Sigma Nu was formed at VMI in response to oppose the system of physical abuse and hazing of underclassmen. Kappa Alpha Psi's historian credits the name change in 1915 with allowing their organization to "thereby became a Greek letter Fraternity in every sense of the designation.Sigma Nu was founded on Januat the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in a period of civil strife known as the Reconstruction and represented a radical departure from the times. Track Meet involving Kappa Frank Summers, changing from Nu to Psi, which was also formed by the combined letters of I.U.(ψ)). However, there is no concrete evidence as to why the Greek letters Kappa Alpha Nu were chosen,(Kappa is the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet and there were 10 founders, Alpha as being the first Black frat at I.U., Nu unknown) and the name was later changed, due to an incident at an I.U. Kappa Alpha Psi īryson states that the original moniker (Kappa Alpha Nu) of Kappa Alpha Psi, which did become an African-American fraternity, may have been chosen in tribute to the short lived club. The purpose of the group was to "strengthen the negro voice." The group was listed as the first black college chapter to own its own house. Although the group was also stated to have lasted until 1911. That year, a club was formed called "Alpha Kappa Nu Greek Society" though newspaper accounts from 19 identified the organization as a Greek fraternity with elected officers and a constitution with "plans of establishing branches at leading negro institutions," the club was never incorporated, and disappeared after a short time. Bryson recounted that his own fraternity "may have begun in 1903 on the campuses of Indiana University in Bloomington, IN, but there were too few registrants to assure continuing organization. In The Story of Kappa Alpha Psi: A History of the Beginning and Development of A College Greek Letter Organization 1911-1999, Historian Ralph J. Wilberforce University was where the fraternity Gamma Phi was founded in 1905. A second chapter was set to be established at Wilberforce University. Formed in 1903 at Indiana University and lasting until around 1905, it had a membership of 10, which included all the colored students at the school. Roberts and Gordon Merrill Newspaper Article about formation of Alpha Kappa Nu Newspaper Article about formation of Alpha Kappa Nu Newspaper Article about formation of Alpha Kappa Nu Newspaper Article about formation of Alpha Kappa NuĪlpha Kappa Nu ( ΑΚΝ) was one of the first documented African-American collegiate fraternal organizations in the United States. Standing are John Hodge, Thomas Reynolds, Mr. Seated are James Knight, Howard Thompson, E.B. The Alpha Kappa Nu Greek Society was formed at Indiana University and Earlham College to strengthen the blacks' voice. Indiana University East, Richmond, Indiana African-American fraternity Alpha Kappa Nuīy October 1903 119 years ago ( 1903-10)
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