▁P si ▁Foundation . ▁Sil hou ettes ▁provide ▁support ▁and ▁assistance ▁for ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁K appa ▁Al pha ▁P si ▁at ▁the ▁Grand ▁chapter , ▁province ▁and ▁local ▁levels . ▁ ▁The ▁K appa ▁" K ane " ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁as ▁black ▁Greek - letter ▁organizations ▁began ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁step ▁shows , ▁the ▁frat ern ity ▁began ▁using ▁the ▁" K appa ▁K ane " ▁in ▁what ▁it ▁term ed ▁" c ane ▁ste pping ". ▁The ▁k appa ▁can es ▁were ▁longer ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁than ▁in ▁later ▁dec ades . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁the ▁can e ▁was ▁decor ated ▁with ▁the ▁frat ern ity ▁colors . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁the ▁can e ▁was ▁short ened ▁so ▁brothers ▁could ▁" tw irl " ▁and ▁tap ▁the ▁can e ▁in ▁the ▁ch ore ography ▁with ▁high ▁de xter ity . ▁The ▁process ▁of ▁covering ▁the ▁can e ▁in ▁the ▁frat ernal ▁colors ▁is ▁considered ▁as ▁' w ra pping ' ▁and ▁is ▁done ▁very ▁specifically . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁the ▁national ▁organization ▁did ▁not ▁cond one ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁can es ▁or ▁K appa ▁Al pha ▁P si ' s ▁participation ▁in ▁step ▁shows ▁cont ending ▁that ▁" the ▁hours ▁spent ▁in ▁step ▁practices ▁by ▁chap ters ▁each ▁week ▁would ▁be ▁better ▁devoted ▁to ▁academic ▁or ▁civ ic ▁achiev ement ."