Kappa Alpha Pi Rho Chapter

Our 2026 graduates, you have made us SO proud! Welcome to the KAPi alumni brotherhood, we know you will go on to change the world, just as you have change Rho Chapter for the better ⭐️💙🎓

Please join the brothers of Rho in welcoming our latest member class. These individuals highlighted their dedication to our brotherhood throughout this semesters recruitment process! Their passion, effort, and enthusiasm for our pillars have truly shown, making each and every one of their initiations a great honor.

Additionally, we would like to give a special shout out to PM Class President Harrison Rose, who was recently elected to our Executive Board serving as a National Delegate.

Zeta Class, we are so proud 💙⚖️

We would like to give a tremendous shout out to our 2026 Executive and Leadership board for their steadfast efforts towards Rho Chapters success. Thank you all for everything you have done for our community this year! 💙

We are thrilled to congratulate our very own 2025-2026 President, Sofie Mascellino on winning a Black & Gold Leadership Award. This is a huge accomplishment for all winners.

Sofie won the Bobby L. Dunnigan award. ⭐️ The Dunnigan Outstanding Service Award is intended to recognize those students employed within Student Affairs who have distinguished themselves through the scope and quality of service during their employment.

Bobby L. Dunnigan served at App State in a variety of leadership roles concluding his career as the Director of Residence Life.

We are so proud of have such a hardworking and exceptional individual as a leader within our organization. Sofie has been a remarkable President. Through fostering communication, managing multiple roles effectively, and ultimately leaving behind a sustainable legacy by leaving KAPi better than she found it. 💌

Sofie is a Beta class member and went through recruitment in the Spring of 2024 and has previously served as Co-Recruitment Chair. She will be graduating this semester and we would like to send her off with a warm thank you & huge congratulations! 💐

Thank you for showing up and showing out to this year’s Pi-A-Kapi!!

During this event, the local community, and brothers of KAPi, had the opportunity to “pie” a fellow KAPi brother by donating money. ALL proceeds of their donation went to OASIS Inc.
OASIS is a non-profit organization located in Watauga and Avery Counties, committed to ending sexual and domestic violence.
We are so immensely thankful to the community and KAPi brothers for generously supporting OASIS.

Join us for our KAPi Sponsored American Red Cross Blood Drive on Wednesday, April 22nd in the PSU Linville Falls (second floor of the union) from 10:30am-4pm!

You can sign up at redcrossblood.org — make sure to put in the Boone zip code and it should direct you to the upcoming blood drive! You can also scan the QR code at our contact table promotion tomorrow from 10am-3pm in PSU.

Remember: donating blood, saves lives! 🩸

If you donate blood at this specific drive, you will receive a $15 e-gift card to a merchant of choice. Walk-ins are welcome!

A few weeks ago, 2 of our very own members ran for Student Body President and Student Body Vice president and have been elected to hold these spots for the upcoming school year! Elizabeth Ford (SBP) is a delta recruitment class member as well as being a Political Science major, and Yauri Hatcher (SBVP) is an epsilon recruitment class member is an International Business major. They both met through Kappa Alpha Pi, and Yauri is Elizabeth’s little! They are focusing on making Student Government Association a gateway between students and administrators, as well as mental health resources, and transfer student engagement. We are so excited to have them represent the student body, as well as being proud members of KAPi!

Come out to our Pickleball Fundraiser on Sunday, April 19th from 12:30–2:30 PM in the SRC 3rd Floor Auxiliary Gym! This event counts as a social credit, and entry is $15 per team of 2 (games will be doubles).

This is open to members & to the public!

No pickleball experience needed to play, just come have fun and support KAPi! Payment can be made through Venmo -Ruth-1 or in cash at chapter on Thursday, April 16th.

The brothers of Kappa Alpha Pi would like to congratulate one of our brothers and leadership board members Gia Hazelgrove, who qualified and competed at two different national tournaments for the Universities Forensics team this past month. After competing in multiple different qualifiers over the course of the school year, Gia’s successes amounted as she competed in 2v2 parliamentary debate and placed 4th in the Nation (JV) alongside her partner at the NPDA National Collegiate Parliamentary Debate Tournament. Additionally, Gia also competed at the PKD National Speech Tournament where she earned two superior awards, an excellence award, 9th in the nation in Open Debate Speaking, and 5th in the nation in Program Oral Interpretation. She was also one of two programs chosen from a pool of almost 500 competitors to perform in the pre-awards banquet Champion Showcase, where a few select competitors performed their final speech for the convention body. We are so proud of Gia and her immense decorations after so much hard work was put in to her speech and debate season!

Come to Sanford Mall this Wednesday to Pi a Kapi! All proceeds from this event will be donated to Oasis Inc. We cannot wait to see you there!!