Founders Flashcards
- dentist
- earned his BS degree in 1915
- earned his DS degree in 1920
- he was the Grand Historian & Emeritus of Kappa Alpha Psi
Guy L. Grant
- attorney
- in 1928, he received his law degree from Detroit College of Law
Henry T. Asher
-earned his dental degree in 1923
Marcus Peter Blakemore
-established the Chicago (IL) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi (oldest alumni chapter)
Byron K. Armstrong
- established the Lamda chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi
- served as sergant first class
- 1st negro to open fire at Germany
John Milton Lee
- instrumental in establishing the Beta, Gamma, & Delta chapters of Kappa Alpha Nu
- also established the Zeta chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi
- 1st founder to die
Paul W. Caine
- left college to pursue journalism
- established The Shining Star newspaper in 1922
Edward G. Irvin
- principal
- first person to serve at Grand Polemarch
- received Laurel Wreath Award in 1924
- second higher award is named after him
Elder Watson Diggs
- received a MD degree in 1919
- he was a doctor
Ezra D. Alexander
-worked on coal mines
George W. Edmonds
Which founder left college and returned to his home to become a coal miner?
George W. Edmonds
Which founder pursued a degree in journalism?
Edward G. Irvin
Which founder received his MD degree from Indiana University in 1919?
Ezra D. Alexander
Which founder was awarded the first Laurel Wreath and in what year?
Elder Watson Diggs
1924
Which two founders practiced dentistry?
Guy L. Grant
Marcus Peter Blakemore
