Amazing the things you find just sitting around on your hard drive. The video connected to the link above is from a 2005 ODL sponsored a wine and cheese event, led by Bro. John Jeter. It was nothing big…just a moment to socialize among the Brothers and a few friends. The Brothers of Psi Chapter and Pi Rho Chapter came thru to support. It’s a memory of times past and the large spirit of Fraternity that existed in the City. It also serves as reminder of the times yet to come and the bonds we need to continue to cultivate and expand.

I am hoping you will be able to join us as we Broaden the Bonds of Brotherhood on Founder’s Day in Philadelphia.

Brothers, I hope you have marked your calendars and set aside your funds to attend this Citywide Alpha Chapter event.

This year, the Chapters of Philadelphia have come together for our annual celebration of our fraternity. Omicron Delta Lambda Chapter is the host this year and we asked that all Brethren in the Philadelphia area come out and join us as we celebrate 103 years as the leaders of the Divine Nine, leading the way in our communities through service and love for all mankind...

Tickets are $50 for Alumni and $30 for College. If Brothers are willing to sponsor College brothers, please contact Bro. Kevin Spratley (215-313-8749). You can also contact him and Bro. Ryan McLeod (803.318.7586) for tickets. (No Tickets Purchased at the Door!)

This years venue is the Chateau located in the Bridesburg section of the city, just off of I-95 Bridge Street Exit. The Chateau is at Bridge Street and Harbison Avenue. Happy Hour 7pm - 8pm (Open).

This year’s speaker will be Brother Eastern Regional Vice President Sean McCaskill. Additionally, as part of the program, we will "Take A Look Into The Future..." for dear old Alpha. Come Fellowship and Fraternize with Brothers of ole and new... Let's us Celebrate our dear, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated.

EDUCATION IS THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE CHAINS OF IGNORANCE

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Bros, Friends, Family and Associates,

This is a reminder about our on-going school supply drive. As we all know, a lot students and teachers do not have the supplies to do an adequate job, so we are trying to help out. There are two schools being sponsored this year. (If we get an excessive amount of supplies, we might be able to add a third school)

We are still looking for donations. To those of you who have already given, we want to take a moment and say thank you for your gift. It will go a long way to helping some youth realize a good education. I have started this year’s drive off by purchasing:

• 106 1-subject composition books
• 100 2-pocket/3-prong folders
• 10 3-pack index cards (each brick contains 300 cards = 3000 cards total)
• 30 plastic pencil/supply boxes
• 20 10-pack pencils (200 pencils total)
• 10 22-pack Ink pens (220 pens total)
• 20 12-pk colored pencils
• 26 loose leaf paper (150ct packs)
• 10 40-cnt pencil top erasers (400 erasers total)
• 50 24-cnt boxes of crayons

There are a number of ways Brothers, friends and associates can donate supplies:

1. Purchase supplies at their local retailer and bring them to the Chapter retreat on August 21.
2. If you do not feel like shopping but would like to make a monetary donation, you can contact me and I will arrange to meet with you to get it. We will record the donation and use it when we go shopping for more supplies over the next few weeks.
3. If you want to order supplies online via credit card, you can. Just order them from an office supply store or other store (i.e. Staples.com, OfficeMax.com, Samsclub.com, etc). You can have them shipped directly to JI’s house (3 Sassafras Drive, Sicklerville, NJ 08081). Just send me an e-mail to let me know that it is coming. Also send me the tracking num/invoice num so that I can track the shipment.
4. If you have connections with a store and can get them to donate items, please coordinate it with JI (Event Chair), Ryan McLeod (President-elect) or Taiwan Short (Dir of Ed)

Below is the list of items needed.
PRIORITY NEED:

• Loose leaf paper (wide rule preferred, but will accept college rule)
• Composition notebooks (wide rule preferred, but will accept college rule)
• Regular #2 pencils
• Pens
• Erasers
• Pencil Sharpeners
• 3-ring binders
• Book Bags

• Scissors
• Elmer's Glue and paste
• Drawing paper
• Markers
• Colored pencils
• Crayons
• Index cards
• Highlighters
• Rulers
• Supply Boxes

• Intermediate level dictionaries and thesaurus
• Calculators, preferably scientific calculators
• Post-it flip/tear-off charts
• Laptops
• Thumb-drives/USB drives