Kappa Akkolades

[NUPE4LIFE]

Giving the recent hazing incident involving the Alpha Xi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., it is important that we remind the world of the Achievments of our Noble Klan and it's brothers worldwide. So here's a thread where you can post positive news about programs your chapter is currently involved in. You can also shout out Nupes who are making a difference in their respective kommunities. Also, if you see a news story about a great man of Kappa please post here. We're not gonna let bad apples spoil our frat. Other greeks and friends please feel free to post as well.

[Nupeology]

Nupe4life I agree with this thread....lets give shots out to our Noble Klan..We are always quick to give bad news and shuffle around the good news..I will post a few good things about our frat...

[SKEEphistAKAte]

Full story here

[Virtuous Woman]

Kappa Alpha Psi week follows USM spring break
By Toria Chatman

April 06, 2006

The Kappa Iota Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity will kick off their philanthropy week April 16-22 bringing educational topics, good food and fun to the USM and Hattiesburg community.
Nicholas Trotter, marketing major and president of Kappa Alpha Psi, said the fraternity was founded Jan. 5, 1911, at Indiana University. The Kappa Iota chapter at USM was charted on Oct. 10, 1980.

“We have done programs, community service and donated scholarship funds,” Trotter said. “We have various initiatives on the grand chapter level that we must participate in annually, one of which is our National Guide Right Program,”

An initiative of the program is Kappa Kamp. It is a summer enrichment camp for young men ages 9-14. Kappa's national programs include: Buckle up with Kappa, National Prostate Awareness Campaign and a National Voter Registration Drive.

Trotter added, “We have done community service at PACE Head Start, completed Adopt-A-Highway, participated in the Adopt-A Fire Family Program through American Red Cross, Toys for Tots, Hurricane Katrina clean-up and Habitat for Humanity.”

Trotter said as for as the week, Kappa is dedicated to service but provides entertainment as a source of fund-raising for their chapter. A portion of the funds will be donated to PACE Head Start for supplies and materials needed to enhance the education of younger children.

Trotter added, Kappa Alpha Psi was founded on Christian principals, and that is the reason why they are beginning their week with a church service.

“We want to enlighten students with information pertaining to health as well as political issues,” said Trotter

Jamaya Smith, marketing major and the vice-president of Kappa Alpha Psi, said this week consists of their philanthropic events as well as other things. Kappa Iota does events catering to the USM and Hattiesburg communities. The types of programs Kappa Iota will host during the week include Politics in the State of the Nation and Prostate Cancer Awareness. The Politic in the State of the Nation will consist of a panel of students, faculty and professional politicians. It will consist of different questions relating to politics, the campus, community and nation that will be directed to the panel for open discussion.

“We have done community service for Palmer Crossing and PACE head start. At the end of our week, we will make a donation to PACE head start.” Smith added, “During our week, we try to be diverse by co-sponsoring activities with the University Activities Council, NAACP, FBLSA, and USM Dining Services.”

Smith said the Kappa's will co-sponsor a New Orleans Brass Band Blow Out with UAC and USM Dining Services. This program is catering to everyone. “We are trying to bring a little bit of the New Orleans culture to the university campus,” Smith added.

“People at the university and in the Hattiesburg community should be able to be more aware of issues that are happening in the community as well as in the nation,” Smith added.

Frank Baker, a criminal justice major; and a member of the fraternity said he wants people from the USM and Hattiesburg community to gain a positive image in the black community by learning about prostate cancer, which threatens the lives of many black men.

Baker said, “Kappa Alpha Psi was founded on Christian beliefs, members are god-fearing men, and all strive towards achievement in every field of human endeavor.”

[marquise1911]

The Epsilon Mu Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi will be celebrating 40 years of true commitment to "achievement in every field of human endeavor".

We have celebrated by adding a “Greek Studies” section to our library. Also we established a new award to be passed down from Polemarch to Polemarch in honor of our charter Polemarch Sylvester Harris. This year we planted a seed to start a new endowment fund for scholarships. As a show of good will toward mankind we participated in erecting two homes for habitat for humanity. The Epsilon Mu Chapter also co sponsored “AIDS Awareness Day” and “Domestic Violence Education Day”. Not to mention performing in over a dozen Black History Month step shows, including one for the Department of Home Land Security.

We will continue to strive for excellent. Remember ACHIEVEMENT shines brighter than IGNORANCE!!!

[jitterbug13]

Tavis Smiley has made history. His new book 'The Covenant with Black America,' is currently Number One on 'New York Times' Best Seller list. And according to Third World Press, the book's publisher, the trade paperback's listing has made it the first African-American-owned publishing house to have a title listed on the coveted list.

'The Covenant,' a collection of essays offering a plan of action to address ten of the most important issues impacting black people today, entered the list five weeks ago. It also hit Number One on the 'Washington Post' and 'Publisher’s Weekly's Best Sellers lists, and has been rated the top seller on Amazon.com in all categories.

"Tavis Smiley has risen to the occasion in the marketing of the book," Haki Madhubuti, founder and president of the Chicago based publishing house, told Black Voices. "Without doubt or hesitation the success of 'The Covenant' must be contributed to a higher degree to his dedication to the project."

"Mainly, Black people are reading 'The Covenant,'" he added. "Most black people in America, most certainly after Hurricane Katrina, realize there is something essential missing in their lives. And many of them understand that one element that they do not have direct access to is knowledge--knowledge about their lives that allows them to heal, to create and to understand wealth gathering, the importance of community and why education has not been number one on our list of priorities … it’s not a fluke. You’ve got readers and non-readers buying this book."

Madhubuti, a Chicago State University professor who contributed the book's afterword, also attributes an extensive marketing effort to the 'The Covenant's' success, and an aggressive push to have the book ready for release by this year’s State of the Black Union symposium, which was held in Houston Feb. 25. "Everyone here really came on board with this project," he explained. "With a window of less than three months, the book was not only ready on time; it was ready more than one month ahead of schedule. That’s almost unheard of in this industry."

The idea of 'The Covenant' came out of more than 3,500 responses to a poll that asked African Americans what issues they were most concerned about. The book sets out to identify ten of these issues and provide a blueprint for what individuals, public policymakers and corporate citizens can do to move the African American community forward, socially and economically.

"Tavis, whose idea for the book originated on his 2005 Town Hall Meeting, felt that in keeping with the principals and values of the idea, it was appropriate to come to a Black publishing company,'" Madhubuti added.

[ZebraNupe]

A Nupe is Member Of The Week on Blackplanet, lol. Just thought I'd share.