[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 945 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 945
Congratulating Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., on the historic
milestone of 113 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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2024
Mr. Carter of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Bishop of
Georgia, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr. Ivey) submitted the
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education
and the Workforce
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RESOLUTION
Congratulating Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., on the historic
milestone of 113 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, on the
campus of 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 where such opportunities were not broadly available for
African Americans;
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi has since its founding stressed high ideals and the
importance of achievement in every field of human endeavor by instilling
into African-American youth the noble accomplishment of providing
greater service to others and training its members to become a positive
influence on their communities and the society at large;
Whereas since its founding, Kappa Alpha Psi has matured to an organization of
over 150,000 college-trained men, with undergraduate chapters located on
more than 360 college and university campuses and alumni chapters in
more than 340 cities in the United States and 5 foreign countries;
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi hosts a biennial Undergraduate Leadership Institute, a
comprehensive training and skills enhancement program for the
fraternity's top student leaders to aspire them to become positive role
models and aspire to serve for the good of society;
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi has maintained a partnership with Habitat for Humanity
and assists in building a home for a local family in conjunction with
each of its biennial national conventions;
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi has a partnership with Memphis-based St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital and has with the help of the local community and
churches been able to raise more than $1,000,000 for the continuation of
St. Jude's mission and has designated the hospital as the primary
benefactor of its national fundraising efforts;
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi sponsors Kappas on Capitol Hill, a conference for its
members designed to increase member's political awareness and
involvement through workshops, seminars, and lectures, as well as inform
its members on the importance of the political process in bettering
society;
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi has emphasized financial literacy in its community-based
outreach, implementing two major programs, Credit Abuse Resistance
Education (CARE) and Greeks Learning to Avoid Debt (GLAD), in
partnership with the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, the
National Foundation for Credit Counseling, and the National Pan-Hellenic
Council;
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi, through its Kappa League and National Guide Right
programs, has provided thousands of at-risk youth in communities
throughout the United States with role models and mentors that encourage
them to make positive contributions and take on leadership roles within
their communities;
Whereas since 1990, Kappa Alpha Psi's Kappa Scholarship Fund has provided
scholarship grants to over 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 Kappa Alpha Psi's oldest formal program, its Holiday Food Drive,
provides food, clothing, and toys to thousands of low income citizens in
many metropolitan and rural communities throughout the United States;
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi's national theme of ``One Kappa, Creating Inspiration: A
Call to Service'' has mobilized Kappa men across the Nation who are
leaders in business, education, government, the humanities, arts and
entertainment, science, and medicine to become better servant leaders
for their respective families and communities, the United States, and
the fraternity at large;
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi has ongoing partnerships with the United Negro College
Fund (UNCF), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP), and the National Urban League (NUL);
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi provides support to the National Education Association
(NEA), National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE),
Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors (AFA), North-American
Interfraternity Conference (NIC), and the National Pan-Hellenic Council
(NPHC); and
Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., will hold its National Founder's Day
Celebration in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 5, 2024: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) congratulates Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., on 113
years of achieving and serving local communities and enriching
the lives of collegiate men throughout the United States;
(2) supports the goals and ideals of Kappa Alpha Psi
Fraternity, Inc.; and
(3) supports the designation of a Kappa Alpha Psi,
Fraternity Inc., Day.
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