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Kappa Alpha Psi Cumulative Test I 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
ALREADY GRADED A+ <RECENT VERSION>
When was the fraternity founded? - (answers)January 5, 1911
When was the Alpha Chapter charted? - (answers)May 15, 1911
What was the ORIGINAL name for the fraternity? - (answers)Kappa Alpha Nu
Who is known as the "Original Pretty Boy"? - (answers)Paul Waymond Caine.
What does "Phi Nu Pi" mean? - (answers)it is never to be written nor spoken.
What does "NUPE" mean? - (answers)Negroes Under Pressure, Excelling
The Grand Chapter recognized the cane as an official part of Kappa Alpha Psi
when? - (answers)1986 at the 66th Grand Chapter meeting.
What does the first K stand for? - (answers)Nothing. The K is always silent.
What does the first A stand for? - (answers)denotes accomplishment.
What does the first P stand for? - (answers)denotes performance.
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What does the second P stand for? - (answers)denotes preparation.
What does the last A stand for? - (answers)denotes assurance.
What is the fraternity motto? - (answers)Achievement in every field of human
endeavor.
How long were the original canes? - (answers)36 inches or 3 feet.
The cane has been used since....? - (answers)Trick question: ever. Since the
beginning of the fraternity, canes were used. Although, the original "original"
canes did not have hooks and were not used for stepping. The canes were a
symbol of elegance and a gentleman.
The canes used today are thought to resemble who or what? - (answers)If the
canes are turned upside down, it resembles the letter "J" for Jesus.
Who is the original Kappa? - (answers)Moses carried a cane, therefore is
sometimes referred to as the original Kappa.
What do the stripes represent? - (answers)The father, the son, the holy spirit, and
the blood of Christ.
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With changing the name, Nu was replaced with Psi. Why? - (answers)if written,
the letter Psi is almost identical to the symbol of the university where it was
founded, "I U"
What is the significance to the "diamond in the sky"? - (answers)It is a tribute to
the ten deceased founders of Kappa Alpha Psi.
If someone asks you "how long were you on line", how do you respond? -
(answers)Forever and a Day.
What is the Kappabet? - (answers)It is where you speak the greek alphabet, but
you start and end with kappa.
What is the official song of the fraternity? - (answers)"Oh Noble Kappa Alpha Psi".
What separates business and pleasure? - (answers)The Jordan River. At Indiana
University, the Jordan River is between the college of business and the female
dormitories.
Stance on Hazing - (answers)Kappa Alpha Psi has never condoned hazing but is
aware it still happens. In 1990 kappa along with other NPHC organizations issued
a statement announcing the elimination of pledging. The fraternity backed its
stance by releasing executive order one in 1988, two in 1993, and three in 1994.
Three being the most recent one states that "any member, who participates in
underground pledge activities, or hazing of any kind, shall be expelled from the
Fraternity.
Kappa Alpha Psi Cumulative Test I 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
ALREADY GRADED A+ <RECENT VERSION>
When was the fraternity founded? - (answers)January 5, 1911
When was the Alpha Chapter charted? - (answers)May 15, 1911
What was the ORIGINAL name for the fraternity? - (answers)Kappa Alpha Nu
Who is known as the "Original Pretty Boy"? - (answers)Paul Waymond Caine.
What does "Phi Nu Pi" mean? - (answers)it is never to be written nor spoken.
What does "NUPE" mean? - (answers)Negroes Under Pressure, Excelling
The Grand Chapter recognized the cane as an official part of Kappa Alpha Psi
when? - (answers)1986 at the 66th Grand Chapter meeting.
What does the first K stand for? - (answers)Nothing. The K is always silent.
What does the first A stand for? - (answers)denotes accomplishment.
What does the first P stand for? - (answers)denotes performance.
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What does the second P stand for? - (answers)denotes preparation.
What does the last A stand for? - (answers)denotes assurance.
What is the fraternity motto? - (answers)Achievement in every field of human
endeavor.
How long were the original canes? - (answers)36 inches or 3 feet.
The cane has been used since....? - (answers)Trick question: ever. Since the
beginning of the fraternity, canes were used. Although, the original "original"
canes did not have hooks and were not used for stepping. The canes were a
symbol of elegance and a gentleman.
The canes used today are thought to resemble who or what? - (answers)If the
canes are turned upside down, it resembles the letter "J" for Jesus.
Who is the original Kappa? - (answers)Moses carried a cane, therefore is
sometimes referred to as the original Kappa.
What do the stripes represent? - (answers)The father, the son, the holy spirit, and
the blood of Christ.
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With changing the name, Nu was replaced with Psi. Why? - (answers)if written,
the letter Psi is almost identical to the symbol of the university where it was
founded, "I U"
What is the significance to the "diamond in the sky"? - (answers)It is a tribute to
the ten deceased founders of Kappa Alpha Psi.
If someone asks you "how long were you on line", how do you respond? -
(answers)Forever and a Day.
What is the Kappabet? - (answers)It is where you speak the greek alphabet, but
you start and end with kappa.
What is the official song of the fraternity? - (answers)"Oh Noble Kappa Alpha Psi".
What separates business and pleasure? - (answers)The Jordan River. At Indiana
University, the Jordan River is between the college of business and the female
dormitories.
Stance on Hazing - (answers)Kappa Alpha Psi has never condoned hazing but is
aware it still happens. In 1990 kappa along with other NPHC organizations issued
a statement announcing the elimination of pledging. The fraternity backed its
stance by releasing executive order one in 1988, two in 1993, and three in 1994.
Three being the most recent one states that "any member, who participates in
underground pledge activities, or hazing of any kind, shall be expelled from the
Fraternity.
