October has been designated as Service Month for Alpha Kappa Psi. All chapters are encouraged to organize and participate in as many service projects as is plausible throughout the year. However, October has been set aside as the time where the fraternity will celebrate the good work our members are doing for their universities and communities.
The Core Values and Guiding Principles of Alpha Kappa Psi both speak to community service.
Core Value: Service – Sharing of time, talent, and treasure with both communities and with our fraternity is a priority, and
Guiding Principle: Improving Communities - Much is expected of those to whom much is given. Business professionals who seek to improve the communities in which they do business improve lives and develop goodwill. Our members actively give back to their communities through volunteer activities and monetary support.
Community service provides a variety of unique benefits to the members of AKPsi, the community and to the organizations where brothers volunteer. It is very common that volunteers get much more out of their service experience than they expect. Also, the community gains resources and services that would otherwise be unavailable.
Chapters should survey their membership and determine which interests are most common to the group.Group activities should then be organized around these interests.Individuals should still receive credit for service done outside of the chapter-organized event.
The complete Service Program, including the Event Reporting Sheet can be found at the Forms and Docments section under Resources. Don't forget, your chapter gets points on the ACR for reporting the results of its service event!