Kappa Alpha Psi becomes College’s first “Divine Nine” fraternity

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. (ΚΑΨ) officially joined Hanover’s campus community during a Nov. 6 ceremony at Fitzgibbon Recital Hall, Lynn Center for Fine Arts.

Layden Adair ’26, Bryce Gray ’28, Talal Laguda ’26 and Joey McElroy ’26 were introduced as the Xi Rho colony’s establishing members during the event, which capped a three-year exploration and orientation process. The College’s colony will function as a branch of DePauw University’s Xi Rho chapter until growth allows creation of a full chapter on campus.

The addition of Kappa Alpha Psi marks Hanover’s first “Divine Nine” fraternity, which refers to the nine historically Black fraternities and sororities that make up the National Pan-Hellenic Council. ΚΑΨ was founded in 1911 at Indiana University Bloomington. The organization has more than 150,000 members with 700 undergraduate and alumni chapters across the U.S. and international chapters in more than 15 nations.