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GRAND POLEMARCH’S MESSAGE Kappa Alpha Psi is on the World Stage
Brothers, I bring you greetings in Phi Nu Pi and hope that this past calendar year has afforded you abundant levels of personal and professional success, accompanied by good health and happiness. As we transition from one calendar year to another, we’re moving and shaking as an organization. Our national visibility and popularity are on the rise. The world is abuzz about members of Kappa Alpha Psi being fea- tured with Kappa Canes in the National Football League Superbowl Halftime Show. And we’re making splashes in a multitude of arenas in every field of human endeavor. This edition of the Kappa Alpha Psi Journal captures some of those exciting and significant fraternal moments that have occurred during the winter season. “Training for leadership” is the motto of Kappa Alpha Psi. It has been the stated adage by which we have developed men of achievement for service in the fraternity and in prepa- ration for professional success. It has also been the banner under which we have historically prepared generations of youth to be the future leaders of our world. Our motto is noble in its ideology, a needed application in the scope of today’s climate, and necessary in our quest to remain the
“OUR NATIONAL VISIBILITY AND POPULARITY ARE ON THE RISE.”
standard of manhood in our homes and communities. The 35th Administration has made a commitment to our membership to further develop, enhance and expand the possibilities at our disposal to train for leadership. We promised to offer (outside the box) opportunities for the fraternal growth, personal growth, professional development, and life readiness of our membership. While you peruse the pages of this Journal edition, please pay special attention to the article on The Fist Biennial Lead- ership Summit, which was our first offering of a truly extraordinary lead- ership development experience. The conference (which took place on the front end of our National Founder’s Day Celebration in New Orleans) was open to EVERY BROTHER of Kappa Alpha Psi who wanted to attend. We assembled several industry giants as facilitators, who performed a deep dive
into the concept of leadership, focused specifically on developing overall leadership competency and a brother’s individual capacity to lead. Stay tuned for future training opportunities. They will be coming sooner than you think. As we progress from now into the next season, we’re excited about the opportunities that a new year brings to improve, grow, and expand our organizational footprint of relevance and significance. We look forward to the witnessing the achievements that so many of you will perform, that will be featured in the pages of future editions of this publication. But in the meantime, enjoy this edition!
Yours in the Bond,
Jimmy McMikle Grand Polemarch, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc
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