SENIOR SPOTLIGHT 87TH GRAND CHAPTER MEETING
Achievement Across Generations Senior Kappa Affairs Committee Strengthens Legacy with $100,000 Gift to the Kappa Alpha Psi® Foundation.
A s he stood before Meeting, arrayed in their crimson jackets, Raymond E. Marbury, Chairman of the Senior Kappa Affairs Com- mittee, began his remarks by recounting, “well, as my grandmother would proba- bly say, ‘boy, you in the land of high cotton!’” In a resounding display of vision and commitment, the delegates of the 87th Grand Chapter the Senior Kappa Affairs Committee presented a $100,000 contribution to the Kappa Alpha Psi® Foundation during the first business session of the 87th Grand Chapter Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. The funds were drawn from the Senior Kappa Affairs Endowment Fund (SKAEF),
From left: Grand Polemarch Jimmy McMikle with Senior Kappa Affairs Committee Chairman Raymond E. Marbury, 104th Elder Watson Diggs Awardee and Kappa Foundation President Michael J. Dubose and 33rd Grand Polemarch Thomas L. Battles, Jr. “THIS LATEST $100,000 GIFT AFFIRMS THE FRATERNITY’S INTERGENERATIONAL STRENGTH ”
a vital reserve that now stands at $2.4 million.
BROTHERHOOD THROUGH PHILANTHROPY Established under the
leadership, and service of Kappa men aged 60 and older remain a dynamic force within the Frater- nity. The growth of the endowment is supported by targeted Foundation efforts, including Legacy Giving
recognition and the Legacy Badge Program, which channels personal giving into the SKAEF portfolio— reminding members that strengthening Senior Kappa Affairs is both a tribute and a tangible investment in
fraternity life. By channeling resources into the Foundation, the Committee demon- strates that the mission of “Achievement in Every Field of Human Endeavor” is not bound by age but
leadership of the 33rd Grand Polemarch Thomas L. Bat- tles, Jr., the fund was formed to ensure that the wisdom,
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