BRIEF HISTORY OF KAPPA LEAGUE

Under the chairmanship of Mel Davis, the Los Angeles Alumni Chapter’s Social Action Program took the form of training activity for young men of the Alain Leroy Locke High School. Called the Kappa Instructional Leadership League, it was designed to help young men grow, receive, and develop their leadership talents in every phase of human endeavor. It provided both challenging and rewarding experiences, which richly enhanced their lives. Membership was open to male students from the tenth through the twelfth grades. The fraternity sought to help these young men to achieve worthy goals for themselves and make constructive contributions to their community when leadership roles become the responsibility.

Kappa League was founded on Thursday, February 12, 1969, by the Los Angeles Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., at Alain LeRoy Locke High School.  Kappa League was adopted by the Grand Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. at the 56th Grand Chapter which was held August 12-15, 1970.  The founders of the Kappa Instructional Leadership League were Mel L. Davis an Elder Watson Diggs Awardee and Edgar H. Bishop.

Kappa League is a program for the educational, occupational and social guidance of male students in grades 6th-12th.  The nucleus and primary focus of the Kappa League revolves around the "Five Phases" which are:

1) Self-IdentityDiscipline,  Assurance, Awareness, and Appearance

2) TrainingAcademic, Career-Choice, Preparation, and Organization

3) CompetitionPolitics, Career Advancement, and Sports

4) SocialReligion, The Arts, Entertainment, Conversation/Communication, and Etiquette/Manners

5) Health EducationPhysical Fitness, Sex Education, Drug Education, and Health and Safety.

Other objectives of the Kappa League may be summarized as follows:

• To help youth, especially those of high school graduating classes, in their selection of courses leading to vocations compatible with their aptitudes and personalities.

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• To assist students, while they are training, to get started in the employment, and to progress successfully in their chosen fields.

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• To assist parents in the handling of their children by given them the opportunities to talk over their problems with those who know and are successful in their chosen vocations. 

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• To afford the less fortunate youths a respite from the drudgery of the streets, through sponsored trips to ball games, zoological garden, museums, theater, and other activities.

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• To inform youth of the values of higher education, assistance available for continued pursuits, scholarship, loans, professional opportunities, and of current labor demands and the trends on the effect of these demands and trends on the labor market.