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Guide Right

Conceived in 1922 by Leon W. Stewart and suggested at the twelfth Grand Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi®, Guide Right became the fraternity’s national service program.. Leon Steward is the founder of the National Guide Right movement of Kappa Alpha Psi® Fraternity, Inc., and Past Western Province Polemarch. Soon after the St. Louis Alumni Chapter’s beginning in 1921, Leon W. Steward and J. Jerome Peters were assigned to research possible programs that would assist in developing the youth of the Black community and to devise a “meaningful and practical approach” to the problem of Black youth underachievement.

Ultimately, Brother Steward proposed a program of guidance to be designated as Guide Right, to assist high school seniors in choosing and pursuing useful careers. The focus of Guide Right, from its inception, was to provide scholarships to needy and talented students and to inform young people of the professions and other career options.

Guide Right is our National Service Initiative and includes all our youth-oriented programs. However, the Flagship Initiative of the Guide Right Service Program is the Kappa Leadership Development League (Kappa League).  Guide Right is a program of educational and occupational guidance of youth, primarily inspirational and informative in character.

The purpose of the Guide Right Service Program is to place the training, experience, and interest of successful men at the disposal of youth.  We focus on developing leadership, creating an achievement mindset, and mentoring.  We have mentored over 500,000 young people.  WE ARE THE OLDEST, MOST SUCCESSFUL MENTORING PROGRAM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR!

Kappa League

Kappa League is a subset of the Guide Right, our National Service Initiative. Under the chairmanship of Mel Davis, the Los Angeles Alumni Chapter’s Social Action Program took the form of a 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. It provided both challenging and rewarding experiences, which richly enhanced their lives.

Membership was open to male students from the tenth through the twelfth grades. The fraternity sought to help these young men achieve worthy goals for themselves and make constructive contributions to their community when leadership roles became their responsibility.

College Prep

The Kappa League program provides educational college readiness opportunities for its students.   The program utilizes the following tools and activities to foster college matriculation and academic success.

  • Naviance
  • College Signing Day
  • Virtual College Tour
  • Virtual College Conversation
  • Black College Expo Collaboration
  • Common Black App
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College Success

The mentoring doesn't necessarily end when students venture on to college.  The National Kappa League program promotes the following:  

  • Local Interaction with Former Students
  • National Mentoring for former Kappa leaguers and Undergrad Brothers

Social Action / Community Service

Kappa League members work together to meet their community service obligations to learn responsible citizenship.  Some of the national initiatives Kappa League participates in include:

  • National Voter Registration Day
  • Room 2 Read
  • Community Service
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Positive Vision

Through club oriented activities, the officers and membership of the Kappa League perform projects that will expose them to planning, execution, reporting ideas, and simulating good leadership characteristics designed to raise their aspiration levels. 
Some of these activities include:

  • KLTV
  • NGR Social Media
  • #campaigns

The Gaithersburg-Rockville (MD) Alumni chapter's Guide Right / Kappa League program accepts inquiries annually. However, the membership window is from August to September.

If you are interested in enrolling your son in our program, visit our Kappa League's website today.

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