![]() ![]() ![]() Lee, who comprised the remainder of the original Grand Board of Directors, the infant Fraternity was guided through the most perilous years of its life. Through his leadership and indefatigable application, augmented by the efforts of B.K. Thus, the name acquired a distinctive Greek letter symbol and KAPPA ALPHA PSI thereby became a Greek letter Fraternity in every sense of the designation.įrom its inception, and for the next six years, Brother Diggs served as the Grand Polemarch of KAPPA ALPHA PSI Fraternity. This change became effective April 15, 1915, on a proclamation by the then Grand Polemarch, Elder Watson Diggs. The Constitution of KAPPA ALPHA PSI is predicated upon, and dedicated to, the principles of achievement through a truly democratic Fraternity.Ĭhartered and incorporated originally under the laws of the State of Indiana as Kappa Alpha Nu on May 15, 1911, the name was changed to KAPPA ALPHA PSI on a resolution offered and adopted at the Grand Chapter in December 1914. It is a fact of which KAPPA ALPHA PSI is justly proud that the Constitution has never contained any clause which either excluded or suggested the exclusion of a man from membership merely because of his color, creed, or national origin. It was the vision of these astute men that enabled them in the school year 1910 – 11, more specifically the night of January 5, 1911, on the campus of Indiana University at Bloomington, Indiana, 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 or national origin. It is the beautiful realization of a vision shared commonly by the late Revered Founders Elder Watson Diggs John Milton Lee Byron K. Kappa Alpha Psi, a college Fraternity, now comprised of functioning Undergraduate and Alumni Chapters on major campuses and in cities throughout the country, is the crystallization of a dream. AND God said….I’ll make me a man, A man of Courage, A man of Dignighty, A man who is able to become all that is said, I’ll make him in the color of valor: Krimson Red A man with Gleam,A man of Wisdom, A man who is able to fulfill every woman’s dream, I’ll make him in the color of Integrity: Kappa Kreme A man who concists of no ends or boundaries, A man who is wise in all his decisions, A man who has the willingness to achieve, And the knowledge to obtain every goal, I’ll make a man that compels of no sin, And God said, I’ll start this group of men with ten! Men of Strength,Men of Love, Men who are worthy of treasures from above, Men who are as radiant as diamonds in the sky, And God said, I’ll make a man And I’ll call him A KAPPA Man ![]()
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