Kappa Alpha Psi finally was chartered on January 9, 1972. That the establishment of African-American Greek letter organizations at the University of Florida occurred so late reflects the fact that the black student population on campus was not large. The approximate African-American student population at the time Kappa Alpha Psi was started was only 484. The university s Greek System formally included all enrolled students with the addition of the African-American letter organizations. With the increasing numbers of African-Americans being admitted to the university, the emergence of the black Greek letter organizations came precisely at the right time.
Today there are four fraternities and four sororities that fall under their domain.
The Panhellenic Council is in charge of 16 sororities and the Interfraternal Council is the governing body of over 25 fraternal chapters. Although the Panhellenic and Interfraternal Councils do not have a totally segregated population, the number of African-Americans in these chapters is minimal. Rush at the University of Florida remains a mutual selection process, according to the policies of the organizations. Students in the predominately white houses who have been interviewed were asked the reasons for the low percentage of African-Americans in their chapters and various responses were given. Some stated that tradition played a large role in the apparent segregation, while others asserted a lack of desire to rush on the African-Americans parts.