[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 141 (Tuesday, November 18, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1626]
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 RECOGNIZING THE 10TH ACHIEVEMENT WEEK OF THE PI LAMBDA LAMBDA CHAPTER 
                   OF OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY, INC.

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 18, 2014

  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 10th 
Achievement Week of the Pi Lambda Lambda Chapter of Omega Psi Phi 
Fraternity, Inc. The Chapter was chartered on Saturday, January 24, 
2004 with dedication to support the local humanitarian activities of 
its 29 founding members. The Chapter includes the communities of Prince 
William County, the City of Manassas, the City of Manassas Park, and 
Stafford County.
  The 10th Anniversary of the Pi Lambda Lambda Chapter coincides with 
the national organization's 103rd Anniversary, which will occur 
November 17, 2014. The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity was founded on the 
evening of Friday, November 17, 1911, by three Howard University 
undergraduate students, Edgar A. Love, Oscar J. Cooper, and Frank 
Coleman, with the assistance of 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. 
The fraternity name, Omega Psi Phi, was derived from the initials of 
the Greek phrase which translates to, ``Friendship Is Essential To The 
Soul.'' For more than a century, the membership has upheld a strong 
tradition of fellowship and civic engagement.
  Inspired by Carter G. Woodson at the 1920 Grand Conclave in 
Nashville, Tennessee, International Achievement Week is a mandated 
program of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. designed to promote the study 
of African American life and history. At this year's Annual Achievement 
Week Banquet, the Pi Lambda Lambda Chapter honors the 2014 Achievement 
Week Award recipients. Men and women of the community are honored for 
their character and actions, as they support Omega Psi Phi's founding 
principles. I congratulate the following individuals and am pleased to 
enter their names in the Congressional Record:
  Citizen of the Year: Mr. Mike Futrell, State Delegate, 52nd District, 
Commonwealth of Virginia.
  Founders' Award: Brother Lee J. Bennett, Jr.
  Colonel Charles Young Award: Major (Brother) Shawn Langford.
  Superior Service Award: Brother Kenneth West.
  Omega Man of the Year: Brother Tony B. Bullock.
  Essay Contest Winners:
  1st Place: Jourdan Boutte, Saint Pope John Paul the Great Catholic 
High School.
  2nd place: Desmound Gray, Forest Park High School.
  3rd place: Kiara M. Walker, Patriot High School.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in conveying our 
appreciation for a decade of civic service by the Pi Lambda Lambda 
Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. It is organizations 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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