Events from December 21 – January 7, 2025 – Seattle Alumni Chapter (SAC)

SAC Kappa League

Mychal Harris — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Kappa Alpha Psi’s Guide Right program is one of the fraternity’s oldest and most impactful initiatives, established in 1922. The program is designed to offer leadership training, mentoring, career guidance, and educational support to young men, particularly focusing on African American youth.

The primary goals of the Guide Right program are:

Mentorship: Providing role models and mentors to young men, encouraging personal and academic growth.
Leadership Development: Teaching valuable leadership skills to prepare participants for future success in both their personal and professional lives.
Career Guidance: Offering advice and support in career planning, helping young men explore different professional paths and prepare for success in their chosen fields.
Community Service: Encouraging participants to give back to their communities through service, promoting a sense of responsibility and civic engagement.
Educational Achievement: Supporting academic success by offering scholarships, tutoring, and other resources that foster learning and education.

Overall, the Guide Right program focuses on helping young men become productive, responsible members of society by instilling core values such as discipline, achievement, and service.

SAC Senior Kappa Affairs

Mychal Harris — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000

The Senior Kappa Affairs Committee of Kappa Alpha Psi® Fraternity, Inc. focuses on engaging and supporting members who are 60 years of age and older. Here are key points:

Mission: To recruit, reclaim, and retain senior members as active, contributing, and fully financial brothers. The committee also encourages local chapters to involve themselves in community service initiatives geared toward senior citizens.
Accomplishments: Reduced the age of Senior Kappas from 65 to 60 years, achieved 85% chapter participation, and implemented the Senior Kappa Affairs Breakfast at the Grand Chapter Conclave.

SAC Reclamation Committee Meeting

Mychal Harris — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:00:00 +0000

The Kappa Alpha Psi Reclamation Committee focuses on re-engaging inactive members and encouraging them to become financially and physically active within the fraternity. Here are some key points: Purpose: To reclaim non-financial and inactive members, helping them return to active status. Initiatives: Includes events like “Find Your Sands Week” and various local chapter activities to foster engagement. Recognition: Chapters and members are recognized for their efforts in reclaiming brothers, with awards given at national and provincial levels. Support: Provides assistance and resources to help members transition back into active participation.

Christmas

Mychal Harris — Wed, 25 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Christmas is a Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, traditionally observed on December 25th. It’s a time marked by various customs and traditions, such as attending church services, sharing meals with family and friends, and giving gifts. The holiday has also become widely secularized, incorporating elements like decorating homes with Christmas trees and lights, singing carols, and enjoying festive foods

SAC Kappa League

Mychal Harris — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000

The primary goals of the Guide Right program are:

Mentorship: Providing role models and mentors to young men, encouraging personal and academic growth.
Leadership Development: Teaching valuable leadership skills to prepare participants for future success in both their personal and professional lives.
Career Guidance: Offering advice and support in career planning, helping young men explore different professional paths and prepare for success in their chosen fields.
Community Service: Encouraging participants to give back to their communities through service, promoting a sense of responsibility and civic engagement.
Educational Achievement: Supporting academic success by offering scholarships, tutoring, and other resources that foster learning and education.

Overall, the Guide Right program focuses on helping young men become productive, responsible members of society by instilling core values such as discipline, achievement, and service.

SAC Senior Kappa Affairs

Mychal Harris — Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000

The Senior Kappa Affairs Committee of Kappa Alpha Psi® Fraternity, Inc. focuses on engaging and supporting members who are 60 years of age and older. Here are key points:

Mission: To recruit, reclaim, and retain senior members as active, contributing, and fully financial brothers. The committee also encourages local chapters to involve themselves in community service initiatives geared toward senior citizens.
Accomplishments: Reduced the age of Senior Kappas from 65 to 60 years, achieved 85% chapter participation, and implemented the Senior Kappa Affairs Breakfast at the Grand Chapter Conclave.

SAC NYE Gala

Mychal Harris — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000

New Year

Mychal Harris — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 16:00:00 +0000

New Year’s Day is a public holiday, and many Nupes observe it by making resolutions for self-improvement in the coming year. Parades, such as the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, are traditional, featuring elaborate floats, marching bands, and equestrian units.

For many, the holiday is also a time to reflect on the past year and look forward to the future, often spending the day with family and friends. The New Year is also associated with superstitions and customs meant to bring good luck, such as eating black-eyed peas in the South.

The holiday holds both festive and reflective significance, representing a fresh start and new opportunities.

SAC Kappa League

Mychal Harris — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000

The primary goals of the Guide Right program are:

Mentorship: Providing role models and mentors to young men, encouraging personal and academic growth.
Leadership Development: Teaching valuable leadership skills to prepare participants for future success in both their personal and professional lives.
Career Guidance: Offering advice and support in career planning, helping young men explore different professional paths and prepare for success in their chosen fields.
Community Service: Encouraging participants to give back to their communities through service, promoting a sense of responsibility and civic engagement.
Educational Achievement: Supporting academic success by offering scholarships, tutoring, and other resources that foster learning and education.

Overall, the Guide Right program focuses on helping young men become productive, responsible members of society by instilling core values such as discipline, achievement, and service.

SAC Senior Kappa Affairs

Mychal Harris — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 15:00:00 +0000

The Senior Kappa Affairs Committee of Kappa Alpha Psi® Fraternity, Inc. focuses on engaging and supporting members who are 60 years of age and older. Here are key points:

Mission: To recruit, reclaim, and retain senior members as active, contributing, and fully financial brothers. The committee also encourages local chapters to involve themselves in community service initiatives geared toward senior citizens.
Accomplishments: Reduced the age of Senior Kappas from 65 to 60 years, achieved 85% chapter participation, and implemented the Senior Kappa Affairs Breakfast at the Grand Chapter Conclave.