• Dec. 1958 Alpha men met at the home of Brother David Nunnally, Sr. to discuss forming a Graduate Chapter in Athens, GA
• Jan. 1959 an Interest Committee was formed with Brother Milton Hill as Chairperson
• Interest Group:

                 –Dr. Guy Thomas – Meharry Medical

                 –Dr. J. Arthur Kelley – Meharry Medical

                 –Hugh Goodrum – local public educator

                 –Dr. Milton Hill – local public educator

                 –Walter Jackson – local public educator

                 –Reverend David H. Nunnally, Sr. -  local public educator

                 –Charlie Harris – local public educator

• Brothers from Eta Lambda Graduate Chapter in Atlanta provided assistance in chartering
• On Dec. 8, 1959 an envoy from Eta Lambda including Brothers Caries Green, Andrew Lewis, II, Samuel Bocate, and Roderick Harris presented the 264th Charter to the Athens Chapter Organization
• Official charter reads that the 264th Chapter was assigned the name Eta Iota Lambda and was signed December 20, 1959
• First slate of Eta Iota Lambda Officers installed by Brother Andrew Lewis, II

                  –President - Brother Dr. Milton Hill

                  –Secretary - Brother Hugh Goodrum

                  –Treasurer - Brother Dr. Guy Thomas

                  –Program Chairperson - Brother Rev. David H. Nunnally, Sr.

• Chartering Brothers represented undergraduate chapters including Chi Chapter, Meharry Medical College; Delta Alpha Chapter, Claflin University; Delta Delta Chapter, Albany State University; Gamma Phi Chapter, Tuskegee University; Iota Chapter, Morris Brown College; and Alpha Phi Chapter, Clark-Atlanta University
• Primary focus on the social, educational, and civic needs of not only the local community but the University of Georgia
• “Social Action for Integration” the chapter was an advocate and assisted in the integration of the University of Georgia
• Instrumental in forming the Zeta Pi Chapter at the University in May of 1969
• One of Two Alpha Chapters in Athens, GA serving Northeast Georgia
• Official charter signed Dec. 20, 1959
• Seven Founding Charter Members

                   –*Hugh Goodrum, *Charlie Harris, *Dr. Milton Hill, *Walter Jackson, *Dr. J. Arthur    

                      Kelley, Reverend David H. Nunnally, Sr., and *Dr. Guy Thomas

               *Deceased, Omega Chapter

• Membership Consist of Professionals

                   – doctors, lawyers, law enforcement officials, clergymen, educators, graduate and

                      professional students, military officials and personnel, retirees

• Pillars of support for all mankind throughout Northeast Georgia continuing to uphold the light of Alpha