The Kappas’ chant, “Yo baby, yo baby, yo!” was heard throughout the presentation. Every member dressed the same to reflect unison of the line. Story continues below photo Red mist covers the air as the newest members surprise the crowd during Kappa Alpha Psi’s Neophyte Presentation on Friday, Nov. The crowd yelled out in excitement, some even screaming the numbers of the members they were associated with, cheering on the new members. The new members broke out in chants, stepped and rapped to different popular hip hop songs, adding words related to the fraternity. “The amount of love and support my brothers and myself received was unmatched.” “I felt on top of the world,” Rucker said. Johnnie Rucker, a Sac State student athlete and sociology major, was the 10th Kappa revealed that night. The Neophytes’ families, friends and classmates, as well as members of other fraternities and sororities, crowded them during the presentation. The alumni chapter members went one by one high-fiving the new recruits in a three-tap sequence, repeating “I’m proud of you, I appreciate you.”

The new members got into their formation, locking arms as they stood tall and strong, their chins up high. Immediately after the rest of the members rushed through a red mist to the center of the plaza at the end of Guy West Bridge. 22 began with the first three members unexpectedly emerging from the top of the Guy West Bridge. The members are masked to conceal their identities and dressed in a cream jumpsuit with splashes of crimson - the fraternity colors. One additional requirement for joining is to be an “upstanding citizen,” meaning prospective members cannot have a criminal record and must do good by the community.ĭuring a Neophyte Presentation, each new member is lined up by height and given a corresponding number. “We look at the person you are and what you’re going to bring to Kappa, you must bring value to our organization,” said Smith. This is the only notable difference on all jumpsuits. Prospective members that do not pass the test are allowed one retake before being deferred to the next semester.ĭuring a Neophyte Presentation, the newest members are labeled by numbers according to height. Once classes are completed, prospective members take a 100-question test. The process to join takes an estimated six to seven weeks, in which prospective members take 16 classes learning the history of Kappa Alpha Psi. I searched for a long time to find an organization that gives back and empowers the African American community.” Jeffrey Phelps, communication studies major and the first member presented, said “I joined for brotherhood and the opportunities being a Kappa can bring to myself and the community. Kappa Alpha Psi alumni chapter member and undergraduate liaison DeVon Smith said the fraternity has not brought in any new members since fall 2013, making the 10 new members that were presented the first members accepted into the fraternity in six years.

Kappa Alpha Psi, however, has not been active as a chapter on Sac State’s campus for close to a year and a half as the last member graduated in 2018. Kappa Alpha Psi was the first Black fraternity on Sac State’s campus and is a part of the “divine nine,” a group of nine National Pan-Hellenic Council organizations made up of historically Black sororities and fraternities. Kappa Alpha Psi is a predominantly Black fraternity and was chartered on Sac State’s campus Nov. Red mist covers the air as the newest members surprise the crowd during Kappa Alpha Psi’s Neophyte Presentation on Friday, Nov. Ten new members were debuted during the event, referred to by the fraternity as a “Neophyte Presentation.” Neophyte is a Greek word meaning a new member of an organization. 22 for the presentation of the newest members of Kappa Alpha Psi. During a Neophyte Presentation, a standard “link” involves grasping the person in front of you, creating a chain.įull of excitement, the newest members were prepared and ready to show their families and friends that they were now a part of a brotherhood: Kappa Alpha Psi.Īn estimated 300 people waited behind the Guy West Bridge on Nov. The newest line of Kappa Alpha Psi includes 10 Sac State students. Story continues below photo Ronaldo Gomez 22, playing music from their cars as they practiced an hour before their reveal.Īll in unison, the sounds of their feet created three consistent booms as they tapped their canes, even alarming the police. Sacramento State’s Kappa Alpha Psi chapter’s newest members shook the entire parking structure Friday, Nov.

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