Kappa Alpha Psi, a historically Black intercollegiate fraternity, is founded at Indiana University in Bloomington.
At a Glance
- Date
- 5 January 1911
- Location
- Bloomington, Indiana
- Key people
- Elder Watson Diggs, Byron K. Armstrong
- Category
- Organizations & Institutions
- Source
- Kappa Alpha Psi founding records · Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
What It Meant Then
It expanded the network of Black collegiate organizations supporting achievement during the Jim Crow era.
What It Means Now
Kappa Alpha Psi remains one of the Divine Nine organizations central to Black professional and civic life.
Also on 5 January
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