[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 48 (Thursday, April 27, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E643]
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          A TRIBUTE ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY ETA NU CHAPTER

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                         HON. G.K. BUTTERFIELD

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 27, 2006

  Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the 
anniversary of the founding of the Eta Nu Chapter of the Alpha Phi 
Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, on the campus of East Carolina 
University that took place on April 3, 1971. This Fraternity is the 
first Black Greek organization to be chartered on a campus where the 
percentage of African American enrollment is less than 13 percent. 
Under the direction of eight men, A.A. Best, J.J. Wise, W.G. Keys, O.T. 
Faison, C.H.G. White, J.C. Bryant, J.P. Harrison, and A.D. Moseley Eta 
Nu was established on the campus of East Carolina University. Those 
persons first initiated into the Eta Nu Chapter were known as the 
Undisputed Truth. The members of this Chapter are as follows: David 
Franklin, Gregory Clark, Jerry Congelton, John Clark, Tony Sedgewick, 
Jimmy Louis, Tommy Patterson, James Mitchell, Kenneth Hammond, James 
Johnson, and Kenneth Wright.
  Over the years the Eta Nu Chapter has excelled and raised the bar for 
others to follow and has maintained high standards of scholastic 
achievement and service to the community. Following a brief period of 
suspension, the Eta Nu Chapter was resurrected in fall 1999 with the 
initiation of four young men known as the Four Knights of Resurrection. 
Since returning, members of the Eta Nu Chapter have worked diligently 
to increase the number of opportunities available to our youth; they 
have engaged in relentless efforts toward the improvement of the campus 
and the community as a whole.
  The chapter currently participates in several community service 
initiatives; one such measure is the Jarvis Memorial After School 
Program where our youth are nurtured and directed on a positive and 
productive path.
  This Chapter of Eta Nu holds several distinguished honors. The 
current SGA President is a member of this chapter as well as the second 
African American SGA Vice-President. Further, the first, second, and 
third African American Homecoming Kings of ECU were members of this 
Chapter. The highest Fraternal GPA at ECU for the past 4 out of 5 
semesters were represented by a member of the Chapter, and lastly, the 
founders of the Black Student Union at ECU were members of this Eta Nu 
Chapter.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my understanding that the members of the Eta Nu 
Chapter at East Carolina University are committed to distinguishing 
themselves as the most exemplary Chapter. I ask my Colleagues to join 
me in wishing the members of this Chapter the very best with their 
future endeavors.

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