Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., was founded on January 5, 1911, on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, by Elder Watson Diggs, John Milton Lee, Byron K. Armstrong, Guy Levis Grant, Ezra D. Alexander, Henry T. Asher, Marcus P. Blakemore, Paul W. Caine, Edward G. Irvin, and George W. Edmonds; Whereas the founders of Kappa Alpha Psi were God-fearing, high achieving, serious minded young men who possessed the imagination, ambition, courage, and determination to defy custom and cultural challenges in pursuit of college educations and careers during a period in United States history where such opportunities were not broadly available for African Americans; Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi has since its founding stressed high ideals and the importance of achievement in every field of human endeavor by instilling into African-American youth the noble accomplishment of providing greater service to others and training its members to become a positive influence on their communities and the society at large; Whereas since its founding, Kappa Alpha Psi has matured to an organization of over 150,000 college-trained men, with undergraduate chapters located on more than 360 college and university campuses and alumni chapters in more than 340 cities in the United States and 5 foreign countries; Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi hosts a biennial Undergraduate Leadership Institute, a comprehensive training and skills enhancement program for the fraternity's top student leaders to aspire them to become positive role models and aspire to serve for the good of society; Whereas Kappa Alpha Psi has maintained a partnership with Habitat for Humanity and assists in building a home for a local family in conjunction with each of its biennial national conventions