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engineering major; Keeper of Records Brother Amajahl Knowles a senior and Media Journalism major; Strategus Brother Jonnilee Lewis a junior Bio- chemistry major; Brother E’rnrick Rolle a senior Biochemistry major and Brother Tarran Knowles a freshman Information Technology major. Campus Activities Outside of the fraternity, the broth- ers are heavily involved in other campus organizations highlighted by Brother Parker who is a member of the Sigma Alpha Pi National Honor Society, The Campus’ Business Club and The Sons of Service, and Brother Knowles is a mem- ber of both the Luminaries Toastmasters Club and Mediactive Club. The athletes are Brothers Demeritte and Tarran Knowles. Demeritte is a member of the school’s intramural bas- ketball club while Knowles is an award winning local bodybuilder who has garnered tremendous success on both
Greek unity we have solicited collabora- tive efforts with the aforementioned fraternities and sororities. We successfully partnered with the SGRhos on campus for a beach cleanup/ community service exercise in January and plan to reach out to other organiza- tions for similar efforts. Epsilon Mu Colony sponsored sev- eral successful events and workshops on campus the past two semesters includ- ing a bake sale on campus (Phi Nu Pies), a Valentine’s Day candy giveaway, a campus car wash, a beach cleanup as well as a dollar drive where proceeds
Lightbourne emphasize the importance of properly managing and securing chap- ter funds, as well as the importance of projecting a positive image of the men of Kappa Alpha Psi ® on campus and in our communities. With every organization the goal is to expand and bring in as many mem- bers as possible. This upcoming fall, if approved by the Southern Province, the Epsilon Mu Colony plans to participate in the Membership Intake Academy. The Epsilon Mu Colony has held two interest meetings early in 2018 and both meetings were filled to capacity thus indicating a substantial desire for Kappa among young men at the University of the Bahamas. The Future Ultimately the plan for the colony is to receive its own chapter letters. Every brother in the Epsilon Mu Colony works as hard as possible to ensure this happens. In addition, we always look for the best candidates to help grow and sustain the chapter. To ensure Kappa Alpha Psi ® remains on the UB campus, the Epsilon Mu Colony must ensure that the standards and guidelines of the fraternity are upheld. Every brother fol- lows every rule and by law in our organi- zation’s constitution, ultimately one day chartering and obtaining our own letters will be realized. Our great fraternity was once a dream of one of our illustrious founders, and making Kappa great in The Baha- mas is our dream.
were donated to the Cancer Society of The Bahamas. These efforts were also coupled with proactive and informa- tive seminars on cancer awareness and domestic violence. Academically the chapter boasts an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0. We plan to maintain this standard over the up- coming years and place an emphasis on being a very well-rounded chapter. Support of the Bahamas Alumni Chap- ter While the Epsilon Mu Colony is a fledgling chapter, our growth and development is in large part due to the guidance and support from our advising alumni chapter, the Bahamas Alumni Chapter. led by Polemarch Brother Quinton C. Lightbourne (Epsilon 2007). Brother Lightbourne has been very instrumental in our journey thus far and has done a great job of mentoring us on what it means to be men of Kappa Alpha Psi ® and ensuring we conduct out our meetings properly and thoroughly. He has also helped to support our various programs, events and community service efforts both on and off campus. Brother
the local and international body building scene. The Epsilon Mu Colony is new and joins other NP-HC organizations on the UB campus: Alpha Kappa Alpha Soror- ity, Inc., Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. As a means of fostering
Far left: Domonic Parker, McCalton Demerritte and Ernrick Rolle. Middle column: the chapter makes a charitable donation. Above: the brothers represent during an orientation event for the University of The Bahamas.
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