Ambassador's Wife Attends NPHC Conference
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a small private dining room in the Washington Court Hotel, in Washington DC,
the members of the Council of Presidents (COP) – which is the executive
leadership of the National Pan Hellenic Council --met with Madam Lola
Poisson-Joseph, wife of the Haitian Ambassador to the US, the Honorable
Raymond Alcide Joseph.
The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) is a collaborative organization of nine
historically African American, international Greek lettered fraternities and
sororities. The nine NPHC organizations are sometimes collectively referred to
as the "Divine Nine." The council promotes interaction through forums, meetings
and other mediums for the exchange of information and engages in cooperative
programming and initiatives through various activities and functions.
Each constituent member organization determines its own strategic direction and
program agenda. Today, the primary purpose and focus of member
organizations remains camaraderie and academic excellence for its members
and service to the communities they serve. Each promotes community
awareness and action through educational, economic, and cultural service
activities. However, this meeting is different, there is almost a somber mood in
the room as Madame Poisson-Joseph, speaks softly to the group about the
continuing plight of her compatriots. This type is mission is not new to Lola
Poisson Joseph. Although born in Haiti, she was reared in Brooklyn, NY. In
addition, in September of 2008, she founded Children & Families Global
Development Fund , Inc. whose purpose is to help increase resources and
improve services to populations in need. Speaking for the COP, Frater Dwayne
Murray, Esq., said, "Each of our organizations have responded to the call for help
from Haiti. Now, we would like to focus our collective effort in a way that will yield
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a broad early impact for Haiti’s citizen’s". This was a sentiment shared by the
leadership present at the meeting......Download the pdf to read the entire
interview
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