84th Grand Chapter Meeting Edition (Summer Issue)

STATE OF THE MIDDLE EASTERN PROVINCE

Michael F. Brown Middle Eastern Province Polemarch

Community Service • Organized Province wide donations of food, water, clothing and financial donations during 2017 and 2018 Hur- ricane season • Donated over $8,500 to Kappa Foun- dation IKARE program 2017-2019 • Raised over $21,000 for St. Jude Children’s Hospital in 2017- 2018 • Scheduled St. Jude Golf tournament in June 2019 • Continues support of our $45,000 commitment to Smithsonian African American Museum. Payment 4 of 5 due in July 2019. • 16 Brothers supported the Senior Kappa Affairs Endowment Fund • Guide Right/Kappa League • Nine certified chapters • William E. Hooker Kappa League Summit (130 young men participated) Learn 2 Live program at NC State University • Beautillion programs raised over $120,000 in college scholarships • Nupe night at the movies to see Black Panther • First National Kappa League Summit

held in Middle Eastern Province (MEP) Reclamation • Reclaimed 96 brothers in period from 2017-2019 • Through the Re-Engagement program, we have helped 9 brothers get their credentials through IHQ New Member Recruitment • We initiated 533 new members in the MEP from Fall 2017 – Spring 2019 • Fall 2017 – 133 New Members • Spring 2018 – 189 New members • Fall 2018 – 43 New Members • Spring 2019 – 168 New Members Leadership • We have established the Officer’s Training Workshop to ensure that all Officers of the chapter and Advisors are trained on Kappaorg.com, MTA and certification process. • Implemented in our bylaws that 75% of the undergraduate chapter mem- bers must attend CRWLC for training • Continued focus and training on Title IX compliance • Continuous monthly conference calls of the Polemarchs and Advisors with province leadership

Yours in the Bond, Michael F. Brown Middle Eastern Province Polemarch

Above: Alpha Nu Chapter events, Charlotte (NC) Alumni Reclamation gathering, Greater Goldsboro (NC) Aumni Chapter’s voter's forum, and Charlotte (NC) Alumni Chapter Military and Veterans Affairs event are examples of the types of service rendered throughout the Middle Eastern Province.

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