The first Kappa Psi Constitution was adopted on December 2, 1905 at the 8th Grand Council Convention in New York City.

As part of By-Law XVII of the Uniform Collegiate and Uniform Graduate Chapter By-Laws and as part of By-Law XIII of the Uniform Province Chapter By-Laws, individual chapters and provinces may pass a set of amendments to the uniform by-laws. This set of amendments is known as the chapter or province local ordinances.

For the formal process of how your chapter or province should approve your local ordinances, please refer to the uniform by-laws. For chapters, please see Uniform Collegiate (or Graduate) Chapter By-Law XVI. For provinces, please see Uniform Province By-Law XII. Upon approval by your chapter or province, please submit your chapter local ordinances to the Grand Counselor for approval.