The fundamental purpose of Kappa Alpha Psi Fratenity,
Inc. is "Honorable achievement in every field of human endeavor". Here is where the legacy began.
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 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. The Constitution of KAPPA ALPHA PSI is predicated
upon, and dedicated to, the principles of achievement through a truly democratic Fraternity.
Chartered 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. This change became effective April 15, 1915, on a proclamation by the then Grand Polemarch, Elder Watson Diggs. 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.
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