At the Alpha Phi Alpha - BetaOmicron Chapterluncheonon November5, 2005 it was the consensusof the Beta Omicronmembersandthe alumni of the chapterthat we erecta monumenton Tennessee StateUniversity,sFraternityRow. We know that you carry the Alpha idealsandvaluesin your heart. We rememberthat 'omanlydeeds,scholarshipandlove for all mankind" arethe aimsof the Fraternity. Beta Omicronhassuppliedthat vision andvoice for seventy-fouryearson TennesseeState University'scampus. The struggleis not over. We must control and shapeour memoryon this campus. We must stateour identity; not only for ourselvesbut alsofor thosewe needto inspire. A monumentservesasa wifiress. We needa physicalpresenceto statethat we havebeen here,that we arehere,andthat God willing we will alwaysbe here. Why a Beta Omicronmonument?Besidesa physicalpresence,it preservesinformation asa declarationof BetaOmicron'sexistence;a personificationof the values; a testimony or our legacy. Pleasehelp supportthe idealsof our chapterby making a contributionto the AOA BO Scholarshipand MonumentFund. Contributionsof a certainlevel will be permanently recordedon the monument/memorial. Thanksfor your support. Sincerely, It
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