![]() ![]() This change became effective on April 15, 1915. The name was officially changed to Kappa Alpha Psi on a resolution adopted at the Grand Chapter Meeting in December 1914. The Greek Letter Ψ was chosen in place of N and the Fraternity acquired a distinctive Greek letter symbol and Kappa Alpha Psi ®thereby became an indistinguishable Greek-letter Fraternity. These incidents caused the Founders to change the name of the Fraternity. ![]() The name of the Fraternity and the image it portrayed were of paramount importance. Some confused the abbreviation of the letters to refer to the state of Kansas. There was an additional misunderstanding being attributed to the acronym of the Fraternity’s Greek letters, KAN. Buford, Langston University's first Dean of Agriculture Ralph Tyler, Dean of Industrial Arts J. ![]() Forte, Superintendent of Okmulgee Separate Schools John E. Armstrong, Dean of Instruction at Langston W. One day as one of the Fraternity members, Frank Summers, was running the hurdles, Founder Diggs overheard a White student state, “He is a member of Kappa Alpha Nig”. The following men were affiliated with the Chapter in the first year of its existence: Dr. Kappa Alpha Nu became the first incorporated Black Fraternity in the United States once granted a charter by the Indiana Secretary of State on May 15, 1911.īorn out of the vestiges of racism, Kappa Alpha Nu encountered another metamorphosis, partially related to the action of bigotry. Kappa Alpha Nu began uniting college men of culture, patriotism, and honor in a Bond of fraternity. It would be the only Greek-letter organization founded with the concept of achievement. These men of vision decided Kappa Alpha Nu would be more than another social organization. On January 5, 1911, the Fraternity then became known as Kappa Alpha Nu, possibly as a tribute to the Black students of 1903 (the Alpha Kappa Nu Greek Society) who preceded them at Indiana University. However, few Blacks could remain longer than a year or so without having to withdraw in search of employment. 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. This environment made day-to-day life for Blacks an arduous task and attempts to successfully achieve in school, nearly impossible. Vigilante lynchings of Blacks were commonplace. Their intolerance toward Blacks fueled the negative mindset of other Whites residing there. This video is of the UMW (MD) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc. The state of Indiana became a stronghold for the Ku Klux Klan. 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. This city was largely populated by settlers from below the Mason-Dixon line and therefore found many sympathizers of the Southern cause. The state of Indiana became the 19th state of the Union in 1816 and it founded Indiana University in Bloomington four years later. Kappa Alpha Psi ®, a college Fraternity, was born in an environment saturated in racism. ![]()
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