▁American ▁Inter fr atern ity ▁Conference ▁( N IC ). ▁The ▁frat ern ity ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁pre domin antly ▁African ▁American ▁Greek - letter ▁society ▁founded ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁App al ach ian ▁Mountains ▁still ▁in ▁existence , ▁and ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁" c ane ▁ste pping " ▁in ▁N P HC ▁organized ▁step ▁shows . ▁K appa ▁Al pha ▁P si ▁celebrated ▁its ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁anni versary ▁on ▁January ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁pre domin antly ▁African ▁American ▁colleg iate ▁frat ern ities ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Found ers ▁The ▁found ers ▁of ▁K appa ▁Al pha ▁P si ▁F rat ern ity , ▁Inc . ▁are : ▁E lder ▁Watson ▁Dig gs , ▁more ▁affection ately ▁known ▁as ▁' The ▁Dream er ', ▁Dr . ▁Ez ra ▁D . ▁Alexander , ▁Dr . ▁By ron ▁Kenneth ▁Arm strong , ▁A tty . ▁Henry ▁Tour ner ▁Ash er , ▁Dr . ▁Marcus ▁Peter ▁Bla kem ore , ▁Paul ▁Way mond ▁Ca ine , ▁George ▁Wes ley ▁Ed mond s , ▁Dr . ▁Guy ▁Le vis ▁Grant , ▁Edward ▁G iles ▁Ir vin , ▁and ▁S gt . ▁John ▁Mil ton ▁Lee . ▁ ▁The ▁found ers ▁endeav ored ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁frat ern ity ▁with ▁a ▁strong ▁foundation ▁before ▁emb ark ing ▁on ▁plans ▁of ▁expansion . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁year , ▁the ▁rit ual ▁was ▁completed , ▁and ▁a ▁design