Kappa Alpha Psi has gone international with its first undergraduate chapter in the Bahamas.
Watch the Yard reports this history-making move will have the international chapter operate through the Rho Mu Chapter on the University of Bahamas.
Grand polemarch and head of the organization Thomas L. Battles Jr. expressed optimism about the possibility of having a chapter on the school's campus.
“It’s great for the fraternity, and I think it’s great for the community and the university to have Kappa Alpha Psi on campus," he said. "This is history, our first international undergraduate chapter. It’s a good season for us where we’re stepping up to ensure undergraduates have a voice on campus through Greek life.”
In its long-storied history, the fraternity has amassed more than 700 chapters and 150,000 members globally. The popular fraternity was founded on January 5, 1911, at Indiana University Bloomington and has existed for 107 years as part of the Divine Nine of fraternities and sororities.
Battles added, “It’s been a long time coming and we feel great because we worked really hard to make this a reality.”
According to the Nassau Guardian, the fraternity has been on the campus since 1973, but there had only been a Bahamas Alumni Chapter to serve graduates. The relationship between the school and the frat has blossomed over the decades.
There are plans to launch a scholarship program to help students in the Bahamas. However, there are few details about the program at the moment.
Dominic Parker will head the new international chapter and serve as polemarch. And Quinton C. Lightbourne will continue leading the campus's alumni chapter.
“With the hard work, dedication and support from all of the brothers in The Bahamas, we made this dream a reality. As we continue pushing ahead, we plan on expanding and doing our part to make communities better throughout the Bahamas,” Lightbourne said.
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