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Forewords

By Brother Richard Treadwell

Kappa Eta chapter was founded on the spirit of the brotherhood we experienced
in the South. When I first arrived at Seton Hall University in the fall of 1972, I
already knew I wanted to be a Que. I was first exposed to the fraternity while
visiting my brother, Dr. Kenneth Treadwell (also a Que), when he was an
undergraduate student at Morgan State College in Baltimore, Maryland. I was so
impressed with how the brothers carried themselves on campus; I knew this was
an organization I wanted to be a part of.

Since there was no undergraduate chapter in the area at the time, I pledged
Upsilon Phi chapter in Newark, NJ, and crossed over in the spring of 1973. I was
the only undergraduate brother on Seton Hall’s campus then but had a clear
vision of establishing a chapter before I left.

We pledged 2 additional lines through Upsilon Phi before we had enough
brothers to establish our own undergraduate chapter. During that time, we made
several trips to HBCU homecomings. Through those experiences, we internalized
the sense of brotherhood at the southern campuses we visited and used that as
a platform to create Kappa Eta chapter.

Establishing a Black Greek organization on a private, Catholic university in the
mid 1970’s was a monumental achievement. We also facilitated the expansion of
Black Greek organizations on other campuses in northeast New Jersey. We were
trailblazers in every sense of the word. We helped the greater community-at-
large, built a solid platform to support young, black men doing well in whatever
they chose to do in life and established the legacy that is now Kappa Eta
chapter.

To all my chapter brothers, I say job well done. To my fellow founding brothers,
I say thank you. May the legacy continue ….

Brother Richard Treadwell
Charter Basileus Kappa Eta Chapter
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

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