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their extreme gratitude for the men of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated for taking the time to make sure men of this facility had a more than adequate living facility to call home.

The final event of Achievement Week took place later Saturday night. At Wisconsin’s historic Lambeau Field representatives of every Wisconsin chapter gathered for the official Founders Day luncheon. Draped in Omega attire, brothers celebrated as awards were distributed to fellow Omega men in recognition of their service, activism, and outstanding community engagement. This luncheon also provided brothers from every Wisconsin chapter an opportunity to network and fellowship. One of the most inspirational moments was when Brother Noah Cotton of the Epsilon Theta Chapter served as the keynote speaker and expressed deeply what Omega means to him.

the ballot for Supreme Court in the State of Wisconsin. Although he did not win, this was a historical moment for Omega in the State. He was not the only brother on the ballot. Bro. Korbey White will also be on the ballot for Verona Area School District Board of Directors. Bro. James Howard represented the chapter at the Urban League of Madison’s Mayoral Candidate forum on the same night Bro. Carlton Jenkins addressed the State of the District for the Madison Metropolitan School District.

On February 1, 2023, In Business magazine released its annual “Forty Under 40” list of 40 of the most civic-minded professionals under the age of 40 in the greater Madison area. The 2023 Forty Under 40 is the Blackest class in Madison history – nine of the honorees (22.5%) are Black in a metropolitan area that is only 5.5% Black. Of those nine, seven are members of the Urban League of Greater Madison (ULGM) Young Professionals (YP) program, and four are members of Divine Nine organizations. Bro. Rodney Saunders, Jr. (3-20-ΓΓΓ) falls into all of the above categories. This year’s honorees were featured in the March 2023 issue of the magazine. Bro. Saunders is the third Madison Omega to make this list, behind Bro. David Hart, III (2-ΝΛ-93) in 2006 and Bro. Rafeeq Asad (1-15-ΓΓΓ) in 2018.