
Chapter History
The Fayetteville Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated was chartered on February 25, 1957 as the Fayetteville (NC) Alumni Chapter.
The charter members of the Chapter were Ernest E. Miller, Booker T. McNeil, James L. Hawkins, Vernon P. Trent, Jasper McMillian, Calvin T. Daniels, J. Edgar McMillian, Willie E. Currie, John T. Gibson and C. Mason Quick. These outstanding men paved the way for this chapter by instilling the principles of leadership and achievement in every field of human endeavor.
The name of the chapter was changed to the Fayetteville Fort Bragg Pope AFB Alumni Chapter in the early 1980’s to represent the numerous Brothers who were stationed at the respective local military installations. When Pope AFB closed, the name then changes to the Fayetteville Fort Bragg Alumni Chapter to be consistent with the closing of the base. Following Fort Bragg’s renaming to Fort Liberty in January 2021, the Fayetteville Fort Bragg Alumni Chapter has been renamed the Fayetteville Alumni Chapter to better align with the city’s identity as a prominent military community.
The Fayetteville Alumni Chapter membership over the years have included members such as Past Middle Eastern Province Polemarch Melvin Pierce; two City of Fayetteville Mayors – Marshall Pitts and Henry Mitch Colvin; District Court Judge Stephen Stokes, Four-Star General Dennis L. Via, General Kevin Vereen, school principals, attorneys, doctors, business owners, military officers, assistant school superintendents, a school superintendent, university professors and officials, government department directors and many other achieving in various fields of human endeavors.
The E. E. Miller Elementary School was named after charter member Ernest E. Miller, a former assistant Superintendent of the Fayetteville City Schools. The John Griffin Middle School was named after Dr. John R. Griffin, a former Cumberland County School Superintendent.