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Greetings My Brothers,
It's a pleasure to welcome you to the legendary Theta Rho Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. Our membership spans the tides from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Spain, Italy, Greece, the Netherlands, Belgium, Croatia and Hungary to Sarajevo, Africa and Germany. We put the "International" in the Fraternity's reputation. We invite you to share your skills and talents with this enlarged community of Friends.
Once you enroll in Theta Rho, you rededicate yourself to a life of service on behalf of Omega.
Although your attendance at every meeting is expected and desired, we understand that your military and family commitments may dictate less than full compliance. However, we do expect you to become a financial and active member of the Fraternity. All we ask is that you give what you can, according to your means.
Again, welcome to Europe/Germany and the Land of Theta Rho International Chapter The place where we constantly strive to "Walk the Talk of Uplift". Look forward to seeing you at the next meeting.
Bro. Vroman Wright, Basileus
06575 5265 (h) DSN 480-7891/6476
0170 570 2794 (cellular)
wrightv@silyn-tek.de or vroman.wright@ramstein.af.mil
Task Force Eagle!
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THETA RHO INTERNATIONAL CHAPTER
OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY, INC.
Chapter Officers (1999 - 2000)
Basileus..................................................................………. Bro. Vroman Wright, PhD
Vice-Basileus................................................................. .… Bro. Larry Harris
Keeper of Records and Seals.............................................. Bro. Derek D. Gainey
Keeper of Finance............................................................…. Bro. Willie Williams
Keeper of Peace..................................................…………. Bro. Christopher Williams
Chaplain................................................................................. Bro. Dwain Harrell
Chapter Reporter.................................................................………….. TBA
Immediate Past Basileus...........................................………. Bro. Tony Munson
Reclamation……………………………………….………… Bro. Bernard Oliphant
Heidelberg Area Coordinator.................................…………. Bro. Alvin Mitchell
Kaiserslautern Area Coordinator..........................……….…. Bro. Jackie Spann
Wiesbaden Area Coordinator.............................................…. Bro. Donald Prioleau
13th Deputy District Representative……………………….. Bro. Robert C. Bell
EVENTS CALENDAR 2000
DATE EVENT LOCATION
05 FEB YOUTH LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP K-TOWN
14 FEB DREW BLOOD DRIVE WIESBADEN
19 FEB CHAPTER MEETING K-TOWN
12 MAR MEMORIAL DAY TBA 1
18 MAR CHAPTER MEETING & MARDI GRAS TBA 2
21 APR CHAPTER RETREAT (4/21-23) TBA 3
20 MAY CHAPTER MEETING K-TOWN
24 JUN CHAPTER MEETING HEIDELBERG
22 JUL CONCLAVE (7/21-27) INDIANAPOLIS, IN
29 JUL CHAPTER MEETING & BOATRIDE HEIDELBERG
19 AUG CHAPTER MEETING (ANNIVERSARY DATE!) STUTTGART
16 SEP CHAPTER MEETING & ELECTION NOM. HEIDELBERG
21 OCT CHAPTER MEETING & ELECTIONS WIESBADEN
8 NOV CHAPTER MEETING / P&GOLD AFFAIR HEIDELBERG
1 The Memorial Day observance will be incorporated in the annual retreat.
2 Pending advisory group report in Feb., the alternate date for the Mardi Gras is 25 March.
3 Pending advisory group report in Feb., alternate sites for the Annual Retreat are Mildenhall, UK or Amsterdam, NE.
THETA RHO INTERNATIONAL CHAPTER
OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY, INC. HISTORY
OMEGA PSI PHI Fraternity, Inc. consists of 12 geographical districts. They are numbered one to 13 (eleven is not used ). The 13th District is an international chapter to which Theta Rho belongs. Chapters in the district are located in Germany, South Korea; the Virgin Islands, Nassau, Bahamas; Hawaii; Monrovia, Liberia; Panama Canal Zone and Okinawa, Japan.
Theta Rho was chartered in Frankfurt, Germany on 15 August 1962. It was de-activated in 1972. It was reactivated 13 April 1973 with nine brothers. One of these brothers, Major General Matthew Zimmerman, became the U.S. Army's first African-American Chief of Chaplains. Theta Rho was and still is the largest overseas chapter.
The Chapter has had 18 Basilei since its reactivation in 1972. The present Basileus, Bro. Vroman Wright, is the 18th. He succeeds Bro. Tony Munson (Maj. USAREUR). Brother Bernard Oliphant holds the singular honor of having served as the 9th Basileus (1986-1989), the 14th Basileus (1992-1995) and the 16th Basileus (1996-1997).
Theta Rho uses an area concept with "Area Coordinators" in charge representing the chapter Basileus (Heidelberg, Kaiserslautern and Wiesbaden). The use of Area Coordinators is necessitated by the location and distance traveled by brothers to attend meetings. The "AC" is charged to set up locations for meetings and coordinate for scheduled fraternity activities.
The Chapter meets on the third Saturday of each month. Meetings are rotated to different "AC" locations as directed by the Basileus. The Chapter thoroughly supports the community with scholarships being the main focus. Efforts are made to consistently support all eight mandated programs--Achievement Week, Scholarship, National Social Action Program, Talent Hunt, Memorial Service, Reclamation and Retention, National High School Essay Contest and Assault on Illiteracy Program. Also during Chapter meetings, Brothers discuss and vote on annual support of DODDS (scholarships), annual contributions to the NAACP as well as various other charitable requests. Fundraising events such as the annual "Boat ride, Purple and Gold Affair, and New Year's Eve Ball" are planned, approved and executed through committee participation.
The first annual Retreat was started in 1989 under the guidance of Bro. Oliphant. It gives brothers the opportunity to reflect on Manhood and re-dedicate themselves to Omega. It also provides a forum to enhance problem solving skills, brush up on fraternity history (mentoring) and share in a little fellowship.
On 29 July 1988, the Wuerzburg area brothers formed Phi Gamma Gamma. The reason for forming another chapter was to eliminate the travel and logistics requirement brothers incurred trying to make fraternity meetings. (As of this writing, the remaining few Brothers at PGG had decided to de-activate the chapter due to insufficient enrollment.)
THETA RHO INTERNATIONAL CHAPTER
OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY, INC. VISION 2000
Major Areas of Focus (2000):
Improve Chapter Infrastructure/Internal Operations
Build Membership
Develop Partnerships for Uplift
Long Live Omega!
Don't forget to stay Financial. It supports our Cause!
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
C/O Mr. Bernard V. Oliphant
CMR 420, Box 1192
APO, AE 09063
Family
Acheivement Week 98
Theta Rho Brothers supporting the Beautiful Sisters of DST
at their recent Dinner Dance
The Theta Rho International
Chapter
Youth Leadership Conference 2000
99' Scholarship Banquet keynote speaker Bro. John Scott 1st Vice Grand Basileus and 1998 Citizen of the Year our very own Bro. (Chaplain) Dwain Harrell. |
Ques supporting the Rhein Neckar Chapter of the NAACP during the MLK commemoration; Dr. Joseph Lowery- Keynote Speaker
Bro. Bell's Singing Debut |
Real Ques Follow Jesus. Real Mens's Christian Conference '98 Hockenheim, Germany
The Mother Ship Connection
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Bro. Mitcham and Gainey styling and profiling at the Jesus World Outreach
Center's Awards Gala! Boat Ride on the Rhein Neckar
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