Silver Spring Alumni Hosts Happy Hour @ Lost Society
*** This event is open to the public — Lost Society is a Public Venue ***
This month we’re meeting for a Happy Hour. If you are available please join the members of the Silver Spring (MD) Alumni Chapter at Lost Society this Friday, Nov 18th at 7 pm. Lost Society is located at 14th and U Street in Washington. All Brothers are welcome and invited to attend. If you know any Brother that is new to the area, belongs to another chapter, or is without a chapter please invite that Brother to join us.
Announcing the Senior Kappa / 50 Year Brother Holiday Luncheon
The 50 Year Brothers and Senior Kappas Committee of the Silver Spring Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. will host its annual Fall Luncheon at the
Tastee Diner of Silver Spring
8601 Cameron StreetSilver Spring, MD 20910
on Friday December 17, 2010
from 12:00 noon to 2:00 PM
Phone Number for Tastee: 301-589-8171
All brothers and Guests from other Metro Area Chapters
of Kappa Alpha Psi are welcomed to join us for this luncheon.
For more information, please contact Brother Vandy Miller: 301-587-7728
Please RSVP to Vandy Miller so that we can appropriately prepare to accommodate you during this luncheon.
Silver Spring (MD) Alumni Chapter to Participate in Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade (Nov 20, 2010)
The Silver Spring (MD) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. has been accepted as a participant in the 2010 Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade on Saturday November 20, 2010.
We need maximum participation from our membership.
If you attended/registered for the retreat, please wear your cream Silver Spring Chapter cap or some other Kappa headgear. Wear as much paraphernalia as you like. Bring your cane(s) if you have one. Check the weather before you arrive and dress accordingly. The neophytes are responsible for carrying the Chapter Banner. We must be lined up by 8:30 am at the following location.
Section C is in the Town Square LINE -UP garage on the 3rd Floor [line-up by 8:30AM
Directons
From Metro:
Take the red line to the Silver Spring Metro Station. After exiting on Wayne Avenue, walk two short blocks north to the intersection of Wayne and Georgia Avenue. Turn left, walk one block to Ellsworth Drive, turn onto Ellsworth and walk two blocks to the Town Center line-up garage.
From 495:
ABSOLUTELY NO ENTRANCE TO LINE-UP GARAGE FOR VEHICLES NOT APPROVED FOR PARADE
Take 495 to Colesville Road South (Exit 30B). After approximately 1.5 miles turn left onto Cedar Avenue (which is Spring Street on the other side). Then…
If dropping off participants to continue to parking…
Turn right onto Roeder Road. Drop participants. TO EXIT YOU MUST turn right onto Fenton Street. (The Police will not let you turn around or turn left. Right turns only.) From Fenton Street turn right onto Colesville Road. We recommend skipping the backup on Cedar and driving another few streets and turning right onto Dale Drive. From Dale turn right onto Wayne Avenue. From Wayne Avenue turn left onto Fenton Street. Once on Fenton Street you drive just past Silver Spring Avenue and there is an entrance to the parking garage off of Fenton Street.
Parking:
1) Use the garage between Silver Spring Avenue and Sligo Avenue (also accessible by Fenton St.) This is at the end of the parade route so you will be back at your car as the parade ends. Walk to Line-UP.
2) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES CAN YOU PARK IN TOWN CENTER LINE-UP GARAGE
Parade Route and Dis-banding:
Garage units will be exiting out the entrance ramp and turning right onto Ellsworth. Section H Units will be exiting out to Veterans Place. The parade will merge and begin on Ellsworth Drive. The grandstand will be near the intersection with Fenton Street. The parade continues on Ellsworth turning left onto the North bound lane of Georgia Avenue. The parade ends at Silver Spring Avenue. Participants should turn left onto Silver Spring Avenue and disband to cars.
Silver Spring Alumni Hosts Trip to Atlantic City — All Are Welcome to Attend
Friends,
You’ve requested it and it is here…The Silver Spring (MD) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. will be hosting an Atlantic City Charter Bus Trip on December 4, 2010. This is an adult trip.
This event is open to everyone, not just fraternity members, so please help promote this event so we can all have a good time.
We will be departing from the Greenbelt Metro Station at 4:30PM (arriving in Atlantic City at about 7:30 – 8PM) and staying in AC for a minimum of 6 Hours. We will return to the Greenbelt Metro at or about 5:30AM. This gives those who are interested an opportunity to enjoy not only the casino Gaming, but also the night life Atlantic city has to offer. Details can be found online at the following link: http://www.silverspringalumni.com/actrip
The destination Hotel is the Trump Taj Mahal
The cost of the event is $45/person
This includes a credit of $20 in slot play for each person
Reserve your seat now as space is limited.
You can pay online or by contacting one of the names listed on the flyer.
Announcing the Annual Adolph J. Wade Kappa Cookout
The Annual Adolph J. Wade Kappa Kookout is open to the community and will occur on July 17, 2010 from 2:00 – 6:00PM. For details regarding this event, please click the link below and ensure you save the date.
http://www.silverspringalumni.com/nupes/events/adolph-j-wade-kappa-cookout/
Announcing the Kappa League End of Year Meeting
Our next and final Kappa League meeting for the fraternal year will be Sat. June 12th, 2010 at 11:00 am.
This meeting is open to all interested young men as well as current Kappa Leaguers and their families. We will have a brief sample meeting followed by a Q & A session and cookout.
Please RSVP to kappaLeague@SilverSpringAlumni.com.
Mario Price
Announcing the 2010 Summer FIshing Trip
A fishing trip is being planned for members of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and is tentatively scheduled to take place in the month of June 2010. For more details, click the link below.
http://www.silverspringalumni.com/nupes/events/kappa-fishing-trip-summer-2010/
Announcing the Senior Scholars Program (Submission Deadline June 7, 2010)
I would like to take this opportunity to provide information on our Senior Scholars Program that seeks to assist High School Seniors in preparing for college during their senior year in high school. It has a target size of 25 pre-selected participants. Each participant is expected to be (1) in the 12th grade; (2) has an expressed interest in attending college, and (3) demonstrates an interest in participating in the program. It is intended to complement existing college preparation efforts and enhance their success by focusing on:
- Getting Ready For College
- Financial Aid Tips
- Useful Web Sites
- Ways to reduce College Costs
- Completion of monthly “To Do” Checklist actions that stress the target completion dates for accomplishing required actions which include submission of college applications, taking the SAT or ACT, campus visits and applying for financial aid from various sources.
Please RSVP by email to me at bworks03@verizon.net not later than June 7, 2010 and indicate your plans to attend the Guide Right Recognition Program and interest in participating in the Silver Spring Senior Scholars Program. Slots for this program are limited so please indicate your interest early to reserve your spot.
Respectfully,
Bobby Works
Book Award and Senior Scholars Program Coordinator
Passing of Brother Delbert Flowers to Chapter Invisible (Kappa Burial Ceremony: Friday, May 28, 2010, @ 7:30 PM)
Filed under: Chapter Invisible, Spiritual Renewal, Upcoming Events
Brothers,
The following are the details of the upcoming Kappa Burial Ceremony for Brother Delbert H. Flowers, a 1949 initiate of Epsilon Chapter (Lincoln University). Brother Flowers will be cremated and a memorial service will be held on Saturday May 29, 2010. A wake will be held on Friday, May 28, 2010 from 7pm – 9pm. The Kappa Burial Service is requested to be held during the wake. The memorial and the wake will be held at Clinton AME Zion Church.
Location:
Clinton AME Zion Church, 223 Elizabeth Avenue Rockville, MD 20850-1208
- Kappa Burial Ceremony: Friday, May 28, 2010, at 7:30 PM
- Date of Memorial Service: Saturday, May 29, 2010 at 12:00 PM (noon)
Manner of Dress: (For Brothers)
Dark Suit (black or blue), White Shirt, Red Tie, Black Shoes, Draped Badge/Life Membership Pin.
Please pass the word so we can reach as many Brothers as possible to attend and assist in paying final tribute to our Brother and share in the goodwill this will bring to the Flowers family. Brothers are requested to arrive at 7:00pm to array ourselves and receive instructions.
Donations:
The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Metropolitan Kappa Youth Foundation in support of the annual Book Award Program ( http://www.silverspringalumni.com/nupes/support-the-book-award-program/) :
Metropolitan Kappa Youth Foundation
C/O Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Silver Spring (MD) Alumni
P.O. Box 4006
Silver Spring, MD 20914-4006
Yours in the Bond,
Polemarch
Silver Spring Alumni
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Support the Book Award Program
By supporting the Silver Spring (MD) Book Award Program you can make a difference in the lives of High School Juniors as they prepare for their last year of high school in anticipation for applying to college. This year the Chapter has selected the book, A Mighty Long Way, by Carlotta Walls Lanier (Author) and Lisa Frazier Page (Author), with forward by former President Bill Clinton.
Go to the following link to learn more about this years selected book: http://www.silverspringalumni.com/nupes/programs/book-award-program-scholarships/