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Best Professional Fraternity: Alpha Kappa Psi
Best Professional Fraternity
Alpha Kappa Psi
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Gracie Bryant
Professional fraternities are a solid opportunity for students looking to get involved on campus with people that will push them to develop themselves professionally and personally. While each professional fraternity generally focuses on a different area or industry and has their own strengths, Alpha Kappa Psi was voted by our readers as the best professional fraternity at the University of South Carolina.
The organization of Alpha Kappa Psi is established across not only North America, but Europe and Asia as well, giving members opportunities for global connections with their fraternity brothers and sisters. Despite a diverse membership, the organization strives for consistent demonstration of its five core values: service, brotherhood, integrity, unity and knowledge.
Originally established on campus in 1958, Alpha Kappa Psi, commonly known as AKPsi, now has over 100 members across many majors and is the “premier developer of principled leaders” according to their chapter’s description on the university’s student organization platform, Garnet Gate. Throughout a student’s time in AKPsi, many members have the opportunity to travel to events like the fraternity’s national convention and the Principled Business Leadership Institute, while also taking part in mock interviews and hearing guest speakers. Despite the focus on building oneself, AKPsi also puts an emphasis on community engagement and service. The South Carolina chapter of AKPsi raises money each year for the Ulman Cancer Fund, which raises “funds and awareness for those affected by young adult cancer across the nation,” according to its website.
Through all of this, members enjoy their time together at various events, during weekend retreats and while competing on intramural sports teams. Through involvement in this professionally minded organization, members say they’re able to push each other and themselves to become leaders and develop skills that they’ll continue to use long after they’ve graduated from UofSC.
Kate Gharib / Garnet Media Group
