Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Overview

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity

• The fraternity acquired a distinctive Greek letter symbol, becoming a Greek letter fraternity in every sense.
• The official flower is a red carnation, which evolved from the original flower, the trailing arbutus.

Colors and Headquarters

• The official colors are Crimson and Cream, which are deep red and pale yellow hues, respectively.
• These colors were chosen to closely identify the Fraternity with the Bloomington campus of Indiana University.
• The International Headquarters is located at 2322-24 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19132-4590.

History and Founders

• Kappa Alpha Psi is a college fraternity founded on January 5, 1911, on the campus of Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana.
• The founders were:
  • Elder Watson Diggs
  • Ezra Dee Alexander
  • Henry Tourner Asher
  • Byron Kenneth Armstrong
  • Paul Waymond Caine
  • Marcus Peter Blakemore
  • George Wesley Edmonds
  • Guy Levis Grant
  • John Milton Lee
  • Edward Giles Irvin
• Elder Watson Diggs was born on December 23, 1883, in Madisonville, Kentucky.

Purpose and Type

• The fundamental purpose of the Fraternity is to support the purposes of colleges and universities.
• Kappa Alpha Psi is a social fraternity focused on supporting the purposes of colleges and universities.
• The fraternity is a collegiate Greek-letter fraternity, recognizing its privilege and responsibilities differ in no way from those of other groups comprising the institutional community.

Founding and Incorporation

• The fraternity was founded on January 5, 1911, on the campus of Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana.
• The fraternity was incorporated 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, becoming effective on April 15, 1915.