NEW WEB SITE -- District Linkage

Brothers:

You are invited to view the new face of Alpha Phi Alpha, District of Ohio.





Log onto the new website at http://www.alphaohio.org/.

The new website will be the entrance point for information issued from Bro. Brandon R. Tucker (AXL), Ohio District Director, and his assistant, Bro. Chad Tillman (DX).  Log onto the NEW website at www.alphaohio.org.

The fresh district website and blog will keep you informed through the current administrators. Check the site for those contacts and the innovative Twitter link.

The restricted Facebook page will be maintained at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2389733821/.  You are invited to notify brothers in the Ohio area to participate on FB for continued informal social interface about brotherhood. Over 500 brothers are listed.

The current site is to remain in perpetuity for the District's historic chronicle.

It's been my pleasure serving you -- 06!!

Bro. V. K. SMITH, APA-DO, Webmaster, ARL



https://www.facebook.com/groups/2389733821/.



FAREWELL -- Bro. Dr. Willis Lonzer, IPDD, OH

Bro. Dr. Willis L. Lonzer, 11th District Director of Ohio

April 16, 2012

Dear Brothers,

It is my hope that this letter finds you all well.

As I leave the office of District Director, I am pleased and grateful for the support of the men of our district. I would like to personally acknowledge all brothers who supported our administration and me personally during my tenure. I am very grateful and appreciative for every brother, every talent and contribution given to uplift our community, people, and fraternity. I would attempt to provide names, but fear that I would omit someone worthy of recognition.

Please know that I am eternally grateful to all brothers who served Alpha Phi Alpha tirelessly during my administration. I also would like to acknowledge my chapter brothers of Eta Tau Lambda chapter for their continued support in all that I do....

To the incoming district director and officers, I wish you God’s speed and great success.

Finally, to the men of the Great District of Ohio, thank you again for entrusting the helm of our district to me. May God always bless you, your families, and our beloved Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.

'06!

Fraternally and sincerely,

Willis Lonzer, Ph.D.
Immediate Past District Director, Ohio

80th MWR Convention -- Ohio Team Transition

Midwestern Region Vice President, Bro. Dr. Elgie Sims and Assistant MWRVP Bro. Frederick Cox, (OH) host the 80th MW Region conference this weekend. Members from around the state--even Indiana--left Columbus, OH, enroute to Minneapolis, MN.

Brothers will be looking at an altered schedule, from the final Agenda sent a week ago. Bro. Sims, per his Alphanet letter, April 11, 2012, has provided an update to reflect as following changes to the Convention Schedule:

Friday, April 13, 2012 –

State of the Fraternity Address changed to Friday Morning

The State of the Fraternity Address will be given during the Opening Business Session at 8am in Ballroom III & IV.  This is a change from the earlier schedule where the address was going to be given during the First Business Session at 5 pm. Additionally, Brothers will be allowed to engage in a question and answer session following the address.

NEW LOGO -- A Voteless People is a Hopeless People

On behalf of Everett Ward, the A Voteless People is a Hopeless People committee chairman, the winning logo was announced .

The recognized submission is that of Brother Douglas James, Sr. is a 1977 initiate of Phi Chapter, in Ohio. More information about this important national initiative is available on our October 30, 2011 blog.

Chapter committee designates are asked to visit the state's website and download voter registration materials to begin to secure voters’ information for registration. Once the voter registration event is over, chairmen are to visit  the Surveymonkey link, to record the number of voters registered.

•Be a citizen of the United States

 •Be a resident of Ohio for at least 30 days before an election

•Be 18 years old on or before Election Day. If you will be 18 on or before the day of the general election, you may vote in the primary election for candidates only

•Not be convicted of a felony and currently incarcerated

•Not be found incompetent by a court for purposes of voting

•Not been permanently disfranchised for violations of the election laws

Ohio citizens deadline for registration is 30 days before the election. 

Ohio chapters should complete registration activities by October 9, 2012. More extensive planning literature can be found at the State of Ohio site.

Stay tuned for plans occurring for a large voting rally in Columbus, OH, for its bicentennial celebrations, in early July.  Let's gear up for election 2012.

Here's President Obama's, A More Perfect Union speech, March 2008.

ADD -- Transition from Knight to Tillman

Please see the letter below from District Director Bro. Dr. Lonzer regarding our latest officer update. College brothers are asked to take special note.

Congratulations, Bro. ChadTillman... Is the name a portent of things to come with the 34th GP??? 

CONGRATULATIONS -- Spring '12 Observances

The Alpha Train is coming ....

Congratulations! to the Brothers celebrating their anniversaries in the game. For those men crossing the burning sands during the district's approved Membership Intake Process (MIP), for the Fraternity -- welcome.

The neos ought to be sporting their  regulation blazers and accessories at the Midwest Region Convention in Minneapolis. Brothers from the Ohio District will be celebrating with Mu Chapter at its Centennial April 12-15, 2012.

Brothers are encouraged to add new members to our Facebook page who are or have been linked to Ohio chapters. Identify your chapter, line brothers and director of membership, and the crossing date.

Remember that the brothers of Xi Chapter will be celebrating their centennial later this year, in October. Find a probate, step show, or upcoming stroll competition to support near you....

DICKASON INITIATIVE -- More Alpha History

A bit more news for our Dickason Initiative and Ohio fraternal history. Bro. Donald Ross, District Historian, has completed a project on all of our General Presidents.

Here is a listing of those General Presidents who lived, during their tenure, in the State of Ohio, or are buried within state. Hopefully, local chapters will be able to make their way to those sites to honor their memory.



Henry L. Dickason (O)
5th General President
1914-1915

  



Howard H. Long (O)
7th General President
1916-1917

Former Assistant Superintendent of D.C. Public Schools

  

Daniel D. Fowler (O)
9th General President
1919-1920

"Father" of Pi Chapter

Buried in Cleveland, OH -- Lakeview Cemetary

  

Bert Andrew Rose (O)
13th General President
1928-1931

Buried in Dayton, OH -- Woodlawn Cemetery

James R. Williams25th General President
1977-1980

HENRY L DICKASON INITIATIVE -- February 2012

Ohio District Director Bro. Dr. Willis Lonzer has designated February 2012 as the month to highlight our rich FRATERNAL history in Ohio. He has named this Initiative in honor of  the late Bro. Dr. Henry Lake Dickason, the first General President to have been elected from the Buckeye State.

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Bro. Dr. Henry Lake Dickason (Omega)

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On college yards, observances of fraternity involvement and discussions on college majors and professional career paths options are suggested. It could coincide with the College Life to Corporate Life Initiative or C2C Partnership program. Dickason Initiative Collaboration is recommended with Alumni chapters to gain points for the Ohio District's Charles E. Wesley Award. (No Ohio chapters were named at the 2011 District Conference competition.) 

SPHINX MAGAZINE -- Fall 2011

The Fall 2011 Sphinx highlighting the MLK Memorial dedication is here --

just in time for the MLK Holiday! 

Enjoy your read! Pass it along!

MLK OBSERVANCE -- 2012

The legislative branch of the United States of America took over 15 years to formally accept the day we observe as a tribute to Bro. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., (Omega Chapter). Steve Wonder's song, "Happy Birthday" reminds us of the termerity of an infamous representative on record for stating that we will not be "bullied" into making MLK Day into law....

His speech, We shall overcome is telling in its strength and hope for people of color to continue to act courageaously in the face of denigration. The recent release of two movies, "The Help" and "Red Tails," provide some context for the historical documentation of offenses to our heritage's and the struggle cursory to the civil rights movement.

Take time to read, watch and listen to reference the links attached.... Remember, celebrate and act--as distinguished representatives of fighters who survive, and not just annually--on the third Monday of January.

2012 -- Ohio District Transition Team

Sent via Alphanet, January 1, 2012 

Dear Brothers of Ohio,

It is with great joy that we greet you in the name of Alpha as we embark upon the new year of 2012. This year has promise and it is up to us, both individually and collectively, to embrace this new season in our lives and in our dear fraternity.

As the District of Ohio’s newly elected District Director and Assistant District Director, it is our goal to ensure that we have a seamless transition of leadership. We are excited to announce that we will be assembling a district-wide transition team to make sure that goal is met.

The transition team, chaired by incoming District Executive Director Bro. Elder Larry McCrimager, will be comprised of college and alumni brothers from across the Ohio. These brothers will guide the transition process and make recommendations to improve the District at an operational and programmatic level.