Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. is the first National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) fraternity or sorority to endow fully, a scholarship at The Pennsylvania State University. The Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Delta Theta Alumni Association Scholarship, endowed with a $50,000 gift, will be awarded to students who are members in good standing of the Delta Theta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. “Not only is this a historic milestone for the Delta Theta Alumni Association, it is an historic milestone for the PSU community,” said Maurice Saunders, President of the Delta Theta Alumni Association. Founding President of the Alumni Association, Bruce B. Rush noted, “With the establishment of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Delta Theta Alumni Association Scholarship, the Kappa Alpha Psi name will be etched in stone at Penn State forever.”

 

“The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life is pleased to acknowledge the many accomplishments of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. alumni that have resulted in the creation of this scholarship,” said Roy W. Baker, director of the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life. “The impact on the recipients will be immeasurable. This scholarship acknowledges the fundamental understanding of the founders’ role of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. to raise the sights of black collegians and stimulate them to accomplishments higher than they might have imagined.”Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. was founded in January 1911 at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. All members of the fraternity are bound together by a belief in and a commitment to their fundamental purpose: achievement in all fields of human endeavor.