CONCLAVE REVIEW
The 34th Grand Polemarch Reuben A. Shelton III, Esq., with the Regions Bank team; from left: Channing D. Thornton, Executive Vice President, Dana Williams, Vice President, Corporate Marketing, Leroy Abrahams, Executive Vice President, Head of Community Affairs, Cecilia Bailey, Financial Education Manager and David A. Christian. Right: Richard Allen, EVP, Southeastern Region (with microphone) of AXA Equitable Advisors was joined by other financial professionals to discuss the importance of being financially savoy.
“OUR IDEA OF ACHIEVEMENT IS THAT EVERYONE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE SUCCESSFUL. ”
as well as with the exclusive Kappa Alpha Psi Regions Visa Card. “It’s an opportunity for Kappa mem- bers to carry their pride in their wallet, and every time they shop, the can share their Kappa pride,” said Abrahams. EPILOGUE The 86th Grand Chapter Meeting served as the latest example of how Kappa Alpha Psi demonstrates its leadership position, its ability to influence a positive return on invest- ment from its sponsors, delegates and small business partners to the Tampa Bay region, its mission which strengthened the bond of fraternity post-Covid-19 pandemic among thousands of its members and their families, and for having passed through Florida sowing the seeds of achievement for generations to come through its donations, professional
Leroy Abrahams, VP, Head of Community Affairs, Regions
development, job and health fairs, educational workshops and buying power. The 86th Grand Chapter Meeting may have occurred in a spe- cific time and place, but its blueprint is both timeless and unbound, having
transitioned from Building Bridges as Brothers to more Informed, more Involved and more Invested impacts in the 35th Administration as we move to fulfilling the long-awaited promise we made to Phoenix and the 87th. ♦
THE BYRON KENNETH ARMSTRONG AWARD of Kappa Alpha Psi is the highest award available exclusively to a non-alumni member of the Fraternity for achieving the highest grade point average. The awardees achieve a grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale and the award includes a scholarship determined by the Grand Board of Directors.
56 THE JOURNAL ♦ SUMMER 2023
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