KAPPA NEWS
Above, left: Grand Board Member Andre J. Earls. Above, this page, Robert Walter Irvin, Polemarch Tampa (FL) Alumni Chapter. Grand Board Member Linnes Finney Jr., Esq., Southern Province Polemarch Bertram K. Orum, Master of Ceremony and Grand Board Member Jimmy McMikle.
tory of our fraternity, you know that our Founders joined in brotherhood, seeking to practice the highest ideals and te- nets girded by Christian principles. Our Founders opened the doors to others who had similar aspirations and treated new members with dignity. These ten stalwart brothers knew that the future of the frater- nity would be strengthened by men who were dedicated to fraternal principles and willing to adopt the goal of achieving in every field of human endeavor. No where in the founding vision of our Founders was
there place for denigrating human kind. On the contrary, new members were to be sought from the best and brightest men, who would apply for membership believ- ing that they were uniting with men who represented the highest qualities in or so- ciety. How could this be achieved if those who conducted initiation were in violation of these principles? Brother Butts rendered a candid keynote address, looking at 738 brothers squarely, face to face, causing each of us to reflect
on our Kappa journey, admonishing us to prepare ourselves for the trial we’re facing. He said in no uncertain terms, that we must identify defense attorneys who will plead our cases in the courts of the land. Are you ready to defend yourself? Are you ready to plead “not guilty” when the judge reads the indictment and asks you to plead? Brother Butts looked at the many undergraduate brothers who were present, offering them sage advice like a father, sharing with them words of discernment, begging them to cling to the vision of our
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