Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc. | Chapman University School of Pharmacy
KAPPA PSI HISTORY
The oldest and largest pharmaceutical fraternity in the world. Kappa Psi was founded on May 30, 1879 in New Haven, Connecticut, and currently there are 191 chapters (111 Collegiate and 80 Graduate chapters), more than six thousand collegiate members, and over eighty seven thousand graduate members across the United States, Canada, and the Bahamas.
Leaders in Pharmacy, Excellence in Life
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of Kappa Psi include:
To conduct a professional fraternal organization for the mutual benefit of its members;
To develop industry, sobriety, and fellowship;
To foster high ideals, scholarship, and pharmaceutical research;
To support all projects which will advance the profession of pharmacy and to actively participate in them;
To inspire in its members a deep and lasting pride in their Fraternity and in the profession of pharmacy;
To render such other services to its members and its profession feasible and in accordance with the constitution and bylaws of the Fraternity.
KAPPA PSI IDEALS
INDUSTRY
Developing industry within the fraternity by inspiring and nurturing our members' passion for pharmacy.
SOBRIETY
Developing sobriety within the fraternity to help our members focus on and reach their goals.
FELLOWSHIP
Strengthening our brotherhood within the fraternity to create a strong bond network in life.
HIGH IDEALS
Fostering high ideals and inspiring our members to advance the profession of pharmacy