KAPPAS IN SPORTS
team, and I love how we all play for each other."
On how he found Kappa Alpha Psi ®
"I saw Kappa Alpha Psi ® before I knew it was Kappa Alpha Psi ® . My uncle, Jonathan O. Grigsby (Ann Arbor- Ypsilanti (MI) Alumni 1987, was my first introduction to our fraternity. He’s a cool dude, always smooth and is serious about taking others that are in his life to the next level." "I always saw him with fraternity brothers, and I was always treated like family. They’d call me nephew too meanwhile I wouldn’t be able to remember their name, it was deep. It was the love and the brotherhood that I saw first that attracted me to Kappa Alpha Psi ® ." "At the Zeta Iota Chapter, we were given a lot of responsibility with a majority of our prophytes already graduated. All of us hold an executive position, which challenged us in ways we never thought. The hard part truly started after we crossed. We all strive to achieve in our respec- tive fields, and take community service very seriously as we all mentor in the local school system. I’m grateful to call Zeta Iota my home. "The Bond is the most special thing to me about Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. This past May, I interned in Washington D.C. at the NFL Player’s Association. While I was up there, I was able to connect with a few of my prophytes and also met fraternity brothers at Howard Univer- sity. It was my first experience traveling while in The Bond. It’s hard to travel especially being in season, but even now I look to connect with other fraternity brothers on the opposing team." Van Tiflin plans on becoming a defense attor- ney, after earning both a law degree and masters of business administration from the University of Georgia in a joint program. Van Tiflin, along with his teammates at the University of Georgia, won the Rose Bowl game against the University of Oklahoma and are headed to the NCAA Division I FBS National Championship game. And on what Kappa means to Brother Van Tiflin?
194 | FALL 2017 THE JOURNAL
Publishing achievement for more than 100 years
Made with FlippingBook Online newsletter