Believe it or not, Point Park did have fraternities on campus in the past, including one specifically for theater/COPA students.  Here is an  article detailing Alpha Psi Omega’s revival in its original form, published Oct. 18, 1990.

Theater students arerevitalizing a fraternity at Point Park College by joining and supporting it.

Point Park chartered the frater­nity, Alpha Psi Omega, about three years ago. It lost student support and became inactive after its officers graduated.

Students are interested in the fraternity now, Scott Thewes, sen­ior theater major, said after gathering new support for it this semester.

“[Thewes is] reactivating it,” Mary Turner, associate professor and adviser for the fraternity, said.

Thewes .said he would like all students in the fine, applied and performing arts to become in­volved in the fraternity.

A theater fraternity can bring students together and give them a “ strong voice” in the department, he said.

Freshmen members “have the most to benefit from it,” ‘Thewes sai.

If the fraternity plans to staget heater presentations, fresh­men can participate — a plus since freshmen aren’t allowed to perform in Point Park Theatre Compa­ny productions. (The Point Park theater department requires fresh­men to work on backstage crews until they become sophomores.) Freshmen also can work with more advanced student members.

The fraternity elected the fol­ lowing officers at a meeting Mon­ day; Thewes, president; freshman David Flick, vice presdent; and senior Jenny Delowrey, secretary.

Thewes said 26 students at­tended.

The fraternity plans to raise funds for its activities this semes­ter through theater-related fund­ raisers.

“We’re going to try to put on a cabaret,” Thewes said. “We’re go­ing to use theater majors as ac­ tors.”

The fraternity is planning to hold the event at Point Park in De­cember, he said.

“It’s going to be open for the en­tire student body,’’ he added.

The funds might be used for a banquet for theater students, he said.

Thewes also said a yearbook is published for the national fraterni­ty. Students may have their photos taken and published, Thewes said.

Alpha Psi Omega is a national fraternity for theater students, Thewes said.

Since Point Park chartered the fraternity before, “we’re a mem­ber of the chartered system,” he said.

Alpha Psi Omega also is an aca­demic fraternity, Thewes said. Members must be in the fine, ap­plied and performing arts depart­ment and must have completed three theater classes.

Thewes said he hopes many stu­dents join and “breathe new life” into the fraternity.