Kappa Alpha Psi, a college Fraternity, now comprised of  functioning undergraduate and alumni chapters on major campuses and cities throughout the country is the crystallization of a dream. The vision of this fraternity was shared by our late Founders, Elder Watson Diggs, Byron K. Armstrong, John M. Lee, Henry T. Asher, Marcus P. Blakemore, Guy L. Grant, Paul W. Caine, George W. Edmonds, Ezra D. Alexander and Edward G. Irvin. In was in the school year of 1910 -1911, on January 5 1911, on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana that our fraternal roots began. This would not be just another organization. but an organization founded on Christian ideals and a fundamental purpose of "Achievement." It is the beautiful realization of a vision shared commonly by the late Revered Founders that enabled them to sow the seed of a fraternal tree whose fruit is available to, and now enjoyed by college men everywhere, regardless of their color, religion and national origin.

 

On May 15, 1911 the fraternity was chartered and incorporated originally under the laws of the State of Indiana as Kappa Alpha Nu. The name was officially changed to Kappa Alpha Psi on a resolution adopted at the Grand Chapter Meeting in December 1914. This change became effective on April 15, 1915.

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Kappa Alpha Psi is the second oldest existing collegiate historically Black Greek Letter Fraternity and the first intercollegiate fraternity incorporated as a national body. The fraternity has over 125,000 members with 700 undergraduate and alumni chapters in nearly every state of the United States, and international chapters in Nigeria, South Africa, the West Indies, the United Kingdom, Korea and Japan. 

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Kappa Alpha Psi has had a global impact on events in which affect our local communities as well as places around the globe. Local chapters participate and coordinate community outreach activities to combat homelessness, provide scholarship opportunities, mentor programs, sponsor many health awareness initiatives and other enrichment activities.

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