Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. was established on January 5, 1911, on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Thirty-seven years later, eight men chartered the Milwaukee Alumni Chapter.
The Founders were serious-minded young men who, in the face of the barriers of their time, pursued a college education and careers with imagination, ambition, courage, and determination. They first organized as Kappa Alpha Nu, a name later changed to Kappa Alpha Psi.
Indiana educator and principal who served as the first Grand Polemarch for the Fraternity's first six years and received its first Laurel Wreath in 1924. A World War I officer, he later helped open the Indiana National Guard to Black enlistment.
Scholar with degrees from Indiana, Columbia, and a doctorate from the University of Michigan. He taught in four states, served the Department of Labor in World War I, and received the Laurel Wreath in 1935.
Chemistry graduate of Indiana University who became an Indianapolis dentist. He served on the Grand Board of Directors and as the Fraternity's Historian.
Bloomington native who earned his A.B. and M.D. at Indiana University, practiced medicine in Indianapolis, and served several terms on the Grand Board of Directors.
Journalist and businessman who promoted basketball and track in small-town Indiana schools and founded a manufacturing company in Chicago.
Caterer, author, and entrepreneur who helped organize the Founders and was instrumental in establishing the Gamma, Delta, and Zeta chapters.
Ran an electrical engineering business before World War I service, then graduated from the University of Pittsburgh dental school and practiced dentistry in Pittsburgh.
Indiana University graduate and educator at Lincoln Institute who later earned a law degree from the Detroit College of Law.
World War I artillery sergeant credited with firing the first shot by a battery of Black artillerymen. He later led a golf club, a catering business, and a mutual aid company in Philadelphia.
Evansville native who joined the founding group at Indiana University, then left school to support his family after his father's death, working in the coal mines and on the railroad.
The Milwaukee Alumni Chapter was chartered on September 9, 1948, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, bringing the Fraternity's commitment to achievement and service to the city. For more than 50 years the chapter has mentored young men through Kappa League, and through the Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation of Southeastern Wisconsin, brothers have helped award Dare to Dream scholarships to area students since 2001.
See our past Polemarchs.
Guided by the Fraternity's fundamental purpose, Achievement in Every Field of Human Endeavor, Milwaukee Alumni develops leaders, mentors young men, and strengthens the Greater Milwaukee community through service and partnership.
