A Professional Fraternity

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Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc.

• A Professional Fraternity

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• Since you have chosen the profession of
  Pharmacy, It is important to further develop your
  person, as well as your knowledge.
• Becoming a fraternity member is one of the best
  ways to accomplish this goal.

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Kappa Psi

• Oldest Largest Pharmacy Fraternity
• Founded May 30, 1879
• Russel Military Academy
• New Haven, Connecticut
• 70 collegiate chapters
• 44 graduate chapters

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Who are Kappa Psi?

• 60 of Deans from Colleges of Pharmacy
• 75 of Presidents of APhA
• 65 of Presidents of other pharmacy organizations
• Kappa Psi Brothers can be found
• In every state and major city around the world
• Practicing in every area of pharmacy

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Kappa Psi Specifics

• Chapter By-Laws
• Conform to the National Constitution
• 9 Provinces (regions)
• Meet once or twice yearly
• Grand Council Conventions
• Held Every Two Years
• Boston, MA Aug 7-11, 2007
• Clearwater Beach, FL 2009
• 8 International Officers
• Official quarterly publication The Mask

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Check us out on the web

• www.kappapsi.org

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Kappa Psi Values

• Fellowship
• Industry
• Sobriety
• High Ideals

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Kappa Psi Awards

• Foundation Scholarships
• Scholarship Honor Certificates
• Scholarship Tray Award
• Asklepios Key
• Outstanding Chapter of the Year Award
• Most Improved Chapter Award
• Frank H. Eby Award
• Grand Regents Letter

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What is a Professional Fraternity?

• All the benefits of fraternal affiliation
• Voluntary bond of united brotherhood
• Plus, the opportunity for attainment of greater
  professional competency and achievement within
  ones chosen field
• Requires scholastic achievement
• Encourages continued scholastic pursuit

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Professional Fraternity Benefits

• Pharmacy Involvement
• Promotion of your profession
• Community service projects
• Extracurricular Social Activities
• Scholarship and Awards
• Lifelong bonding and friendship

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What is Rushing?

• Process of obtaining new members
• Allows prospective members the opportunity to
  learn about the fraternity before deciding to
  pledge
• Allows the Brothers to get to know the
  prospective members and decide if they have
  similar goals
• Pledging starts once rushees have accepted bids.
• Rushing pledging periods are campus specific.

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What is pledging?

• Learning period where you pledge loyalty to the
  fraternity through a tentative membership
• Pledge education of the chosen fraternity
• History
• Rituals
• Ideals
• Experience the true meaning of fellowship with
• Fellow pledges
• Prospective Brothers
• Fosters devotion to the fraternity

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Pledging Kappa Psi

• KY is the epitome of Brotherhood Fellowship.
• Brotherhood begins to develop during pledging.
• Learning the ritual and history of the fraternity
• Strengthens commitment appreciation of
  fraternity
• Pledges should be prepared to work hard for the
  betterment of the Fraternity and pharmacy, rather
  than the expectation of personal gain.
• Pledging is part of what makes us a fraternity.

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Hazing

• Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc. has
  outlawed any act which might be classified as
  hazing, for these acts have no place in an
  organization of professionals and mature
  individuals.
• Kappa Psi pledges do not relinquish their moral
  or religious ideals, social or legal rights,
  political beliefs or their family or personal
  relationships.  

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Potential Costs

• Membership dues vary among chapters
• Standard national initiation fee
• Includes a subscription to The Mask
• Nominal, national monthly per capita dues
• Possible chapter house dues
• Possible chapter social fees

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Province VII

• Chapters in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana,
  Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and
  Texas
• 14 Active Collegiate Chapters
• 7 Active Graduate Chapters
• Central Office located in Province VII
• Richardson, Texas

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Province VII

• 1 Meeting per year
• Host chapter rotates
• February 2009, in St. Louis
• Province Philanthropy Project
• Recently granted a wish through Make-A-Wish
• Last year Habitat for Humanity
• Currently Kappa Psi for Life
• Health Related Projects and YMCA
• Province Awards
• Chapter of the Year
• Most Improved Chapter
• Man Mile Award
• Best Chapter Report

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Province VII Chapters

• Rho
• University of Kansas
• Psi
• University of Tennessee-Memphis
• Beta Rho
• University of Mississippi
• Gamma Theta
• University of Missouri Kansas City
• Gamma Omicron
• University of Oklahoma Health Sciences
• Gamma Pi
• Saint Louis College of Pharmacy
• Gamma Omega
• University of Arkansas Medical Sciences
• Delta Beta
• Southwestern Oklahoma State University
• Delta Delta
• University of Houston
• Delta Eta

• Delta Pi
• Texas Tech University
• Epsilon Beta
• Incarnate Word
• Epsilon Epsilon
• Texas AM
• Kansas City Graduate
• Kansas City, Missouri
• Louisiana Graduate
• Monroe, Louisiana
• Oklahoma Graduate
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Saint Louis Graduate
• Saint Louis, Missouri
• Southwestern Graduate
• Weatherford, Oklahoma
• Tennessee Graduate
• Memphis, Tennessee

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Gamma Pi Chapter

• St. Louis College of Pharmacy
• Founded March 19, 1946
• Became CoEd in 1985
• Current collegiate brothers 81
• Province VII Chapter of the Year
• 7 years in a row until 2008
• 13th in the nation 2008
• Support from St Louis Graduate Chapter

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Kappa Psi Faculty

• Dr. W. Tommy Smith
• Dr. Leonard Naeger
• Dr. Alicia Forinash
• Dr. Suzanne Bollmeier
• Dr. John Burke
• Dr. Brooke Farley
• Dr. Nimita Thekkepat
• Dr. Charles Taylor

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Gamma Pi Officers

• Regent Anastasia Roberts
• Vice-Regent- Fundraising Courtney Hollenbeck
• Vice-Regent Professional Rishma Patel
• Vice-Regent Social Eric McLain
• Recording Secretary Jennifer Williams
• Corresponding Secretary Andrea Maher
• Treasurer Becky Durfee
• Historian Sarah Essenpreis
• Seargent-at-Arms Brent Kassel
• Chaplain Nicole Mennemeier
• Pledgemasters Rakish Bhika, Lindsay Marlo
• Graduate Liaison April Middendorf
• Webmaster Andrea Woolsey
• Grand Council Deputy Dr. W. Tommy Smith
• Regent Elect Laura Rice

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Gamma Pi Activities

• Professional Events
• Blood Drives each semester
• Make-A-Wish Foundation
• Casino Night for YMCA
• Ronald McDonald House
• AIDS Awareness
• Red Theme
• Dining out for AIDS
• T-Shirt Sales

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Gamma Pi Activities

• Philanthropy
• Habitat for Humanity
• MS Quilt Project
• Metro Ministries
• Fundraising
• Pizza sales
• Pharmacology notebooks
• Play concessions
• T-shirt sales

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Gamma Pi Activities

• Social
• Back to School BBQ/ Pool Party
• Black White Party
• Brotherhood Nights
• Darts Washers Tournaments
• Christmas Party
• Formal
• Float Trip
• Golf Tournaments
• Baseball Games
• Funny Bone

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Gamma Pi House

• Duplex with detached three car garage
• 4408 4404 Ohio St
• 6 rooms for rent to collegiate Brothers
• Chapter room in basement remodeled
• Arcade games, air hockey, foosball, pool
• Graduate rooms recently remodeled
• Graduate room for out of town Brothers
• In ground pool in fenced back yard

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Province VII Officers

• Satrap- Melissa ONeill, Pharm.D.
• Historian- Anastasia Roberts
• Webmaster- Daniel Hunt

National Officers

• Grand Ritualist- Melissa ONeill, Pharm.D.
• Previous Grand Historian- Dr. Leonard Naeger (13
  years)
• Treasurer of Kappa Psi Foundation- Kenneth Kirk

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Top 10 Reasons to Pledge Kappa Psi

• Promotion of your profession
• Philanthropy opportunities
• Education to the community
• Scholarships Awards
• Fellowship Fun

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Top 10 Reasons to Pledge Kappa Psi

• Networking, Networking, Networking
• Be a part of a lasting tradition
• Lifelong friendships
• Professional growth leadership
• Kappa Psi is for Life

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A person becomes a brother of Kappa Psi for LIFE,
not just the duration of his/her college years.
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Are you ready to join the Brotherhood?