The lobby of Clinton Hall had the usual scents of furniture, building materials and students replaced with spices, peppers and beans mid-afternoon Tuesday.

Members of Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity hosted a no-cost, donation-based chili feed Tuesday as a service to the student body.  

“This was more about service to the school,” said Leah Hanson, vice president of the fraternity.

With a variety of chili to choose from, students were not short on options for lunch. Along with meat-based chili, the fraternity also offered a few vegetarian-based options for students and faculty who were not partial to meat, including a vegetarian chili and broccoli cheese soup.

Part of the feed was based around donations to a local charity, as the food was free to students and faculty.

“We are going to have a donation jar with the proceeds going to a local charity,” said Teri Loughmiller, vice-president of membership for Alpha Kappa Psi, in a pre-event interview Monday evening.

A business fraternity, Alpha Kappa Psi is open to both men and women, with members of varying ages and class ranks making up the roster at Wichita State.

“We have a ton of diversity in our fraternity, and we wanted to build the event around that,” Loughmiller said.

As part of the fraternity’s philanthropic efforts, members are planning a stand-up comedy event, scheduled to happen later in the semester.

“We are bringing in a production company … guys who have been on TV quite a bit, with one evening having their own Comedy Central stand-up comedy show,” said Jeffrey Johnson, secretary of the fraternity.  

Johnson said the fraternity is planning prices, with a potential $5 student ticket to the event, which is scheduled to take place on April 18.

For more information about Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity or any upcoming events, contact Loughmiller at [email protected].