Developing Leaders. Changing Lives.
Our programs invest in education, mentorship, leadership development, and community service — serving young men between the ages of 5 and 25 across the South Carolina Midlands.
Robert Turner II
Guide Right
Conceived in 1922 by Brother Leon W. Stewart and adopted at the twelfth Grand Chapter, Guide Right became Kappa Alpha Psi®’s National Service Initiative — a program of the educational and occupational guidance of youth, primarily inspirational and informative in character. Its purpose is to place the training, experience and interest of successful men at the disposal of youth.
Nationally it is the oldest and most successful mentoring program for young people of color, having mentored more than 500,000 young people. In Columbia, the committee serves young men between the ages of 5 and 25. What began with a single $50 academic scholarship has grown into multiple initiatives and scholarship awards for deserving youth across the Midlands.
STEM
NSBE Jr. involvement, STEM career fairs, and free programming training.
College Success
Mentoring through graduation — a 90% graduation rate, with undergrad and alumni brothers paired together.
College Prep Series
Diamonds in the Rough webinars, FAFSA awareness, and College Signing Day.
Positive Video Reporting
KLTV recordings that document Guide Right achievements.
Kappa League
The Kappa Leadership Development League is the flagship initiative of the Guide Right Service Program. Columbia (SC) Alumni hosted the 18th Kappa League Conference in 2025, taking Leaguers to campuses including Claflin University.
More than 125 young men take part each year — a province-leading youth program that pairs leadership training with community service across the Midlands.
Darion Breland
Create the next generation of leaders through leadership development
Prepare students for college
Mentor students through to college graduation
Positively impact youth through mentoring and training
Prepare youth for academic success in middle school, high school and college
Learn by interaction, doing, and group dynamics
The 18th Kappa League Conference — Leaguers hosted by Columbia (SC) Alumni in 2025.
Leaguers sorting and packing goods at the chapter’s community service drive.
Kappa League and chapter brothers serving Midlands families together.
Kappa League at the C.R. Neal Dream Center.
The 2026 Kappa League senior class.
Frank Freeman
Lunch Buddy Mentoring
Begun in 2015 to meet a clear need: young men at Keels needed to see and talk with role models who looked like them — intelligent, successful, highly educated. Brothers visit the school every third Thursday of the month and spend lunch with a selected group of 4th and 5th grade male students.
Fourth graders are selected by their teachers; fifth graders are grandfathered in so mentorship carries year to year. Each spring the brothers organize an educational outing for the group.
Lunch with our mentees at Joseph A. Keels Elementary.
Classroom sessions with students during a monthly visit.
Mentoring together in the school media center.
Kappa Beautillion Militaire
Developed in Columbia in 1976 as a local response to Guide Right, the Beautillion has since been adopted by Kappa alumni chapters across the country. The eight-month program gives Columbia-area junior and senior high school young men extra-curricular experiences that complement the classroom.
SAT prep & academic enrichment
Social etiquette & leadership training
Health & wellness awareness
Financial literacy workshops
Cultural & sporting events
Scholarship awards at the Grand Finale
The Bells
The Bells — young ladies who accompany the Beaus throughout the experience — have been part of the program since its founding. More than ceremonial escorts, they join workshops on social etiquette, cultural awareness, and community engagement. Together the Beaus and Bells present a unified image of promise and purpose.
Elbert Pringle
Know a Young Man Who Belongs Here?
Nominate a participant, volunteer as a mentor, or support a scholarship through the Kappa Foundation of Columbia, SC.