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The Centennial -- Registered!
Dear Mr. Rashid Darden:
Greetings in the marvelous name of Alpha! This letter is to acknowledge receipt of your registration and payment for 2006 Centennial Convention.
On July 25 - 30, 2006 Alpha Phi Alpha Members, Families and Friends will converge on Washington, DC to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of an organization whose members have had an enormous impact on the lives of countless human beings. The Corporate Headquarters Staff and Centennial Planning team have been diligently working and are excited about welcoming the men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. to Washington, DC.....
Etcetera, etcetera...... I'm registered!
I became an Alpha in the Spring of 2003 while enrolled as a graduate student at American University. I've had plenty of ups and downs in the fraternity since crossing -- several of the downs had to do with Lazarus, my work as a writer, and this website. I was even surrounded by brothers of an undergraduate chapter and harrassed because heaven's to betsy, what would our precious Jewels think about oldgoldsoul.com???
lol....negroes, please.
I have registered for the convention because 1) It's a once in a lifetime event that I want to experience full on, and 2) I need my Alpha mojo back.
I am not affiliated with an alumni chapter right now and have no plans to do so. (But for all you pricks shaking your finger at me, YES, I am financial with the General Organization.) I guess in my experiences in these short years, I realize that not everyone does it for the same reasons. Me, I pursued Alpha for the Brotherhood, and the Brotherhood alone. I can do community service by myself or with Alpha Phi Omega. I can step with an independent step team. But I wanted that intangible thing, the Brotherhood that makes my heart swell when I watch the Centennial Documentary or when I see step shows like this one:
Those are the Bros from Cal Poly Pomona.
So what do I want out of this convention?
Fellowship with Brothers who think like me.....yeah, I know they don't all think like me, and maybe not even most. But some do. And I want to find them and chill with them and trade information and uplift each other in the coming years.
I want to find the ways that I can help Alpha. I want to compare my skills set to Alpha's greatest needs then go from there.
I want to meet Alpha Authors and network with them.
I want to party with the Sorors! Cuz you know Ethel's Girls will be there in full force. :-)
I want to purchase so much para that I never have to order any more ever again, lol.
I want to learn, learn, learn.
I want to attend the Public Program and see how the other organizations gush over us.
And I want to sing the hymn with thousands of Brothers.
And though I might be getting too old to do so, I want to learn a stroll or two.
Yeah, it's an expensive ass registration....but it's a once in a lifetime opportunity. And look at how much I'm saving by the convention being RIGHT HERE in DC. No airfare....no transportation....just me and the Bros.
The hotness.
Posted by Rashid on May 30, 2006 7:09 AM