Fall 2026

Stuff you need to know and study

What was the founding date of the organization?

The organization was founded on January 5, 1911

Where was the organization created?

Indiana University in Bloomington, IN

When was the organization incorperated?

May 15th, 1911 being the first incorporated Black Fraternity in the USA

When did it change from NU to PSI and why

December 1914 and officially April 15th, 1915 and because of mispronunciations and racist distortions of NU most notably during a track meet

Original 10 founders

Elder Watson Diggs,
Byron Kenneth Armstrong,
John Lee,
Henry Asher,
Marcus Blakemore,
Guy Grant,
Paul Caine,
George Edmonds,
Ezra Alexander, and
Edward Irvin

All of the single letter chapters and corresponding schools

Alpha - Indiana University Bloomington,
Beta - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,
Gamma - University of Iowa,
Delta - Wilberforce University,
Epsilon - Lincoln University,
Zeta - Ohio State University,
Eta - University of Nebraska Lincoln,
Theta - Northwestern University,
Iota - University of Chicago,
Kappa - Meharry Medical College,
Lambda - Temple University,
Mu - University of Kansas,
Nu - Purdue University,
Xi - Howard University,
Omnicron - Columbia University,
Pi - Morehouse College,
Rho - Washburn University,
Sigma - University of Michigan,
Tau - West Virginia State University,
Upsilon - UCLA,
Phi - University at Buffalo,
Chi - Boston University,
Psi - University of Minnesota,
Omega - Drake University and Iowa State University

When was it founded on UGA’s campus

April 16,1971

Who were the original charter members on campus

Regero Sampson,
Ric Gilmore,
Henry Childs,
JuDonn Adams,
Donald Perry,
James Harvey,
Joe Ripley,
Vernon Neely,
Charles Benton,
Joe Tate,
Ralph Bryant,
Levert Hood,
Sam Smiley,
William Kennedy,
Jackie Davis, and
Jeff Brooks

Organization purpose and motto

Achievement and “Achievement in every field of human endeavor”,

Founding program

The “Kappa Alpha Nu Journal” founded in 1914, continued today as “The Kappa Alpha Psi Journal”

Symbol and flower

Diamond and Red Carnation

What does NUPE stand for

Negros
Under
Pressure
Excelling

Favorite member?

Colin Kapernick for standing up for what he believed in despite the possible repercussions

Why did the fraternity start

They no part in the university’s social life and were drawn together by common interests

First chairman, secretary, sergeant-at-arms

Elder Watson Diggs, John Milton Lee, Byron Kenneth Armstrong

Original temporary name of Kappa Alpha Psi

Alpha Omega, correlating to Christ and Founder’s connection to the church

5 Objectives of the fraternity

To encourage honorable achievement in every field
To promote the spiritual, social, intellectual, and moral welfare of members
To assist the aims of colleges and universities
To inspire service in the public interest
To unite college men of culture, patriotism, and honor