Alpha Kappa Psi
Alpha Kappa Psi (ΑΚΨ, often stylized as AKPsi) is the oldest and largest business fraternity to current date.[3] Also known as "AKPsi", the fraternity was founded on October 5, 1904, at New York University and was incorporated on May 20, 1905. It is currently headquartered in Noblesville, Indiana.
For the organization that operated 1900–1920, see Alpha Kappa Psi (sorority).Alpha Kappa Psi
October 5, 1904
New York University
New York, New York
Active
Business
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Hong Kong
Phoenician Galley
Yellow Rose
Blue Sapphire
The Diary of Alpha Kappa Psi
268 active chapters
(227 collegiate & 41 alumni)[1]
8001 E. 196th Street
Noblesville, IN 46062
U.S.
Professional staff[edit]
In 1923, Alpha Kappa Psi became the first professional fraternity to have a headquarters facility and, since then, has moved from location to location as the fraternity grew. Today, AKPsi occupies a building near Indianapolis that is the headquarters for both the Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity and Alpha Kappa Psi Foundation. The two corporations were operating from the Heritage Center from April 2005 until 2021, when they moved to the new Howell + Wendroff Professional Center, which was dedicated in March 2022. The members of the professional staff of Alpha Kappa Psi are the fraternity's only full-time paid employees. Working collaboratively with the members of the fraternity management team, the fraternity office staff are a source of input, advice and feedback to the board of directors, and implements programs in the areas of education, marketing, membership growth and general fraternal development for students, alumni and volunteers. C. Steven Hartman was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2013.
Leadership programs[edit]
Principled Business Leadership Institute[edit]
The Principled Business Leadership Institute (PBLI) is an annual weekend program held each February in five cities across the United States. PBLI offers several curriculum tracks, facilitated by a mix of Alpha Kappa Psi alumni and successful business leaders, focusing on the values of principles business leadership. In addition to the educational leadership development tracks, the fraternity's Case Competition also takes place during PBLI. PBLI began in 2009 as a retooled and updated version of the fraternity's similar Success Institute, which was originally introduced in 1996.[8]
Case Competition[edit]
Alpha Kappa Psi began holding the annual Case Competition at the 2008 Success Institutes. Case Competition is sponsored by the Alpha Kappa Psi Foundation and it awards $1,500, $750 and $500 scholarships to the top three teams in each of the five cities where the annual competition takes place. Case Competition is designed to introduce students to the realities of decision making and give them first-hand experience in analyzing business situations to prepare them for future managerial decision making.
College of Leadership[edit]
The College of Leadership is held every two years in conjunction with the fraternity's convention. The College of Leadership is a two-day series of sessions focusing on personal development, professional development and chapter leadership. Facilitators include fraternity staff and volunteer leaders, successful alumni members and special guests from the business community.
The Academy[edit]
The Academy is an all-expense-paid leadership conference sponsored by the Alpha Kappa Psi Foundation. The Academy is held each summer at the Waycross Conference and Retreat Center in Morgantown, Indiana, and attendance is limited to 20 exceptional student leaders who demonstrate qualities of future business leaders. The Academy was first held in 2001.[9]
The following numbers include all collegiate initiates, new expansion initiates as well as all faculty and honorary initiates:
ΑΚΨ literature[edit]
The Diary of Alpha Kappa Psi[edit]
The official magazine of the fraternity first appeared on January 1, 1908, as The Alpha Diary. Howard M. Jefferson chaired the editorial committee that published the original four page monthly pamphlet of the Alpha chapter. The name was changed in 1913 to The Diary of Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity to reflect its new fraternity-wide scope. The format remained the same, although increasing in number of pages, until it became a full-fledged magazine, 6 x 9 inches (230 mm) in size, in 1917. The title was also changed that year to The Alpha Kappa Psi Diary. John D. Sparks was appointed editor in 1928 and the page size of The Diary was increased to 8½ x 11 inches (280 mm) with two and three column pages and a different two-color cover for each issue. In 1929, under Sparks, the magazine also adopted its current name, The Diary of Alpha Kappa Psi.
The Diary is currently published three times a year in October, February and June, by the Alpha Kappa Psi Foundation. It has information on fraternity and foundation news, as well as educational articles focusing on professional development. In recent years, the magazine has earned several College Fraternity Editors Association (CFEA) awards.