Hawkins, Oklahoma City lawyer Professor T. John Miller Marquess, President of Langston University Attorney Henry C. The Chapter was formally chartered on April 25, 1922, on the campus of Langston University with the following Charter Members who represented some of the leading Black professionals in Oklahoma: Dr. A unique feature of this Chapter is the fact that it is the oldest Black Greek-Letter organization in Oklahoma the second oldest graduate Chapter west of the Mississippi River and the 10th oldest Alumni Chapter in all of Kappa.
Army as the rank of Private with the 30th Company, 154th Depot Brigade.įounder Ezra Dee Alexander served in the Army Medical Corps during WWI and as a medical examiner during WWII.įounder Guy Levis Grant also served in WWI.Ĭlick here to see a list of notable members of the fraternity who have served in high ranks in the US Military.Kappa Alpha Psi ushered Black Greekdom into Oklahoma during the 1921-22 school year with the establishment of Langston Chapter, now known as Oklahoma City Alumni Chapter. Army in World War I and served in the U.S. Army.įounder Marcus Peter Blakemore enlisted with the U.S. He was assigned to the 809th Pioneer Infantry unit of the U.S. He was an associate editor of Modern Artillerymen, the official record of Battery F.įounder Henry Tourner Asher served a year overseas in France during World War I and attained the rank of corporal. His battery enjoys the unique distinction of having been the first Battery of Negro Artillerymen ever to open fire upon an enemy in WWI. Lee subsequently served overseas as a Sergeant First Class and Gunner.
The Field Artillery component was the first Negro Artillery Regiment in the history of the military. The Division organized at Fort Dix (New Jersey) in November 1917. He also received two Distinguished Service Awards, from President Truman and Eisenhower respectively.įounder John Milton Lee enlisted in the Army in 1917 and was a non-commissioned officer assigned to Battery F, 349th Field Artillery Regiment, 167th Field Artillery Brigade of the 92nd Division.
He received the 2nd highest medal that is given by this country for valor. He served on the Selective Service Board during WWII and the Korean War. Army during the WWI as a Combat Medic and was cited for bravery for his actions with the Expeditionary Forces in France. Subsequent to the war, Diggs was instrumental in having the Indiana constitution amended to permit Negro enlistment in the Indiana National Guard.įounder Edward Giles Irvin served in the U.S. Diggs also was a past commander of the American Legion. After serving in Europe with the 368th Infantry, he rose to the rank of Captain in the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps. We at Watch The Yard reached out to Kevin Scott, the fraternity’s official Historian and created a list of the Kappa Alpha Psi founders who served during the “Great War.”įounder Elder Watson Diggs entered the nation’s first Negroes Officers Training Camp at Fort Des Moines, Iowa and was commissioned a First Lieutenant. Of the ten men who founded the fraternity, seven of them served in WWI as their young fraternity was growing.
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