2006 centennial Celebration

[ladygreek]

Originally posted by Professor
the host hotel is one of the largest hotels in DC. the property once was a sheraton - i use to manage group and meeting space for the chain in my much younger years - in addition to the host hotel there is an alternate property that we have across the street - i understand this hotel is also full.

speace would be a problem for any organization of this size - especially given the fact we celebrate 100 years of service. brothers that have never attended convention are registered for this one. its a once in a lifetime event.

You only have one additional property? I guess it boggles my mind because we have 17 properties (including the two next to the convention center as HQ hotels) for our convention in Philly. We provide shuttle service for those not in easy walking distance.

But you are right about finding space. In fact we are now limited to about 6 major cities that can accomodate our national conventions. And they all must have major size convention centers in addition to plenty of hotel properties that we can block.

I am not sure what we will do for our 100th, if DC can't accomodate us.

[Senusret I]

The metro (subway) station closest to the host hotel is WOODLEY PARK-ZOO/ADAMS MORGAN which is on the RED LINE. It is about a block's walk up a hill to the hotel.

I did a little research this morning to assist the bros who need hotel ideas. If your hotel is off of Connecticut Avenue, then you can also access the host hotel via the L2 or L4 bus.

Here are hotels and their nearest metro station:

Jurys Washington (DuPont Circle)
The Churchill Hotel (Take the L2 Bus from 18th and T Streets, or walk to DuPont Circle)
The M Street Hotel (Take the L2 Bus from 20th and M Streets, or walk to DuPont Circle)
Best Western Georgetown Suites (Take the L2 Bus from 20th and L Streets, or walk to DuPont Circle)
The Westin Embassy Row (DuPont Circle OR take the L4 from 20th and M Streets)
The Beacon Hotel (Farragut North, three minutes from Woodley Park)

You get the picture.

It is only two minutes from DuPont Circle to Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan via metro, and only seven minutes via the bus. A cab ride might take five, but will get you from door to door.

I suggest you use a combination of www.expedia.com and the http://www.wmata.com trip planner. Get the address of potential hotels from expedia and put them into the trip planner.

Good luck, bros!

[Professor]

Thank you Stranger!!!!

[Senusret I]

Dear Brothers,

My name is Rashid Darden (6-Mu Lambda-Sp03). On behalf of my mentor, friend, and Brother Brodrick Clarke (10-Sigma Eta-Sp90), I would like to welcome you to Washington, DC for the Centennial Convention.

Brodrick and I work for Heads Up, a University Neighborhood Initiative. Established in 1996, Heads Up provides children and youth from low-income neighborhoods with academic skills and learning opportunities they need to succeed by connecting them with college students who serve as after-school and summer teachers. As an extension of our mission we strive to teach and practice three principles at every level of our organization: Service, Learning, and Leadership.

I was introduced to Heads Up through Brodrick, who is a Site Director at LaSalle Elementary School in DC, in a neighborhood that has had an entire generation wiped out by the crack epidemic of the 80s. Inspired by Brodrick, I joined the Heads Up family this year at Amidon Elementary School in Southwest DC. In the face of abject poverty, both Brodrick and I persevere.

As an aside, we also have the pleasure of working with the daughter of our own Brother Bobby Austin, who is the Chairman of the Centennial Symposium.

Brothers, we do good work here. In the time that Brodrick has been a Site Director, he has propelled his site to new heights and fostered positive relationships with the faculty and administration at LaSalle. Here at Amidon, I have changed the culture of the students so that they have a new respect of order, discipline, and most importantly, learning.

We welcome you to come observe our work. We also welcome you to come serve with us.

If you are interested in visiting one of the eight Heads Up sites in Washington during your time in DC, please contact Brother Brodrick Clarke at (202)486-1925 or email him at bclarke@headsup-dc.org. Our sites are open from 12:30pm to 6:30pm during every day of the convention except Saturday, July 29. On that day we will host our Tenth Anniversary Project Fair, in which our students will present poster projects based on their community experiences over the summer. If you are interested in attending the Project Fair, please email Ms. Davena Mgbeokwere at dmgbeokwere@headsup-dc.org.

We know that many Brothers will be in town who didn't get the chance to register during the deadline. What better way to fill your time than in the spirit of service? We hope that you will join us when you visit DC.

Fraternally,
Rashid Darden
Site Director - Amidon

Heads Up
A University Neighborhood Initiative
645 Pennsylvania Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20003
http://www.headsup-dc.org

T: (202) 544-4468 ex. 25
F: (202) 544-4437
C: (202) 210-3316

[AKA2D '91]

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[dzdst796]

Originally Posted by AKA2D '91

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Congratulations to the Men of APhiA. I hope that you all have a great time at your centennial celebration.

[Senusret I]

Although I wasn't the Brother with the shortest distance to travel (some lucky Bros happened to live ONE BLOCK from the host hotel!)...I figure I will be the first to post my comments.

This was my first national gathering of any sort. I became a member while a poor college student, and spent nearly three years in various jobs that prevented me from doing a whole lot of travel. So it was great that my first convention could be here in DC. That way I could afford registration and save a whole lot of money that I could use toward buying para, LOL.

I really, truly enjoyed everything, from the convention bag to the "Club Alpha" parties....I met so many brothers from the internet, including Professor from GC, GoldenSquare from MegaGreek, MrBiig from GFA/SG, and others, including WarGames06 who I already knew. I also met FinerWoman10A91, FeeFee, and even more GC ladies! And let's not talk about allllll the bros from Facebook and Myspace that I met! Bananas! (pun intended)

I also met H. Patrick Swygert, president of Howard University (not an Alpha) before our final plenary session and Vic Carter (frat) who is an anchor in Baltimore. I saw the new Supreme Basileus of AKA and other dignitaries from other orgs at our public program.

Most inspiring moment....Brothers Lionel Richie and Edward Brooke gripping each other at the public forum.

Best tangible from the convention: The Centennial Book of Essays and Letters: Excerpts from the Brotherhood of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Brothers.... GET THIS BOOK. Over 700 pages of KNOWLEDGE.

Best moment: Gamma Mu and Beta Alpha having a step off in the hotel lobby. I was standing there like "Is this about the be the Greek 'You Got Served?'" And it was....but it was great!

Best intangible thing.... realizing that so many of my favorite people in the world are Alphas. They're not my ONLY favorite people....but at about day three, I was running into people that I had forgotten were Alphas. I was like dang, they frat too.....no wonder I like them so much!

Even the Homosexuality in Black Fraternities Discussion at the HU Bookstore went well. I didn't even have to use my AK. (LOL) (PS, FeeFee I gotta fill you in on some backstory...watch out for the PM)

At any rate....YES there are pictures. Hold your horses. I will post a link to my site as soon as I crop and resize them. Honestly, that will not happen today, LOL. I gotta book to finish editing!

Fraternally,
Mr. Matter-of-Factly
6-M/\-Sp03

[Inquisitive06]

Whoa!

Man it has been a while since I've posted on this forum, but after attending the centennial joint here in D.C., I had to come back and say how much fun I had.

What a convention!!!! I have been to about 7 or 8 Alpha Conventions, and I have attended National or Regional conventions for all of the NPHC orgs. except for the Iotas, and I have never seen anything like this. D.C. was on FIRE!!!

So much HISTORY! No, not just Alpha History, but BLACK History!!! So many parties. To walk through the Hotel Lobby at 4:00am and to still see Thousands of folks just hanging out was crazy. To see a bunch of SG Rhos come down from B-More and Party Walk all night long was nice. To see the group of Zeta's walk in with their blue & white shirts and chill with some of the bruhs was cool. To meet many Delta's who came down from Boston and New York was also cool...and you know the AKA's were deep. We saw one Que there...and he looked pissed (LOL).

The crazy thing was that there was SOOOOOOOOOO much going on (all over D.C.) that I ALWAYS felt like no matter what I was doing, I was missing out on sooo much. In any event, all went well and I am even more proud to be an Alpha today than ever (and that is saying a lot). 06!

"Inquisitive" #2
another DEUCE on the Loose!

[Finer Woman10-A-91]

Rashid, it was great meeting you! This was a tremendous milestone in black history indeed! I have never had so many Alpha men try to talk to me at the same time! LOL!!!!! And you know our booth had the southern belles and coolest sister Greeks selling Jewels- The Story of the Founding of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. How fly were they with the www.jewels1906.com t-shirts!
Being a publicist is hard work ...but somebody's gotta do it!

[Senusret I]

Here is a picture of Darrius Gourdine speaking about and signing copies of Jewels. I especially enjoyed when he talked about who his Alpha hero is: Mal Goode, first African American journalist on network TV!






And here is one of me and Dr. Parks right after our Homosexuality in Black Fraternities discussion:




More photos to come! Bear with me!

[DSTdimepiece]

Is Dr. Parks from the Univ. of Kentucky?

[mulattogyrl]

Congratulations Gentlemen! I wish I could have been there. It sounds like you all had a really nice time.