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The Florida A&M University Chapter, the Alpha Xi of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Kappa Alpha Psi , a college Fraternity, now comprised of functioning Undergraduate and Alumni Chapters on major campuses and in cities throughout the country, is the crystallization of a dream. It is the beautiful realization of a vision shared commonly by the late Revered Founders Elder Watson Diggs; John Milton Lee; Byron Kenneth Armstrong; Guy Levis Grant; Ezra Dee Alexander; Henry Tourner Asher; Marcus Peter Blakemore; Paul Waymond Caine; Edward Giles Irvin and George Wesley Edmonds. It was the vision of these astute men that enabled them in the school year 1910 – 11, more specifically the night of January 5, 1911, 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. The Constitution of KAPPA ALPHA PSI is predicated upon, and dedicated to, the principles of achievement through a truly democratic Fraternity. Chartered and incorporated originally under the laws of the State of Indiana as Kappa Alpha Nu on May 15, 1911, the name was changed to KAPPA ALPHA PSI on a resolution offered and adopted at the Grand Chapter in December 1914. This change became effective April 15, 1915, on a proclamation by the then Grand Polemarch, Elder Watson Diggs. Thus, the name acquired a distinctive Greek letter symbol and KAPPA ALPHA PSI thereby became a Greek letter Fraternity in every sense of the designation. As Melvin Kyler and JRE, Lee, Jr. prayed that young men of culture, patriotism and honor would be able to unite in a bond of fraternity in Tallahassee, Florida; the break of day was on April 22, 1933 on the campus of Florida A & M University, the realization of a dream came to fruition, the Alpha Xi Chapter was chartered. From a very noble beginning, with the assistance of Northern Florida area Kappa men, Pi Chapter, Jacksonville Alumni Chapter and others, the Alpha Xi Chapter, from the highest of Tallahassee’s seven hills, has served as the initiating chapter of more than 1000 men of achievement. Leonard Walker, Sylvester Beasley, James Joyner, and George Narin were of the first at Florida A & M University to have their names added to the eternal scroll of Kappa Alpha Psi. I see fraternity. Noted as scholars with high grade point averages and high morals, many of the members went on to law school, medical school and other institutions of higher learning to earn post graduate degrees. Because Kappa believes in Achievement in Every Field of Human Endeavor, Doctors, Band directors, Lawyers, Professional Football Players, Educators, Entrepreneurs, Politicians, Morticians, Pastors, Coaches, Business & Finance Leaders, Military Leaders, Presiding Elders, Governmental Officials, University Presidents and Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents of Major Corporations, and other professions are boasted by the men of Alpha Xi Alumni With the establishment of the Alpha Xi Chapter, area graduate Kappas had an arena to continue carrying on the brotherhood and the ideals of the fraternity. They united with Alpha Xi on volunteer projects in the Tallahassee community on a number of social and service projects. Hence, the Tallahassee Alumni Chapter was chartered on June 29, 1946 and the Theta Eta Chapter (Florida State University) was chartered on September 28, 1975. A number of joint activities were held, The Black & White Ball being the most exclusive and formal, The Undergraduate breakfast, basketball tournaments and Founders Day banquets to name a few. On FAMU’s campus, throughout the years, the Alpha Xi chapter members held positions of leadership in most every student organization. SGA Presidents and Vice Presidents, Pan Hel, Football
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