Philanthropy

Core Value – Service:
Sharing of time, talent, and treasure with society and with our fraternity is a priority

Paws for a cause

Spearheaded by Sogoli Fahr and Vincent Kim in Spring 2023, Paws for a Cause is the Psi Upsilon chapter’s annual philanthropy week! With the help of the University of California, Merced community, Alpha Kappa Psi raises money for New Beginnings for Merced County Animals. New Beginnings is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping out animals in the Merced County area!

Visit our philanthropy website at akpsipawsforacause.com and follow us on Instagram @ucmakpsiphilo!

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Paws for a Cause 2025

Our 3rd Annual Paws for a Cause was led by Anais Honadle! Under her vision of our philanthropy week as our Parliamentarian, Alpha Kappa Psi was able to raise $10578 and tie the record of having the most organizations participate in one philanthropy week once again (13)! She introduced Paws & Claws, a new event which combines our yearly Talent Show with a Carnival! Congratulations to Kappa Sigma’s Ethan Han for being our second TOP DAWG and to Pi Kappa Phi for winning Paws for a Cause 2025!

Paws for a Cause 2024

Our 2nd Annual Paws for a Cause was led by Sebastian Garcia! Under his vision of our philanthropy week as our Parliamentarian, Alpha Kappa Psi was able to raise $7416 and tie the record of having the most organizations participate in one philanthropy week (13)! He also introduced the Top Dawg award, awarded to the individual that shows Alpha Kappa Psi’s core values the best. Congratulations to Kappa Sigma’s Malcolm Berry for being our first TOP DAWG and to Delta Sigma Pi for winning Paws for a Cause 2024! Finally, special thanks to Celsius for partnering with us and supporting our cause!

Paws for a Cause 2023

Our 1st Annual Paws for a Cause was led by Sogoli Fahr! Under her vision of our philanthropy week as our Parliamentarian, Alpha Kappa Psi was able to raise around $7000 and had 10 organizations participate! She introduced some of the core events that we still do annually such as Smooch the Pooch and our infamous DOG BALL tournament! Congratulations to Alpha Phi Omega for winning Paws for a Cause 2023!

All Time Statistics
ORGANIZATIONSCOREPARTICIPATED
Delta Sigma Pi5,245,9802023-2025
Business Society4,804,9102023-2025
Kappa Sigma4,596,0602024-2025
Phi Mu4,294,6902023-2025
Delta Delta Delta3,575,2902023-2025
Alpha Phi Omega3,259,0402023-2024
Theta Tau2,579,9102023-2025
Phi Alpha Delta2,549,5702023-2024
Pi Kappa Phi2,504,5002025
Delta Gamma1,912,4902025
Kappa Kappa Gamma1,365,4602024
Kappa Delta Chi1,242,5002023
Rotaract Club846,4402023, 2025
Phi Delta Epsilon728,5402024-2025
Sigma Chi719,9002025
Campus Activities Board524,8502024
Delta Epsilon Mu446,9802024
Omega Delta Phi286,7502023-2024
Sigma Theta Psi182,3302025
Merced Pre-Law Society78,2502025
Alpha Kappa Psi has raised over $25,000 in total from our philanthropy weeks!
Champions
  • Pi Kappa Phi – 2025
  • Delta Sigma Pi – 2024
  • Alpha Phi Omega – 2023
Top Dawgs
  • Ethan Han, Kappa Sigma – 2025
  • Malcolm Berry, Kappa Sigma – 2024

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