[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6377]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


     RECOGNIZE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY, INC.

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                        HON. CEDRIC L. RICHMOND

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 2, 2017

  Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the achievements 
of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated.
  Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated is a collegiate Greek-letter 
fraternity with a predominantly African-American membership. Since the 
fraternity's founding on January 5, 1911 on the campus of Indiana 
University in Bloomington, Indiana, the fraternity has never limited 
membership based on color, creed or national origin. The fraternity has 
over 150,000 members with 721 undergraduate and alumni chapters in 
every state of the United States, and International chapters in the 
United Kingdom, Germany, Korea, Japan, United States Virgin Islands, 
Nigeria, and South Africa. Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated 
celebrated its 100th anniversary on January 5, 2011, and is one of only 
four predominantly African American collegiate fraternities to do so.
  Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated was founded by ten African-
American college students, the Elder Watson Diggs, Dr. Ezra Dee 
Alexander, Dr. Byron K. Armstrong, Attorney Henry T. Asher, Dr. Marcus 
P. Blakemore, Paul W. Caine, George W. Edmond, Dr. Guy L. Grant, Edward 
G. Irvin, John M. Lee.
  The fraternity sponsors programs providing community service, social 
welfare and academic scholarship through the Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation 
and is a supporter of the United Negro College Fund and Habitat for 
Humanity, the Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital, the Guide Right 
Service Program, along with the Kappa Leadership and Development 
League.
  In addition to the community service contributions made by Kappa men, 
these gentlemen also make contributions and achieve in every field of 
human endeavor. Kappa men are leaders in the fields of law, business, 
education, healthcare, athletics and entertainment. Also, eight members 
of the Congressional Black Caucus are proud members of Kappa Alpha Psi 
Fraternity, Incorporated: Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.; William Lacy Clay, 
Jr.; John Conyers, Jr.; Alcee L. Hastings; Hakeem Jeffries; Al Lawson; 
Donald McEachin; and Bennie G. Thompson.
  Mr. Speaker, I applaud the philanthropic and achieving spirit of 
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated. As a hard-working and 
generous group of men, you are admired by many for the vigor that you 
possess and for the service that you render to others.

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