NATIONAL FOUNDERS' DAY OBSERVED IN THE BAHAMAS
National Founders’ Day Observance Yields a Diamond in Paradise
T his Founders’ Day was national undergraduate chapter was chartered at the University of The Bahamas as Rho Mu. New chapter members, along with the brothers of the Bahamas Alumni Chapter and undergraduate brothers home for holidays gathered for an his- toric photo in the heart of downtown Nassau, the capital city. The brothers posed in an the iconic diamond formation in one of several activities to commemorate the Found- ers’ Day weekend. The photo was followed by a dinner of several dozen brothers that included the honoring of three alumni chapter members who have more than 50 years in the bond. Brothers William “Bill” Wallace - Spring 1965 Beta Eta Chapter, Frank “Pancho” Rahming - Fall 1968 Epsilon Mu and Paul “Breeze” Williams - Fall 1968 Epsilon Mu were ceremoniously presented with their Cream Kappa Jackets - reserved exclusively for brothers who have been in the frater- nity for more than five decades. During the dinner Brother Kyle Wal- kine was named “Brother of the Year” in recognition of his work in commu- nity service. This annual award was implemented a few years ago to honor brothers going above and beyond in the name of Kappa. The dinner – one of the largest in the history of The Bahamas Alumni Chapter - also gave Polemarch Brother Quinton Lightbourne an opportunity to deliver his annual charge where he encouraged brothers to recommit themselves to the fraternity and com- munity service. especially memorable for brothers in The Bahamas. In August, the first inter-
H is is the story of persis- at the age of 31, has broken barriers and made quite the name for himself not just in his home country of The Bahamas, but globally. tence, drive and determina- tion. Quinton C. Light- bourne (Epsilon 2007),
When he became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi in 2007, never did he imagine that nine years later he would become Polemarch of The Bahamas Alumni Chapter, and two years later oversee the charter of the fraternity’s first international undergraduate chap- ter, the Rho Mu Chapter at the Univer-
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