▁ ▁Some ▁believe ▁the ▁Greek ▁letters ▁K appa ▁Al pha ▁Nu ▁were ▁chosen ▁as ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁Al pha ▁K appa ▁Nu , ▁but ▁the ▁name ▁became ▁an ▁eth nic ▁sl ur ▁among ▁rac ist ▁fa ctions . ▁Found er ▁E lder ▁Watson ▁Dig gs , ▁while ▁obser ving ▁a ▁young ▁initi ate ▁comp ete ▁in ▁a ▁track ▁meet , ▁over he ard ▁fans ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁member ▁as ▁a ▁" kappa ▁alpha ▁n ig ", ▁and ▁a ▁campaign ▁to ▁rename ▁the ▁frat ern ity ▁en su ed . ▁The ▁resolution ▁to ▁rename ▁the ▁group ▁was ▁adopted ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁and ▁the ▁frat ern ity ▁states , ▁" the ▁name ▁acquired ▁a ▁distinct ive ▁Greek ▁letter ▁symbol ▁and ▁K AP PA ▁A LP HA ▁P SI ▁thereby ▁became ▁a ▁Greek ▁letter ▁F rat ern ity ▁in ▁every ▁sense ▁of ▁the ▁design ation ." ▁K appa ▁Al pha ▁P si ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁official ▁name ▁since ▁April ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁at ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Con cla ve , ▁the ▁National ▁Sil hou ettes ▁of ▁K appa ▁Al pha ▁P si ▁were ▁established ▁as ▁an ▁auxili ary ▁group , ▁which ▁membership ▁compr ises ▁w ives ▁or ▁wid ows ▁of ▁frat ern ity ▁members . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁the ▁Sil hou ettes ▁were ▁officially ▁recognized ▁and ▁granted ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁K appa ▁Al pha