Kappa Alpha Psi was founded on January 5, 1911 at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. The 10 founders of Kappa Alpha Psi are Elder Watson Diggs, John Milton Lee, Byron Kenneth Armstrong, Guy Levis Grant, Ezra Dee Alexander, Henry Tourner Asher, Marcus Peter Blakemore, Paul Waymond Caine, Edward Giles Irvin, and George Wesley Edmonds.

​

The fundamental purpose of Kappa Alpha Psi is achievement in every field of human endeavor.

​

The 5 objectives of Kappa Alpha Psi are;

• To unite college men of culture in a bond of Fraternity

• To encourage the honorable achievement in every field of human endeavor

• To promote the spiritual, social, and intellectual welfare of its members

• To assist in the aims and purposes of colleges and universities

• To inspire service in the public’s interest