Happy Birthday Founder John Milton Lee!!! He was born in Danville, Indiana on September 7, 1890, and enrolled at Indiana University in 1910. He completed three years of pre-medical work before leaving the university. He subsequently attended the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University but had to leave before graduation. 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 first Negro Artillery Regiment in the history of the military. He served overseas as a First Class Sergeant and Gunner. His battery enjoys the unique distinction of having been the first Battery of Negro Artillerymen to open fire upon an enemy. Lee fired the first shot. Vocationally, he organized and served as Vice-President and Secretary of the Mutual Emergency Union, a mutual aid company in Philadelphia. He assisted in developing the emblems of Kappa Alpha Nu and helped establish the Epsilon, the Lambda, and the Philadelphia Alumni Chapters. He died January 3, 1958.