All membership intake activities and initiations shall be executed
strictly in accordance with the Constitution, Statutes and the Ritual of Kappa Alpha Psi. Where there is or appears to be a conflict between the policies, rules and regulations of a college or university and the Fraternity, the policies, rules and regulations of the college or university shall be followed.
All potential members shall be registered with the International Headquarters by chapters. The appropriate fee shall accompany such registration. Failure to register all potential members with the International Headquarters shall subject the chapter to a fine determined in accordance with Statute 3, Section 7.
All hazing as prescribed in the Pronouncement on Hazing is prohibited.
No acts shall be imposed upon potential members by any member, which are not in keeping with the Statutes. When upon investigation by the Province Polemarch or other duly delegated authority there is reasonable evidence of a violation of the rights of an individual with respect to a Statute, particularly with respect to hazing or other illegal treatment of potential members, the chapter and (or) its members shall be subject to disciplinary action.
No undergraduate chapter shall be authorized to hold an initiation without the advance written approval of the Province Polemarch of jurisdiction. Undergraduate chapters must file transcripts of total credits and grades earned by each candidate for initiation as of the close of the immediately preceding school quarter (or semester) with the Province Polemarch. In lieu of transcripts, they may submit a letter from a school official certifying that each candidate for initiation is eligible in accordance with the college or university regulations to the Province Polemarch. The cumulative grade point average of a candidate must be at least the equivalent of a 2.3/4.0 or in accordance with the requirements of the school, whichever is higher. The undergraduate chapter concerned shall make its request to initiate in accordance with established procedures.
No chapter shall hold an initiation during any year that such chapter is
delinquent with the Fraternity or the Province of jurisdiction in accordance with the Statutes. Such initiation shall be of no effect and the chapter guilty of such infraction shall be subject to a fine and/or suspension.
No person shall be eligible for initiation by an undergraduate chapter
who – [i] is not in regular attendance at a four year college or university, [ii] is not in a college transfer program of a junior or community college as provided in Article XXV, Section 3 at the time of his proposed initiation, or [iii] is taking 10 semester hours or its equivalent of college work. The minimum number of hours shall not apply to seniors taking fewer than 10 semester hours incident to graduation.
