Kappa Journal Spring Issue (Spring 2017)

KAPPA NEWS

F ollowing their host- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, cel- ebrated its 80 th year of honorable achievement and service. It is true that this chapter has living members who have served our noble clan for more than 60 years - the oldest and longest serving being John M. Blanchard (Alpha Sigma 1952) with 65 years of service. The New Orleans Alumni Chapter is filled with achieve- ment, brotherhood and service. This is exemplified by the brothers within the chapter, some of whom have served at the national level of Kappa and even been awarded one of the highest honors in our Fraternity, the Elder Watson Diggs award, honoree Alvin L. Bar- rington (Theta Eta 1976), while others are doctors, lawyers, educa- tors and elected officials. In fact, the New Orleans Alumni Chapter currently boasts four elected officials: New Or- leans City Councilman James A. Gray, II (Pi 1963); Orleans Parish School Board Member John A. Brown, Sr. (Delta Chi 1967), who currently serves as Chapter Polemarch; Orleans Parish School Board Member Ethan C. Ashley (Theta Tau 2011); and St. Bernard Parish School Board Member Dr. Provides 80 Bicycles to 80 Children ing the 2015 Conclave, the New Orleans (LA) Alumni Chapter of New Orleans (LA) Alumni Celebrates 80 Years of Service

The New Orleans (LA) Alumni Chapter gather to celebrate 80 years of service to the community.

Henderson Lewis, Jr. (New Orleans (LA) Alumni 2010) who also currently serves as Superintendent of the Orleans Parish School Board. While this chapter is made up of men of great honor and high achievement, what makes this chapter most notable is its commitment to service. Over its 80-year history, the chapter has provided much needed service to the commu- nity and this year was no different. New Orleans Alumni’s Annual Holiday Senior

Luncheon which provides a delicious holiday theme meal and gifts to senior citizens within the community grew to its largest attendance to date. Notably differ- ent this year, the chapter provided service to communities outside the City of New Orleans. Catastrophic floods devastated several communities throughout the State of Louisiana, particularly, the Baton Rouge metropolitan area.

Thousands of residents in the greater Baton Rouge area found themselves in

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