▁Me eting ▁occurred ▁at ▁the ▁ 5 8 th ▁Grand ▁Chapter ▁Me eting . ▁ ▁K appa ▁Al pha ▁P si ▁Foundation ▁The ▁" K appa ▁Al pha ▁P si ▁Foundation ," ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁is ▁the ▁phil anth rop ic ▁arm ▁of ▁the ▁frat ern ity ▁and ▁ass ists ▁both ▁al umn i ▁and ▁under grad uate ▁chap ters ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁scholar ships , ▁after - school ▁programs , ▁and ▁national ▁projects ▁such ▁as ▁Hab itat ▁for ▁Human ity . ▁ ▁The ▁K appa ▁Al pha ▁P si ▁Foundation ▁was ▁conce ived ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Oliver ▁S . ▁G umb s , ▁the ▁ 2 3 rd ▁Grand ▁P ole m arch . ▁His ▁dream ▁began ▁to ▁take ▁shape ▁at ▁a ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁with ▁the ▁past ▁Grand ▁P ole m arch s ▁and ▁the ▁national ▁officers ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁He ▁proposed ▁forming ▁a ▁separate ▁ 5 0 1 ( c )( 3 ) ▁char itable ▁foundation ▁to ▁accept ▁contributions ▁to ▁fin ance ▁the ▁head qu arter ' s ▁renov ation ▁project . ▁F rat ern ity ▁members ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁foundation ▁could ▁ded uct ▁their ▁don ations ▁as ▁char itable ▁contributions ▁for ▁income ▁tax ▁purposes . ▁The ▁Foundation ▁would ▁also ▁accept ▁contributions ▁from ▁individuals , ▁organizations ▁and ▁business es . ▁ ▁Pan - H ellen ic ▁membership ▁ ▁The ▁frat ern ity ▁maintain s ▁dual ▁membership ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Pan - H ellen ic ▁Council ▁(