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CONTENTs ON THE COVER ONSIGMAGREETINGSWEEKTHEHILL American Red Cross Selects Sigma Collegians Class of 202264 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF1812 EDITORIAL OFFICE EDITORIAL STAFF LAYOUT & DESIGN Bro. Steve E. BallardBrother Stephen Calhoune Theta Iota UniversityZetaBrotherMississippiChapterStateUniversityStephenTometiZetaChapterofHouston Message from the International President and International 2nd Vice President. Sixteen Sigma collegians from all seven regions selected to experience the policy making and training in the nation’s capitol. Congratulations to the graduates of 2022 on all academic levels. Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity INC. 145 Kennedy Street, NW Washington , DC www.phibetasigma1914.org(202)20011-5294726-5434Bro. Shawn Adams Bro. Joshua A. Busby Bro. Jared E. Jackson Bro. Maxwell McDaniel Marvin B. Manigault Jr ABOVE PHOTO
Greetings My Brothers in Sigma, I’m forever grateful for the opportunity to serve as your International President. In this unique space, I have the incredible opportunity to meet so many proactive powerbrokers in Phi Beta Sigma around the globe. Men of Sigma have achieved and are achieving great success in a variety of industries and endeavors. The common thread throughout their success is an innate belief in their ability to achieve greatness. This issue of the Crescent On The Yard always bring me joy, for it annually documents Sigma Men who’ve achieved the next step in their personal quest for a quality education. Whether collegian or alumni, these brothers have positioned themselves to go higher and onward toward the next level of their career trajectory. Please join me in saluting the Class of 2022 Bachelors, Masters and Doctorates. I encourage each of you to continue believing in your abilities to achieve greatness. We, your Sigma Brothers, see you and applaud your personal best. Phi Beta Sigma’s roster of collegians are filled with this culture’s newest contenders in every industry. We pause to share with the brotherhood the awesome young men who were selected to participate in some of our best programs, activities and internships available. These collegians represent the future leaders of Phi Beta Sigma. By all indications, the fraternity’s future looks quite bright. So, join me as we peruse the pages of this issue and read about the gems who’re becoming a shining jewel in Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. Congratulations! Hon. Chris V. Rey, JD International President
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From the very beginning, my world view of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity was one of pure excellence. As a legacy, the impression that my Sigma father and Zeta mother has shown me was one of valuable brotherhood, academic excellence and service to all to uplift us all. This is my foundation, which has helped to shape my Needlessnetwork. to say, my choices of friends, network, or homies was predicated on a give-and-take of positive peer pressure. I was always reminded of the phrase “you only go as far as the company you keep.” Today, I can honestly say that, the men of Theta Mu Sigma Chapter, Sigma Beta Club, my Delta Theta Chapter brothers and Phi Beta Sigma brothers, whom I’ve met since obtaining this position, have given me an enormous network that will yield endless opportunities. I congratulate every graduating brother we’re honoring in this issue and encourage each of you to reach out to at least five brothers in your career industry. By expanding your circle of influence, you’re investing further in your future.
Again congratulation 2022 graduates!
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Sixteen collegiate Brothers of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., representing all seven regions, traveled to Washington, DC to experience the 2022 session of Sigma Week on the Hill (SWOTH). Selected for their stellar campus
and chapter leadership involvement, the young brothers spent three days of obtaining first-hand knowledge of the policy-making process.
For the first year, Phi Beta Sigma and SWOTH organizers joined the other fraternity affiliates of the National Pan Hellenic Council, Inc. and held the NPHC Fraternity Days On Capitol Hill. Fraternity leaders and registered participants attended two days of panel discussions and legislative advocacy. Sigma collegians were fully engaged participants, representing the largest collegiate contingency amongst the four organizations.
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The young brothers arrived in the Nation’s Capitol on Sunday, June 12th and after checkin, was greeted with a Welcome Reception hosted by Brother Shawn Adams, Collegiate Member-At-Large 1, Brother Jarred Jackson, Collegiate Member-At-Large 2, Brother Malwan Johnson, International Director of Social Action and lead organizer, Hon. Brother Daryl A. Anderson, Sr. International Executive Director and other committee members. Each one was pleasantly surprised with gifted paraphernalia and fraternity brand garments to sport for the next two Monday’sdays.agenda presented the collegians with five panel discussions featuring experts on the topics of Voting Rights, Public Safety, Political Action Committees, Economic Development, Education and Housing. Breakfast and lunch took place at the top and midpoints of the day. That evening, the students were treated to a trip to Nationals Park for the scheduled Washington Nationals baseball game. The second day, the attendees, donned in their official Sigma blazers, were on Capitol Hill hearing directly from Congressional leaders and discussing eight bills currently in the policy making process. After a full day of engagement, the brothers changed into relaxed sportswear and toured the birthplace of their fraternity: Howard University. While on the campus, the members enjoyed seeing the Centennial Founders Memorial Monument in the lower quad and the Alpha Chapter plot in the upper quad. Dinner was enjoyed at Halfsmoke, a local black-owned restaurant, where several shared their most memorable experiences over the previous 72 hours. On Wednesday, the collegiate leaders traveled back to their respective campuses to share their experiences with chapter members and serve as an advocate for the policy-making process and committed community service.
8 • THE CRESCENT ON THE YARD SIGMA WEEK ON THE HILL 2022 COLLEGIANS Jordan Cary Gamma Gamma North Carolina Central University Southeastern Arness Georgetown Alpha Beta Delta Rhodes SouthwesternCollege Josiah Kidd Gamma Pi Gamma Lake Forest College Great Lakes Zachary Johnson Zeta UniversityEta of Virginia Eastern Andre Parker Kappa SouthwesternUniversityOmicronofTennessee-Martin Kevin Keys, III SouthernMilesSigmaCollege Edward Rivera Nu UniversityDelta of Central Los Angeles Western Miguel Cordona Gamma Alpha Phi George Washington University Eastern Mario Dunham Beta TexasDeltaSouthern University Gulf Coast
SUMMER 2022 • 9 Christian Sass Gamma Gamma North Carolina Central University Southeastern Nicholas St. Mary Iota LouisianaTau State University Gulf Coast Avery Walls Epsilon WesternThetaKentucky University Great Lakes David White Alpha JacksonBetaState University Southern James Smooth Nu UniversityDelta of Central Los Angeles Western Rayna Stewart Gamma. Pi Gamma Lake Forest College Great Lakes
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Curtayviyon Hagin Prairie View A&M University
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Youth Leaders Impacting Social Change in the Central Alabama National Parks
The National Park Service has partnered with Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. to recruit three outstanding student leaders to work this summer. They will support park operations and the development of strategic goals that will align the National Park Service and the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. to cultivate a formal partnership at the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, and the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail. Those interns who were selected to work this summer are Mr. Shawn Petty, Mr. Zekari Gordon, and Mr. Jared Willis, all members of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
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These young men are part of an inaugural program. Because of the extraordinary men who were members of this great fraternity, like, Dr. George Washington Carver, Congressman John Lewis, and many Tuskegee Airmen, we see alignment in our organizations’ strategic goals and values connected to stewardship, service, and leadership. We hope to make sure that we help cultivate these and other youth leaders for federal service.
Mr. Petty is a socially active student who enjoys helping others and bringing people together. With his social skills and knowledge, he plans to become an inventor and CEO of his own technology company that will advance the world to a brighter future.
Brother Jared Willis is a senior from Montgomery, Alabama and is enrolled at Alabama State University. He is a part of the National Society of Leadership, Success and Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity Inc. Once he graduates, he plans to pursue a career in music education to become a band director in order to teach young musicians that music can take you to places, and inspire them in new ways to express themselves.
Brother Zekari Gordon is a Biology major with a concentration in PreHealth and is a Spring 2022 graduate of Alabama State University. Originally from Tuskegee, AL, home to the Tuskegee Airmen, Mr. Gordon has a passion for learning new ideas and skills that would help him in the “long run.”
Brother Shawn Petty is a junior; Business Administration Major, enrolled at Tuskegee University. He is part of the Class of 2022 hailing from Lorain, Ohio.
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of Education –LeadershipAdministration-HigherEducationalEducation
Dr. Jonathan W. Solomon Nu Gamma Sigma Chapter IL Great Lakes Region Doctor
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Lakes Region Doctorate – Business Administration
Eastern Region Doctor of Education – Educational Lead ership & Management
Dr. Antonio Echols Sigma Chapter MI Great
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Dr. Rafael Matos Phi Beta Sigma Chapter Angeles, CA Indiana University Pennsylvania
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Rev. Dr. Marvin Tiller, Jr. Nu Sigma Sigma MD
Dr. Tommy J. Tyson Delta
Dr. Darrell Gerard Davis Alpha Nu Sigma
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Chapter Charleston, DoctorSoutheasternSCRegionofEducation– Curriculum & Instruction
M. Boyd Sigma Theta Sigma Chapter The Woodlands, TX Gulf Coast Region Masters of Business Administration –Information Management Daniel A. Cobbins Beta Rho Sigma Chapter Charlotte, SoutheasternNC Region Virginia Union University Master of Divinity Jimmy Brookins, Jr Beta Rho Sigma Chapter Gulf Coast Region Grand Canyon University Master of Special Education Jarvis A. Cook Pi Alpha Sigma Chapter Southaven, MS Southern Region Master of Science – Human Resource Management
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Dr. Kevin M. Bush, Jr.
Zeta Sigma Chapter Baltimore, MD Eastern Region Master of Science – Healthcare Ad ministration Lyric D. Cosby Sigma Eta Sigma Chapter South of Metro Atlanta, GA Southern Region Master of Arts – Organizational Leadership Dr. Kenneth Cox, Jr. Pi Upsilon Sigma Chapter Birmingham, AL Southern Region Faulkner University Master of Business Administration Daren Chandler Phi Sigma Chapter Knoxville, SoutheasternTN Region Master of Science – Ethics & Leadership Kevin Davis Iota Nu Sigma Chapter Chicago, IL Great Lakes Region University of Illinois at UrbanaMasterChampaignofScience - Management Alwyn “Jay” Decoteau Delta Beta Sigma Chapter Oklahoma City, OK Southwestern Region Master of Science – Educational Leadership Andre Harris Epsilon Kappa Sigma Chapter Gulf Coast Region University of Houston Master of Science – Social Work Vontavious Howell Gamma Pi Sigma Chapter Macon, MasterSouthernGARegionofScience – Criminal Justice
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CLASSOF2022 20 • THE CRESCENT ON THE YARD MASTERS Robert Jackson Gamma Psi Sigma Chapter Pine Bluff, SouthwesternAR Region Liberty University Master of Arts – Pastoral Counseling Tony L. Lathon Pi Alpha Sigma Chapter Southaven, MS Southern Region Masters of Educational Leadership DeAndre Stallworth Beta Chi Sigma Chapter Columbia, SoutheasternSC Region University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Master of Business Administration Steve Jean-Charles Gamma Delta Sigma Chapter Orlando, UniversitySouthernFLRegionofCentral Florida Master in Business Administration Damien Mitchell Beta Mu Sigma Chapter North Charleston, SC Southeastern Region Keller Graduate School of Management Master of Arts – Project Management Courtney H. Souvenir, Jr. Gamma Chapter Morgan State University Eastern Region Master of Science - Architecture Kevin A. Kauffman Lambda Lambda Sigma Chapter Trenton, NJ Eastern Region Master of Business Administration Dennis L. Randle Epsilon Delta Sigma Chapter Fresno, MasterNationalWesternCARegionUniversityofScience– Educational Administration Dominick M. Thomas Zeta Delta Sigma Chapter Carrollton, VA Eastern Region Master of Science – Accounting Dr. Tony Laing Kappa Beta Sigma Chapter Brooklyn, NY Eastern Region Master of Education – Education Management Eric V. Ramos Epsilon Omicron Sigma Chapter Gainesville, FL Southern Region Master of Social Work Hon. Michael G. Thomas Eta Omicron Sigma Chapter Southeastern Region Columbia College, Orangeburg, SC Master of Arts – Organizational Leadership
SUMMER 2022 • 21 MASTERS Dawann L. Washington Zeta Delta Sigma Newport News, VA Eastern Region Master of Business Administration –Human Resource Management William Watkins Omicron Chi Sigma Chapter Suffolk County, MA Eastern SouthernRegionNewHampshire University Master of Business Administration Curtis Word Nu Sigma MasterEasternPhiladelphia,ChapterPARegionofDivinity - Counseling Jamir Wright Nu Phi MasterSouthernCarrollton,ChapterGARegionofEducation – College Student Affairs
CLASSOF2022 22 • THE CRESCENT ON THE YARD BACHELORS Aaron Adams Alpha Alpha Xi Chapter Binghamton University Eastern BachelorRegionofArts – Philosophy, Politics & Law Xavier Baucicault Pi Rho GeorgiaChapterSouthern University Southern Region Bachelor of Science – Business Management Joshua Brown Phi Sigma Chapter University of BachelorSoutheasternCharlestonRegionofArts–Communications Aaron Allen Alpha Epsilon Chapter Johnson C. Smith University Southeastern Region Bachelor of Science – Business Administration Tomas A. Berhe Omicron Zeta Chapter San Francisco State University Western Region Bachelor of Arts – Political Science Joshua Burrell Zeta Zeta BachelorGulfUniversityChapterofHoustonCoastRegionofScience–Liberal Studies Bradley Obiefuna Anyagafu Beta Delta Chapter Texas Southern University Gulf Coast Region Bachelor of Science - Technology Marquinn D. Booker Delta Theta Chapter Prairie View A&M University Gulf Coast Region Bachelor of Science – Criminal Justice Ajene Buchanan Eta Beta BachelorSouthernUniversityChapterofMississippiRegionofScience–Nutrition & Dietetics Abderazek Azlag Gamma Alpha Delta Chapter Nova Southeastern University Southern Region Bachelor of Science – Computer Science Education Anthony Demarcus Brown, Jr. Theta Iota Studies-Business,BachelorSouthernMississippiChapterStateUniversityRegionofScience–InterdisciplinaryEducationand Stephen Calhoune Theta Iota ConstructionBachelorSouthernMississippiChapterStateUniversityRegionofScience–BuildingScience
SUMMER 2022 • 23 BACHELORS Darnevin Camille Iota Tau BachelorGulfLouisianaChapterStateUniversityCoastRegionofScience–Sports Adminis tration Jefferson Coe Zeta Zeta CommunicationsBachelorGulfUniversityChapterofHoustonCoastRegionofArts–Strategic Avery Davis, Jr. Delta Beta Sigma Chapter Langston BachelorSouthwesternUniversityRegionofScience– Health, Physical Education & Recreation Bryce Campbell Alpha Epsilon Chapter Johnson C. Smith University Southeastern Region Bachelor of Science – Communications Joshua Cole Alpha BachelorEasternHowardChapterUniversityRegionofArts–Criminology and Strategic, Legal & Management Communications Dillon Dorisme Alpha Epsilon Chapter Johnson C. Smith University Southeastern Region Bachelor of Science – Sports Management Jordan Clay Kappa Chi Chapter University of BachelorSoutheasternTennesseeRegionofArts–Psychology George Conditt, IV Kappa Gamma Chapter Iowa State University Great Lakes Region Bachelor of Science – Event Management Michael Emeto Rho Beta UniversityChapterofNorth Carolina at SoutheasternGreensboro Region Bachelor of Arts – Political Science Bryce Cambryn Crier Iota Tau CommunicationCommunicationBachelorGulfLouisianaChapterStateUniversityCoastRegionofScience–Mass&Political Carlton Ferdinand Xi Epsilon Chapter Long Island University Eastern BachelorRegionofScience - Finance James Jonathan Wright Lambda Psi Chapter College of BachelorSoutheasternCharlestonRegionofArts–Arts Management
CLASSOF2022 24 • THE CRESCENT ON THE YARD BACHELORS Devin Foster Epsilon Delta Chapter University of Miami Southern Region Bachelor of Arts – Political Science Edmond P. Gayton Rho Beta UniversityChapterofNorth Carolina at SoutheasternGreensboro Region Bachelor of Arts – Political Science & African American Diaspora Studies Kamryn Mar-Shall Johnson Nu Nu BachelorGreatUniversityChapterofMichigan-DearbornLakesRegionofArts–Communication Joshua R. Franklin Zeta Eta BachelorEasternUniversityChapterofVirginiaRegionofScience– Aerospace Engineering Baselios Girmai Zeta Zeta BachelorGulfUniversityChapterofHoustonCoastRegionofScience–Psychology and Public Health Lance Joyce Gamma Epsilon Chapter Alabama A&M University Southern Region Bachelor of Science – Food Science James Gamble Gamma Alpha Delta Chapter Nova Southeastern University Southern Region Bachelor of Science – Marine Biology Webster B. Hill, IV Zeta Eta BachelorEasternUniversityChapterofVirginiaRegionofArts–Global Studies Christopher Lee Eta Beta BachelorSouthernUniversityChapterofMississippiRegionofArts–Psychology Javian Gant Alpha Zeta Chapter Alcorn State University Southern Region Bachelor of Science – Criminal Justice Ciedarius Jacobs Theta Eta Chapter The University of Southern Mississippi Southern Region Bachelor of Arts – Public Relations and Advertising Jeremiah Lewis Zeta Zeta ScienceBachelorGulfUniversityChapterofHoustonCoastRegionofScience–Computer
SUMMER 2022 • 25 BACHELORS Bryce Lovejoy Delta Theta Chapter Prairie View A&M University Gulf Coast Region Bachelor of Science – Electrical Engineering Kennedy Owens Beta Gamma Chapter Hampton University Eastern BachelorRegionofArts - Business Tanatswa L. Sambana Omicron Iota Chapter Old Dominion University Eastern BachelorRegionofScience – Biology Jalen Matthews Alpha Epsilon Chapter Johnson C. Smith University Southeastern Region Bachelor of Science – Psychology Kyseem Powell Alpha Epsilon Chapter Johnson C. Smith University Southeastern Region Bachelor of Arts – Criminology Johnson Sinophat Alpha Beta Iota Chapter Florida Atlantic University Southern Region Bachelor of Arts – Sociology Dayjion Middlebrook Beta Epsilon Chapter Langston BachelorSouthwesternUniversityRegionofArts–Liberal Education Ezekiel Robinson Iota Tau BachelorGulfLouisianaChapterStateUniversityCoastofArts-Journalism Colin G. Smith Alpha Alpha Phi Chapter Medgar Evers College Eastern BachelorRegionofScience – Social Work Michael Mitchell Theta Gamma Chapter New York City Metro Eastern BachelorRegionofArts – Public Relations & Strategic Communication Jakevious Rosser Kappa Chi Chapter University of BachelorSoutheasternTennessee-KnoxvilleRegionofEducation-Kinesiology Keewaun Stokes Zeta Zeta EngineeringBachelorGulfUniversityChapterofHoustonCoastRegionofScience–ComputerTechnology
CLASSOF2022 26 • THE CRESCENT ON THE YARD BACHELORS Kendall Tramble Gamma Epsilon Chapter Alabama A&M University Southern Region Bachelor of Science – Logistics & Supply Chain Management Jalen DeShon Wills Lambda Iota Chapter San Diego State University Western Region Bachelor of Arts - Psychology JaQuinton L. Tucker Theta Iota NeuromechanicsBachelorSouthernMississippiChapterStateUniversityRegionofScience–KinesiologyJarren D. Wilson Delta Theta Chapter Prairie View A&M University Gulf Coast Region Bachelor of Science – Mechanical Engineering Cameron Veal Lambda Pi Chapter University of Central Oklahoma Southwestern Region Bachelor of Arts – Political Science and Criminal Justice Deishawn Worrell Alpha Epsilon Chapter Johnson C. Smith University Southeastern Region Bachelor of Science – Business Administration Stephen Tometi Stephen Tometi Zeta Zeta EngineeringBachelorGulfUniversityChapterofHoustonCoastRegion,ofScience–ComputerTechnolog Rhahim Vital Delta Theta Chapter Prairie View A&M. University Gulf Coast Region Bachelor of Science – Computer Sciences
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