Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. has become the first National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) fraternity or sorority to endow fully a scholarship at Penn State. 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 Penn State community," said Maurice Saunders, president of the Delta Theta Alumni Association.
The Alumni Association’s founding president, 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, the office’s director. "The impact on the recipients will be immeasurable. This scholarship acknowledges the fundamental role of the founders the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. in raising the sights of black collegians and stimulating them to accomplishments higher than they might have imagined."
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. was founded in January 1911 at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind. 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. The Delta Theta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. has been in existence on the University Park campus since May 1952. It is the chapter’s goal to raise the endowment this year to $60,000 to celebrate their 60th year at Penn State. Among the group’s most prominent members are
-- Barton A. Fields ’53 Lib, former secretary of revenue for the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
-- Louis A. Ivey ’53 Lib, cardiovascular surgeon and first African American Naval officer on the battleship USS New Jersey
-- Stan Lathan ’67 Com, director, producer and Penn State Distinguished Alumnus and Alumni Fellow
-- Bill Donan ’68 Bus, retired president of Baxter Healthcare’s Pharmaseal Division and Penn State Distinguished Alumnus and Alumni Fellow
-- Aaron Maybin, New York Jets football player
For more information on this scholarship and other engagement opportunities, contact Kimberly Field, director of development for Student Affairs, at 814-865-6533 or kmf20@psu.edu.