Serving the Upper Marlboro and Waldorf Communities through Youth Mentoring, Men's Health Awareness and Community Service.
Serving the Upper Marlboro and Waldorf Communities through Youth Mentoring, Men's Health Awareness and Community Service.
KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY, INC
THE UPPER MARLBORO/WALDORF (MD) ALUMNI CHAPTER
He helped organize, and for several years was president of the Fairview Golf Club, the first Negro Golf Club in Pennsylvania. For two years, he was the editor of The Golfer, the monthly publication of the Fairview Golf Club.
In 1931, he was married to Mary Walker Robinson.
Vocationally, he was engaged in several enterprises. For eight years, he conducted a successful catering business in Philadelphia; he organized and served as Vice-President and Secretary of the Mutual Emergency Union, a mutual aid company in Philadelphia. He was also a member of the Board of Managers of the Columbia Community Branch of the YMCA.
The articles of incorporation listed Lee as the Secretary of Kappa Alpha Nu. He assisted in the development of the emblems of Kappa Alpha Nu. Founder Lee helped to establish the Epsilon, the Lambda and the Philadelphia Alumni Chapters. He served as interim Polemarch, until the Philadelphia Alumni Chapter members elected its first Polemarch.
At the time of his death, January 3, 1958, he was employed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He is the only Founder to be cremated and his urn is located at International Headquarters.
John Milton Lee
September 7, 1890 - January 3, 1958
Founder John Milton Lee, an idealist, a scholar, loyal and tireless worker for the growth of the Fraternity, was born in Danville, Indiana on September 7, 1890 and was the third of four children. He attended public schools in Danville and enrolled at Indiana University in 1910. He completed three years of pre-medical work before leaving the university. In 1914, he enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania but withdrew for health reasons. In 1915, he became a student at Temple University but was compelled to leave due to a death in the family.
Founder Lee enlisted in the Army in 1917. He was a non-commissioned officer assigned to Battery F, 349th Field Artillery Regiment, 167th Field Artillery Brigade of the 92nd Division. The Division organized at Fort Dix (New Jersey) in November 1917. The Field Artillery component was the first Negro Artillery Regiment in the history of the military. He subsequently served overseas as a First Class Sergeant and Gunner. His battery enjoys the unique distinction of having been the first Battery of Negro Artillerymen ever to open fire upon an enemy. Lee fired the first shot. He was an associate editor of Modern Artillerymen, the official record of Battery F.