Bill Text: PA HR972 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honoring the 100th anniversary of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-11)

Status: (Passed) 2010-10-06 - Adopted [HR972 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HR972-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 4403
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 972 Session of2010
INTRODUCED BY PAYTON, BEYER, BISHOP, CALTAGIRONE, CHRISTIANA, COHEN, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, ELLIS, GEORGE, GOODMAN, HESS, JOHNSON, KULA, MANN, MILLARD, MIRABITO, O'NEILL, PHILLIPS, ROSS, SEIP, SIPTROTH, VULAKOVICH, WHITE AND YOUNGBLOOD, SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the 100th anniversary of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.
WHEREAS, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity was founded on the campus
of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, on January 5,
1911, by students Elder W. Diggs, John M. Lee, Byron K.
Armstrong, Ezra D. Alexander, Henry T. Asher, Marcus P.
Blakemore, Paul W. Caine, George W. Edmonds, Guy L. Grant and
Edward G. Irvin; and
WHEREAS, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity was originally
incorporated under the laws of the State of Indiana as Kappa
Alpha Nu on May 15, 1911, with the motto "Achievement in every
field of human endeavor"; and
WHEREAS, The name of the fraternity was changed to Kappa
Alpha Psi as the result of a resolution offered and adopted at
the Grand Chapter in December 1914; and
WHEREAS, From its inception, and for the next six years,
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Elder W. Diggs served as the Grand Polemarch of Kappa Alpha Psi
Fraternity; and
WHEREAS, With the help of Byron K. Armstrong and John M. Lee,
Grand Polemarch Diggs helped to guide the infant fraternity
through the organization's tumultuous early years; and
WHEREAS, The founders of Kappa Alpha Psi sought to create an
organization that would immediately raise the aspirations of
African-American students, motivating them to reach
accomplishments higher than they ever had imagined; and
WHEREAS, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity is comprised of 12
regional provinces, with its national headquarters located in
Philadelphia; and
WHEREAS, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity seeks to train its
members for leadership roles in their respective communities, as
well as the attainment of a high degree of excellence in their
academic pursuits; and
WHEREAS, The Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation was established as a
nonprofit, publicly supported organization in 1981 and serves as
the philanthropic arm of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity; and
WHEREAS, The overall mission of the Kappa Alpha Psi
Foundation is to assist the community service efforts of the
more than 600 active undergraduate and alumni chapters of Kappa
Alpha Psi; and
WHEREAS, The foundation currently supports academic
scholarships, after-school programs and national charitable
projects such as Habitat for Humanity; and
WHEREAS, The Kappa Alpha Psi Leadership Academy seeks to
promote the development and advancement of undergraduate members
into graduate and professional schools through effective
mentoring and advocacy; therefore be it
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor Kappa Alpha
Psi Fraternity on the 100th anniversary of its founding.
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