Pleasant Plains in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

Xi Chapter - Howard University

— 1920 - 2020 —

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 6, 2023

1. Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Marker

Inscription.
Founders - January 5, 1911 Elder Watson Diggs, Dr. Ezra D. Alexander, Dr. Byron Kenneth Armstrong, Atty. Henry Tournerasher, Dr. Marcus Peter Blakemore, Paul Waymond Caine, George Wesley Edmonds, Dr. Guy Levis Grant, Edward Giles Irvin, John Milton Lee

Xi Charter Members Byron K. Armstrong - Alpha 1911, James E. Scott - Delta 1915, Dudley W. Woodard - Delta 1915, Wilbur J. Pinkard - Mu 1920

Ξ
Charter Initiates J. Wycliffe Keller, Hilbert L. Rozier, Leo S. Butler, Lemuel D. Bolton, Charles S. Hall, Johnathan L. Young, Hiram U. Moore, Joseph E. Moore, Ernest T. Hemby, Alden B. Thompson, Samuel E. Lassiter, Julian J. Evans, Len S. Williams, Ernest E. Miller, Webster Sewell, Harry B. Thornton, Clarence B. Friday

Erected 2020 by Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., Xi Chapter.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 5, 1911.

Location. 38° 55.363′ N, 77° 1.189′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington

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in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Pleasant Plains. Marker is on Howard Place Northwest west of 5th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 29 Howard Pl NW, Washington DC 20059, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Founders Library and Moorland-Spingarn Research Center (within shouting distance of this marker); Miner Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (within shouting distance of this marker); Prometheans, Inc. (within shouting distance of this marker); Rankin Chapel (within shouting distance of this marker); Day of Honor 2000 (within shouting distance of this marker); Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fortitude (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Marker in front of Founders Library image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 6, 2023

2. Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Marker in front of Founders Library

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