Guide Right

Chair:  Bother LeJuan Robinson

Guide Right History

Kappa Alpha Psi's Guide Right national service program began under the guidance of Brother Leon W. Steward, a YMCA secretary, of the St. Louis Alumni Chapter. Brothers Steward and J. Jerome Peters studied the problem of continual need of financial assistance and guidance of active undergraduate chapters. Brother Stewards proposed solution was a program, designated Guide Right, of guidance that assisted high school seniors in the choice and pursuit of useful careers consistent with the Fraternity purpose. This program was immediately adopted at the local level to the extent of providing scholarship to needy and talented participants. The 12th Grand Chapter adopted Guide Right as the national service program of the Fraternity.

The national service program of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. is called Guide Right. The purpose of Guide Right program is to place the training experience and life lessons of successful men at the disposal of youth for educational and occupational guidance, primarily inspirational and informational in character. Under the principles of Guide Right, the Kansas City Alumni Chapter has developed a program focusing on young men at Hogan Preparatory Academy.  Our Guide Right program encompasses our scholarships, tutorial program, and Kappa Leadership Development League, college campus tours and community service.

 The basic objectives of the Kappa Leadership Development League may be summarized as follows:

v  To help youth, especially those of high school graduating classes, in their selection of courses leading to vocations compatible with their aptitudes and personalities.

v  To assist students, while they are training, to get started in the employment, and to progress successfully in their chosen fields.

v  To assist parents in the handling of their children by given them the opportunities to talk over their problems with those who know and are successful in their chosen vocations.

v  To afford the less fortunate youths a respite from the drudgery of the streets, through sponsored entertainment and cultural.

v  To inform youth of the values of higher education, of assistance available for continued educational pursuits, scholarships, loans, professional counseling, fellowships, etc.; of various occupational and professional opportunities; and of current labor demands and the trends on the labor market, supply rewards, etc, (2) requirements for obtaining employment, i.e. personal, scholastic, and economic.

Since its inception, The Guide Right program has swelled from vocational programs to other programs like the Kappa Instructional Leadership League. Now called Kappa League, this program sought to help young men grow and develop their leadership talents in every phase of human endeavor-participants would achieve worthy goals for themselves and make constructive contributions to their community when leadership roles become their responsibility. This included studies in self-identity discipline, assurance, awareness, and appearance; training (academic, career choice, preparation, and organization); competition (politics, career advancement, and sports); social (religion, the arts, entertainment, conversation, communication, etiquette, and manners); and health education (physical fitness, sex education, drugs, and health and safety.

Kansas City Alumni's commitment to Guide Right has been exhibited over the years through its work with various projects including our Scholarship Foundation and a local Student of the Year Pageant. Through Guide Right, Kansas City Alumni has continued "Training for Leadership”.