The Founders were God-fearing and serious–minded young men with the imagination, ambition, courage, and determination to defy custom in pursuit of a college education and career. The ideals of the church were an important foundation of the fraternity. One of the 5 Objectives of the fraternity is: “To promote the spiritual, social, intellectual and moral welfare of members.” Many aspects of the fraternity’s rites are engrained in Christian ideals and contain excerpts from the Bible.

Kappa Alpha Psi®, a college fraternity, was born in an environment saturated with racism. The state of Indiana became the 19th state of the Union in 1816, and it founded Indiana University in Bloomington four years later. This city was largely populated by settlers from below the Mason-Dixon line and, therefore, found many sympathizers of the Southern cause. Consequently, the few Blacks who took up residence in Bloomington in those early years were socially ostracized and encountered extreme acts of prejudice and discrimination.

The Southeastern Province of Kappa Alpha Psi® Fraternity, Inc. was created by the last Grand Chapter at which the late illustrious J. Ernest Wilkins, Sr., presided.

From 2000-2009, Shelby County remained as the fastest growing county in the State of Alabama over the past decade in terms of % growth. Though the growth brought an influx of businesses and families, there was a low/no presence of African-American male role models and a lack of diverse leaders in the education systems and outreach programs for children of color.