PHI BETA SIGMA FRATERNITY INC.
ALPHA ALPHA BETA SIGMA METROPOLITAN DETROIT ALUMNI CHAPTER
2012
Annual Founders' Day Program
“Honoring Men of Sigma in the Judicial and Legal Community.”
Saturday, January 7, 2012
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Grosse Pointe War Memorial
32 Lakeshore Dr., Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
Tickets in Advance Only: $40
For Ticket Information Please
E-mail: Akarriemm@hotmail.com or (313) 618-8664
"Join us as we recognize Honorable Judge Edward Ewell, Wayne County Third Circuit Court, with our highest Social Action Award and honor all Sigma Judges in the State of Michigan"
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Alpha Alpha Beta Sigma
Metropolitan Detroit Alumni Chapter Website
(AABS Chapter Members & Guest Brothers)
·Honorable Judge Donald Allen, 55th Judicial District Court, Ingham County, Mason
·Honorable Judge Terry Clark, 70th Judicial District Court, Saginaw County, Saginaw
·Honorable Judge Hugh Clarke, 54-A Judicial District Court, Ingham County, Lansing
·Honorable Judge Thomas Jackson, Third Judicial Circuit Court, Wayne County, Detroit
·Honorable Administrative Law Judge Robert Proctor (Retired), Michigan Department of Civil Service
The keynote speaker will be Honorable Judge Carl A. Walker, Cook County 1st Subcircuit Court in Chicago, Illinois, who is a member of the fraternity’s Distinguished Service Chapter (“DSC”). IN REMEMBRANCE Bro. Dr. Arthur L. Johnson November 5, 1925 – November 1, 2011 Bro. Dr. Arthur Johnson had a long and remarkable career focused heavily on education from primary years through the university level. Bro. Johnson was a graduate of Morehouse College where he was the founder of the school’s Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., Chi Chapter. Bro. Johnson was a professor of educational sociology at Wayne State University from 1972 – 1995, while he rose to the position of senior vice president for university relations. Bro. Johnson was instrumental in the civil rights movement and even helped Martin Luther King, Jr., establish a NAACP chapter at Morehouse College. He also served as Executive Director of the NAACP Detroit Branch and later its President and was considered the "Father and Originator" of the NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner. 2011 - 2012 Chapter Officers 22nd Annual Fundraiser “Dead and Buried by James McLindon” Saturday, April 25, 2012 7:30 p.m. with Reception 13103 Woodrow Wilson Detroit, MI 48238 Tickets $30.00 For tickets, please e-mail: aabsigma_social_action@live.com It’s no surprise that Dead and Buried is a play about a cemetery. But, the story is not simply about corpses and the bereaved. It is about the Cemetery Supervisor, Bid, and the workers she hires. Bid is an ex-marine who was stationed in a Mortuary Affairs Unit. Rob is the young man who works the backhoe and digs graves. Perdue is a young woman hired by Bid to work with Rob. However, all of them have hidden agendas and secrets. Cemetery humor and ghoulish pranks fail to bury the deep rooted need in all of them to overcome fate’s cruelties and recover abandoned love. In the end, together, all three find camaraderie as they toss dirt, shovel by shovel, into an uncovered grave.
Bro. Johnson received numerous honors and community awards, including two honorary doctorate degrees from Morehouse College and the University of Detroit Mercy, respectively. Upon his death, Bro. Johnson was an active member of Alpha Alpha Beta Sigma, Metropolitan Detroit Alumni Chapter, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Bro. Johnson is survived by his wife of 31 years Chacona Winters Johnson.
Bro. Melvin Thomas, President
Bro. Edward Cowan, Vice President, Membership Chairman
Bro. A. Karriem Muhammad, Secretary
Bro. Dr. Angelo Gilmore, Treasurer
Bro. Dr. Ron Charles, Parliamentarian
Bro. Ron Culver, Chaplin
Upcoming 2012 Programs
"AIDS in Black and Brown"
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Alpha Alpha Beta Sigma Detroit Alumni Chapter
&
University of Michigan - Dearborn
Criminal Justice Studies
Thursday, January 26, 2012
6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
University Center - Kochoff Hall
Refreshments will be served.
FREE
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