33 RD ADMINISTRATIONLEAVESALEGACYDURING14 TH ANNUALNATIONALFOUNDERS'DAY Historic Undergraduate Participation, Endowments Announced by Fraternity and Foundation in Honor of Dr. C.W. Grant and Dr. Ralph J. Bryson
H istory was made on the evening of January 5, 2019, where Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. gathered in Tampa, Florida to observe the 14 th Annual National Founders' Day. Stories from that evening will be told for years to come. With nearly 25% of the room filled with undergraduate members, they filled all of the “prized” tables in front of the dais. The room was set off by the seals of each of the 12 provinces of Kappa Alpha Psi for the first time in recent memory. The room was aglow in crimson, set off by the formal wear of the brothers. From the start of the evening, the activities seemed brack- eted by the words of Dr. Samuel D. Proctor as recorded in The Story of Kappa Alpha Psi ® : “Those ten men gave birth to
a great concept, the idea that if we are going to be brothers, let us be brothers on the best terms that we know. If we are going to bind together, let it be around something that is strong enough to hold us; if we are going to sing, let us sing about something that will have a lasting refrain; if we drink a toast, let it be of something beyond the trivial and the vulgar. Let us exalt the theme of achievement.” Then, it happened. The Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts III delivered one of the most powerful, interconnected words ever heard during National Founders’ Day. In honoring Dr. C.W. Grant and Dr. Ralpha J. Bryson, the brothers were able to view a video of their stories recounting their person- al relationships developed with several Founders of Kappa Alpha Psi. More than $50,000 was raised for undergraduate student scholarships. The evening was truly memorable.
Grand Polemarch Thomas L. Battles, Jr., walks into the ballroom to warm applause. Photo credit: Michael L. Hume
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