About Kappa Alpha Psi
Realizing that they had no part in the university’s social life and were drawn together by common interests, they decided that a Greek letter fraternity would do much to fill the missing link in their college existence.
It was clear at the outset that the new fraternity would not warm over the principles or practices of other organizations. Nor would the new fraternity seek its members in the manner of other Greek organizations – from among the sons of wealthy families or families of social prestige. These men of vision decided the fraternity would be more than another social organization. Reliance would be placed upon high Christian ideals and the purpose of ACHIEVEMENT.
Kappa Alpha Psi is the 2nd oldest existing collegiate historically Black Greek letter fraternity and the 1st intercollegiate fraternity incorporated as a national body. It is the first Greek letter organization to establish its Alpha Chapter on Indiana University’s campus. The fraternity has over 250,000 members with 700 undergraduate and alumni chapters in nearly every state of the United States, and thirteen international chapters in Nigeria, South Africa, Bermuda, Bahamas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Panama, United Kingdom, Germany, South Korea, Dominican Republic, Abu Dhabi, Canada, and Japan.
The Winston-Salem (NC) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. was chartered on May 27, 1950. Curtis Todd served as the first Polemarch, followed by Harry Wheeler, J. C. Jordan, A. T. Harrington, Hanes Rice, L. H. Jones, Clarence L. Hill, Sr., Richard Erwin, Warren Oldham, Arthur Payne, William Bryant, David Thompkins, George H. Green, Edward Hanes, Joseph Bradshaw, Larry Butler, Thomas Elijah, Alfred White, Irvin Hodge, Sterling Spainhour, Benjamin Ruffin, Michael Asbury, J. Fred Acree, Royce Barrett, Ricardo Hall, Derrick Boone, Ronald Buchanan, Chris Martin, Bernard Roper, Ray Robinson, Lacy DeBerry, Royce Barrett, Adrian Lawrence and William Dobbs, III.
Since its inception, the Winston-Salem (NC) Alumni Chapter has embraced the fraternal ideals of community service. The Chapter currently mentors and supports young men through its Kappa League, Achievement through Partnership, Beautillion Militaire, and other scholarship programs. The Chapter also provides volunteer support for Habitat for Humanity, Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina, and the Salvation Army. During Thanksgiving and Christmas, the Chapter donates and delivers food baskets to needy area families and collects toys in support of the Stuff the Bus toy drive.
Members of the Chapter have been elected to state and local political offices, held judgeships, been appointed to corporate and nonprofit boards of directors, and served in senior corporate positions. Additionally, Chapter members have held Provincial and Grand Chapter offices within the fraternity. Our own Alfred “Al” White has served on the Grand Board as Grand Keeper of Records and Exchequer and is an Elder Watson Diggs Awardee.