Kappa Psi Kappa
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| Kappa Psi Kappa (ΚΨK) |
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| Founded | August 17, 2001 Tallahassee, Florida |
| Type | Social |
| Scope | National |
| Motto | One Brotherhood, One Bond |
| Colors | Baby Blue and Gold |
| Symbol | White Bengal Tiger, Cane |
| Flower | White Thorn Rose |
| Chapters | Over 25 Nationwide |
| Free label | Canes, K-PSIs |
| Headquarters | P.O. Box 733 Philadelphia, PA, USA |
| Homepage | http://www.kappapsikappa.org |
Kappa Psi Kappa (ΚΨΚ) is a non-profit, non-collegiate fraternal service and social organization for men of all colors and sexual preferences. 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 3, 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] Regions, Chapters & Colonies
Across the United States, Kappa Psi Kappa is divided among different region of states. Each region (8 total) is headed by a Regional Director who functions as an intermediary between the local chapters/colonies and the National Board.
Region 1 - South Atlantic: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee
Region 2 - Middle Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Virginia
Region 3 - North Atlantic: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont
Region 4 - Great Lakes/Central: Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin
Region 5 - Great Plains: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota
Region 6 - Gulf Coast: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Okalahoma, Texas
Region 7 - South Pacific: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah
Region 8 - North Pacific: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming
Alpha Chapter - Tallahassee, Florida
Beta Colony - Valdosta, Georgia
Gamma Colony- Houston, Texas
Delta Chapter- Chicago, Illinois
Epsilon Colony- Jackson, Mississippi
Zeta Colony- Atlanta, Georgia
Eta Colony- Louisville, Kentucky
Theta Colony- Miami, Florida
Kappa Colony- Nashville, Tennessee
Lambda Colony- Memphis, Tennessee
Mu Chapter- Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Nu Colony- New York, New York
Xi Colony- Arlington, Texas
Omicron Chapter- Montgomery, Alabama
Rho Colony- Washington, District of Columbia
Sigma Colony- Huntsville, Alabama
Tau Chapter- Columbia, South Carolina
Upsilon Chapter- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Phi Colony- Honolulu, Hawaii
Chi Colony- Dayton, Ohio
Psi Colony- Austin, Texas
Omega Chapter - Charlotte North Carolina
Alpha Alpha Colony- Monroe, Louisiana
Alpha Beta Colony- Athens, Georgia
Alpha Gamma Colony - Raleigh, North Carolina
Alpha Delta Colony- Baltimore, Maryland
Alpha Epsilon colony- Tulsa, Okalahoma
Alpha Zeta Colony- Detroit, Michigan
Alpha Eta Colony- Birmingham, Alabama
Alpha Theta Chapter- Newark, New Jersey
Alpha Iota Colony- Los Angeles, California
Alpha Kappa Colony- Gainesville, Florida
Alpha Lambda Chapter- Richmond, Virginia
Alpha Mu Colony- Huntington, West Virginia
Alpha Nu Chapter- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alpha Xi Colony- Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
Alpha Omicron Colony- Evansville, Indiana
Alpha Pi Colony- Cheyenne, Wyoming
Alpha Rho Colony- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
[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 20, 2002 and joined "The Kappa Family", Phi Nu Kappa Sorority, Inc. and Alpha Psi Kappa Fraternity, Inc. By April 8, 2002, the family was completed with the addition of the Kappa Sapphires. On August 13, 2002, it was decided to grant The Kappa Family a new title as Tau Kappa Phi and was later incorporated on June 19, 2003 as its own entity that would stand as a Grand Chapter for all members.
