Kappa Psi Kappa Psi is a national professional pharmaceutical fraternity and the oldest and largest pharmacy fraternity in the United States. Its purpose is to maintain the high ideals of pharmacy, through emphasis on ethics, scholarship, and fellowship. The purpose of Phi Lambda Sigma, the national pharmacy leadership society, is to promote the development of leadership qualities in pharmacy, especially among students. Membership is based upon peer selection. As a national pharmacy honorary society, Rho Chi is recognized and sponsored by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and the American Pharmaceutical Association.
Membership is based on academic achievement and leadership.
Upsilon chapter of Rho Chi was established in 1934. This international, professional pharmaceutical fraternity was founded in 1919. The objectives of this fraternity are the promotion of fraternalism, the advancement of pharmacy and interprofessional relationships, the raising of professional standards, and the support of educational techniques needed for pharmacy in an age of accelerated progress in the medical sciences. The major objectives of SNPhA are to promote minority interest in pharmacy and other health professions and to increase an awareness of health care in the minority community. These objectives are being carried out through community health projects, discussions at local high schools, and regional and national conferences with affiliated chapters.