Guide to the Alpha Pi Boulé Records
Finding Aid Authors: Svetlana Kondratenko.
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2008-05-22
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Guide to the Alpha Pi Boulé Records
1965/2003
Special Collections & University Archives
Overview of the Collection
Collection Title: Alpha Pi Boulé Records
Dates: 1965-2003
Identification: MS-0397
Creator:
Alpha Pi Boulé
Physical Description: 3.09 linear ft
Language of Materials:
English
Repository:
Special Collections & University Archives
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA, 92182-8050
URL: http://library.sdsu.edu/scua
Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-6791
Note:
Other Information:
This collection was processed as part of the San Diego African American Archives Project, made possible by a grant from the
President's Leadership Fund.
Historical Note:
Alpha Pi Boulé, the local chapter of the Sigma Pi Phi fraternity, was chartered on May 8,1965, in San Diego, California after
Jack Kimbrough, DDS, contacted members of the Sigma Pi Phi fraternity in Los Angeles to investigate establishing a branch
of the organization in San Diego. Established in 1904, the Sigma Pi Phi fraternity is the country's oldest fraternity for
college-educated and professional African-Americans. Its goal is to pursue intellectual development, citizenship, law, and
culture. The fraternity as a whole is referred to as the Grand Boulé. Alpha Pi Boulé's original members and first Charter
Officers were Sire Archon (President) J. Kimbrough, Grammateus (Secretary) John Johnson, Thesaristis (Treasurer) George Walker
Smith, Leading Archon - Agogos Edward Maddox, and Lecturing Archon – Rhetoricus Harold Howland. Other early members were Edward
Singleton, Henry Lennette, Earl Gilliam, and Donald Carey.
Members must have at least a baccalaureate degree, but most have earned advanced degrees. The fraternity emphasizes inviting
men of recognized achievement in their fields to be members in order to organize men of common values to improve the quality
of life of African-Americans in San Diego. There are approximately 40 active members in Alpha Pi Boulé.
Through direct dialoge, programs and actions, members of the Fraternity utilize their resources to enhance and improve the
socio-economic status of the African-American community in San Diego. Alpha Pi Boulé was initially a purely social organization,
but later broadened its interests to include a vital social actions component. Numerous committees implement community programs
and activities, especially for young people. Each year the organization offers awards and four year college scholarships to
local African-American high school students. Other community education programs initiated by the Alpha Pi Boule include The
Man of the Village, SAT, Signature Project, Links Achiever Program, and Educating Jalani and Jameli – all aimed at providing
better educational opportunities and greater support for African-American students in improving their grades and scores.
Access Terms
This collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Corporate Name:
Sigma Pi Phi. Alpha Pi Boulé (San Diego State University) -- Archives
Sigma Pi Phi. Alpha Pi Boulé (San Diego State University) -- History -- Sources
Genre/Form of Material:
Artifacts
Organizational Records
Photographs
Video Recordings
Topical Term:
African American college graduates -- California -- San Diego -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sourc
African Americans -- California -- San Diego -- Social life and customs -- Sources
Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation:
Identification of item, folder title, box number, Alpha Pi Boule Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Library
and Information Access, San Diego State University.
Related Materials:
Leon Williams Papers
Reverend George Walker Smith Papers
Scope and Contents
The
Alpha Pi Boulé Records document the history and activities of Alpha Pi Boulé, chapter 39 of the Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity. Filed alphabetically in
a single series, it documents the chapter's foundation, its social action programs, partnerships with community schools, as
well as Alpha Pi Boulé's relationships with other community organizations including the San Diego DX International Association
/ DX San Diego Club and the San Diego Amateur Radio Club. Included are meeting minutes (1985-2001), Executive Committee meeting
minutes (1992-2000), bylaws, constitutions, financial records, membership reports, correspondence, and a few artifacts. The
collection also contains photos from some of the Alpha Pi Boulé's meetings and events in the 1990s, and photos from the San
Diego Metropolitan Radio Club. A video tape from one of the Pacific Coast Regional Conventions (1999) is also included in
the collection.
Detailed List of Contents
Box 1, Folder 3
Biennial Grand Boule and Conference
1988-2002
Box 1, Folder 4
Biographies/Personalities
Box 1, Folder 6
Bylaws/Constitutions
1982-1998
Box 1, Folder 9
Committee Planning with Posters
1999-2000
Box 1, Folder 10
Community School Issues, including Turn Around Program (TAP) 1 of 2
1999-2000
Box 2, Folder 1
Community School Issues, including Turn Around Program (TAP) 2 of 2
1999-2000
Box 2, Folder 2
DX Association (International)
Box 2, Folder 3
DX Association/Stamp Collection
Box 2, Folder 6
Financial Statements/Budgets and Donations, 1 of 2
1986-1996
Box 2, Folder 7
Financial Statements/Budgets and Donations, 2 of 2
1997-2001
Box 2, Folder 9
Information on Fraternity
1965-2002
Box 3, Folder 1
Letters/Memorandums
1982-1999
Box 3, Folder 4
Minutes for Meetings
1984-1988
Box 3, Folder 5
Minutes for Meetings
1990-1998
Box 4, Folder 1
Minutes for Meetings
1999-2001
Box 4, Folder 2
Minutes of Meetings/Executive Committee
1985-1987, 1992-1993, 1997-2002
Box 4, Folder 3
Officers/Alpha Pi Boule
1999
Box 4, Folder 4
Pacific Coast Regional Boule
1987, 1997-2000, 2003
Box 4, Folder 6
Photos/San Diego Metropolitan Amateur Radio Club, 1 of 2
Box 4, Folder 7
Photos/San Diego Metropolitan Amateur Radio Club, 2 of 2
Box 4, Folder 8
Orientation Materials
1988, 2001
Box 4, Folder 9
Programs
1986-1988, 1997-2001
Box 4, Folder 11
Rituals and Manually Ceremonies
1984, n.d.
Box 4, Folder 12
San Diego Amateur Radio Club/Events and Programs
1992-1995, 1997
Box 5, Folder 1
San Diego Amateur Radio Club/ General Information
1987, 1992-1995, 1998
Box 5, Folder 2
San Diego Amateur Radio Club/Meeting Minutes
1992-1995, 1997, 2003
Box 5, Folder 3
San Diego Amateur Radio Club/Miscellaneous
Box 5, Folder 4
San Diego Amateur Radio Club/Newsletter and Publicity
1991-1995, 1997
Box 5, Folder 5
Scholarships/Student Profile
1980-1984, 1986-1987
Box 5, Folder 6
Social Action Committee
1997-2002
Box 6
San Diego Metropolitan Amateur Radio Club Medal
Box 6
SD Metropolitan Amateur Radio Club President 1994-1995 William Chapman AA6JZ Gavel
Box 6
45th Biennial Grand Boule Medallion
2000
Box 6
Video (VHS), Sigma Pi Phi Pacific Coast Regional Convention Maui, Hawaii
October 7- 10, 1999
