National History

It was the year of 2001, that 5 men made a lifetime dream come true. Kappa Psi Kappa Fraternity, Inc. was founded on August 17, 2001 in Tallahassee, FL by five Kaptivating Black Men. The fraternity was started by D. Sean Benjamin and Rollen Scarboro but were later joined by two others being Vermeil Haynes and John Manual. These men are the "Illustrious Elite" of Kappa Psi Kappa.



Those 4 men set out and started to organize the foundation of the fraternity based upon promoting the high ideals of brotherhood, scholarship, service, and leadership. It was then that during the last stages of organization, a small recruitment effort was executed. The 4 Illustrious Elite where joined by Robert Smith and completed the foundation of the fraternity and made the current 5 Illustrious Elite founders of Kappa Psi Kappa Fraternity, Inc.



These five men founded Kappa Psi Kappa upon the principles of Brotherhood, Leadership, Service, and Scholarship. Kappa Psi Kappa Fraternity, Inc. has constantly remained a force of change in the African-American Community. Through several National Programs including Project G.I.V.E., Lights Out Program, Adopt-A-Highway, and March fo Dimes. Also the Kappa Sapphires Club, one of the most notable accomplishments of the Fraternity, has helped to shape and mold young men and women (17 or younger) nationwide.



Though we often are imitated, we can never be properly duplicated- Kappa Psi Kappa Fraternity Inc., Alpha Psi Kappa Fraternity Inc., and Phi Nu Kappa Sorority Inc. still remain the first and only three-fold constitutionally bound brother-sister, African-American greek letter organization in existence. Others have come along and tried to imitate Kappa, Phi Nu and A-Psi but they were built from the same framework and thus, the rest of you will never be called a true family.



Also in the year of 2001, Kappa Psi Kappa Fraternity became incorporated under the Florida Articles of Incorporation. The fraternity was incorporated on October 3, 2001. The International Headquarters is located in Tallahassee, FL..