About AKPsi

What We Do
Chapter History
Chapter Awards
AKPsi Facts

What We Do

Professional Events
When the day comes that we have to leave our beloved University of Maryland behind, the brothers of Alpha Kappa Psi will leave as some of the most prepared, well-rounded individuals to enter the professional world. We offer our members the unique opportunity to take part in professional events hosted by companies such as Deloitte, Grant Thornton, Geico, Lockheed Martin, Northwestern Mutual, and more. We have seen first hand the processes of a business environment through office tours, listened to company representatives talk to us about what they do and offer us advice for the future, and learned important life lessons that extend beyond the workplace from our guest speakers. All of this creates an experience that sets Alpha Kappa Psi apart from other fraternities by truly preparing us for the future, so that when we enter that new chapter of our lives after graduating, we enter with unparalleled experience, leadership, and confidence.

Community Service
Besides instilling a sense of professionalism in our members, we also enjoy giving back to the community through a variety of community service events. Every year, we participate in Relay for Life in support of cancer research. We have raised money for Alzheimer's research by participating in an annual Coldstone ice cream eating contest, and we have also gone on work trips with Habitat for Humanity to build houses in the Baltimore area. In addition, we frequently volunteer at animal shelters, the Ronald McDonald House, and the Shepherd's Table soup kitchen. Other service activities include working security for the Baltimore Ravens, participating in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk, playing in charity sports tournaments, and making gift bags for children during the holiday season.

Social Activities
The brothers of Alpha Kappa Psi are athletes, rocket scientists, musicians, politicians, and yes, college students. We certainly have a social aspect to our fraternity that builds a strong bond between our members and fosters a friendship that lasts a lifetime. We hold an array of social activities such as football game day tailgates, semi annual formals, annual brotherhood retreats, and intramural athletics in just about every sport possible. Even though we're all a little different in our own ways, the brothers of Alpha Kappa Psi are all united together by sharing the same professional goals for the future, a brotherhood that knows no bounds, and a passion for Terps basketball that might be a little unhealthy.

"Mixing business with pleasure since 1904"

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About the Omega Theta Chapter

Alpha Kappa Psi first came to the University of Maryland, College Park in the Spring of 2006, when a Brother who had transferred from the Lambda Nu Chapter at American University in Washington, DC, started an interest group. This was the catalyst that the Fraternity needed to establish itself at Maryland, after years of unsuccessful attempts at establishing itself at Maryland. In the Fall of 2006, a Chapter Advisor was named, and the Interest Group had its first Rush events, eventually getting to a stable size of around 40 members. Luke Bottorff, the AKPsi Expansion Coordinator for 2006-2007, came to College Park and installed the group as the University of Maryland Colony of Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity on October 26, 2006.

Over the course of the next semester, the Colony prepared its bylaws, hosted several professional events, had social events, passed the final exam, and (even though there were bumps along the way), had its Petition for Charter approved by the Fraternity Board of Directors on December 23, 2006. The Colony was installed as the Omega Theta Chapter on January 27, 2007, by Fraternity President Dan Stubblefield in a lavish ceremony, attended by national staff, regional officers, other chapters, and volunteers.

Two and a half years later, the Omega Theta Chapter was named the 2008-2009 Chapter of the Year at Convention 2009 held in Orlando, Florida. This was the first time that any AKPsi chapter has been named Chapter of the Year within such a short period of time. Now in its current state, Omega Theta boasts a chapter that is close to 100 members strong. Never resting on our laurels, however, we are always seeking to improve so we can be the best brothers we can possibly be.

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List of Awards

Yes, Omega Theta is an award-winning chapter! These are just a few of our accomplishments given to our chapter as a whole as well as to select individuals.

List to be compiled soon.

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Facts About AKPsi

Founded in 1904 at NYU, incorporated in 1905 in New York.
Oldest and largest professional co-ed business fraternity
Famous Brothers include: Sam Walton, Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Malcom Forbes, and JC Penney
AKPsi is the only Business Fraternity to have active International Chapters
Number of active student chapters: 202 in the United States, 2 in Canada, and 1 in the United Kingdom
Initiates in 2007-2008: 5,988
Initiates since 1904: more than 230,000
Number of student members: 10,907
2008 Success Institute attendance: 3,086
Alpha Kappa Psi first admitted women into the fraternity in 1976.
Alpha Kappa Psi membership is now open to all college majors, as of 2005.

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