Chapter History The War Years and Beyond... (excerpt taken from The Story of Kappa Alpha Psi) "Irven Armstrong, a sergeant in the 351st Field Artillery in France, issued a call to the Kappamen overseas for a meeting in LeMans, France. Twenty-five responded, notwithstanding problems of transportation and the sea of mud in and about the convention village. Although unofficial, the call had piqued the imagination of Kappamen in every theater of operation. Some forty years later, the little village with its neat and ancient houses, paved streets, and broad highways leading directly to Paris, defied recollection of the war-weary soldiers sloshing through rain and mud to give service to that "good old Kappa spirit." This gesture of spiritual revival at a time when young Fraternity was struggling for continued existence was a stroke of genius. It focused the attention of members upon the ideals of the organization when ideals, even ambitions, were being questioned. Not withstanding the inexorable consequences of war, Kappa Alpha Psi witnessed slow but continuous progress. On the 21st of April in the war year of 1917 the Theta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi was chartered at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Located in the North Central Province, it was the fraternity's eighth great chapter and the first in the Chicago area. The charter members were: E. Wilbur Johnson Ira M. Henderson T.F. Charleston Carlyle F. Stewart Roy Young Due to the meager number of students enrolled at the university in the late 1950's and early 1960's, the Theta Chapter became inactive for a period. It was rechartered in 1967 by Big Brother Davis, a former student, coach and athlete at Northwestern University. The history of the Theta Chapter is long and storied and continues to be written in that good old Kappa Spirit in the name of Phi Nu Pi. Recent History: The Theta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. was chartered on the campus of Northwestern University on April 21st, 1917, with five undergraduate charter members. On April 21st, 2007, the chapter will celebrate 90 years of achievement at Northwestern and continuing Theta's distinction as being the first Black Greek-letter organization on Northwestern's campus. The chapter has a rich history at Northwestern University. In the 1960's chapter members were instrumental in the "Black Power" movement at NU and were instrumental in the takeover of the Bursar's Office, which led to the creation of the Department of African-American Student Affairs and FMO. Copyright © 2007-2008 TERRIBLETHETANUPES.COM All rights reserved.