Elder Watson
Diggs, He was born on December 23, 1883, in
Hopkinsville, KY, and reared in Madisonville, KY. Founder
Diggs attended Indiana Normal School before enrolling at
Howard University in 1909. He transferred to Indiana
University in 1910, and earned an AB degree in 1916. Founder
Diggs also earned an MA degree from Howard University in
1944. He helped establish the Beta, Gamma, and Delta of
Kappa Alpha Nu, and the Zeta, Eta, and Iota of Kappa Alpha
Psi. Founder Diggs was one of the three charter members of
the Indianapolis (IN) Alumni Chapter. He was the first Grand
Polemarch (1911-1917) and the Grand Historian in 1938-39.
Founder Diggs was the first Laurel Wreath Laureate. During
World War I, he was a member of the first Negro Officers
Training class at Camp Des Moines (IA) and was commissioned
a First Lieutenant in the Infantry. After World War I, he
was assigned to an Army Reserve unit and rose to the rank of
Captain. Founder Diggs was an educator, who held positions
at public schools throughout Indiana. Following his death,
the Indianapolis School Board named a school in his honor.
Founder Diggs entered the Chapter Invisible on November 8,
1947
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