Gamma Pi Alumni Association Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated TRAINNG FOR LEADERSHIP SINCE 1911 2015 Gamma Pi Alumni Association Reunion April 10, 2015 The Refuge Golf Course 2100 Refuge Blvd Flowood, MS 39232 601-664-1414
Page 2 Table of Contents Contents: Page Table of Contents 2 Letter of Introduction 3 Marino The Godfather Casem 4 History of Kappa Alpha Psi 5 History of Gamma Pi Alumni Chapter 6 History of Gamma Pi Alumni Association 7 Sponsorship Levels 8 Sponsorship Agreement 9 Gamma Pi Alumni Association is a 501 C(3) Non-Profit Organization **Online registration available at www.gammapinupes.org**
Page3 Greetings, The Gamma Pi Alumni Association is hosting the 2 nd Annual Marino Casem Scholarship Golf Tournament on April 10, 2015. The tournament will be held at the Refuge Golf Course, 2100 Refuge Blvd, Flowood, MS 39232. All proceeds from the golf tournament will go directly to the Gamma Pi Alumni Associations Endowed Scholarship fund for Alcorn State University. As we prepare for the golf tournament, we are asking for your assistance in making this event a tremendous success. We are seeking your support through sponsorship levels, and/or by donating merchandise from your company. Your donation is vitally important to our success, and is graciously appreciated by the Gamma Pi Alumni Association, and the students of Alcorn State University. The Gamma Pi Alumni Association requests your confirmed response of participation in the golf tournament by April 3, 2015. Your response is necessarily essential for planning, publishing and advertising deadlines. We also request your contribution be dated before April 10, 2015. If you have any questions, concerns or require additional information regarding tournament sponsorship, please contact the 2 nd Annual Marino Casem Scholarship Golf Tournament Coordinator, Hank Harper: Cell: 601-750-7660 and Email: Hyyyspeed@hotmail.com Please forward correspondence to: Sincerely, Gamma Pi Alumni Associations Attn: Hank Harper P.O. Box 1016 Jackson, MS 39286 Hank Harper Hank Harper Tournament Director
Page 4 Marino The Godfather Casem Marino The Godfather Casem is a former American football coach and athletic administrator. He served as the head football coach at Alabama State University, Alcorn State University and Southern University. During Casem s tenure, Alcorn State won seven Southwestern Athletic Conference ( SWAC ) football championships and seven Black College National Championships. In 1984, Casem led Alcorn State to a perfect 9-0 regular season. The team was ranked No. 1 in the final NCAA Division I-AA poll, the first time a black college had ever finished the regular football season in that position. Casem compiled a record of 139-70-8 (86-48-7 in the SWAC), making him the all-time winninest coach in Alcorn State history. As Alcorn State s Athletic Director, Casem also oversaw 13 regular season men s basketball titles and 3 regular season women s basketball championships. In 1979, Alcorn State s men s basketball team became the first historically black university to capture a win in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT). Casem has been inducted into the SWAC Hall of Fame, Alcorn State Hall of Honor, and Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, and has received the National Football Foundation Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award and the Football Writers Association Citation of Honor. Coach Marino Casem
Page 5 History of Kappa Alpha Psi 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. It was the vision of these astute men that enabled them in the school year 1910-11, more specifically the night of January 5, 1911, on the campus of Indiana University at Bloomington, Indiana, to sow the seed of a fraternal tree whose fruit is available, to and now enjoyed by, college men everywhere, regardless of their color, religion or national origin. It is a fact of which KAPPA ALPHA PSI is justly proud that the Constitution has never contained any clause which either excluded or suggested the exclusion of a man from membership merely because of his color, creed or national origin. The Constitution of KAPPA ALPHA PSI is predicated upon, and dedicated to, the principles of achievement through a truly democratic Fraternity. Chartered and incorporated originally under the laws of the State of Indiana as Kappa Alpha Nu on May 15, 1911, the name was changed to KAPPA ALPHA PSI on a resolution offered and adopted at the Grand Chapter in December 1914. This change became effective April 15, 1915, on a proclamation by the then Grand Polemarch, Elder Watson Diggs.
Page 6 History of Gamma Pi Alumni Chapter Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, under the leadership of Brother Elder Watson Diggs, was founded on the campus of Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, on January 11, 1911. Kappa Alpha Psi is the crystallization of a Dream. The purpose of Kappa Alpha Psi is Achievement. Because of the high ideals of Kappa, membership in the Fraternity has spread rapidly from campus to campus, city to city, and country to country throughout the world. The Gamma Pi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi was established at Alcorn State University on April 9, 1949. The charter members of Gamma Pi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi are John C. Berry, Sidney S. Boose, Charles Carter, Jonnie Gilmore, Osber Hicks, Charles E. H. Hunter, John H. Jefferson, Emridge Jones, Needham Jones, Roscoe S. Pickett, Claude H. Pinkney, Patrick H. Robinson, Edward Steele, Grover Ulmer, and Riley Williams. Objectives To unite college men of culture, patriotism, and honor in a bond of fraternity To encourage honorable achievement in every field of human endeavor To promote the spiritual, social, intellectual and moral welfare of its members To assist the aims and purposes of colleges and universities To inspire service in the public interest
Page7 Gamma Pi Alumni Association Brief History Over the years, Kappa Alpha Psi Incorporated, Gamma Pi Chapter Fraternity Line Brothers, and other Brothers in the Bond; have traditionally joined together to conduct annual reunions and social gatherings, at select locations throughout the United States, to celebrate their love of Kappa Alpha Psi, Gamma Pi, and Alcorn State University. In 2008, Gamma Pi Brothers gathered and officially organized the first annual reunion for ALL Brothers of the Gamma Pi origin. Throughout this monumentous occasion, Gamma Pi Brothers agreed to consolidate resources to celebrate their beloved Gamma Pi Chapter, and to reconnect Brothers from each chapter s pledge year. During this occasion, Brothers agreed to reach out and unify ALL Gamma Pi Brothers, and to consolidate necessary resources to establish a scholarship fund for undergraduate Brothers attending Alcorn State University. In the Fall of 2008, seventeen Brothers met at the Hilton Hotel in Jackson, Mississippi, to establish a Non-Profit 501C-3 Organizational tax exemption status to provide an endowed scholarship fund for undergraduate Gamma Pi Brothers attending Alcorn State University. During this meeting the Gamma Pi Alumni Association was founded. The Gamma Pi Alumni Association was founded to support undergraduate Brothers at Alcorn State University, and to provide community service support to those in need within underserved and underrepresented communities. On May 1-3, 2009, the first official annual Gamma Pi Alumni Association reunion was held at the Clarion Hotel in Jackson, Mississippi. The reunion featured a, formal banquet/business meeting and the highlight of the affair was Kappa Alpha Psi Incorporated 31 st Grand Polemarch, Brother Dwayne Murray as the guest speaker. The available services and accommodations consisted of tours of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, a trip and tour of the Alcorn State University Campus, social activities, and religious services. Throughout the Gamma Pi Alumni Association s annual reunions, Brothers have joined together in fellowship to celebrate their love of Kappa Alpha Psi, Gamma Pi, and Alcorn State University. Brothers have established a successful endowed scholarship fund at Alcorn State University; Brothers have joined together to establish a successful Marino Casem Scholarship Golf Tournament; Brothers have conducted invaluable community service which lead to feeding the homeless and hungry within the City of Jackson; Distant Brothers have reunited and reconnected; and Brothers have provided funds to support undergraduate members at Alcorn State University. The future of the Gamma Pi Alumni Association is bright, and as we move forward throughout the 21 st Century, the desire to achieve and the drive to excel will continue to be the foundation of this Brotherhood.
Page8 Sponsorship Levels EAGLE SPONSOR $3500 Eight Individual Playing Spots Commemorative Gift Tournament Golf Shirts Goody bag for each player One Hole Sign 24 x18 Recognition at Awards Luncheon BIRDIE SPONSOR $2500 Four Individual Playing Spots Commemorative Gift Tournament Golf Shirts Goody bag for each player One Hole Sign 24 x18 Recognition at Awards Luncheon PAR SPONSOR $1500 Four Individual Playing Spots Commemorative Gift Goody bag for each player One Hole Sign 24 x18 Recognition at Awards Luncheon PUTTING GREEN SPONSOR $300 One Individual Player Spot Commemorative Gift Goody Bag One hole Sign 12 x12 Recognition at Awards Luncheon TEE SPONSOR $100 One Corporate Signage-Name and Logo One hole Sign 12 x12 Recognition at Awards Luncheon
Page 9 Sponsorship Agreement Please complete contact information requirements below and check the required box for sponsorship level preferred in support of the 2 nd Marino Casem Scholarship Golf Tournament to be held on April 10, 2015. Upon completion of sponsorship agreement, please mail completed form along with payment to the address listed at the bottom the sponsorship agreement. Upon receipt of completed agreement form and payment, the Gamma Pi Alumni Association will contact you to obtain a digital format of your company logo, and to obtain other pertinent information required to fulfill your sponsorship commitment. Contact Information First Name Last Name Company Name Address City/State/Zip Phone Email Fax Website Industry Service Description Sponsorship Level: Eagle Sponsor - $3500 Putting Green Sponsor - $300 Birdie Sponsor - $2500 Tee Sponsor - $100 Par Sponsor - $1500 Sponsorship Amount: $ Make checks or money order (PayPal) payable to: Gamma Pi Alumni Association P.O. Box 1016 Jackson, MS 39286 Gamma Pi Alumni Association is a 501 C(3) Non-Profit Organization
**Online registration available at www.gammapinupes.org** Gamma Pi Alumni Association Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated TRAINNG FOR LEADERSHIP SINCE 1911 2015 Gamma Pi Alumni Association Reunion April 10, 2015 The Refuge Golf Course
2100 Refuge Blvd Flowood, MS 39232 601-664-1414