Omegan 2016 Winter Edition

The Omegan
Voice of the Second District
Gamma Pi & LGG Toy Give Away at Suitland Elementary
Gamma Pi, Lambda Gamma Gamma and Friendship Charities Volunteers at Suitland ElementaryChristmas Toy Giveaway
Gamma Pi Career Day Social Action
Prince George’s County, Md. January 9, 2016 -- For the men of Gamma
Pi chapter, nothing could be more about Scholarship and Uplift than reaching
out personally to young students in our middle and high schools. Whether
through the chapter’s flagship educational program, Project ENRICH,
or through request by local schools for the men to come do Career Day or
to talk to young black males about success and achievement, the chapter
relishes such opportunities. Gamma Pi combined those opportunities over
the holidays when it participated in a local school Career Day and also
sponsored the annual Career Showcase during a recent Project ENRICH.
The first event was held on December 3, when a contingent of Brothers
from The Super Chapter visited with students at the high school
level at Riverdale Baptist School in Upper Marlboro, Md. for a “Career
Day” presentation. With a group of Brothers representing a diverse
group of career backgrounds, from education to business to government,
law and medicine, the Super Chapter has an excellent stable of
men who all serve as positive career role models for today’s students.
Among those presenting was Brother Anthony Stewart, Chief Executive
Officer of Stewart Financial Services. Brother Stewart is a statewide
business star, having been named one of Maryland’s Most Admired
CEO’s this summer by The Daily Record, a business and legal
publication. His focus was relaying to the students how he developed
his financial and entrepreneurial expertise, encouraging them to aim
higher in the same vein. The young students also heard from chapter
members who are experts in veterinary medicine, sale and marketing,
education, real estate and business and other entrepreneurs.
Right after the holiday, the Brothers kicked off the New Year with the
annual Career Showcase sponsored by the chapter’s Project ENRICH
program. Held at Bowie State once a month, the program helps prepare
students and families over a four-year period (ninth through 12th
grades) for careers in college. On January 9, the chapter organized
the annual Career Showcase. Several professionals from the community
joined with Fraternity members in presenting a half-day look at
various career options and the educational requirements for those jobs.
The project ENRICH students heard from an actuary, a health care services
administrator, an FBI special agent, an IT Auditor for the Federal Reserve
Board, a management consultant and a forensic psychologist. As exciting
as the various careers sounded, it was all about preparation. What courses
do you take in college? What do you do in high school to get prepared? How
much money can you earn? How many years of schooling are required to
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Health Care Administrator shares her career experiences with youth
enter various career fields? How much travel is involved? How do you
get internship experience? Brother Willie Hines is director of the program.
“When it comes to our young people and the Cardinal Principle
of Scholarship, nothing could be more important than helping
guide the talents and interests of our young people into productive,
well-paying careers,” said Gamma Pi Basileus Brother
Brian K. Long. “Ultimately that is the goal we all share in promoting
Scholarship not only in Gamma Pi, but in the entire Fraternity
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