ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Sept. 27, 2014 – The Xi Alpha Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. recently elected and today installed its 2014–15 chapter officers during its monthly meeting.
Darryl Sharp was installed as the chapter’s new president. Sharp, a retired LTC in the U.S. Army brings to this position more than 25 years as a member of the fraternity, having served in various local and regional capacities, including as vice president and chapter dean of Xi Alpha Lambda. He currently chairs the fraternity’s Eastern Region Military Affairs Committee. In 2014, he was named Brother of the Year at both the Virginia Association of Chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity (VACAPAF) and Eastern Region conventions.
Other officers installed for a 1-year term were:
- Vice President – Jeffery Dunn
- Treasurer – Robert Stephens
- Corresponding Secretary – Brandon Wright
- Financial Secretary – Rodney Yancey
- Recording Secretary – Justin Terry
- Chapter Dean – Thearon Williams
- Director of Education – Melvin Cloud
- Associate Editor to the Sphinx – Desmond Rice
- Historian – Dennis Jackson
- Chaplain – Melvin Brown
- Sergeant-at-Arms – Forte Ward
- Parliamentarian – Ansara Todd Burgess