My Brothers:

First, let me say thanks to all the members of the Alpha Psi Chapter for making our experience at the CRWLC a pleasant one. You brothers did an excellent job getting things prepared and completed. Again, thank you, especially for your ability to get the other Greek organizations to support our presence on campus. That was an honor beyond words.

The next item of business was the training sessions, testing, and the undergraduate seminar. The training sessions were excellent, especially Brother Morgan's Keeper of Records and Exchequer training. All those who attended only stated excellent things about the training. Brother Morgan, continue the good work and effort to keep everyone up on the training. Also, during the training the undergraduates held a seminar in which those from alumni chapters were available to attend and share their knowledge and experience. Undergraduate chapters voted to recommend that future C. Rodger Wilson Leadership Conferences for the fall be changed to the first weekend in October if scheduling is available. This is recommended so as to allow certification paperwork along with initiation paperwork to be reviewed and corrected prior to the CRWLC.

There were also recommendations made in the best interest of the fraternity to have undergraduate Polemarch conference calls within our province. These are just some of the excellent ideas that came from the meetings in Pittsburg, with many more to come in the near future.

I would also like to say to the new members of our fraternity from the Eta, Alpha Mu, Beta Nu, Zeta Omega, Iota Omega, Omicron Zeta, Langston Alumni, Lawton-Ft. Sill Alumni, and Norman Alumni Chapters . . . welcome to "The Bond" and thanks for making our fraternity much larger with the knowledge from such great men as yourselves.

Finally, there was the BONDING of brothers all around. During my speech at the luncheon I spoke about brotherhood, and that's what I saw during the events following the training conference. This type of bonding is what I picture the fraternity to be and we proved it in Pittsburg, Kansas. Hopefully, we will prove it again on February 1st and 2nd when the Beta Nu Chapter will host the undergraduate summit in St. Louis. Be prepared to have a great time.

Yours in the Bond,
Keaton J. Strong
Junior Province Vice Polemarch
Middle Western Province
JuniorVicePolemarch@KAPsiMWP.com

The 1st Annual Kappa Ski Summit will be held during the Martin Luther King Weekend (January 18-22, 2002) at Breckinridge, Colorado, hosted by the Middle Western Province of Kappa Alpha Psi.

This event is open to anyone who wants to relax, ski, and enjoy the beautiful mountains in Colorado. Only 50 rooms have been secured at the discounted rate and they are filling up fast.

If you ever wanted to experience Colorado, or take the family skiing, or just party with the brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi, this is your event: Don't miss it!

To register, contact Brother Freddie Frazier at (719) 282-1061 or SkiSummit@KAPsiMWP.com

See flyer and photos below . . . scroll to bottom of page.

We will soon construct a set of step-by-step instructions for chapter's to follow that will assure compliance with the Province Polemarch's directives. That document will also illuminate the "pleasure" aspect of using some of these Internet services. For now, suffice it to say that we're making great strides and there is more . . . MUCH more . . . on the horizon.