The Founders of ΚΑΨ

Photograph

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HAC Digital Archive

The image portrays a formal and dignified group portrait of ten men, all dressed in matching black suits and ties, representing the founders of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., against a solid red background; prominently in the foreground, the decorative coat of arms shield featuring the fraternity's name and the year 1911 is displayed, signifying the organization's establishment, while the bottom lists the founders' names, celebrating their legacy and contributions to the fraternity's enduring history & impact.

The image portrays a formal and dignified group portrait of ten men, all dressed in matching black suits and ties, representing the founders of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., against a solid red background; prominently in the foreground, the decorative coat of arms shield featuring the fraternity's name and the year 1911 is displayed, signifying the organization's establishment, while the bottom lists the founders' names, celebrating their legacy and contributions to the fraternity's enduring history & impact.

Name/Title

The Founders of ΚΑΨ

Entry/Object ID

1

Description

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. (ΚΑΨ) is a historically African American fraternity. Since the fraternity's founding on January 5, 1911, at Indiana University Bloomington, it has never restricted membership based on color, creed, or national origin though membership traditionally is dominated by black men. The fraternity has over 260,000 members with 721 undergraduate and alumni chapters in every state of the United States, and international chapters in ten countries. The fraternity was founded as Kappa Alpha Nu on the night of January 5, 1911, by ten African-American college students.[4] The founders of the fraternity were Ezra D. Alexander, Byron Kenneth Armstrong, Henry Tourner Asher, Marcus Peter Blakemore, Paul Waymond Caine, Elder Watson Diggs, George Wesley Edmonds, Guy Levis Grant, Edward Giles Irvin, and John Milton Lee.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Digital image on reflective glass by Fracture, Inc.

Web Links and URLs

Founders of Kappa Alpha Psi - Biographies , Past Grand Polemarch's of ΚΑΨ , DREAMERS / The Story of ΚΑΨ Video , Kappa Man Video , In the year of 1911 Hymn, Kappa Alpha Psi Hymn, Grand Polemarchs of KAPSI

Created By

rtcrockett@msn.com

Create Date

October 25, 2025

Updated By

rtcrockett@msn.com

Update Date

January 22, 2026