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Theta Rho Lambda Chapter Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Fall 2014

Transitions to Omega Chapter

Bro. Robert M. Alexander, Sr.

Bro. Robert M. Alexander, Sr. transitioned to Omega Chapter on August 2,
2014 at the age of 88. A 1944 initiate of Gamma Chapter, Bro. Alexander
was drafted by the U.S. Army in 1945 and served in the Pacific, including the
Philippines. He later served in the Army Reserves from 1950-1952 as a
Lieutenant. Bro. Alexander graduated from Howard University with a
Bachelor Arts Cum Laude in Political Science in 1951. He graduated from
Georgetown University Law School with a Juris Doctor in 1955. He
practiced law in Virginia and the District of Columbia for more than 50
years. As a volunteer attorney for the NAACP for 27 years, he participated
in cases in which the U.S. Supreme Court barred discrimination based on
race in admission to private day schools. Bro. Alexander has been a Life
Member for over 60 years.

Bro. Talmadge Williams

Bro. Talmadge Williams transitioned to Omega Chapter on September 27,
2014 at the age of 80. A spring 1992 initiate of Theta Rho Lambda Chapter,
and a former president of the Arlington, VA branch of the NAACP, Bro.
Williams most recently had been board chairman for the Arlington Black
Heritage Museum. He also operated “Computers 4 Students,” a program to
insure that every student who needs a computer at home receives a
complete computer system. Born in Radford, VA, he moved to Arlington in
1975. He held leadership positions in community organizations including
the Bluemont Civic Association and the Ballston Partnership. He also
served on boards advising the George Mason University School of
Education and the Arlington chief of police. For more than a decade Bro.
Williams supported the Theta Rho Lambda Chapter by making his office
space available for chapter meetings, program events and training sessions.

Chapter Of cers

President: Bro. Kevin Glover Director of Intake and Membership:

Vice-President: Bro. Lenard Williams Bro. Romeo Wright
Recording Secretary: Bro. DeMickel McGrigg Associate Editor of the Sphinx:

Corresponding Secretary: Bro. Richard Stitt Bro. Mike Bajit

Financial Secretary: Bro. Marquis Thorpe Director of Educational Activities:
Treasurer: Bro. Jarryd Taylor Bro. Otha Myers

Chaplain: Bro. MartenWallace, Sr. Sergeant-At-Arms: Bro. Robert Wright
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Historian: Bro. Hezron Williams Parliamentarian: Bro. Keith Laing