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Arkansas Tech suspends Kappa Alpha Psi chapter, as school police probe hazing
Source An Arkansas Tech University student remains in serious condition in a Little Rock hospital after sustaining injuries in an alleged fraternity hazing incident last week. The fraternity has been suspended by the university pending the outcome of an investigation by Arkansas State Police and the school’s Office of Public Safety. According to a statement [...]
Body of missing Alabama student, Kappa Frater Charles Jones III found in river
Source Authorities found the body of missing Alabama student Charles Edward Jones III around 1:55 p.m. Friday, April 6. Jones disappeared Thursday night during a cruise on the Black Warrior River. Jones was a 20-year-old sophomore from Demopolis and a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity at UA. Tuscaloosa police confirm that Jones was [...]
Kappa Frater Winston Myers II, named South DeKalb YMCA Executive Director
Source Winston Myers II, currently director of the South DeKalb YMCA, has been named executive director of the new 57,000 square foot Wade Walker YMCA under construction and slated to open in late summer 2012. Myers starts his new job April 1. In a press release announcing his new position, Myers said: “This new Y is an [...]
Alpharetta-Smyrna Kappas Boosts STEM Education
Source Since 1996, the Alpharetta-Smyrna Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi has conducted its mentoring and tutorial program with the goal of making a positive impact among male middle school students. Since then, over 350 youth have been guided to more positive social interactions and higher scholastic pursuits. Today, the Kappa collaboration with the Georgia Tech Research Institute is [...]
Warrants issued in Youngstown State hazing case
Source Police issued warrants for eight people Thursday in connection with the beatings of two Youngstown State University students in what is believed to be part of a fraternity initiation. All eight people charged face two counts each of felonious assault for the beatings of Resean Yancey, 20, and Breylon Stubbs, 22, over a period [...]
Obituary: Kappa Frater William Jefferson Sr, 75
Source William Jefferson Sr., age 75, of Liberty, died Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at Reid Hospital. Born June 21, 1936, in Trenton, Ky., to Malcolm and Rosa Martin Jefferson, he moved to this area in 1974. Bill graduated from high school in 1954 and was an alumnus of Kentucky State University. He served in the [...]
Scholarship created to honor slain Kappa Frater Steven Agee II
Source There wasn’t an empty seat at the Steven R. Agee II scholarship fund kickoff Monday. The event was hosted by Steven’s mother, Kimberly Agee, in the Holmes Student Center Capitol Room. “I think it was a wonderful night,” Kimberly said. “So many students came out. I didn’t expect this. His fraternity, Kappa Alpha Psi, [...]
Obituary: Kappa Frater Ken Ward, WSOC-TV Reporter, Dies Days Before New Job
Source Ken Ward, TV reporter, was set to drive Wednesday from Charlotte, N. C. to Tampa Bay, Fla. to start his new job at an ABC affiliate. Instead, the 44-year-old was found dead early Wednesday morning at his home before the journey even started, leaving colleagues and viewers wondering what happened to the promising reporter. [...]
Frat Hazing Damages Pledge’s Kidneys
Source A student at Jarvis Christian College claims fraternity members damaged his kidneys and opened wounds on his butt by beating him with heavy wooden paddles, then welcomed him to the fraternity’s “‘Century Club’ … reserved for those who could withstand at least 100 blows during this initiation process.” Xavier Foster sued Kappa Alpha Psi [...]
1911 United, The Super PAC Backs Obama
Source President Barack Obama has a new, moneyed supporter in this new year — a super PAC dedicated to mobilizing black voters in key swing states. Calling itself 1911 United, the super PAC is aiming to raise $1.5 million during the election cycle and train its efforts on Colorado, Florida, Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania [...]
