Kappa Psi Kappa

Kappa Psi Kappa Fraternity, Incorporated
ΚΨΚ
Founded August 17, 2001 (August 17, 2001)
Tallahassee, Florida
Type Service, Social, LGBT
Emphasis Service
Scope National
Mission statement To enhance the quality of life within the community. Community Service, Public Service, Leadership Development, and the education of all people is what Kappa Psi Kappa Fraternity aims for. Kappa Psi Kappa Fraternity will address concerns and aspects that impact all communities educationally, civilly, and sexually.
Vision statement The Bond of a Brotherhood, Never Settling in the Past but Striving for the Future.
Motto One Brotherhood, One Bond
Colors Baby Blue, Gold, New Black
              
Symbol Cane
Flower White Thorn Rose
Jewel Platinum White Diamond
Publication Apollo's Dream
Philanthropy Project P.U.R.I.F.Y.
Headquarters P.O. Box 465
Roosevelt, NY
USA
Website http://www.KappaPsiKappa.org/

Kappa Psi Kappa (ΚΨΚ) is a non-profit, non-collegiate, service/social fraternity for progressive men of all ethnic backgrounds, cultures and sexual orientations. The fraternity was established on August 17, 2001 in Tallahassee, Florida. Since the fraternity's founding, the membership has grown continuously. The fraternity has over 200 members in the United States. Kappa Psi Kappa celebrated its 10th anniversary on August 17, 2011.

History

Kappa Psi Kappa was founded by five men in Tallahassee, FL on the campus of Florida State University. They were known as the Illustrious Elite. In the summer of 2001, these men set out and started to organize the foundation of the fraternity based upon promoting brotherhood, scholarship, service and leadership. The fraternity was incorporated under the Articles of Corporation in the State of Florida on October 3, 2001.[1]

Over the following years, Kappa Psi Kappa led a number of community service projects, priding itself on providing leadership experience, promoting higher education and improving educational, civil and sexual aspects of communities.

Membership

Membership into the Kappa Psi Kappa Brotherhood is open to any man over the age of 18 who has obtained his High School Diploma or GED. Current enrollment in an institute of higher learning is not a requirement for membership.

Because Kappa Psi Kappa is a Service-Social organization, community service is not only a requirement to maintain active status membership within the Fraternity, it is also a requirement to apply for membership.

Kappa Psi Kappa has intake classes twice per year, in the spring, and fall. Once a Pledge has successfully completed the Membership Intake class or Line and meets all required prerequisites for membership, full membership into the Brotherhood is conferred.

Kappa Psi Kappa has implemented a strict ban on hazing activities.[2]

Chapters and Colonies

Kappa Psi Kappa chapters are assigned a sequential Greek letter designation according to the order in which they were chartered. The oldest is the Alpha Chapter, located in Tallahassee, FL. Subsequent chapters were assigned successive letters of the Greek alphabet. After all single-letter designations were used, chapters were assigned double-letter combinations in the fashion "Alpha Alpha," "Alpha Beta," "Alpha Gamma," etc. The designation "Alpha Omega Kappa" is reserved as a symbolic "Chapter Eternal" for all Eternal Diamonds, members who have died.

Kappa Psi Kappa chapters and colonies are metropolitan based, serving the cities in which the Charter member lives and then extending for a two hour radius.

Below is a list of current Active Chapters and Colonies:

Symbols and traditions

The heraldic crest of Kappa Psi Kappa contains ten symbolic elements, each of which carries a special meaning to the Fraternity.

The fraternity's mascot is the White Bengal Tiger, representing the rarity, beauty, and strength of a man of Kappa Psi Kappa

The fraternity's colors are Baby Blue, Gold, New Black

The formal motto of the fraternity is "One Brotherhood, One Bond."[3]

The highest honor bestowed by Kappa Psi Kappa Fraternity, Inc. is the status of Constellation member. A Constellation is a member who is recognized by the Fraternity as being a leading figure, mentor, who has demonstrated exemplary service to both Brotherhood and Community.

Structure and Policies

Governing Structure

Kappa Psi Kappa Fraternity, Inc is governed by its National Executive Board which is made up of seven voting positions known as the Executive Board and four non-voting positions known as the Administrative Staff

Executive Board

  • Supreme President- Unique D. Wilson
  • First Supreme Anti-President- Kenneth R. Freeman II
  • Second Supreme Anti-President- Trey Leotti
  • Third Supreme Anti-President- Vacant
  • Supreme Keeper of Record- Damon Percy
  • Supreme Keeper of Exchequer- Michael Williams
  • National Executive Director- Ricardo Brown

Administrative Staff

  • Supreme Epistoleus- Darius Baty
  • Supreme Editor-In-Chief- William Shelton
  • Supreme Guard- Roy Brown
  • Supreme Chaplain- Scott Booker
  • Webmaster- Tony Mercer-Bey

Convention

Kappa Psi Kappa is governed by its Convention called Conclave, which is officially the highest authority in the fraternity. Conclave is held biannually in conjunction with the other organizations of Tau Kappa Phi, Inc.. As a body, comprises delegates from every active chapter, as well as member-at-large representatives and the fraternity's National Executive Board. The first Conclave was held in 2006 in Orlando, Florida. Previously the location of Conclave changed with every convening, but in 2014 it was decided that Conclave would be permanently hosted in Atlanta, Georgia.

Project P.U.R.I.F.Y

Project P.U.R.I.F.Y. is the official program of Kappa Psi Kappa Inc. The P.U.R.I.F.Y. initiative will offer members the opportunity to ease and support our community on a national and global level while staying true to the illustrious vision of our distinguished Fraternity, The Bond of Brotherhood, Never Settling in the past but Striving for the Future.

  • P - Positive Health Awareness
  • U - Unrelenting Service/Philanthropy
  • R - Reinforced Leadership and Development
  • I - Involvement/National and International Political Involvement
  • F - Focus on Education/Scholarship
  • Y - Yearning for the Unbreakable Bond of Brotherhood

Service

Kappa Psi Kappa Fraternity, Inc. asserts that through its community outreach initiatives, the fraternity supplies voice and vision to the struggling communities throughout the nation. We provides a foundation of leadership skills to its members that are developed through service to others. The service our members provide set the Fraternity a part from other Greek organizations. The fraternity combines its efforts in conjunction with various philanthropic organizations such as: Big Brother, Big Sister, March of Dimes, Action Aides, Habitat for Humanity, and Stand Up for Kids.

Kappa Psi Kappa Fraternity, Inc. provides an identified or recognized effort of service to extend to or include others, especially undeserved, underrepresented, or vulnerable populations utilizing the four forms of service:

  • Volunteering -Providing non-compensatory, direct hands-on service or support to a community need.
  • Philanthropy -The exchange of funds or goods to support a non-profit or community endeavor.
  • Donations - solicited on behalf of a program or cause; Collecting canned goods for a food pantry; Bake sale.
  • Immersion -A short term engagement where participants collaborate with community members on a project or activity that meets expressed community needs.

Though chapters organize their own community events throughout the year, there are three fraternity-sponsored service initiatives that Kappa Psi Kappa chapters participate in alongside other chapters across the nation: Project B.O.O.K. (Bank of Opportunistic Knowledge), Project 2001 Hours Served, and Midas Touch. [4]


Tau Kappa Phi, Inc.

The history of the Kappa Family is unique because the family was not formed all at one time. Kappa Psi Kappa's founding on August 17, 2001 in Tallahassee, FL marked the beginning of it. On February 20, 2002, the sorority and fraternity pair of Phi Nu Kappa and Alpha Psi Kappa were formed on the Florida State University campus. They joined the Kappa Family on March 28, 2002. The last organization to join was the Kappa Sapphires founded on April 8, 2002. The Kappa Family gave itself Greek letters on August 13, 2002. Tau Kappa Phi (The Kappa Family) became the Grand Chapter for all members.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.kappapsikappa.org/history.html
  2. ↑ http://www.kappapsikappa.org/our-stance-on-hazing.html
  3. ↑ {{cite web|url=http://www.kappapsikappa.org
  4. ↑ https://www.kappapsikappa.org/community-service
  5. ↑ http://www.taukappaphi.org/history.html
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