Brothers in the Great District of Wisconsin Please welcome Brothers Judge Charles Clevert and Earl Bradfield to our listserv. NATIONAL NEWS The inaugural ceremony of the 33rd General President, Bro. Darryl Matthews was held January 7-8, 2005 in Atlanta Georgia. It was attended by Brothers from all over the various regions. Workshops included were Alpha style and etiquette and How to handle the media. The celebration ended with a formal reception and a live band. Effective January 5, 2005, the national insurance premium has increased for our fraternity from $350 to $700. This is because of hazing incidents. Chapters who have paid the insurance prior to January 1 are grandfathered and do not have to pay the increased amount. We were fortunate not to be dropped altogether. Unfortunately, another NPHC organization cannot say the same. The 99th General Convention will take place August 4-8, 2005 in Houston, TX. Check out the website at www.alphaphialpha.net for details. The Centennial Kickoff will take place on December 4, 2005 at Cornell University at Ithaca, New York. Check out the website at www.alphaphialpha.net for details. REGIONAL NEWS The Midwest Regional Convention is happening HERE IN MILWAUKEE April 21-24. The host hotel is the downtown Hilton. If you haven't registered and booked a room already, please do so ASAP. I have attached a registration form for you. Bros. Demond Means and Steve Mahan are serving as Co-Chairs. <<2005MWRegConvReg.doc>> The next regional convention committee planning meeting will be held on Saturday, February 26 in Chicago, IL. Contact Bro. Demond Means, Co-Chairman, at 414-397-1452 or by email meansde@wauwatosa.k12.wi.us for future details. DISTRICT (STATE) The District (State) Convention will be take place March 4-6 in Madison. Mu Eta Lambda and Gamma Epsilon are the host chapters. We will have a Miss Black and Gold Pageant on Friday, business meeting on Saturday and party on Saturday night at the Orpheum. Contact Bros. Carlos Frazier by phone at 414-732-9433 - cell, 262-794-4585 - office, or by email at carlos_frazier@alpha-wisconsin.org frazierc1@prodigy.net - home email, cf8523@sbc.com - office email. Attached are the registration forms. <<2005regformWI Distric Convention.doc>> <<2005DistrictConventionSchedule.doc>> Delta Chi Lambda has started the Beautillion Class 2005. There are currently 13 beaus who have began the journey to becoming 2005 Mr. Beautillion. The Beautillion will take place on Friday, June 24, 2005. NPHC NEWS The National Convention of the NPHC is happening October 19-23 in Chicago, IL. The host hotel is the Hyatt Regency McCormack. More details can be found at www.nphchq.org. The National NPHC is sponsoring a cruise from Miami to Nassau, Bahamas. Visit the website at www.nphchq.org for more information. The international headquarters of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority has moved from Chicago, Il to Cary, North Carolina. The website address is http://www.sgrho1922.org/newheadquarters.html. Marquette Univ NPHC will hold the 7th Annual Brew City Stop Down on Saturday, February 26 at 7:00 p.m. at the RIVERSIDE THEATER in downtown Milwaukee. The venue changed to accommodate the large crowd. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door and are available through Ticket master, Boston Store and the Riverside Theater box office. There is a party immediately following the step show at Marquette. The capacity is 650-750 people. The after party ticket price is $5 for Greeks & non-Greeks with step show ticket stub and $7 for non-Greeks. Still need more info? Contact Anitra Hortman at 414-793-4397 or by email at tenaciousdst@yahoo.com. ALPHA PHI ALPHA WILL BE REPRESENTED IN THE STEP SHOW! '06 LUV (SHOUTOUTS) --- to Bro. Demond Means for the excellent article on him in the February 6 issue of the Milwaukee Community Journal. Here is the link in case you didn't see it: http://www.jsonline.com/lifestyle/people/feb05/298369.asp. --- to Bro. Reuben Harpole and his wife for receiving the 2005 Strong Kids awards at the MLK YMCA breakfast. --- to Bro. Jon Mungen for graduating from UW Madison last December. He finished the semester with a 4.0. --- to Brothers/Masons who attended my uncle Zeddie's funeral last month. Thank you very much! --- to Bro. John Montgomery for deciding to relocate back to the Madison area. --- to Bro. James Thompson, Jr. (VP of Delta Chi Lambda) on his upcoming nuptials on August 6. --- to Bro. Kevin Sagers (GE, Spr '85) for his upcoming nuptials on April 9. Bro. Keith Scott is the best man and wants as many GE brothers present as possible. Bro. Scott can be reached at 214-683-6417 (c) or 972-390-2427 (h). --- to Bro. Keenan Walker (GE) on the recent birth of his 2nd daughter, Terryn Emerie Erby-Walker. --- to Bro. Shaun Hickombottom on obtaining an internship at Northwestern Mutual. --- to the Brothers of Delta Chi Lambda, for the comtinous support. --- to Bro. Freddie Jacobs for a speedy recovery. Bro. Jacobs had surgery last week. --- to Bro. John Thomas on his recent engagement. I'll be out of the office until Monday, February 28. Always in the name of Alpha, Bro. Gerald Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions. --Oliver Wendell Holmes .