NATIONAL NEWS
The Southwestern Province Hosts Its 5 th Kappa League Conference
By LV Dyer, Jr.
• Mansfield-Cedar Hill (TX) Alumni • Pearland-Manvel-Fresno (TX) Alumni • Port Arthur (TX) Alumni • Prairie View (TX) Alumni • Richardson-Plano (TX) Alumni • San Antonio (TX) Alumni Guide Right Guide Right encompasses many of our youth-oriented programs such as men- toring, college preparatory programs, and tutoring. However, the flagship initia- tive of the Guide Right Service Program is the Kappa Leadership Development League (Kappa League). Guide Right is a program of the edu- cational and occupational guidance of youth, primarily inspirational and informative in character. The purposes of the Guide Right Service Program is to place the training experience and friendly interest of successful men at the disposal of youth needing inspiration and counsel regarding their choice of a life’s career and to arouse the interest of the entire community in the problems of youth as they seek to realize lives of usefulness. Kappa League Kappa League is a subset of the Guide Right, our National Service Initiative. Under the chairmanship of Mel Davis, the Los Angeles (CA) Alumni Chapter’s Social Action Program took the form of training activity for young men of the Alain Leroy Locke High School. Called the Kappa Instructional Leadership League, it is designed to help young men grow, receive, and develop their leader- ship talents in every phase of human endeavor. It provides both challeng- ing and rewarding experiences, which richly enhance their lives. Membership is open to male students from the 10 th
Members of the Southwestern Province Planning Committee for the 5 th Kappa League Conference.
T he 5 th Southwestern Province Kappa League Conference was held February 17-18, 2023, at Texas A&M University- Commerce in Commerce, Hunt County, Texas. The conference was hosted by Richardson-Plano (TX) Alumni Chapter and the Texas A&M University-Com- merce Chapter, the Eta Phi of Kappa Alpha Psi. They welcomed more than 150 Kappa League and Guide Right participants within the Southwestern Province. Dignitaries in attendance included Kevin Burnett (Beta Psi 1975), National Guide Right Director; Draon Glenn (Iota Alpha 1991), Southwest- ern Province Guide Right Chairman; and Marcus Hawkins (Eta Phi 2008), Commerce-Greenville (TX) Alumni Chapter Vice Polemarch; among others. The attendees and their chaperones enjoyed two days of engaging and fun filled activities, consisting of a campus tour, canned goods drive, mathematics competition, leadership workshop ses- sions, time management exercise, and the Student of the Year Competition, to
name a few. The attendees and their chaperones also attended the Texas A&M University-Commerce vs. South- eastern Louisiana men’s and women’s basketball games at “The Field House,” which was filled with energy and excite- ment. More than 200 canned goods were collected and donated to a local food pantry. The Jackson (MS) Alumni Chapter had the most participants in at- tendance, which consisted of 41 mem- bers of its Kappa League program. This conference was a huge success as it involved two days of dynamic, entertain- ing, and thought-provoking activities.
Chapters in Attendance
• Arlington-Grand Prairie (TX) Alumni • Austin (TX) Alumni • Commerce-Greenville (TX) Alumni • Dallas (TX) Alumni • Denton-Lewisville (TX) Alumni • Eta Phi Collegiate/Undergraduate
• Houston (TX) Alumni • Jackson (MS) Alumni
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