Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity

Mission:

Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity, established in the year 1869 to promote a higher standard of professional ethics, is among the oldest of legal organizations in North America. Phi Delta Phi has one hundred and twenty-seven active chapters -- called Inns -- in the Western Hemisphere and the number increases yearly. Phi Delta Phi has initiated in excess of 191,000 members making it the largest legal fraternity in existence.

The H. Carl Moultrie Inn at the University of the District of Columbia is the only honors legal fraternity on campus. The organization seeks to create networking opportunities by sponsoring academic and social activities.

On March 28, 2008, the H. Carl Moultrie Inn's Right & Justice Speakers Series featured Georgia-based attorney Brenda "BJ" Bernstein. Ms. Bernstein is the lawyer who freed a black teenager, Genarlow Wilson, after he was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment for having consensual oral sex with another teenager. She also succeeded in changing the law in Georgia, by advocating for a "Romeo and Juliet" law that considers the age difference between teenagers who engage in consensual sexual activity. Attorney Bernstein is the first winner of the H. Carl Moultrie Inn's Right & Justice Award.

We encourage you to visit the following websites:

www.my5th.org - Brenda Bernstein started this website to help educate kids about the laws regarding the age of sexual consent and repercussions for violating them.
www.leadersscholarship.com - The H. Carl Moultrie Inn, with the support of the Student Bar Association, created the LEADERS Scholarship Program to give scholarships to victims of injustice studying law at UDC-DCSL, thereby converting victims of injustice to soldiers for justice in public interest law.

Left: Phi Delta Phi Leaders present the Right & Justice Award to attorney Brenda "BJ" Bernstein. Right: Magister Mazi A. Ndubisi Ucheomumu introduces Ms. Bernstein.

Left: Phi Delta Phi leader Joyce Aceves-Amaya provides introductory remarks. Right: Honored guest Brenda "BJ" Bernstein, Esq.

Left: Phi Delta Phi leaders, from left, Joyce Aceves-Amaya, Gunella Lilly, Melissa Wu, and Mazi Ucheomumu. Right: Associate Dean Washington, SBA President Alejandro Soto-Vigil, and Dean Broderick.

Left: A cross-section of attendees. Right: Joyce Aceves-Amaya and Ms. Bernstein.

On October 22, 2007, Moultrie Inn held a successful initiation of several new members. Back Row: Magister Mazi A. Ndubisi Ucheomumu, Faculty Advisor Prof. William Robinson, and Province President Neil Miller. Front Row: Joyce Aceves-Amaya, Dagoverto Zavala, Jr., Melissa Wu, Diane Griffin, Rameshwar Padmanabhan, and Angela Gandy

Contact:

udc_phideltaphihotmail.com

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