Kappa Alpha Psi was founded on the campus of Indiana University on January
5, 1911. The Fraternity's fundamental purpose is achievement.
Early in this century, African-American students were actively dissuaded
from attending college. Formidable obstacles were erected to prevent the few
who were enrolled from assimilating into co-curricular campus life. This
ostracism characterized Indiana University in 1911, thus causing Elder W.
Diggs, Byron K. Armstrong, and eight other black students to form Kappa
Alpha Psi Fraternity, which remains the only Greek letter organization with
its Alpha Chapter on the University's campus
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The founders sought a formula that would immediately raise the sights of
black collegians and stimulate them to accomplishments higher than they
might have imagined.
Fashioning achievement as it's purpose, Kappa Alpha Psi began uniting
college men of culture, patriotism and honor in a bond of fraternity.
Kappa Alpha Psi is not interested in the simple accumulation of members and
chapters. Its emphasis, however, is in the quality and integrity of its
membership. Membership quality manifests itself through an intangible
element of brotherhood we call "that Good Old Kappa Spirit."
That Good Old Kappa Spirit is not bestowed by any external entity. It cannot
be bought, sold, bartered, borrowed or stolen. It comes from within and the
only way to keep it is to give it away. It comes from a personal love of
Fraternity, loyalty to purpose and ideals, the acceptance of responsibility
and interest in the welfare of others.
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