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AAYI Silhouettes

Message From The President

Greetings

AS WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE AAYI MEMBERS OF KAPPA ALPHA PSI. I'M PROUD TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPACTFUL WORK WE'RE DOING BOTH NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY. THE SILHOUETTES, AN AUXILIARY OF WIVES AND WIDOWS OF KAPPA ALPHA PSI MEMBERS, ARE COMMITTED TO ELEVATING SERVICE AND SUPPORT FOR THE FRATERNITY.


THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE, NETWORKING, CULTURAL EVENTS, AND STRATEGIC BUSINESS SESSIONS, WE WORK TO

REFINE OUR EFFORTS, STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS, AND ADVANCE OUR MISSION.


WE ALSO FOCUS ON EXPANDING TECHNOLOGY, SUPPORTING WIDOWS, AND INCREASING FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE KAPPA FOUNDATION. 


WE'RE PROUD OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND REMAIN DEDICATED TO MAKING A MEANINGFUL IMPACT IN THE KAPPA ALPHA PSI COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.


LESLIE WILLIAMS, AAYI SILHOUETTE CHAPTER PRESIDENT

Highlights of our year

Upcoming Events

Chapter Meeting

Silhouette Social

Silhouette Social

Date: June 8, 2025

Location: To Be Determined

Time: To Be Determined

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Silhouette Social

Silhouette Social

Silhouette Social

Date: September 14, 2025

Location: To Be Determined

Time: To Be Determined

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KAPPA ALPHA PSI SILHOUETTES: Our History

Kappa Alpha Psi Silhouettes: Our National History

The Organization, formerly known as National Silhouettes came into existence because of a need. Many wives accompanied their husbands to the Grand Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi and found themselves alone and in need of activities to fill their time. Later, the Kappas asked their wives to act as hostesses and plan activities for visiting wives and children. Many such groups remained together and organized permanent groups, calling themselves “Kappa Wives” or Kappa Alpha Psi Silhouettes”.


In Columbus, Ohio in the year 1945, at the 35th Conclave of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. a need for a National Organization for Silhouettes was felt. The first chairperson of this effort was Mrs. Willa Ranson of New York. Mrs. Ransom asked the New York Silhouettes to host a meeting where organizational plans could be discussed. An announcement of the meeting was put in the Kappa Alpha Psi Journal. On December 31, 1946, a group met at the home of Mrs. Harold L.Edgehill of New York for the purpose of laying groundworkfor the formation of the National Organization of KappaSilhouettes. At this meeting, the committee present suggestedthe formal name of Kappa Alpha Psi Silhouettes.


It was decided that the group would elect officers at the California meeting in 1947. There were volunteers from Philadelphia, PA. Detroit, MI, Topeka, KS. Columbus, OH and New York, NY to serve on the committee. The formal organization of Kappa Silhouettes became official in August of 1947, at the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Conclave in Los Angeles, California.


The officers of the organization were to be elected from throughout the country to foster and encourage the zest for the organization in every section of our great land. The Kappa Silhouettes grew rapidly in membership, in concept, in number of chapters, in program and in scope. By December of 1958, the Silhouettes, having been organized for over a decade, continued to gain prominence and encouraged all Silhouettes throughout the country to become affiliated with the National body.


Dr. Evelyn Payne of Brooklyn, New York was elected the first Grand President and served until 1961.

She was followed by:

•Mary Baker, Detroit, Michigan (1961-1966)

•Mary Foley, Washington, D.C. (1966-1970)

•Marion Overton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1970-1973)

•Emma Davis, Houston, Texas (1974-1977)

•Elva Edwards, Baltimore, Maryland (1977-1983)

•Mary Carolyn Menchan, Atlanta, Georgia (1983-1990)

•Joyce Fountaine, Richmond, Virginia (1990-1997)

•Linda Meade, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1997-2007)

•Gwendolyn “Gwen” Miller, Tampa, Florida (2007-2013)

•Jacquelene Sharp Massey, Windsor Mill, MD (2013-2017)

•Janice Hall Dean, Stone Mountain, Georgia (2017-2021)

•Theresa L. Foster, Apopka, Florida (2021- )

Kappa Alpha Psi Silhouettes: Our Local History

The Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti-Inkster Alumni chapter, organized in 1973, has been a viable support to the fraternity and the neighboring communities over the years. 


Initiated by Robert L Gordon & Joan Finn – Province Coordinator


ANN ARBOR PRESIDENTS

1973 Acting Officer 

1974 Regina Mason First elected president

1976 Frances Vaughn

1978 Ruth Jordan

1979 Juanita Reid

1981 Elaine Evans

1982 Joan Finn

1984 Monique Washington

1986 Debbie Moorhead

1989 M. Elaine Kinloch

1991 Janice Richardson

1993 Ann Hawkins

1996 Nancy Moorman

1997 Virginia Davis

2002 Chapter Inactive until 2013

2013 M. Elaine Kinloch

2016 Ruth Jordan

2019 Brenda Doster

2021 M. Elaine Kinloch

2023 Leslie Williams

Current aayi silhouette officers

President

Vice-President

Vice-President

Leslie Williams

spicer42@earthlink.net

Vice-President

Vice-President

Vice-President

Ruth Jordan

spotschild@att.net

Treasurer

Vice-President

Financial Secretary

Delphine Lockhart

justdelphine@gmail.com

Financial Secretary

Corresponding Secretary

Financial Secretary

Nina Hicks

ninahicks3874@gmail.com

Recording Secretary

Corresponding Secretary

Corresponding Secretary

Tomica Stone

tomicastone@yahoo.com

Corresponding Secretary

Corresponding Secretary

Corresponding Secretary

Joan Finn

Joan.finn2@comcast.net

Parliamentarian

Parliamentarian

Parliamentarian

Dana Moton-Cox

dmontonc@gmail.com

Historian

Parliamentarian

Parliamentarian

Monique Washington

moniquew@umich.edu

Chaplin

Parliamentarian

Province Historian

Doris Anderson

humom80619@gmail.com

Province Historian

Province Historian

Province Historian

Elaine Kinloch

ekinloch@umich.edu

AAYI SILHOUETTE GALLERY

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