IV 
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 inter-
national communities, maintaining a commitment to the 
betterment of mankind, and enriching the lives of colle-
giate 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. Ed-
monds; 
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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 avail-
able 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-Amer-
ican 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 coun-
tries; 
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 na-
tional conventions; 
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi has a partnership with Memphis- 
based 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 mem-
ber’s political awareness and involvement through work-
shops, seminars, and lectures, as well as inform its mem-
bers 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 edu-
cation 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 Holi-
day 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 busi-
ness, education, government, the humanities, arts and en-
tertainment, science, and medicine to become better serv-
ant 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 Associa-
tion 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 Pan- 
Hellenic Council (NPHC); and 
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., will hold its Na-
tional Founder’s Day Celebration in New Orleans, Lou-
isiana, on January 5, 2024: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) congratulates Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, 
Inc., on 113 years of achieving and serving local 
communities and enriching the lives of collegiate 
men throughout the United States; 
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(2) supports the goals and ideals of Kappa 
Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.; and 
(3) supports the designation of a Kappa Alpha 
Psi, Fraternity Inc., Day. 
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