Alpha Kappa Psi
Xi Omega
History
Bonded by their special friendship and common interest in business, four men at New York University founded the nation’s first professional business fraternity in 1904, Alpha Kappa Psi. "The Brooklyn Four" sought to establish an organization that would foster the knowledge and skills essential to their personal and professional growth; vital elements that were not to be found in these men's academic curriculum.
Today, the world has witnessed the evolution of their dream into the largest and most thriving professional fraternity of business in the United States. With College Chapters on over three hundred campuses and nearly one hundred Alumni Chapters nation-wide, Alpha Kappa Psi has also become one of the most renowned professional networks in the world, giving its growing number of 200,000 members the competitive edge necessary to make their thrust into corporate America. Alpha Kappa Psi is also growing on an international scale, with more than 200 chapters in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada.
-Learn more history at akpsi.org
The original drawing of today’s coat of arms is on display at Alpha Kappa Psi’s Heritage Center.
Here is the last page from the application for incorporation showing the signatures and seals of the Founders.
First page of the first Constitution and By-laws of Alpha Kappa Psi from the original Alpha Chapter minute book. The document is in the handwriting of Howard M. Jefferson, A.K.Psi Founder and first secretary of the Fraternity.
The living room of Alpha Chapter’s historic house at 113 Waverly Place, New York City.
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