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The Galveston
Alumni Chapter is rich with history and traditions.
The late T.D.
Armstrong, a well-known local businessman and the late
Cornelius A. Harris, a well-known educator, organized the
chapter. Both of these men were members of the Houston Alumni
Chapter. Both lived and worked in Galveston and felt a need to have
a chapter in this area. To get a chapter they needed more than just
the two of them. They reached out and found six noble men. These men
were James E. Coleman, Edward J. Crockett, William Jackson, A.W.
MacDonald, Charles Moore, and Dr. Leon A. Morgan. Each of these
men joined the fraternity through the Houston Alumni Chapter.
The Houston
Alumni Chapter and the Grand Board of Directors granted our chapter
its charter on December 2, 1950, and the genesis of this
chapter became official.
All of the
chapter’s charter members were either educators or in the business
world. Each helped to shape the history of Galveston and the
surrounding area in their own way.
With
ACHIEVEMENT as a base, our chapter’s charter members chose
SCHOLARSHIP, CHARITY, and BROTHERHOOD as the chapter’s cherished
goals.
The Galveston Alumni Chapter
Chapter Resume
2010
• Kappa Family Pik Nik
at Walter E. Hall Park in League City. July 10, 2010.
• Juneteenth Day
Parade, Galveston, Texas. June 19, 2010.
Participated in the parade and passed out candy to the youth.
• Chapter
financially supported two kids to attend
Kappa Kamp, June 13-27 in Piney Woods, MS.
• Chapter
Meeting, Clear Lake, Texas, May 15, 2010. Chapter's
foundation - ICARE Foundation - received letter that it's stautus
was official as a 501(C)(3) organization.
• Chapter
Meeting, Clear Lake, Texas. May 15, 2010.
Provided financial support to the Galveston Chapter of Alpha Kappa
Alpha for a local fundraiser they were sponsoring.
•
All Male & Parent SAT/ACT Preparation Workshop,
Wheatley High School, Houston, Texas, May, 8, 2010. Assisted the
Alpha Kappa Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha and other brothers
from other local area chapters at the event.
• Galveston Pan
Hellenic Greek Awards Banquet, Old Central Cultural Center,
Galveston, Texas, April 25, 2010.
Supported the event as a chapter brother was being recognized.
• Avon Breast
Cancer Walk, Service Project, Rice Village, Houston, Texas. April
10, 2010. Provided support as needed at the event's cheering
stations at the end of the finish line. This is the chapter's 3rd
year participating.
• St. Jude
Sunday of Hope Radiothon, Houston, Texas – March 25, 2010 – Chapter
coordinated Houston area Kappa brothers participation in the event.
• Attended the
74th Southwestern Province Council Meting & MOIP Spring 2010
Membership Intake Process, Dallas, Texas. March 24-28, 2009.
Recognized for Outstanding Chapter Certification and 1st Chapter
to submit. Also won 1st place in the Southwestern Province 50 Million Pound Challenge
Small Chapter Category.
• Rosewood
Cemetary Fence Project, Galveston, Texas. March 20,
2010. Volunteered to help rebuild the fence at Galveston's
Historical African-American Rosewood Cemetery. The cemetery, founded
in 1911, was designated a historical property by the Texas
Historical Commission on January 12, 2004. The chpater helped to
rebuild the fence destroyed by Hurricane IKE.
• Sigma Gamma
Rho National Convention, Houston, Texas. March 20,
2010. co-sponsored a hospitality suite with Houston Alumni in
support of the national convention for Sigma Gamma Rho.
• Attended the
Texas - New Mexico Kappa Kaucus, Fort Worth, Texas. February 26-27,
2010. A $100 donation was made on behalf of the chapter to go
towards the $5,000 deposit required to start production on the Texas
Kappa Alpha Psi License Plate.
• Annual 2010
Mardi Gras Gala, Texas City, Texas - The Galveston Alumni Chapter of
Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity, Inc hosted their Annual Mardi Gras Gala
at the Doyle Convention Center in Texas City, TX on February 19,
2010 to benefit their 501(c)(3) ICARE Foundation. The purpose of the
ICARE Foundation is to partner with parents and educators in
building young leaders of tomorrow around the pillars of Integrity,
Compassion, Achievement, Respect and Excellence. With nearly 200
people in attendance, including local business leaders, area
fraternity members, and supporters of the ICARE Foundation, the gala
event marked a great success as guests were greeted with
complimentary wine and cheese, served an exquisite Cajun cuisine,
and treated to a side-splitting comedy show by one of the chapter’s
own fraternity brother – Billy Sorrells.
• Progressive
Missionary Baptist Church Clean Up, Galveston, Texas – January 30,
2010 – Brothers participated in the church cleanup.
• Kluster IV
Founders Day, Clear Lake City, Texas - January 23, 2010. The
Galveston Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity, Inc hosted
the Southwestern Province 18th Annual Kluster IV Founders Day
Meeting January 23. The event was held at the University of
Houston Clear Lake Campus. Current Polemarch James M. Wilson, Jr.
served as chairperson and Board Member Dr. Anthony Jenkins was the
guest speaker.
2009
• Co-Sponsored 22 Food Baskets in
December 2009 with the Galveston PanHellenic Council. Baskets were
delivered to families all throughout the Galveston area communities.
• Ronald
McDonald House Kappa Kitchen, Galveston, Texas.
Prepared holiday meals for the youth, families, and the staff at the
Ronald McDonald House in November 2009.
•
Adopt-A-Family, Galveston, Texas. Adopted a family in November 2009.
Provided a food backet including ham, turkey, can goods, bread,
milk, and other holiday food items.
• Participated in the Kashmere High School College Fair, Houston,
TX, October 8, 2009. The event which began at 9 a.m. in the
Gymnasium of Kashmere High School provided students from all grade
levels the opportunity to visit booths of numerous Universities,
Colleges, Business/ Technical schools and African American Greek
lettered organizations.
• Various
members attended the CRWLC Conference at Mississippi Valley State
University, Itta Bena, MS, September 18-19, 2009.
• Co-Hosted a
hospitlity suite on September 4, 2009 with local alumni chapters for
the Labor Day Classic game between TSU and PV. Proceeds benefitted
the athletic departments of both universities.
• Various members attended the 79th Grand Chapter Meeting,
Washington, D.C, August 4-9, 2009.
• McGuire-Dent
Community Center, Galveston, TX. August 1, 2009. Counseled youth on
the principles of the ICARE Foundation (Integrity, Compassion,
Achievement, Respect, and Excellence. Also played a basketball games
against the Galveston First Responders (Fire Department) as the
youth watched after being served hot dogs and refreshments.
• Ford Culinary Foundation Scholarship Awards Gala, Houston,
TX. July 18, 2009. The foundation's mission is to help out the
community by providing scholarships to individuals who do not have
access to financial aid.
• Kappa Family Pik Nik
at Walter E. Hall Park in League City. July 11, 2009.
• Ronald
McDonald House Bingo Night, Galveston, Texas. July 10,
2009. This house serves as a “home away
from home” for families of children who are seeking medical
attention at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Shriner’s
Hospital for Children, and Transitional Learning Center.
• Juneteenth Day
Parade, Galveston, Texas. June 19, 2009.
Participated the parade and passed out candy to the youth.
• Island Nupes Kappa Kar Wash Fundraiser, Houston, Texas. May 30,
2009. Proceeds used to send Tolen Avery (Central Middle School) to
Kappa Kamp, June 14-28 in Piney Woods, MS.
• Avon Breast
Cancer Walk, Service Project, Houston, Texas. April 5, 2009.
Provided support in the form of Closing Ceremony support, crowd
control, and other support as needed.
• Attended the
73rd Southwestern Province Council Meting & MOIP Spring 2009
Membership Intake Process, Jackson, Mississippi. March 25-29, 2009.
Recognized for Outstanding Chapter Certification. James M.
Wilson, Jr. (GAC Polemarch) recognized as the Chairman for the
Southwestern Province 50 Million Pound Challenge Coordinator.
• Attended the
Texas - New Mexico Kappa Kaucus, Arlington, Texas. February 28,
2009.
• Mardi Gras
Gala, Texas City, Texas. February 21, 2009.
• Kluster IV Founders Day, Prairie View, Texas. January 24,
2009. Participated in Kluster IV
Founders Day Meeting in Prairie View, Texas on the campus of Prairie
View A&M University hosted by PV Alumni and Zeta Beta chapters.
Galveston Alumni Chapter was selected to host the 2010 Kluster IV
Founders Day meeting.
2008
• Adopt-A-Family, LaPorte, Texas. December 22,
2008. Chapter partnered up with Big
Brothers Big Sisters to adopt a family for the holiday season. The
chapter donated a basket of food including turkey and fixings and
several gifts to a family that had been relocated to Texas after
Hurricane Katrina.
• Holiday Basket
Giveaway, Galveston, Texas. November 2008. Chapter partnered
with the Galveston Council of Greeks and donated a holiday food basket.
• Created ICARE
Foundation, Galveston, Texas. November,
2008. The purpose of the ICARE
Foundation is to partner with parents and educators in building
young leaders of tomorrow around the pillars of Integrity,
Compassion, Achievement, Respect and Excellence. The Foundation
advances this mission primarily through its work in middle and high
schools in Galveston County, Texas and two age appropriate programs.
• Voter
Registration Drive, Houston, Texas. September 27,
2008. Held a voter registration
drive on Saturday, September 27, 2008 at Sharpstown Mall, with
Houston and Missouri-City/Sugarland Alumni Chapters.
• Reklamation PikNik, Houston, Texas. August 9,
2008. Chapter BBQ and reklamation piknik
for chapter brothers, family, and friends at the University of
Houston Clear Lake Campus.
• School Supply
Drive and Charity Basketball Game, Galveston, Texas. August 2,
2008. Participated in a charity
basketball game against Party 93.3 FM radio station at the Wright
Cuney Center. During the halftime, the chapter presented the youth
of Galveston County with school supplies donated by the chapter and
Walgreen's Drug Store.
• Ronald McDonald House Bingo Night, Galveston, Texas. June 27,
2008. This house serves as a “home away
from home” for families of children who are seeking medical
attention at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Shriner’s
Hospital for Children, and Transitional Learning Center.
• Juneteenth Day
Parade, Galveston, Texas. June 19, 2008.
Participated the parade and passed out candy to the youth.
• MOIP Spring
2007 Membership Intake Process, Houston, Texas. April 2008.
• Avon Breast Cancer Walk, Service Project, Houston, Texas. April 12, 2008.
Provided support in the form of event setup, crowd control, and
other support as needed.
• IslandNupes Spring Bling 2008 Party/Fundraiser, Houston, Texas.
March 20, 2008
•
Westlawn Elementary Career Day, La Marque, Texas. March 14, 2008.
Speaking Engagement.
• Wright Cuney
Center Book Drive & Presentation, Galveston, Texas. March 8, 2008
• Mardi Gras
Ball, Galveston, Texas. February 16, 2008
• Wright Cuney
Center, Galveston, Texas. January 5, 2008. Held a Toy Drive and
donated the toys to the center.
2007
• Wright Cuney
Center, Galveston, Texas. November 17, 2007 & May 5, 2007. Spoke to
Youth Center’s Kids.
2006
• Silhouette Appreciation Day Program. At Daryle Rose’s House.
Pearland, Texas. May 20, 2006.
• March 6-10, 2006 Fire Safety Week with Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity,
Inc. Texas City, Texas
• Habitat for Humanity. February 4, 2006. 3519 Palm Ave, Texas City,
TX 77590. Assisted with interior cleaning and interior beam
stabilization.
• Hosted the Texas Kluster IV Founders’ Day Meeting. January 14,
2006
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Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, Houston, Texas 77004.
• Habitat for Humanity. January 7, 2006. 3519 Palm Ave, Texas City,
TX 77590.
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Assisted with building roof and stapling Tyvek paper around the
house.
2005
• Habitat for Humanity. November 12, 2005. 3519 Palm Ave, Texas
City, TX 77590.
Assisted with assembling front porch main beam.
• Kappa Family Pik Nik at Carver Park in Texas City. August 6, 2005
• St. John Missionary Baptist Church. Galveston, Texas Sealy Street.
July 17, 2005.
Attended Services at Brother Frank Avery’s Church.
• Habitat for Humanity. Texas City, Texas. July 16, 2005
Dug a trench and laid grass in the front yard and both sides.
• First Thursday’s Happy Hour with da I’Land Nupes. June 2, July 7,
& August 4, 2005. Live Sports Bar, Downtown, Houston.
• “Make a Change Campaign” Memorial Scholarship Fund. May 2005
• Mardi Gras Ball. February 2005.
• “Adopt A Family” La Marque/Texas City Little League baseball
registration (sponsored 3 boys). February 2005.
2004
• “Adopt A Family” Supplied Family with Thanksgiving Meal. November
2004.
• Participated
and made monetary donation to the La Marque Almnae Chapter of Delta
Sigma Theta Aids Walk. March 2004.
• “Voter Registration” at La Marque High School. Registered over 90
individuals. February 2004.
2002
• Joy Tabernacle MLK and Griggs, Houston, TX. Spoke to the kids
about responsibility (1st – 5th grade). March 28, 2002.
• Boys and Girls Club Galveston, Texas. Chapter made a monetary
donation to the club for Band Supplies. March 23, 2002.
• Boys and Girls Club Galveston, Texas. Chapter attended band
practice with the Boys and Girls Club throughout the months.
Brothers served as chaperons during the Mardi Gras Parade in
Galveston, Texas on February 2, 2002.
2001
• “Red Cross” flood relief for Tropical Storm Allison. June 2001.
Brothers loaded, unloaded, and distributed supplies to affected
communities.
• Chapter participated in the Fall Festival for the Boys and Girls
Club Galveston, Texas. Brothers spoke about decisions we make as
young adults. September 29, 2001.
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