The Sigma Pi chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. will celebrate 40 years of community service on Saturday.
The 9 a.m. celebration will be held at the Woodside Plantation Club, 1000 Woodside Plantation Drive. Limited tickets are available and cost $25 per person. That price includes breakfast.
The program's theme is "Forty Years of Serving the Community and Still Uplifting As We Climb," and Nathaniel Dicks, the chapter's president, said the program will look back on the chapter's milestones throughout Aiken.
"What we really want to do is reflect back on the 40 years that we have been here and the achievements that have been made," Dicks said.
Saturday's event will feature keynote speaker Dr. Shawn Foster, the incoming deputy superintendent of Aiken County Public Schools and fraternity member.
Foster is the director of Student and Administrative Services for the Spartanburg School District 7, and holds state certification in the areas of superintendent, secondary supervisor and guidance and counseling. Foster also holds a master's degree in the arts and education and a doctorate in education, and has experience working as a director, principal and guidance counselor.
Foster will replace District Deputy Superintendent David Caver, who will retire in late June.
The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity was founded on Nov. 17, 1911, on the Howard University campus in Washington, D.C. The fraternity is comprised of more than 750 chapters nationally; each chapter is mandated to implement programs involving scholarships, social action, health initiatives, illiteracy, mentoring, education and music.
For more information or to buy tickets, contact the following by Friday: John Brightharp at harp3@aol.com; Gene Bell at 803-507-3642 or gab342@hotmail.com; or Nathaniel Dicks at 803-645-2729 or ndicks816@att.net.
Maayan Schechter is the local government reporter with Aiken Standard.