U Upsilon Chapter Celebrates 95 Years Recounts Rich Legacy
UNDERGRADUATE NEWS
By Leonard Herring Jr. , Chairman–National VIP and Entertainment Outreach Committee
T he Upsilon Chapter chartered on April 25, 1923 at the Uni- versity of California Los Ange- les boasts a who’s who of dis- tinguish alumni such as the 18 th Grand Polemarch and Laurel Wreath Wearer, Thomas A. Bradley Esq. (Upsilon 1938) who served five terms as Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, California Lt. Governor Mervyn M. Dymnally (Up- silon 1950), noted Los Angeles Public Administrator, the 25 th Grand Polemarch and Laurel Wreath Wearer Randall C. Bacon (Upsilon 1958), UCLA Vice Chancellor and Vice President of the University of California System Winston C. Doby (Upsilon 1964) , scientist and 1936 Olympic Bronze Medal Winner Brother James “Jimmy” LuValle (Upsi- lon 1933), U.S. Open and Wimbledon Tennis Champion and Laurel Wreath Wearer Arthur Ashe (Upsilon 1963), famed Civil Rights Attorney and Laurel Wreath Wearer Johnny L. Cochran, Jr. (Upsilon 1956), actor of iconic comedy show “Sandford and Son” Witman Mayo (Upsilon 1956), among others.
and its members as it celebrated its 95 th Charter Day and Anniversary Week. The week began with a tour of the campus of UCLA and community service projects on voter registration, political aware- ness, a professional etiquette workshop and a “Knowledge of Him and Her Relationship” discussion sponsored by the undergraduate chapter—all of which were well attended and received. UCLA Chancellor Gene Block remarked that the university would be celebrating its Centennial and added how impor- tant it was that the members of Kappa Alpha Psi ® having been established only four years later has helped to provide distinguished leadership, unparalleled accomplishments and diversify to the UCLA community and to society. The weekend began with a Loving Cup Ceremony and Reception at the Los An- geles Kappa House on Friday. The Up- silon Chapter Charter Day Celebration Luncheon featured The Honorable Gon- zalo P. Curiel (Alpha 1974) as keynote speaker at UCLA’s Tom Bradley Hall on Saturday. The weekend concluded with Upsilon’s Family Barbeque at the UCLA
Sunset Recreation Center on Sunday. The event ended with an official photo of the alumni and present members of the Upsilon Chapter in front of Bradley Hall. Brothers in attendance received commemorative souvenirs that marked the occasion. The Western Province Council of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity also recognized the achievements of the Upsilon Chapter with a Resolution from 23 rd Western Province Polemarch Gilbert D. Brown.
The week of April 22 – 29, 2018 marked a milestone for the Upsilon Chapter
From left: Erick D. Jackson (Upsilon 2016), Judge Curiel and Charter Day Committee Chairman, Kevin D. Kinsey (Upsilon 1981).
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