[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 167 (Thursday, November 21, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1730]
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 RECOGNIZING OF THE ACHIEVEMENT WEEK BANQUET FOR THE PI LAMBDA LAMBDA 
             CHAPTER OF THE OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY, INC.

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 21, 2013

  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Achievement 
Week Banquet for the Pi Lambda Lambda Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi 
Fraternity, Inc. The chapter includes the communities of Prince William 
County, the City of Manassas, the City of Manassas Park and Stafford 
County.
  The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity was founded on Friday evening, November 
17, 1911 by three Howard University undergraduate students, Edgar A. 
Love, Oscar J. Cooper, and Frank Coleman, and their faculty adviser, 
Professor Ernest E. Just. Together they laid the foundation of an 
organization based on the core principles of manhood, scholarship, 
perseverance and uplift. For one hundred years, the membership has 
upheld a strong tradition of friendship and civic engagement.
  At this year's Annual Achievement Week Banquet, the Pi Lambda Lambda 
Chapter honors the Achievement Week Award recipients. These awards are 
given to the men and women who, through their character and actions, 
preserve Omega Psi Phi's four founding principles. I congratulate the 
following individuals on being awarded these honors:
  The Citizen of the Year Award: Congressman Gerald E. Connolly
  The Colonel Charles Young Military Leadership Award: Brother Colonel 
Drefus Lane
  Omega Man of the Year: Brother Albert Woods
  Founders Award: Brother Dr. Bryon Cherry, Sr.
  Basileus Awards: Brother Lee Bennett, Jr. and Brother Erik Noel
  Special Basileus Award: Leonard and Susie Gillespie and Gregory 
Scroggins: K2 Restaurant and Lounge
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in conveying our 
appreciation for years of civic service by the Pi Lambda Lambda Chapter 
of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. It is civic groups like the Pi 
Lambda Lambda Chapter that define the character of our communities and 
give measure to our generosity of spirit.

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