KAPPAS ON CAPITOL HILL
T he 13 th Annual National Founders Day was held from January 4-7, 2018 at the Sheraton Music City Hotel in Nashville, TN. Held in the South Central Province, host chapters included: the Meharry Medical Col- lege Chapter, the Kappa of Kappa Alpha Psi ® , the Tennessee State University Chapter, the Alpha Theta of Kappa Alpha Psi ® , the Middle Tennes- see State University Chapter, the Eta Gamma of Kappa Alpha Psi ® , the Vanderbilt University Chap- ter, the Nu Rho of Kappa Alpha Psi ® , the Nashville (TN) Alumni Chapter, the Murfreesboro (TN) Alumni Chapter, the Hendersonville (TN) Alumni Chapter and the Brentwood (TN) Alumni Chapter. W ith a highly contentious political cli- mate, the return of Kappa Alpha Psi ® to Capitol Hill was highly anticipated. During the annual James “Biff” Carter Legislative Policy Conference on Capitol Hill, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. held a wide range of semi- nars, workshops and panel discussions to encourage its members and the minority community at large to fully participate in the country’s political processes on March 4-6, 2018 in Arlington, Virginia and on Capitol Hill. The return of the legislative conference marked the fraternity's commitment to civic engagement. Led by Grand Polemarch Thomas L. Battles, Jr. along with 27 th Grand Polemarch Robert L. Harris, Esq., and numerous Kappa dignitaries, the delegation engaged “For 107 years, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. has padded the way to make a difference in
this world,” stated Grand Polemarch Thomas L. Battles, Jr. touting such partnerships as the Global Infant Safe Sleep Center to “ensure the lives of our children and educating parents on safe sleep methods” to internal initiative such as the Senior Kappa Affairs Endowment Fund to “guarantee we can leave a legacy and build a future,” Grand Polemarch Battles praised the membership for its demonstrated brotherhood, dedication and hard work. Chapter Polemarchs John Henry Ford, MBA, Nashville (TN) Alumni Chapter; Michael Lane, Sr., (Eta Gamma 1975) Murfreesboro (TN) Alumni Chapter; Ronald Douglas, Jr., Hendersonville (TN) Alumni Chapter; and Billy Williams, Brentwood (TN) Alumni Chapter worked with Kendrick D. in high-level briefings on Capitol Hill. Those briefings which began on Monday, March 5, 2018, included state and federal perspectives on a variety of important issues including: crimi- nal justice reform, voting rights, veterans affairs, school choice and men’s health. It was important for the conferees to not only understand the current factual situations for each of these topics but also the policy changes the executive branch was now promulgating. Delegates needed to know how those changes affected positions in upcoming published reports, proposed administrative regulations and funding changes that may occur in federal
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