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Introduction
I am honored and humbled to be elected for as the 35th Polemarch of our award-winning Phoenix (AZ) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. We will continue to focus on the 33rd Grand Polemarch’s 6-Point Plan as outlined below:
- COMMUNITY SERVICE – Continue to support and mentor young men through our award-winning Guide Right Kappa League program and support the community through our Senior Kappa and chapter community-based initiatives.
- INFRASTRUCTURE – Continue to improve our local chapter’s infrastructure through enhanced technology implementations and the search for a location to eventually call home.
- UNDERGRADUATE DEVELOPMENT – Build a strong and lasting bond with the undergraduate Kappa members of universities in Arizona.
- RECLAMATION – Grow the Fraternity’s financial roster by identifying and implementing effective strategic initiatives aimed at re-energizing inactive membership.
- NEW MEMBER RECRUITMENT & TRAINING – Recruit mature, responsible and like-minded members with a track record of success, with the intent of organization-wide sustainability.
- EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TRAINING & SUCCESSION PLANNING – Identify and develop exceptional talent for leadership development and succession planning.
Conclusion
As has been the case for the past 71 years, the Phoenix (AZ) Alumni Chapter will continue our award-winning ways with each member doing his part in support of the leadership of our 33rd Grand Polemarch, the leadership of the Western Province Polemarch, and the core values of our chapter. I welcome all members of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. (i.e., active or inactive, financial or non-financial) within the Valley of the Sun to join us in support of our cause. It is especially important for men of achievement (no matter our color, nationality or ethnicity) to be role models in our communities and to recognize the importance of giving back.
Our legacy of αἰὲν ἀριστεύειν – “Ever to Excel” – is as strong as ever. Like Him who was, is, and is yet to come, we live to serve and not be served. By doing so, when we are all someday called “home” and we as Kappa men join the eternal Chapter Invisible, we will rest assured that by His grace our debt to society has been paid in full.
Respectfully,
Dr. Derek Blythe, Ph.D.
35th Polemarch
Phoenix (AZ) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][bdt_heading align=”left” size=”24″]2017-2018 Officers and Appointees[/bdt_heading][vc_column_text]
- Our Leadership TeamOfficers
- Dr. Derek Blythe, Polemarch
- Rod Wilson, Vice Polemarch
- Anthony Alfred, Keeper of Exchequer
- Nathan Anderson, Keeper of Records
- Winston Tease, Historian
- Dr. Milton Mattox, Strategus
- Jamon Fifer, Lieutenant Strategus
- Robert Hickman, Guide Right Director
- Mark Murphy, Assistant Guide Right Director
- Stan Sessoms, Undergraduate Chapter Advisor
Board of Directors- Grady Bailey
- Ken Goudy
- Al Harris, Jr.
- Rod Lasley
- Stan Sessoms
- Dr. Milton Mattox (Immediate Past Polemarch)
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