In the 1926 Oracle, Brother Horace Fitchett, the first chapter editor of Kappa Psi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc wrote:

"Whenever deep seated and fertile ideas have their conception in the minds of foresighted and ambitious youth, they must find their lodging place in reality, even though the initial efforts for the attainment of tangible results be thwarted."

For more than a year, professional Omega men at the Howard University Medical School had considered forming a chapter that would be responsive to their needs and that would "adequately integrate the ideas and concentrate the efforts of Alpha Chapter men for a greater Omega in Washington," according to Fitchett.

Brother W. Montague Cobb said the chapter was formed to include students in the professional schools "because of their more serious interests and dissatisfaction with many aspects of the undergraduate chapter."

Kappa Psi eliminated brutality in its initiations, Cobb said, as well as the "one-man blackball without a reason" and the prejudices formerly exhibited against Caribbean students.

On October 31, 1926 an informal meeting of all professional and graduate Omega men at Howard was called at 500 T Street, N.W., the "Omega House." At this meeting Fitchett wrote, "the idea of creating a professional chapter was reiterated and heartily favored by everyone present."

"Definite action as taken," he wrote, "by the formation of a tentative organization, the permanency of which was conditioned by an acceptance of the idea by the Supreme Council and the subsequent granting of a charter."

The following officers of Kappa Psi were elected:

On Friday, November 19, 1926, Kappa Psi was chartered as a chapter for professional and graduate students at Howard. Charter members were: Montague Cobb, Floyd Green, Lincoln Johnson, E. Horace Fitchett, M.J. Allen, James Carter, Thurman Dodson, William Forrester, Luther Gaither, A.B. Green, Maurice Johnson, Theodore Lovelace, George McDonald, Sidney Sumby, Frederick Watts, and J.C. Wilson.

Fitchett wrote that Kappa Psi's aim was to "integrate our ideas, concentrate our efforts, and project them for a greater Omega at Howard."

Kappa Psi continued to serve the needs of professional and graduate students at Howard until 1938, when the chapter became inactive.

In 1947, Brother Charles Williams, a law student at Howard University, revived Kappa Psi. The same needs that existed in 1926 and led to the formation of Kappa Psi also led to the chapter's revival-fellowship and camaraderie with men of like backgrounds and equal goals.

As the years progressed, Kappa Psi Chapter became an intermediate chapter, extending its influence beyond the Howard professional schools.

The chapter also included Omega Men attending graduate school at other area universities, brothers recently graduated or relocated to the District, and undergraduates on the various campuses of the District of Columbia which did not have chapters of their own.

Kappa Psi has given birth to three undergraduate chapters in the DC Metropolitan area: Omicron Gamma chapter at DC Teachers College (now the University of the District of Columbia), Epsilon Sigma at Bowie State University, and Delta Theta at Southeastern University. Kappa Psi has also included undergraduates from Georgetown, George Washington, American and Catholic Universities.

2001 marks the 75th Anniversary of Kappa Psi Chapter. The chapter has been a vital part of the cultural life of Washington, DC throughout its existence, and has served as a training ground for some of America's most prominent leaders and professionals.

While the chapter officially reverted to graduate status in 1998, we remain true to our legacy of serving the young professional brother and aspiring professionals in the District of Columbia.