Our Story

Fort Lauderdale Alumni continues to be a “beacon of light” to the community it serves. The chapters footprint and impact has a positive influence in Broward County.

A Leading Chapter For Over 70 Years …

The Fort Lauderdale Alumni began to form in 1953 at the office of Brother James A. Dallas. Prior to the meeting, five of the ten brothers needed to charter the chapter were members of the Miami Alumni. They were brothers: Samuel Sworn; James A. Dallas; Dr. Calvin Shirley; George Davis; Dr. Leonard Bass. The five additional brothers were Cornelius Rolle, William H. Johnson, Betram Sears, Henry Lamor, Luscious Sanctious. Brothers Beauregard Cummings and Frank Scruggs joined the group when the group was officially chartered, bringing the amount of founders’ to twelve.

 

Chapter Members

Scholarships Awarded

Years of Service

Our Fraternity …

Kappa Alpha Psi® , a college fraternity, now comprised of functioning Undergraduate and Alumni Chapters on major campuses and in cities throughout the country, is the crystallization of a dream.

It is the beautiful realization of a vision shared commonly by the late Revered Founders Elder Watson Diggs; John Milton Lee; Byron K. Armstrong; Guy Levis Grant; Ezra D. Alexander; Henry T. Asher; Marcus P. Blakemore; Paul W. Caine; Edward G. Irvin and George W. Edmonds.

 Thru the Years …

 Fort Lauderdale Alumni continues to be a “beacon of light” to the community it serves. The chapters footprint and impact have had a positive influence in Broward County.

 Mentorship, volunteerism and philanthropy are cornerstones of the chapter.

 Fort Lauderdale Alumni has won several “Chapter of the Year” Awards – and continues to build on its legacy and contributions to Broward County.

Achievement Foundation of
Fort Lauderdale

 

Serving the Greater Fort Lauderdale area, the Achievement Foundation of Fort Lauderdale, Inc.  invests in opportunities that engage today’s generation of young people in leading the social, economic and educational transformation of under-served and under-represented communities throughout the nation and global community.

The Achievement Foundation of Fort Lauderdale, Inc. exists as the philanthropic arm of the Fort Lauderdale Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi® Fraternity, Inc.

Chapter Officers

 

2023 -2024

Wendy Pognon

Wendy Pognon

Polemarch

Derrick Pollock

Derrick Pollock

Reporter

Harry Robinson

Harry Robinson

Chaplain

Kraig Washington

Kraig Washington

Executive Board

Rodney Thomas

Rodney Thomas

Vice Polemarch

JT Mallory

JT Mallory

Strategus

Steven Williams

Steven Williams

Asst. Exchequer

Brandon McMullen

Brandon McMullen

Executive Board

Venton Monplaisir

Venton Monplaisir

Keeper of Records

James Geter

James Geter

MTA Chair

Kevin White

Kevin White

Executive Board

Xavier Richardson

Xavier Richardson

Exchequer

Eric Hoff

Eric Hoff

Asst. Strategus

Felix Jackson

Felix Jackson

Executive Board

Albert Gibbs

Albert Gibbs

Junior Vice Polemarch

Bobby DuBose

Bobby DuBose

Historian

Chris Weathers

Chris Weathers

Executive Board

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Location

770 NW 22nd Road
Fort Lauderdale FL 33411

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