Guy Levis Grant; Dr. It was the vision of these astute men that enabled them in the school year - 11, more specifically the night of January 5, , on the campus of Indiana University at Bloomington, Indiana, to sow the seed of a fraternal tree whose fruit is available to, and now enjoyed by, college men everywhere, regardless of their color, religion or national origin. It is a fact of which Kappa Alpha Psi is justly proud that the Constitution has never contained any clause, which either excluded or suggested the exclusion of a man from membership merely because of his color, creed, or national origin.
Replaced by the Pi Eta Chapter chartered in Was originally a joint chapter with Radford University. Replaced by the Kappa Phi Chapter chartered in Composed of graduate and professional school students enrolled in programs at universities within the Atlanta metropolitan area.
In Clark Atlanta University was formed by the consolidation of Atlanta University, which offered only graduate degrees, and Clark College, a four-year undergraduate institution oriented to the liberal arts. Their sparse numbers led to social isolation. Recognizing that fraternities, acting as separately incorporated entities, could circumvent some of the university's restrictions, Diggs organized the other ten black students enrolled to consider creating a formal organization.
At a meeting in fall of , the ten students enrolled at Indiana University formed Alpha Omega, until the necessary details of structuring a Greek-letter fraternity could be finalized. It is not known on what date Alpha Omega was founded or how much time elapsed before its members met again to solidify and permanently name their newly founded organization.
It is widely suspected that name selected was a tribute to Alpha Kappa Nu, although there is no definitive evidence. At this meeting, three officers were chosen: Elder Watson Diggs was designated the permanent chairman, John Milton Lee was named secretary, and Byron Kenneth Armstrong was named sergeant-at-arms.
Frederick Mitchell, who had been a member of Alpha Omega, did not enroll the spring semester however, his name was included in the application for incorporation on the hopes that he might return. An additional student who was not a member of Alpha Omega, George W.
Edmonds, was present at this January meeting, bringing the total of founders back to ten. The fraternity was officially incorporated and chartered under the laws of the State of Indiana on May 15, One of the first tasks of the fraternity was securing housing for members, which was accomplished with the rental of a house on Hunter Avenue in Bloomington, Indiana.
From the outset, however, the members of the new fraternity were adamant about distinguishing Kappa Alpha Nu from other fraternities. They sought principles and practices that reflected Christian ideals and adopted achievement as its fundamental purpose.
Diggs created the ritual and ceremonial forms for the fraternity, while Armstrong focused on developing the insignia and emblems. If you have an update to this page, please send an email to the Nupepedia Project Team.
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