Undergrad Ques in Canada.

[Wolfman]

Per a report from the 13th District KRS (Secretary), it has been announced that a group of undergraduates at Carleton University in Canada have been initiated into the sacred fold of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., making them the first undergrads recently "made" in the 13th (International) District of the Fraternity.


Well its The 13th, The International QUES
Brothers, the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity now have undergraduates in
every district. Under the leadership of Bro. Jonathan Griffin, 13th
District Representative, we would like to congratulate “The OMESTAD
8”
Nu Gamma Gamma Spring 2008 in Ottawa, Canada at Carleton University
for
making history.
“The OMESTAD 8” - Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, Charter
Line
Name Line Name Home
1. Stefan Keyes “Cinque”
Jamaica
2. Stephane Auguste “Time Bomb” Haiti
3. Kweku Winful “Prince HaQUEem Ghana
4. Michael Sakyi “Mandingo” Ghana
5. Bichoux St. Juste “QUE Tube” Haiti
6. Clement Ndegeya “I Am Legend” Rwanda
7. Delon Young “Predator” St.
Vincent & the Grenadines
8. Brian Crooks “No ID”
Trinidad

[Senusret I]

Congrats!

[txdiva]

Congratulations!

[blackbird]

Nu Gamma Gamma is one MOVING chapter. First it was located in Panama, then Puerto Rico. Hopefully it will remain in Canada.

I think a chapter in Canada is great!

I don't think they are the first undergrads in the 13th district, I believe University of Hawaii started an undergrad chapter.

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by blackbird

Nu Gamma Gamma is one MOVING chapter. First it was located in Panama, then Puerto Rico. Hopefully it will remain in Canada.

I think a chapter in Canada is great!

I don't think they are the first undergrads in the 13th district, I believe University of Hawaii started an undergrad chapter.

Interesting that you move chapter names like that. We retire the names after a chapter has been inactive for so long and give new ones, so that the new one will have its own identity and charter members.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by blackbird

I don't think they are the first undergrads in the 13th district, I believe University of Hawaii started an undergrad chapter.

http://greekchat.com/gcforums/showthread.php?p=1425236

Is it safe to assume that chapter was chartered but there has yet to be new initiates since its chartering? Ionknow.

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by ladygreek

Interesting that you move chapter names like that. We retire the names after a chapter has been inactive for so long and give new ones, so that the new one will have its own identity and charter members.

I think that's pretty neat.

[neosoul]

awesome! I see some African names

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by neosoul

awesome! I see some African names

Actually I would expect that. Canada is a popular place for African immigrants. I think it's cool.

[DSTCHAOS]

They are probably SUPER hot, too.

A name like "Omestad" is so...muscular slave dudeish which HAS to be HOT.

[Wolfman]

Originally Posted by blackbird

Nu Gamma Gamma is one MOVING chapter. First it was located in Panama, then Puerto Rico. Hopefully it will remain in Canada.

I think a chapter in Canada is great!

I don't think they are the first undergrads in the 13th district, I believe University of Hawaii started an undergrad chapter.

Bruh, you're right.

The issue surrounding shifting chapters geographically, for those outside the fold, is that most of the chapters in the 13th District are military chapters and thus the membership may radically fluctuate with tours of duty, base closings, shifts in personnel due to geopolitical military strategy and a myriad of other factors. So, these chapters have tended to be fluid. A graduate chapter which was located in Germany is now headquartered in the Middle East.

[Wolfman]

Also, this marks the return of Omega to Canada. Initially the Sigma chapter (now at Michigan State) was located in Westmount (Montreal), Canada in the 1920s. This chapter was largely associated with McGill University, the "Harvard" of Canadian higher education. This chapter's most illustrious member was Bro. Charles Drew, M.D., DSc., who was a medical student at McGill at the time. He went on to do pioneering work in the use of Blood Plasma during WWII and trained many black surgeons at Howard. Charles Drew, along with chapter brother W. Mercer Cook, Ph.D. (later a Prof. of French at Howard and Ambassador to Senegal), while they were students at Amherst College in Mass. wrote 'Omega Dear', our national hymn, and one of the most beautiful and moving Greek songs in existence.

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by Wolfman

Bruh, you're right.

The issue surrounding shifting chapters geographically, for those outside the fold, is that most of the chapters in the 13th District are military chapters and thus the membership may radically fluctuate with tours of duty, base closings, shifts in personnel due to geopolitical military strategy and a myriad of other factors. So, these chapters have tended to be fluid. A graduate chapter which was located in Germany is now headquartered in the Middle East.

I understand. We have the same issue with military chapters. But we still do not recycle chapter names. Not saying it is right or wrong, just different. And it really wouldn't work with our alumnae chapters, because they are named after their geographic location.

Lastly, since names and chapter numbers are unique it helps up to keep better track in our database of our chapters that are retired v. active.

[PerroLoco]

Originally Posted by ladygreek

Interesting that you move chapter names like that. We retire the names after a chapter has been inactive for so long and give new ones, so that the new one will have its own identity and charter members.

Chapters with bad reputations get "retired" as in "we don't wanna see them mofo's wearing letters no mo'".

[DivineDiva47]

Congrats! Great news!