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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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GAMMA GAMMA LAMBDA CHAPTER
ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY
Greenville, SC
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Contact:
Bobby Clark, Assoc Editor to the Sphinx.
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2008 Southern Regional Convention:
GGL
and SC win Regional Awards
SC Alpha takes home six regional awards
Jacksonville, FL -
More than 1000 brothers from across the region gathered
at the 77th annual Southern Regional convention held
on April 3 thru April 6. The SC District won a total
of six regional awards. Gamma Gamma Lambda and Pi Alpha
Chapters won the Charles H. Wesley Award for collaboration
between graduate and college chapters. Brothers from
SC won the Charles Greene Merit Award (K. N'Gai Gaithers
), Gus A. Witherspoon Leadership Award (Vince Gatlin),
the highest Chapter GPA in the Region (Delta Alpha, Claflin
University 3.64), Miss Congeniality (Danyell Flowers,
Theta Nu , University of South Carolina ) and College
Brother of the Year (Matthew McClellan, Tau Eta, College
of Charleston).
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Bros
Clark, Lockhart, Hatton, Dawson, and Robinson
at
the Vendors' Area in Jacksonville, FL. |
The GA district won five awards starting with the highest GPA
Brother in the Region (4.0, Anthony Roberts, Alpha Rho, Morehouse,
Atlanta), the Belford V. Lawson Oratorical Contest winner (Kenneth
Wright, Zeta Mu, GA State, Atlanta), College Chapter of Year
(Alpha Rho, Morehouse), Scholar's Bowl Competition (Alpha Phi,
Clark-Atlanta Univ., Atlanta) and Step show Competition winner
(Alpha Phi, Clark-Atlanta Univ., Atlanta).
The FL District won four awards. Ms. Mandy John
(Xi Iota, Univ. of Central Florida) was crowned the 2008-2009
Southern Region
Miss Black & Gold, as well as the winner of the talent award.
Alumni Chapter of the Year went to Beta Beta Lambda (Miami, FL).
Bro. Phillip Agnew (Beta Nu , Florida A&M Univ. ) was the
1st runner-up for the Oratorical Contest.
Pi
Alpha Brothers Sansour, & Bonaparte with
GGL
Brothers Weston, Clark and Dawson at the
College Brothers Luncheon. |
Also in other convention
news, Tristen J. Allen (Alpha Rho, Morehouse College)
was elected as a new
Assistant Regional Vice President. The
convention featured receptions for Darryl A. Peal and
Herman "Skip" Mason
who are running for 33rd General President.
Friday's Public
Program talked about the nation's Education System
and what it will take to improve this system, as well
as
took
a moment of
silence for the 40th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther
King’s
Assignation in Memphis, TN. Bro. Mark Dawson submitted
the chapter's donation of $500 to MLK Memorial Fund.
The next regional
convention will be held in Atlanta, GA. |
Brothers Odis Hatton, Mark Lockhart, Manie Robinson, Mark Dawson,
Bobby Clark, John Middleton, and Don Weston attended the convention
held in Jacksonville, FL.
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