About Us
Chapter History
The Diamond of the West Florida Coast. Chartered in 1928, the Tampa Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.® has carried the banner of achievement across Tampa Bay for nearly a century.
The founding
March 1928, a meeting in Tampa.
Chartered
June 11, 1928
During March of 1928, a meeting was called at the residence of Dr. S.E. Johnson, in Tampa, Florida, for the purpose of discussing the possibility of organizing an alumni chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Mr. James M. Hamilton explained what had been done to bring about the organization of this chapter.
A letter was read from officials of the Fraternity granting permission for a chapter to be organized in this city, and the conditions under which the chapter could be organized. Tampa Alumni was chartered June 11, 1928.
Today the chapter counts 185 financial members in a geographic area that includes more than 300 potential members, and it continues to welcome the Fraternity's largest gatherings to Tampa.
Charter members
The six who began it.
James Hamilton
Charter member, 1928
Dr. S.J. Johnson
Charter member, 1928
E.E. Broughton
Charter member, 1928
Dr. R.R. Williams
Charter member, 1928
Dr. L.A. Howell
Charter member, 1928
S.W. Curtis
Charter member, 1928
Milestones
A century of moments.
1928
Tampa Alumni is chartered on June 11, 1928, after an organizing meeting at the residence of Dr. S.E. Johnson.
2019
The chapter hosts the Fraternity's National Founders Day in January and the Southern Province Council in April.
2023
Tampa Alumni hosts the Fraternity's National Conclave, the biennial gathering of the entire bond.
Visit us
We meet 4th saturday of every month.
10:00 AM at the NAACP Hillsborough County Building, 5101 N. 40th St., Tampa, FL 33610.