SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN CHAPTERS HOST JOINT OMEGA MEMORIAL SERVICE

On Sunday, March 12, 2023, the brothers of the six graduate chapters in Southeast Michigan came together to host a Joint Omega Memorial Service (JOMS). It was the first JOMS that we were able to hold since 2019 due to the pandemic. The service was held at Trinity Missionary Baptist Church in Pontiac MI, where Brother Rev. John Tolbert is the pastor. Our guest preacher was immediate past Grand Chaplain Brother Rev. Dr. Walter T. Richardson of Miami FL, who delivered a powerful and dynamic message. Inspiring music was provided by Nu Omega Chorale comprised of Brothers Jeffery Smith, Darryl Shackleford, Arnold Simmons, Terrence Watson, Leonard Stone, Ed Davis, and Marsialle Arbuckle and accompanied by Brother LaShawn Gary. The event was attended by seventy brothers from the six Southeast Michigan graduate chapters: Omicron Alpha Alpha (Pontiac), Nu Omega (Detroit), Rho Mu Nu (Canton), Sigma Rho (Ann Arbor), Tau Kappa Kappa (Southfield), and Tau Mu Nu (Macomb County).

Family members of the twenty-one memorialized brothers were invited to attend, and those who did were presented with an engraved bible during the service. The service was well received by the family members who attended. One appreciative family member wrote, “Thank you so much for our invite to the memorial service. Know my husband, sister, and I enjoyed the program immensely and are very thankful for the lovely gift presented to us. We also feel very honored to be included in the Omega Psi Phi fraternity. We know how much our dad enjoyed being part of this brotherhood, as much as the fraternity enjoyed having him