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Brother Ruben L. Freeman
Life Member #11093

Initiation Date:

April 5, 1997

Initiation Chapter:

Kappa Chi

Line Name:

Cold Front , #5, Tail Club

Current Chapter:

Alpha Psi Lambda

Alpha Phi Alpha Work Experience

GENERAL ORGANIZATION

SOUTHERN REGION

SOUTH CAROLINA DISTRICT

AREA LEADERSHIP

CHAPTER LEADERSHIP

COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

  • National Publications Committee: Administration: Brother James Crumel

  • Produces and distributes the International Alpha Ice Box and Life Member Subscription Box service for the fraternity, 2020 - current

  • National Publications Committee – Southern Region Representative: 2009-2013.

  • Southern Region Communications Chair: 2014, 2015.

  • Hobart S. Jarrett Debate Competition, Interim Chair: 2016.

  • Hobart S. Jarrett Debate Competition Chair: 2017-2021.

  • Judge, Southern Region Hobart S. Jarrett Competition: 2015-2017.

  • Tabulator, District Conference (Oratorical Contest): 2001.

  • District Board Member: 2003-present.

  • Area Director: 2003-2007.

  • Press Secretary: 2007.

  • Hobart S. Jarrett Debate Competition Chair: 2015-2017.

  • IMDP Trainer: 2018-2021.

  • Deputy District Director: 2022-present..

  • Chief Dean: Since 2022.

  • District Conference Awards Program Master of Ceremony: 2022.

  • Belford V. Lawson Oratorical Competition, Acting Chair: 2021.

  • Sponsorship Chair and Committee Member: 2023, 2024.

  • Emanuel 9 Master of Ceremony: 2023, 2024.

  • Established the Chapter Dean Institute: 2023.

  • Facilitated countless workshops on Membership Development and Initial Membership Development processes: 2013-present.

  • Facilitator at the SC Alpha College Brother Summit: 2021-2024.

  • Initiation Banquet Speaker, Xi Phi Lambda Chapter: April 2023, on the topic of “Brotherhood and Commitment.”

  • Judge, Omicron Iota Lambda Alfred F. Young Oratorical Contest: April 2023.

  • Area 3 Pharoah’s Council – 1998-2001 

  • Cluster 1 & 2 Pharoah’s Council, 2003 – 2011

  • Cluster 1 & 2 IMDP Management Team, 2011 – 2013

  • Chief Dean, Midlands Cluster/Cluster #2, 2013-2017

  • Chief Dean, Midlands/Upstate Cluster #1 & #2, 2017-2021

  • Historian: Kappa Chi, 1999-2000.

  • Assistant Step Master: Kappa Chi, 1999.

  • Associate Editor to the Sphinx: Omicron Tau Lambda, Kappa Chi, 1999-2001.

  • Step Master: Kappa Chi (2000).

  • University Fraternity Man of the Year: Kappa Chi, 2000.

  • Vice President: Kappa Chi, 1998-1999.

  • Chapter President: Kappa Chi, 1998; Omicron Tau Lambda, 2005-2006.

  • Director of Educational Activities: Kappa Chi, 1998; Omicron Tau Lambda, 2007.

  • Chapter Secretary: Kappa Chi, 1997.

  • NPHC Community Service Chair: Kappa Chi, 1998-1999.

  • Miss Black and Gold Pageant Coordinator: Kappa Chi, 1998-2000.

  • Chapter Dean of Membership/Director of Membership Intake: Kappa Chi, 2000), Omicron Tau Lambda, 2010); Alpha Psi Lambda, 2022-2024.

  • Alpha Advisor: Sigma Tau, (2001-2015)

  • Brother of the Year: Omicron Tau Lambda, 2001-2002.

  • Parliamentarian: Omicron Tau Lambda, 2019-2020.

  • Social Media and Marketing Chair: Alpha Psi Lambda, 2021-present.

  • Nominations and Elections Committee Chair: Alpha Psi Lambda, 2022-2024.

  • Constitution and Bylaws Chair: Alpha Psi Lambda. 2023-2024.

  • Co-chair, Capital City Derby: Alpha Psi Lambda, 2024.

  • Chair, Beautillion: Omicron Tau Lambda, 2007.

  • ​Keynote Speaker: The Business of Music Conference, 2019 and 2020.

  • Keynote Speaker: Optimist Club of Columbia, “Disability Awareness and Inclusion,” 2021.

  • Participant: Prader-Willi Syndrome Walk - Batesburg, SC, June 2022, June 2023.

  • Graduate, United Way Blueprint for Leadership Program: 2022.

  • Presenter: Lighthouse Foundation of South Carolina, July 2023.

  • Presenter & Toastmaster: University of South Carolina - Aiken pageant, May 2023.

  • Presenter: Hunter Kinard Tyler High School, “Career Explorations,” May 2023.

  • Governing Board Member: Vital Connections of the Midlands, 2023-present; Growing Homes Southeast, 2023-present.

  • Board of Directors: Brothers & Sisters of Aiken County (United Way), 2008-present.

  • Member: Association of Persons Supporting Employment, 2020-present; American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2022-present.

  • Former Board of Directors: Francis Marion University National Alumni Advisory Board.

  • Presenter: Brookland Baptist Church, “Passing on the Art of Being a Gentleman,” December 2023.

  • Presenter: Voorhees University, “It’s Just Initiation Hazing,” January 2024.

  • Member, The Historic Tabernacle Baptist Church; Augusta, GA

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