Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity was founded on May 30, 1879 at the Russel Military Academy in New Haven, Connecticut. Established originally by F. Harvey Smith, Kappa Psi emerged as a Greek Letter Society that evolved into a medical- pharmaceutical fraternity. In 1924, by mutual agreement, the members of Kappa Psi decided to separate the fraternity in terms of profession. The medical group bec
ame known as Theta Kappa Psi while the pharmaceutical group retained the name of Kappa Psi. In over 82 years since, the Fraternity has grown and evolved in many ways but yet has remained the same in it’s principels of Brotherhood. In August 2003, South University in Savannah Georgia opened a pharmacy school. South University hired many Kappa Psi brothers, including the founding dean, Dr. James Wynn, Clinical Practice Chair Dr. Gary Levin, Pharmaceutics Specialist Dr. Curt Jones, and medicinal chemist Dr. G. Scott Weston. Students became interested in Kappa Psi and our faculty brothers helped cultivate that interest. The journey started March 10, 2005, when Grand Regent Palmieri conducted a visit to our school. He spoke on behalf of Kappa Psi and to share with us what brotherhood is all about. His visit to our school encouraged us to apply for a Kappa Psi charter at South University. Five months later, we were given authorization to organize the chapter. Officer elections were held and the chapter started to take form. We started our first pledge program under the direction of Brother Greg McKeever as our Pledgemaster. Brother McKeever, Gamma Phi initiate, and Georgia Grad Brother, volunteered to conduct the first pledge program at Delta Omega and has been an asset to the chapter. After nine months, the Delta Omega Chapter was installed at South University School of Pharmacy, in Savannah Georgia, December 10, 2005. Eight pledges were initiated as the founding brothers of the Delta Omega Chapter. Grand Regent Dave Maszkiewicz, Grand Ritualist Andrew Frasco, Collegiate Member at Large Kali Jernigan, Marvin Smith, Greg McKeever, Curt Jones, G. Scott Weston, Andrew Crowe, Seth Hammonds, and Jonathon Shuler conducted the Ritual of Initiation. Following the initiation, the charter of Delta Omega was presented and officers were installed by Grand Regent Maszkiewicz at the banquet. There were many Brothers that sent correspondence letters to be read at the banquet. Grand Counselor Becky Fahrenburch, Grand Historian Claudio Faria, Graduate Member at Large Lawrence Brown, Immediate Past Grand Regent Anthony Palmieri III, Grand Historian Emeritus Dewey Garner, Province IV Supervisor Michael Starvaggi, Province III Satrap Stephanie Stichert, Province VIII Satrap Megan Wilson, Beta Kappa Regent Dave Julian, and Delta Delta Regent Todd Connor all sent letters read at the banquet. Since then, the Delta Omega chapter has been hard at work setting traditions of it own. The chapter hosts many social, professional, and service functions and strives to maintain that focus.
