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The Bahamas. “This is most definitely one of my biggest accomplishments as a member of Kappa Alpha Psi,” he said. “With the hard work, dedication and support from all of the brothers in The Bahamas we made this dream a reality. As we contin- ue pushing ahead we plan on expanding and doing our part to make communities better throughout The Bahamas.” Being the first international under- graduate initiates of this great fraternity, we see it as our mantra to continue this great legacy. Our goal is to expand Kappa Alpha Psi ® in the Bahamas as much as possi- ble, reignite the fire of service in some of our Alumni brothers and push our name to the top of the conversation as far as social organizations are concerned. Rho Mu will be a sustainable student organization on the UB campus due to the determination of the seven brothers. Our objectives are to meet all of the fra- ternity’s and school’s financial, academic
be a shining light for the number of male students that attend our university.
Sigma Fraternity, Inc. and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. As a means of fostering Greek unity we have solicited collabora- tive efforts with the aforementioned fraternities and sororities. We successfully partnered with the SGRhos on campus for a beach cleanup/ community service exercise in January and plan to reach out to other organiza- tions for similar efforts. Epsilon Mu Colony sponsored sev- eral successful events and workshops on campus the past two semesters includ- ing a bake sale on campus (Phi Nu Pies), a Valentine’s Day candy giveaway, a campus car wash, a beach cleanup as well as a dollar drive where proceeds were donated to the Cancer Society of The Bahamas. These efforts were also coupled with proactive and informa- tive seminars on cancer awareness and domestic violence. Academically the chapter boasts an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0. We plan to maintain this standard over the upcoming years and place an emphasis on being a very well-rounded chapter. Support of the Bahamas Alumni Chapter While the Epsilon Mu Colony is a fledgling chapter, our growth and development is in large part due to the guidance and support from our advising alumni chapter, the Bahamas Alumni Chapter. led by Polemarch Brother Quinton C. Lightbourne (Epsilon 2007). Brother Lightbourne has been very instrumental in our journey thus far and has done a great job of mentoring us on what it means to be men of Kappa Alpha Psi ® and ensuring we conduct out our meetings properly and thoroughly. He
Members of the Epsilon Mu Colony As for who are we; the members of the Epsilon Mu Colony are: Chapter Polemarch Brother Dominic Parker a senior Finance major; Vice Polemarch Brother Mccallton Demeritte a senior Biochemistry major; Keeper of Exche- quer Brother Donathan Whylly a senior engineering major; Keeper of Records Brother Amajahl Knowles a senior and Media Journalism major; Strategus Brother Jonnilee Lewis a junior Bio-
chemistry major; Brother E’rnrick Rolle a senior Biochemistry major and Brother Tarran Knowles a freshman Information Technology major. Campus Activities Outside of the fraternity, the broth- ers are heavily involved in other campus organizations highlighted by Brother Parker who is a member of the Sigma Alpha Pi National Honor Society, The Campus’ Business Club and The Sons of Service, and Brother Knowles is a mem- ber of both the Luminaries Toastmasters Club and Mediactive Club. The athletes are Brothers Demeritte and Tarran Knowles. Demeritte is a member of the school’s intramural bas- ketball club while Knowles is an award winning local bodybuilder who has garnered tremendous success on both the local and international body building scene. The Epsilon Mu Colony is new and joins other NP-HC organizations on the UB campus: Alpha Kappa Alpha Soror- ity, Inc., Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., Phi Beta
and social obligations while conduct- ing fraternal business in a professional manner. According to the most recent campus census the total enrollment was listed at roughly 5,000 students, but of this de- mographic the number of male students enrolled at UB for years has paled in comparison to that of the females with a near 3:1 ratio. Therefore, our plan is to
Far left: Domonic Parker, McCalton Demerritte and Ernrick Rolle. Middle column: the chapter makes a charitable donation. Above: the brothers represent during an orientation event for the University of The Bahamas.
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