ces ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁the ▁F rat ern ity ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁districts ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁proposed ▁legisl ation ▁by ▁George ▁F . ▁David ▁II , ▁the ▁third ▁Grand ▁P ole m arch . ▁David ▁was ▁first ▁Grand ▁P ole m arch ▁who ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁n urt ured ▁by ▁the ▁Al pha ▁chapter ▁under ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁Found ers , ▁proposed ▁div iding ▁the ▁F rat ern ity ▁into ▁super vis ory ▁districts . ▁The ▁idea ▁origin ated ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁Pres iding ▁E lder ▁of ▁the ▁A . M . E . ▁Church . ▁Grand ▁P ole m arch ▁David ▁II , ▁implemented ▁the ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁F rat ern ity ▁into ▁three ▁districts . ▁Past ▁Grand ▁P ole m arch ▁Ir ven ▁Arm strong ▁was ▁assigned ▁the ▁first ; ▁Harrison ▁R . ▁Duke , ▁the ▁second ; ▁and ▁Harold ▁M . ▁Ty ler , ▁the ▁third ▁district . ▁The ▁three ▁districts ▁grew ▁into ▁four ▁" reg ions ". ▁Fif th ▁Grand ▁P ole m arch ▁Earl ▁B . ▁Dick erson ▁changed ▁the ▁design ation ▁of ▁" Region " ▁to ▁" Pro v ince " ▁and ▁" Reg ional ▁Director " ▁to ▁" Pro v ince ▁P ole m arch " ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁Grand ▁Chapter ▁Me eting ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁And ▁during ▁the ▁original ▁establishment ▁of ▁provinces , ▁the ▁following ▁provinces ▁were ▁established : ▁Eastern , ▁Middle ▁Eastern , ▁Central , ▁Great ▁L