Pledging

Kappa Psi meetings are held each Wednesday during the school term at 5:00 in 2-110/115 Weaver-Densford Hall. At the beginning of both the fall and spring semester, three open meetings are held where pharmacy students interested in joining Kappa Psi can come and find out about our organization (see events calendar). Food is served at these meetings and door prizes are awarded. At the third open meeting, interested students can sign an intent form and decide to pledge Kappa Psi. After this takes place, pledging is a six-week process where pledges perform various activities to get to know their brothers better and for their brothers to get to know them. Each pledge is paired with a "Big Brother" to assist them in the pledging process (check out the "Epsilon Family Tree" link at the bottom of the page to see who had who for a big brother). There is one mandatory pledge workshop to instruct pledges on the history and present ways of our organization, and attendance is required at all regular Wednesday meetings during the pledging process. There is also a required pledging fee (paid instead of fall semester dues). Pledges are able to attend the dinner meeting free of charge and also offered free registration to Conclave during the semester which they pledge. The pledging process culminates in "informal initiation" where the pledge class cooks dinner for the chapter and participates in several activities. At NO TIME during the pledging process is the pledge allowed to drink alcohol at Kappa Psi functions or is required to participate in hazing or do anything which the pledge finds unreasonable (see Kappa Psi pledging policy for complete details). After informal, the pledge participates in "formal initiation", where he or she is inducted as a full brother of Kappa Psi.