ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC. ®
EASTERN REGION
www.ALPHAEAST.com
Mark S. Tillman
General President
R. Anthony Mills, Sr.
Eastern Region Vice President
William D. Lyle
Executive Director
Brandon R. Johnson
Eastern Region Assistant Vice President
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT
Dontae Ryan, Chief of Staff
Phone: (860) 558-5118
Email: [email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Baltimore, MD) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity’s Eastern Region will open its 82 nd annual regional
convention at the Hilton Baltimore on Thursday, April 24, 2014 and will bring over 915 registrants and
almost half as many attendees from 159 chapters from New England to Virginia, and international
chapters from: Bermuda, Germany, Liberia, South Africa and United Kingdom.
“This year’s theme is ‘Reconciling Leadership & Brotherhood’ with the intent to provide opportunities
for each attendee to reconcile within themselves that fraternal bonds do not have to be sacrificed for the
sake of leadership and vice versa,” said R. Anthony Mills, Eastern Region Vice President. “We’re
pleased to offer our attendees an opportunity to participate in our ‘Life, Leadership & Brotherhood’
workshop series intended to bring about discussions of best practices we can take back to our chapters
and communities.”
This will be the first convention under the leadership of R. Anthony Mills, who was installed at the
organization’s international convention in Austin, TX last year. This convention will also be the final
one for Brandon R. Johnson – a student of Morgan State University – who serves as the Assistant Vice
President (a position specifically held for the fraternity’s college members). Johnson’s successor will be
elected and installed during the convention.
"It has been such a pleasure to serve the brothers of AlphaEast as the 55th Eastern Region
Assistant Vice President! I have enjoyed gaining such an amazing fraternal experience through
so many brothers who have mentored me during this process,” said Brandon Johnson, Assistant
Vice President. “After leaving the Board of Directors, I will be finishing my last semester at
Morgan State University and continuing a career path in student affairs in higher education. It
has definitely been a pleasure to serve this awesome body.”
The convention has a full agenda of workshops and social activities for its registered members over the
course of the four days in Baltimore.
(For a schedule of convention activities visit: convention.alphaeast.com/convention-schedule)
MORE
P.O. BOX 41362 | BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21203-6362 | P: (443) 228-8726 | F: (208) 485-9496
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity develops leaders, promotes brotherhood and academic excellence,
while providing service and advocacy for our communities.
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity – Eastern Region
2
The public phase of the convention kicks off with a public program featuring best practices for
mentoring African American males and will close with a prayer breakfast on Sunday at The Lord
Baltimore Hotel which will feature: Gospel Artist, Maurette Brown Clark, Comedian, Antoine Brown,
and words of inspiration from, Rev. Drew Kyndall Ross.
Guest speakers at the convention for various programs include: The Honorable Chakah Fattah (United
States Congressman), Mark S. Tillman (General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.) and Ms.
Melanie L. Campbell (President of DC-based National Coalition of Black Civic Engagement).
ABOUT ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC.
Founded on December 4, 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,
Inc. is the country’s oldest African-American Collegiate Greek-lettered fraternity and has continued to
supply voice and vision to the struggle of African Americans and people of color around the world. The
fraternity through its college and alumni chapters serves the community through nearly a thousand
chapters in the United States, Africa, Europe and the Caribbean. Some of the organization’s prominent
members include Freeman A. Hrabowski III, Dr. Levi Watkins Jr., Wes Moore, Raymond Haysbert,
Harlow Fullwood, Hon. Edward Brooke, Rev. Joseph Lowery, Countee Cullen, Paul Robeson, Nate
Archibald, Marc Morial and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. For more information visit
www.APA1906.net.
EASTERN REGION OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY
The Eastern Region of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., affectionately known as AlphaEast, was
founded in 1932; making AlphaEast the “birth place of Alpha.” The region comprises seven districts that
cover 12 states in the geographical areas between Virginia and New England, and the countries of
Bermuda, Germany, Liberia, South Africa and the United Kingdom. AlphaEast is also the home of the
National Headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland and the region currently has 164 chapters and over 3,500
active members. For more information visit www.AlphaEast.com.
###
P.O. BOX 41362 | BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21203-6362 | P: (443) 228-8726 | F: (208) 485-9496
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity develops leaders, promotes brotherhood and academic excellence,
while providing service and advocacy for our communities.