Alpha Kappa Psi Handbook

Excerpt from Alpha Kappa Psi Handbook: A Manual for Nu Chapter About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 edition. Excerpt: ... attend. The subject matter of such conventions is brought to those not present by means of the fraternity publication. The badge of Alpha Kappa Psi is a disk resembling an antique coin, displaying on its face a Roman galley with the Greek letters on the sail. The Fraternity colors are blue and gold, and the flower, the chrysanthemum. The total enrollment of Alpha Kappa Psi is now nearing the one thousand mark. Local Chapters Government. Local chapters elect their own officers and manage their own affairs, with the exception of the administrative portion which comes under the jurisdiction of the General Fraternity. The New York Chapter during the college year 1908-1909, first offered the Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity prize to students of the School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance. Other chapters have taken up this idea in various forms. Nu Chapter announced last year, and offers this year for the first time, the Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity medal to the student in the Freshman class, either division, having the highest scholastic standing. The medal becomes the property of the winner. Activities. Various chapters have their annual affairs governed largely by the peculiar needs in each organization, but taken as a whole nearly every chapter has an annual dance, an annual meeting, an annual banquet on the day of the establishment of the organization, and an alumni night. Besides these, New York University has an Old Home night; others have an annual initiation, and many similar occasions besides the regular routine of installation, rushing parties, social and business affairs. Alpha Chapter held its first summer camp in 1907, and it has meant much in the renewing of old acquaintances and the forming of new ones. In some cases the members in...

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