NU MU NU A BUSY YEAR OF SERVICE AND CELEBRATION

Nu Mu Nu Chapter Brothers Ed Foster and Willie Stroman were Branch #3055 state representatives at the NAACP 62nd Annual State Convention. The Host Branches were Lafayette / West Lafayette, In, Branch # 3056, and Kokomo, In, Branch # 3055. This was a 4-day event with the initial day being kicked off in Kokomo on Thursday, October 27, 2022 with a Press Conference, Religious Leaders Summit and a tour of the Kokomo Black History Trail. The remainder of the convention was conducted in West Lafayette / Lafayette, In with a powerful agenda through the Closing Plenary session on Sunday, October 30, 2022.

The Pink and Purple Scholarship Fundraiser is an annual fundraiser to support Scholarships and other Educational endeavors. This fundraiser has been identified as a premier community event and well attended by representatives of various key organizations. The event is co-sponsored with the ladies of Omicron Phi Omega Chapter of AKA, we have collaborated on other successful community activities. This is the first since 12-19 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the event was a sellout this year.

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This activity is part of our Achievement week and an opportunity to identify brothers who have exemplified leadership in certain categories as identify by the Chapter. Just to name a few, the Community Service Award – Brother Willie Stroman, Omega Man of the Year – the Basileus, Brother Angelo Youghbor, Omega 50th Year Member Award – Brother Ed Foster and Superior Service Award, Brother Curtis Shaw. One of the evenings highlights was the performance of the 2022 Talent Hunt winner, Miss Rylie Morris, she entertained the attendees with a beautiful song. This event serves as an opportunity for key community networking along with sharing our value to the community.

The Nu Mu Nu Chapter has consistently supported Indiana University Kokomo for the Walk against Domestic Violence. We as a Fraternity are certainly against these actions. This is a 1 mile walk around campus with numerous non-profit and profit organizations from the Howard County community. During the kick-off, there is always a keynote speaker usually a victim of Domestic Violence, this testimonial review really is always very emotional but a reality check. The walk typically starts after the keynote but was delayed due to the rainy weather. Funds collected are provided to the local Domestic Violence Shelter. Brothers Ed Foster and Willie Stroman completed the walk, there was a delay due to the rain, and eventually, it started with the rain. We were joined with a few sisters from the Omicron Phi Omega Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. This is one of the Nu Mu Nu Chapter mandated events that we support annually.

Submitted By: Bro. Willie Stroman