Psi Phi Chapter Concludes Successful Achievement Week Programs
Fraternity endeavors to create a better community.
The Psi Phi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. recently concluded a week of activities as part of the fraternity’s International Achievement Week, recognized across Omega-dom from November 11-17.
The 2024 theme, “Omega Men Building a Better Society with Friendship as a Foundation,” got underway on Veterans Day with a breakfast to honor local veterans. The following day Dr. John Card, a Psi Phi chapter brother, presented a virtual wellness seminar. Then, on Tuesday evening, a group of Psi Phi brothers volunteered at Samaritan Ministries soup kitchen and homeless shelter.
Psi Phi Chapter held its annual Achievement Week Awards Banquet on Thursday, Nov. 14, under the leadership of Basileus Richard Watkins and the guidance of Achievement Week Chair Linwood Jerald, and emceed by Bro. Richard L. Williams.
Basileus Watkins applauded the Brothers of Psi Phi Chapter “for honoring our Founders by enthusiastically participating in the Achievement Week programs,” said. “We will take this enthusiasm and parlay it throughout the year as we endeavor to create a better community.”
The pastor of Winston-Salem’s Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Rev. Dr. Serenus T. Churn, Sr., was named the Psi Phi Chapter Citizen of the Year. Other honorees were Bro. James Singletary (Manhood); Bro. Rhett Butler (Scholarship); Bros. Cedric Russell and Joseph Bruinton (Perseverance); Bro. Nick Lloyd (Uplift); Bro. Galvin Crisp (Superior Service); Bro. Henry Ashe (Founders); and Bro. Tim Smith and Bro. Murray Miller (Omega Man of the Year).
Awards were also presented by Mu Epsilon Chapter of Winston-Salem State University and Lambda Eta Chapter of Wake Forest University. The International High School Essay Contest winner was Coby Mack of Parkland High School. The keynote speaker at the banquet was Bro. Bobby Kimbrough, Sheriff of Forsyth County (Winston-Salem), who encouraged all brothers and others in attendance to “stand in the gap” to address issues in the community that affect young Black men.
The week culminated November 17 with a fellowship church service at Mt. Zion, a date that coincided with the organization’s founding 113 years ago. More than two dozen brothers attended, and Psi Phi Chapter made a $1,900 donation to the church’s Senior Life Enrichment Center.
