the achiever - North Central Province

Volume III, Issue 1
October 2011
The Achiever
Newsletter highlighting achievements of the North Central Province of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
The North Central Province
Kappa Phi celebrates 30 years of achievement
- The Cradle of the Fraternity -
Kappa Phi Chapter was chartered at the University of Illinois at Chicago on May 30, 1981,
with the last living founder Edward Giles Irvin in attendance. Kappa Phi serves as the awardwinning Chicago City Chapter for colleges and universities throughout the Chicago.
Kappa Phi has celebrated 30 years of Achievement in Kappa’s centennial year. During the
Labor Day Weekend (September 3-4, 2011), Kappa Phi celebrated with a tailgating barbeque at
the Chicago Football Classic. Also, won the step show competition against Omega Psi Phi fraternity. On Sunday, the weekend concluded with a banquet. Special guests included Bro.
Weyman Edwards, the first Kappa Phi advisor and three of the 10 charter members (Michael
Nelson, Carl C. Swopes, and Walter S. Mitchell III).
Since its inception, 127 men joined The Bond through Kappa Phi and the chapter has held numerous positions within the North Central Province and won many accolades including Chapter
of the Year for five of eight years.
Photo includes members past and present of the Kappa Phi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. during their 30th chapter anniversary festivities.
Alpha Chapter receives Unsung Hero award, jumpstarts year
The Alpha Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity,
Inc. was awarded the Unsung Hero Award from
Indiana University on June 10.
The Unsung Award was given to the chapter for
doing numerous community service tasks throughout the year
looking for anything in return.
The Chapter just finished host the Kappa Alpha
Psi Centennial Conclave in Indianapolis this apst
year.
Receiving this award was a great kick-start for the
new academic year.
Members of the Alpha Chapter accept Unsung Hero
award from Indiana University.
Special to The Achiever
A Message from Province Polemarch
Brothers, welcome to the 2nd century of
Kappa! I am excited about the prospects for the future of
the Fraternity, as a whole, and the Province, in particular. There are new fraternity initiatives, such as “Healthy Kappas, Healthy Communities” and the
“Diamonds in the Rough”, that you will
hear more about during the upcoming C. Rodger Wilson Leadership Conference. And, speaking
of CRWLC, we have a conference planned that should be like no other. Brothers Joe Lewis and
Anthony Williams have been working tirelessly to put together a conference of which we can all
be proud. New this year is the addition of a public meeting on Friday, October 28th. Here, we
shall acknowledge the contributions made on behalf of the community to benefit the community.
I am excited about this new addition more so because it will be led by our undergraduates. So, I
encourage all to make plans to be in attendance. It should be an event not to miss.
Over the last three months, I have had the chance to connect with several brothers throughout
our five-state region. I have found a number of brothers with great ideas and ready to lend a
hand in moving the Province forward. And, I am looking for more. Over the next several months,
I plan to visit all chapters throughout the Province. I want to establish an open line of communication between the Province and its chapters. To that end, I am using several social media tools
to accomplish this.
For those brothers that use Twitter, please follow me at @23NCPPolemarch. If you haven’t go
ten into tweeting and prefer to use a “tried and true” form of communication like email, please
go to http://eepurl.com/fxaP-/ to subscribe to the Province listserv. Lastly, please visit the Province Web site as it will be updated to include information from Grand Chapter, the Province and,
just as important, your local chapters.
Brothers, again, I continued to be humbled by the opportunity to lead and serve this Province.
I look forward to a successful year.
Yours in the Bond,
Korlon L. Kilpatrick
Province Polemarch
North Central Province
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
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Brother Andrew Harris inducted into University’s Homecoming Court, joins elite
Photo of Bro. Andrew Harris poses with the entire Fall 2011 University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign Homecoming Court.
Bro. Andrew Harris of the Beta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. was selected
to be apart of the extremely exclusive University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Homecoming Court for Fall 2011. 20 of the top students from the University were selected, 10 male and 10 female, to represent this outstanding tradition.
Bro. Harris also holds the positions of Keeper of Exchequer and Social Chair
“I find this selection to be an honor and a testament to the hard work I have achieved
throughout my 4 years of undergraduate work,” Bro. Harris said.
To view more photos of the Homecoming Court visit, http://admin.illinois.edu/
homecoming/court2011.html.
‘Wiskonsin Nupes’ step win JASSAC Umoja Step Show competition
The Wisconsin Nupes step
team, comprised of members of
Milwaukee Alumni, Beta Omicron, Delta Kappa and Pi Omega Chapters of Kappa Alpha Psi
Fraternity, Inc. won first place
in the JASSAC Umoja Step
Show competition held at Governor State University in Chicago, IL on Sept. 24.
Their magician-themed performance beat out five other
competing
teams.
Several
members of the Fraternity were
there in support and to witness
their victory.
The team plans to compete and
Members of the Wiskonsin Nupes step team pose after winning
several shows throughout the
the JASSAC Umoja Step Show in September.
country this year.
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Comedian, former Eta Pi Polemarch named Louisiana’s ‘Comedian of the Year’
Robert Powell, Spring '03 Solo Initiate of the Eta Pi Chapter of
Kappa Alpha Psi, was recently named Louisiana's Comedian of
the Year for the third consecutive year. Robert Powell has headlined the nationwide CLiC comedy tour (Campus Life is Crazy)
and is now looking to expand the tour and we are starting at home
with Kappa.
Bro. Powell is the only comedian working with a 100-percent satisfaction guarantee. This means if your patrons/students are not
pleased he will refuse or return payment no questions asked. He
has never had to do it. Robert was discovered in 2005 by Comedian Rickey Smiley and since then has gone on to open/tour with all
the greats, including DL Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, Ron
White, Mike Epps and as recently as September 2001 Kevin Hart.
Robert, the former Polemarch of the Eta Pi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, looks forward to performing at your banquet, fundraisers, Kappa Weeks, Black and White ball, etc.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Submit all noteworthy North Central Provinnce achievements,
both Chapter and individual, to [email protected]. All
submission will be automatically submitted for inclusion into the
Kappa Journal.
Send both Kappa Journal and The Achiever submissions to
[email protected]. Let’s keep all of the great news coming!
Bro. Nyerere C. Davidson
Reporter
North Central Province
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
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North Central Province
2011-2012 OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS
PROVINCE POLEMARCH
Korlon Kilpatrick
Province Senior Vice Polemarch
Joe W. Lewis, Jr.
Province Jr. Vice Polemarch
Anthony T. Williams
East. St. Louis (IL) Alumni Chapter
Beta Omicron Chapter
Keeper of Records
Darren R. Adams
Keeper of Exchequer
Brandon T. Jones
Maywood-Wheaton (IL) Alumni Chapter
Chicago Heights (IL) Alumni Chapter
Alumni Board Member
Byron C. Thornton
Alumni Board Member
Jeffrey L. Hughes
Chicago (IL) Alumni Chapter
Gary (IN) Alumni Chapter
Alumni Board Member
Charles B. Woods
Alumni Board Member
Glenn R. Harris
Des Moines (IA) Alumni Chapter
Richton Park (IL) Alumni Chapter
U/G Board Member
Joshua Harrell
U/G Board Member
Dionysius Hall
Zeta Pi Chapter
Kappa Phi Chapter
Reporter
Nyerere Davidson
Historian
Kevin Scott
Milwaukee Alumni Chapter
Chicago (IL) Alumni Chapter
Strategus
Steven R. Agee, II
Lt. Strategus
Brandon Banks
Epsilon Omicron Chapter
Iota Lambda Chapter
Legal Council
Michael V. Hubbard
Chaplin
Rev. Otis Evans
Chicago Alumni Chapter
Bloomington-Normal (IL) Alumni
Chapter
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