Student Involvement
In addition to numerous campus-wide social and cultural activities, and the intramural sports program, the College has active organizations of its own which sponsor professional, community service, and social events.
All pharmacy students are eligible for membership in the Kentucky Alliance of Pharmacy Students (KAPS). This organization is the student affiliate of the American Pharmaceutical Association, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the Kentucky Pharmacists Association, the Kentucky Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the National Community Pharmacy Association. Prompt affiliation with KAPS upon enrollment in the College not only serves to identify students with the profession, but also is regarded as evidence of interest in and enthusiasm for the profession. Through KAPS, students become acquainted with organizational work, develop professional attitudes with moral and ethical values, and lay the groundwork for continued growth and development after graduation.
National professional pharmaceutical fraternities or organizations on the UK campus: Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Upsilon Chapter; Lambda Kappa Sigma, Alpha Nu Chapter; and the Fellowship of Christian Pharmacists.
Rho Chi, the national pharmaceutical honorary society, elects outstanding student members to the Alpha Xi Chapter. These members have at least 70 hours of professional credit, with a GPA of 3.0 or above, and are recommended by the Dean of the College of Pharmacy. In addition to high scholarship, eligibility requires class ranking in the top 20 percent, outstanding character, personality and leadership.
Phi Lambda Sigma is an honorary society that recognizes leadership. The purpose of PLS, also known as the national Pharmacy Leadership Society, is to promote the development of leadership qualities among pharmacy students. By peer recognition, the Society encourages participation in all pharmacy activities.
The Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) is the newest student organization at the UK College of Pharmacy. Founded in 1972 on the campus of Florida A & M University as the student affiliate of the National Pharmaceutical Association (NPhA), SNPhA is an educational service association of minority students who are concerned about pharmacy and health care related issues, and the poor minority representation in pharmacy and other health-related professions.