Kappa Alpha Psi

Kappa Alpha Psi® Fraternity, Inc. (ΚΑΨ) is a collegiate Greek-letter fraternity, founded on January 5, 1911 at Indiana University Bloomington. The fraternity has over 150,000 members with 700 undergraduate and alumni chapters in every state of the United States, and international chapters in the United Kingdom, Germany, Korea, Japan, the Caribbean, Saint Thomas, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Nigeria, Bermuda, Canada, Dubai, Dominican Republic and South Africa.

Empowering Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

Established on January 5, 1911, at Indiana University, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. was founded with a vision to foster achievement in every field of human endeavor. The fraternity has a distinguished history of promoting academic excellence, community service, and leadership development among African American men.

Kappa Alpha Psi’s founders, affectionately known as the “Ten Founders,” were committed to the principles of honorable achievement, leadership, and service. The fraternity has since grown to include hundreds of chapters worldwide and boasts a membership of over 150,000. Kappa Alpha Psi is known for its commitment to academic success, with programs such as the Kappa League, which provides mentorship and leadership training to young men.

Kappa Alpha Psi’s community service initiatives are diverse and impactful. The fraternity’s Guide Right program, which includes Kappa League, is one of the most comprehensive youth outreach initiatives among Greek organizations. The program provides educational, occupational, and social guidance to young men, helping them to become productive and contributing members of society.

Grand Polemarch's

Welcome Message

Welcome to the website of Kappa Alpha Psi® Fraternity, Inc. It is my honor to serve as the Grand Polemarch of an organization comprised of a dynamic collection of college educated men, a literal “Who’s Who” rolodex of the risk takers, trailblazers and changemakers that exist in the world today. We are delighted to offer you a glimpse into the window of our illustrious fraternal history and a closer look at our empowering, living, and active representation of achievement. Whether you’re a member, prospective member, corporate or university partner, stakeholder or just interested in learning more about what fuels our passion to achieve, the pages of this site will familiarize you with our commitment to serve and create transformational change across the globe! 

Since January 5, 1911, the men of Kappa Alpha Psi® have represented the very essence of achievement, in every field of human endeavor. We have grown to enjoy a footprint of close to 700 chapters in 400+ communities across the continental United States and in 13 overseas territories. Kappa men remain busy uplifting communities and developing our current and next generation of leaders in alignment with the spirit of our founding ideals, that we may raise the sights of all in our ecosystem to heights higher than previously imagined, to change the narrative of what’s possible through belief and the relentless dedication to achieve. 

I invite you to explore the pages of our website and discover for yourselves what makes our organization special and unique in the chronicles of Greek Letter Organizations. Thanks for visiting us! 

Alumni Chapter History

Kappa Alpha Psi®, a college fraternity, was born in an environment saturated with racism. The state of Indiana became the 19th state of the Union in 1816, and it founded Indiana University in Bloomington four years later. This city was largely populated by settlers from below the Mason-Dixon line and, therefore, found many sympathizers of the Southern cause. Consequently, the few Blacks who took up residence in Bloomington in those early years were socially ostracized and encountered extreme acts of prejudice and discrimination. The state of Indiana became a stronghold for the Ku Klux Klan. Their intolerance toward Blacks fueled the negative mindset of other Whites residing there. Vigilante lynchings of Blacks were commonplace. This environment made day-to-day life for Blacks an arduous task and attempts to achieve in school nearly impossible. Despite the growing hostility of Whites toward Blacks in Indiana, some Black students sought a college education at Indiana University, as it was a tuition-free university of the highest quality. However, few Blacks could remain longer than a year or so without having to withdraw in search of employment. 

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