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Hello Brothers!
Please excuse any cross-posting.
Concerning the confusion with the membership of Martin Luther King at Morehouse College, Psi Omicron Chapter-since this school is in my hometown and following the recent holiday festivities here I thought I would follow up with the National Office on the issue.
The Honorary Membership was conferred on Martin Luther King, SENIOR, not Junior, therefore the member listed in the online membership database was the father of the man that we just call Martin Luther King, or MLK.
Judy Mitchell and Bob London both looked over the original paperwork at the National Office and concurred that the paperwork was for MLK, Sr.
Here is some back-up information:
-Martin Luther King, Sr. was born in 1899. The paperwork says that the recipient was 76 when he was granted this honor in 1975. -Martin Luther King, Sr. died in 1984, so he was still alive to receive this honor. MLK, Jr. died in 1968, whereas the Psi Omicron Chapter was not founded until 1974. -The application was typed and clearly has Martin Luther King, Sr. typed in twice. -The signature seems to be done by a man in his older years. -According to the King Center Librarian that I called today, Martin Luther King, Sr. has a degree from Morehouse as well.
We can possibly conclude that the father stayed involved with Morehouse throughout his life, and that he was involved in some way with the Chapter at the time.
In Brotherhood,
Kim Francis
Region IV Director
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