NATIONAL CHAPLAIN'S: ARTICLE OF FAITH
The name “ fraternity ” comes from the Greek word “frater” meaning brother. It is also synonymous with the new commandment of the new testament “Love ye one another” thereby establishing brotherly love, and a brotherhood bond that is not to be broken. Listen to this. You won’t quite ever hear it like this anywhere. The Greek name Kappa is the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet. And will always represent the original 10 founders. Alpha is the 1 st letter of the Greek alphabet and always represent the beginning and in the beginning was the Word. Nu is the 13 th letter of the Greek Alphabet and means a degree of freedom . Nu was later changed to Psi meaning, which in the Greek, is a theory about the human mind, and its ability and knowledge of planning. There is so much you can learn from a name, if you look into it. Thus you have Kappa Alpha Psi, and I must say, It’s a Blessing to be a Kappa! So Kappa Alpha Psi ® to me says “10 great men set a new beginning having a high degree of freedom realizing they had great abilities and knowledge of planning what would become the greatest Fraternity in the World and setting records of Achievement in every endeavor they embark upon. Brothers, get ready this is a continuum and a process that will never end. As you have hopefully prepared yourself , you will know that Elder Watson Diggs similar to the efforts and steps taken by Jesus Christ reach out first to Byron K. Armstrong and the eight other black male students attending Indiana University and encouraged them to form a Fraternity with reliance placed on high Christian, yes Christian ideas and the purpose of Achievement. This is something that can not be lost in our fraternity, similar to the teaching of repentance and salvation in the Gospel. We see everyday in organizations throughout the world that many have strayed away from the fundamental purposes they promised to uphold in their membership. This has resulted in evil actions taken as a result. Hazing was not allowed amongst the disciples . Amongst our original 10 founders and many of the early pledge groups. Hazing was one of the many evil interferences that was targeted to destroy fraternal organizations even today. But similar to many churches there are many that are straying away from the Word of God because of some of the foolishness occurring in churches that mirrors the evil and corrupt activities in the world. As a Kappa, you will be confronted by some so called preachers, and critics, miss quoting scriptures. saying you’re part of a secret society. Kappa is not a secret society or excluded from public notice. We are an organization that have some secrets that we communicate only with members. So never be ashamed of your connection with Kappa. You’re recall there were also some Disciples that decided to stop following Christ. We serve humankind. We train for leadership. We reach for the top, because We are Kappas. Being a Kappa is a lifelong commitment of service on earth according to God‘s Will. Accepting Christ is the ultimate “Achievement” for Eternal Life.
Yo! Brothers!
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