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Alpha Chapter Leading the Way on Campus
T he Alpha Chapter has been involved in many campus activities and works hard to ensure the fraternity is well represented on the Indiana Univer- sity-Bloomington (IU) campus. For example, the chapter intentionally collaborated with 31 different student organizations on student-led initiatives. The chapter received the Outstanding Community Service and Commitment to Cross-Collaboration Award for its ef- forts. In addition, Grant Prather (Alpha 2016) and Diquis (D.Q.) Manley (Alpha 2017) both were awarded the Living the Ritual Awards and Commitment to Fra- ternity Life by the IU Student Life and Learning and Dean of Students offices respectively. In another example, the chapter was noted for sponsoring a “Kappa Khrist- mas” for students, which provided new shoes to children attending the event. Brother Prather is a member of the Indiana University Student Association (IUSA). Justin (J.T.) Balogun (Alpha 2017) is the NPHC President. Domi- nick Harris (Alpha 2017) is the NPHC treasurer, and Jovan Williams (Alpha 2017) is a Co-founder and Director of Marketing for the George Taliaferro Sport Association which is named after George Taliaferro (Alpha 1946). Members of the Alpha Chapter in Bloomington, Indiana.
Guide Right The chapter’s Guide Right program is coordinated with the Krimson Lead- ership Academy Initiative, an after school mentoring program sponsored by Brian Richardson (Eta Kappa 2010), an on-campus faculty member in the IU School of Public Health. The Academy is held at Fairview Elementary School located near the IU campus. Every Fri- day afternoon, chapter members arrive at the school to mentor the students. In addition to its Guide Right initia- tive, the chapter has participated in many charitable initiatives. 721 East Hunter In 2017, the chapter seized on the opportunity to return to fraternity’s historic beginnings with residing in the fraternity’s first house located at 721 East Hunter. Residing at the house so integral to the history of the fraternity has provided the chapter brothers with a unique task: Tour guide. Brother Manley stated, “Probably once a week brothers from other chapters visit the Bloomington campus. Upon arrival Alpha Chapter will give them a “Moth- erland Tour.” This tour includes the site of the former Elder Watson Diggs Memorial House which now is campus police headquarters, the site where
Brother Taliaferro integrated the famed restaurant now known as Buffalou- ies, the IU School of Public Education where Founder Elder Watson Diggs had to learn from outside of the classroom to many of the famed buildings and landmarks on campus ending with a stop at 721 E Hunter. Many campus tours actually mention the house as it is only one block away from Rawles Hall on Third Street and Kirkwood and the rest of what makes up the heart of Indiana University.” The chapter continues to convert the house into a Kappa Museum and use it as a meeting place, a chapel for brotherhood and as an attraction for visiting brothers. Province and National Participation At the 97 th North Central Province Council Meeting held in South Bend, IN, Brother Prather was elected to the Province Board of Directors. Also, while in South Bend, he was also chosen as the North Central Province’s Outstand- ing Undergraduate of the Year. Broth- ers Prather, Hubbard and Booth are also members of the Theta Class of this year’s Undergraduate Leadership Institute (ULI). Here's to the Alpha Chapter!.
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