UNDERGRADUATE SPOTLIGHT
innovative resources and technology that is positively affecting children and fam- ilies around the world, is an opportunity that we cannot pass up.” We had a chance to catch up with Brother Bolling for an interview, to learn a little more about this phenome- nal young man. Journal: When the Grand Polemarch vowed to appoint undergraduate members to the role of National Vice Chairmen of the various operating committees in Kappa, you were the first to step forward and offer yourself for service. Why was it important for you to do so, and how special is it to you being the first undergradu- ate National Vice Chairman of a committee? Brother Bolling: After the experience I had at the 2023 Grand Chapter meeting in Tampa, I was ecstatic and inspired by the vision Team 35 laid out for the fraternity. As I returned to campus for my senior year at the University of Memphis, I was searching for an opportunity to make a positive impact on an initiative coming from the newly installed leader- ship. When I got a call from Brother Grand Polemarch, who explained that he was
From left: South Central Province Polemarch Donald L. Woolridge, Sr., Bolling, South Central Province Vice Polemarch Terence M. Tunstall, Sr. and 85th Guy L. Grant Awardee Solomon Puryear.
“AFTER THE EXPERIENCE I HAD AT THE 2023 GRAND CHAPTER MEETING IN TAMPA, I WAS ECSTATIC AND INSPIRED BY THE VISION TEAM 35 LAID OUT FOR THE FRATERNITY.”
looking for an undergradu- ate to serve in the National Vice-chairman role for St. Jude, I knew it was the shot I was looking for. Being in Memphis, where St. Jude Children’s Research was founded and is still based… the St. Jude National Vice Chairman role had my name on it.
has afforded you close physical proximity to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. That has allowed you the opportunity to visit its campus and inter- act with the St. Jude’s staff, doctors, and patients with regularity. How has that provided you a unique per- spective or enhanced the experience of your service in the role of National Vice Chairman of Kappa’s St.
Jude Initiative? Bolling: Being local to the St. Jude campus has given me direct access to a multi-mil- lion-dollar nonprofit entity. To see some of St. Jude’s inner workings, and all the different effort areas they handle from a local to global scale is special. Attending events like the St. Jude Celebration of Hope and seeing the majorly impactful achievements being reached
Journal: Attending the University of Memphis
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