![]() 20% engagement in anything is unacceptable and that every demographic (20,30,40,50,60,70 etc) must do their part to strengthen each other and strengthen the fraternity and support what Our Founders intended for the Fraternity to be.ġ7 Iron sharpeneth iron so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.īrother Kyle C. In summary, we must close the gap in engaging those brothers under 40 and at the same time, the under 40 must also be open and engage the brotherhood. ELDER WATSON DIGGS The Dreamer (circa 1883-1947), born in Christian County, Kentucky, was a graduate of Indiana. ![]() 1911 From the websites of Kappa Alpha Psi Inc. ![]() The positive and/or negative foundation of who we become is laid in our lives generally speaking when we are young and oftentimes it becomes to late once we become older and set in our ways. The Founders of Kappa Alpha Psi were God-fearing, clean-living, serious-minded young men who possessed imagination, ambition, courage and determination to defy custom in pursuit of a college education and career. I am not naïve to believe that under/over age of 40 party or like events the same way but there must be some events that can cross all age demographics as the under 40 is our future leaders and if we can’t get them engaged early then they likely won’t be engaged when they become over 40. I respect everyone's opinions in that they can't be discounted but believe that through this forum that we value the differences of thought but also determine how to incorporate how we become more inclusive in that all Brothers whether over or under 40 can be on one accord as were our Founders!Īs it relates to promotional or Founders Day events, we should and must determine ways that when events are planned that we cater to ALL Brothers regardless of age are welcomed to participate in events that caters to all demographic as we are all Brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi. Only in America are we free to have open and honest discussions and I love that all of the missives of each and every brother thus far has been thoughtful, respectful and promote vast viewpoints. We should instead affirm good spirit and brotherhood through inclusion. Creating a rule, banning or discouraging the use of J5 seems punitive. Additionally, we should, as a fraternity, encourage the affirmative. With that said, I think all formal communication from chapters, provinces and our national governance structure should use FOUNDER'S DAY not J5. We need to reconnect the 80% of our membership who decided (both undergraduate and alumni) to remain inactive (not financial, sustaining or affiliated with a chapter) after only 2-3 years in the bond. Let's focus Founder's Day on our foundation of brotherhood and continue to try to bring our fraternity together nationally. Remember, our fraternity was foundered on the basis of brotherhood - not community service, not joint organizations and not politics but BROTHERHOOD. To ban a phrase is petty! Let's focus on the big picture: getting brothers to attend the national Founder's Day not having chapters host conflicting events during this time and having the events focus on brotherhood. Founder's Day should be a time of reclamation, rededication and fraternal rejuvenation. I think the protocol around Founder's Day being for Brothers to recommit to the founding of the fraternity and to focus on our revered founders is much more important than the "J5" tag line. Let us not forget the hard work and sacrifice by them to create what we have today. The Founders have at the very least earned the respect from us that we will do right by them at every turn. There should be some pride and respect in honoring this century-old organization. Whether typing a Founders Day salutation or speaking it being lazy obviously is not the way to go. If it is something that has to be explained, then we are already missing the mark. Simply put if we are going to use something as a marketing tool, we need to make it relative to the audience for which we are trying to attract. What put it into perspective for me was as I observed someone pick up a flyer not too long ago, they commented by asking, what's J5? Followed by the other asking what does Kappa Alpha Psi has to do with the Jackson Five? I did not like the use of it six years ago and am not a fan of it today. We will work collaboratively to maximize our outreach on progressive endeavors and consistently produce leaders who will advance our credo of service.Personally, I hate the use of the moniker and would prefer that it be banned altogether. These initiatives are designed to improve the lives of those we serve. The remaining five initiatives will serve as the “Program Initiatives” which include: Strengthen Our Sisterhood will serve as the administration’s “Foundation Initiative” as we strengthen our bonds to support our service mission. With the theme Soaring to Greater Heights of Service and Sisterhood, the 2022-2026 administration seeks to build upon Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority’s rich legacy of service by galvanizing our sisterhood of more than 120,000 active members to lead on the front lines of change, education, and advocacy. ![]() Service and sisterhood have been the cornerstone of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated ® since 1908.
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