Alpha Psi Rho Explained

Alpha Psi Rho (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΑΨΡ), also known as APsiRho, is an Asian and Pacific Islander-interest fraternity founded at San Diego State University in 2000.^{[1] [2]} It has expanded to include four chapters located in California and Nevada.^[3]

History

The student founders of Alpha Psi Rho grew up in an era when Asian and Pacific Islander Americans were struggling to find their identities in the United States.^[4] Although the founders became involved in cultural organizations at San Diego State University, they wanted to create a group people who have similar interests, lived a similar lifestyle, and hungered to make greater impacts in the community.^[5]

The Ten Founding Fathers established Alpha Psi Rho on March 1, 2000, as a fraternity for Asian and Pacific Islander students. The fraternity was based on four pillars: Brotherhood, Academics, Prosperity, and Strength.^[6] Although established as an Asian or Filipino fraternity, it welcomes all races.

The founding fathers of Alpha Psi Rho are:^[7] The fraternity's Beta chapter was established by five students at California State University, Northridge in 2003.^[8] This followed by the Gamma chapter at California State University San Marcos. Gamma chapter started as a special interest group called BAPS on August 26, 2006, and was chartered as Alpha Psi Rho on February 22, 2012.^[9] The Delta chapter at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas was chartered on April 2, 2011.^[10] Alpha Psi Rho members are referred to as "brhothers".^[11]

The Gamma chapter won the university's Community Development and Lifelong Membership award for 2014-2015. The fraternity hosts events such as a cultural festival at California State University, San Marcus for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and participated in the annual Festival of Communities at UNLV.^[12] Members also volunteer with charities that work with Asian-Pacific Islander youth.^[13]

The fraternity's national headquarters is located in San Diego, California.^[14] Its publication is the Alpha Psi Rho Monthly Newsletter.^[15]

Chapters

Active chapters are in bold, and inactive groups are in italics. There are currently 4 active chapters and 1 inactive colony.

Chapter	Chaptered date	Founding institution	Location	Status	References
Alpha		San Diego State University	San Diego, California	Active	[16]
Beta		California State University, Northridge	Northridge, California	Active
Delta		University of Nevada, Las Vegas	Las Vegas, Nevada	Active	[17]
Gamma		California State University, San Marcos	San Marcos, California	Active	[18]
Epsilon colony	–2013	California State University, Fullerton	Fullerton, California	Inactive

See also

• Cultural interest fraternities and sororities
• List of Asian American fraternities and sororities
• List of social fraternities

Notes and References

1. Book: Ladson-Billings, Gloria . Critical Race Theory Perspectives on the Social Studies: The Profession, Policies, and Curriculum . 2003-11-01 . IAP . 978-1-60752-510-3 . 181 . en . Google Books.
2. Book: Torbenson . Craig LaRon . Brothers and Sisters: Diversity in College Fraternities and Sororities . Parks . Gregory . 2009 . Associated University Presse . 978-0-8386-4194-1 . 98 . en.
3. Web site: Alpha Psi Rho Fraternity . 2023-02-10 . San Diego State University Greek Life . en.
4. Web site: History . 2023-02-10 . Alpha Psi Rho Alpha Chapter . en.
5. Web site: History . 2023-02-10 . Alpha Psi Rho Gamma chapter . en.
6. Web site: About Us . 2023-02-10 . Alpha Psi Rho Beta Chapter . en.
7. Web site: Founding Fathers . 2023-02-10 . Alpha Psi Rho Alpha Chapter . en.
8. Web site: 2014-04-09 . Alpha Psi Rho Fraternity . 2023-02-10 . California State University, Northridge Asian American Studies . en.
9. Web site: Martinez . Andrea . 2016-04-13 . The 'high caliber men' of Alpha Psi Rho Aim to Unite Asian-Pacific Islander Students . 2023-02-10 . The Cougar Chronicle.
10. Web site: About Us . 2023-02-10 . Alpha Psi Rho Delta Chapter . en.
11. Web site: Brhothers . 2023-02-10 . Alpha Psi Rho Alpha Chapter . en.
12. Web site: April 16, 2011 . UNLV Festival of Communities . 2023-02-10 . LasVegasSun.com . en.
13. Web site: Martinez . Andrea . 2016-02-10 . Meet the Greeks . 2023-02-10 . The Cougar Chronicle.
14. Lurding, Carroll and Becque, Fran. (December 29, 2022) "Alpha Psi Rho", Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities. Urbana: University of Illinois. Accessed December 23, 2022.
15. Web site: Newsletter . 2023-02-10 . Alpha Psi Rho Alpha Chapter . en.
16. Web site: Chapters . 2023-02-10 . Alpha Psi Rho Alpha Chapter . en.
17. Web site: Alpha Psi Rho - UNLV Involvement Center . 2023-02-10 . University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
18. Web site: API Student Organizations Asian Pacific Islander . 2023-02-10 . California State University San Marcos.