JOURNAL NOTES
Reflections on Achievement
dimmed our resolve in Phi Nu Pi. See page 28.
Psi Fraternity, Inc., live by the Golden Rule, through the 86 th Grand Chapter Meeting, you will see care for those around us in the surrounding commu- nity through our health and career fairs, and our focus on historically underuti- lized businesses being lifted up by our economic infusion. You will see examples of those who have labored in the vineyards of life being edified as beacons of faith, hope and love through the Humanitarian Awards. You will witness the culmination of collegiate achievements in the awards named after our Founders, Armstrong, Grant and Diggs. These examples remind us that—while many are careening through the ca- cophony of confusion, where norms are upended and compromise is considered cowardice and contempt for others is considered reflective of Christ—these others are more like the words in Ro- mans 1:22 "professing to be wise, they became fools." Despite "these others", those whom we recognize are reflective of Matthew 5:16 in that they are "letting [their] light shine before others, that they may see [their] good deeds and glorify [our] Father in heaven." So, when you see that the 34 th Admin- istration has invested more than $1 million in our undergraduate members to better ensure their capacity for leadership and that their soil is fertile to grow the "fruit of the Spirit" rather than be drunk with the wine of the world, it shows that the effects of the pan- demic, supply chain, current occupiers of political and church offices have not
For their efforts, we can be both grateful and thankful for the leadership, steward- ship and resolve of this administration and the unique circumstances that befell it. The administration truly considered relationships, long-term impacts and dis- charged its fiduciary responsibilities in ways that grew the Fraternity, the corpo- rate fisc, and alliances in the nonprofit, for-profit and governmental realms. We are 75 (see page 26), 110 (see page 24) and even 112 productive years into training for leadership as men of culture, patriotism and honor! And while others were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage...being unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, the promise is "so will be the coming of the Son of Man." Those in power will continue to flex their majorities and work their will on earth. We will continue to labor in the vineyards and store up our treasures in heaven (see the Foundation ad on page 54 and please give!). These truths bring great comfort in times such as these. I look forward to seeing each of you at the 86 th Grand Chapter Meeting, the Konclave on the Bay as we continue to serve in the world, while not being of the world.
Cleveland Ferguson III, Esq., Editor P articipating in the work of the 34 th Administration under the leadership of Grand Polemarch Reuben A. Shelton III, Esq. has shown the resilience of individual fortitude, organizational health and well- being, and the importance of leadership. This administration has turned the lemons of the pandemic, the stumbling blocks of supply chain interruptions and the vagaries of technological challenges into the sweet lemonade of achieve- ment. Achievement can be found in the Konclave on the Bay Kickoff, where the host of the kickoff ceremony is a living example that not even the sickle cell trait can hold you down from letting your voice be heard. See page 12. It is no secret that the State of Florida laws and policies have been transformed in ways and by means that exemplify the old adage "elections have conse- quences."
Amen.
Yours in the Bond, Cleveland Ferguson III, Esq. Editor
Even as we members of Kappa Alpha
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