{"id":21087,"date":"2022-11-15T13:59:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T18:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=21087"},"modified":"2022-11-15T14:28:47","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T19:28:47","slug":"kappa-alpha-psi-welcomes-transylvania-sophomore-during-inaugural-presentation-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2022\/11\/kappa-alpha-psi-welcomes-transylvania-sophomore-during-inaugural-presentation-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Kappa Alpha Psi welcomes Transylvania sophomore during inaugural presentation event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-15-copy-730x486.jpg\" alt=\"Kappa Alpha Psi welcomes Transylvania sophomore during inaugural presentation event\n\" class=\"wp-image-21090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-15-copy-730x486.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-15-copy-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-15-copy-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-15-copy-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-15-copy-810x539.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-15-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-15-copy.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On an otherwise quiet Wednesday evening, a crowd gathered on the back patio of the William T. Young Campus Center. Among the Greek letters usually seen on campus were those from the \u201cDivine Nine,\u201d member organizations of the National Pan-Hellenic Council representing historically Black fraternities and sororities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A lone student, wearing a ceremonial red mask, walked out at 7:11 p.m. in front of dozens of NPHC members and the Transylvania community. Over the next few minutes, Chris Bryant \u201925 participated in a presentation ceremony marking his initiation into Kappa Alpha Psi, the first historically Black fraternity to formally recruit at Transylvania.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-39-copy-730x486.jpg\" alt=\"Kappa Alpha Psi welcomes Transylvania sophomore during inaugural presentation event\" class=\"wp-image-21091\" width=\"531\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-39-copy-730x486.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-39-copy-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-39-copy-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-39-copy-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-39-copy-810x539.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-39-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-39-copy.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The arrival of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kappaalphapsi1911.com\/kapsi\/s\/\">Kappa Alpha Psi<\/a> on Transy\u2019s campus is the result of a collaboration between the offices of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Student Life, as well as a growing partnership with the NPHC community in Lexington. Earlier this year in April, members of each of the Divine Nine organizations met with students at Transy interested in learning more about their organizations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the information session, students indicated their interest in bringing Kappa Alpha Psi and one of the women\u2019s organizations to campus for formal recruitment. (Discussions with the women\u2019s organization are ongoing with recruitment anticipated for next spring.)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is very important and special to me and the fraternity to be a pioneer here at Transylvania,\u201d said Prenell Mitchell, the polemarch of the Lexington alumni chapter. \u201cWe look forward to a long relationship with this great university.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bryant is from Gardendale, Alabama and plays baseball at Transy. He already sees the benefit that involvement with his fraternity will bring, calling it a lifelong brotherhood. \u201cAfter college, you can join a graduate chapter and continue to be active in the fraternity,\u201d he said. \u201cYou can continue the public service work that you started during your undergraduate years. You\u2019ll also find strong cooperation between graduate and undergraduate chapters meant to build community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-43-copy-730x486.jpg\" alt=\"Kappa Alpha Psi welcomes Transylvania sophomore during inaugural presentation event\" class=\"wp-image-21089\" width=\"535\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-43-copy-730x486.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-43-copy-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-43-copy-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-43-copy-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-43-copy-810x539.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-43-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-43-copy.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bryant has high hopes that the addition of Kappa Alpha Psi and a soon-to-come NPHC sorority will bring more inclusiveness and diversity to Transylvania. \u201cThe faculty and staff are doing a marvelous job implementing diversity here at Transy, and bringing D9 fraternities and sororities is a great addition to these efforts,\u201d he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deidra Dennie, Transy\u2019s vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, said, \u201cBeing a member of a historically Black Greek organization is a unique experience and one I want to share with others on our campus. I think this is an occasion for Transy to welcome a special Black experience on campus that was missing for students. This is a unity opportunity for students, a bonding experience, a choice to grow richer in the understanding of Black culture in America.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Candy Rivera Evans, assistant director of campus and community engagement, said students have been asking for NPHC representation. \u201cWe now have the student demographics that encourage expansion into new organizations that more students can see themselves in and become a part of our fraternity and sorority community.\u201d Rivera Evans oversees the campus fraternity and sorority organizations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI hope the members of the new organizations at Transy understand that they are joining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/tag\/greek-life\/\">a much bigger community<\/a> than just their new chapter, that they have fraternal brothers and sisters in all chapters who will support, encourage and challenge them to be their very best selves,\u201d Rivera Evans added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure 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