Our History
Jonesboro (AR) Alumni Chapter was chartered by 13 Nupes in the city of Jonesboro, Arkansas on June 30th, 2001. Jonesboro (AR) Alumni Chapter is a part of the "Mighty" Southwestern Province. Many of the Kappas from Jonesboro (AR) Alumni Chapter have gone on and are presently achieving on high levels within the fraternity and communities in which they serve.​
Charter Members
Algernoa L. Crenshaw Wilbert Gaines Theron A. Hightower David Humble Fred Leonard Antonio Madlock Roderick Mosley Ronald Norman Lucas Perkins Kenneth Robinson Billy Swopes Torrence Tuberville Curtis J. Walker
SW Province Officers and Years of Service
Wilbert Gaines – Theta Mu Advisor (1975 – 1986) Wendell Williams – Theta Mu Advisor (1986 – 1988) Theron Hightower – Theta Mu Advisor (1988 – 2000) Ronald Norman – Theta Mu Advisor (2000 – 2007) George Grant – Theta Mu Advisor (2009 – 2012) Erik Wilson - Theta Mu Advisor (2012 – 2013) AnQuentin Williams - Theta Mu Advisor (2013 – 2014) Michael B. Joiner, Esq. Theta Mu Advisor (2014 – 2016) Tierre Hamilton, Sr - Theta Mu Advisor (2016-2019) Robert Johnson - Theta Mu Advisor (2021-present) Cyrus Coleman - SWP’s Kappa Foundation Chairman (2008 – 2010) Michael Joiner, Esq. - Arkansas Administrative Asst. (2009) Vice Chairman of the Arkansas Kappa Caucus (2009-2011) Chairman of the Arkansas Kappa Caucus (2011- 2015) Arkansas Board Member (2011 – 2015) Theron Hightower – SWP Election Committee Member (60th) and Chairman of the (61st) SWP Statistician for the 23rd CRWLC Arkansas Alumni Board Member (1999 - 2001 Arkansas Administrative Asst. (1998 – 2007) SWP’s Vendor Chairman (2001 – 2011)    SWP’s National Nominating Comm. Member (2004 – 2006) _ SWP Planning Committee Member (70th - 76th Provincial Councils and 2006 Fall Intake in Hot Springs, AR) SWP’s Chapter Certification Coor. (2006 – 2011) Executive Operating Assistant to the SWP Polemarch (2006 – 2011) Appointed SWP Sr. Vice Polemarch (July 12, 2011) Elected by the SWP as the Sr. Vice Polemarch (April 14, 2012 - present) Appointed SWP Polemarch (May 1, 2016)
Polemarchs and Years of Service
Fred Leonard (2001 – 2003) Ron Norman (2003 – 2006) Bobby Seals (2006 – 2008) Cyrus Coleman (2008 – 2010) Kevin Jordan (2010 – 2014) Michael Joiner, Esq. (2014 – 2016) Cornelius Moore (2016 – 2021) Leonard Smith (2021-2022) Talvickeo Banks, Sr (2022-Present)
Provincial Level Awards Received by Individuals
Province Polemarch’s Appreciation Award: Theron A. Hightower (1999, 2003, 2006 – 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) Cyrus Coleman (2009) Michael Joiner (2009 – 2012, 2014 - 2015)
Other Pertinent Historical Information
Charter Members of the SWP Life Membership Program: Theron Hightower Fred Leonard Lyndrell Randle Leonard Smith Destry Stirgus Curtis Walker
Wilbert Gaines was inducted into the
Arkansas High School Officiating Hall of
Fame on August 6, 2004.
Leroy Mansko of Newport, AR was the first
initiate into the Jonesboro Alumni Chapter
on November 19, 2004, in Little Rock, AR,
on the UALR campus. The, then, SWP
Senior Vice-Polemarch Ron Julun
performed the ceremony.
Michael Joiner, Esq. graduated from the Memphis
Law School where he was the Chief Justice of the
Moot Court Board. In the 70 or 80 plus years of
this school’s existence, only two blacks have held this post - with him being the only male. He was an Assoc. Editor for The University of Memphis Law Review, selected as one of the few Pupils for the Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inn of Court in Memphis, the Vice President of the Student Bar Association in 2007-2008, a recipient of the Cecil C. Humphrey’s Law Fellowship, the Judge John D. Martin Scholarship and the Evans & Petree Law Firm Scholarship. He and his daughter was recognized in the Class Salutations Address presented by the Class Speaker. He has passed the Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee Bar Exams.
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* Theron Hightower - 26th Appointed Southwestern Province Polemarch
* Curtis J. Walker - County Judge in Mississippi County, Arkansas