CHAPTER NEWS CENTENNIAL
100 Years of Legacy and Achievement
THE CINCINNATI (OH) ALUMNI CHAPTER OF KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY, INC. continues to raise the bar on achievement as it celebrates it's centennial.
O n December 18, 2023, the Cincinnati (OH) Alumni Chapter (CAC) of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated proudly celebrated its Centennial Anniversary. Chartered on December 18, 1923, the momentous occasion was salient for reflection on 100 years of Achievement and was acknowledged with a special three-day celebration. Today, the CAC is an innova- tive, award-winning chapter poised for local, national, and global Achievement.
A HISTORICAL CHAPTER The Grand Chapter of
members, Ennis Warrick, Arnold H. Maloney, and Amos J. White. Other Charter Members were Medical Doctors R. Eugene Clarke, Lenin R. Breedlove, Norman E. Dunham, H.L. Hunter, and James E. J. Ross. The doctors were all recent graduates of Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN, where they were initiated into the Kappa Chapter. Clarke served as Polemarch; Hugh Watson (Delta 1918) served as Vice Polemarch, Breed- love was Keeper of Records
and Exchequer; and Rev. Grant, Ross, and Dunham served as members of the Board of Directors. A.E. Gamblee, Dr. C.C. Smith, and Dr. H.M. Hunter were members. Following the establishment and initiation ceremonies, Dr. E.J. Ross hosted a luncheon for the new chapter The very first chapter’s Polemarch was Dr. Raymond E. Clarke who graduated from Meharry Medical College in 1920. He moved to Cincinnati in 1922 and started his medical practice
Kappa Alpha Psi chartered the Cincinnati (OH) Alumni Chapter approximately twelve years after Kappa Alpha Psi was incorporated as a national Greek letter college fraternity in Indiana. The chapter began during Cincinnati’s intense racial and social climate in the 1920s. District 3 Director George F. David II, oversaw the chartering ceremonies of the chapter and accom- panied Delta Chapter
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