- 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