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The Piney Woods ChallengeThe new national initiative.

MOIP and CRWLCThe newest members of Kappa Alpha Psi were treated to sev-

eral presentations at the CRWLC.

Brother Doctor Senior Vice PolemarchPAC’s own Dr. Rex Crawley is elected to the #2 spot in the

province

2009-2010Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter

Officers

PolemarchMalcolm Blount

Vice PolemarchMichael Dear

First Vice PolemarchMichael Fussel

Keeper of RecordsDr. Rex Crawley, PhD

Asst. Keeper of RecordsPrentess Washington

Keeper of ExchequerStanford White

Asst. Keeper of ExchequerTravelle Johnson

StrategusAndrew Turner

Lt. StrategusAlfred Carl

HistorianGeorge Lewis

Reporter1stLt. Ben McClellan, US Army

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The Kommunique is published monthly by the Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi

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Chapter

Kappa Alpha PsiMember Information Form

Please fill in the below informaton and return to the next

chapter meeting, or send the information below to:

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records, as well as to build the forthcoming member

directory.

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Brothers,

The new fraternal yearbegan October 1st and endsSeptember 30, 2010. Thenew beginning marks a timeof financial renewal forGrand Chapter, all Under-graduate and Alumni chap-ters. Pittsburgh Alumni isasking you to become a fi-nancial supporter.

Our annual dues are $205;the same amount it hasbeen for the past 20 years.If you are a Life member,there is no other financialcommitment you have tomake. If you are an AnnualDues Paying member, youradditional financial commit-ment is $150 payable toGrand Chapter.

The month of Septemberwas rather slow when com-pared to the excitement ofthe 79th Grand Conclave inWashington in early Augustand the PAC Kook-out at theend of August. The PAC of-ficers meet every month andour various committees are

becoming more active. Weneed your involvement atchapter meetings, in thecommittee process and atany fraternal functions. Weparticipated again in theAfrican-American HeritageDay Parade on October 3rd.PAC had 8 to 10 brothers towalk in the parade. It is myunderstanding that we hadthe largest contingent of fra-ternity or sorority membersto participate. Thank you tothe brothers that made theeffort, it was very much ap-preciated.

We will continue to ask youto be an active participant inthe process. The next chap-ter meeting will be held onFriday October 16thth at theCentre Avenue YMCA, lo-cated at the corner of Fran-cis Street & Centre Avenueacross from Wesley Chapelchurch. Our repast will startaround 6:15 pm. Pleasecontinue to check our website at www.pitts-burghkappa.com for infor-mation and get on thepittkappa@googlegroups.com list serve. In case youhave not heard, our Keeperof Records, Rex Crawley,has been elected to the po-sition of ECP Senior Vice-Polemarch. Congratulationsto Rex.

As usual, gentlemen - Besafe, careful and prayerful!

YITB,Malcolm A. BlountPolemarch

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Much Ado aboutDues

The PAC annual dues are

$205. The first $25 is allocated

to the East Central Province

(“ECP”) and $180 for PAC. The

payment of your PAC dues

supports the monthly repast

meal (estimated at $9 per meal

or $81 for the year), your entry

at Founder’s Day (minimum

$40 dinner & souvenir), the

Kappa Kook-out ($18 per

brother including guest based

on 2009 figures) and the gen-

eral operations of the chapter

which includes such items as

chapter insurance, postage,

benevolence, room rental, con-

ferences, reclamation, under-

grad relations, copying/printing,

advertising, Pan Hellenic, web

site, etc. Our dues are a bar-

gain when compared to other

alumni chapters such as $407

at Annapolis Alumni, $250 up

to $400 at Detroit Alumni, $260

at Petersburg VA Alumni; just a

few that we know. We believe

other chapters within our

province such as Cleveland,

Dayton, Cincinnati, Akron, etc

are all greater than PAC. Is

$205 overkill or enough?

If you are a Life member, no

other financial commitment is

required besides your annual

dues to PAC. If you are an An-

nual Dues Paying member, you

would also be asked to pay

$150 to Grand Chapter to be fi-

nancial. The amount can be

mailed to Grand Chapter di-

rectly, paid electronically

through the Grand Chapter

web site or paid to PAC and the

funds will be remitted on your

behalf. Your total payment

would be $355. If you were not

active within the past year or

more, there is a reinstatement

fee due Grand Chapter

which should not be

more than $20 in total.

PAC needs all brothers

who were not active in

the past to become a fi-

nancial supporter this fra-

ternal year. We have

some important goals to

accomplish and your help

is critical. One of our

goals is to increase the

fully financial member-

ship roll by 50% over the

2008/2009 number of 50.

We believe it is truly time

for the PAC members to have a

place without worry of meetings

running past the allotted time or

being told what days or times we

can meet. A place where we

can meet, greet and enjoy the

bonds of fraternity.

Come back to the spirit of One

Kappa and your alumni chapter.

All checks should be made

payable to “PAC” and mailed to

the post office box (Pittsburgh

Alumni Chapter, P. O. Box

99395, Pittsburgh, PA 15233-

4185) or brought to the October

chapter meeting on the 16th at

the Centre Avenue YMCA.

Six Degrees of Togetherness

The newest memebers of Kappa

Alpha Psi, belong to the East

Central Province. Brother Darren

Jordan, province MOIP Chair

succesfully administer another

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Membership Orientation and In-

take Program producing six more

members. Sean Bradley, Rahiam

Hewitt, and Kwame Hines, repre-

sent the Delta chapter and Ter-

rence Chatman, Lewis Crook, and

Trey McCune are from Beta Pi.

New Senior ViceProvince Polemarch

PAC’s Dr. Rex Crawley, PhD. was

(from l to r) Hewitt, Bradley, Jordan,Hines, and Crook.

Dr. Crawley (r) shows offhis sweater at CRWLC.

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elected to Senior Vice Polemarch of

the East Central Province. This posi-

tion was vacated by Charles Dawson,

who became the Province Polemarch

upon the naming of Past Province

Polemarch William Fields II to a na-

tional staff position. Most recently Dr.

Crawley served as the chapter’s

Keeper of Records and Presiden,

KSEF Board of Directors.

Head, Heart, andHands Needs YourHelp

During the CRWLC, attendees were

honored to have in attendance Dr.

Reginald T.W. Nichols EdD., presi-

dent of the

Piney Woods

School. Dr.

Nichols the

fourth Kappa

man to preside

over the school,

delivered a

wealth of infor-

mation about

the unique pro-

gram.

The Piney

Woods School

is a selective,

college-preparatory institution located

on 2,000 acres of rural forest land.

The grounds are divided into a 60-

acre main campus, a 500-acre

demonstration farm, and over 1,440

acres of managed timberland in Mis-

sissippi.

The mission of The Piney Woods

School is to provide excellence in ed-

ucation within a Christian environ-

ment through the creation of an

exceptional academic model which

supports the tenet that all students

can learn, develop a strong work

ethic, and lead extraordinary lives

through academic achievement and

responsible citizenship. As an inter-

denominational Christian school, we

affirm the values of faith, discipline,

excellence, and service.

The Piney Woods School is the flag-

ship of the four remaining histori-

cally African-American boarding

schools in the United States. With

thousands of alumni who have

come from all over the United

States and the world, The Piney

Woods School has been a hallmark

of excellence in its 98-year history.

Graduates have attended Princeton,

Smith, Harvard, Howard, Hampton,

Tuskegee, Florida A&M, and many

of the country’s other outstanding

public and private colleges and uni-

versities. They have pursued de-

grees in medicine, law, marketing,

education, administration, and the

arts and have become leaders in

their respective fields.

As The Piney Woods School is chal-

lenged to train leaders who have

hearts that are full of compassion,

energy, and faith, so to are we as a

fraternity challenged to adopt this

school.

St. Jude has witnessed the phil-

antropic power of Kappa Alphs Psi,

receiving more than 750,000 dollars

in donations, eclipsing the 500,000

dollar goal years early. That same

power can be realized by The Piney

Woods School. The new national

initiative is to raise 100,000 dollars

for the school by centennial. Let the

giving begin.

Dr. Nichols,President of ThePiney WoodsSchool

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