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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 945 

Congratulating Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., on the historic milestone 

of 113 years of serving local and international communities, maintaining 

a commitment to the betterment of mankind, and enriching the lives 

of collegiate men throughout the United States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 3, 2024 

Mr. CARTER of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, 

Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, and Mr. IVEY) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., on the 

historic milestone of 113 years of serving local and international communities, maintaining a commitment to the 

betterment of mankind, and enriching the lives of collegiate men throughout the United States. 

Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., was founded on 

January 5, 1911, on the campus of Indiana University 

in Bloomington, Indiana, by Elder Watson Diggs, John 

Milton Lee, Byron K. Armstrong, Guy Levis Grant, Ezra 

D. Alexander, Henry T. Asher, Marcus P. Blakemore, 

Paul W. Caine, Edward G. Irvin, and George W. Edmonds; 

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Whereas the founders of Kappa Alpha Psi were God-fearing, 

high achieving, serious minded young men who possessed 

the imagination, ambition, courage, and determination to 

defy custom and cultural challenges in pursuit of college 

educations and careers during a period in United States 

history where such opportunities were not broadly available for African Americans; 

Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi has since its founding stressed 

high ideals and the importance of achievement in every 

field of human endeavor by instilling into African-American youth the noble accomplishment of providing greater 

service to others and training its members to become a 

positive influence on their communities and the society at 

large; 

Whereas since its founding, Kappa Alpha Psi has matured to 

an organization of over 150,000 college-trained men, with 

undergraduate chapters located on more than 360 college 

and university campuses and alumni chapters in more 

than 340 cities in the United States and 5 foreign countries; 

Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi hosts a biennial Undergraduate 

Leadership Institute, a comprehensive training and skills 

enhancement program for the fraternity’s top student 

leaders to aspire them to become positive role models and 

aspire to serve for the good of society; 

Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi has maintained a partnership with 

Habitat for Humanity and assists in building a home for 

a local family in conjunction with each of its biennial national conventions; 

Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi has a partnership with Memphisbased St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and has 

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with the help of the local community and churches been 

able to raise more than $1,000,000 for the continuation 

of St. Jude’s mission and has designated the hospital as 

the primary benefactor of its national fundraising efforts; 

Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi sponsors Kappas on Capitol Hill, 

a conference for its members designed to increase member’s political awareness and involvement through workshops, seminars, and lectures, as well as inform its members on the importance of the political process in 

bettering society; 

Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi has emphasized financial literacy 

in its community-based outreach, implementing two 

major programs, Credit Abuse Resistance Education 

(CARE) and Greeks Learning to Avoid Debt (GLAD), in 

partnership with the National Association of Bankruptcy 

Trustees, the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, 

and the National Pan-Hellenic Council; 

Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi, through its Kappa League and 

National Guide Right programs, has provided thousands 

of at-risk youth in communities throughout the United 

States with role models and mentors that encourage them 

to make positive contributions and take on leadership 

roles within their communities; 

Whereas since 1990, Kappa Alpha Psi’s Kappa Scholarship 

Fund has provided scholarship grants to over 10,000 

high school graduates to assist in furthering their education and has encouraged its undergraduate and alumni 

chapters to support similar endeavors to broaden the 

ability of economically disadvantaged youth to aspire to 

obtain a college education; 

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Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi’s oldest formal program, its Holiday Food Drive, provides food, clothing, and toys to 

thousands of low income citizens in many metropolitan 

and rural communities throughout the United States; 

Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi’s national theme of ‘‘One Kappa, 

Creating Inspiration: A Call to Service’’ has mobilized 

Kappa men across the Nation who are leaders in business, education, government, the humanities, arts and entertainment, science, and medicine to become better servant leaders for their respective families and communities, 

the United States, and the fraternity at large; 

Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi has ongoing partnerships with the 

United Negro College Fund (UNCF), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 

and the National Urban League (NUL); 

Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi provides support to the National 

Education Association (NEA), National Association of 

State Boards of Education (NASBE), Association of 

Fraternity/Sorority Advisors (AFA), North-American 

Interfraternity Conference (NIC), and the National PanHellenic Council (NPHC); and 

Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., will hold its National Founder’s Day Celebration in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 5, 2024: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) congratulates Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, 

3 Inc., on 113 years of achieving and serving local 

4 communities and enriching the lives of collegiate 

5 men throughout the United States; 

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1 (2) supports the goals and ideals of Kappa 

2 Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.; and 

3 (3) supports the designation of a Kappa Alpha 

4 Psi, Fraternity Inc., Day. 

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