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KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY INC. MONTGOMERY ALUMNI CHAPTER
MAC NEWSTHE
Dear Brothers,
The Montgomery Alumni Chapter has not had a physical meeting
since
March 8, 2020 because of the coronavirus (COVID-19). All
fraternity
activities have been canceled or postponed until further notice.
I hope
and pray that each of you and your families are safe and
healthy.
Two Brothers have entered the Chapter Invisible since our last
meeting.
Brother Donald Wilder, who crossed the burning sands in the
Montgomery Alumni Chapter held the office of Assistant
Keeper
Exchequer for many years. And Daran “ Spud” Gaskin Sr. who
pledged
at Gamma Phi. Let’s keep their families in our prayers.
Also, three Brothers, Polemarch Legand Burge, Vice Polemarch
Darold
Boswell and Brother John Baker were admitted and released from
the
hospital during the month of April. Join me in keeping them in
your
prayers as well.
Included on the following pages you will see IHQ’s response to
COVID-
19. Also, enjoy the highlights in this newsletter from the
fourth quarter
2019 through first quarter of 2020. Our Chapter continues to do
great
work and enjoy fellowship in the name of Phi Nu Pi.
Thanks to all of the Brothers who contributed to this newsletter
by
providing photos and written material.
Until the next publication,
Julius L. TaylorKeeper of Records
May 2020
Julius L. Taylor
Keeper of Records
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KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY INC. MONTGOMERY ALUMNI CHAPTER
2019 – 2020 Chapter Officers
Julius L. Taylor
Keeper of Records Legand L. Burge, Jr.
Polemarch
DeAndre Meadows
Asst. Keeper of Records
John Ivery
Keeper of Exchequer
Carlton A. Robinson
StrategusLinzy Hill
Lt. Strategus
JaCorey Calloway
Historian and
Director of Guide Right
Robert E. Banks
Director of Reclamation
Elmarko Magee
Assistant Keeper of
Exchequer
Troy Massey
Parliamentarian
Darold Boswell
Vice Polemarch
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KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY INC. MONTGOMERY ALUMNI CHAPTER
2019 – 2020 Board Members
Henry W. Davis, IIIJeffrey W. Brown Ralph J. Bryson Donald L.
Dotson
Willie C. Hall Theodore M. Morgan, Sr.Michael A. Hanshaw
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Congratulations to the Montgomery Alumni Chapter’s Guide
RightProgram for Receiving the Oasis of Hope Foundation
CommunityService Award! The Guide Right Induction Ceremony and the
AwardPresentation took Place on October 13, 2019 at United
ChristianChurch. We are currently mentoring 83 Young Men. Pastor
ThayleeDickerson presented the Award and Receiving the Award was
BrothersGene Moore, JaCorey Calloway, and Jerry Morris. Pictures of
the awardand photos of the group shown below and the following
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Submitted By: JaCorey Calloway, Director of the Montgomery
ChapterGuide Right Program
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Congratulations to the Fall line of 2019!
Olaide Dauda, Brad Johnson, Dekemeon Burt and Authur Baylor,
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The Sheriffs Department sponsors a Halloween Spooktacular each
year. This eventsupports over 3,000 kids. The goal is to prevent
our kids from going door-to-doorin the communities by providing a
one stop, safe place event. The event took takeplace at the Garrett
Coliseum at 1555 Federal Drive on October 31st from 6:00p,m. until
8:00 p.m. Brother Darold Boswell is the Chairman of the Social
ActionCommittee. Our Guide Right young men supported the Montgomery
AlumniChapter this year.
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Congratulations to the Spring line of 2020!
Stanley Felder, JaQuinntin Ward, Jonathan Davis, Jamarius
Robinson and Brandon Pierce
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Montgomery Alumni Chapter (MAC) Founders' Day 2020
The MAC celebrated the 109th founding of Kappa Alpha Psi
Fraternity, Inc. with several
fun and entertaining activities spread throughout the month of
January. This year's
theme was "Brother to Brother, Breaking Barriers, Building
Bridges." While the highlight
of the celebration was the closed banquet awards program, the
month began with a
birthday party bash.
The MAC kicked off the month-long Founders' Day Celebration with
the annual J 5
Birthday celebration. Brothers from all over Montgomery, active
and reclamation
eligible, joined in the celebration. Polemarch Legand Burge
welcomed everyone, and
Reclamation Chairman Robert Banks invited inactive brothers to
"Come Home to
Kappa". Our beloved Brother and 11th Founder, Dr. Ralph J.
Bryson gave a brief history
of the fraternity and the loving cup ceremony. The evening
culminated with "The Loving
Cup Ceremony."
The celebration continued January 10th, with the Kappa Card Game
Night. We had
poker and blackjack tables, spades games and dominoes. There was
lots of food,
music, and drinks. Most of all, there were Brothers and lots of
guests having a great
time. The night was sponsored by the Reclamations and Fraternal
Activities
committees.
The MAC Biennial Closed Founders' Day Awards Banquet was held
January 17, at the
Capital City Club, in downtown Montgomery. We were honored to
have the Senior
Grand Vice Polemarch of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.,
Brother Linnes Finney Jr.,
Esq., serve as our speaker for the evening. Brothers from
chapters throughout the
River Region were hosted by Brother Ennis J. McCorvey, III, who
presided over an
evening of food, fun, fellowship, recognition, inspiration and
rededication. Awards and
recognitions included:
Citizen of the Year: Honorable Steven Reed, Mayor, Montgomery,
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Polemarch's Award: Sedric Wright
Kappa Man of the Year: Robert Banks
50 Year Members: Polemarch Legand Burge, Henry Johnson, and
Michael
Woodard
Writeup Submitted by:Brother Michael A. Hanshaw,
ChairmanFounders' Day Committee
Pictures by Brother Charles Williams of the The MAC Biennial
Closed Founders' Day
Awards Banquet on the Next 5 Pages…………
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The celebration concluded on January 26th with church service at
the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church. Brothers gathered
to
worship our creator and give thanks for the Founding of the
Greatest Fraternity known to man, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity,
Inc.
Brother Cromwell Handy, Pastor
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Montgomery Alumni Chapter Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Host
Grand Polemarch, Reuben A. Sheldon III, Esq.
For
55th Anniversary Of The March On Selma, Alabama
Writeup Submitted By: Polemarch Legand Burge
The Montgomery Alumni Chapter (MAC) of Kappa Alpha Psi
Fraternity, Inc., was proud to
host Grand Polemarch, Reuben A. Sheldon III, Esq., Past Grand
Polemarch's, and staff
members of the Fraternity’s International Headquarters (IHQ) on
the occasion of the
weekend of February 29 through March 1, 2020, of the 55th
Anniversary of the March on
Selma. MAC hosted a reception and greeting event at the
Renaissance Hotel and Spa inMontgomery, Alabama. All Kappa Alpha
Psi Fraternity, Inc., attendees are attached.
Salute Selma, Inc., a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, invited
the National Executive Board
of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc. (Divine Nine) to
participate on sacred ground at
Selma, Alabama, to commemorate the sacrifices and success of
scores of black women
and men from around the country for Selma’s 55th Anniversary of
Bloody Sunday, the
Selma to Montgomery March and the passage of the Voting Rights
Act of 1965 during the
Annual 55th Bridge Crossing Commemoration. All participants met
on March at Selma High
School for a Ecumenical Service featuring Bishop Vashti McKenzie
as the Ecumenical
pastor. The leadership of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.,
chose to participate with the
black women of the Nation who led the Historic Reenactment March
across Edmund
Pettus Bridge, and to address, coordinate and develop action
strategies on matters of
mutual concern to affiliate organizations and to serve as the
conduit for such action plans,
and join the group for the bridge crossing. The attendance at
the March on Selma grew
well over 20,000 for this historic rally for Kappa Alpha Psi
Fraternity, Inc. participation and
to join with the National Pan-Hellenic Council along with other
national influential,
preeminent African-American organizations and their leadership
to commemorate the 55th
Anniversary of the March on Selma, Alabama.
Prominent figures at the rally included all of the presidential
candidates, the Georgia
Representative John Lewis, the Reverend Al Sharpton, and the
Alabama 7th District
Representative Terri Sewell. Indeed, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity,
Inc. joined thousands of
influential African Americans in the fields of politics,
entertainment, education and
entrepreneurship to address issues occurring in our nation, and
how we must respond.
Grand Polemarch Sheldon visited presidential candidate forums of
those available at the
March.
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• MAC Hosted The Following Attendees Included Grand Polemarch
Reuben A. Sheldon III, Esq,
• The following attended our MAC open house and Participated in
March on Selma
• COUNCIL OF GRAND POLEMARCHS
• 30th Grand Polemarch Samuel C. Hamilton
• 33rd Grand Polemarch Thomas L. Battles, Jr.
• GRAND CHAPTER OFFICERS Grand Polemarch Reuben A. Shelton III,
Esq.
• Senior Grand Vice Polemarch Linnes Finney, Jr. Esq.
• Junior Grand Vice Polemarch Evan R. Jackson
• Grand Keeper of Records & Exchequer Rhen C. Bass, Sr.,
CPA
• Grand Board Member/Undergraduate Michael N. Weaver, Jr.
• Grand Board Member/Alumni Robert L. Jenkins, Jr., Esq.
• Grand Strategus Andrew D. Faraimo
• Grand Lt. Strategus Nickolas C. Staats
• Grand Chapter Nomination
• Committee Chairman Chauncy E. Haynes
• Grand Historian Kevin P. Scott
• HOST PROVINCE POLEMARCH
• Southern Province Polemarch Bertram K. Orum
• IHQ Executive Director John F. Burrell
• Deputy Executive Director Ryan E. Tucker
• National Meeting Planner Kevin Johnson
• GENERAL COUNSEL Cleophus Thomas, Jr. Esq.
• National Chairmen
• Journal Editor Cleveland Ferguson III, Esq.
• National Photographer Michael Hume
• Political Action Chairman Britton Smith
• Social Action Chairman Richard Mattox
• ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM Chief of Staff Joe W. Lewis, Jr.
• 34th Administration Special Projects Ronald E. Range
• Look at Photos on next six pages
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Valentines Red and White Dinner Dance at Itta Beana’s(Over 40
Couples attended)
Brother Donald Dotson, Social ChairmanFebruary 7, 2020
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The Montgomery Alumni Chapter supports the Boy Scouts.
The Scout Master is Brother Kenneth Jones.
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Read Brother Burkette’s Full Story on the Next Page
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By Rosanna Smith | March 20, 2019 at 11:01 PM CDT - Updated
March 20 at
11:29 PM
MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - State Senator David Burkette is opening
up
about his personal health battle and the effect it’s had on his
work. Back in
December Burkette suffered a stroke. In nearly three months he’s
made
steady improvements on his road to recovery.
“I couldn’t raise my left leg, I couldn’t turn my feet, I
couldn’t lift my arm,
but I can do all of that now," he said. Burkette says he has
always
believed in hard work. “Nothing came easy for me in my entire
life. I don’t
expect nothing else will,” Burkette said.
It is this mindset he’s used as motivation during this time. “I
had a lot to
fight for,” said Burkette. He attributes his success to his
family, friends,
and God. “It involves your faith in God that is for sure," he
said.
Since the start of the legislative session he’s been balancing
his work at
the state house with therapy sessions and doctor appointments.
“I have
not missed a session or a committee meeting," said Burkette.
The state senator is hoping his story is a wake up call to
others and could
help save lives.
“I was one of the ones who thought I was healthy for my age. A
stroke can
happen to anyone, at any time, at any age," said Burkette. "The
stroke
didn’t happen to me, but for me so that I can get the awareness
out there.”
Tuesday, Burkette was able to help get a resolution passed to
recognize
stroke awareness month in May. The senator says he is working
on
several bills for this legislative session.
Burkette is a retired educator and former member of the
Montgomery City
Council.
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KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY INC. MONTGOMERY ALUMNI CHAPTER
MACTHE
Janice Burge, President
To: MAC, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
From: Thelma C. Ivery, Past President, Montgomery Kappa
Silhouettes
Subject: Invitation to Kappa Wives to join Montgomery Kappa
Silhouettes
Montgomery Kappa Silhouettes are wives of active members of
Montgomery Alumni Chapter,
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Our national organization was
organized in 1947 and was
officially recognized as “Kappa Silhouette Auxiliary” to the
fraternity at the 1980 Grand
Conclave in Atlanta, Georgia. Montgomery Silhouettes were
initially organized in 1969, and
we have operated continuously since December 1970.
Among our purposes are:
•To serve as an auxiliary to Montgomery Alumni Kappas,
•To provide opportunities for increased association between
wives of Kappas,
•To participate in worthwhile civic, social and cultural
activities, and
•To provide activities for visiting Silhouettes who accompany
their husbands to Kappa
Province meetings in Montgomery.
Our community service activities have included furnishing the
linens for a room in a local
Service Center for Women, providing school supplies for local
elementary schools and
sponsoring Thanksgiving dinners for needy families. We are happy
to assist Kappas whenever
we are requested to do so.
Some of our fun activities have included: bowling, golf, pokeno,
and bingo. We also sponsor an
annual Christmas party for our husbands, and Easter egg hunts
for Kappa children and
grandchildren.
Montgomery Kappa Silhouettes would be happy to have your wives
join us. We hope that you
will encourage them to do so. Our meetings are on the second
Sundays of months from
September through June at 3 p.m. in Kappa House #2.
TCI
Silhouettes
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2019 – 2020 Active Committees
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CONSTITUTION / BY-LAWS
Jeffery Brown, Chairman
Henry Davis
Mike Hanshaw
Jake Jones
John Ivery
Julius Taylor
Ralph Bryson
AWARDS
Arthur Baylor , Chairman
John Ivery
Mike Hanshaw
Theodore Morgan Sr.
Ralph Bryson
Edmond Moore
FOUNDERS’ DAY
Mike A. Hanshaw, Chairman
Jeffrey Brown
John Ivery, Sr.
Ralph Bryson
Arthur Baylor
John Baker
Dominic Choice
COURTESY
Derek Handy,Chairman
Elmarko Magee
Henry Johnson
Paul Dallas
SOCIAL ACTION
Donald Boswell, Chairman
DeAndre Meadows
Devan Flowers
Ennis McCorvey
Linzy Hill
SCHOLARSHIP RAFLLE / FUNDRAISING
Dennis Barnes, Chairman
Michael Gibbs
GUIDE RIGHT
JaCorey Calloway, Director
Kappa Kids, Gene Moore
Kappa Knights, Devan Flowers,
Kappa League, Jerry Morris, Carlton Robinson
HOUSE
Ennis McCorvey, Manager
Dennis Barnes
Sedric Wright
Keith Carr
Dominique Choice
INTAKE
DeAndre Meadows, Chairman
Carlton Robinson
*All MTA Certified
Brothers Only
PAN HELLENIC
COUNCIL
Keith Carr, Chairman
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2019 – 2020 Active Committees
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RECLAMATION
Robert Banks, Chairman
DeAndre Meadows
SCHOLARSHIP
Leon Robison, Chairman
John Ivery
Dan Harris
Keith Carr
Charles Thrasher
Dwayne Berry
Henry Johnson
Ennis McCorvey
LONG RANGE
Troy Massey, Chairman
Dennis Barnes
Ted Morgan
Cedric Bradford
Feagin Johnson
Don Barnes
Julius Taylor
NOMINATING
Arthur Baylor, Chairman
Melvin Owens
Troy Massey
Johnnie Baker
WEBSITE /
COMMUNICATION
Dominic Choice, Chairman
Julius Taylor
Linzy Hill
Cedric Jenkins
Gene Moore
BUDGET
Elmarko Magee, Chairman
John Ivery
Donald Dotson
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Dr. Theodore Morgan, Chairman
Dr. Henry Johnson
Dr. William Abernathy
Michael Brown, Nurse
DeRay Williams, Nurse Practitioner
Ralph Abernathy
Dwayne Berry, Chairman
Malcolm Bennett
J.B. Coleman
Devan Flowers
Melvin Owens
Ralph Bryson
Mike Woodard
Ted Morgan
SENIOR KAPPAS
John Ivery, Chairman
KAPPA YAHOO GROUP
Linzy Hill, Chairman
SOCIAL
Donald Dotson, Chairman
Art Baylor
Ennis McCorvey
Julius Taylor
FRATERNAL ACTIVITIES
Willie Hall, Chairman
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MAC NEWSTHE
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