About us

Tampa Silhouettes of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.®

About us

2019 – 2021 Executive Board Officers

President – Joyce Daniels
Vice-President – Barbara Ragin
Secretary – Lacquitta Fullilove-Berry
Treasurer – April Sloan
Financial Secretary – Connie Drew
Parliamentarian – Patricia Miles
Chaplain – Josephine Hubbard

50 Year Members – Tampa, FL Chapter

Evelyn Brookins
Luella Carrington
Sonja Garcia
Josephine Hubbard
Angelene Johnson
Patricia Miles
Lucille Morris
Barbara Ragin

TAC

The Organization

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”.

The Start

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. Ranson 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 groundwork for the formation of the National Organization of Kappa Silhouettes. At this meeting, the committee present suggested the formal name of Kappa Alpha Psi Silhouettes.

The Decision

It was decided that the group would elect officers at the California meeting in 1947. Their 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

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.


Current Silhouettes

Evelyn Brookins
Josephine Hubbard
Lucille Morris
Sandra Brookins
Angelene Johnson
Monica Narain
Ruby Brown
Tammy Johnson
Barbara Ragin
Elaine Bryant
Phyllis Lee
Tina Rance

Luella Carrington
Mary Lett
Pamela Ravenel
Marion Cole
Fontaine Marion
Schafaris Sanders
Hosetta Coleman
Susie McArthur
Evalina Scott
Joyce Daniels
Patricia Miles
April Sloan

Connie Drew
Gwendolyn Miller
Emma Thomas
Lacquitta Fullilove-Berry
Marjorie Mobley
Barbara White
Sonja Garcia
Michelle Worthy