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How to Start a Chapter of Beta Kappa Psi on Your Campus

2010-02-25T17:13:00.000-05:00

Are you interested in becoming a brother of Beta Kappa Psi but there is not a chapter on your campus? Outlined below are the minimum requirements for admittance into the fraternity and the necessary steps that will take you from being part of an interest group, to a colony, to an officially recognized chapter of Beta Kappa Psi.

Minimum Requirements:

The interest group must have a minimum of 3 interested gentlemen to begin induction.
The interest group must be comprised of gentlemen with no less than a 2.5/4.0 GPA (not collectively) who are enrolled in school full-time.
A minimum of 2 Interested Gentlemen must be involved in another organization.
Interested gentlemen must be at least a second semester freshman (12 credits completed). A minimum of 2 of the interested gentlemen must be in their freshman, sophomore or junior years and have a minimum of 30 credits remaining to complete a Bachelors Degree.

Required Steps:

Inform the Office of Student Life of your desire to establish a chapter and obtain a copy of the institution’s expansion policy and any other pertinent documentation.
Contact the National Recruiter at nationalrecruiter@betakappapsi.org and provide your institution’s expansion policy, along with your name, major, year in school, GPA, and contact information for each member of the interest group.
The interest group (aka The Panther Club) is an auxiliary group of organization. This group allows all interested gentlemen to learn more about the fraternity’s mission and its members.
In order for the Panther Club to be recognized, the Panther Club members must conduct certain activities, including a minimum of 3 Community service projects and 2 Fundraisers.
Upon completion of the Interest Group requirements, the group should submit a package by mail to the National Recruiter, consisting of proof of their activities and a letter requesting official recognition as an interest group of Beta Kappa Psi (If any of the activities are not complete, an action plan for completion of these activities must be included).
- The package must be submitted in a binder and should contain the initial interest application, which will be provided to the interested individuals by the National Recruiter of Beta Kappa Psi.
- The most recent un-official transcripts and each interested gentleman’s work/school schedule must also be included in the binder.
- A contact list of all interested gentlemen (Name, Year, GPA, Major and anticipated or actual graduation date) must be submitted.
- A well-written interest group history from early formation to present.
Once the National Board receives the necessary approval from the institution, the group must mail official transcripts and induction fees to the National Recruiter.
Upon successfully completing the induction process, the new brothers will be permitted to operate on the campus as a colony of Beta Kappa Psi.
Upon completing the requirements as a colony, the brothers will be assigned a Greek letter designation as an official chapter of Beta Kappa Psi.

For more information, please visit http://www.betakappapsi.org. If you have any questions regarding starting a chapter of Beta Kappa Psi on your campus, please send an email to info@betakappapsi.org.

Beta Kappa Psi's new Online Brother Directory

2010-02-25T16:25:00.000-05:00

Members of Beta Kappa Psi can now keep track of each other as we move throughout the world. This new online form is available for all brothers to fill out simply by going to http://www.betakappapsi.org and clicking on the Brother Directory link under the Member Services tab. The form has various fields, such as for name, address, email, phone #, etc.

Brothers please take a moment of your time to fill in your personal information whenever it needs to be updated. This information will be used to update our Brother Directory, which is maintained by the National Executive Board. Information provided here will only be shared with brothers and is available through the Brother Login link under the Member Services tab on our website.

If you have any questions regarding Beta Kappa Psi's new Online Brother Directory, please send an email to info@betakappapsi.org.

Beta Kappa Psi Insurance Program

2010-02-04T08:31:00.009-05:00

Beta Kappa Psi has formed a partnership with CURE Auto Insurance that allows members to get 10% discounts on policies. CURE has created a customized website exclusively for Beta Kappa Psi. Our members can go to http://www.cure.com/betakappapsi to request a quote online. These discounted rates for car insurance will automatically be calculated when you get a quote from the affiliate website above. You can also receive this 10% discount by simply entering your affiliate code during the traditional quote process at http://www.cure.com or by calling CURE toll free at 800-535-CURE and entering our 3 digit affiliate code. Our Affiliate Code Is: BKP

How to Become a Brother of Beta Kappa Psi

2010-02-03T09:47:00.024-05:00

Are you interested in becoming a brother of Beta Kappa Psi? This article will explain the minimum requirements for admittance into the fraternity and the necessary steps in becoming a brother of Beta Kappa Psi at an existing chapter.

Minimum Requirements:

The interest group must be comprised of gentlemen with no less than a 2.5/4.0 GPA (not collectively) who are enrolled in school full-time.
Interested gentlemen must be at least a second semester freshman (12 credits completed)

Required Steps:

Attend a Beta Kappa Psi interest meeting on your campus.
Notify a brother of Beta Kappa Psi on your campus of your interest in joining the fraternity.
You will now be a part of The Panther Club, an auxiliary group of Beta Kappa Psi Black and Latino Fraternity, Inc. The Panther Club is an interest group that allows all interested gentlemen to learn more about the fraternity’s mission and its members.
During your membership in the Panther Club, all interests must organize and participate in a minimum of 3 community service events and 2 fundraising events.
Upon completion of the Panther Club requirements, the group will submit a package to the brothers of Beta Kappa Psi at the chapter consisting of proof of their activities (If any of the activities are not complete, an action plan for completion of these activities must be included).

The package must be submitted in a binder and should contain the initial interest applications, which will be provided to the interested individuals by the Chapter President of Beta Kappa Psi.

The most recent un-official transcripts and each interested gentleman’s work/school schedule must also be included in the binder

A contact list of all interested gentlemen (Name, Year, GPA, Major and anticipated or actual graduation date) must be submitted.

A well-written interest group history from early formation to present.
Once the fraternity receives the necessary approval from the institution, the group must mail official transcripts and submit induction fees to Beta Kappa Psi.

For more information, please visit http://www.betakappapsi.org. If you have any questions regarding becoming a member of Beta Kappa Psi, please send an email to info@betakappapsi.org.

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2010-02-02T11:51:00.014-05:00

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