Alfred Burgess, class of 1928, was a member of Delta Theta Chi, Sigma Pi Sigma, Spanish Club, Eumenean Literary Society and the South Carolina Club. He also served as an assistant in Physics, although he majored in Economics. He attended law school after graduation and was admitted to the bar in 1921. He became a senior partner at Wyche,, Burgess, Freeman and Parham. He also served as a special Circuit Judge, Special Hearings Officer and on the Community on Rules of the US District Court. He was also active in civic organizations including the Greenville (NC) Community Youth Commission, Greenville Children's Center, Friends of Bach Choir, Community Relations Bi-Racial Commission, and the Metropolitan Arts Council.