Kappa Alpha Psi Scholarship Fund

The Syracuse Alumni (NY) chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi was chartered on September 29, 1973 by twelve distinguished men. In March 1993, the Syracuse Alumni chapter dedicated a scholarship in memory of two of these Kappa Men. M. Gilbert Kirkland was affectionately known as the “Godfather” of the chapter. In 2002, the fund received a generous bequest from the family of Brother Merle R. Greene who was also a founding member of the chapter. The local chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, a predominantly African American fraternal organization of college graduates whose main goals are community service and scholarship, established this endowment fund to augment its philanthropic efforts.