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The Theta of Kappa Alpha Psi ® at Northwestern University Celebrates a 100 Year Legacy of Achievement
Theta History T he Theta of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. was char- tered on April 21, 1917, by Founders Elder W. Diggs, Byron K. Armstrong and Paul W. Caine. The charter initiation line included: E. Wilbur Johnson, Ira M. Hen- derson, Thurman F. Charleston, Carlyle F. Stewart, Roy M. Young and Joseph Goddard. Stewart served as Theta’s first Polemarch and Goddard as its Keeper of Records. The charter was not formally recognized by Northwestern University until 1923. Two years after its establishment, Theta collaborated with the Iota of Kappa Alpha Psi ® at the University of Chicago and the newly estab- lished Chicago (IL) Alumni Chapter to host the 8 th Grand Chapter Meeting in Chicago, Illinois. Throughout the years, Theta struggled to remain active due to the meager number of Black men enrolled on the Northwestern Univer- sity campus. The first such instance of dormancy was during World War II (1939-1945). From this period of idleness due to a deple- tion of its members to serve in the war, Theta was first reactivated in 1947 by Grand Historian Emeritus and Past Permanent Kappa Alpha Psi Journal Editor, William L. Crump (Alpha Mu 1941) and Russell H. Dawson (Xi 1938) and remained largely active at North-
Publishing achievement for more than 100 years
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