84 TH GRAND CHAPTER MEETING: LEAD KAPPA 2019
LEAD Kappa participants at the Sunday of Hope service held at Vine Memorial Baptist Church, in Philadelphia, PA. Brother Dr. Donald D. Moore served as the guest preacher.
5. To network and fellowship with fraternity leaders and undergradu- ate brothers
group of 60 of Kappa Alpha Psi’s ® best and brightest undergraduates were selected to participate. Representing 50 different undergraduate chapters from across all 12 provinces, this year’s cohort included Student Body Presidents, HBCU Kings, chapter and province officers, and other campus leaders from a variety of professional and political student organizations. On Saturday, July 27 th , the program was underway as brothers far and wide descended into the City of Brotherly Love. Upon their arrival, brothers were ushered into a welcome luncheon in which they had an opportunity to meet program staff as well as fellow partici- pants. Immediately following, brothers were joined by partners from State Farm Insurance to undergo a series of team-building exercises to test their group leadership skills and begin forming bonds amongst one another in preparation for the days ahead. Next, LEAD Kappa moved off-site to meet with team executives at Citizens Bank Park, home of Major League Baseball’s Philadelphia Phillies. Phillies offi- cials described their various roles and
responsibilities within the organization and pathways to working in profes- sional sports. The evening concluded with brothers watching the visiting Atlanta Braves soar past the just over .500 Phillies from the stands. On Sunday, the program joined frater- nity leadership in praise and worship at Vine Memorial Baptist Church, frater Reverend Ralph E. Blanks, Senior Pastor. Following performances by the Kappa Choir and a sermon delivered by Brother Rev. Dr. Donald Moore, program participants went to International Headquarters for a com- prehensive tour of the facility, includ- ing the renovated fraternity museum. The day continued as brothers visited local sites to include, but limited to, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and historic “Rocky Steps” before an afternoon on-campus at Jefferson University. During their campus visit, brothers heard from Provost Dr. Matt Dane Barker about the importance of lifelong learning and leadership development after college. Addition- ally, Brother Dr. Marcellus C. Taylor, a former undergraduate member of
6. To build lifelong relationships with fellow participants
Through nearly 50 hours of instruction and hands-on learning experiences (e.g., team-building activities, corpo- rate site-visits and service projects), LEAD Kappa introduces undergradu- ates to speakers from our nation’s preeminent colleges and universities, non-profit organizations, and senior executives from top businesses and corporations. In addition, participants collectively engage in a half-day com- munity service project at an organiza- tion located in the host city for each respective Grand Chapter meeting. In preparation for the 2019 LEAD Kappa cohort, program staff were col- lectively tasked with sorting through more than 300 competitive appli- cants. Using discrete criteria such as undergraduate classification, major concentration, grade point average, and campus involvement, a diverse
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