▁for ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁and ▁mot to ▁had ▁begun . ▁Frederick ▁Mitchell ' s ▁name ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁application ▁for ▁the ▁In cor por ation ▁of ▁the ▁F rat ern ity ▁but ▁ ▁with d rew ▁from ▁school ▁and ▁thus ▁never ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁F rat ern ity . ▁ ▁Found ing ▁The ▁frat ern ity ▁was ▁founded ▁as ▁K appa ▁Al pha ▁Nu ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁January ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁by ▁ten ▁African - American ▁college ▁students . ▁The ▁decision ▁upon ▁the ▁name ▁K appa ▁Al pha ▁Nu ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁to ▁honor ▁the ▁Al pha ▁K appa ▁Nu ▁club ▁which ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁on ▁the ▁Indiana ▁University ▁campus ▁but ▁had ▁too ▁few ▁registr ants ▁to ▁effect ▁continued ▁operation . ▁The ▁organization ▁known ▁today ▁as ▁K appa ▁Al pha ▁P si ▁was ▁nation ally ▁incorpor ated ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁K appa ▁Al pha ▁Nu ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁organization ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁its ▁current ▁name ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁shortly ▁after ▁its ▁creation . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁there ▁were ▁very ▁few ▁African - American ▁students ▁at ▁the ▁majority ▁white ▁campus ▁at ▁Blo om ington , ▁Indiana ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁a ▁small ▁minor ity ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁era ▁of ▁the ▁Jim ▁Crow ▁laws . ▁Many ▁African - American ▁students ▁rarely ▁saw ▁each ▁other ▁on ▁campus ▁and ▁were ▁disc ou rag ed ▁or