Alpha Kappa Alpha

Daashawn R. Scott (202)-427-4081 daashawnscott3@gmail.com 7506 Devries Drive Lorton, VA. 22079 Greetings Brothers of Annapolis (MD) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Inc., I am pleased to write this letter of recommendation on behalf of Mr. Clarence Houser, Jr. I met Mr. Houser in March at the annual Krimson and Kream Ball. Since this time, he has maintained communication and consistently expressed interest in becoming a member of our noble clan. Clarence has proven to be a very dedicated young…

Psychological assessment measurements are appraised based on two key measurement constructs: reliability and validity. Reliability of an assessment denotes how consistent the test scores are after repeated executions of the assessment. The reliability of an assessment is necessary and is a foundation to build upon for validity. Validity is the second key measurement construct that deals with the degree to which “the evidence exists to support the various inferences, interpretations,…

The goal of this is to show how fraternities, in particular, Pi Kappa Alpha can be a discourse community for the involved members. Also, I hope to prove that fraternities in general can be looked upon as a positive association that give “kids” opportunity who in the end will become men. I had no idea really what discourse communities were until the article, “The Concept of Discourse Community” by John Swales, a linguistics professor at the University of Michigan, who eventually proved to me that…

systems theory is a theory of human behavior that views the family as an emotional unit and uses systems thinking to describe the complex interactions in the unit (Kerr, 2016). While attending undergraduate school I joined a sorority called Alpha Kappa Alpha who encourages high scholastics and ethical standards among college educated women. While being inducted in to the sorority we had to function as…

Civil rights activist, Rosa Parks once said, “Each person must live their life as a model for others” (Rosa Bio). Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus on December 1st, 1955 (Rosa Parks). Rosa’s involvement in civil disobedience was due to personal influences, she chose to participate in civil disobedience to protest segregation laws, and she did achieve success using this controversial method of standing up for what she strongly believes to be right. Park’s child hood experiences with…

leadership role. I picked leadership as one of my individual values because I tend to take on the leadership role in many of my current organizations and extra curriculums here at Shippensburg. For example, I am currently the Polemarch of my fraternity Kappa Alpha Psi here at Shippensburg. I held this position…

Having gone through what I did, I never truly had a plan for the future. I knew I had to attend college but it was not until I was recruited by the local TRiO program that I truly believed that there could be a future for me. ConnCAP/Upward Bound was established by the Higher Education Act of 1965 to help low-income first-generation students realize their full potential and attain their goal of completing high school and obtaining higher education. The teachers and students I met through this…

Do you remember Jester Joseph Hairston? Hairston was a songwriter, composer, choral conductor, and actor. He was known as the leading expert when it came to African-American choral music and spirituals. Hairston is also best known for one of his acting role characters, Rolly Forbes, on the show Amen. Forbes appeared on the show from 1986-1991. Jester Joseph Hairston was born in Belews Creek, a rural community in North Carolina. He was the grandson of two slaves. At an early age Hairston and his…

WORK EXPERIENCE
 • Dallas Cowboys’ Broadcast Media Department Intern Summer – 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014 o Responsible for producing and editing videos for The Blitz, a weekly television show spotlighting the football club o Created videos using Canon, Nikon, and Panasonic DSLR cameras, as well as GoPros and Sony Actioncams o Assisted with shooting, and was responsible for editing Dallas Cowboys Mean Tweets, a video promoted through social media that became the most viewed online video in…

How My Community College has Changed My Life Growing up everyone emphasized how important it was and still is to further education after high school. I always kept this in the back of my mind, but never knew how I would be able to afford college. Researching different schools I realized tuition would cost more than I had saved up. I’ve been saving for higher education for quite some time actually. I started working in the seventh grade detaseling corn. The pay wasn’t particularly outstanding,…