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C-SC Kappa Alpha Psi chapter reinstalled
Monday, November 08, 2010

CANTON, Mo. – After 13 years of inactivity, the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity is returning to Culver-Stockton College. The new member class was presented to the C-SC campus during their Probate Show held Oct. 28. During the show, which was held after the intake period, new members perform a step routine as part of their introduction to the public.
It was 1997 when C-SC last had a member of Kappa Alpha Psi on campus, but since then the Eta Kappa charter for the fraternity has remained in place. Kurt McKay, freshman music education major from Florissant, Mo.; Wayne Morris, junior sports management major from Webster Groves, Mo.; and Brian Richardson, junior sports management major from Saginaw, Mich., make up the newly initiated member class. The three will now begin working to recruit more members and rejuvenate the chapter.
The Eta Kappa charter for Kappa Alpha Psi went inactive because of a loss of members. A national moratorium on recruitment took place between 1994 and 1996. During that time, all of C-SC’s active members of the fraternity graduated leaving on one behind to lead the chapter in recruitment when the moratorium ended.
Kappa Alpha Psi is a member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, a council consisting of national historically African American fraternities. NPHC requires a student-base interest to start a chapter. Morris and Richardson, now seniors, have been attempting to revive the chapter since their first year at C-SC; however, they needed a willing, active Kappa Alpha Psi member to serve as an advisor. Their prayers were answered when Joe Stubbs, a Kappa alumnus, was hired as Culver-Stockton’s Greek Life coordinator. Stubbs has since been working closely to help with the Eta Kappa reinstallation process for Kappa Alpha Psi. He says he plans to continue working with the group to get the chapter back on track with other Greek organizations on campus.
The fraternity will be included in the Interfraternity Council at C-SC along with Alpha Tau Omega, Delta Upsilon, Lambda Chi Alpha and Tau Kappa Epsilon. They will also participate in Greek Week activities and will be able to join Order of Omega, a Greek honors society. The newly revived fraternity is already garnering interest on campus. An informational session is being held Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 9:11 p.m. in Meaders Lounge.
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity was founded on the night of Jan. 5, 1911 on the campus of Indiana University at Bloomington; it allows college men everywhere, regardless of their color, religion or national origin to enjoy membership. The Constitution of the fraternity has never contained any clause excluding or suggesting the exclusion of a man from membership merely because of his color, creed or national origin. The Constitution of Kappa Alpha Psi is predicated upon and dedicated to the principles of achievement through every field of human endeavor. There are over 350 undergraduate chapters of Kappa Alpha Psi in the continental United States.
For more information on C-SC Greek Life, visit www.culver.edu/currentstudents/greeklife. To learn more about Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., visit www.kappaalphapsi1911.com.
Photo 1: New members of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity perform during their October Probate Show.
Photo 2: Kappa Alpha Psi new members Kurt McKay, Wayne Morris and Brian Richardson.