Guide Right

 

Guide Right is a program of the educational and occupational guidance of youth, primarily inspirational and informative in character. Conceived in 1922, and suggested at the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity's twelfth Grand Chapter Conclave, the purposes of the Guide Right Service Program is to place the training experience and friendly interest of successful men at the disposal of youth needing inspiration and counsel regarding their choice of a life's career, and to arouse the interest of the entire community in the problems of youth as they seek to realize lives of usefulness.

 

In order to serve young men between the ages of 5 and 25, the mission of Guide Right is to promote goals, aims, and objectives of the fraternity, in a manner that is consistent to and appropriate for our targeted audiences. To uphold the original charge of Guide Right, and to incorporate the necessary tools which will enable us to adapt to today's changing landscape and environment.

 

The Southwestern Province has a great legacy of Guide Right achievement and service. The Kappa Kamp is a cornerstone of the fraternity's program.

 

The long term goals of the Southwestern Province Guide Right committee are:

 

• To make a positive impact on society through expanded and enhanced Guide Right programs in the Southwestern Province.

• To facilitate increasing levels of commitment to Guide Right through leadership emphasis, recognition, communication, innovation and advocacy.

• To make the Southwestern Province the recognized leader in Guide Right throughout Kappa Alpha Psi.

• To integrate Guide Right activity into all province events.

• To facilitate a Guide Right program funding vehicle.

 

The short term objectives are to:

 

• Increase Guide Right participation throughout the province.

• Foster Guide Right communications and innovation within the province.

 

Kappa Kamp

 

Kappa Kamp is a summer enrichment camp providing students, ages 12-16, with the opportunity to acquire productive life-skills through intensive workshops and learning through structured play activities. Students may choose from a number of enrichment camps and classes, as well as attend a variety of cultural and recreational activities, field trips, and educational lectures. Work, fun, and more, all take place within a safe, professionally designed and supervised setting.

 

The primary objectives of the enrichment camps are to:

 

• Provide enrichment activities for ages 12-16.

• Motivate students to seek higher levels of achievement.

• Expose students to activities rich in cultural information and experiences.

• Develop students' reading, writing, and speaking skills while involved in each camp.

• Provide experiences that focus on science technology and survival.

• Allow campers to make friends from around the world in a structured, safe environment.

• Provide a spiritual faith-based atmosphere for human growth and development.

• Provide character education and citizenship in an ethical environment.

 

Kappa League

 

Under the chairmanship of Mel Davis, the Los Angeles Alumni Chapter’s Social Action Program took the form of training activity for young men of the Alain Leroy Locke High School. Called the Kappa Instructional Leadership League, it was designed to help young men grow, receive, and develop their leadership talents in every phase of human endeavor.  Kappa League was founded on Thursday, February 12, 1969, by the Los Angeles Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., at Alain LeRoy Locke High School.  Kappa League was adopted by the Grand Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. at the 56th Grand Chapter which was held August 12-15, 1970.  The founders of the Kappa Instructional Leadership League were Mel L. Davis an Elder Watson Diggs Awardee and Edgar H. Bishop.

 

Kappa League is a program for the educational, occupational and social guidance of male students in grades 6th-12th.  The nucleus and primary focus of the Kappa League revolves around the "Five Phases" which are

 

• Self-IdentityDiscipline,  Assurance, Awareness, and Appearance

• TrainingAcademic, Career-Choice, Preparation, and Organization

• CompetitionPolitics, Career Advancement, and Sports

• SocialReligion, The Arts, Entertainment, Conversation/Communication, and Etiquette/Manners

• Health EducationPhysical Fitness, Sex Education, Drug Education, and Health and Safety.