Alpha Pi Boulé Records MS-0397
Svetlana Kondratenko
Special Collections & University Archives
05/22/2008
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA 92182-8050
askscua@sdsu.edu
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & University Archives
Title: Alpha Pi Boulé Records
Creator:
Alpha Pi Boulé
Identifier/Call Number: MS-0397
Physical Description:
3.09 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1965-2003
Language of Material:
English
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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.
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for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including
but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.
Source of Acquisition
William T. Chapman
Related Materials
Leon Williams Papers
Reverend George Walker Smith Papers
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, folder title, box number, Alpha Pi Boule Records, Special Collections and University Archives, San
Diego State University Library.
Other Descriptive 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
Black college graduates and professionals. 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 the Black community 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 Black 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 Black 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 Black students in improving their grades and scores.
Accruals
2002-017
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Artifacts
Organizational Records
Photographs
Video Recordings
African Americans--California--San Diego--Social life and customs--Sources
African American college graduates--California--San Diego--Societies, etc.--History--Sources
Sigma Pi Phi. Alpha Pi Boulé (San Diego State University)--Archives
Sigma Pi Phi. Alpha Pi Boulé (San Diego State University)--History--Sources
box 1, folder 1
Announcements Folder 1
1983-2001
box 1, folder 2
Awards Folder 2
1980-2002
box 1, folder 3
Biennial Grand Boule and Conference Folder 3
1988-2002
box 1, folder 4
Biographies/Personalities Folder 4
box 1, folder 5
The Boule Journal Folder 5
1999
box 1, folder 6
Bylaws/Constitutions Folder 6
1982-1998
box 1, folder 7
Boule Foundation Folder 7
box 1, folder 8
Celebrations Folder 8
1988-2002
box 1, folder 9
Committee Planning with Posters Folder 9
1999-2000
box 1, folder 10
Community School Issues, including Turn Around Program (TAP) 1 of 2 Folder 10
1999-2000
box 2, folder 1
Community School Issues, including Turn Around Program (TAP) 2 of 2 Folder 1
1999-2000
box 2, folder 2
DX Association (International) Folder 2
box 2, folder 3
DX Association/Stamp Collection Folder 3
box 2, folder 4
DX Club (San Diego) Folder 4
box 2, folder 5
Events Folder 5
1982-1999
box 2, folder 6
Financial Statements/Budgets and Donations, 1 of 2 Folder 6
1986-1996
box 2, folder 7
Financial Statements/Budgets and Donations, 2 of 2 Folder 7
1997-2001
box 2, folder 8
Health Issues Folder 8
1999-2002
box 2, folder 9
Information on Fraternity Folder 9
1965-2002
box 3, folder 1
Letters/Memorandums Folder 1
1982-1999
box 3, folder 2
Membership Folder 2
1982-2001
box 3, folder 3
Memos Folder 3
1997-1999, n.d.
box 3, folder 4
Minutes for Meetings Folder 4
1984-1988
box 3, folder 5
Minutes for Meetings Folder 5
1990-1998
box 4, folder 1
Minutes for Meetings Folder 1
1999-2001
box 4, folder 2
Minutes of Meetings/Executive Committee Folder 2
1985-1987, 1992-1993, 1997-2002
box 4, folder 3
Officers/Alpha Pi Boule Folder 3
1999
box 4, folder 4
Pacific Coast Regional Boule Folder 4
1987, 1997-2000, 2003
box 4, folder 5
Photos-Alpha Pi Boule Folder 5
box 4, folder 6
Photos/San Diego Metropolitan Amateur Radio Club, 1 of 2 Folder 6
box 4, folder 7
Photos/San Diego Metropolitan Amateur Radio Club, 2 of 2 Folder 7
box 4, folder 8
Orientation Materials Folder 8
1988, 2001
box 4, folder 9
Programs Folder 9
1986-1988, 1997-2001
box 4, folder 10
Retreats Folder 10
1998-2002
box 4, folder 11
Rituals and Manually Ceremonies Folder 11
1984, n.d.
box 4, folder 12
San Diego Amateur Radio Club/Events and Programs Folder 12
1992-1995, 1997
box 5, folder 1
San Diego Amateur Radio Club/ General Information Folder 1
1987, 1992-1995, 1998
box 5, folder 2
San Diego Amateur Radio Club/Meeting Minutes Folder 2
1992-1995, 1997, 2003
box 5, folder 3
San Diego Amateur Radio Club/Miscellaneous Folder 3
box 5, folder 4
San Diego Amateur Radio Club/Newsletter and Publicity Folder 4
1991-1995, 1997
box 5, folder 5
Scholarships/Student Profile Folder 5
1980-1984, 1986-1987
box 5, folder 6
Social Action Committee Folder 6
1997-2002
box 6, item 1
San Diego Metropolitan Amateur Radio Club Medal Item 1
box 6, item 2
SD Metropolitan Amateur Radio Club President 1994-1995 William Chapman AA6JZ Gavel Item 2
box 6, item 3
45th Biennial Grand Boule Medallion Item 3
2000
box 6, item 4
Video (VHS), Sigma Pi Phi Pacific Coast Regional Convention Maui, Hawaii Item 4
October 7- 10, 1999
