COMMEMORATING 60 YEARS OF CRWLC :1961- 2021
Today, Brother Morris is a retired physician (Ophthalmologist) residing in Washington, DC. He shared thoughts about his time as an undergraduate and participant at the 1961 Undergradu- ate Leadership Conference on August 1, 2021. “I caught two rides to get to the Undergraduate Leadership Confer- ence, one of the most impressive things about the Conference was the number of brothers and songs, this was the first time I cried, we went through the rigors of initiation, but it was that Conference that made an impression on me. I was so impressed with the crowd and the things the brothers knew. It was one of the things that got me going in Kappa. That leadership conference was so informative for me because I was later selected as Polemarch. Everything that I was exposed to was new to me unless it was rudimentary like learning the Founders and important dates about
chapters and the Fraternity. It was so timely for me to attend that Conference in 1961. It has been impressive to read about how the Conference has grown over the years. I have been aware of the growth of the Conference and impor- tance of the substance of the Confer- ence and the things that youngsters do…the Conference brought tears to my eyes.” 63 rd Laurel Wreath Recipient Dr. Carl E. Anderson shared his thoughts on August 1, 2021 as a member of the faculty at the inaugural Undergradu- ate Leadership Conference in 1961 by conveying, “it was a great privilege to be asked to serve, I had been a great admirer of Grand Polemarch C. Rodger Wilson since my undergraduate days, it was interesting how I met him (Grand Polemarch C. Rodger Wilson) and he made it a point of visiting the Gamma Upsilon Chapter at Southern Illinois University, he felt such a kinship to us at the Gamma Upsilon, he paid dues to our chapter,”…“later I remember telephoning Grand Polemarch and 33rd Laurel Wreath Recipient H.H. Hollo- way in 1976 to expand the Undergradu- ate Leadership Conference to reach more undergraduates by expanding to each of the twelve (12) Provinces because it was previously National, one Conference, one location, with a maximum of 50 - 60 members. I recom- mended to Holloway to Provincialize it, therefore involving many more mem- bers in all of the provinces extending this opportunity to many more of our members, he agreed to bring my idea to the Grand Board of Directors, they approved the idea, and the Confer- ence became a province event in each province.” 64 th Laurel Wreath Recipient & El- der Watson Diggs Awardee Dr. Ralph J. Bryson shared his thoughts on August 1, 2021, as a member of the faculty at the inaugural Undergraduate Leadership Conference in 1961 by asserting “the conference was very impressive and certainly the members who were on the
told them that we wanted a coordinator in each province,” Brother Carter said. He not only instituted sessions on lead- ership and fraternity practices, but he also began voter registration training ses- sions. “The response was great,” Carter said. “There was a lot of input from the provinces and a lot of enthusiasm for the program.” Brother Dr. William Morris, MD, FACS, was one of the 56 undergradu- ates to attend the inaugural Under- graduate Leadership Conference in 1961. He is a Spring 1960 Initiate of the Wiley College Chapter, the Alpha Chi of Kappa Alpha Psi. Of interest, the chapter advisor at the time of his initiation for the Wiley College Chapter, the Alpha Chi of Kappa Alpha Psi, was Elbert Enrico Allen (Alpha Chi 1941), the future 21 st Grand Polemarch and 35 th Laurel Wreath Laureate.
C. Rodger Wilson Leadership Conference Silver Anniversary - 1961- 1986.
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