T he Jacksonville (FL) Alumni Chapter supervises three undergraduate chapters: the Edward Waters University Chapter - the Delta Psi chartered December 12, 1960; the University of North Florida Chapter - the Xi Lambda chartered March 21,1992; and the Jacksonville University Chapter - the Omicron Delta chartered March 27, 1999. In the Kappa spirit of “Training for Leadership”, the Jacksonville (FL) Alumni Chapter encourages undergraduate members to seek opportunities of achievement and recognition on their campuses, within the Southern Province and Grand Chapter of the Fraternity. This relationship building has led to an increase in undergraduates transitioning into the alumni chapter upon graduation. T he chapter has been privileged to be the recipient of Grand Chapter awards: 2001 Paul W. Caine International “Medium” Alumni Chapter of the Year, 2003 Paul W. Caine International “Large” Alumni Chapter of the Year, 2015 Paul W. Caine International “Large” Alumni Chapter of the Year; 2017 Paul W. Caine International “Large” Alumni Chapter of the Year, 2017 Ronald R. Young “Large” Alumni Website Award, and 2021 Ronald R. Young “Large” Alumni Website Award. The chapter has the honor of having 91st Elder Watson Diggs Awardee and 7th Southern Province Polemarch Dr. Frank S. Emanuel (1999-2005), 14th Grand Historian (2011-2013) and current Journal Editor Cleveland Ferguson III, Esq., and current Executive Director and 109th Elder Watson Diggs Awardee John F. Burrell among its chapter achievers.
John F. Burrell
Dr. Frank S. Emanuel Cleveland Ferguson III, Esq.
R ecognition has been received for achievements by the province which include: Southern Province “Large” Alumni Chapter of the Year (1999, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024); Southern Province “Medium” Alumni Chapter of the Year (2001, 2002, 2007, 2009); Southern Province “Large” Community Service Chapter of the Year (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024); Southern Province “Large” Reclamation Award (2014, 2015, 2016); Southern Province “Large” Alumni Website of the Year (2015, 2017, 2021); Southern Province Highest Percentage Reclamation Award (2015).
T he Jacksonville Alumni Chapter has been led by 42 polemarchs during the past century: (*Denotes Chapter Invisible) *1st Lemuel D. Bolton [1925-1932]; *2nd Dr. Harry A. Anderson [1932- 1935]; *3rd Dr. William L. Redmon [1935-1940]; *4th C.A. Jones [1940- 1941]; *5th Maxie Elliott Wilson [1941-1942]; *6th James Joyner [1942-1945]; *7th Dr. Chester R. Cowart [1945-1947]; *8th Cassius W. Jones [1947-1948]; *9th Claude O. Hilliard [1949-1950]; *10th George B. Nairn [1950-1951];*11th William H. Mathis [1951-1952]; *12th George Starkes, III [1952- 1953]; *13th Claude O. Hilliard [1953-1955];
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