EAST CENTRAL PROVINCE
ter mandates, keeping us consistent with the outlying principles of our Fraternity.
ince is the model Province for the principle that this great Bond was founded on, and that is BROTHER- HOOD! Journal: What advice would you give to those who want to pur- sue a career your profession? Jordan: Learn as much as you can. As stated earlier, Human Resources
Jordan: The ECP has worked very hard to align ourselves as closely as possible with the goals of Grand Chapter and the Six Point Plan of Grand Polemarch Battles. We have set goals for ourselves to complete and participate in more Community Service activities. We have taken strides in overhauling our infra- structure, beginning with moving to a paperless system for reports
Journal: Why is your province the best in Kappa Alpha Psi ® ?
Jordan : I will not say that my Prov- ince is the best. All Provinces have something that they are especially good at and they all feel they are the
...[T]he East Central Province is the model Province for the principle that this great Bond was founded on, and that is Brotherhood!
best in some form or another. What I will say is that we are very unique. ALL of our Chapters lie within a three-hour geographical distance from one another. We are the small- est Province in terms of numbers and that plays to our advantage. We have the opportunity to show up in numbers to support one another’s events. Because of our close proxim- ity we see one another often so we are extremely familiar with each other, but most of all, there is a genuine Brotherhood in the Province because we know one another, our families, etc. I will not go on record as saying that we are the best but, I will say that the East Central Prov-
is more than hiring and firing. There is Benefits, Payroll, Safety, Health and Environment, Employee Rela- tions, Training, Recruiting and more. I advanced to this position because I took the time to learn as many of those facets of a business as pos- sible. Learning any of those briefly mentioned and making a career in those particular areas of HR can be its own reward but, to move further into the field it’s like the old adage says, “the more you know, the more you grow.”
and other administrative functions. We have increased our number of active Undergraduate Chapters and worked to develop its members as future leaders. We have grown the numbers on our rolls of the Alumni Chapters through Reclamation. We have successfully participated in new member recruitment without incidents and continuously provided risk avoidance training. We have developed succession planning processes and encouraged involve- ment from the members of our local Chapters. Again, we have set a goal to emulate and even mirror many of the programs that are Grand Chap-
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