The
History of Kappa Gamma Gamma Chapter
Kappa
Gamma Gamma Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity included
the idea of Brother Carey Ford, who set the wheels in
motion for national and district recognition. Brother
Ford and Brother Leroy Best, Jr. organized meetings
at Southwood Junior High School where Brother Best was
Principal. Through these meetings and correspondence
with national and district representatives, it was determined
that Anderson, South Carolina probably would not qualify
for a charter because Phi Alpha Chapter had an Anderson
mailing address and Anderson’s population could
not adequately support two chapters.
It
was later established that Phi Alpha chapter had a Greenville
address, and an application for an Anderson chapter
was submitted. In December of 1984, a charter was granted.
The Anderson Brothers were officially notified of this
action in September of 1985. By this time Brother Ford
had left Anderson to attend Iowa State University.
In
September of 1985, the first officers were elected as
follows:
| Basileus |
Brother
Charles Boykin |
| Vice
Basileus |
Brother
Richard Parks |
| Keeper
of Records & Seal |
Brother
Kenneth Brownlee |
| Keeper
of Finance |
Brother
Jason Rucker |
| Keeper
of Peace |
Brother
James Boseman |
In
its first year of operation, Kappa Gamma Gamma Chapter’s
activities included raffling off a VCR and a trip to
South Carolina State College’s Homecoming game,
participating in the Martin Luther King Jr. Parade,
and serving as consultants in the high schools and junior
high schools during the Black History week observations.
On
September 15, 1986, Kappa Gamma Gamma initiated the
first members into the Lampados Club. They were Leonard
Weir, George Stewart, Ronald Tally, and Lawrence Green.
The concurrent four, line name for Kappa Gamma Gamma’s
first Lamps crossed the “burning sands”
on November 15, 1987.
Brother
Carl Jackson and Brother Jacob Teasdell became affiliated
with Kappa Gamma Gamma’s Chapter in September
and October 1986 respectively.
