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Who We Are

Shaping People, Shaping Business.

Get to know the Chi Gamma Chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi at UC Santa Cruz: who we are, where we come from, and what we stand for.

UC Santa Cruz, CaliforniaHome of the Banana Slugs
Chi Gamma brothers
2018
Chapter Founded
Co-Ed
Business Fraternity
All
Majors Welcome
UCSC
Exclusive Chapter
Brotherhood✦Knowledge✦Integrity✦Service✦Unity✦
Brotherhood✦Knowledge✦Integrity✦Service✦Unity✦
The Chi Gamma Chapter

Rooted in the Redwoods

The Chi Gamma Chapter

Established on June 1st, 2018, the Chi Gamma Chapter is the only co-ed professional business fraternity at UC Santa Cruz to welcome students of every major. We were built by founding brothers who worked tirelessly to bring Alpha Kappa Psi to the redwoods. Ever since, we’ve grown a genuine, driven, and refreshingly diverse brotherhood.

Our brothers host professional development events, attend leadership conferences, and open doors to internships and mentorship. The skills they build here have helped them become principled business leaders at many of the nation’s leading firms, all while forming friendships that last well beyond graduation.

Fraternity History

Fraternity History

Founded in 1904, Alpha Kappa Psi is the oldest and largest professional business fraternity in the world. Its founders, remembered as the “Brooklyn Four,” crossed the Brooklyn Bridge each evening on their way home from school, imagining an organization that would do more than teach students: it would develop leaders.

That idea became Alpha Kappa Psi. More than a century later, the fraternity connects a global network of over 298,000 members across 265+ universities, a network our brothers draw on for mentorship, opportunity, and lifelong support.

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Notable Alumni

In Good Company

For over a century, Alpha Kappa Psi has shaped principled business leaders. Here are a few brothers who went on to shape the world.

Steve Forbes
01

Steve Forbes

Editor-in-Chief, Forbes

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Steve Forbes

Editor-in-chief of Forbes and two-time presidential candidate.

Alpha Kappa Psi
Sam Walton
02

Sam Walton

Founder, Walmart

02

Sam Walton

Built Walmart into the world’s largest retailer.

Alpha Kappa Psi
Benazir Bhutto
03

Benazir Bhutto

Prime Minister of Pakistan

03

Benazir Bhutto

First woman to lead a modern Muslim-majority nation.

Alpha Kappa Psi
Alexis Ohanian
04

Alexis Ohanian

Co-Founder, Reddit

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Alexis Ohanian

Co-founded Reddit, one of the web’s largest communities.

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J. Willard Marriott
05

J. Willard Marriott

Founder, Marriott

05

J. Willard Marriott

Turned a root-beer stand into a global hotel empire.

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Cheryl Bachelder
06

Cheryl Bachelder

Former CEO, Popeyes

06

Cheryl Bachelder

Led Popeyes through a celebrated turnaround as CEO.

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Bernie Marcus
07

Bernie Marcus

Co-Founder, The Home Depot

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Bernie Marcus

Co-founded The Home Depot, the top home-improvement chain.

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James Cash Penney
08

James Cash Penney

Founder, J.C. Penney

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James Cash Penney

Founded J.C. Penney on a golden-rule philosophy.

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What We Stand For

Our Core Values

Brotherhood

Brotherhood

Brotherhood

Trust, respect, cooperation, companionship and aid to brothers is the expected norm.

Knowledge

Knowledge

Knowledge

Education and experience is emphasized and shared.

Integrity

Integrity

Integrity

All actions, whether in business or in life, are guided by honesty, ethics and fairness.

Service

Service

Service

Sharing of time, talent and treasure with society and with our fraternity is a priority.

Unity

Unity

Unity

A common understanding of our vision and values that transcends chapter.