KAP

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KAP is the common abbreviation for Kappa Alpha Psi, a historically African American collegiate Greek-letter fraternity founded in 1911.

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KAP canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek-letter organization
collegiate fraternity
historically African American fraternity
abbreviation KAP
Kappa
affiliation National Pan-Hellenic Council
alsoKnownAs KAP
colors cream
crimson
country United States
emphasis achievement
flower red carnation
foundedAsOneOf Divine Nine fraternities
foundedAt Indiana University Bloomington
linked to: Indiana University
foundedBy Byron K. Armstrong
Edward G. Irvin
linked to: Edward Giles Irvin

Elder Watson Diggs
Ezra D. Alexander
George W. Edmonds
Guy L. Grant
Henry T. Asher
John M. Lee
Marcus P. Blakemore
Paul W. Caine
foundedIn 1911
foundedInCity Bloomington
foundedInState Indiana
foundedOn 1911-01-05
governingBody Grand Chapter
hasAlumniChapters yes
hasCollegiateChapters yes
headquartersCity Philadelphia
headquartersCountry United States
headquartersState Pennsylvania
membershipPolicy traditionally African American but non-exclusive
motto Achievement in Every Field of Human Endeavor
nameChangedIn 1915
nickname Nupes
originalName Kappa Alpha Nu
linked to: Kappa Alpha Psi
religiousAffiliation nonsectarian
scope international
symbol diamond
targetCommunity African American college men
type social fraternity
website https://kappaalphapsi1911.com

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Kappa Alpha Psi abbreviation KAP
subject linked to: KAP
Kappa Alpha Psi alsoKnownAs KAP
subject linked to: KAP