GRAND POLEMARCH’S MESSAGE
GRAND POLEMARCH'S MESSAGE
It’s time that we support those who have served Kappa the longest.... As Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity has entered the second century since our founding and continues to grow, many of our members have achieved senior status (60 years or older); yet remain active and engaged. Thus it is time to give back to those that have given to Kappa for so long.
My Brothers in the Bond - Good Kappa Stewards:
E very now and then, I hear duck. A lame duck is an elected of- ficial whose successor has already been elected. In Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, my successor has not yet been elected (Grand Polemarch). A lame duck is of- ten seen as having less influence due to their limited time left in office. Projects uncompleted may fall to the wayside, as their influence is greatly diminished. Also, a lame duck is often seen as one who does nothing while waiting on the successor to take office. I say to you, my brothers that this Grand Polemarch does not plan to accept this label as the 33 rd Administration continues to work hard fulfilling the promises we made in 2015 when you elected us to serve. Forget about that “lame duck” my broth- ers; we’re leaving that duck in the pond and going full speed ahead for Kappa NOW! There’s still time for you to step up to the plate and make Kappa greater because of you. While the “lame duck” was limping around the pond, Kappa Leaguers were being taught and mentored, enabling them to learn the precepts of Kappa brothers questioning if your Grand Polemarch and the 33 rd Administration will be a lame
“Keep Giving Nupes”
Robert Sengstacke Abbott — Second Laurel Wreath Wearer (1924) Founded the Chicago Daily Defender Newspaper Thomas Gillis Nutter, Esq. — Third Laurel Wreath Wearer (1926) First African American West Virginia State Legislator Donald Lee Hollowell, Esq. — 18 th Laurel Wreath Wearer (1968) First African American Regional Direc- tor of the Equal Employment Oppor- tunity Commission and Attorney to Dr. King Thomas Bradley, Esq. — 22 nd Laurel Wreath Wearer (1974) First African American mayor of Los Angeles Rev. Leon Howard Sullivan — 28 th Laurel Wreath Wearer (1979) Founder of the Opportunities industrial- ization Center (OIC) General Daniel “Chappie” James, Jr. (USAF) — 29 th Laurel Wreath Wearer (1979) The first African American officer in the military to attain the rank of four-star general
Alpha Psi ® , enabling them to achieve and aspire to higher levels of learning. Also, members of the Membership Training Academy (MTA) have begun the process for initiating new members in the fraternity, and the Undergraduate Leadership Institute team is preparing for the 2018 ULI class. We are vigorously working to meet our goal of $1 million to St. Jude through the “Sunday of Hope” program, as well as asking brothers to continue to donate a minimum of $33 personally through the St. Jude's Mobile Cause portal. We call on every brother to give $33 to this initiative. Thank you for your contributions to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. With your help, Kappa made a considerable donation toward this monumental shrine to our people. The lame duck was watching as we continue to be a fraternity highlighting our community outreach through phil- anthropic activity like the Kappa Klassic hosted by the Foundation.
Congressman George William Crockett, Jr., Esq. — 38 th Laurel Wreath Wearer (1986) The first African American attorney hired by the U.S. Department of Labor Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr., 39 th Laurel Wreath Wearer (1986) — Won 33 professional tennis titles, including three Grand Slams and the 1975 Wimbledon title Dr. Bernard Harris, Jr. — 50 th Laurel Wreath Wearer (2001) - First African American to walk in space William G. Mays — 61 st Laurel Wreath Wearer (2007) First African American chair of the United Way of Central Indiana; chair of the Indianapolis Chamber of Com- merce; first African American elected to the University of Indiana Foundation board; and the first African American chair of the Indiana Lottery Commis- sion. As you can see, we’re accustomed to many firsts in Kappa. I am sure that when you read the Fall 2017 Journal, you saw living proof that the 33 rd Admin- istration is carrying the torch you hand-
Let us roll-up our sleeves and make the year 2018 a year of new beginnings for Kappa Alpha Psi ® . During our National Founders’ Day in Nashville, TN, we were honored to have Brother Marc Lamont Hill, Ph.D. academic, writer and activist, and member of our Public Policy Commit- tee, serve as our speaker. Brother Hill reminded us that listening and action are the keys to carrying on Dr. King’s legacy. In that good ole Kappa tradition, chap- ters held Founders’ Day observances throughout the country. These obser- vances reminded brothers that we were founded as an undergraduate fraternity, by undergraduate students on the cam- pus of Indiana University in Blooming- ton, Indiana in 1911. In February 2018 we paused to pay trib- ute to the many African Americans who played important roles in our history. As you think about history remember members of our fraternity who etched their names in the sands of time. Here are 10 of them:
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Publishing achievement for more than 100 years
Publishing achievement for more than 100 years
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