Kappa Psi Kappa
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| Motto | One Brotherhood, One Bond |
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| Colors | Baby Blue and Gold |
| Symbol | White Bengal Tiger, Cane |
| Flower | White Thorn Rose |
| Founded | August 17, 2001 at Tallahassee Florida |
| Type | Service & Social |
| Scope | National |
| Headquarters | 108 Forrister Street Columbia, South Carolina, USA |
| Chapters | Over 25 Nationwide |
| Nicknames | Canes, K-PSIs |
| Homepage | http://www.kappapsikappa.org |
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Kappa Psi Kappa (ΚΨΚ) Fraternity Inc. is a non-profit, non-collegiate fraternal service and social organization for gay, bisexual and heterosexual men of color. The fraternity was established on August 17, 2001 in Tallahassee Florida.
[edit] History
Founded by five men 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 the high ideals of brotherhood, scholarship, service and leadership. The fraternity was incorporated under the Articles of Corporation in the State of Florida on October 3rd, 2001.
Today, Kappa Psi Kappa prides itself on providing a service to the community and constantly endeavoring to participate in a multitude of community service activities for a range of different organizations while fellowshipping in brotherhood. It is the fraternity's esteem aim is to provide service to the community while providing our members with an opportunity to gain valuable leadership experience while promoting higher education. Through a combine effort involving brotherhood, cooperation, culture, leadership, patience, diversity, and to expose them to leading figures, Kappa Psi Kappa hopes to transform an individual into a true brother of this fraternity and hopefully be able to lead Kappa Psi Kappa and others in life into great heights and a more profound world.
[edit] Tau Kappa Phi
The history of The Kappa Family is unique because the family was not formed all at one time.
The "family" was started at the founding of Kappa Psi Kappa Fraternity, Inc. on August 17, 2001 in Tallahassee, FL. The founders of Kappa Psi Kappa had a vision of a sisterhood that would bind the two organizations as the year 2002 came started to unfold, so did two additional organizations were founded on February 20th, 2002 and joined "The Kappa Family," Phi Nu Kappa Sorority, Inc. and Alpha Psi Kappa Fraternity, Inc. By April 8th, 2002, the family was completed with the addition of the Kappa Sapphires. On August 13th, 2002, it was decided to grant The Kappa Family a new title as Tau Kappa Phi and was later incorporated as its own entity that would as a Grand Chapter for all members.
