Under the leadership of Brother Richard Thornton, there was a major renovation program in 2004. Brothers made personal loans to the Chapter to purchase the building. In 1988, Oklahoma City Alumni Chapter proudly purchased its first permanent home in the acquisition of the Kappa Kastle, 1801 N. As 'outgrowths' of Oklahoma City Alumni, the Alumni Chapters in Norman and Langston were chartered, and college Chapters at Oklahoma State, Oklahoma University, Northeastern State, Central Oklahoma and Cameron were formed. The Chapter continued to grow in numbers and prestige, and the Chapter's name was formally changed to Oklahoma City Alumni in the early 1970's. The decade of the 60's saw the establishment of Epsilon Gamma Chapter at the Central State College (January 1963) and Lawton-Ft. Morgan, Jr., Kappa was provided with a meeting place in the Morgan Building and soon became popularly known as the Kappa Lounge. Also, in 1946, due to the generosity of Dr. King, longtime Lawton coach who later served for many years as Middle Western Province Keeper of Records & Exchequer, and was awarded the Elder Watson Diggs Award, posthumously. Jeltz, Vice Principal of Oklahoma City's Douglass High School, who later became Middle Western Province Polemarch and Herbert C.

The 1940's saw the Langston-Oklahoma City Alumni Chapter initiate Wyatt F. Langston-Oklahoma City Alumni Chapter nurtured the formation of Muskogee Alumni (1946) and Wewoka Alumni (1956). In addition to Chapter formations in the 30's, a highlight of Oklahoma Kappas was the awarding of the coveted Laurel Wreath to Kappa Founder, Dr. Sharp and others reactivated Langston Alumni Chapter as Langston-Oklahoma City Alumni Chapter, now based in Oklahoma City.

Alexander as Polemarch and eleven other Brothers. Young (then Langston University President) persuaded Kappa to establish Alpha Pi Chapter at the Colored Agricultural and Normal University (later named Langston University), which was chartered on October 28, 1933, with Floyd F. Moffet.Īt the 1932 Grand Chapter Meeting in Charleston, West Virginia, Dr. Felton 'Zip' Gayles, John Buford, Founder Byron K. Some of Kappa's all-time greats started Tulsa Alumni, namely, B. During this period, there was a void in Kappa activity in the state, until a group of men formed Tulsa Alumni on April 23, 1931. The Chapter functioned for approximately five years (until 1927) as Langston Alumni Chapter, and then became inactive and remained inactive for at least ten years. Young, Boley and Oklahoma City physician who was later to become President of Langston University. Elsberry, Principal of Langston High School Harry 'Little' Long, head football coach and Dr. Buford, Langston University's first Dean of Agriculture Ralph Tyler, Dean of Industrial Arts J. Forte, Superintendent of Okmulgee Separate Schools John E. Armstrong, Dean of Instruction at Langston W. The following men were affiliated with the Chapter in the first year of its existence: Dr. Haywood, Oklahoma City physician and owner of a hospital in the city. 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. 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.

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