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The Dayton Alumni Chapter will be collecting Coats for children in need in Montgomery County. 

NEW!!! or slightly used coats, hats, gloves, and scarfs will be collected every Saturday 11am till 1pm, from November 16th until December 14th at Taste 2555 Shiloh Springs Rd, Trotwood, OH 45426.

Public Donations are welcomed!!!!

All donations will be delivered to Montgomery County Children’s Services

At the 2019 Black and White Gala, Brother Brian O. Martin was presented with the prestigious Polemarch’s Award for his commitment to the Dayton Alumni Chapter and the community of Dayton. Congratulations to Brother Brian O. Martin.

Join the Brothers of Dayton Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi for a night of fun, music, and games, as we present Kristmas Kasino!!!

Players test your skills at Blackjack, Roulette, Craps, Poker, Spades, Dominoes, and much more, all while raising money for the Dayton Kappa Foundation and scholarship fund. 

Do this all while overlooking the City at the premier Dayton Racquet Club, 40 N. Main St, at the  top of the Kettering Towers.

DJ Convictions will be keeping the party live, while heavy hor’douves are been served!! 

You not find a better way to spend a winter night!!!!

Tickets are only $50 and can be purchase at the link below.

Please join me in Kongratulating Brother Marcus Bailey on being appointed to the position of East Central Province Senior Vice Polemarch.

Brother Bailey is a Spring 1996 initiate of the Wright State University Chapter, The Xi Tau of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Brother Bailey has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and works as a Media Sales Consultant for Cox Media Group & Digital Marketing.

He has served as the Polemarch to the Xi Tau Chapter, the Polemarch of the Dayton, OH Alumni Chapter and presently serves as the Foundation Chairman for the Dayton, OH Alumni Chapter, as well as a part of the Advisory Team for the Xi Tau Chapter.

Brother Bailey’s expertise in technology has brought the Province an outstanding mobile application and an updated Province website. We are excited to have Brother Bailey in this role and know that his addition will be a huge step in taking the East Central Province to newer heights.

At the request of the Dayton City Commission, The Brothers of the Dayton Alumni Chapter, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. attended their regular commission meeting on Wednesday November 16, 2016 at 6:00 p.m.

Due to a prior commitment, Brother Polemarch Bradley requested that Vice Polemarch Brother Brian Martin serve as spokesperson. Brother Martin invited the members in attendance to join him at the podium. Highlights presented included the chapter celebrating its 70th anniversary on December 17, 2016, the city hosting the 2016 East Central Province Council meeting April 7 – 10, encouraging Dunbar HS seniors through donating a shirt and tie to each young man, supporting the Men of Color Initiative in partnership with Brother Commissioner Mims, strengthening families through the SIDS initiative and other support initiatives, and very recently, working with recently initiated Brother Deputy Chief Mark Ecton on recruitment of Minority prospects between 20 – 34 years old for the police force. The crowning achievement of the Dayton Alumni Chapter in 2016 was winning the East Central Province Chapter of the Year.

Mayor Whaley, Brother Commissioner Mims and Commissioners Joseph and Shaw thanked the Chapter for its accomplishments. Mayor Whaley presented the chapter with a City of Learners Certificate which was read by the Clerk of Commission. Brother Commissioner Mims noted that whenever he needs assistance in the city, the brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi are always there to support the community. Surprising the crowd, the Brother Commissioner wore his crimson blazer as did the dozen or so attendees.

Brothers in attendance: Brother Martin, Vice Polemarch; Brother Chris Surratt, Keeper of Records, Brother Anthony Adams, Brother Grant Jones, Brother Norm Willis, Brother Billy Russell, Brother Mark Ecton, Brother Michael Henderson, Brother Pete Hannah, Brother Jeff Mims, Brother Richard Rucker, Brother Ralph Thomas, and Brother C.K. William.

Yo! to the Brothers of Dayton Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.

Brother J. Thomas Maultsby is a native of Washington DC and a graduate of Wilberforce University.  Tom also earned a Masters Degree in Community Planning with a collateral field of study in Organizational Development at the University of Cincinnati.

Prior to joining United Way of the Greater Dayton area as interim President and CEO, Tom served as Group Leader of Group One Development, LLC which is a diversified professional consulting and training firm based here in Dayton.  Throughout his professional career, Tom has worked with nonprofits, educational institutions, and for profit companies in the area of management and leadership development.

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Parity’s Top 10 African American Award recognizes African American males that have made a significant contributions and paved a brighter path for African America’s within the greater Dayton, Ohio community. Many of our Honorees are activists, community leaders, elected officials, religious leaders, businessmen, medical professionals, artists, pioneers, innovators, coaches, and educators.  We are honored to have had many of the honorees be members of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.  Two Dayton Kappas were recognized this year.

Dr. Darius D. Sanders is currently employed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio as an aerospace engineer in the Aerospace Systems Directorate, Turbine Engine Division. He attended Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware as an undergraduate, and then attended the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, Virginia, where he received a Master’s of Science and a Doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Mr. Robert “Bob” Williams is currently Vice President for SoBran, Inc. This multi-million dollar corporations’ home office is located in Dayton, Ohio. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee, and later earned a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska. Mr. Williams is a retired U.S. Air Force military officer, Vietnam veteran, and highly decorated for his service to our country.

On November 16th, the Dayton Alumni KAPPA Leaguers, under the direction of Brother Fred Fields, were hosted on the campus of Ohio State University by the Zeta chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.  Once the Kappa arrived on OSU’s yard, they were greeted by Brother XX.  Then they were escorted to a class room to begin the meet and greet.  During initial phase of the visit, the KAPPA Leaguers were able to engage the Brothers of Zeta Chapter about classes, college life, their majors, paths to college, differences in high school life vs. college life and they were shown videos of unique traits of life at Ohio State University.

The next phase of the visit was a very in-depth tour of the OSU stadiums most cherished spaces.  We began in the Yassenoff Recruit Center, which is filled with pictures of current and former Buckeye greats. Then we were off to the playing field where the Kappa leaguers were allowed to walk “the Horseshoe” field.  This seemed to be a great highlight to the leaguers.  From there we were shown to one of the nation’s largest collegiate press boxes.  This provided an added vantage point to viewing the stadium.

Upon leaving the Ohio Stadium, we were then taken an Engineering building. There the group was shown classrooms of various sizes, the smaller 30 seat rooms to the lecture halls of 300+ seats.  They were also explained the differences in approach to understanding how to achieve in the multiple classroom settings.  Being told that in the larger classes, professor office visits and assistant professor visits are very key to excelling and understanding a particular subject. Also they were told that with the amount of class you take, you must learn to utilize your free time wisely.  Choosing your classes and the timeframes is also very important.  The most important thing they learned on the expansive walk between buildings is that mom and dad are not here to wake you and ensure that you study, eat wash clothes, exercise, go to the library, turn in homework and monitor social time.  This is something that you must be prepared to engage on your own and draw from your own self-discipline to be effective in college life and achieve required grades for graduation.

The tour continued from the Engineering building to the Library.  The Kappa Leaguers were shown the expansive Library with its multiple floors and study areas.  From there the tour continued to the recreation center.  Showing them all uniquely different activities ongoing at one time, from weight lifting, to intramural basketball games, swimming, golf, racquetball, other various workout activities.  During the rec center visit there was time slotted to allow for 40 minutes of free time on a basketball court.

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The Dayton Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. (Dayton, OH) would like to extend our deepest sympathy to the family of Brother Lt. Colonel George N. Charlton, Jr. (Pittsburgh, PA) who recently passed to the chapter invisible.  Brother Charlton was signficant to the Dayton Alumni Chapter as he was a Past Polemarch of the East Central Province.  His leadership helped several brothers here in Dayton develop into great Kappa men. 

As a servant leader and community volunteer, George became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. at the University of Pittsburgh in 1952.   He was a life memebr of 61 years and actively particiapted as a leader including a long tenure as Polemarch of the East Central Province.

We would again like to extend our thoughts and prayers to the family of Brother Charlton.