The Spring C. Rodger Wilson Leadership Conference (CRWLC) will be held on February 7-8, 2003, hosted by the University of Missouri Chapter, the Delta Omega of Kappa Alpha Psi, in Columbia, Missouri. The Delta Omega Chapter Polemarch, Brother Jeffery Oliver Beckham, Jr., and the Polemarch of Columbia Alumni Chapter, Brother Robert Duke Weaver, are looking forward to showing us the hospitality of both of these recently reactivated chapters.

Jeffery Oliver Beckham, Jr. Delta Omega Polemarch

Robert Duke Weaver Columbia Alumni Polemarch

     The weekend will begin with a Cluster Initiation on the evening of Friday, February 7th, which will take place on campus at the Gaines-Oldham Black Culture Center at 813 Virginia Avenue. Chapters interested in participating in that initiation should familiarize yourselves with the Membership Intake Flow Chart and the 2002 and 2003 Kalendars of Events. The clock is already ticking, brothers!

     The conference will begin on Saturday morning (the 8th) in Tate Hall which is situated next to the Jesse Hall Administration Building. The conference registration fee is $25 and includes lunch which will be served at Reynolds Alumni Center. A map of the campus may be viewed at http://map.missouri.edu/francis_quad.html.

     All work and no play? On the contrary, there will be a social event on Saturday night which will be announced as you check in at the conference. So brothers should come ready to party.

     The host hotel for the conference will be the Drury Inn in Columbia at 1000 Knipp Street (off I-70 and Stadium Drive). For reservations, call 573-445-1800 and mention that you are with the "Kappa Alpha Psi Leadership Conference" to get the special room rate of $59.99 plus tax. This rate is for rooms that will accommodate from one to four people.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Some chapters of our province have not yet complied with the requirement that specific officers must attend the CRWLC in order that the chapter may be certified or retain its certification. The officers who must attend the conference are the Chapter Polemarch, Vice Polemarch, Keeper of Records, Keeper of Exchequer, Membership Intake Chairman, and Undergraduate Chapter Advisor. These officers may attend either the Fall conference that was held on October 19th in Wichita or the upcoming Spring conference on February 8th in Columbia. So that there will be no confusion about your chapter's compliance, a full list of the members who registered for the October 19th conference may be viewed at http://www.kapsimwp.com/Reports/CRWLC0210.html.

     If your chapter's required officers were not in attendance as registered delegates at that conference, they MUST be in attendance as registered delegates in Columbia. It is important to note that mere "attendance" at the Fall conference without "registering" for that conference does not suffice. We know, for example, that there were some members who were at the conference in Wichita but who did not register or pay the $25 registration fee for the conference. In those instances, without proper registration and payment of the registration fee, they were NOT counted as having attended the conference. You should check YOUR chapter's list of those who were in attendance to determine which officers MUST travel to Columbia for the next conference.

Questions regarding the Cluster Initiation may be directed to the Province Polemarch at Polemarch@KAPsiMWP.com.

Questions regarding which officers of your chapter were counted as registered delegates at the Fall CRWLC may be directed to the Province Keeper of Records and Exchequer at KeeperOfRecords@KAPsiMWP.com.

Questions regarding the agenda for the conference may be directed to Brother Glenn L. Ellis, our Province CRWLC Chairman, at CRWLC@KAPsiMWP.com.

Questions regarding directions, local access or other logistics may be directed to Brother Andre Thorn, Delta Omega Chapter Advisor, at 573-882-4088 (W), 573-424-2695 (C), or DeltaOmegaAdvisor@KAPsiMWP.com.