[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4943]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING ALPHA EPSILON LAMBDA CHAPTER OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, 
                              INCORPORATED

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 26, 2014

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable Alpha Epsilon Lambda of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, 
Incorporated. On June 10, 1927, Alpha Epsilon Lambda was organized in 
Jackson, Mississippi with Brother D.J. Jackson officiating for the 
General Organization.
  Alpha Epsilon Lambda has the distinction of being the first chapter 
of Alpha Phi Alpha, alumni or undergraduate, in the State of 
Mississippi. The charter members were Brothers: S.R. Redmond, D.J. 
Thomas, J.W.E. Bowen, H.C. Latham, E.A. Lanier, E.R. Lawerence, F.W. 
Martin, and Frederick Hall. The establishment of Alpha Epsilon Lambda, 
like many other graduate chapters, was the result of graduate brothers 
requesting the General Organization to set them apart as local chapters 
because of their desires to establish closer unity among themselves and 
renew old Alpha ties.
  Alpha Epsilon Lambda provides a pool of leadership which serves as 
the advisory arm for three undergraduate chapters in the metro Jackson 
area: Gamma Upsilon at Tougaloo College, Delta Phi at Jackson State 
University and Omicron Gamma at Milsaps/Belhaven Colleges.
  The Chapter is committed to fostering the growth and development of 
the collegiate brothers in order that they may become and remain 
actively involved in all aspects of the Fraternity.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Alpha 
Epsilon Lambda of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated for their 
dedication to serving others.

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