Alpha Kappa Psi

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Alpha Kappa Psi

• Professional Business Fraternity

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History

• Alpha Kappa Psi was founded at New York
  University in 1904 and was brought to Saint Louis
  University in 1957.
• Today there are nearly 200 active college
  chapters.
• The Nations First and Largest Professional Co-Ed
  Business Fraternity

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Reasons to Join

• Meet SLU students who have common goals to
  succeed in business and life.
• Alpha Kappa Psi has significant presence in
  corporate America and in the world economy.

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National Events

• Take advantage of many leadership development
  opportunities.

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Professional Benefits

• Well teach you the skills you need to survive in
  the business world!
• Manage your time
• How to handle stress
• Work in a team
• Be a leader
• Look, act, and feel like a professional
• Learn to strengthen your professional network
  leading to better jobs
• Gain the confidence that will get you future jobs
  and promotions

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Academic Benefits

• Network with new friends who have taken the same
  classes as you
• Get higher grades by studying and tutoring with
  brothers
• Get advice from brothers for classes and
  professors

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Social Benefits

• Build relationships stronger than you can find
  anywhere else
• Gain social networking skills
• Enjoy the company of fellow brothers
• Join a network of students from almost every
  university and around the world

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Alpha Kappa Psi _at_ SLU

• Professional Leadership Development
• Community Service Opportunities
• Interview Preparations
• Résumé Development
• Social Events
• Business Dedication Experiences
• Professional Programs Speakers
• National Networking
• Lifetime Friendships Brotherhood

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AKPsi Run as a Company

• Plan Professional Events
• Compile the Budget
• Organize Fundraising Events
• Promote AKPsi with Marketing Tactics
• Manage Committees

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Our Mission

• Developing well-trained, ethical, skilled,
  resourceful, experienced business leaders.

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Our Core Values

• Brotherhood
• Trust, respect, cooperation, companionship, and
  aid to
• Brother Members.

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Our Core Values

• Knowledge
• Education and experience, whether gained in the
  classroom or the workplace.

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Our Core Values

• Integrity
• All actions are guided by honesty,
• ethics, and fairness.

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Our Core Values

• Service
• Sharing of time, talent, and treasure.

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Our Core Values

• Unity
• A common understanding of our vision and values
  which is utilized to anticipate and create the
  future.

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• Learning these values and incorporating them into
  your life gives you an advantage over other
  business students.

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Requirements

• Participate in Chapter Events
• Social
• Professional
• Service
• Fundraising
• Conduct Interviews with Current Members and
  Faculty Alumni

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Requirements

• Short Quizzes Every Week About Fraternity History
• National Test
• Dues are 120 per semester
• Get to Know the Members and Have FUN!

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EVENTS!

• Bowling at the Moolah
• TODAY _at_ 530
• Pre-Initiation on Tuesday, January 31st _at_ 600 In
  DS 260 - Business Casual Dress