Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc

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Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc

• Chicago Alumni Chapter

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Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.CHICAGO ALUMNI
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• Officers

• Sergio Morgan
• - Strategus
• Joshua Quinn
• - Lt. Strategus
• Kevin Scott
• - Historian
• Marc Montgomery
• Reporter
• Daniel Brisard
• Couren Jackson
• Donald Pettis
• - Board of Directors

• Lyneir Cole
• - Polemarch
• Eric Lindsay
• - Sr. Vice-Polemarch
• David Posley
• - Jr. Vice-Polemarch
• Yaw Ofosu
• - Keeper of the Records
• Timothy Thomas, Jr.
• - Keeper of the Exchequer

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Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.CHICAGO ALUMNI
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• Fraternity Mission
• Achievement in all Fields of Human Endeavor.
• Objectives of KA?
• 1. To unite college men of culture, patriotism
  and honor in a Bond of Fraternity.
• 2. To encourage honorable achievement in every
  field of human endeavor.
• 3. To promote the spiritual, social, intellectual
  and moral welfare of members.
• 4. To assist the aims and purposes of colleges
  and universities.
• 5. To inspire service in the public interest.

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Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.CHICAGO ALUMNI
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Chapter Mission The Chicago Alumni Chapter
(CAC) will unite members of Kappa
Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated in the spirit
of fellowship after transitioning from college by
growing a large, diverse and active membership.
CAC will continuously build and maintain stellar
community service programs through volunteerism
and philanthropy. Chapter Motto The First,
Foremost, The Standard
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Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.History of Kappa
Alpha Psi

• KA? was founded, January 5, 1911 at Indiana
  University, by ten African-American college
  students - the late Revered Founders, Elder
  Watson Diggs John M. Lee Byron K. Armstrong
  Guy L. Grant Ezra D. Alexander Henry T. Asher
  Marcus P. Blakemore Paul W. Caine Edward G.
  Irvin and George W. Edmonds.
• Kappa Alpha Psi is the 2nd oldest existing
  collegiate historically Black Greek Letter
  Fraternity and the 1st intercollegiate fraternity
  incorporated as a national body on May 15, 1911
  as Kappa Alpha Nu.
• The name was officially changed to Kappa Alpha
  Psi on April 15, 1915.

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Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.History of Kappa
Alpha Psi

• The Founders endured acts of racial hatred and
  hostility and formulated this fraternity to
  alleviate the feeling of isolation and raising
  the sights of Black youth higher than they may
  have otherwise realized.
• Fashioning ACHIEVEMENT as its purpose, Kappa
  Alpha Psi began uniting college men of culture,
  patriotism and honor in a Bond of fraternity.
• Since it's founding in 1911, the Fraternity has
  never limited membership based on color, creed or
  national origin.
• KA? has over 125,000 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
  West Indies and South Africa.

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Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.History of North
Central Province

• In the beginning, the Fraternity was essentially
  a coalition of chapters, located mainly in the
  Midwest. As the Fraternity continued to grow, a
  strategic plan was implemented to effectively
  manage the future expansion of the Fraternity and
  service its needs.
• In 1920, Grand Keeper of the Exchequer, George F.
  David, II proposed organizing the Fraternity into
  Districts with a Director, appointed by the Grand
  Polemarch.
• At the 10th Grand Chapter Meeting, David became
  the 3rd Grand Polemarch and initiated this idea
  and the Fraternity was divided into three
  Districts.

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Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.History of North
Central Province

• By 1922, the Fraternity had established chapters
  on 18 campuses in 12 cities, including two in the
  South.
• W. Ellis Stewart was elected the 4th Grand
  Polemarch and he increased the number of
  Districts to 7 and they then became known as
  Regions.
• At the 15th Grand Chapter Meeting in 1925, the
  Fraternity again adjusted the names of the
  Regions and denoted them as Provinces and
  likewise the Regional Directors were named
  Province Polemarchs.
• There is not a direct correlation to geographical
  location of the Districts or Regions to the
  current day Provinces. Also, Province Polemarchs
  were initially appointed to govern a Province
  irrespective of where he may reside.

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Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.History of North
Central Province

• The North Central Province was originally known
  as the Central Province and included the same
  geography as today with the exception of the
  state of Iowa. Today, the North Central Province
  consists of a 5-state region including Indiana,
  Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota Wisconsin.
• 22 Province Polemarchs have led North Central
  Province since its inception. Korlon Kilpatrick,
  II is the 23rd Brother appointed to this
  position.
• 6 Chicago Alumni members have been appointed to
  lead the North Central Province in the capacity
  of Province Polemarch C. Leon Wilson, Julius
  Morgan (twice), Eldridge T. Freeman, Jr., Daniel
  Dixon, III and Michael Hughes, Sr.

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Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.History of
Chicago Alumni Chapter

• From 1911-1919, KA? expanded to nine
  Undergraduate Chapters, followed by the charter
  of the Chicago Alumni Chapter, April 17, 1919.
• Chicago Alumni was the first designation of an
  Alumni Chapter in the history of the Fraternity.
• Founder Byron K. Armstrong and Past Grand
  Polemarch Earl B. Dickerson were prime movers in
  the establishment of the Chicago Alumni Chapter.
  C. Leon Wilson, Hale C. Parker, William J.
  Prince, Thomas Mayo, George C. Ellis and Troy
  Smith worked closely with Armstrong and
  Dickerson.
• Founders Ezra D. Alexander, Paul W. Caine and
  Edward G. Irvin were also members of Chicago
  Alumni.

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Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.History of
Chicago Alumni Chapter

• Chicago Alumni has hosted (6) Grand Chapter
  Meetings and (4) NCP Meetings.
• Chicago Alumni proudly boasts of (7) Past Grand
  Polemarchs, (5) Past North Central Province
  Polemarchs, (7) Laurel Wreath Awardees, (1) Elder
  Watson Diggs Laureate, (1) Past Kappa Foundation
  President, (4-time) Guide Right Director of the
  Year (1) William L. Crump Awardee
• Chicago Alumni is equally proud of the various
  chapter awards it has won over the course of
  years, including NCP Paul W. Caine Alumni
  Chapter of the Year (4 times) Jay Crosby/Kappa
  League Program of the Year (Grand Chapter NCP)
  Awards (4 times) Chapter Reclamation Award (4
  times), in addition to various community service
  awards.

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Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.History of
Chicago Alumni Chapter

• Chicago Alumni is active in annual community
  endeavors Feeding elderly at Thanksgiving,
  Christmas Toy Drive, Partnership with Hull
  House/Emerge Program, PBS telethon
  volunteering, and providing college scholarships
  to name a few.
• Chicago Alumni hosts a variety of social events
  throughout the year in addition to co-hosting
  events (Bud Billiken Parade, Kappa Kruise Metro
  Founders Day) with the Chicago Metro Chapters.
• The 9 Chicago Metro Chapters (Chicago, Gary,
  Evanston, Chicago Heights, Waukegan,
  Maywood-Wheaton, Harvey-Markham, Evergreen Park
  and Richton Park) came as an off-shoot from the
  Chicago Alumni Chapter.

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Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.History of
Chicago Alumni Chapter

• Chicago Alumni also serves as Advisors to
  Undergraduate Chapters in the Chicagoland area
  including Kappa Phi (University of Illinois at
  Chicago), Epsilon Omicron (Northern Illinois
  University) Zeta Mu (Western Illinois
  University).
• Other Undergraduate Chapters Chicago Alumni has
  advised in the past include Theta (Northwestern
  University), Iota (University of Chicago), Alpha
  Rho (Lewis Institute/IIT), Theta Zeta (Chicago
  State University).