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The Delta Chapter was founded by Elder Watson Diggs in 1915. The Delta Chapter was the last Chapter chartered under the fraternity's original name, Kappa Alpha Nu, and the first chapter designated after the fraternity's name change to Kappa Alpha Psi. Delta was the first chapter established at an historically black university. Epsilon 1915
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. (ΚΑΨ) is a historically African American fraternity. Since the fraternity's founding on January 5, 1911, at Indiana University Bloomington , it has never restricted membership based on color, creed, or national origin though membership traditionally is dominated by those of Black heritage.
Alpha Kappa Alpha: ΑΚΑ: Sorority January 15, 1908 Howard University: Chicago, Illinois: 1,074 [8] 360,000 [8] 1930 First intercollegiate African American sorority. First NPHC sorority to be nationally incorporated. Kappa Alpha Psi: ΚΑΨ: Fraternity January 5, 1911 Indiana University Bloomington: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 649
The campus of Indiana University at that time did not encourage the assimilation of Blacks. Kappa Alpha Psi is the second oldest existing collegiate historically Black Greek letter organization and the first intercollegiate fraternity incorporated as a national body. [1]
After the dissolution of Alpha Kappa Nu, at least two of its founders—John Hodge and Thomas Reynolds—joined the Upsilon chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha at the University of Kansas. [7] Bryson states that the original name (Kappa Alpha Nu) of the Black fraternity Kappa Alpha Psi may have been chosen in tribute to the short-lived fraternity. [2]
Charter date and range Institution Location Status References Alpha: December 10, 1895 – 1898 Grand Council Inactive [2] Beta: October 26, 1879 – 1913 University College of Medicine: Richmond, Virginia: Merged [a] Gamma: November 18, 1898 – 1976 Columbia University College of Pharmacy New York City, New York: Inactive [2] [b] [c] Delta
Charter date and range Founding Location ... Alpha Psi: 1931 Tennessee State University: ... Kappa Alpha Omega: April 16, 1974: Itta Bena:
Chapters of Alpha Kappa Psi are given names consisting of either one or two Greek letters. The names are issued in order according to the dates on which the chapters are chartered. Alpha is the name given to the founding chapter at New York University, followed by Beta at the University of Denver for the second chapter, then Gamma, and so on ...