[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 19639-19640]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 ON H. RES. 659, CONGRATULATING KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY, INC. ON 98 
     YEARS OF SERVING LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND ENRICHING THE LIVES OF 
                  COLLEGIATE MEN THROUGHOUT THE NATION

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                         HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 28, 2009

  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Madam Speaker, as a member of Kappa Alpha 
Psi Fraternity, Inc., I rise today to pay homage to my fraternity 
brothers. On July 17, 2009, I introduced House Resolution 659 along 
with Representatives John Conyers, Jr., Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., Wm. 
Lacy Clay, and Bennie G. Thompson congratulating Kappa Alpha Psi 
Fraternity, Inc. on 98 years of community service. Kappa Alpha Psi 
Fraternity, Inc. (KAC) is a collegiate Greek-letter fraternity founded 
on January 5, 1911 by ten distinguished African-American gentlemen on 
the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. The vision of 
the God-fearing men was to foster leadership through fraternal 
brotherhood and Christian ideals.
  Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. has been a significant contributor 
to our society. Through its Kappa League and National Guide Right 
programs, Kappa Alpha Psi has provided thousands of at-risk youth in 
communities throughout the Nation with role models and mentors that 
encourage them to make positive contributions to, and to take 
leadership roles in, their communities. Among so many other notable 
accomplishments from my brotherhood, I am honored to continue serving 
Kappa Alpha Psi alongside our other brothers in Congress. Each day in 
Congress, we strive to ensure that our brotherhood continues to 
exemplify achievement in every field of human endeavor.
  Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. is celebrating its 79th Grand 
Chapter Meeting in Washington, DC from August 4 to 9, 2009. With 
anticipation of the Golden (100th) Anniversary in 2011 at Indiana 
University, the Washington, DC Conclave of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity 
is projected to be one of the largest and most celebrated 
``homecomings'' within

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the Kappa's conclave history. Madame Speaker, I ask that you join me in 
welcoming the brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and, their 
families to our Nation's ``Kapitol'' for this significant occasion of 
unity and achievement.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in support of this important 
resolution honoring my great fraternity Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, 
Inc.

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