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Buntin** | | | | | | | | | A person in a suit smiling |  | | | +================================+================================+ | | | \- born on December 1, 1927, | \- born on October 1, 1925, in | | | | in Decatur, Georgia. | Andover, Massachusetts. | | | | | | | | | \- graduated from Morehouse | \- Bachelor of Science degree | | | | College in 1957 and was | in education from Springfield | | | | initiated into the Alpha Rho | College in 1951. | | | | Chapter of APA on May 5, 1955. | | | | | | \- a Master of Science degree | | | | \- has been a life member of | in edu from BU in 1959. | | | | the fraternity since 1976. | | | | | | \- Initiated into the Eta | | | | \- had a successful career | Alpha Lambda Chapter of Alpha | | | | spanning over 40 years as a | Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. in | | | | teacher and principal in the | New Haven, CT, on November 13, | | | | Springfield public school | 1962. | | | | system. | | | | | | \- His educational career | | | | \- In recognition of his | spanned over four decades with | | | | outstanding career and | various roles in the | | | | commitment to academic | Springfield public school | | | | excellence, the Theta Iota | system. | | | | Lambda Chapter presents an | | | | | annual scholarship named in | \- Served as Pres of the | | | | his honor: the Cliff Flint | Greater Spfld, MA Branch of | | | | Award for Academic | the NAACP. | | | | Achievement, awarded to a high | | | | | school male student with | \- Advised several mayoral and | | | | superior academic performance. | gubernatorial campaigns, | | | | | advocating for equitable | | | | \- actively mentors and is a | social policies and policy | | | | member of Black Men of Greater | reform. | | | | Springfield, a non-profit | | | | | organization that helps young | \- Actively promoted equal | | | | Black males connect with | employment opportunities and | | | | positive role models, develop | challenged unfair treatment of | | | | leadership skills, foster | employees by employers. | | | | moral integrity, and promote | | | | | goal-oriented excellence. | \- The Theta Iota Lambda | | | | | Chapter, through its | | | | | non-profit organization, | | | | | provides the Frank Buntin | | | | | Scholarship Award for | | | | | Community Engagement and | | | | | Social Justice, named in his | | | | | honor. | | | +--------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | **CHARTER MEMBERS** | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | **Bro William Jones** - Gymnastics teacher & coach at West | | Springfield High school | | | | **Bro Charles Comer** - Captain at Westover Air Force Base | | | | **Bro Lee B. Revels** - Educator in the Springfield Public School | | System | | | | **Bro Ernest Davis** - Major at Westover Aire Force Base | | | | **Bro Robert Paul Smith** - Captain at Westover Air Force Base | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | **SPRINGFIELD ALPHAS** | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | +----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+ | | | **FA | **FA | **SP | **SP | **SP | **SP | | | | 1965** | 1976** | 1978** | 1979** | 1981** | 1982** | | | +==========+==========+==========+==========+==========+==========+ | | | Lewis E. | David S. | Floyd | Kenneth | Freeman | Horace | | | |  Randall | Gifford | Narcisse | W. Mahan | P. Wiley | A. | | | | | | | Jr. | Jr. | Porter | | | | | Robert | Thomas | | | | | | | | Brown | M. Jones | | Thomas | | | | | | Jr. | Sr. | | L. | | | | | | | | | Morrow | | | | | | Robert | Arthur | | | | | | | | A. | R. Shurn | | John M. | | | | | | MacAlpin | | | Coleman  | | | | | | e | Corneliu | | | | | | | | | s | | | | | | | | Lewis T. | R. Hill | | | | | | | | White | | | | | | | +----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+ | | | **SP | **SP | **SP | **SP | **SP | **SP | | | | 1983** | 1984** | 1985** | 1986** | 1988** | 1989** | | | +----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+ | | | Benjamin | Anthony | Rodney | Russell | Murray | Michael | | | | Money | C. | E. | L. Shaw | A. | D. Akers | | | | Jr. | Francis | Pennamon | | Cooper | | | | | | | | Alfred | | | | | | Arthur | Thomas | Buford | A. Gray  | Orville | | | | | E. Cash  | Belton | Holloway | | G. | | | | | | | | | Bailey | | | | | Issac | | Rudolph | | | | | | | Williams | | Brothers | | | | | | | Jr. | | Jr. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | I. Anoje | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Brenton | | | | | | | | | Burgess | | | | | | +----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+ | | | **SP | **SP | **FA | **FA | **FA | **FA | | | | 1990** | 1994** | 1995** | 2002** | 2003** | 2007** | | | +----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+ | | | Charles | Jame E. | Larry D. | Thomas | James S. | Ronald | | | | V. | Goodman | Seymour | Joseph | Bridgefo | X. | | | | Lawson | Jr. | | MacAlpin | rth | Johnson | | | | | | Anthony | e | | | | | | Mancy E. | William | A. | | | Dwayne | | | | Wilson | B. | Dickerso | | | L. | | | | | Strother | n | | | Brewingt | | | | Eugene | Sr. | | | | on | | | | B. | | Steven | | | | | | | Campbell | Richard | M. | | | | | | | Jr. | D. | Williams | | | | | | | | Little  | | | | | | | +----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+ | | | **SP | **SP | **SP | **FA | **FA | **FA | | | | 2008** | 2009** | 2011** | 2012** | 2013** | 2014** | | | +----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+ | | | Apurva | Dorsey | James H. | Emahunn | John J. | Blair A. | | | | Nair | Spencer | Lightfoo | R. | Ramos | Chase | | | | | Jr. | t | Campbell | | | | | | | | III | | | | | | | | | | Avelino | | | | | | | | Willie | C. Amado | | | | | | | | J. Pope | | | | | | +----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+ | | | **FA | **FA | **SP | **FA | **SP | | | | | 2016** | 2017** | 2021** | 2022** | 2024** | | | | +----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+ | | | Quentin | Kevin | Lezlie | Kacie E. | Gerson | | | | | E. | McKnight | B. | Davis | Sanchez | | | | | Johnson  | | Campbell | | | | | | | | Duval | | L. Kevin | David | | | | | | Martin  | William | Jeffries | Halbert | | | | | | | B. | | | | | | | | Denzel | Strother | | Edgar | | | | | | Washingt | II | | Johnson | | | | | | on  | | | | | | | | | | Wesley | | | | | | | | | L. Days | | | | | | | | | Sr. | | | | | | +----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+ | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | **BROTHER CONTACT** | | | +==================================================================+ | | | +------------------------------+------------------------------+ | | | | | **Mr. James Lightfoot III : | **Mr. Kevin Jeffries : | | | | | | [413-426-1043]** | [312-420-4797](tel:312-420-4 | | | | | | | 797)** | | | | | | - Chapter President | | | | | | | | - Financial Secretary/ | | | | | | - initiated TIL Spring | Foundation President | | | | | | 2011 | | | | | | | | - Initiated TIL fall 2022 | | | | | | - Grand Valley State | | | | | | | University | - Southern Illinois | | | | | | | University Carmendal | | | | | | - Degree Public | | | | | | | Administration | - MAJOR: finance, minor | | | | | | | economics | | | | | | - Springfield College | | | | | | | Masters Degree | - JOB: financial planner | | | | | | organizational | with prudential | | | | | | management leadership | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | - JOB: educator Urban | | | | | | | league Springfield | - Played football | | | | | | Director of Education | | | | | | | | **Mr. David Halbert: | | | | | | **Mr. Wesley Days Sr.: | [413-822-5772]** | | | | | | [413-222-6935]** | | | | | | | | - Sergeant of Arms | | | | | | - initiated Spring 2021 | | | | | | | TIL | - Initiated Spring 2024 | | | | | | | TIL | | | | | | - Howard University | | | | | | | | - Mass College of Liberal | | | | | | - Graduated from UMass | Arts | | | | | | | | | | | | | - MAJOR: business | - MAJOR: English | | | | | | | Communications | | | | | | - JOB: general manager of | | | | | | | UMass Amherst | - Northeastern University | | | | | | Springfield | School of Public Policy | | | | | | | | | | | | | - From Arlington VA | - Masters public | | | | | | | administration | | | | | | - 30 years ago | | | | | | | | - JOB: executive director | | | | | | - Moved to LA | of Baystate progress | | | | | | | | | | | | | - Met wife in HU | **Mr. Nathaniel Washington : | | | | | | | [413-301-4454]** | | | | | | - Daughter Brook; Son WD | | | | | | | Jr. | - initiated 11:58pm March | | | | | | | 31, 1988 | | | | | | - Chairman of Deacon St | | | | | | | John's | - Iota Omniron Chapter | | | | | | | | | | | | | **Dr. Corey Mickens: | - SMU | | | | | | [413-883-3321]** | | | | | | | | - MAJOR: accounting | | | | | | - initiated freshman year | | | | | | | Alpha Kappa Chapter | - Transferred to North | | | | | | | Carolina A&T University | | | | | | - Spring 1991 | | | | | | | | - MAJOR: mathematics | | | | | | - Became member after 11 | education | | | | | | weeks 4 days 7 hours 6 | | | | | | | minutes 6 seconds | - BA in mathematics and | | | | | | | secondary education | | | | | | - American International | | | | | | | College | - JOB: vehicle transport | | | | | | | for Carvana | | | | | | - Master Business; | | | | | | | Doctorate in Education | - served as SMU chapter | | | | | | | president and TIL | | | | | | - Educator in Springfield | chapter | | | | | | Public School System | | | | | | | | **Mr. Edgar Johnson: [(314) | | | | | | - Author of 3 Books | 583-1296]** | | | | | | | | | | | | | - Wanted to go Howard Law | - Director of the Sphinx | | | | | | School | | | | | | | | - Initiated Chapter TIL | | | | | | - Went to Informational | Spring 2024 | | | | | | WNE Law | | | | | | | | - WNEU | | | | | | **Mr. Arthur Shurn: | | | | | | | [413-222-9601]** | - Mizzou St Louis | | | | | | | | | | | | | - Treasurer/ Foundation | - MAJOR: business JOB: | | | | | | Secretary | Edward Jones Project | | | | | | | Manager | | | | | | - Initiated in TIL in 1976 | | | | | | | | **Mr. Jason Asirifi : | | | | | | - 6 other line brothers, | [508-579-3990]** | | | | | | sole survivor | | | | | | | | - Alpha Kappa Chapter | | | | | | - WNEU | Spring of 2011 | | | | | | | | | | | | | - MAJOR: accounting | - UMASS Amherst | | | | | | | | | | | | | - JOB: IT retired | - MAJOR: civil and | | | | | | | environmental | | | | | | **Mr. Lezlie Braxton | engineering MINOR | | | | | | Campbell: | Building and | | | | | | [413-356-0340]** | construction technology | | | | | | | | | | | | | - initiated TIL Spring | - JOB: superintendent | | | | | | 2021 | turner construction in | | | | | | | Boston | | | | | | - Recording Secretary | | | | | | | | **Mr. Eddie Lee: | | | | | | - Westfield State | [413-204-3969]** | | | | | | University | | | | | | | | - Director of Intake | | | | | | - MAJOR: Business | | | | | | | concentration Aviation | - Initiated Alpha South | | | | | | | | | | | | | - Columbia University | - Beta Delta Chapter | | | | | | | | | | | | | - Process of Masters of | - South Carolina State | | | | | | Education | University | | | | | | | | | | | | | - JOB: deputy executive | - Spring 90 February 25, | | | | | | director of Neighbor to | 1998 | | | | | | Neighbor | | | | | | | | - MAJOR: speech, language, | | | | | | **Mr. Gerson Sanchez: | and pathology and | | | | | | [347-578-5881]** | ideology | | | | | | | | | | | | | - Corresponding Secretary | - JOB: seniors speech, | | | | | | | language, and | | | | | | - Initiated Spring 2024 | pathologist at Encompass | | | | | | TIL | Health rehab in Ludlow | | | | | | | | | | | | | - North Carolina A&T State | **Mr. Taylen Pope: | | | | | | University | [413-695-2514]** | | | | | | | | | | | | | - MAJOR: liberal arts | - Initiated Alpha Kappa | | | | | | | Fall 2022 | | | | | | - JOB: IT support | | | | | | | specialist private | - Westfield State | | | | | | companies in Boston and | University | | | | | | charter schools | | | | | | | | - MAJOR: criminal justice | | | | | | - DOB: Oct 13 (28year) | | | | | | | | - Taking master classes | | | | | | - Parents from Honduras | Focus 1 program | | | | | | | | | | | | | - From New York (Bronx) | - Played basketball at | | | | | | | Amherst High School | | | | | | - Don't reach out after | | | | | | | 9pm | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | **Mr. Kacie Davis: | **Mr. Duval Martin.: | | | | | | [860-209-4316]** | [754-246-5608]** | | | | | | | | | | | | | - Vice President | **Mr. Kevin McKnight.: | | | | | | | [843-655-1851]** | | | | | | - Initiated TIL Fall 2022 | | | | | | | | **Mr. William Strother Sr.: | | | | | | - Central Connecticut | [860-478-3100]** | | | | | | State University | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - MAJOR: electrical | | | | | | | engineering JOB: Dir of | | | | | | | technology and something | | | | | | | at Travelers | | | | | | +------------------------------+------------------------------+ | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | **ALPHA PHI ALPHA NORTHEAST REGION (Eastern Region or Alpha | | | | East)** | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | **Eastern Region (AlphaEast)** | | | | | | | | The Eastern Region comprises seven districts covering eleven | | | | states, Washington D.C., and several international areas: | | | | | | | | 1\. Connecticut | | | | | | | | 2\. Delaware | | | | | | | | 3\. Maine | | | | | | | | 4\. Maryland | | | | | | | | 5\. Massachusetts | | | | | | | | 6\. New Hampshire | | | | | | | | 7\. New Jersey | | | | | | | | 8\. New York | | | | | | | | 9\. Rhode Island | | | | | | | | 10\. Vermont | | | | | | | | 11\. Virginia | | | | | | | | 12\. Washington D.C. | | | | | | | | **International areas include:** | | | | | | | | \- Bermuda | | | | | | | | \- Germany | | | | | | | | \- Liberia | | | | | | | | \- South Africa | | | | | | | | \- United Kingdom (London) | | | | | | | | **District Breakdown** | | | | | | | | **[District II - ONECA (Organization of New England Chapters of | | | | Alpha)]** | | | | | | | | Includes chapters in: | | | | | | | | \- Connecticut | | | | | | | | \- Massachusetts | | | | | | | | \- Maine | | | | | | | | \- New Hampshire | | | | | | | | \- Rhode Island | | | | | | | | \- Vermont | | | | | | | | **[District IV - NJAAPAC (New Jersey Association of Alpha Phi | | | | Alpha Chapters)]** | | | | | | | | Includes all chapters in the state of New Jersey | | | | | | | | New York State | | | | | | | | Divided into 8 areas: | | | | | | | | 1\. Western New York | | | | | | | | 2\. Syracuse/Oswego | | | | | | | | 3\. Ithaca/Binghamton | | | | | | | | 4\. Albany | | | | | | | | 5\. West Point | | | | | | | | 6\. Bronx | | | | | | | | 7\. Manhattan/Brooklyn | | | | | | | | 8\. Long Island | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | **DISTRICT II - ONECA (ORGANIZATION OF NEW ENGLAND CHAPTERS OF | | | | ALPHA)** | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | +------------------------------+------------------------------+ | | | | | **College Chapters** | **Alumni Chapters** | | | | | +==============================+==============================+ | | | | | **[-Zeta | **Beta Sigma Lambda | | | | | | Chapter:]** Yale | Chapter:** Hartford, CT | | | | | | University, New Haven, CT | | | | | | | | **Epsilon Gamma Lambda | | | | | | **[-Sigma | Chapter:** Boston, MA | | | | | | Chapter:]** | | | | | | | schools in Boston, MA | **Zeta Phi Lambda Chapter:** | | | | | | (Bentley College, Boston | Stamford, CT | | | | | | College, Boston Uni, | | | | | | | Northeastern Uni, UMass | **Eta Alpha Lambda | | | | | | Boston) | Chapter:** New Haven, CT | | | | | | | | | | | | | **[-Alpha Gamma | **Theta Iota Lambda | | | | | | Chapter:]** | Chapter:** Springfield, MA | | | | | | Brown University and Johnson | | | | | | | & Wales University, | **Mu Theta Lambda Chapter:** | | | | | | Providence, RI | Providence, RI | | | | | | | | | | | | | **[-Alpha Kappa | **Pi Tau Lambda Chapter:** | | | | | | Chapter:]** | Burlington, VT | | | | | | American International Uni, | | | | | | | Amherst College, UMass - | | | | | | | Amherst, Springfield, MA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | **[-Theta Zeta | | | | | | | Chapter:]** | | | | | | | Dartmouth College, Hanover, | | | | | | | NH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | **[-Kappa Delta | | | | | | | Chapter:]** | | | | | | | University of Connecticut, | | | | | | | Trinity College, Eastern | | | | | | | Connecticut State | | | | | | | University, Storrs, CT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | **[-Mu Phi | | | | | | | Chapter:]** | | | | | | | University of Bridgeport, | | | | | | | Western Connecticut State | | | | | | | University, Bridgeport, CT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | **[-Rho Nu | | | | | | | Chapter:]** | | | | | | | Schools in Cambridge, MA | | | | | | | (Babson College, Harvard | | | | | | | University, MIT, Tufts | | | | | | | University) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | **[-Sigma Zeta | | | | | | | Chapter:]** | | | | | | | Wesleyan University, | | | | | | | Middletown, CT | | | | | | +------------------------------+------------------------------+ | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | **HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD ALPHAS** | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | \- Theta Iota Lambda Chapter of APA Fraternity, Inc. officially | | chartered in Springfield, MA, on **[April 23, 1963,]** | | becoming the **[286th]** House of Alpha. | | | | \- The chapter originated from the **Beta Sigma Lambda Chapter**, | | which was founded in **1940 in Hartford, CT**. | | | | \- Several founding members of Theta Iota Lambda had previously been | | active with the Hartford chapter and aimed to bring Alpha Phi | | Alpha\'s programs and services closer to the Greater Springfield | | area. | | | | \- At that time, Westover Air Force Base in Chicopee, MA, served as a | | hub for service members and APA bro seeking to join a chapter in | | Western MA. | | | | \- The growing number of bros in the Springfield area and their | | desire to engage in Alpha's work led to the formation of Theta Iota | | Lambda Chapter. | | | | \- The effort to establish the chapter was spearheaded by **Frank H. | | Buntin,** then executive director of the Mason Square Development | | Corp, along with six other Alpha brothers. | | | | **The other charter members included:** | | | | \- **Clifford Flint**, principal at Putnam Vocational Technical | | School | | | | \- **William Jones,** a gymnastics teacher and coach in West | | Springfield | | | | \- **Lee B. Revels,** an educator in the Springfield public school | | system | | | | \- **Major Ernest Davis, Captain Charles Comer,** and **Captain | | Robert P. Smith**, all stationed at Westover Air Force Base. | | | | \- Two of the seven charter members, **Frank Buntin** and **Clifford | | Flint**, remain active in the chapter today, while the other five | | have transitioned to APA\'s Omega Chapter for deceased brothers. | | | | \- Theta Iota Lambda Chap was founded during the height of the civil | | rights movement when equality and freedom were prioritized in APA's | | national agenda. | | | | \- This period emphasized action and the opportunity to advance | | freedom, encouraging chapters to become life members of the NAACP and | | engage in collaborative efforts for civil rights through legal means. | | | | \- There was a call for Alpha\'s participation in the March on | | Washington on August 28, 1963, coinciding with the 100th anniversary | | of the Emancipation Proclamation, highlighted in The Sphinx magazine. | | | | \- The founding of Theta Iota Lambda Chapter aligns with the | | fraternity\'s crucial role in promoting social awareness and action | | in Springfield. | | | | \- For over 60 years, Theta Iota Lambda Chapter has provided | | leadership and service in the Greater Springfield area, meeting | | community needs through a commitment to \"manly deeds, scholarship, | | and love for all mankind.\" | | | | \- The fraternity\'s motto, **\"First of All, Servants of All, We | | Shall Transcend All,\"** embodies the consistent dedication and | | relentless service of TIL Chapter and all other APA chapters. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | **MISSION** | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Springfield Alpha\'s, our Brother of Year mission is to provide | | volunteer opportunities for individuals and groups to give back to | | their communities and make a positive impact. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | **SPRINGFIELD ALPHAS PAST BROTHERS OF THE YEAR** | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | **2023** **2022** **2021** | | **2020** **2019** **2018* | | * | | ---------------------- ------------------------ ------------------- | | --- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ------- | | --------------------- | | Bro Denzel Washington  Bro Eddie W. Lee Jr | |. Bro Jason Asirifi Bro James H. Lightfoot III Bro Kar | | eem Nulan | | **2017** **2016** **2015** | | **2014** **2013** **2012* | | * | | Bro Avelino Amado Bro Jeffrey Johnson Bro Imo Imeh | | Bro James H. Lightfoot III Bro Eddie W. Lee Jr. Bro Jam | | es H. Lightfoot III | | **2011** **2010** **2009** | | **2008** **2007** **2006* | | * | | Bro William Strother Bro Arthur Shurn Bro Sanford Jeames | | Bro Ronald Cleveland Bro Arthur Shurn Bro She | | derick McClendon | | **2005** **2004** | | | | Bro Andre Mack Bro Marvin Lyon | | | | | | **LEE B. REVELS SCHOLARSHIP & MENTORING FOUNDATION** | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | **Annual Senator Edward W. Brooke III Oratorical Competition** | | | | **Overview of the Competition** | | | | \- Host: Theta Iota Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, | | Inc. and Lee B. Revels Scholarship & Mentoring Foundation | | | | \- Purpose: Annual event for public speaking and scholarship | | | | **II. Eligibility and Participation** | | | | \- Open to: Young men of African or Latino descent | | | | \- Requirements: Currently attending high school in Western MA and | | interested in attending college | | | | \- Event Details: | | | | \- Free and open to the public | | | | \- Provides public speaking experience and relevant learning | | opportunities | | | | **III. Competition Topic** | | | | \- Theme: \"Turned On, Tuned In, and Checked Out: What Effect Is | | Social Media Having on Today's Youth?\" | | | | \- Importance: | | | | \- Encourages understanding of social media\'s developmental benefits | | and risks | | | | \- Relevant to today\'s technologically advanced age | | | | **IV. Preparation for Participants** | | | | \- Support offered: | | | | \- Group workshops | | | | \- One-on-one mentoring sessions | | | | **V. Awards and Scholarships** | | | | \- Recognition for top three orators: | | | | \- First Place: \$1,500 (available upon college enrollment) | | | | \- Second Place: \$1,000 (available upon college enrollment) | | | | \- Third Place: \$750 (available upon college enrollment) | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | A black background with blue letters Description automatically | | generated | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+