Guide Right

Conceived in 1922 by Leon W. Stewart and suggested at the twelfth Grand Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi®, Guide Right became the fraternity’s national service program. Leon Stewart is the founder of the National Guide Right movement of Kappa Alpha Psi® Fraternity, Inc. and Past Western Province Polemarch. Soon after the St. Louis Alumni Chapter’s beginning in 1921, Leon W. Stewart and J. Jerome Peters were assigned to research possible programs that would assist in developing the youth of the Black community and to devise a “meaningful and practical approach” to the problem of Black youth underachievement.

Ultimately, Brother Steward proposed a program of guidance to be designated as Guide Right, with the purpose of assisting high school seniors to choose and pursue useful careers. The focus of Guide Right, from its inception, was to provide scholarships to needy and talented students, and to inform young people of the professions and other career options.

Guide Right incorporates many of our youth-focused services, including mentorship, college preparation programs, and tutoring. However, the Kappa Leadership Development League is the Guide Right Service Program's flagship initiative (Kappa League). Guide Right is an educational and career advice program for adolescents that is mainly inspiring and instructive in nature. The objectives of the Guide Right Service Program are to place the training experience and friendly interest of successful men at the disposal of youth in need of inspiration and advice regarding their choice of a life's career, and to arouse the interest of the entire community in the problems of youth as they seek to lead useful lives.

Current Guide Right Objectives

1. To Create the Next Generation of Leaders via Leadership Development
2. Prepare students for college
3. Mentor students to college graduation
4. To positively impact youth through mentoring and training
5. To prepare youth for academic success in middle school, high school and college
6. To learn by interaction, doing and group dynamics

Core Initiatives:

• STEM: Activities include getting involved with NSBE Jr, STE Career Fair, Utilize code.org for free programming training. Microsoft Retail stores offer free STEM training.
• College Success: Mentoring for college. 90% Graduation Rate. Facilitate Undergrad/Alumni partnership for the mentoring
• College Prep Series: Naviance an online tool to assist students in preparing for college; Diamonds in the Rough webinars (DITR); FAFSA Awareness; College Signing Day, recognizing graduating high school seniors going to college.
• Positive Video Reporting - KLTV: Creating positive video recordings of Guide Right achievements