Hartsville Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. strives for self-empowerment, giving back to others

The Hartsville Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. sponsored Kappa Day of Karing and Empowerment on Dec. 19.

The Brothers of the Hartsville Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. titled a day in which they wanted to donate items to the Pee Dee Coalition in Hartsville. They wanted to share and show they care about the community. Pee Dee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Assault does an outstanding job helping victims in the Pee Dee area.

The Hartsville Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Inc. also on the same day wanted to empower its own members.

"I wanted to empower our chapter members by offering the Brothers an opportunity to become a notary public of South Carolina. As leaders and future leaders, we must inspire our fraternity members to 'Achieve In Every Field of Endeavor.' If we can inspire within our fraternity a sense of responsibility and empower ourselves, then we can inspire and empower others," Polemarch Kevin N. Brown. said.

Hartsville Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Alpha Psi Inc. then had a fellowship at Chianti's Wings and Things in Darlington and had a lecture on becoming a notary public for the state of South Carolina, and Brothers were given forms. Some members began their quest in becoming notary publics.

They were then able, through work of one of the Brothers, to partner with PASA, which is sponsoring a shoe donation that can be submitted at PASA, 320 N. Main St., Marion, SC. 29571. All types of shoes are accepted. For more information, contact (843) 433-8131 or (843) 230-1298, or email performingartsacademy@hotmail.com.

"The Brothers of the Hartsville Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Inc. have adopted Ms. Chianti's Wings and Things as our place of fellowship in the past couple of years, and Ms. Chianti and her staff have adopted us. Ms. Chianti's Wings and Things offers an outstanding selection of wings and other varieties of food, and service is outstanding. We are pictured with notary public forms and a flyer for the PSA shoe donation in Marion. Our Day of Karing and Empowerment was a success, and health guidelines were strictly in compliance. We empowered ourselves to inspire others, and we gave back to the community," Brown said.

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. was founded on Jan. 5, 1911, on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. The fraternity has encouraged honorable and diligent achievement in every field of human endeavor.