100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province 79 th Southwestern Province Council State of the Province Timothy F. Albert, Polemarch Southwestern Province

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province Training for Leadership Since 1911 ……….Kappa Alpha Psi (KAΨ) Fraternity, Incorporated

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province William “Randy” Bates, Jr., Esq. Home of 32 nd Grand Polemarch of Kappa Alpha Psi (KAΨ) Fraternity, Incorporated

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province Southwestern Province Achievements  C. Rodger Wilson Leadership Conference returned to the college campus  Host of the 81 st Grand Chapter Meeting (Houston) and the 82 nd Grand Chapter Meeting (New Orleans)  Majority of chapters with IRS Tax Issues have been addressed & corrected  Improved online Chapter Certification process  The Southwestern Province is the home of Kappa Kamp and is currently housed in its third year on the campus of Paul Quinn College  Southwestern Province accounted for more than fifty (50% ) percent of the Kappa Kampers for 2014  Southwestern is the only Province with quarterly Healthy Kappas, Healthy Communities Initiative Newsletter to expand on mental health, blood pressure, hazing & psychopathology, diabetic education, cardiac disease

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province GUIDE RIGHT I.Kappa Alpha Psi continues to lead in Black Male Achievement Initiatives II.The Southwestern Province set a Guide Right standard by being the only Province to implement Guide Right Certification. This resulted in 27 Chapters being certified and 54 Brothers completing Child Safety Training. The Guide Right Certification process ensures child safety compliance and will be instituted throughout Kappa Alpha Psi next year III.Southwestern Province has strong Guide Right programs that not only include Kappa League programs, but creative programs such as the San Antonio First Responders program, the Bossier City Consortium that partners with other organizations, Lambda Kappa’s peewee basketball and Mansfield Cedar Hill MMA Fitness program

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province Albuquerque (NM) Alumni Alexandria (LA) Alumni Arlington Grand Prairie (TX) Alumni Bossier City (LA) Alumni Canton Madison (MS) Alumni Cleveland (MS) Alumni Dallas (TX) Alumni El Paso (TX) Alumni Eta Lambda (University of Houston) Galveston (TX) Alumni Greenville (MS) Alumni Hattiesburg (MS) Alumni Ft. Worth (TX) Alumni Houston (TX) Alumni Lafayette (LA) Alumni Lambda Kappa (Southern Arkansas University) Little Rock (AR) Alumni Mansfield Cedar Hill (TX) Alumni Meridian (MS) Alumni Missouri City Sugarland (TX) Alumni Monroe (LA) Alumni New Orleans (LA) Alumni Natchez (MS) Alumni Pine Bluff (AR) Alumni Port Arthur (TX) Alumni Richardson Plano (TX) Alumni San Antonio (TX) Alumni Shreveport (LA) Alumni GUIDE RIGHT CHAPTERS CERTIFIED

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province 2015 The deadline for filling out the interest form is April 19, Please note that a 3.0 GPA is required and the applicant should not have previously attended ULI or LEAD Kappa Sponsors: GUIDE RIGHT

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province GUIDE RIGHT  LEAD KAPPA as the 79 th Southwestern Province Council PROVINCE East Central Eastern Middle Eastern Middle Western North Central Northeastern Northern South Central Southeastern Southern Southwestern Western APPLICANTS

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province KAPPA KAMP 2015 June , 2015  Paul Quinn College, Dallas, TX  Target Enrollment: 150 Kampers  Registration Fee: $625  Submission Deadline: APRIL 1, 2015  Fees Deadline: May 1, 2015  Kappa Kamp application link is located on IHQ and Paul Quinn College or

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province I. Kappa Kamp is conceived as a summer enrichment camp providing students, ages 12-16, with the opportunity to acquire productive life-skills through intensive workshops and learning through structured play activities.148 Students attended Kappa Kamp at Paul Quinn College in 2014 II. The program operated from June 15-27, 2014 with 148 Kampers from 22 states. Over 65% from the Southwestern Province traveled to Dallas, Texas at Paul Quinn College to learn about Business Plans, College Business, STEM and Sports Kappa Kamp Accomplishment

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province SCENES FROM KAPPA KAMP 2014

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province Initiative is spearheaded by the fraternity’s National Health and Wellness Committee Objective is to provide health and wellness information with measurement tools and metrics for our membership, their families and their surrounding communities; to educate them on ways to monitor their personal health status as well as to keep personal health as a priority Total number of members screened during the 78 th Southwestern Province Council was 157 Healthy Kappas, Healthy Communities Initiative

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province 37 th C. Rodger Wilson Leadership Conference Hosted by: Little Rock (AR) Alumni Chapter Tentative Date: September , 2015 Little Rock Marriott Hotel Little Rock, Arkansas Room Rate: TBA Group Code: “Kappa Alpha Psi”

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province 80 th Southwestern Province Council Hilton Hotel Shreveport Date: March 2016 Shreveport, LA

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province  Boy Scouts of America  United College Fund  CARE\GLAD  Undergraduate Leadership Institute  Capital Area Food Bank  New Orleans Mission  Silhouette P. C. Banquet  Five Loaves  Silhouette P.C. Meeting Space  Healthy Kappas  Senior Kappas  National Founders Day (Baltimore, Phoenix, Philadelphia) Silhouette P.C. Luncheon

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province Consumer Price Index (CPI) $15/$10 (current AL/UG dues) in 1980 has the same buying power as $42.54/$28.49 in 2015 CPI measures changes in the price level of a market basket of consumer goods and services

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province Southwestern Province Dues Increase Effective September 1, 2015  Undergraduate Dues Increase from $10 to $20  Alumni Dues Increase from $15 to $40

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province 82 nd Grand Chapter Meeting August , 2015 Hilton Hotel (Riverside) $136 Nightly

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province Southwestern Province Keeper of Records Mark A. Gallashaw, Sr. (337) Completing the 82 nd Grand Chapter Meeting Voting Credentials

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION SUMMARY  Total Chapters in Kappa: 805  Undergraduate: 408 Alumni: 397  130 chapters in the Southwestern Province  Southwestern Province 85 chapters active (65%), 84 chapters reported (98%)

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province Chapter Certification Statistics  98.8% of 130 Chapters reported  65.4% (85) Chapters active & certified  34.6% (45) Chapters Inactive/Suspended/Cease & Desist (UG- 30/ AL- 15)  100% of all Submissions were Electronic Chapter Certification Deadline is October 20, 2015

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province Undergraduate Chapter Achievements Epsilon Phi - Highest overall GPA among all Fraternities (NPHC and IFC) Lambda Lambda - Academic Excellence Award Epsilon Phi - Highest GPA for NPHC Theta Nu - Lafayette Intramural Basketball Champion Kappa Eta - Chapter of the Year Eta Upsilon - Highest GPA for NPHC Nu Alpha Chapter of the Year Nu Alpha Highest GPA Award Kappa Iota hours in Community Service Individual Achievements Fall 2014 Wilton Jackson (Kappa Iota) Vincent Flieder (Kappa Eta) Julius Henderson (Nu Beta) Daniel A. Gibson (Beta Gamma) Stephan Loston (Alpha Sigma) Stephen Lewis (Alpha Sigma) Jordan Weaver (Kappa Eta) Shaquille Murray (Nu Alpha)

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province Individual Achievements Fall 2014 Julius Henderson, Jr.Nu BetaNPHC President, ULI Ja’Marvin Elliot Theta EpsilonAccepted into UALR’s nursing program Daniel A. GibsonBeta GammaDean’s List Paris LandersTheta AlphaStudent Government Association Demetri CalhounTheta Alpha Student Government Association Quinton DussettEpsilon PhiNational NPHNC member of the year Korey LewisGamma LambdaKappa Journal cover page, ULI Brian CovingtonTheta NuULI, Greek Man of the Year Cody JonesTheta NuWho's Who in American Colleges and Universities Jeremy ReedTheta NuInducted in Greek Hall of Fame

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province Individual Achievements Fall 2014 Jarell ColstonEta UpsilonSpirit of State Winners/(Mississippi State highest UG award Jonathan PetersonEta UpsilonSpirit of State Winners/(Mississippi State highest UG award De'Ronnius YoungEta UpsilonSpirit of State Winners/(Mississippi State highest UG award William GalbrethNu Alpha2014 Highest GPA award/ 2014 Brother of the Year Olabanji AsekunNu Alpha2014 NCAA National Qualifier David Homer Nu Alpha2014 Greek Advisor of the Year Victor EdwardsLambda Kappa Greek Man of the Year, Outstanding Service Award Ethan LewellenTheta MuPresident-elect NPHC Charles GirleyTheta MuLeading Tackler - ASU football team Lyeneal GriffinKappa IotaRonald E. McNair Scholar, Lyeneal GriffinKappa Iota Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities Wilton JacksonKappa Iota Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities Trent JohnsonKappa Iota Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities Wilton JacksonKappa IotaMS Caucus Undergraduate of the Year Keonte TurnerDelta DeltaSGA President Clincy HarrisDelta DeltaDrum major

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province UNDERGRADUATE COMMUNITY SERVICE  Healthy Kappas, Healthy Communities Initiative  Voter Registration  Aids Awareness/Prevention  Dine with the Kappas  Breast Cancer Awareness Forum  Christmas Campus Toy Drive

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province Undergraduate Chapter Challenges  Academics  Finances/ Fund raising  No Membership Intake  Campus Involvement  Lack of interest in Greek-lettered organizations  Repair and rebuild the Kappa Alpha Psi (KAΨ) Fraternity, Incorporated brand as “Achievers”

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province Yesterday, Today & Forever

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province Future of Kappa Alpha Psi (KΑΨ) Fraternity, Incorporated τελειωοις

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province Officers of the Southwestern Province Timothy F. Albert, Polemarch, Southwestern Province - Houston Alumni Chapter William A. Puder, Executive Operating Assistant - Houston Alumni Chapter Theron A. Hightower, Senior Province Vice Polemarch - Jonesboro Alumni Chapter Victor L. Edwards, Jr., Junior Province Vice Polemarch - Lambda Kappa Chapter Mark A. Gallashaw, Sr., Keeper of Records - Lake Charles Alumni Chapter Ryan S. Gilner, Keeper of Exchequer - Gulfport Alumni Chapter Rondarius D. Hawkins, Strategus - Kappa Eta Chapter Keenan J. Madden, Lieutenant Strategus - Pi Lambda Chapter

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province Board of Directors Arkansas (A) Michael Joiner Arkansas (U) Deangelo Pittard Louisiana (A) Dr. Samuel Odom Louisiana (U) Brian Covington Mississippi (A) Dr. Stanley J. Sims Mississippi (U) D’Monda Hill Texas (A) Robert Ratcliffe Texas (U) Gifton Milburn

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province Rock of the Southwestern Province Administrative Assistants Arkansas, Michael Joiner, Esq. Mississippi, Anthony Mitchell North Louisiana, Karl Nero Chairman Southwest Louisiana Kenneth Wright Southeast Louisiana, Skye Denham North Texas, Tim White East Texas, Anthony Coleman Southwest Texas, Eric Narcisse West Texas/ New Mexico, Michael Gunn/ Greg Davis Southeast Texas, Karl Holmes

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province Chapters Advisors Alvin L. Barrington - National Chapter Advisors Chairman Darryl McGee- SWP Chapter Advisors Chairman Kalvin Robinson- SWP Chapter Advisors Co-Chairman  Fall and Spring teleconferences to improve Communications  Advisors Semester reports  Improved Training  95% Chapters advisors Certified and Trained  Webinars for Advisor Training  Advisory Committee for chapters that struggle academically and with membership requirements

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province Southwestern Province Team Committee Chairmen Chapter Expansion / Reactivation - Keith Campbell Legal Counsel - Willie H. Coleman, Jr., Esq. Web Master- Ryan S. Gilner Membership Orientation Intake Program- W. Ray Haze Province Planning - Eric L. Walker Executive Operating Assistant- William A. Puder Healthy Kappas, Healthy Communities Initiative- Dr. Samuel Odom Registration - Dominique D. Calhoun

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province “Courage is the enabling virtue, we don’t have any other virtues if we don’t have courage, greatness is the courage to go to the edge of life’s abyss to step out on nothing and still think that you’re going to land on something ”.....Dr. Cornel West Let us go forth, be courageous and achieve in Second Century Kappa

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province Who We Are 79 th Southwestern Province Council “100 Years and Building: The Journey Continues” Informed Brothers Trained Brothers Accountable Brothers

100 Years and Building…The Journey Continues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Southwestern Province The Southwestern Province proudly announces its support for Brother Thomas L. Battles, Jr., Senior Grand Vice Polemarch as Candidate for the office of 33 rd Grand Polemarch THE BATTLES TEAM Reuben A. Shelton, III., Esq., Senior Grand Vice Polemarch Chastin L. Gammage, Delta Rho, Junior Grand Vice Polemarch Chester Leaks, Columbia, Grand Keeper of Records & Exchequer Dion Gardner, Rho Zeta, Grand Strategus Brandon T. Grant, Sigma, Grand Lieutenant Strategus Matthew N. Simmons, Iota Lambda, Grand Board of Directors, - Undergraduate Edward Taylor, Xi, Grand Board of Directors, - Undergraduate Clinton Knox, III., Eta Gamma, Grand Board of Directors, - Undergraduate Linnes Finney, Jr., Esq., Fort Pierce, Grand Board of Directors- Alumni Ronald V. Julun, Houston, Grand Board of Directors- Alumni Jimmy McMikle, Hartford, Grand Board of Directors- Alumni Kevin Scott, Chicago, Grand Historian