Virginia Tech hosted the 2026 Eastern Province of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Officers Workshop in Blacksburg on Aug. 29, the first time the annual gathering was held outside the Washington, D.C., area, according to Virginia Tech News.
The workshop brought together new and returning chapter officers from across the region for leadership training ahead of the fraternity’s new year, Virginia Tech News reported. The university’s Theta Psi chapter hosted the event, with Evan Johnson, president of the Roanoke, Virginia, Alumni Chapter, and Chandler Crean, Virginia Tech’s assistant director for Fraternity and Sorority Life, working for more than a year to bring it to Blacksburg, according to the article.
Johnson told Virginia Tech News that chapters in Radford, Martinsville, and Danville had been traveling to the D.C. area for workshops, prompting him to pursue a closer location. The article said Theta Psi returned to campus in 2025 after being inactive since 2019.
The Eastern Province donated $2,000 to Sabrina’s Place, a center for supervised visitation between families affected by domestic violence, to thank the Blacksburg community for hosting, Virginia Tech News reported.
The workshop also connected undergraduate and alumni members, the article said. Theta Psi Chapter President Asi Temoka described it as a touchstone for connection between generations of fraternity members, according to Virginia Tech News.
