CONTENTS WINTER 2025-2026
IN THIS ISSUE 6 GRAND POLEMARCH’S MESSAGE 8 JOURNAL NOTES 10 UNDERGRADUATE NEWS New platforms to amplify undergraduate achievement 14 UNDERGRADUATE SPOTLIGHT Student-leader Tyson Bates’ summer on Capital Hill 18 CHAPTER NEWS Theta Theta wins several undergraduate awards 20 Detroit (MI) Alumni wins the First Motor City 1911 Cup 22 The Rise of Slidell (LA) Alumni 24 Zeta Delta turns 55 28 Theta Iota Celebrated Its Golden Anniversary 32 Elizabeth City (NC) Alumni is a model of achievement 76 ACHIEVEMENT Dr. Willie Underwood named AMA’s President-Elect 78 ALUMNI NEWS
DIAMONDS IN THE SUN 34
The 35th administration redefined leadership on the sun soaked shores
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NASSAU CELEBRATION FOUNDERS’ DAY 17TH BIENNIAL NATIONAL THE BAHAMAS JANUARY 7-11, 2026
RC Williams continues to make his mark on the music industry
84 TO THE CHAPTER INVISIBLE 96 KAPPA ALPHA PSI® DIRECTORY
FREEDOM OF THE BLACK PRESS Pioneering Black newspaper executive E. Washington Rhodes By Kevin P. Scott 70
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