HISTORY OF GUIDE RIGHT
What IS Guide Right?
In the infancy of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity when chapters were blossoming and flourishing throughout the length and breadth of the United States, both individual and collective efforts were being made to incorporate meaningful programs into the various local chapter activities. Ultimately, Brother Steward, a Y.M.C.A. secretary, proposed a program with the purpose of assisting high school seniors to choose and pursue useful careers, consistent with fraternity purpose. The very foundation of Guide Right, the Fraternity’s National Service Program, can be traced back to 1922 to the St. Louis Alumni Chapter and Leon W. Steward, who rightfully is dubbed as the "Father of the Guide Right Movement".
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The Guide Right Youth Development Program was established in 1922 as the national service program of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. It was established to implement a meaningful and practical approach to the problem of youth underachievement. The program focuses on personal development, academic achievement, college and career preparation, and community service.
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Guide Right is a program for the educational and occupational guidance of youth, primarily inspirational and informational in character. Its reach extends to high schools and colleges alike and in the latter, giving due attention to the needs of undergraduate brothers. The focus of Guide Right, from its inception, was to provide scholarships to needy and talented students, and to inform young people in the professions and career options.
The purposes of the Guide Right Program are 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 awaken the interest of the entire community in the problems of youth as they seek to realize lives of usefulness.
Guide Right is administered by a National Director and a Guide Right Commission. The Guide Right Commission consists of the Director and twelve Province Guide Right Coordinators; one from each Province, appointed by their respective Province Polemarch. The Director is uniquely qualified to perform the duties of this office and is appointed by the Grand Polemarch. He prepares such directives as are necessary for the successful and efficient observance of this National movement. He also edits and prepares the Manual for the universal use of Undergraduate and Alumni.
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SUPPORT GUIDE RIGHT
The Montgomery Guide Right Program which includes Kappa League, Kappa Knights, and Kappa Kids, is an approved 501(c)3 entity. All financial donations and costs for program advertisement purchases are tax deductible. The best way to support Montgomery Guide Right Program is to donate to the Montgomery Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc Foundation.