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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 Officers 10

Invictus 11

Gamma Pi Alumni Association is a 501 C-3 Non-Profit Organization

Online registration available at www.gammapinupes.org

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Greetings,

The Gamma Pi Alumni Association is hosting the 3rd Annual Marino Casem

Scholarship Golf Tournament on September 22, 2017. The tournament will be held

at the Clear Creek Golf Course, 1566 Tiffentown Road, Vicksburg, MS 39183.

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 September 10, 2017. Your response is

necessarily essential for planning, publishing and advertising deadlines. We also

request your contribution be dated before September 22, 2017.

If you have any questions, concerns or require additional information

regarding tournament sponsorship, please contact the 3rd Annual Marino Casem

Scholarship Golf Tournament Coordinator, Marvin Smith: Cell: 678-410-6258 and

Email: [email protected]

Please forward correspondence to: Gamma Pi Alumni Associations

Attn: Marvin Smith

P.O. Box 10116

Jackson, MS 39286

Sincerely,

Marvin Smith Marvin Smith

Golf Tournament Director


Phone: 678-410-6258

mailto:[email protected]

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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 number

one 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 winningest coach in Alcorn

State University’s history.

As Alcorn State’s Athletic Director, Casem also oversaw thirteen regular

season men’s basketball titles and three 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

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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.

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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

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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 501-C-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 established to support undergraduate Brothers at

Alcorn State University, and to provide community service support to those in need within

underserved and underrepresented communities. From 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; the highlight of the affair was Kappa Alpha

Psi Incorporated 31st 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 21st Century, the desire to achieve and the drive to excel will continue to be the

foundation of this Brotherhood.

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Sponsorship Levels

EAGLE SPONSOR___________________________________________$3500 Eight Individual Playing Spots

Eight Alcorn -vs- Southern Game Day Tickets

Logo on Tournament Marketing Material

Audio Mention on Radio Promotions

Commemorative Gift / Goody Bag for Each Player

One-Hole Sign 24”x18”

Recognition at Awards Luncheon

BIRDIE SPONSOR___________________________________________$2500

Four Individual Playing Spots Four Alcorn -vs- Southern Game Day Tickets

Logo on Tournament Marketing Material




PAR SPONSOR______________________________________________$1500 Four Individual Playing Spots

Four Alcorn -vs- Southern Game Day Tickets




PUTTING GREEN SPONSOR_________________________________$300 One Individual Player Spot

Goody Bag for Each Player



TEE SPONSOR______________________________________________$100 One Corporate Signage-Name and Logo



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Sponsorship Agreement

Please complete contact information requirements below and check the required box for

sponsorship level preferred in support of the 3rd Annual Marino Casem Scholarship Golf

Tournament to be held on September 22, 2017. 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 10116

Jackson, MS 39286

Gamma Pi Alumni Association is a 501-C-(3) Non-Profit Organization

Online registration available at www.gammapinupes.org

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GAMMA PI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS

CHAIRMAN

Chuck Patrick, Ph.D., Fall 1990

VICE CHAIRMAN

Sylvester J. Harris, Jr., Fall 1990

SECRETARY

William Wade, Fall 1990

TREASURER

Earnest Thompson, Fall 1990

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS

Erskin Mitchell, Jr., Fall 1990

Marvin Smith, Spring 1989

Michael Joiner, Esq., Spring 2008

ADVISORS

Ken Tillage, Fall 1965

Preston Lee, Spring 1969

Henry Houze, Spring 1967

Richard Seals, Jr., Fall 1965

Socrates Garrett, Spring 1967

WEB MASTER

Marcus Taylor, Spring 1997

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INVICTUS Out of the night that covers me,

Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the Horror of the shade,

And yet the menace of the years Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll,

I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.

By William Ernest Henley

Gamma Pi Alumni Association Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity,

Incorporated

TRAINNG FOR LEADERSHIP SINCE 1911

2017 Gamma Pi Alumni Association

September 22, 2017

3rd Annual Marino Casem Scholarship Golf Tournament

Marvin Smith

Golf Tournament Director


Phone: 678-410-6258

Clear Creek Golf Course 1566 Tiffentown Road

Vicksburg, MS 39183

601-638-9395

mailto:[email protected]

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