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n emerging leader at Fayetteville State University – and beyond – Elie Bracy IV’s story begins in the small town of Weldon in northeastern North Carolina, where he was born 21 years ago. At age 15, his family moved to Portsmouth, Virginia, which opened a new world for him. He started playing golf and fell in love with the game. Against all odds for such a young player in the sport, Elie (pronounced Eli) earned a golf scholarship at a nearby university. But something kept bringing him back to the idea of attending Fayetteville State, the 14
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alma mater for several of his family members, including his paternal grandparents, the late Elizabeth Bracy and Elie Bracy Jr., who graduated in ’57 and ’60, respectively. Elie transferred to Fayetteville State in his sophomore year. Now a senior honor student, he calls FSU “one of the greatest choices of my life.” And FSU Broncos are glad that Elie chose them, too. Dr. Juanette Council, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, describes Elie as “a rising star.” Elie was recently nominated for and accepted an appointment to serve as an undergraduate board member for the Middle Eastern Province of Kappa
Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated. The Middle Eastern Province governs a wide range of undergraduate and alumni chapters throughout North Carolina and southern West Virginia, according to a press release. Elie is a Spring 2020 initiate of the Epsilon Beta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. He also serves as the vice polemarch to assist with leading and guiding its members. In addition, he is active on the Middle Eastern Province Membership Training Academy (MTA) Committee, and he was nominated to contribute to the International Headquarters Code of Conduct Committee. “Being a part of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. has been a life-changing
