Achievers......It's Who We Are.......It's What We Do!!!
THE KAPPA LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE - CHICAGO IS KNOWN FOR PRODUCING THE LARGEST NUMBER OF MINORITY MALES STUDENTS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO NAMED AS NATIONAL MERIT SEMI-FINALIST AND OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, EVERY SENIOR HAS GAINED ADMISSION TO A "TIER 1" FOUR YEAR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.
The Kappa Leadership institute - Chicago is currently ranked as one of the best programs nationally amongst 344 other Kappa Leadership Institutes in the nation.
Our results tell the true story of how successful our students are:
100% of our seniors since 2005 have graduated and were admitted into the "tier 1" college/university of their first choice
96% of our students rank in the top 15% of their high school class
83 % of our seniors scored a 28 or higher on the ACT Exam. (12 points higher than the national average for African American students and 7 points higher than the national average for all students.) www.act.org/activity/autumn2007/national.html
82% of our students made honor roll with a GPA of 3.431 or higher on a 4.0 scale
56% of our seniors received "Full tuition" scholarships to college
98% of our students are leaders and "student athletes" at their high school
Highlights of recent or upcoming events/activities:
Our Annual Spring Break College Tour:
In keeping with our tradition of visiting some of our college collaborative partners our Spring Break Tours since 2008 have included visits to the following schools:
Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Cal State - San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA
Cal Tech, Pasadena, CA
Carnegie-Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA
Claremont-McKenna College, Los Angeles, CA
Clark-Atlanta Univ., Atlanta, GA
Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
Connecticut College, New London, CT
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Davidson College, Davidson, NC
DePauw University, Greencastle, IN
Duke University, Durham, NC
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Florida A&M Univ., Tallahassee, FL
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL
Georgetown Univ., Washington, DC
Hamilton College, Clinton, NY
Hampton University, Hampton, VA
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Howard University, Washington, DC
Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA
New York University, New York, NY
Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
Oglethrope Univ., Atlanta, GA
Pamona College, Los Angeles, CA
Penn State University, Happy Valley, PA
Pitzer College, Los Angeles, CA
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Sewanee, The University of the South, Sewanee, TN
Syracuse Univ., Hamilton, NY
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN
Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL
U C - Irvine, Irvine, CA
U C L A, Los Angeles, CA
U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT
Union College, Schenectady, NY
Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Univ. of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
University of Redlands, Redlands, CA
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
University of Virgina, Charlotteville, VA
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
Whittier College, Whittier, CA
Williams College, Williams, MA
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For the 9th consecutive year, 100% of our seniors were accepted into and matriculated to a 4-year college or university.
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Some of our College Collaborative Partners of
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We equip our young men with the skills needed to not only get into a top college;
We teach them the skills needed to persist through college and graduate!!
Kappa League Summer Study Abroad Program Destinations:
Since 2008, we have sent 112 Kappa Leaguers on an 8-week summer study abroad program. The $10,000 per/student cost to send each Kappa Leaguer on his study abroad program is funded by the Edward G. Irvin Foundation, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Chicago Alumni Chapter, the American Field Service and the Crystal Fund Foundation. We thank all organizations for their support of the Kappa Leadership Institute - Chicago and our students.
Here is a list of where our Kappa Leaguers have gone: