[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 221 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 221

   Congratulating Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., on reaching the 
  historic milestone of 100 years of serving local and international 
communities, maintaining a commitment to the betterment of mankind, and 
  enriching the lives of collegiate men throughout the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 29, 2011

  Mr. Wicker (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
 Lugar, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
Lautenberg, Mrs. Hagan, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Stabenow, and Ms. Cantwell) 
 submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Congratulating Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., on reaching the 
  historic milestone of 100 years of serving local and international 
communities, maintaining a commitment to the betterment of mankind, and 
  enriching the lives of collegiate men throughout the United States.

Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., was founded on January 5, 1911, at 
        Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, by Elder Watson Diggs, John 
        Milton Lee, Byron K. Armstrong, Guy Levis Grant, Ezra D. Alexander, 
        Henry T. Asher, Marcus P. Blakemore, Paul W. Caine, Edward G. Irvin, and 
        George W. Edmonds;
Whereas the founders of Kappa Alpha Psi were God-fearing, high-achieving, 
        serious-minded young men who possessed the imagination, ambition, 
        courage, and determination to defy custom and cultural challenges in 
        pursuit of college educations and careers during a period in United 
        States history in which such opportunities were not broadly available to 
        African-Americans;
Whereas since its founding Kappa Alpha Psi has stressed high ideals and the 
        importance of achievement in every field of human endeavor by instilling 
        in African-American youth the noble aspiration of serving others and by 
        training its members to positively influence their communities and 
        society;
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi membership has grown to include more than 150,000 
        college-educated men, with undergraduate chapters located on more than 
        360 college and university campuses and with alumni chapters located in 
        more than 340 cities in the United States and in 5 foreign countries;
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi hosts a biennial Undergraduate Leadership Institute, a 
        comprehensive training- and skills-enhancement program for the top 
        student leaders of Kappa Alpha Psi, to inspire them to become positive 
        role models and to serve the good of society;
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi partners with Habitat for Humanity and assists in 
        building homes for local families in conjunction with each of its 
        biennial national conventions;
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi partners with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 
        based in Memphis, Tennessee, and, with the help of local communities and 
        churches, has raised more than $1,000,000 for the continuation of the 
        mission of that hospital;
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi designated St. Jude Children's Research Hospital as the 
        primary benefactor of its national fundraising efforts;
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi sponsors Kappas on Capitol Hill, a 4-day conference in 
        Washington, District of Columbia, that seeks to increase member 
        awareness of the political process through workshops, seminars, and 
        lectures, and that seeks to inform its members of the importance of the 
        political process in bettering society;
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi emphasizes financial literacy in its community-based 
        outreach by partnering with the National Association of Bankruptcy 
        Trustees, the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, and the 
        National Pan-Hellenic Council to implement 2 major programs, Credit 
        Abuse Resistance Education and Greeks Learning to Avoid Debt;
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi, through its Kappa League and National Guide Right 
        programs, matches thousands of at-risk youths throughout the United 
        States with role models and mentors that encourage the youths to 
        positively contribute to and become leaders in their communities;
Whereas, since 1990, the Kappa Alpha Psi Kappa Scholarship Fund has provided 
        scholarship grants to more than 10,000 high school graduates to assist 
        in furthering their education and has encouraged its undergraduate and 
        alumni chapters to support similar endeavors to broaden the ability of 
        economically disadvantaged youth to aspire to obtain a college 
        education;
Whereas the oldest formal program of Kappa Alpha Psi, the Holiday Food Drive, 
        provides food, clothing, and toys to thousands of low income individuals 
        in many metropolitan and rural communities throughout the United States;
Whereas the national theme of Kappa Alpha Psi, ``One Kappa, Creating 
        Inspiration: A Call to Service'', has mobilized Kappa Alpha Psi members 
        across the United States who are leaders in business, education, 
        government, the humanities, arts and entertainment, science, and 
        medicine to become better servant leaders for their families and 
        communities, the United States, and the fraternity at large;
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi partners with the United Negro College Fund, the 
        National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and the 
        National Urban League;
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi supports the National Education Association, the 
        National Association of State Boards of Education, the Association of 
        Fraternity/Sorority Advisors, the North-American Interfraternity 
        Conference, and the National Pan-Hellenic Council; and
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity will hold its Centennial Celebration at its 
        80th Grand Chapter Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, July 5, 2011, 
        through July 10, 2011: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate congratulates Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, 
Inc., on 100 years of serving local communities and enriching the lives 
of collegiate men throughout the United States.
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