84th Grand Chapter Meeting Edition (Summer Issue)

STATE OF THE EASTERN PROVINCE

Robert L. Jenkins, Jr. Esq. 28 th Eastern Province Polemarch

Wolf Lodge in Charlotte, NC on July 13-14, 2018. 237 Kappa Leaguers and 94 brothers from the province par- ticipated. The Eastern province had the second largest participation in the fraternity. • Alexandria-Fairfax, VA • Chesapeake -Virginia Beach, VA • College Park Sandy Spring, MD • Hyattsville/Landover, MD • Norfolk, VA • Petersburg, VA • Washington, DC e. We officially celebrated 25 years of service with Kappa Kamp this year. f. We received 21 completed certi- fication packages form chapters in the province. We had 1380 (+644) reported Guide Right participants. 20 chap- ters indicated they have Kappa League programs, with 785 (+376) reported Kappa League participants. g. Chapters in the Eastern Province participated in the Four Core National Guide Right programs FAFSA, Na- viance, College Signing Day, Kappa Action Program for School Involvement and Guide Right Certification. Chapters supported other Guide Right programs to include #iamachieve- ment, #whykappasmentor, Diamonds in the Rough Webinars, NSBE Jr. STEM, Fatherhood, and national voter registra- tion day. h. During the 2019 Eastern Prov- ince Council held April 11-14, 2019, The Eastern Province Guide Right Chair Brother Antonio Harrison reported during the first business session. He outlined initiatives and activities that have occurred during the 2018-2019 fraternal year. Guide Right Awards were • Annapolis, MD • Baltimore, MD • Bermuda

given out to the following brothers and chapters Jay Crosby Guide Right Chapter of the Year • Small Alumni Chapter – Danville (VA) Alumni Chapter • Medium Alumni Chapter – Silver Spring (MD) Alumni Chapter • Large Alumni Chapter – Baltimore (MD) Alumni Chapter Burt V. Watkins Guide Right Director of the Year • Small Alumni Chapter – Edward Thomas (Danville (VA) Alumni Chapter) • Medium Alumni Chapter – Scott Johnson (Petersburg (VA) Alumni Chap- ter) • Large Alumni Chapter – Wayne Young (College Park/Sandy Springs (MD) Alumni Chapter)

Yours in the Bond, Robert L. Jenkins, Jr., Esq. 28 th Eastern Province Polemarch

A Pictorial of examples of service follows on page 72.

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