84 TH GRAND CHAPTER MEETING KICKOFF
T he 13 th Annual National Founders Day was held from January 4-7, 2018 at the Sheraton Music City Hotel in Nashville, TN. Held in the South Central Province, host chapters included: the Meharry Medical Col- lege Chapter, the Kappa of Kappa Alpha Psi ® , the Tennessee State University Chapter, the Alpha Theta of Kappa Alpha Psi ® , the Middle Tennes- see State University Chapter, the Eta Gamma of Kappa Alpha Psi ® , the Vanderbilt University Chap- ter, the Nu Rho of Kappa Alpha Psi ® , the Nashville (TN) Alumni Chapter, the Murfreesboro (TN) Alumni Chapter, the Hendersonville (TN) Alumni Chapter and the Brentwood (TN) Alumni Chapter. A t a press conference on Friday, July 20, 2018, in the Philadelphia Mayor’s Recep- tion Room of City Hall, national, regional and local representatives and members of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. announced that the 84 th Grand Chapter Meeting is coming to Philadel- phia in 2019. P iladelphia Director of Commerce Harold Epps, a memb r of Omega Psi Phi Frat rnity Inc., of- ficially welcomed the fraternity to Ph ladelphia nd presented Grand Polem rch Thomas L. Battles Jr., local leaders and Grand Chapte Meeting planners replicas of the Philadelphia Liberty Bell and tha ked the fraternity for sel c ing Philadelphia. He shar d his background, the influence several Kappa men had on his life nd c reer and how both Kappas and Omeg share the same spirit of brotherhood a d “For 107 years, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. has padded the way to make a difference in
this world,” stated Grand Polemarch Thomas L. Battles, Jr. touting such partnerships as the Global Infant Safe Sleep Center to “ensure the lives of our children and educating parents on safe sleep methods” to internal initiative such as the Senior Kappa Affairs Endowment Fund to “guarantee we can leave a legacy and build a future,” Grand Polemarch Battles praised the membership for its demonstrated brotherhood, dedication and hard work. Chapter Polemarchs John Henry Ford, MBA, Nashville (TN) Alumni Chapter; Michael Lane, Sr., (Eta Gamma 1975) Murfreesboro (TN) Alumni Chapter; Ronald Douglas, Jr., Hendersonville (TN) Alumni Chapter; and Billy Williams, Brentwood (TN) Alumni Chapter worked with Kendrick D. community service. Philadelphia City Councilwomen Blondell Reynolds Brown a d Cher lle L. Parker both members of D lta Sigma Th ta S rority Inc., Penn ylvania St te Repres ntative Steph Kin- sey and Pennsylvania S ate Senator Sh rif Street both members of K ppa Alph Psi ® welcome the Kappas o Phil d lphia, shared some history of the fraternity, its relevance and i fluence in the Philadelphia region and presented the national and local leadership with citations and resolu ions. Julie Cooker Graham the CEO of the Phila- delphia Convention and Visitors Bureau also thanked the Kappas for choosing Philadelphia as the location of their next Grand Chapter Meet- ing. She reiterated what Harold Epps stated
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