Alumni Survey Results

Results from our recent survey can be found here: http://MorehouseLA1.speedsurvey.com/report.aspx

To those who took time to respond, we thank you for your input. As a group, you can see the areas we are all interested in improving.

Out of the nearly 200 names on our mailing list, approximately 80 opened this survey. Disappointedly, only 29 chose to take 3 mins. to complete the survey. These numbers are not good. They show the high level of apathy present in our alumni. We encourage you to be active on a consistent basis. Also, hold each other to a high standard. A little of your time each month will allow us to make a difference in our community. We can do better. As Morehouse Men, it is our duty.

Delta Sigma Theta:Support a Scholarship Fundraiser: Harbor Cruise Final Information

The first Orange County Alumnae Chapter Delta Holiday Harbor Cruise is rapidly approaching. The event is this Friday, November 30, 2007. The cost is $100.00 per person.

The Orange County Alumnae Chapter has been hard at work preparing an elegant holiday cruise experience. The cruise is on-board the yacht “Electra”. Upon entering the yacht, you and your guest will be greeted by the staff and served chocolate covered strawberries and champagne. You will then have an opportunity to take a complimentary photo, which will be printed during the cruise and given to you as a keepsake for the evening. You will dine on a succulent meal and dance the evening away to the sounds of N the Groove Productions.

The cruise line office address is 3439 Via Oporto in Lido Marina Village Newport Beach, CA. From the cruise line office, walk across the brick street to the boardwalk until you see the yacht “Electra.” Look for the Red & White Balloons to guide the way. Parking is $10.00

Please plan to arrive dockside at 6:00 P.M. Boarding begins as 6:45 PM, and departs promptly at 7:00 P.M. The yacht will return at 10:45 P.M.

This is the Orange County Alumnae Chapter’s first fundraiser for the sorority year. It is not too late to join us on the yacht.

If you wish to attend, please email Tonya Whiteside at tlwhiteside@hotmail.com as soon as possible and bring your $100.00 per person cash or check payment with you to yacht.

Yvette White-Hodge
Orange County Alumnae Chapter President
ocacpresident@yahoo.com
P.O. Box 6523
Anaheim, CA 92816-0523
(949) 862-4390 Voicemail
(951) 314-4567 Cell

Dr. Pryor and the war effort. Nov 28, 2007

The war to get to the war is trying. I am still at Lejeune waiting. My first day here was smooth sailing. Needed an anthrax shot and a smallpox shot and that was basically it. Except you have to wait a week to see if the smallpox took before they release you to go to your unit. So that was a whole week of catching up on emails and twiddling my thumbs. I did go to Winston-Salem to see my sister over the weekend.

When I got back Monday, smooth sailing. Got the smallpox cleared and got to my unit that afternoon and was told that they went over in AUG! Needless to say I got my orders in OCT. The orders were for a GMO(General Medical Officer),sooooooooooooo now that they know I am a surgeon they are trying to find a spot for me. Of course nothing happened last week because of Thanksgiving. I did go back to Winston and my brother and youngest nephew drove up from ATL.

Now I am back waiting and twiddling more thumbs. The latest, get this....I was supposed to be with II MEF(Marine Expeditionary Force based at Lejeune). It seems that I MEF can use me. Where is I MEF? Moth*&^%$#@ng Camp Pendleton!!! They may send me back home to send me to Iraq! And I thought your administration was chaotic(just kidding, a little). Anyway, sorry for the wordiness, but that is the latest. Tell all I said hello and will keep everyone posted.

By the way, I did complete the survey.

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Morehouse Meeting Friday 7:00PM Lucy Florence

Gentlemen,
Please join us for a Morehouse Alumni meeting on Friday at Lucy Florence Coffee house in Liemert park. We have several things to speak about, so please have all committee members present.

Thank you

Eric

Fine tune your inner warrior. paintball the day after Thanksgiving 11/23

Gentlemen,
The day after Thanksgiving can find you sitting around the house, rubbing your sizeable and well-fed stomachs, watching an all-day law & Order Marathon on Bravo, or you can reach deep within yourself to find that ZULU-Masai-mau mau or Navy Seal soldier within, and embrace it! Even if only for one day. Or just come out with the fellas and fellowship with a wholesome day of paint enabled mobile target artillery practice. Last year, I went out with a group on the day after thanksgiving and we had an awesome time. This year, I want to give you guys a shot at the ol' GLAMMA president (me, but I shoot back) and give us all a great team building experience.
The location will be Hollywood Sports in Bellflower, http://www.hollywoodsports.com/, and we want to meet there at 10AM in the morning. If we can get a large enough group, including your guests, we can go into the courses alone with a private ref. Please let me know if you are interested and if you would like to bring somebody. The cost is about $20-25 for all day, and gear is included.
I also want to thank everybody for coming out to the going away party for Dr. Pryor. It was a great event, and we probably had nearly 200 people come through, including our Alumni, and other guests. I appreciate your outpouring for Jonathan. He was sincerely touched. And, maybe a little bit drunk, as well. Our next chapter meeting will be the 11/30. The location is TBD

Election of National Officers for FY 2008-2010

The National Alumni Association will accept nominations for the Offices of President, Vice President-at-Large, Secretary, Financial Secretary, Treasurer and Regional Vice Presidents between November 12, 2007 and December 31, 2007. All alumni are encouraged to get involved in this election and to participate in selecting the persons you wish to lead the National Alumni Association.

Nomination and Voting Deadlines. Nominations will be received starting Monday,

November 12, 2007 and must be postmarked no later than Monday, December 31, 2007, by the United States Postal Service or by a commercial delivery service such as Federal Express or United Parcel Service. Private postmarks will not be accepted. Current officers who wish to stand for re-election must indicate in writing their intent to seek re-election and this notification must be postmarked as described above no later than Monday, December 31, 2007.

The National Office under the supervision of the Election Committee will mail ballots to members in good standing on Friday, February 8, 2008. Return ballots must be postmarked as described above no later than Friday, March 7, 2008.

Nominations and completed ballots should be mailed to Morehouse College National Alumni Association, Box 93, 830 Westview Drive, S.W., Atlanta, GA 30314.

Who Can Nominate. Candidates for President, Vice President-at-Large, Secretary, Financial Secretary and Treasurer may be nominated by any member in “good standing” or by an organized Chapter. Candidates for Regional Vice Presidents must be nominated by a member in good standing who resides in the region from which the candidate seeks election or by an organized Chapter located in that region.

Nominee Criteria. A nominee for any office must (1) be a graduate of Morehouse College; (2) be a member in “good standing” for the current fiscal year (July 1, 2007, to June 30, 2008), (3) submit a resume along with a platform statement; and (4) submit a recent photograph to be placed on the ballot. The resume should include social and civic affiliations, past and present, as well as honors received. The platform statement must not exceed fifty words. No candidate may run for more than one office in the same election.

Voting Requirements. To permit proper and timely accounting, only members of the Association who are in good standing (dues paid or postmarked) as of Thursday, January 31, 2008, will be permitted to vote in the election. (There are no provisions for write-in votes)

Inauguration and Term of Office. The newly elected officers of the National Alumni Association will be administered the oath of office during the Annual Alumni Banquet scheduled for Saturday, May 10, 2008, and will officially assume the duties of the office on July 1, 2008. The elected term is for two years, ending June 30, 2010.

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Volunteers Needed for Youth Conflict Resolution Program

Conflict Resolution Program
November 15, 2007 (Thursday) - 2:45 - 4:50 pm (2) Hour Program in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Services, and volunteers from Mexican American Bar Association.

Audubon, like many other schools in South Los Angeles, faces challenges with racial divides between Black and Brown children. We are teaming up with trained conflict resolution professionals from LCABA, and volunteers from MABA to educate the kids, show unity, and deliver tools and cultural awareness skills to help prevent unnecessary racial tension. The kids LOVE to see and hear from people like you, and your presence can change a life. Come join us next Thursday, we would Love to have you out!

PLEASE R.S.V.P. TO ME PRIOR TO THE EVENT!!!

Reginald Roberts, Jr., Esq.
John M. Langston Bar Association
Youth Outreach Committee Chair

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633 W. Fifth Street, Suite 1150
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 229-2400 - Telephone
(213) 229-2499 - Fax
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Chase greatness - not just success - Tavis Smiley tells Morehouse audience

Chase greatness - not just success - Tavis Smiley tells Morehouse audience

By RODNEY HO
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 10/26/07

For his current tour of historically black colleges, TV and radio host Tavis Smiley has been using the theme of the "talented tenth," the 10 percent of the African-American population that could lead the the rest.

At Morehouse College Friday night, the phrase was plastered on a huge banner at the Executive Conference Center auditorium crediting civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois. But someone at the college informed him earlier in the day that "talented tenth" was coined by Henry Morehouse, the namesake of the college, in the mid-1890s.

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"Du Bois actually borrowed that phrase," Smiley said, sheepishly.

Whatever its source, Smiley used that term to anchor an hour-long speech filled with references to his hero, "the greatest American," Martin Luther King Jr., and challenges to the up-and-coming generation of Morehouse students to take the reins and define themselves by not just success but "greatness."

"We're not loving and serving," he said, the two tenets he feels make for a great leader. "We're mostly chasing success... You can be successful without being great. You can't be great without being successful."

He cited Donald Trump. "I'm not casting hate but even his success is suspect. Only in America can a white boy file bankruptcy two or three times and end up with a show called 'The Apprentice.' " [Actually, Trump has never filed for personal bankruptcy. Several of his casinos, though, have filed for bankruptcy.]

Smiley ended his speech with a well-known quote about how short life can be from a former Morehouse president, Benjamin E. Mays, and many in the overflowing crowd of 400-plus recited along with him.

I have only just a minute, only 60 seconds in it,

Forced upon me, can't refuse it.

Didn't seek it, didn't choose it,

But it's up to me to use it.

I must suffer if I lose it,

Give account if I abuse it.

Just a tiny little minute,

But eternity is in it.

What are you going to do with your minute?

During the Q&A session, someone asked him why the goal for great leaders shouldn't be 25 percent as opposed to 10 percent. Smiley related a story he heard from the late Coretta Scott King, that people would constantly tell her they had "marched with Martin." "If I had a dime every time someone said that," she told Smiley a few years ago, "I'd be independently wealthy." Folks may have seen Martin march by, but most people simply aren't equipped, he said, "to be servant leaders."

After the speech, Morehouse junior and business major Nicholas Parrilla said he appreciated Smiley's precept that would-be leaders need to look internally at "who" they want to be as opposed to "what" they want to be.

"He gave me a little more purpose in what I should do with my life," said Parrilla, who heads the campus gay support and advocacy group Save Space.

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