Kappa Alpha Psi’s graduate chapter welcomed students and families to Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School into the Kappa League program.
Mentorship and life-skill training, along with educational, occupational and social guidance, are the lessons being taught to hundreds of young Black males across Philadelphia, thanks to a group of dedicated mentors.
The Philadelphia alumni chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., a historically Black collegiate fraternity, is making a difference in the community.
The Kappa League leadership and mentorship program kicked off Wednesday, with 400 guests — including students, their families and fraternity members — attending the opening ceremony at Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School to welcome students into the program.
The group of 93 young Black youths range from seventh to 12th grades. Students come from 20 schools that represent different neighborhoods in and around the city of Philadelphia.
For the induction ceremony, students dressed as required, in white dress shirts, khaki pants, dress shoes and holding ties around their arms as they walked proudly into Christo Rey auditorium. Family members applauded the group as they sat. That included mom Tiffany Jones, who was excited to see her son, seventh grade student Mikenzie Silver, being inducted.
Jones said Mikenzie is not the first family member to participate.
“My oldest son was in this program, he started when he was in the ninth grade. This is a great mentorship program,” she said. “They taught him a lot about being a leader, about being respectful.”
