GRAND POLEMARCH’S MESSAGE
Brother to Brother: Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges “Operation Restoration”
B rothers, thank you for a very successful 84 th Grand Chapter Meeting in Philadelphia that will prove to be one of the most memorable and successful in our history. I also thank you for electing an outstanding group of brothers to serve you and every member of the newly elected team has hit the ground running in full stride. The brothers you elected will serve you well. I, personally, thank you for choos- ing me as the Fraternity’s 34 th Grand Polemarch. I fully understand and ap- preciate the responsibilities that attend this position and I promise to give it all the dedication, commitment and capac- ity it demands and deserves. I am ready for this job because I have had 45 years in the Fraternity to prepare for it. When I was initiated at the University of Kansas Chapter, the Mu of Kappa Alpha Psi ® , I had no plans to run this course. Nothing I have done and none of the many positions I have held were intentional preparation for my current job. But everything I have done and every position I have held have nur- tured and trained me for the next phase of this journey.
Challenges lie ahead and we are prepared to meet them. Our military brothers have influenced me to take a laser-like focus when approaching a problem by targeting missions specifi- cally and conceptually. I have charged the newly elected Board and all broth- ers, generally, to embark on “Operation Restoration.” Through a laser focus we will restore the following: • Financial integrity • Brothers’ Confidence in their lead- ership • Community Respect • Undergraduate Relationships • Belief in our Systems of Gover- nance and Membership Intake We will make “Operation Restoration” an integral part of our organizational DNA as we live the 34 th Administra- tion’s mantra of “Brother to Brother— Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges.” We will begin this next phase of trans- formational governance by strict adher- ence to the Core Values upon which the Fraternity was founded and serve as a foundation that promotes sustainable greatness. Those values are:
On location: Grand Polemarch Reuben A. Shelton III, Esq. at the Gateway Arch, St. Louis, MO. Photos by Michael L. Hume.
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