRATE OUR FOUNDERS’ DAY

CHAPTER EVALUATION: THE DISPLAY WAS

BEAUTIFULLY DONE AND WE USED IT AS AN

OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE BROCHURES TO

INTERESTED GENTLEMEN WHILE AT THE SAME

TIME EXPOSING THEM TO THE GRANDEUR

THAT IS OUR FRATERNITY.

THE FOUNDERS’ DAY PROGRAM AFFORDED US

AN OPPORTUNITY TO DWELL IN FELLOWSHIP

WITH OUR BROTHERS FROM BETA PI AND BETA

UPSILON LAMBDA CHAPTERS IN JACKSON, TN.

P A G E 8 T H E R O S E O F A L P H A

Teen Center

EVENT: COMMUNITY SERVICE

LOCATION: MARTIN, TENNESSEE

ATTENDANCE: 28

DATE: DECEMBER 11, 2013

PROGRAM MISSION: KEEPING WITH THE TIME HON-

ORED TRADITION OF GIVING BACK, THE CHAPTER DE-

CIDED TO VISIT A FREQUENT PLACE OF SERVICE: THE

CROSSROADS TEEN CENTER AND HAVE A GAME DAY

WITH THE TEENAGERS IN MARTIN, TENNESSEE.

BROTHERS PLAYED VARIOUS GAMES AND HELPED

SOME OF THE STUDENTS WITH HOMEWORK.

Annual mlk awards breakfast

EVENT: MARTIN LUTHER KING ANNIAL AWARDS

BREAKFAST

LOCATION: BOLING UNIVERSITY CENTER BALL-

ROOM; MARTIN, TN

ATTENDANCE: 200

DATE: JANUARY 20, 2014

PROGRAM MISSION: TO HONOR COMMUNITY

LEADERS AND OUTSTANDING STUDENTS WHO’S

COMMITMENT TO SERVE MIRRORS THAT OF THE

LATE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

THIS EVENT IS A PARTNERSHIP AMONGST THE

CITY OF MARTIN, THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

AT MARTIN, THE OFFICE OF MULTI-CULTURAL

AFFAIRS AND ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY,

INC.—TAU PSI CHAPTER! THIS YEAR WE HON-

ORED BROTHER ALVIN SUMMERS AND UTM STU-

DENT BRYCE HOLMES!

EVENT: LOVE COOKIES FOR KIDS

LOCATION: STUART CENTER; MARTIN, TN

ATTENDANCE: 40

DATE: FEBRUARY 14, 2014

PROGRAM MISSION: TO OFFER AN EVENING OF

RELAXATION TO THE WOMEN THAT ATTEND

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT MARTIN IN A

CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT!

A “Lyle love” for service

P A G E 9 V O L U M E 5 , I S S U E 1

Brothers keeper

EVENT: BROTHER’S KEEPER NATIONAL PROGRAM

LOCATION: GREENBRIAR MEADOWS ASSISTED LIVING

DATE: FEBRUARY 16, 2014

I DECIDED TO GO AND VISIT AN ALPHA GIANT WHO IS

CURRENTLY STAYING IN THE ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES.

DEAN HAROLD CONNOR WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERI-

CAN ADMINISTRATOR HERE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEN-

NESSEE AT MARTIN. HE WAS INITIATED OVER SOME 60

YEARS AGO INTO ALPHA BY WAY OF THE BETA OMICRON

CHAPTER AT WHAT IS NOW KNOWN AS TENNESSEE

STATE UNIVERSITY.

THE CHAPTER SAT AND CHATTED WITH BROTHER CON-

NOR AND TOOK A BASKET FULL OF GOODIES TO HIM.

P A G E 1 0 T H E R O S E O F A L P H A

ALPHA WEEK 2013-2014: A RECAP IN PICTURES

EVENT: ALPHA PHI ALPHA WEEK 2K14

THEME: THE UNIVERSITY OF ALPHA


DATE: MARCH 10-16, 2014

EVALUATION: WE CAME, WE SAW, WE CONQUERED. WE

SET THE STANDARD FOR AN AMAZING WEEK FILLED

WITH SUCH EVENTS AS “GUY CODE”; “I AM LEGEND

AWARDS”, “DODGE BALL TOURNAMENTS, AND SO MUCH

MORE. WE CATERED TO THE CAMPUS INTELLECTUALLY

AND SOCIALLY AND INTRODUCED OUT SPRING 2014 NE-

OPHYTES TO THE CAMPUS: THE 5 SOLDIERS OF PERSERV-

ERANCE

WE ALSO HOSTED MISS BLACK AND GOLD AND ISSUED A

$500.00 SCHOLRSHIP TO WINNER CHIQUILLA SANDERS!

P A G E 1 1 V O L U M E 5 , I S S U E 1

P A G E 1 2

INTRODUCING THE 5 SOLDIERS OF PERSERVERANCE

SPRING 2014 (TAU PSI CHAPTER)



BRO. COREY A. SMITH

REVELACETION

ACE CLUB

DYERSBURG, TENNESSEE

INTRODUCING THE 5 SOLDIERS OF PERSERVERANCE

SPRING 2014 (TAU PSI CHAPTER)

BRO. MARTEVIOUS HENDERSON

TAILORMADE

DEUCE CLUB

OAKLAND, TENNESSEE

BRO. TYLER HURST

HEAD OF STATE

TRE CLUB

BRIGHTON, TENNESSEE

BRO. CLIFFORD D. JONES

KING OF COMEDY

QUAD CLUB

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

BRO. JESSE L. RAZOR

BATTLEFIELD

TAIL / FIVE CLUB

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE


REGIONAL CONFERENCE: CHATTANOOGA, TN

EVENT: SOUTHERN REGIONAL CONVENTION

LOCATION: CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE

DATE: MARCH 20—23, 2014

P A G E 1 5

COMMUNITY SERVICE

A FOOL FOR SERVICE AT THE WHITE HOUSE


EVENT: A FOOL FOR SERVICE

LOCATION: STUART CENTER

GOAL: GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY OF MARTIN,

TENNESSEE

DATE: APRIL 1, 2014

DID SIDEWALK CHALK AND HAD A FIELD DAY WITH

CHILDREN AGES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH

GRADE.

2013/2014 GREEK LIFE AWARDS

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT MARTIN

EVENT: GREEK LIFE AWARDS CEREMONY

LOCATION: BOLING UNIVERSITY CENTER

DATE: APRIL 4, 2014

THE BROTHERS OF TAU PSI WALKED AWAY WITH GREEK MAN OF THE YEAR

(BROTHER CALVIN STEEL); THE CHANCELLOR’S CUP (NPHC ORGANIZATION);

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD (MOST COMMUNITY SERVICE PERFORMED);

ADVISOR OF THE YEAR (NPHC ORGANIZATIONS).


SOCCER CHARITY GAME

EVENT: CHARITY SOCCER GAME

LOCATION: UNIVERSITY OF TEN-

NESSEE AT MARTIN

GOAL: THE CHAPTER PLAYED IN

A SOCCER GAME AGAINST THE

UTM WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM.

WE PAYED THE $100.00 EN-

TRANCE FEE AND THE MONEY

WENT TO HELP COSTS ASSOCI-

ATED WITH THE TEAM.

DATE: APRIL 16, 2014

CHAPTER EVALUATION: SOME-

TIMES IT’S JUST GOOD TO EX-

TEND BEYOND YOUR REACH

AND DO SOME THINGS THAT

YOU WOULDN’T NORMALLY

DO! THIS IS OUR SECOND TIME

DOING THE EVENT AND ALT-

HOUGH WE LOSE...WE ALWAYS

HAVE FUN!

COMMUNITY SERVICE

PAINTING EGGS AT THE STUART CENTER EVENT: PAINTING EGGS

LOCATION: THE STUART CENTER

GOAL: THE PURPOSE OF THIS

EVENT WAS TO DYE EASTER

EGGS FOR THE CHILDREN AT

THE STUART CENTER

DATE: APRIL 17, 2014

P A G E 1 7

END OF THE YEAR

CHAPTER COOKOUT


SPRING 2014 GRADUATION… MAY 3 , 2014

EVENT: END OF THE YEAR COOKOUT


DATE: MAY 1, 2014

CHAPTER EVALUATION: JUST WANTED TO

THANK THE BROTHERS FOR ALL OF THE

HARD WORK THAT THEY PUT IN THIS YEAR!

I ALSO WANTED TO USE THIS AS A TIME TO

CELEBRATE THE BROTHERS THAT WOULD

BE GRADUATING!

College Days

Swiftly Pass

Imbued with Mem’ries Fond

And the Recollections

Slowly Fade Away


College days swiftly pass may 10, 2014

Graduation of bro. Anderson guy

P A G E 1 9

Celebrating brothers

Tony Hudson wedding june 28, 2014


Phirst phamily pool party

Beta Upsilon Lambda and gamma alpha omega

July 26 , 2014


Nashville greek picnic

August 2, 2014

P A G E 2 1

go to high school, go to college

Back pack drive


EVENT: GO TO HIGH SCHOOL; GO TO COLLEGE

LOCATION: MARTIN, TN

DATE: AUGUST 9, 2014

PROGRAM MISSION: PROVIDE SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND

BACKPACKS TO THE STUDENTS RETURNING TO

SCHOOL IN WEAKLEY COUNTY.

BROTHERS PREPARED 10 FULLY LOADED BACKPACKS

FOR MALE STUDENTS RETURNING TO SCHOOL AND

PROVIDED A LETTER FOR THEIR PARENTS AND JUST

FOR ENCOURAGEMENTS. WE DONATED OUR BACK-

PACKS TO THE ZETA LAMBDA CHAPTER OF ALPHA

KAPPA ALPHA’S SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRIVE.


NEW SEMESTER FRESHMAN MOVE-IN

SAME FOCUS. . .SERVICE

EVENT: FRESHMAN MOVE-IN



PROGRAM MISSION: HELP MOVE

FRESHMEN INTO THEIR FALL HOUS-

ING ASSIGNMENTS

STUDENT ORGANIZATION FAIR

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT MARTIN

EVENT: STUDENT ORG FAIR



PROGRAM MISSION: INFORM AND

EDUCATE NEW STUDENTS ABOUT

ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRAETERNITY, INC.

BROTHER STEVEN

DOUGLAS (FALL 13)

HOLDS THE “DON’T

SHOOT POSE IN

MEMORY OF THE MI-

CHAEL BROWN KILLING

IN FERGUSAN, MO.


A VOTELESS PEOPLE IS A HOPELESS PEOPLE

VOTER REGISTRATION & EDUCATION CAMPAIGN

P A G E 2 4


JOYCE WASHINGTON COMMUNITY SERVICE


VOTER REGISTRATION & EDUCATION CAMPAIGN

EVENT: VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE

& EDUCATION PACKET ENVELOPE

STUFFING


DATE: AUGUST 24—25, 2014

PROGRAM MISSION: REGISTER STU-

DENTS TO VOTE AND ALSO PREPARE

LITERATURE TO BE ISSUED BY CANDI-

DATES RUNNING IN LOCAL ELEC-

TIONS TO INFORM CANDIDATES OF

THEIR POLITICAL PLATFORMS AND

AGENDA.

EVENT: SERVICE PROJECT

AND AUDIENCE WITH POLITI-

CAL CANDIDATE


DATE: AUGUST 26—27, 2014

PROGRAM MISSION: WORKED

ALONGSIDE DELTA SIGMA

THETA, SIGMA GAMMA RHO,

AND KAPPA ALPHA PSI TO

LEARN JOYCE WASHING-

TON’S PLATFORM AND LEND

A HAND IN PREPARING LITER-

ATURE.

P A G E 2 5

CELEBRATING BROTHERHOOD

“DUDES & DIAPERS PARTY FOR BRO. HUDSON


EVENT: DUDE’S & DIAPERS

LOCATION: MEMPHIS, TN



March of dimes fundraiser

And information table

EVENT: MARCH OF DIMES

FUNDRAISER


DATE: SEPTEMBER 4—5, 2014

PROGRAM MISSION: TO RAISE

AWARENESS ABOUT PREMA-

TURE BIRTH AND IT’S CAUSES,

PROVIDE LITERATURE TO OUR

STUDENT AND COMMUNAL

BODY AND TO RAISE MONEY

FOR THE MARCH OF DIMES.

BROTHER PREWITT AT THE INFO TABLE IN THE UNIVERSITY CENTER

BROTHERS AT THE SOYBEAN FESTIVAL RAISING AWARENESS

AND SOLICITING DONATIONS

BROS DOUGLAS, SHIPP, SHELTON, AND RAZOR BRINGING

AWARENESS FOR MARCH OF DIMES


CELEBRATING OUR BROTHERS

HEARD WEDDING SEPTEMBER 6, 2014


CELEBRATING OUR BROTHERS! 9 .8 .14

THE HUDSON’S WELCOME BABY NIKAO!

V O L U M E 5 , I S S U E 1 P A G E 2 9

EVENT: BACK TO SCHOOL POOL PAR-

TY

DATE: SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

WE WANTED TO PROVIDE A FUN SO-

CIAL ACTIVITY FOR THE ENTIRE STU-

DENT BODY

BACK TO SCHOOL POOL PARTY

UTM GREEKS COME AND SHOW THEIR SUPPORT AT OUR ANNUAL BACK TO

SERVICE SATURDAY

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT MARTIN RECYCLE BARN

EVENT: COMMUNITY SERVICE AT THE

RECYCLE BARN


VISIT OUR LOCAL RECYCLING BARN

AND SORT THROUGH RECYCLABLES

PICTURED ARE BROTHERS WILKINS,

SMITH, SHELTON, DOUGLAS, SHIPP,

AND HENDERSON ALONG WITH AHSA

JENKINS OF ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA

SORORITY, INC.

P A G E 3 0

EVENT: VOTER EDUCATION: WHAT YOU

NEED TO KNOW


EDUCATE VOTERS ON LAWS IN PLACE AND

RIGHTS WHEN IT COMES TO VOTING.

VOTER EDUCATION

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT VOTING



SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

BROTHERS FOUSE, DOUGLAS, AND GRANDBERRY WITH INFORMATION

ABOUT VOTING RIGHTS AND LAWS

BROTHERS SHIPP AND SMITH REGISTER

STUDENTS TO VOTE AND GO OVER

DISTRICTS AND ZONING

<———- BROTHERS SHIPP,

DOUGLAS, AND RAZOR

WORK THE VOTER REGISTRA-

TION AND EDUCATION

BOOTH AS WE CONTINUED

OUR VOTELESS PEOPLE IS A

HOPELESS PEOPLE DRIVE!


THE BROTHERS OF BETA UPSILON

LAMBDA CHAPTER OF ALPHA PHI AL-

PHA ALONGSIDE THE BROTHERS OF

THE BETA PI CHAPTER TEAMED UP TO

HOST ANOTHER COMPONENT OF A

VOTELESS PEOPLE IS A HOPELESS PEO-

PLE. OUR TARGET HERE WAS TO FO-

CUS ON RESTORATION OF VOTING

RIGHTS FOR EX-CONS AND ALSO REG-

ISTER ANYONE WHO WAS NOT REGIS-

TERED.

WE ALSO TEAMED UP WITH THE SIS-

TERS OF ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SOROR-

ITY, INC—THE GAMMA ALPHA OMEGA

AND BETA CHI CHAPTERS AS THEY

PASSED OUR LITERATURE ON SICKLE

CELL AND OTHER HEALTH RELATED

MATTERS. THE EVENT HAD LOTS OF

GAMES, FREE FOOD, AND A LIVE

CHOIR.

P A G E 3 1

FIRST BAPTIST COMMUNITY DAY


BROTHER’S KEEPER PROGRAM

EVENT: BROTHER’S KEEPER

PROGRAM


BROTHERS WERE SO TOUCHED

TO HEAR BROTHER CONNOR’S

STORY AND WERE TREATED TO

OLD PLEDGE STORIES, UTM

HISTORY, AND EVEN HON-

ORED TO SING THE HYMN

WITH OUR 94 YEAR OLD

BROTHER!


BROTHERS SUPPORT THE UTM FOOTBALL

GAME ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

P A G E 3 3

EVENT: COLLEGE 101: AN INTERAC-

TIVE FORUM

DATE: OCTOBER 3, 2014

BROTHERS TEAMED WITH ALL NPHC

ORGANIZATIONS TO DISCUSS “WHAT

COLLEGE LIFE WAS REALLY LIKE” AND

FIELDED QUESTIONS FROM UTM

ALUMNI, SHAY BOND SPONSORED

HIGH SCHOOL SORORITY, LADIES OF

DISTINCTION (LOD). THEIR STAY IN-

CLUDED A CAMPUS TOUR AND A

NIGHT IN THE RESIDENCE HALLS.

ORGANIZATIONS PRESENT WERE

ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA, DELTA SIGMA

THETA, SIGMA GAMMA RHO, PHI BETA

SIGMA, OMEGA PSI PHI, IOTA PHI THE-

TA, AND KAPPA ALPHA PSI.

THE EVENT WAS SPONSORED BY

BROTHER ANTHONY PREWITT


COLLEGE 101 : AN INTERACTIVE FORUM

P A G E 3 4

WINE AND CHEESE


EVENT EVENT: WINE AND CHEESE GALA


DESCRIPTION: THE BROTHERS OF BETA

UPSILON LAMBDA AND TAU PSI CHAP-

TERS OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA VOLUN-

TEERED TO HELP SET UP FOR AND

SERVE THE WINE AT THE HUMBOLDT

ALUMNI CHAPTER OF ALPHA KAPPA

ALPHA’S ANNUAL WINE AND CHEESE

GALA.

THE LADIES OF THETA ETA OMEGA

CHAPTER HAD AN AWESOME EVENT

AND WE WERE HONORED TO NOT

ONLY SERVE, BUT ALSO ENJOY THE

FESTIVITIES.

ALPHA FORUM SERIES

A FORUM ON COLORISM

EVENT: YOU’RE CUTE FOR A DARK SKINNED GIRL: A

FORUM ON COLORISM


DESCRIPTION: WHEN WE PLANNED OUT THIS FORUM,

WE KNEW THAT IT WOULD BE AN IMPACTFUL AND

THOUGHT PROVOKING FORUM, BUT WHAT WE DIDN’T

KNOW WAS HOW MUCH MAGIC THAT THE WOMEN

OF THE ETA XI CHAPTER OF DELTA SIGMA THETA SO-

RORITY, INCORPORATED WOULD CONTRIBUTE.

WE HAD A VERY INFORMED PANEL AND ALSO AL-

LOWED MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE TO SHARE THEIR

EXPERIENCES WITH COLORISM AND RACISM..


A Belleville, Ill. native, Newson

was a two-time All-Ohio Valley

Conference performer – including

a spot on the OVC’s first team in

2005-06 when his 18.8 points per

game ranked second in the

league. Despite the fact that he

only played three years at UT

Martin, he left the program as the

third all-time leading scorer with

1,347 points. He still ranks in

eight UT Martin all-time top-10

career statistical categories, in-

cluding field goals made (452),

free throws made (378), rebounds

ber 25, 2014 and honors a brother

who has been a huge inspiration

to so many. Brother Newson has

played in the NBA D League and

worked his way up to go on and

play for the Dallas Mavericks. He

still continues to play profession-

ally oversees. Not only does he

serve on the court, but he still

finds time to give back.

He is living proof that hard work

pays off and dreams do come

true. Once again congrats on your

accomplishments and God Bless

my good brother!

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(535) and steals (128).

The ceremony occurred on Octo-

Welcome to the Hall of Fame Good Brother!



BRO . JARED NEWSON GETS INDUCTED INTO THE

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT MARTIN HALL OF FAME


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Homecoming 2014

A recap October 25 , 2015



EPIC TAILGATE

+

1ST PLACE STEPSHOW WIN

=

AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE I

WON’T SOON FORGET

LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR


COMMUNITY SERVICE

PUMPKIN PAINTING

EVENT: PAINTING PUMPKINS


DETAILS: THE BROTHERS OF ALPHA

PHI ALPHA TEAMED UP WITH THE

KAPPA GAMMA CHAPTER OF SIGMA

GAMMA RHO TO PROVIDE A FUN

SERVICE PROJECTS TO THE CHIL-

DREN AT THE STUART CENTER.

CHILDREN WERE ALLOWED TO PICK

A PUMPKIN AND PAINT THEM. WE

ALSO PROVIDED THE CHILDREN

WITH CANDY SINCE HALLOWEEN

WAS APPROACHING AND ALSO

PLAYED SOME FIELD GAMES WITH

THEM.

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THE WILSON WEDDING NOVEMBER 1 , 2014



COLD DOVEMBER 2014

MONEY TO DONATE TO THE MARCH

OF DIMES.

SOME OF OUR SIGNATURE EVENTS

HAVE BEEN THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES

AND A SERVICE PROJECT, BUT WE ARE

EXCITED THIS YEAR TO BE ADDING A

FEW NEW EVENTS IN THE MOX SUCH

AS “BEATEN BLACK AND BLUE: A FO-

RUM ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.”

COLD DOVEMBER IS A JOINT VEN-

TURE BETWEEN THE ALPHA PHI AL-

PHA FRATERNITY, INC.—TAU PSI CHAP-

TER AND THE ZETA PHI BETA SORORI-

TY, INC.—DELTA IOTA CHAPTER.

WE CAME ABOUT THIS WEEK A FEW

YEARS AGO WHEN WE NOTICED THAT

WE HAVE THE SAME PHILANTHROPHY

AND THAT WE BOTH WERE TRYING TO

PULL RESOURCES FROM THE SAME

TARGET AUDIENCE. WE THOUGHT

THAT IF MAYBE WE JUST COMBINED,

THEN NOT ONLY COULD WE DO

SOMETHING AMAZING, BUT WE

COULD BE MORE IMPACTFUL FINAN-

CIALLY WITH OUR DONATIONS.

THE WEEK IS HELD EVERY NOVEMBER

AND CONSISTS OF MAINLY FREE

EVENTS AIMED AT HELPING US RAISE

EVENT: PIE AND ALPHA / PIE A ZETA

DATE: NOVEMBER 6, 2014

ASSIST US IN RAISING MONEY FOR THE

MARCH OF DIMES

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WHAT IS COLD DOVEMBER?

PIE AN ALPHA / PIE A ZETA

EVENT: BEATEN BLACK AND BLUE: A

FORUM AGAINST DOMESTIC VIO-

LENCE


INSPIRED BY A SIMILAR FORUM AT AN-

OTHER SCHOOL, BEATEN BLACK AND

BLUE TACKLES THE ISSUE OF DOMES-

TIC VIOLENCE ON COLLEGE CAMPUS

AROUND THE NATION.

THE FORUM WAS STATISTICALLY

BASED AND OFFERED RESOURCES

FOR THOSE WHO MAY HAVE BEEN

AFFECTED THEMSELVES OR KNOWS

SOMEONE WHO IS.


BEATEN BLACK & BLUE : A FORUM ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

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EVENT: ELECTION DAY WATCH PARTY


LOCATION: LA CABANA MEXICAN

RESTAURANT IN MARTIN,

TENNESSEE.

JOYCE WASHINGTON’S

CAMPAIGN MANAGER

PATRICE BOYD ALSO

HOSTED A PROGRAM

HONORING MS. WASH-

INGTON FOR BEING A

COMMUNITY LEADER.

BROTHER STEVEN DOUG-

LAS SANG A SONG ON

THE PROGRAM AND

BROTHER ANTHONY

PREWITT READ AN EX-

CERPT FROM HIS BOOK.


ELECTION DAY WATCH PARTY


EVENT: GAME NIGHT AT THE CROSS-

ROADS TEEN CENTER


THE BROTHERS OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA

AND THE SISTERS OF ZETA PHI BETA

TEAMED UP TO DO GAMES AND AC-

TIVITIES FOR OUR COLD DOVEMBER

PHILANTHROPIC WEEK.

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COLD DOVEMBER COMMUNITY SERVICE

“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is

to be useful, to be honorable, to be

compassionate, to have it make some

difference that you have lived and lived

well. ”

― Ralph Waldo Emerson


http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/12080.Ralph_Waldo_Emerson

ON NOVEMBER 8, 2014 BROTHERS

CONVERGED ON THE CITY OF CLARKS-

VILLE, TENNESSEE TO FELLOW SHIP

WITH THE BROTHERS FROM KAPPA

ZETA LAMBDA AND TAU PHI CHAP-

TER. ENJOY OUR BRIEF PHOTO RECAP.


Celebrating our brothers

Austin peay state university homecoming

CONGRATULATIONS TO BRO. ANDREW MONTGOMERY (TAU PHI) FOR BEING

CROWNED HOMECOMING KIND!

GREEKFEST SAW THE BROTHERS OF

TAU PSI SHINE BRIGHTLY IN THIS COM-

PETITION THAT PITS ALL THREE COUN-

CILS AGAINST ONE ANOTHER IN AN

EFFORT TO SEE WHICH ORGANIZA-

TION REIGNS SUPREME.

POINTS ARE BASED OFF OF PARTICIPA-

TION, COOPERATION, AND ATTEND-

ANCE.

THE AWARDS WERE ANNOUNCED AT

THE “LINE DANCE” COMPETITION IN

WHICH TAU PSI WON IN THE FRATER-

NITY CATEGORY.

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TAU PSI TAKES HOME FIRST PLACE HONORS

DURING 2014 GREEKFEST


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PROJECT ALPHA

THE “TIES” THAT BIND SERVICE PROJECT




BRO. CHRIS GLASS DROPS ALBUM: TRUTH BE TOLD


BRO . Floyd tyler makes the

commercial appeal

ON STAYING CLOSE TO PATH AND

BEING SUCCESSFUL.

THE BROTHERS ARE ALWAYS MOVING

WITH A PURPOSE TO BE IMPACTFUL IN

OUR IMMEDIATE COMMUNITY TO

OURSELVES,. IF YOU ARE EVER INTER-

ESTED IN GIVING BACK IN ANYWAY

TO THE CHAPTER, PHYSICALLY OR FI-

NANCIALLY, PLEASE DON’T HESISTATE

TO CONTACT US.

AS SONS OF ANNIE, WE ARE AWARE

THAT EVERY OPPORTUNITY...MAY

COME AND GO, SO WE ARE INTENT


Lasting legacy

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SOME OLDIES, BUT GOODIES


405 OXFORD ST.

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EVENT: CHARITY AUCTION


THE BROTHERS OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA

ONCE AGAIN TEAM WITH THE LADIES

OF SIGMA GAMMA RHO TO BRING AN

EXCITING CHARITY AUCTION..

FUNDS RAISED WILL GO TOWARDS

BENEFITTING BOTH CHAPTERS

PHILANTHROPIES.


Golden treasures auction


BROTHER HIGHLIGHTS

BROTHER STEVEN DOUGLAS

ALPHA PHI OMEGA NATIONAL

SERVICE FRATERNITY

ALPHA KAPPA PSI PROFESSIONAL

BUSINESS FRATERNITY

VICE PRESIDENT OF TAU PSI

CHAPTER OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA

FRATERNITY, INC.

BROTHER DEMARIO GRANDBERRY

RESIDENT ASSISTANT

BROTHER JUSTIN SHIPP

CHANCELLOR’S HONORS

DELTA SIGMA THETA SCHOLAS-

TIC SALUTE RECIPIENT

PRESIDENT OF TAU PSI CHAPTER

OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNI-

TY, INC.

BROTHER COREY SMITH

COLLEGIATE DANCE ASSOCIA-

TION

BROTHER MICHAEL WILKINS


SERVICE FRATERNITY

BROTHER MICHAEL JACKSON

STUDENT AFRICAN AMERICAN

BROTHERHOOD

BROTHER TO BROTHER CONFER-

ENCE DELEGATE

BROTHER MATTHEW SHELTON


BROTHERHOOD


ENCE DELEGATE

BROTHER CLIFFORD JONES

NATIONAL STEM PRESENTER AND

PUBLISHED


BROTHERHOOD


ENCE DELEGATE

BROTHER DEONTE JOHNSON


SERVICE FRATERNITY

ALPHA KAPPA PSI PROFESSIONAL

BUSINESS FRATERNITY

VICE PRESIDENT OF TAU PSI

CHAPTER OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA

FRATERNITY, INC.

BROTHER TYLER HURST

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE CHAPTER, YOU CAN

DO SO USING PAYPAL! OUR PAYPAL ADDRESS IS

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