Mission Statement:

"Developing well-trained, ethical, skilled, resourceful, experienced business leaders."

Alpha Kappa Psi is America's first professional business fraternity. Founded October 5, 1904 at New York University, AKPsi now has more than 230 college and alumni chapters. The objectives of Alpha Kappa Psi are: 1) To further the individual welfare of its members; 2) To foster scientific research in the fields of commerce, accounts, and finance; 3) To educate the public to appreciate and demand higher ideals therein; and 4) To promote and advance in institutions of college rank, courses leading in degrees in business administration.

® Organization The organization of AKPsi is democratic in form. Government is by a National Chapter composed of representatives from college and alumni chapters assembled in periodic National Chapter meetings. The National Chapter elects the National President and National Vice Presidents, and enacts legislation. During the interim period between National Chapter meetings, the affairs of the Fraternity are administered by a Board of Directors, National Management Team, Chief Executive Officer, and National Office staff.

® Friendship Members form meaningful friendships with a multitude of people, from fellow students to faculty to local business leaders. The importance of social skills is emphasized with a variety of activities. As a result, a great deal of personal growth and satisfaction is achieved, which carries well into the business world.

® Teamwork Every member has an equal voice in the management of both the local chapter and the national organization. National conferences provide platforms for idea exchange, adoption of new legislation, and determination of future policies of the Fraternity. Overall communication within the organization is guided by chapter advisors, regional directors and national officers.

® Experience The main focus of Alpha Kappa Psi is to provide leadership development, personal and professional training, and the fundamental ingredient higher education misses... experience. By developing a program of presentations, educational programs, community service, and a hands-on application of their formal education, our students use the business skills they are taught in the classroom to acquire life skills such as the art of compromise, consensus building, project management, team building and networking.

® Dedication Alpha Kappa Psi encourages each member to improve his or her campus and community. Combine that with a whole fraternity chapter performing a community or business school service project, raising money for charity, or organizing a philanthropic event and you get a level of service unmatched by other college organizations. Thousands of hours and thousands of dollars are contributed to worthy charities by AKPsi chapters each year. Now that is making a difference!

® Professional Development When one joins Alpha Kappa Psi, he or she joins an elite group of professionals who are committed to keeping their skills sharp and their careers on track. We accomplish this through national and local professional programs. Our national programs include the Success Institutes, the Academy, and the College of Leadership. Our members gain many skills on the local level as they operate their chapters as "corporations." Alpha Kappa Psi members are the best and brightest business students who use these skills as stepping stones into the real world.

The establishment of the Rho Phi Chapter at the University of California, Riverside began in the year 2000. With the help of Wayne Ke, member of the UCLA Alpha Kappa Psi, Rick Dong, Rho Phi’s former president, organized and started a chapter at UCR. There were seventeen original students who agreed with Rick that the UCR needed diversity in a business fraternity. They felt the need that students should be able to choose which business fraternity they wanted to become a part of. On May 18, 2000, appointments were delegated to a selected few that filled positions that the fraternity needed to initially organize itself. From there, rush was organized to bring in more members so that the chapter can expand. Working hard and strenuously, the original seventeen brought in a successful class. On January 6, 2001, the Rho Phi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi was inducted. Forty-six actives swore to uphold their faith and belief in the mission of Alpha Kappa Psi.