GRAND POLEMARCH’S POST-CONCLAVE MESSAGE
to step up to the plate and apply the skills of their people to the unmet needs of our people. We are increasingly rais- ing the bar in our community outreach to make a measurable and significant difference in the lives of the constitu- ents we serve. Brothers, our National Guide Right Program has historically been our best vehicle for delivering services to African American boys. We are continuing to increase our initiatives geared at reach- ing boys and becoming mentors, tutors and instruments of upward mobility, enabling these boys to be proactive con- tributors to their families and local com- munities. And so, we learned to live. We also partnered with the National Society of Black Engineers to promote science, technology, engineering, and math edu- cation with an effort to produce 10,000 new Black engineers annually. We promised to modify our infrastruc- ture so that our International Headquar- ters will have the capability and resourc- es necessary to meet the 21 st century requirements of our fraternity. We have begun this process by interviewing candidates for the position of Director of Undergraduate & University Affairs. We have also advertised for the position of Executive Director. Both of these positions are necessary to the upgrading 2. INFRASTRUCTURE
of our personnel infrastructure and the management of the day-to-day opera- tions of our fraternity. We have also upgraded our technology capabilities, and we are in the cloud, making good use of technology available to us. 3. UNDERGRADUATE DEVELOP- MENT As Founder Diggs indicated in 1924, “Kappa Alpha Psi is a fraternity which endeavors to contribute a worthy and definite part to the education of its members by taking advantage of and providing situations which lead to a development in social, physical and intellectual power.” The 33 rd Adminis- tration has held true to this maxim in providing leadership opportunities to our undergraduate leaders. During the month of September, our undergraduate leaders attended the fraternity’s Executive Leadership Retreat in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where they were challenged to understand the fundamental work of leaders: creating a Vision, building an Alignment around that vision and Execution of the vision. Additionally, during the month of October our delegation of undergradu- ate leaders attended the National Pan Hellenic Conference in Dallas, Texas. During this inspiring conference our collegiate brothers were successful in refining their leadership skills, sharing
ideas and best practices with their peers along with networking with their NPHC members and national leadership. Nineteen collegiate brothers, 13 Junior Province Vice Polemarchs and six elected undergraduate Grand Chapter officers attended an undergraduate lead- ership retreat in Miami, Florida. This was a three-day conference learning best practices and leadership skills training. In June 2016, 67 undergraduate broth- ers attended a weeklong experience at the Undergraduate Leadership Institute (ULI). As ULI participants, brothers networked and fellowshipped with fraternity leaders and undergraduate brothers. Partici- pants also learned: ways to improve their chapters; to understand and appreciate leadership styles similar to and different from their own; to engage in meaningful dialogue about the concept of leadership in the 21 st century; to understand the importance of being an agent for change and not a keeper of the status quo; to develop skills related to managing one’s “brand” and career; and about career op- portunities with our corporate partners. Then at the 83 rd Grand Chapter Meeting in 2017, LEAD Kappa took center stage with our undergraduates. Hosted by our corporate partners, our undergradu- ates received a glimpse of the corporate world and a future in the military. Our
As Founder Diggs indicated in 1924, “Kappa Alpha Psi is a fratenity which endeavors to contribute a worthy and definite part to the education of its members by taking advantage of and providing situations which lead to a development in social, physical and intellecutal power.”
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