Caduceus Fall 2000 - Kappa Sigma Fraternity

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FALL 2000
C O V E R
WORTHY GRAND SCRIBE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Dr. Andrew B.Turner
Mitchell B.Wilson
EDITOR /DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Jason E. See
S T O R Y
REMEMBERING
NICK
ARTWORK/DESIGN
AHNA L. SEE
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REMARKABLE BROTHER
KAPPA SIGMA FRATERNITY
Founded at the University of Virginia December
10, 1869. 206 Chapters and 2 Colonies. United
States and Canada.
The Caduceus of Kappa Sigma has been published
continuously since 1885. Published quarterly.
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BETA CHAPTER RECHARTERED
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EPSILON-PI CELEBRATES 50 YEARS
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Worthy Grand Master David W. Persky
NO MORE
WORTHY A MAN
THAN HE
THE STORY OF BROTHER
TODD MARTZ
Dear Brothers:
A new school year is upon us and
enthusiasm is running high in Kappa
Sigma as we embark upon another year of
excellence and tremendous achievements
among the diverse chapters of our Order.
As I write this letter, most of our chapters
are in the middle of rush or are getting
ready to start rush at their respective campuses. A few chapters such as BetaLambda at Georgia, Delta-Chi at
Mississippi State and Alpha-Pi at Wabash
have completed formal rush and have had
very good results with quality men
accepting the offer to pledge. My wish for
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every undergraduate chapter is that they
enjoy the same level of success in their
rush efforts this fall.
Kappa Sigma completed the first year
of the biennium with five excellent
leadership conferences - Area I at the
University of Delaware, Area 2 at the
University of Georgia; Area 3 at the
University of Illinois; Area 4 at Southern
Methodist University; and Area 5 at the
University of Nevada–Reno. The undergraduates and alumni in attendance
enjoyed a weekend of brotherhood and
meaningful dialogue to provide our chapters and alumni volunteers with additional tools and new ideas to improve chapter
operations. The highlight of each leadership conference was the presentation of
awards honoring the many
outstanding achievements of our undergraduates. It also marked the passing of the
"Area" format that we have known for so
long. In the next biennium the Fraternity
will go to a "Regional" format with 10
leadership conferences held earlier in the
school year to allow more participation by
ourundergraduates. Greater detail about
the leadership conferences will appear soon
in The Caduceus.
The momentum of last year has spilled
over into the new-year. I am pleased that
we started the year off on a very positive
note with the re-chartering of the Kappa
Sigma chapter at the University of
Alabama on August 19. We have an
outstanding group of young men in
Kappa Sigma on the Tuscaloosa campus
of the University of Alabama and they
represent Kappa Sigma very well at
'Bama. We look forward to hearing
about the achievements of the new Beta
Chapter in the future. The SEC at its
recent meeting in Portland, Oregon also
approved the re-colonization of GammaMu at Washington State University. This
group of young men have hit the
ground running and have already
pledged 12 men into the colony. We
wish them continued success and hope
to see Gamma-Mu re-chartered in the
not too distant future.
Success in Kappa Sigma is measured
in many ways. In this issue of The
Caduceus you will learn about a wonder-
ful success story in our Order at the
Beta-Omega Chapter. Our brothers at
Beta-Omega, Colorado College have
done what no other chapter (or
Fraternity) has done with the initiation
of Brother Todd Martz into Kappa
Sigma. Brother Martz did not allow the
fact that he has a developmental disability keep him from achieving his goal of
becoming an initiate of Kappa Sigma.
The courage of Brother Martz and his
tremendous efforts in attaining his goal are
an inspiration to all of us in Kappa Sigma.
Kappa Sigma's also learn from adversity and that was shown to us in June of
this year. In early June, the Gamma-Beta
Prime Chapter at Millikin University
suffered a chapter house fire. The fire
destroyed the chapter house and took
one of our young brothers, Nick
Schwalbach, to the Chapter Celestial.
The members of the chapter have pulled
together well through this ordeal and are
a stronger brotherhood as a result. All of
us in Kappa Sigma must learn from this
terrible tragedy that we must ensure the
safety of our chapter houses, lodges,
apartments or other residential property
so that we do not experience such a loss
again. The senseless death of any undergraduate is one death too many. This
issue of The Caduceus presents vital information about fire safety that all chapters
must include in their chapter operations.
The past academic year saw Kappa
Sigma make great strides in all areas of
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LIKE FATHER,
LIKE SON
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chapter and fraternal operations. On
behalf of the Supreme Executive
Committee, I extend to all of you our
sincere good wishes for another outstanding year as the leading fraternity of all
collegiate fraternities in North America.
May success attend all your efforts!
Be well, keep up the good work on
behalf of Kappa Sigma and keep in
touch.
SEMPER,
David W. Persky
Worthy Grand Master
KAPPA SIGMA
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LETTERS
TO THE EDITOR
BUFFETT RESPONSES
Editor’s Note
Months of hard work go into each
issue of The Caduceus.We try to
keep the magazine not only informative, but also a pleasure to read.
If you are a journalism, graphic
design or photography major and
need some professional work for
your portfolio or resume', here is
your chance to be a part of the
production process for The
Caduceus.
If you know of an interesting topic,
special Kappa Sigma member or
story that involves the fraternity,
please get in touch with me at the
address provided below.
Assignments for the Winter and
Spring 2001 issues are now being
handed out.
Thanks to all the letters, e-mails
and faxes in the past few months
on your experiences while enjoying The Caduceus.While I cannot
publish all the letters, I do try to
respond to those that take the
time to communicate with me.
Without your comments and
encouragement, this publication
would not be as successful as it
has become.
AEK∆B,
Jason E. See
Director of Communications/Editor
Send your letters and submissions to:
Caduceus of Kappa Sigma
PO Box 5066
Charlottesville,VA 22905
804.295.3193
FAX 804.296.9557
Email:
caduceus@imh.kappasigma.org
To the Editor:
I just received my Summer 2000 Issue
and saw one of my favorite people on the
front cover, Jimmy Buffett. Very good
reading and enjoyed the article. However,
there is one mistake with regard to his days
at Auburn. Mr. Buffett pledged the Alpha
Delta chapter of Sigma Pi, not Sigma Nu.
In fact he is still on one of the composites
at the chapter house. Yep, he's one that got
away from us. Great to see him continue
his quest to be Greek and happy for him
and Kappa Sigma on having such a
distinguished alumni.
Interfraternally,
— Mark S. Briscoe
Executive Director
Sigma Pi Fraternity, International
Dear Editor,
I truly enjoyed your article in the
Summer 2000 issue of The Caduceus of
Kappa Sigma on Brother Jimmy Buffett. It
brought back some great memories. I
worked for his tour for one night when he
came to Lander College (Lambda-Omega)
and played the Greenwood Civic Center.
He hired
students from the college to
set up his equipment and I was picked as
one of the lucky ones. I taped his guitar
picks to the mike stand as well as assisted
in working the soundboard during the
concert. I got to meet him briefly and he
was very nice to all of us who helped set up
his equipment. He even posed for some
pictures. During the concert a student
threw a Kappa Sig shirt on the stage.
Buffett held the shirt in the air and it
brought a large cheer from the crowd.
After the concert I found the shirt behind
some speakers on the side of the stage and
kept it until I lost my mind and gave it to
my girlfriend, at the time, to wear. You can
guess the ending to this story…she broke my
QUESTION TO THE FRATERNITY
Dear Editor,
As our Fraternity has entered into the
new millennium I feel we need to ask
ourselves a question. How do we fair on
moving with the times and in educating
our undergraduates and alumni on issues
our chapters are facing? Being a recent
graduate of my chapter and in reading
The Caduceus for all my years as a brother
I have realized that one issue, that nearly
divided our chapter, has never been
addressed by our Fraternity as a whole.
Being a Fraternity, we are naturally rooted
heavily in a hetero-sexist culture but all of
our brothers are not heterosexual. In an
age with growing acceptance of diversity,
problems arise when dealing with these
differences. This brings me to my point, I
think it is important to see either this
publication or our national Fraternity
tackle this issue, thereby possibly building
awareness of the many differences that
exist amongst our thousands of members.
Moreover, this would re-inforce the
respect we have towards our brothers and
their differences, assuming that this is in
fact the position our national fraternity
takes on this subject. I would appreciate a
response to this email letting me know
that my voice is heard and informing me
of what, if anything, will be done about
this issue.
Thank you for giving me a portion of
your time.
raz_fize@hotmail.com
FRATERNITIES & FIRES
Dear Editor,
As a survivor of a Kappa Sigma house
fire (1978, Beta-Chi), I am deeply
saddened to hear of the fire and loss of life
at the Kappa Sigma house in Decatur,
Illinois. I hope that the national
organization is helping them in their hour
of need. I have volunteered to give them
some cash (not enough to build a
building, just a small donation). My
concern is that fires in fraternities and
dormitories seem to be an ongoing
problem. My Alma Mater, the University
of Missouri-Rolla, recently had a fraternity house burn to the ground with loss of
life (Pi Kappa Alpha, I think). I was in a
house fire myself in 1978, when a courageous fireman donned an oxygen mask
and dragged out a burning mattress before
the building itself could catch fire. We
were lucky; there was no one seriously
injured or even significant structural
damage. But I still remember the fear and
confusion as our halls filled with black
smoke, as we ran for our lives. Now is the
time to get a plan in place for the fall
semester. Each house needs to be checked
for unsafe wiring and heating unit
problems. Many home fires are found to
have been preventable had fire safety been
considered beforehand. Every undergraduate needs to be informed about fire
safety. Each house needs working smoke
detectors and fire alarms. Perhaps Kappa
Sigma can take a position of leadership on
this issue along with the other national
fraternities. The time has come to stop
these preventable tragedies.
— Jim Howe
jhowe@wpm.com
Dear Editor,
The Gamma-Beta Prime Chapter's
house at Millikin University was severely
1999-2001 SUPREME EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Worthy Grand Master
David W. Persky
9631 Norchester Circle
Tampa, FL 33647-1849
813/973-3252
KSPersk@aol.com
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heart and kept the shirt. I called her a couple of
years later but she didn't know what she did
with the shirt.
I sure miss that shirt.
AEK∆B
— Tim J. Copeland
Lambda Omega (Lander College)
Worthy Grand Procurator
Thomas P. Bishop
1400 Peachtree St.,
Mail Bin 918
Atlanta, GA 30303
770/382-6637
tpbishop@aol.com
Worthy Grand Master of
Ceremonies
Kevin S. Kaplan
Promotion Dynamics Intl.
6565 Americas Pkwy NE Ste 930
Albuquerque, NM 87110
505/858-1990
kkaplan1@aol.com
Worthy Grand Scribe
Andrew B.Turner
214 Alpen Strasse
Latrobe, PA 15650
724/539-7860
abt@stvincent.edu
Worthy Grand Treasurer
E.L.“Bill” Betz Jr.
7007 Ford’s Station Rd
Germantown,TN 38138
901/754-9364
woodl2@aol.com
damaged by a fire that took the life of
our brother Grand Scribe, Nicholas E.
Schwalbach, of Glen Carbon. Our
thoughts and prayers are with Nick,
and his family and brothers at Millikin,
and we ask that you keep him in yours.
Nick was a respected leader and his
spirit is irreplaceable. He will always
be, above all else, one who walks in the
light of God. The fire has left GammaBeta Prime in a desperate financial situation. The chapter house is not habitable. The third floor and roof are
destroyed, and the second floor is
severely damaged. The first floor and
basement also suffered water damage.
The Chapter's troubles have worsened
with the Chapter's insurer refusing to
cover the loss. In addition, the Chapter
must continue to service its existing
mortgage even though the brothers will
be unable to pay rent, as they must live
somewhere else while repairs take
place. The Chapter's alumni recently
formed a housing corporation, which
is undertaking an extensive alumni
fundraising drive to help the Chapter
overcome this tragedy. I hope that all
our brothers and friends reading this
may find some way of assisting the
Chapter at Millikin in its fight for
survival. Feel free to visit the housing
corporation's website,
http://www.mkscorp.org,
for additional information.
AEK∆B
— Ron Artman '81
President, Millikin Kappa Sigma
House Corp.
TODD MARTZ
Dear Editor,
I just finished reading the letter that
Wes Mooney sent regarding Todd
Martz, and I wholeheartedly agree that
an article in the Caduceus would enrich
the lives of all who read it. I am also a
Beta-Omega and had the opportunity
of living with Todd for a year. Todd
was a part of my pledge class my freshman year, and I had a high level of
involvement with him throughout my
four years at Colorado College. I
believe that a full article on Todd in the
Caduceus would be a great way to share
his wonderful spirit and what he has
given to Beta-Omega with brothers
everywhere. Todd is a wonderful gentleman and I feel very blessed to have a
brother like him as a part of my life. If
I can be of any assistance to you or
Wes Mooney in putting together an
article, please let me know.
AEK∆B,
— Dustin L. Silvester
Beta-Omega '97
Ed. Note – I am pleased to include in this
issue, “No More Worthy a Man Than
He- Story of Brother Todd Martz” written by Wes Mooney on page 26. I hope
you enjoy the story as much as I do.
THANKS…
Dear Editor,
Please communicate my sincere
pleasure to the Supreme Executive
Committee for voting me their
Distinguished Service Commendation.
I was surprised, flattered and humbled.
I have been fortunate in my thirty years
of service to MTSU and the Kappalota Chapter to see many fine men pass
though the hallowed halls of our
Fraternity. I have played a part in the
lives of some, and am proud to call
each my brother. Your recognition of
my service is certainly a high point of
my professional and fraternal life.
— Cliff Gillespie
Associate Vice President for
Enrollment Management,
Middle Tennessee State University
FRIENDSHIPS FOR LIFE
Dear Editor,
This is just a letter to describe the
friendships and brotherhood that come
from a fraternity. I moved to Wichita
from a small town to attend Wichita
State. When I arrived I knew no one
and had little to do. One afternoon I
received a call from Brother Alex Webb
who invited me to lunch and to talk
about fraternities. I listened closely and
asked many questions and it was tuff to
decide on who to join. I had many
options, my father was a Sig Ep and my
grandfather a Sigma Nu, but I chose
Kappa Sigma because of the friendship
and brotherhood the members shared.
These guys would put it all on the line
for each other. I have been involved in
the Fraternity for two years now and
the friendships I have gained will surely last a lifetime. To me the best college
decision I have ever made was to join
Kappa Sigma.
AEK∆B
Jason J. Kosty III
Theta Phi '99
CORRECTION
I would like to make a correction to
the Chapter Celestial for the Summer
2000 issue. Adam Goodman of the
Delta-Delta Chapter '93 has not
passed away. He is currently alive and
just recently got married.
Dear Friends,
For the last 7 months I have been
battling cancer. I am a high school
football coach in Georgia.With the
help of family ,friends and my
Kappa Sigma Brothers, the fight
will be successful. Along with
being named National High
School Coach of the Year,the highlight of my year was a reunion
last month in Greenville, SC for
Lamba-Omega’s 20 years of celebration. I am sure that other
brothers have battled cancer.
There is no greater love and support group than the Kappa Sigma
family. My experiences and battles
are open to share for others who
need me. Cancer cannot beat us
together.Thanks Kappa Sigma for
giving me the stentgh and
courage to stand tall.
AEK∆B,
Bill Bonds
Lander University (1981)
Thank you,
— Roland Martino
Delta-Delta '93
Ed. Note – Be sure to read more about
Dr. Cliff Gillespie in the Notable News
on page 7.
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BETA CHAPTER RECHARTERED AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
HOUSE NAMED IN
DR. CLIFF GILLESPIE'S HONOR
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Like Father,
Like Son
Stephen Clarke Van Sickle II
(2000) son of Stephen Clarke
Van Sickle (1967) both initiated at Theta-Mu Chapter,
Northwestern State
University of Louisiana.
John B. Hampton (2000) was
initiated at the Epsilon-Phi
Chapter (Texas Tech) and is
the son of Robert W.
Hampton (1970) of Penn
State's Alpha-Delta Chapter.
The new Kappa-Iota Chapter House above. Right, Dr. Cliff Gillespie as an
undergraduate and above right Dr. Gillespie recently.
Worthy Grand Procurator,Thomas P.Bishop,presents the new members of Beta Chapter with their charter on August 19,2000.
Kappa Sigma is proud to announce that the Beta
Chapter of Kappa Sigma, at the University of Alabama
was rechartered on August 19, 2000. The Beta Colony
started last August when Chapter Consultants EJ
Roach, Jeff Cellio and Andy Cantrell arrived on campus
to begin fall recruitment. With assistance from local
alumni, members of the Recruitment and Expansion
Commission and the Membership Development
Commission the colony flourished and has become a
leading fraternity on the University of Alabama campus.
This special installation weekend saw 23 new initiates become the Founding Fathers of the rechartered
Beta Chapter. Overseeing the initiations was Ritualist
Mike Langley. Along with initiation teams from
Lambda-Epsilon (Central Florida), Nu-Omega (Tampa),
Epsilon-Nu (Southern Mississippi), and LambdaOmicron (North Alabama), the new Beta brothers were
shown the Initiatory in an excellent manner.
We were very privileged to welcome two Supreme
Executive Committee Members to the Installation.
Worthy Grand Procurator Thomas P. Bishop and
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Worthy Grand Treasurer Bill Betz presented the keynote
address and the charter to the new brothers.
Several special guests were in attendance including
Brother Jim Loftin (Beta, ’55), Trustee Emeritus of the
University of Alabama Board of Trustees; Dr. Tom
Strong, Dean of Students; Rick Funk, Associate Dean of
Students; Todd Borst, Assistant Director for Student
Development, and IFC President Mark Naggar.
Other guests included: Brother Bill Waters,
Jackson’s Scribe; Brother David A. Johnson,
Recruitment and Expansion Commissioner; Brother
Richard DeBerry, ADGM 28; Brother Stephen Coxen,
ADGM 15; Brother Harry I. Brown, Alumnus Advisor;
Brother Thomas P. Davis, Faculty Advisor; Brother EJ
Roach, Director of Recruitment and Expanion and
Brother Andy Cantrell, Director of Chapter Services.
The Beta Chapter has definitely gotten off to a fast
start as a Chapter of Kappa Sigma and we wish them
much luck in the future!
On April 15, 2000, at a heartwarming ceremony attended by many, the new Kappa-Iota Chapter
House at Middle Tennessee State University was
officially named for Dr. Cliff Gillespie, MTSU's
Associate Vice President for Enrollment
Management. A brotherhood of alumni that
stretched over thirty years, along with currently
active undergraduates, overwhelmingly agreed to
bestow this honor on Brother Gillespie for his
unwavering involvement and dedication to the
Chapter.
In the 1960's when Cliff first came to MTSU
as a student, he was not only a founding member
of the Kappa-Iota Chapter, but served as a Grand
Master of Ceremonies. As an undergraduate, Cliff
was involved in many campus activities -- from
student government to our notorious Saturday
night Kappa Sigma parties. Cliff was a regular guy
who, along with his steady girlfriend Gayle, was
known and liked by everyone on campus -- even
the KA's.
Cliff stayed on at MTSU, got his Masters
degree and began working in the University's
Administration. He and Gayle married and started
their family, but Cliff stayed involved in Kappa
Sigma as an Alumnus Advisor. Cliff's career moved
him on to get his Doctorate degree from Peabody
College, now a part of Vanderbilt University. Now,
Brother Gillespie is not just Dean Gillespie, but
Dr. Gillespie -- and he is still actively involved with
Kappa Sigma. Cliff served as Kappa Sigma District
Grand Master for western Kentucky and Tennessee.
Cliff helps undergraduate brothers stay in school -something we all remember Cliff had firsthand
experience with as an undergraduate himself. He
has also helped the children of many of his peers
get in school and stay in school - and has even
bailed a few out of jail when the partying got to be
too much fun.
Cliff Gillespie is what Kappa Sigma is all about
- a friend and brother who modestly says he really
didn't do so much for his Kappa Sigma Chapter,
he just happened to be the one who stayed around
campus. We heartily disagree. The brothers of the
Kappa-Iota Chapter of Kappa Sigma think Cliff
Gillespie was the one among us who was truly a
brother in heart for life, and we are proud to have
named our new chapter house for him.
Trey Millwood, Alpha-Beta
(Mercer) poses at the entrance of
the Saragozza Gate, Bologna’s
largest, best preserved, and most
significant gate, on a recent three
day visit. He climbed the tower,
visited San Petronio and other
sights, and visited Cossa’s tomb in
Florence.He also successfully tested for GMC proficiency while in
Bologna.
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A GIFT FOR THE FUTURE OF THE ORDER
This summer, Worthy Grand Master of Ceremonies Kevin S. Kaplan (1982, Theta-Zeta,
Eastern New Mexico) finalized an extraordinary planned gift to the Kappa Sigma
Endowment Fund.
Brother Kaplan is funding a $500,000 life insurance policy which names the
Endowment Fund as beneficiary. He becomes the newest member of the Kappa Sigma
Heritage Society, which honors brothers who have provided for Kappa Sigma through
their estate.
Epsilon-Pi house picture from 1962 on left. Above, alumni and
guests celebrate 50 years at the University of Memphis.
Epsilon-Pi (Memphis) celebrated its Semi-Centennial
Week with a reunion weekend which drew over 180
brothers and guests to Memphis, June 8 - 10. Founded
in June 1950, the Chapter was installed with help from
brothers from Lambda (Tennessee) and Phi (Rhodes).
Its founders included many veterans of World War II
who were attending college under the GI Bill. Its roots
were formed in the Star & Crescent Club and conducted its first meetings in a room underneath the steps of
the Administration Building of Memphis State College.
The chapter room/house and college have seen many
transformations since those first meetings. Brothers
from as far away as Washington, Wisconsin & Florida
attended 3 days of fun, food & fellowship in and
around Memphis for the Reunion. Events included a
night at the Memphis Redbirds AAA baseball game, a
trip to the Tunica casinos, and a golf tournament, and
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was capped off with a barbecue social at the chapter
house. Special guests included DGM 26 Richard
Buck, PDGM Hansel McCadams, and about a dozen
Founders. Many brothers were misty-eyed as they
shared moments with others that had not been seen in
many years, reflecting on old times and catching up on
each other's lives. The undergraduates served as grand
hosts for the barbecue and conducted an open house
for alumni brothers to reacquaint themselves with
photo albums and composites of earlier days. Many
had not previously visited the house, relocated in 1990,
at its current site but shared memories of some of the
other sites as they walked through the halls. Both
alumni and undergraduates alike felt a renewed sense
of commitment to the Fraternity at the conclusion of
the celebration and eagerly await the next Reunion.
"I believe that as Kappa Sigma brothers, we should do all we can to perpetuate the outstanding experience we enjoyed as undergraduates. My hope is that other alumni will
take stock of what Kappa Sigma has meant to them in their personal and professional lives and support the Endowment
Fund as generously as they can," said Kaplan.
From 1984-1985, Kaplan was elected to represent thousands of undergraduates as a member of the Undergraduate
Advisory Committee. Since his graduation, Brother Kaplan has served the Order as Alumnus Advisor of the Theta-Zeta
and Delta-Zeta (New Mexico) chapters.
During his term as chairman of the Alumni Development Committee in the mid-1990s, the Supreme Executive
Committee created the John G. Tower Awards Program, which recognizes outstanding alumni in each district of Kappa
Sigma. In addition, his committee launched the Parent’s Circle giving program. As Recruitment and Expansion
Commissioner from 1997-1999, Brother Kaplan developed the very successful "Five More Pledges" Campaign. He was
elected as Worthy Grand Master of Ceremonies at the 62nd Grand Conclave in Phoenix, Arizona. He is One of
Jackson’s Men, Pin #13.
Professionally, Brother Kaplan is President and CEO of Promotion Dynamics International, a corporate promotion and
marketing firm specializing in sports and event marketing, with offices in Albuquerque, Dallas and Atlanta.
WGP Tom Bishop, Ritualist Mike
Langley, and Ritual Commission
member Bill Waters pose with 6
undergraduate brothers who
became Masters of the Ritual at
the Area V Leadership Conference
this past summer.
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KAUFFMAN RECEIVES FELLOWSHIP
ENDOWMENT FUND NEWS
At their June 10 meeting, the Kappa Sigma Endowment Fund
Trustees voted to allocated a $250,000 budget for the 2000
Scholarship-Leadership Awards Program. By Founder’s Day,
2000, the Endowment Fund will have awarded more than $3
million to thousands of deserving undergraduate brothers since
1948.
The Kappa Sigma Endowment Fund is preeminent among college fraternity foundations in its financial support to undergraduate members. Awards to undergraduate brothers this year
will be made at the $2,500, $1,000 and $500 levels.
This record-setting grant comes on the heels of two other
grants made earlier in the spring. The Endowment Fund will
be underwriting the work of the Kappa Sigma Alcohol and
Drug Education Commission for the 2000-2001 fiscal year.
All eleven commission members will receive TIPS (Training for
Intervention Procedures) Training at a fall retreat in Dallas.
Each will then serve as a regional resource to chapters throughout North America.
In addition, the Endowment Fund has allocated $10,000 for
the new Collegiate Scholarship Program, designed to reinforce
Kappa Sigma’s long-standing commitment to academic excellence. Ten pilot chapters will be responsible for raising $1,000,
which will be matched by the Endowment Fund. The chapter
will make these funds available as scholarships for incoming
students.
The Trustees voted in June to pursue several strategies which
will involve more alumni brothers in the Endowment Fund’s
development program.
In July, undergraduate and volunteer alumni brothers attending
the five Leadership Conference Programs took part in a comprehensive needs assessment. The survey was coordinated with
the Supreme Executive Committee and will help identify those
programs and services which will help each of our chapters
remain successful on campus. The program areas in the survey
included Personal Development, Scholarship, the Chapter
Consultant Program, the Leadership Conference Program,
Chapter Housing and Volunteer Training.
The Trustees and SEC will share these results with members of
the Fraternity’s volunteer commissions, to help them focus
their programming efforts. The Endowment Fund is currently
producing a case statement which will outline these program
areas and the role they play in maintaining high standards in
each Kappa Sigma Chapter.
The Trustees are also planning to launch a formal annual giving campaign, which will be coordinated with the Fraternity’s
voluntary Alumni Dues Program. This Annual Fund will
incorporate the successful Jackson’s Men Program, through
which more than 1,400 brothers have provided significant support to the Endowment Fund.
State University of West Georgia biology
student Ryan Kauffman was awarded a
$7,000 graduate fellowship from the Phi
Kappa Phi Honor Society.
The criteria which Kauffman met to win
the award included an outstanding
undergraduate academic performance;
leadership and service on the campus
and in the community; evidence of graduate potential; an effective personal statement of educational perspective, purpose
and objectives; and three letters of recommendation.
According to Dr. John Clower, director
of residence life and president of the
UWG chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, this is
the first time the West Georgia chapter
has had a national winner for the graduate fellowship.
Founded in 1897, Phi Kappa Phi is the
oldest and largest national honor society
dedicated to the recognition and promotion of academic exellence in all fields of
higher education. The Society has more
than 1,000,000 members with more
than 280 chapters located on college and
university campuses across the United
States, Puerto Rico and the Philippines.
The Trustees have voted to create a separate board of directors
and a supporting committee system for the Endowment Fund.
These structures will provide greater opportunities for alumni
involvement. Finally, the Trustees established annual personal
fund-raising expectations for themselves.
Recently, Kauffman was named the
Bruce Lyon Distinguished Student
Leader, the Academic Recognition Day
Scholar and the Biology Faculty
Outstanding Senior. He received the
Thomas Hart Award and the West
Georgia Ambulance-AMR Award.
Kauffman is a Presidential Scholar, a
member of the Honors College, Student
Government Association and Kappa
Sigma Fraternity.
Kauffman has conducted research for
four years, and has presented his research
findings to two international conferences. In addition, he worked as a student assistant in the Department of
Chemistry and as a resident assistant for
Residence Life.
The Kauffman family established the
Ryan Kauffman Biology Scholarship to
be awarded to students from Carroll,
Coweta, Douglas, Haralson and
Paulding Counties intending to pursue a
degree in biology at UWG.
Kauffman will attend medical school at
Vanderbilt University.
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Great Chrysoloras
History Bowl
At the 2000 Area Leadership
Conferences, the Historian and the
Assistant Historians offered competition among Kappa Sigma's to determine the Fraternity's "Top Scholars" in
the arena of knowledge of our History.
At Grand Conclaves, they offer individual undergraduate and alumnus competition, but chapter team effort is the
style at each of the five Area
Leadership Conferences.
Each chapter and colony may select up
to three of its members —undergraduate initiates and/or pledges—as its
"team." The members of each team
will work together to answer the questions.
Questions came from Bononia Docet,
the two published histories—Farr's
and the Centennial, The Caduceus, and
a general knowledge of the Fraternity,
its famous members,its leaders and its
operations. Below are the winners of
this year's Great Chrysoloras History
Bowl.
TOP SCHOLAR:
Lambda-Xi (Georgia College)
Bill McGovirk, GMC
Stephen Coxen
AREA I SCHOLAR:
Alpha-Phi (Bucknell)
Tony Lanza
Evan Pfleger
Kevin Lawlor
AREA III SCHOLAR:
Kappa-Iota (Middle Tennessee State)
Joshua Dailey, GM
Mike DeFere, GP
Jake Hubbell, GT
(Left) Kappa Sigma’s from around the
country gather to surprise WGP Tom
Bishop on his 40th birthday.
AREA IV SCHOLAR:
Mu-Gamma (Texas A & M)
Gary Livingston, GMC
Marcos Martinez
Jason Hawkins
AREA V SCHOLAR:
Theta-Zeta (Eastern New Mexico)
Eric Garcia
Justin Ward
Eric Mattern
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BROTHERS HONORED IN SOCIETIES
Gamma Sigma Alpha
Gamma Sigma Alpha is a National Greek Academic
Honor Society, which recognizes Greek scholars who
excel in academics. The Society strives to uphold the
high ideals of scholastic achievement, and therefore
only students with a cumulative grade point average
of 3.5 or above at the start of their junior year or a
grade point average of 3.5 or higher in any semester
during their junior or senior year are eligible.
NAME
John David Apodaca
Ben Bundy
Brandon Fulgham
Scott Horton
Brendan R. King
Robert Lyle
Patrick McGlinchey
Jeff Oitker
Benjamin Shargel
Aaron Soltz
Samuel Sullivan
William E. Vasquez, III
Tanner Watkins
Felipe Duran
James H. Fremder
Hubert Seth Hall
SCHOOL
New Mexico State
Texas Christian University
New Mexico State
University of S. California
University of Kansas
Northwestern University
New Mexico State
University of Miami
University of Miami
Morehead State University
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The following list of brothers participated in this year's
Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute (UIFI) in cooperation with the NIC. The UIFI 2000 graduates left
their sessions ready to change the Greek communities in
which they live.
NAME
Frank Bartlett
Patrick Brown
Ted Cunneen
Brad Deas
Felipe Duran
Jason Farmer
Douglas W. Gillio
Benjamin Nickell
Michael Phillips
Chris Smith
SCHOOL
University of Connecticut
Tennessee Tech University
Denison University
Middle Tennessee State
University of Miami
Bowling Green State
Southeastern Louisiana State
Midwestern State University
University of Delaware
University of Central OK
Order of Omega
These brothers were inducted into The National Order
of Omega during the 1999-2000 academic year.
University of Alberta
Dr. Robert Steadward
Arizona State University
Michael Cole
Ashland University
Kyle D. Krumiouf
Bowling Green State University
Clint Gault
Clemson University
David D. Eskew
Colorado School of Mines
Rob Aikman
Steve Passmore
Denison University
Christopher G. Dean
Nicholas Gesue
Georgia Institute of Technology
Peter John Gulbranson
Hofstra University
Jeremy Duder
lowa State University
Shawn Spooner
Jacksonville State University
Justin Vice
Kansas State University
Theodore Drescher
Judd Herbster
Miami University
Cole Condon
Kelly Custer
Nick Egli
Midwestern State University
Jeremy Fickle
Dominic T. Vu
Millsaps College
Jeff Mitchell
Mississippi State University
John Cross
Kirk Eddleman
Ed Everitt
Morehead State University
TJ Emmons
Shannon Harr
North Carolina State University
Andrew Blair
Alan Finley
Northwest Missouri State University
Todd Kenney
Taylor Janis
Brian Wahigren
Mark Waterston
Oregon State University
Adam McKenzie
Brandon Wentworth
Jonathan Worsley
Pennsylvania State University
Jeff Coffey
Rhodes College
Patrick E. Betar
Robert Campbell
John Goss
Matt Helland
Vinay Madan
San Diego State University
Dillon Gibbons
Michael King
Greg Walker
St. Mary's University
James Gonzales
David Mannan
Tennessee Technological University
Chad Oldham
University of Arizona
Chad Foust
Chris Gladney
University of Arkansas
Ben Kroeter
Lloyd Meeks
Jay Snider
University of California, Irvine
Matthew Hawk
Jeff Meinhardt
University of Central Florida
Bradley A. Plank
Ian J. Rayder
University of Denver
Brian Cerkvenik
Eric McFarland
University of Georgia
Ricky Harris
Buckley Levins
Michael Lonergan
Jeremy Pope
University of lowa
Andrew Porter
Jason Howard
University of Louisville
Stephen A. Gallahue
University of Miami
Felipe Duran
Greg Lockhart
Andrew Nelson
University of Mississippi
John William Beck III
Jeffrey Kenneth Boyd
Byron Norman Brown IV
Jason Allan Leach
John Franklin Miller
Andrew Philip Rice
Lance Michael Sannino
John Robert Underwood III
Scott Jared Walker
Michael Neal Williamson
University of Missouri/Columbia
Drew LeFors
University of New Mexico
Raymond Rivera
Richard Sheriden
University of North Alabama
Jim Page
University of Oregon
Thomas L. Wiper Jr.
University of South Alabama
Robert H. Sassaman III
University of South Carolina
Heyward Cathcart
University of South Florida
Thomas Lee Barron
University of Southern California
Robert Solomon
University of Southern Mississippi
Richard Soldinie
University of Tampa
Jordan Bazner
Vincent Leto
Valdosta State University
Tyler Turner
Willamette University
Greg Jones
Winthrop University
Richard Alan Eppes
John Rouda
University of Texas/Dallas
Sean Carver
Aaron Cooper
Kenneth Utley
Randolph-Macon College
James R. Wasilewski
University of Texas/San Antonio
John Gonzales
Jason Honeycutt
University of Wisconsin/Oshkosh
Dean Perlberg
Scott J. Thomsen
State University of West Georgia
Michael Bell
Georgia College & State University
Chris Gibson
Stephen Griffin
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University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Jason Breaux
Kelly Cahill
Scott Macicek
Rowan University
Troy Mainerick
Brian McMorrow
Washington University, St. Louis
Ralph Baker
Matt Greives
Brad Konstandt
Omicron Delta Kappa Society
Omicron Delta Kappa recognizes and encourages superior
scholarship leadership and exemplary character for faculty and
students on 269 campuses across the nation. Membership honors graduate and undergraduate women and men who are in
the top 35% of their class academically and who show leadership in one or more of five phases of college life: scholarship;
athletics; campus or community service, social religious activities, and campus government; journalism, speech, and the mass
media; and creative and performing arts.
Unlike an "honorary," a membership into the honor society
demands further leadership on the part of its members whether
they be initiated as undergraduates, graduate students,
faculty/administration, alumni, or "honoris causa." Each category recognizes those men and women who have achieved at a
high level within their community or nationally.
Bowling Green State University
Nicholas John Gemmel
College of Charleston
Ryan Ellis Beasley
Davidson College
Chad W. Phillips
George Washington University
Anjan Choudhury
Seth H. Greenberg
University of Georgia
John Wesley Howard
University of Kentucky
Brian Paterson Roth
University of Florida/Miami
Felipe Duran
Millsaps College
Jeffrey Rhea Mitchell
University of Mississippi
Lance Michael Sannino
Michael N. Williamson
Mississippi State University
James Curtis Ball, III
William Brent Bowling
Edward Jerome Everitt
Zeb King Henson
Matthew Owen Humphreys
Spencer Haynes Manning
Michael Clark Mccabe
Thomas Andrew Seago
David Wayne Zimmerman
Randolph-Macon College
James Robert Wasilewski
Rhodes College
Amit Mirchandani
Washington and Lee University
Daniel Noffelt Birdwhistell
Washington University
Eric Henry Schultz
State University of West Georgia
Byron Michael Bell
Wichita State University
Matthew Jason Combs
Winthrop University
John David Rounda
Huntingdon College
Rian Morgan Turner
Cumberland University
Justin Wayne McKinney
Bradley Houston Spear
Mercer University
Michael Lewis Van Cise
University of Texas/San Antonio
Thomas E. Cisneros
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Alpha-Iota (Tennessee/Chattanooga)
A one-man play Bill Landry (1969) wrote
about Albert Einstein in 1977, has found new life
as a short book that will be distributed to every
middle and high school in Tennessee. Landry,
best known for his four-time Emmy Award-winning "The Heartland Series" on WBIR-TV,
Channel 10, wrote the play "Einstein the Man"
and preformed it for 650 audiences in 38 states
and two Canadian provinces. The play was also
adapted for public radio and television. Lockheed
Martin Energy Systems, which operates the
Department of Energy's Y-12 Plant, and UTBattelle, which operates the Oak Ridge National
Laboratory, each funded the printing of 10,000
copies of the book. Each middle and high school
will get 10 copies.
when they inhabited the area. Combining words
from each of their languages they derived the
name "Ptocowa," meaning "healing waters,"
because of the medicinal qualities they attributed
to the waters of the spring. Ben was inspired by
these stories to depict the healing water by
sculpting a Native American maiden tending to
the wounds of a fallen warrior. Governor
Musgrove was emotional in his response to the
presentation as he thanked the community and
praised the artist for his beautiful rendition of
Tocowa's healing waters.
Alpha-Zeta (University of Michigan)
Ralph Kleinedler (1959) was elected
President of the University of Michigan Club of
Greater Flint for the 2000-2001 year.
Alpha-Upsilon (Millsaps)
Beta (Alabama)
Joel Gill (1970) was recently elected
President of the Mississippi Livestock Marketing
Assn.
Ben Watts, (1978), of Columbia, MS, was
recently honored to have a bronze sculpture he
created presented to Mississippi's Governor
Ronnie Musgrove by the Pope Woman's Club as
part of a homecoming celebration in the town of
Pope, MS, home to the school attended by the
governor from first through eighth grade. Ben's
artistic talent is well-known among his AlphaUpsilon brothers for work he did while at
Millsaps. After graduation in 1980 he returned
home to Columbia to enter his family's retail
clothing business. In 1997 he made the decision
to leave that business in order to devote himself
to a full-time career as a sculptor. He has studied
at the Scottsdale Artists School, Scottsdale, AZ,
Fechin Art School, Taos, NM, and the Cowboy
Artist of America Museum, Kerrville, TX. The
bronze sculpture given to Governor Musgrove is
entitled "Ptocowa," the original spelling of the
name Tocowa, the community nearby Pope in
which the governor was reared. The name comes
from a spring which is situated on the ancient territorial dividing line of the Chickasaw and
Choctaw Indian tribes in Northern Mississippi at
which these tribes held their councils of war
H. Dean McClure (1981) has been named
president for TTL, Inc. TTL, Inc., is a
Tuscaloosa, AL based-firm with offices in
Montgomery and Florence, Alabama.
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Temple Kol Emeth of Marietta, Georgia,
announces the election of Bob Ganz (1972), as
President of the Board of Directors for the term
July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2002. Temple Kol
Emeth, with almost 900 families, is currently the
third largest Jewish congregation in greater
Atlanta. Its preschool is the fastest growing
Jewish preschool in Atlanta, and, its religious
school, with 700 students, is the largest in the
southeastern United States. Bob has previously
served as Financial Trustee, Financial Secretary,
Treasurer and Executive Vice President. Bob is
an accountant and financial planner with offices
in Smyrna, Georgia. Bob, and his wife, Benita
live in Marietta, GA, and have two sons, Jason,
and Josh, both students at the University of
Georgia.
Beta-Eta (Auburn)
The Kappa Sigma Endowment Fund is
proud to recognize the newest member of the
Heritage Society, T.O. Collier, Jr. (1958). "I
have so many wonderful memories of Kappa
Collier
Sigma, especially the friendships which have
truly lasted a lifetime. To be a Kappa Sigma
while at Auburn was not only fun, it was meaningful," he said recently. Brother Collier has
used a common planned giving vehicle, a charitable remainder trust, to establish a sizable
fund within the Endowment Fund. His generous gift will establish the T.O. Collier
Scholarship-Leadership Award and fund other
Endowment Fund-supported educational programs of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
Brother Collier credits his undergraduate experience helping him throughout his thirty-year
career in human resources at Amoco and, more
recently, as president of his own firm,
Nimblewill Creek Consulting, Inc., based in
Atlanta. "I was fortunate to serve as Grand
Treasurer of our chapter. That experience and
the constant opportunities to learn how to deal
with people have certainly helped me achieve
success in the human resources field." Brother
Collier's big brother at Beta-Eta was long-time
southern Georgia District Grand Master A.
Ferd Cohen (1955, Beta-Eta), "Terry was
always sincere and very faithful to Kappa
Sigma. He was liked by and looked up to by
all of us, and he still is." The Cohen - Collier
connection was duplicated 30 years later, when
Ferd's son David Cohen (1987) became the
big brother of T.O. Collier, III (1988) in the
Beta-Eta Chapter. Outside of his professional
accomplishments, Brother Collier has served
the Boy Scouts of America many years with
distinction, on the local, regional and national
levels. "This gift is made in gratitude for the
meaningful experience I've had in Kappa Sigma
and for the impact it's had on my social and personal development. I hope all brothers who feel
the way I do will take the simple steps necessary
to help Kappa Sigma secure its future." For more
information on the Kappa Sigma Heritage
Society and how you might provide for Kappa
Sigma through your estate plan, or how you can
support the Endowment Fund today, please contact David M. Coyne, CFRE, Chief
Development Officer, Kappa Sigma Endowment
Fund, at 804/295-3193 or davidc@imh.kappasigma.org.
Beta-Gamma (Missouri/Columbia)
Elmer D. Richars (1958), Vice President,
Corporate Communications for Ralston Purina
Company announced he plans to end his 32-year
career with the Company on November 17,
2000. Richars joined Ralston in 1968 as
Manager, Corporate and Consumer
Communications. He subsequently was promoted to Director of Corporate Communications
and in 1983 became Director of Public Relations.
He was named Vice President and Director of
Public Relations in 1985. In 1999, he also
assumed management responsibility for the
Company's Community Affairs Department,
which was made a part of the Public Relations
Department. Elmer is an accredited member of
the Public Relations Society of America. He is a
former president of the St. Louis Chapter of
PRSA and served for a number of years as a
Director of the St. Louis Chapter. He served as
Chairman, Workplace Communications
Committee for the United Way Campaign and as
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the
St. Louis Better Business Bureau. He currently is
a member of the Public Relations Council of
Washington University in St. Louis, and the
Communications Committee of the Grocery
Manufacturers of America and the Pet Food
Institute. He is a member of the St. Louis Press
Club and two executive public relations organizations, the Public Relations Seminar and the
Arthur Page Society. He currently serves as Chair
of the Public Affairs Committee of the Pet Food
Institute.
Beta-Lambda (Georgia)
Dr. William T. McCown, III (1981) has
been appointed Assistant Superintendent for
Human Resources of the Paulding County
School System in Dallas, Georgia. Bill and his
wife, Christy, make their home in Marietta,
Georgia, with their three children, Molly Anne,
Katie, and Philip.
Beta-Psi (University of Washington)
Evan Roberts (1974) and Tonjua
McCullough were married on July 15, 2000 by
Judge O. Michael Carter at their Chattanooga
home. Evan's three sons Joseph (19), Tom (17)
and John (15) were Best Men/Ring Bearers.
Family and friends had a great time at the closeknit family dinner party following the ceremony.
Evan and Tonjua, Tom and John will continue to
reside in Chattanooga. Joe continues to pursue
his interest in restaurant management and
attending Chattanooga State. Tom has applied
to numerous Universities and the Army and
Naval Academies. John, a sophomore at Notre
Dame High, continues to focus on surviving
high school.
Robert W. Finke (1985) and his wife
Jennifer are proud to announce the birth of their
son Patrick William on May 20, 2000.
Delta-Eta
(University Southern California)
Denny Freidenrich (1970) currently
writes opinion articles and last year had nine
pieces published in various newspapers and
magazines. The papers include the Los Angeles
Times, USA Today, Washington Post, Long
Beach Press-Telegram, Business Journal of
Silicon Valley, San Jose Mercury News, Orange
County Register and others. Magazines include
US News & World Report, Newsweek and
Foundation News & Commentary. His topics
have ranged from politics to being an older
dad, and from the Internet to the root causes of
teen violence.
Creative Works, an integrated communications firm offering strategic and tactical
advertising, public relations, marketing, graphic design, direct response and eBusiness development services, has acquired Cooley &
Company and appointed Todd Cooley (1978)
managing director of its Irvine office and head
of its public relations practice. Cooley is a
member of the International Association of
Chi (Purdue)
Cory Henry (1993) was married to Jenine
Kosak on July 8th, 2000 in La Jolla, CA. Cory
was also promoted to Captain in the ARMY
Chemical Corps on September 30th, 2000.
Delta-Alpha (Carnegie-Mellon)
Jason Smith (1988) has joined The
Associated Press in Washington as Training
Coordinator in its Broadcast Technology group.
He had been Executive Producer of San
Francisco-based Zatso, responsible for running
its 30-person Internet newsroom. Earlier, he was
a news writer and producer at ZDTV there. He
had also been Supervising Producer at KSNWTV, Wichita.
Doug Coffman (Gamma-Chi, Kansas State,
1995) with his Kappa Sigma Grooms
cake on his April 15th, 2000 wedding in
Overland Park, KS.
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Business Communicators (IABC) and an
accredited member of the Public Relations
Society of America (PRSA) and the PRSA
Counselor’s Academy. He currently is president of the American Cancer Society’s
Newport-Mesa unit and is a marketing consultant for the Pacific Symphony Orchestra.
Cooley is a graduate of the University of
Southern California, where he received a bachelor’s degree from the School of Journalism.
Delta-Gamma (Wyoming)
Don Shearn (1984) celebrates the birth
of his new son, Donald Francis Shearn III born
on October 28th, 1999, weighing in at 6.6 lbs.
Delta-Lambda (Montana State)
Trevor Scott (1990) was married on July
14, 2000 in Minneapolis, MN. He and his
bride, Catherine, plan to continue living in the
Minneapolis area where Brother Scott is the
Sous Chef of Ciao Bella restaurant and she is
the alto singer with Five By Design, an international vocal jazz quintet. They were joined
at their wedding by Brothers Casey Carlson
(1988), Corey Carlson (1989), and Troy
Mengel (1990).
U P D A T E S
Department Head of the Paulding County High
School Freshmen Academy. Brother Kaiser has
been teaching at the school outside of Atlanta for
three years. In his new position, he will be supervising a faculty of 14 teachers and 385 ninthgrade students.
Epsilon-Pi (Memphis)
Delta-Eta Alumni gathered for their 25th annual skiing getaway in February at June Lake, CA. Started as an initiation
celebration by the Fall 1974 Pledge Class, some events have been attended by as many as 25 brothers and friends. For
information about the 2001 weekend, contact Rick Lissler at rkissler@msn.com.
Emergency Medical Tech and member of the
DMAT team (Disaster Medical Assistant
Team). Brian was called upon by the state of
New Mexico to staff the Los Aamos Medical
Center Emergency Room as an Emergency
Room Tech. Brother Hernandez will perform
life saving techniques if an emergency would
arise from the Cerri Grande fire that was taking
place about a mile and a half from the LAMC
where Brian was staying. Brian spent a total of
five days in Los Alamos, but had to leave to
attend his full time job as a legal assistant.
Epsilon-Chi (Louisiana/Lafayette)
Delta-Phi (Hobart College)
Hart Seely (1971) has released a book he
co-authored with Frank Cammuso entitled
2007 Eleven and Other American Comedies.
For more info, check www.cammuso.com.
Delta-Zeta (University of New Mexico)
Brian Hernandez (1999) is an
Jim (Sparky) LeMaire, (1984) graduated
from A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane
University with a Masters in Business
Administration in May. He and his wife Nicole
celebrated the birth of their first daughter in
March. Corinne's siblings are Chandler, age 5,
and Mills, age 3. In August, he will be transferring to Houston, TX, to work for Shell Services
Epsilon (Centenary) Alumni reunion. Right, grouped together are the Pledge
Trainers from Epsilon Chapter, (L-R) John Meldrum, Buddy Pledger, RJ
Fertitta and Steve Heard.
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Packard Focal Point. He can be reached at jlemaire@shellus.com.
Kevin M. Powers (1994) will be enrolled in
a joint degree program in Law and Government
(J.D./M.A.) school in Norfolk, Virginia beginning August 2000. Krissy and Kevin just celebrated their 4th anniversary in May and are happy to
report that they have no children.
PWGM and Endowment Fund Vice
Chairman Luke J. Schissel (1962) is currently
serving the Greenwood, Mississippi 80-year old
Rotary Club as President. Schissel has also been
elected as President of the Cottonlandia
Educational Foundation Board of Directors.
Cottonlandia is a museum serving the
Mississippi Delta.
Epsilon-Omega (Georgia State)
Epsilon-Xi (UT/El Paso)
Brian Davis (1974) has spent 23 years as a
radio and television broadcaster in Chicago, and
was recently hired as the play-by-play announcer
for the Seattle Seahawks.
Epsilon-Nu (Southern Mississippi)
Greg Kaiser (1989) has been named
Bill Wheatly (1999) graduated from
William & Mary in May with a Master's in
Accounting. He now lives in Richmond.
Ryan K. Mottley (1995) received his
Juris Doctor degree from Regent University
Law School. He is now studying for the July
Bar Exam in Virginia an preparing for his
wedding in November.
Epsilon-Upsilon (North Texas)
Richard Wells (1963) has been appointed as
superintendent of the Naval Postgraduate School.
Brother Wells received his undergraduate and
masters degrees from North Texas, and his doctorate degree from Texas A&M University, before
taking his current position as chairman and professor of the North Texas Journalism Department.
He is also a rear admiral in the Naval Reserve.
Wells broke new ground this summer by becoming the first Naval reservist public affairs officer to
fill the school's top role of superintendent. The
Texas native is also the first reservist flag officer,
and the first Navy diver, to take on the job. All are
landmark moves and further evidence that Aggies
have become vital in the Navy's day-to-day operations.
Epsilon-Delta (Northwestern)
Eta (Randolph-Macon)
Army 2nd Lt. Alexis Perez-Cruz (1997)
class of 2000 at Stephen F. Austin State University
was given his oath of office by Army Lt. Col
(retired) Richard Joslyn (1965), Delta-Gamma
(University of Wyoming) on August 11, 2000.
2nd LT Alexis Perez-Cruz will be serving at the
10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, NY as an
Armor officer. 2nd LT Alexis Perez- Cruz aspires
to be as good a soldier and a Kappa Sigma Brother
as Lt. Col. Richard Joslyn. Lt. Col Joslyn is a
Jackson's Man (Pin # 1025) and a Vietnam veteran with a long distinguished carreer as an Infantry
officer.
Chase
headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, with
eight regional offices maintained in New York,
Philadelphia, Newark, Washington D.C., Dallas,
Kansas City, Scranton, and London. A multi-disciplinary organization, Hillier has grown from its
nationwide reputation as a premier designer of
major corporate campuses and educational facilities to an international firm with capabilities in
the fields of Interior Design, Historic
Preservation, Health Care, Science and
Technology, Hospitality, Land Planning and
Graphic Design. The firm has 470 employees and
has received over 250 architectural design awards
in its 33-year history.
Oldies WOMC-FM host Dick Purtan
(1955) and crew have been chosen as best morning show by readers of HOUR Detroit magazine.
Purtan has also been nominated by magazine
Radio & Records for its Achievement Award and
was chosen to emcee the National Association of
Broadcaster's convention in San Francisco this
past September.
Gamma-Pi (MIT)
Gamma-Iota (Syracuse)
J. Robert Hillier Chairman of the Board
of Directors of Hillier International, Inc. and
the Hillier Group, Inc., the nation's third
largest architectural firm, announced the
appointment of David Erik Chase (1959), as
its new Chief Executive Officer. David Erik
Chase's career in the architectural profession
spans over 30 years with studies at Syracuse
University, Ecoles des Beaux-Arts,
Fountainbleu, France, and a Masters in
Architecture degree from Columbia
University. With 20 years of experience as
founder and owner of his own architectural
and engineering firm, Mr. Chase began his
tenure with Hillier in 1996 as President of
The Hillier Group, Pennsylvania. A noted lecturer and published author, Chase's expert
management and marketing skills, demand
for design innovation and excellence, coupled
with relentless energy, will serve Hillier in
achieving the firm's strategic global objectives
in the next century. The Hillier Group is
Edmund Pease, aka artist Lancelott, (1956)
"The City of Angels Suite," a series of photo collage and acrylic compositions by Montclair artist
Lancelon, has been accepted by the Jordan
National Gallery of Fine Art in Amman, Jordan,
for its permanent collection. Lancelott was recently awarded a fellowship to the Virginia Center for
the Creative Arts (VCCA) in Sweet Briar, VA. The
fellowship is funded in part by the Geraldine
Dodge Foundation. The VCCA, one of the
nation's largest year-round artists' communities, is
located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge
Mountains in rural Virginia. Lancelott will be in
residence in July and August with approximately
20 other artists, focusing on their own creative
projects at this working retreat for visual artists,
writers and composers.
Gamma-Psi (Oklahoma State)
Michael Mayden (1990) was married to
Kimberly Walton on March 11, 2000 in Plano,
Texas. They were introduced to each other by
Michael's pledge brother, Mike Brown. Several
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Alumni reunion July 22, 2000
chapter brothers were attendants and ushers at the
ceremony. Jason Mayden was the best man, Mike
Brown and Tim Denker were groomsmen, and
Scott Miner was an usher. The surprise proposal
was given on bended knee in front of Kimberly's
4th grade classroom. Mike went on to receive his
MBA at Tulsa University and is now the Assistant
Vice-President of Finance for Countrywide Home
Loans.
Gamma-Zeta (New York University)
When New York University sold and closed
its University Heights Campus in the Bronx in
June 1973, the Gamma-Zeta Chapter reluctantly
closed its house and surrendered a charter which
had proudly been active since 1905. Without an
undergraduate chapter to arrange reunions, alumni gradually drifted apart. After finally locating the
three brothers in his bridal party (Frank DeRisi,
Tony Chabarek and Pete Garruba) on the
anniversary of his 25th year of marriage in April,
Brother Frank Piraneo (1972) decided that a fullblown reunion was long overdue. Using Internet
search engines, personal networking and phone
directories, he managed to track down over 40 of
his Gamma-Zeta brothers in seven states. Calling
the endeavor "one of the most gratifying things I
have ever done", Brother Piraneo hosted a buffet
luncheon on July 22nd at Vazzy's Restaurant in
Bridgeport, CT for 30 of his long lost brothers
and their spouses. Brothers Mike Lugo (1974),
Frank DeRisi (1970) and Steve Gill (1971) won
the awards for 'longest road traveled' coming from
Nevada, Florida and Maryland respectively.
Brother Les Skoski (1965) led the contingent in
historical anecdotes as the venerable senior mem-
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ber of the group. Although most brothers had
lost virtually all contact with their classmates
after nearly three decades, all were shocked but
pleased to learn that many of their classmates
continue to work and reside in New York,
New Jersey and Connecticut. Vows were made
to expand the invitation list in the future as
well as to begin a tradition of regularly scheduled reunions. Brother Piraneo is encouraging
any NYU brother around the country to contact him at (203) 268-9285 or
HockyFrank@aol.com to insure that they are
on his list for the next Gamma-Zeta reunion.
Kappa-Alpha (UNLV)
Mike Chesley (1984) has lived in
Albuquerque, New Mexico for eight years. He
is the General Manager of the Courtyard by
Marriott Hotel at the Albuquerque Airport.
He and his wife, Ramona, just celebrated their
fifth wedding anniversary and are expecting a
baby in March. Mike is planning a Kappa
Sigma Alumni Tailgate party at the UNLV vs.
New Mexico Football game on November 11,
2000. All brothers are invited.
Kappa-Chi (College of Charleston)
Mark Lisella (1991) recently earned a
master's degree in government from Johns
Hopkins University. He is a senior account
executive for Persuasion Inc., a Republican
political consulting company based in
Fredericksburg, VA. Mark is in the process of
opening a branch of the firm in Charleston,
SC. In 1994, Mark completed a BA in political science from the College of Charleston.
Kappa-Phi (George Mason)
Steven Spitz (1995) and his wife Maria just
celebrated the birth of their first child. Joseph
Patrick Spitz was born on July 22, 2000. He
weighed 8 pounds 13 ounces.
Doug Metzler (1994) and his girlfriend
Kjersten Gingerich recently announced that they
are engaged to be married. An August 2001 wedding is being planned.
Lambda (Tennessee)
Andrew F. "Tripp" Crane, III (1989)
recently joined SEI Investments in Oaks,
Pennsylvania as an Investment Analyst in the
Global Fixed Income division. He will be responsible for analysis and recommendations of emerging market and international debt instruments for
SEI's Mutual Fund and Asset Management Areas.
Tripp received the Chartered Financial Analyst
(CFA) designation from the Association for
Investment Management and Research last fall
and was recently employed as Fixed Income
Strategist at NBC Capital Markets Group in
Kappa-Kappa (Georgia Southwestern)
John V. Harper (1977) was recently
elected to the position of Superior Court Judge
for the Southwestern Judicial District, which is
composed of five counties in southwest
Georgia.
Kappa-Omicron (LaGrange)
John D. Rasnick (1986) just adopted
two Mayan Indians from Guatemala. His new
activities in each area. Gary Thrower will serve
as Treasurer. Please contact Scott Stefano (912453-1221, scott@fcfc.net), Gary Thrower
(912-4521012, gthrower@empfinserv.com),
Terry
Barrett
(912-471-8555,
terrybarrett@cox.com), Danny Smith (912452-6939, dstrader@accucomm.net), Milo
Smith (912-274-1817) or Craig Henry (706342-3274, chenry@mail.gcsu.edu) for additional information.
son, Dominic, is 18 months old and new daughter, Emma, is 8 months old. Brother Rasnick also
just completed two years of service as the chairman of the board of directors for the Meriwether
County Chamber of Commerce. Additionally, he
has completed his term as president of the Bar
Association for the Coweta Judicial Circuit. He
welcomes calls from other fraternity members and
they can contact him at (800) 570-9327.
Gamma-Xi (Denison) Class of 1960 reunion
Gamma (LSU) Alumni Duck Hunt
Mu-Iota (Gallaudet)
Memphis. He and wife Mandy also became the
parents of their first child, Rachel Anne, on July
11.
Lambda-Delta (West Georgia)
Over the spring and summer several alumni have tied the knot to their sweethearts. Jay
Worley (1993) was married to Amy Wofford, Jay
Sneddon (1994) was married to Amy Hanagan,
Mark Moon (1996) was married to Cassy
Thompson, and Ray Rehal (1996) is getting
married to Loveleen Bedi in September. Brother
Tony Plott (1992) and his wife Robin are
expecting their first baby in the spring. The local
alumni donated over $600 for intramural uniforms to be used for the upcoming school year
that will be commemorate their 30th anniversary
in the spring.
Jon Mitchiner (1994) is a computer
entrepreneur that doesn't carry a cell phone,
but he is rarely far away from his e-mail.
Minotaur employees have no need for cell
phones because they are all deaf. But ubiquitous e-mail use for customer service is one of
the key reasons the four-year-old computer
retailer has become a nearly $3 million-a-year
business, Mitchiner said. The company sells
custom-designed PCs that range from $700 to
$2,500. The inability to hear has helped the
employees understand the premium placed on
communication. And by cultivating a customer
base of intense hobbyists and companies not
intent on waiting for customized computers,
they have created a virtual company in which
customers never need to talk to a human being,
yet contact can be instant. Such a setup would
have been impossible in the bricks-and-mortar
retail world where hearing employees would have
been needed to work with customers. Mitchiner
said the company took in $700,000 in its first full
year and revenue has roughly doubled in each of
the last two years. That came without a marketing
campaign, but largely from the high marks from
customers who discuss the products at such places
as www.resellerratings.com.
Spencer Thomason (1991) and his wife,
Jennifer are proud parents of Matthew James
Thomason. Born on April 20 at 10:45pm weighing 8lbs., 2oz.
Mu-Xi (California State/Fullerton)
Anil Menon (1994) has recently accepted a
promotion to the position of Customer Service
Manager with Wells Fargo Bank in Anaheim, CA.
Celebrating 5 years with Wells Fargo, this new
position puts Anil in charge of all branch operations. Anil recently received his B.A. degree from
California State University, Fullerton in
Communications and Advertising. Anil has also
moved to Anaheim and can be reached at
KSIG_MENON@Yahoo.com.
Mu-Zeta (UNC/Wilmington)
Jason Adams (1997) graduated the
University of North Carolina at Wilmington and
moved to Atlanta. There he is a sales representative
The Middle Georgia Alumni Association
of Kappa Sigma is active again and would like to
encourage Lambda-Xi (Georgia College & State
University) alumni to join them as they restructure their alumni programs and activities. They
have 30 alumni that have joined and have a goal
for 50 alumni this year. The purpose of this
group is to offer more support to the undergrads
in scholarship money and to provide alumni gettogethers & activities. Next year a
5/10/15/20/25 year reunions for initiation classes is planned. Scott Stefano was elected President
for this year. Terry Barrett(Macon), Danny
Smith (Milledgeville), and Milo Smith(Dublin)
will serve as vice presidents and coordinate social
(L to R) Brother Andrew Cutinella (Beta-Mu), Austin Backman
and Brian Backman (Delta-Mu)
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for H. Muehlstein, one of the world's largest
brokers in sythetic rubber and plastic polymers.
After a brief training, Jason will be responsible
for the territory of North Texas, including the
Dallas/Fort Worth area and the entire state of
Oklahoma.
Tau (UT/Austin)
R. D. "Dan" Burck (1955) has been
appointed as Interim Chancellor of The
University of Texas System, effective June 1,
2000. His current title at The University of Texas
System is Executive Vice Chancellor for Business
Affairs.
Nu Prime (Virginia Tech)
Willie Jester (1988) & Bryan Canary
(1990), both of Virginia Tech's Nu Prime
Chapter have started BuyCollegeStuff.com.
Jester originally started Hokie.com in 1995 to
sell Licensed Virginia Tech Merchandise. Over
the past 5 years it has evolved into
BuyCollegeStuff.com. BCS uses a unique business model that is just being introduced to the
online retail industry allowing BCS to offer
more Licensed College Merchandise than any
other website today. They developed a
Nationally recognized coaches advisory board
including Frank Beamer (Virginia Tech, Murray
State), George O'Leary (Georgia Tech), LaVell
Edwards (BYU), Spike Dykes (Texas Tech), Bill
Foster (Clemson, Miami, Virginia Tech), Ricky
Stokes (Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Texas),
Bonnie Henrickson(Virginia Tech)
Theta-Delta (Willamette)
Lieutenant Colonel Michael Carlson
(1974) and Captain Joe Gardenhour (1993
Kappa-Iota, Middle Tennessee) have been working for Warner Robins Air Logistics Center,
Operating Location Riyadh, Saudi Arabia since
June 1999. Brothers Carlson and Gardenhour
are directly responsible for the beddown and sustainment of 72 Royal Saudi Air Force F-15S
model aircraft positioned at three separate locations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The F-
15S aircraft were purchased by the Royal Saudi
Air Force through the largest foreign military
sales program in U.S. Government history, nine
billion dollars. For the past year, they have been
the direct link between the U.S. Government
and the Royal Saudi Air Force on all matters
concerning the F-15C, F-15D and F-15S model
aircraft. Both brothers have follow-on assignments (Carlson) to Wright Patterson Air Force
Base, Ohio and (Gardenhour) to Ellsworth Air
Force Base, South Dakota.
Theta-Pi (East Carolina)
Clint Williams (1988) had a baby girl in
November, Bailey Grace. Brother Williams
received an award for highest promotional sales
in the Southeast from American City Business
Journals and sold largest contract in history for
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Remembering Nick
(As told to the Editor by Patrick Rykhus, Gamma-Beta Prime, Millikin University)
At 4:20am on Thursday, June 8, 2000, the lives of the men of Gamma-Beta Prime at Millikin University would
forever change. Our brother, former Grand Master of Ceremonies and current Grand Scribe, Nicholas Edward
Schwalbach of Glen Carbon, Illinois, passed away in a fire that destroyed the chapter’s third floor and severely damaged
the rest of the house. Twenty-one people were in the house during those early morning hours.
Nu-Psi (Cincinnati)
Christopher Walters (1994) was married
May 13th in Cincinnati, Ohio. Chris Hubner
from Nu-Omega at Tampa was one of the attendants. Their honeymoon included a week in
Paris and a week in London. His wife Lori Marie
Walters (Leduc) is originally from Woonsocket,
RI and got a bachelors in Industrial Engineering
from Univ. of Cincinnati.
Rho (Arizona State University)
A gentleman, who had been working the late shift at a local business, was on his way home when he drove past
the chapter. He saw smoke bellowing out of the door leading to our third-floor deck. By the time he had circled back
around, the smoke had turned into fire. He then came to the chapter house front door and began frantically beating on
it and yelling. I, along with our current GMC and another brother, were in a basement bedroom getting the most out of
a rented video game when we heard the commotion. We came out of the room, went upstairs, and saw the man pounding on the door.
Michael Boyle (1995) has accepted a full
financial scholarship from Temple University
School of Medicine to begin his doctoral candidacy in the Fall of 2000. He will earn a PhD in
molecular-biology and immunology upon successful completion of the program. He is currently employed as a staff scientist in the
Research and Development Department of STC
Technologies, a biotechnology company in
Bethlehem, Pennsylania.
I ran toward the third floor to put out what I thought would be a small trashcan fire. Another brother had
joined me and by the time we had gotten to the stairway to the third floor, we knew that something was terribly wrong;
fire was everywhere and we knew that two brothers were still up there. With fire extinguishers in hand, we tried to get to
Nick’s room. It was impossible. After much trying and screaming, we evacuated the house. I knew then that I would
never get to see Nick again. My efforts then focused on the other brother who was trapped. Several brothers ran underneath Mike Hagers’ window. He was already hanging out of the window gasping for air. We could hardly see him
because of the thick smoke pouring out. Hager was already on the cell phone talking to the 911 operator when we heard
the sirens of the fire engines. Backing off of the scene as much as we could, we let the firemen do their job. They quickly rescued him.
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a new building at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, AL named for his
contributions to the university. Brother Montgomery was the past President of
Jacksonville State University and currently serves on the
Kappa Sigma President’s Commission.
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We were all gathered out the
back of the house. A couple of us had
known that Nick was not coming
out of the house. We decided that
it would be best to move all of the
guys away from the house. Rick
Bibb, a marketing professor at
Millikin and a friend to many
brothers, lives a couple houses
down from the chapter house.
After convincing everyone to leave
the chapter (which was very difficult
to do), we all walked down to his
house. A slow, solemn processional
indicative of the tragedy that we had observed took place.
Everyone was still in their pajamas or boxers. Finally, we
got to the house. We settled onto Bibb’s porch barely
speaking a word. Several minutes later our GM, Mike
Reinemann, gathered us and officially told us that Nick
had died. To see the weeping, the sobbing, the sadness
emanating from all of these young men would have broken
down even the most callous of individuals.
We were all told that we had to wait and talk to
the fire investigators. While waiting the six or more hours,
we observed two things. First, we experienced first-hand
how well a small private school takes care of its students.
Everything that we needed was absolutely taken care of by
the office of student life at Millikin. Clothing, food, transportation, counselors, priests, friends, and much more were
brought to us without us even asking. Over the next few
days, weeks, and months, Millikin has continued its unwavering commitment to ensure that this tragedy was without
necessities. Officials at Millikin, as well as the Brass Horn
and First-Site, were responsible for supplying brothers with
suits for the services and also apartments for the summer. We will forever be grateful for the compassion
shown by these organizations, along with countless other
donors.
The next thing that we observed during this
traumatic time was the bond that truly does unite us as
a brotherhood. Within only a short time after the fire,
brothers (alumni and active) started to arrive at Professor
Bibb’s house. Some found out about the fire by being
woken up by a phone call at 4:45am and immediately
jumped out of bed, got in a car, and drove many miles
to be together and to offer themselves in any way possible. Hugs and tears were shared with brothers who were
over ten years apart and had never met. I swear that on
that day, you could tell if someone was a Kappa Sigma
by merely looking in their eyes. Our alumni were
especially helpful during this time. Of course they
were mourning the loss of a brother and the chapter
house, but they realized that they had not necessarily lost one of their friends. They offered to take
care of anything that we needed, but the only thing
we needed from them was for them to be there.
that were there was a moving sight. Quickly
jolting us back to reality while we were waiting outside of the church was a slow, loud
tolling of the church bell. Hearing the bell
every few seconds reminded us on that beautifully nice day that we were mourning the
loss of our friend and brother.
The days that followed can only be described as
surreal. Days were spent either being re-interviewed
by investigators, meeting with Nick’s family, or just sitting staring into space. Millikin arranged for a bus to take
us to the visitation and funeral in Glen Carbon, Illinois.
We arrived at the funeral home for the visitation, and were
escorted to the front of the very long line. The place was
filled with flowers. The flowers were packed into the visitation room, down the hallway, and throughout the lobby.
There were more standing people out the door. It was evident that Nick was a wonderful young man.
We all spent the night at an alumni brother’s
(Brian Raish) home. Most of the night was spent visiting
and remembering Nick. The brotherhood that our chapter
maintains provided us with an instant support network.
Being together was the only thing that kept many brothers
sane. Shaky relationships solidified. We became one.
The funeral was a beautiful Catholic
ceremony. Nick’s stepmother and stepfather,
his high school football coach, his college professor and Millikin's president each spoke at
the service. Father Steve at Nick’s church read
the Star and Crescent when describing Nick.
He knew Nick before Nick came to school.
He explained how Nick epitomized everything that the Star and Crescent sets forth. I
could not agree more. I gave the final eulogy. To
this day, I don’t know what I said. It is something no 21-year-old should ever have to do.
The next day was the day of the funeral. We
boarded the bus to go back to the funeral home for the
processional to the church. The hearse, our bus, and
countless cars were given a police escort during the processional. When we arrived at the church, their very large
parking lot was already filled. To see the number of people
“
We have all been trying to cope since
that day. Some days are harder that others.
Many of us have still to come to grips with
what happened. The place that we felt the
safest is now uninhabitable the brother that
we loved the most is gone. Because of the
size of our pledge class, this was supposed to
be the summer to remember. Now we wish
that it would be the summer that we wish
never happened.
As the new school year approaches,
we still have many obstacles to overcome. On
September 13, Millikin had a memorial service for the entire campus community
because this tragedy happened in the summer
and we could not all gather. We are also
looking forward to rush. This year is going to
be a challenge for us because we do not have a
house this year, but the chapter’s motivation is
higher than ever. After attending this year’s
Leadership Conference at the University of
Illinois, we were happy to hear the support
that the different chapters were offering. The
guys from Osh Kosh, Wisconsin were especially good to us, and our chapter is planning
a retreat to visit them. The chapter is still
struggling to pay bills and to be able to organize this year's rush because of this tragedy. If
you or your chapter are interested in helping
or would like more information, contact the
chapter's GM, Michael Reinemann at (217)
464-8787 or mreinemann@mail.millikin.edu
I swear that on that day, you could tell if someone
was a Kappa Sigma by merely looking in their eyes.
”
O
n Sunday, May 12, 1996, shortly after
6:00 am on graduation day, a University of
North Carolina/Chapel Hill student woke
to the sound of screams coming from the
Phi Gamma Delta house next door. When
he looked out his window, he saw fire coming out of every one of the fraternity’s firstfloor windows at 108 Cameron Avenue,
and he called the fire department at 6:07
am. Firefighters responded within three
minutes, only to find that the first floor of
the building was already fully engulfed with
flames. A Chapel Hill police officer on the
scene informed firefighters right away that
there were people trapped inside the house.
Bystanders were taking care of people who
had managed to escape by jumping from
the fire escape and third-floor windows
when the first engine arrived. An hour later
the main body of the fire was extinguished,
and fire crews began looking for the five
missing victims.
The Phi Gamma Delta House was a
four-story building built in 1927 and
housed 20 brothers. It was equipped with
fire extinguishers and smoke detectors, at
least one of which operated and woke one
of the survivors. The night before the fire,
according to reports, a large graduation
party was held in the Phi Gamma Delta’s
backyard. The party moved to the basement
when it began to rain. The disc jockey
played until 5:00 am when the crowd began
to dissipate. It took him 45 minutes to
break down his equipment and load it into
his van. He left between 5:45 and 6:00 am,
somewhere between six and twenty minutes
before the Chapel Hill Fire Department
was dispatched. Investigators determined
that smoldering smoking materials or a
carelessly discarded match probably started
the blaze amid kitchen goods, clutter, and
trash stacked under the bar. Pine paneling
covering the bar and basement walls in the
TOP 4 WORST GREEK FIRES
• August 8, 1976, Kappa Sigma Fraternity in Baldwin City, KS, 5 deaths
• October 21, 1994, Beta Sigma Delta Fraternity in Bloomsburg, PA, 5 deaths
• May 12, 1996, Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity in Chapel Hill, NC, 5 deaths
• September 8, 1990, Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity in Berkeley, CA, 3 deaths
improvements to your house with your House
Corporation or landlord. Check out the
Internet Resources at the end of this article for
assistance in finding contractors in your area
that install fire protection equipment. Many of
the organizations will also help the housing
corporation getting the installation done at
cost, saving the corporation thousands of dollars.
room of origin contributed significantly to
fueling the fire, and alcohol left on the bar
might have acted as an accelerant.
Each year, sororities and fraternities see
over 180 fires causing more than $2.2 million in property damages. Why are fires
among Greek Row increasing with today’s
latest technology? Some factors cited by
The National Fire Protection Association
include the lack of automatic sprinkler protection, the presence of combustible materials and the lack of automatic fire detection
and fire alarm systems throughout buildings.
Second, is to make all your members aware
of potential fire hazards. Don’t block exits during social functions. This is especially true for
guests visiting your house for the first time and
may not know where exits are. Do not allow
candles or incense to burn unattended. The
house manager should check periodically for
overabundant outlets in member’s rooms.
Double-check all trashcans and couches to
make sure all cigarettes and cigars have been
extinguished after social events. Replace batteries in all smoke detectors every year and replace
smoke detectors every ten years. Equip the residents with a fire escape plan. Have all fire
extinguishers serviced by a professional once a
year.
“The first step for improving fire protection inside chapter houses is to ensure
that all current code requirements for existing dormitories are met,” says Michael
Isner, senior fire investigator for NFPA. He
adds that in light of ongoing fire problems
in fraternity houses, the installation of automatic sprinklers systems should be considered, since these systems can effectively protect both life and property.
Make sure the local fire inspector or fire
chief fills out the Fire Report in IMH’s Fall
Report Book. Working first hand with your fire
department will help you prevent future violations and potential disasters. Most fire departments also have a free smoke detector program
available to some organizations.
Would sprinklers have made a difference on the morning of the tragic fire at
Chapel Hill?
“There’s no question in my mind that
sprinklers would have made a difference
between life and death,” says Chapel Hill
Fire Chief, Dan Jones. “Alarm systems aren’t
enough, multiple exits aren’t enough, fire
training isn’t enough. You have to protect
them [the students] where they are and the
only way to do that is with a sprinkler system.”
There are many steps that your
Chapter can do to help prevent tragic situations like Millikin and Chapel Hill. The
first and most important step is to discuss
Internet Resources
The Fire Sprinkler Network www.firesprinkler.com
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) www.nfpa.org
Campus Firewatch www.campus-firewatch.com
Residential Fire Safety Institute www.firesafehome.org
National Fire Sprinkler Association www.nfsa.org
The safety of Greek Row is dependent
upon the collective effort of its members, volunteer officers and the assistance of the colleges
and universities in North America. It is time to
unite and protect each other from loss of life
and cut the rising statistics.
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No More
Worthy
a man
than
He
By:Wesley Mooney (Beta-Omega, Colorado College)
Moving slowly closer toward the glimmering lane,
Todd Martz pauses at the line, and using both hands he
lowers the ball to knee-height, swings it back between his
legs, and with the might of a lumberjack, grunts and
thrusts the twelve pound bowling ball towards the cowering pins. The ball moves slowly, and unlike the powerful
hurls of a professional, the holes in the ball are not
blurred by the speed. Like the second hand on a clock,
the holes rotate around the circumference of the sphere
methodically, and though the lanes on either side are full,
nobody is bowling. We are awaiting the result of Todd’s
final roll. The ball taps the pins politely, and one by one,
they graciously fall until no more are standing.
With his back turned to his audience, Todd raises
both hands in victory. I know what’s coming. Todd
turns, faces his friends, and it begins. First, his eyes
squint, as if they were in the sunlight, then his mouth
stretches laterally across his cheeks, and beneath his goatee, there it is, the only smile I’ve ever known that can
brighten a dimly lit room. Even when lights are low those
squinted eyes shine behind the glare of his reflective glasses. His stretched out goatee and broad grin always brings
a smile to those in Todd’s presence. Todd’s gallery of
friends and brothers erupts with thunderous, encouraging
cheers of support. Todd relishes his success by whooping
and throwing his hands towards the sky.
Possessing innocence, quick-witted humor, and a nonjudgmental nature, Todd has the unique ability to entertain and interact while bringing an uncorrupted outlook
to every situation. He’s a welcome and gracious guest at
any table, and his charisma is so electric he makes friends
in line at McDonald’s.
Todd Martz is my fraternity brother. For the past
two school years he has been my best friend and roommate. Living with the big man on campus has perks. We
check out girls together, we sit at the bar and sip beers on
the weekend, and we play side by side in intramural
sports. I know Todd so well that sometimes I answer his
question before he asks, and one time he ordered my food
for me at P.F. Chang’s China Bistro because he knew what
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I would ask for. When we watch “Who Wants to Be a
Millionaire,” we quiz each other during commercials just to
keep ourselves sharp in case Regis calls. He’s been like my
brother these past two years. Not just like any of my other
Kappa Sigma brothers, no, Todd and I are closer. Todd’s the
only brother who I’ll wake up in the morning, or help shave,
or pick out his clothes. My other fraternity brothers can do
those things by themselves, and for the most part Todd can
too. But most days Todd needs a little help with the finer
domestic arts, like shoe tying, that most folks take for granted.
You see Todd has Down syndrome. This makes him
unique in my chapter as the only one of our brothers with a
disability. He’s also unique among the many thousands of
Kappa Sigs in this country, because he’s the only Kappa Sigma
to have Down syndrome. Todd is
unique among anyone who’s even been
stereotyped with paddle wielding, beer
guzzling meatheads whose lives supposedly revolve around bikinis and brew,
because he is the only person with Down
syndrome to ever be initiated into a
national fraternity. Furthermore, he’s
disproved the “frat boy” stereotype and
established that a fraternity member can
be anything but an oversexed, ego-driven
kegmeister.
His walk is unhurried and is characterized by “the waddle”, the way in
which Todd swings his hip from side to
side in order to manage his belly within
his 4’8” frame. His facial features are
small, yet distinct, and he almost always
sports facial hair in some form, whether
it is a goatee, mustache, or beard. His
speech is quick, and somewhat slurred.
We’re patient to understand him, and after one gets used to
hearing Todd, he seems to speak more clearly every day. Todd
was 24 years old and had been a member of the Beta-Omega
Chapter of Kappa Sigma at The Colorado College for three
years, when I became a pledge in 1996.
I had never known anyone with a severe disability, but
I’ve always believed that people with disabilities were very special. I remember when I was younger someone told me something that I never forgot. I don’t remember whether it was in
Sunday school, or preschool, or maybe it was when they integrated my elementary school with a special education program,
and they brought the special-ed students around to the classrooms to meet the other kids, but nevertheless, I was young.
And despite how long ago I heard this, it always stuck with me.
I was told that when people with disabilities passed on and
went to heaven they became angels. When I die and go to
heaven I won’t be an angel; I will still be myself. But according
to my teaching, someone with mental and physical disabilities
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such as Todd will be rewarded in Heaven. He is favored in
God’s eyes and therefore will be healthy and strong, and sit
closer to God someday as an angel. Now I don’t know if that’s
true, having not been to Heaven, and I can’t remember who
told me that, but I like it. I think Todd deserves that.
As a freshman I’d seen Todd around campus and at the
Chapter House, and when I inquired about Todd’s story, the
brothers were always anxious to share.
On June 16, 1972 Todd was born to Harvey and Judy
Martz of Colorado Springs. Harvey, a Methodist minister, and
Judy, who at that time was a high school English teacher (and
later founded Peak Parent Center, a non-profit organization for
parents of children with developmental disabilities), knew that
their first child would bring about some change in their life.
Long nights, financial crunches, and
hectic schedules would soon affect the
new family. However, they never anticipated the way in which their newborn
son would impact their lives, and the
lives of nearly everyone who comes in
contact with him. Todd’s childhood was
similar to most young boys. He was a
Cub Scout, played with neighborhood
kids, and with his younger sister,
Meredith.
“We wanted Todd to live a normal
life.” Judy said. The Martz’s believed in
inclusion rather than segregation and
pushed for Todd to be mainstreamed
with others who were without disabilities. As a child, Todd attended mainstream swimming classes, even though
there may have been classes available for
the disabled. He still swims and his
stroke is somewhat unconventional. He
pushes himself and can complete ten laps in the swimming
pool.
In 1991, Todd graduated from high school. His class
gave him a standing ovation at the ceremony. I saw a photo of
this. It hangs on a wall in the front entryway of the Martz’s
Highlands Ranch, Colorado home. Along that wall are pictures of Todd in various stages of life. One is with his family,
and several are of Todd in class at his high school, already
sporting a Colorado College shirt. The graduation photo is
proudly displayed next to Todd’s high school diploma and the
diploma of his younger sister. In the photo Todd is grinning
electrically and lunging forward to shake a hand and receive his
diploma. In the background a few students are beginning to
rise and applaud.
“Todd was the only member of his class to receive a
standing ovation,” Judy told me.
“That was special,” recalled Harvey. “We were very proud
of Todd, and it was obvious how many close friends Todd had
made.” After graduation most of
Todd’s friends were heading to college. College, however was not a
possibility for Todd, at least as a
student. After public school, most
children with developmental disabilities either live at home, or in
group-homes. The Martz’s and
officials from Colorado College
found that Todd could work on
campus and interact with people
his own age.
Todd soon became a part of
the Colorado College community.
Friendly and talkative, Todd would
hang out with students, and they
were always genuinely interested in
Todd. He washed dishes in the
cafeteria, so he often became a
guest at random lunch tables. Kappa Sigmas began hanging out with Todd as a philanthropy project on weekdays
after Todd got off work.
Two years later, Todd was a full member of Kappa Sigma.
The Kappa Sigs enjoyed Todd’s company around campus,
so they decided to pledge and initiate Todd into the fraternity.
When Todd attended the preferential banquet during
Rush period for those men who had received bids, he whispered into the ear of one of the brothers, “I’m going to be
a Kappa Sig!” Todd knew that these men were an elite
group and he understood that they were including him
because they recognized that he was a special young man
who had something to contribute to the chapter. During
the drive home that night, Todd, who at that time was
sometimes reserved with his emotions, unexpectedly
exclaimed to his mother, “I’m so happy!”
Todd understands what it means to be in a fraternity.
He understands that not everyone is a Kappa Sig.
Showing a great appreciation for our ritual, he knows that
there is an appropriate time and place for fraternal business.
“We were skeptical when the Kappa Sigs asked us if
Todd could be a pledge,” Judy tells. “I thought ‘yeah
right’. When I see Todd’s picture in these composites on
the wall with all of the other members, I’ll be convinced.”
Six composite photos on the walls of the Kappa Sigma
house now include Todd’s picture.
When Harvey took a job as Senior Minister at St.
Andrew’s church in Highlands Ranch, the family moved to
Denver. Todd however, stayed in Colorado Springs. He
had become close with his fraternity brothers, so Todd’s
parents decided that Todd could live with his fraternity
brothers near the CC campus and continue to work at
Wooglin’s Deli and Colorado College’s Tutt Library.
“The Kappa Sigmas are fine men, and we really trust
them,” said Judy. “It takes a lot of trust on our part to let
Todd live away from us where he might be vulnerable to a
lot of things. We’ve taken a great risk to trust people we
don’t know, but he has great friends, and we know he’s safe
here.”
The Beta-Omega Chapter has a long history of acceptance. In the late 1960’s our Chapter initiated the first
African-American brother into Kappa Sigma. At that time
one of the other fraternities on campus began to derogatorily call our members “Negroids.” As opposed to reacting
adversely, the Beta-Omega’s embraced this label and adopted the nickname “Groids,” a label that still survives thirty
years later. Todd’s presence in our chapter reminds us that
we are unique, we are Groids.
Todd has lived with various fraternity brothers since
1995. I began to hang out with Todd on Monday afternoons during my sophomore year. He lived off-campus
with brothers and I would pick him up after work and
we’d plan an afternoon activity. We had great times playing roller hockey in the basement. Todd can’t really rollerblade, but he’s a tough competitor. He always let me win,
and that made me feel good.
After we had become close, Todd and I decided that
we would live together beginning my junior year. Todd
was 26 that first year, I was 20. We lived with four other
Kappa Sigmas, which made it nice because we both had
plenty of friends around. If I was out of town, I could
always count on my other roommates to help Todd get to
work in the morning or make dinner if I had a meeting to
go to. Todd is extremely loyal and appreciative of his
friends and brothers. Cognizant that his abilities are limited, he knows he can’t reach the top shelf, and he’s not
afraid to ask for help. He also knows what he can do by
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himself, when he doesn’t need assistance. Otherwise, Todd
doesn’t think he is different from anybody else.
He’s a charmer to the ladies, and he can sweet-talk a kiss
out of even the most standoffish female. I often employ Todd’s
“macking” skills on women, but to no avail because I don’t
posses that winning smile that makes Todd Martz irresistible to
the opposite sex. Todd’s also an excellent dancer. In the words
of a Kappa Sigma brother, “Todd’s got more rhythm than my
whole family.” If I let him, Todd will sit for hours in his room
listening to CDs and air-drumming to the music, his arms outstretched, and his hands grasping drumsticks, which pound
imaginary drums, perfectly in sync with the music.
In late December of that first year living together, Todd
and I drove to Denver to celebrate the twenty-first birthday of
my high school buddy who had specified that he wanted Todd
to celebrate with us. Todd suggested we head to the bars.
Todd loves going out. He has a two-drink limit, and in the
fraternity it is understood that only I am to give Todd drinks so
that we can closely monitor how much he has. Todd thrives
on the social scene at the clubs. He talks with the bartender,
waitresses, and anyone else he happens upon, usually women.
When we leave, often everyone knows his name, and says
goodbye to Todd. On this particular night, we left one bar,
where the bartender gave Todd a free T-shirt, and headed down
the street for a blues club called Brendan’s.
We began to walk the two or three blocks, but it was
cold, so we quickly sped up our pace to a jog that frigid night.
Todd was excited and bumped into me, wrapping his arms
around me and telling me I was “tackled.” So we had our
imaginary football game on the sidewalk that evening.
Running and bumping into each other, and letting out
“arghhs!” and “umphs!” and “bams.” Todd’s favorite sound
effect is “Konk!”
By the time we arrived at Brendan’s we were pretty fired
up. Laughing and shouting, I followed Todd down the steps
into the loud blues club. Todd stopped at the door and
showed his ID to the bouncer. The man looked at the ID,
then down at Todd. Todd let out a powerful yet playful
“Arghh!” at the bouncer who, startled, looked at me inquisitively. This was probably the first time a bar patron had greeted him in this fashion. I flashed the bouncer an “ok” sign with
my fingers and after my ID was checked, we continued on our
path through the crowded club. Todd couldn’t have taken ten
steps past the door before he tapped a man sitting at the bar.
He waited for the man to acknowledge him before he shouted
“Arghh!” The man looked puzzled then retorted, “Arghh!”
Todd smiled, clapped, and patted his new friend on the back,
before moving to his next target, a young lady chatting at a
table with her friends. “Arghh!” Todd shouted at the woman.
“Arghh!” she answered before embracing Todd in a bear hug.
Todd left the young lady’s table and found a new
friend. A black man who played in a blues band that was
up next after the current group finished playing. The tall
man looked puzzled when he glanced down to find this
peculiar fellow tapping on his shoulder. “Arghh!” Todd
delivered again. The man laughed, reached behind him,
and pulled two drumsticks from the back pocket of his
jeans. He placed the drumsticks in Todd’s hand, and Todd
began drumming the air methodically. When the drummer saw that Todd was in sync, he smiled, leaned over and
said, “Hey man, those are yours.” Todd replied with a
loud “THANK YOU!”
Unbelievable! This man didn’t know that Todd loved
drumsticks, but he was moved for some reason to give
them to him. I told him thank you and explained that he
had no idea how much that gesture meant to Todd, and to
myself.
I’ve often wondered if others see the magic in Todd
that I see, or if I spend so much time with him that I see
things others don’t. But I think that there is a magic about
Todd, and others recognize it immediately. I feel privileged to interact with Todd on a daily basis because I see
that magic all the time. When I wake Todd in the morning and he says, “Hey Wes, I feel great,” it makes me feel
great! When Todd wears my Colorado College football
jersey with 43 on the front and back, and “MOONEY”
sewn across the shoulders it makes me proud. If you ask
him who he is, he says, “I’m Wes Mooney, number forty
three!” I love that!
As I neared the end of my senior year and our second
year as roommates last spring, it became my duty to help
Todd prepare for his transition into a new home, with new
roommates. One particular afternoon we talked about the
next year and Todd went to sign his new lease with the
brother who is his new roommate. Todd was sad when he
returned, and we talked for a long time. Todd asked me,
“Are you gonna live with me next year?” I told him I wasn’t and I could see tears well up in his eyes. I explained
that I’d be back to visit, and that we would see each other
over the summer. I fought back the cracking of my voice
and I held the tears tight in my eyes so they wouldn’t fall.
We agreed that we wouldn’t be sad and for the time being,
we’d make the most of our time together and do something fun every day, a promise we kept.
The laughs I’ve shared with Todd, the Karaoke parties
on Wednesdays at a local Tavern, and Todd’s slurred and
mumbled renditions of “I’ve Got You Babe” which always
draw the loudest applause are images ingrained in my
memory forever. Todd is an unforgettable individual and
I’m thankful that our paths crossed.
Todd Martz is my fraternity brother and my closest
friend. From Todd I’ve learned how to treat people, like
they’re special. Todd is special because he makes others feel
honored. He tells me I’m his best friend.
Todd’s influence has not only been felt by myself, but
by every brother who’s lived with Todd and helped him
make dinner, or any member of the Colorado College
women’s soccer team who have taken him to a movie. His
friendships extend well beyond the walls of the Kappa
Sigma House and his involvement on campus has made an
impact on hundreds of young men and women. I believe
my girlfriend misses Todd more than she does myself since
we have left campus. My parents have enjoyed Todd’s
company at dinner, as have the parents of many of Todd’s
brothers. Each and every one of us has a special place in
our heart reserved for Todd. Living with Todd has
changed my life, and I’ve learned things from him that no
professor at Colorado College can teach. I hope one day
that my children will know Todd as well.
Todd Martz is a Groid. He represents why I’m proud
of my Fraternity, and why my brothers are proud to call
themselves Groids. He’s an individual, and despite his limitations he’s a loyal friend, and an honorable man.
Designed to be worn by men who exemplify the ideals of
our Order, the Star and Crescent is a symbol of pride in
Kappa Sigma. I know no man more worthy to wear the
badge, than Brother Todd G. Martz.
If there were a gift suitable
To repay him for his gift to me,
It would be a gift of glory, and of achievements
He is incapable of on earth.
Musical achievements,
And athletic accomplishments.
Those that are practiced in his dreams,
And not yet perfected in our world.
His enlightened soul is hidden
Far below his misunderstood exterior,
And someday in God’s kingdom
His wisdom will shine through the façade.
His smile uplifts the deepest despair,
His love prevails in all his deeds,
His innocence is childlike in nature.
Angelic in heaven.
For he is a chosen one,
Sent to brighten this world
And one day, in another realm he’ll sit
Next to his Father, my Father.
Though he is my closest friend on earth,
I will not recognize him in heaven.
Free from his bonds, which confine
Healthy and happy he will be.
The Star and Crescent shall not be worn by every man,
And no man’s more worthy than he.
My peculiar, extraordinary brother
One day an angel will be.
AEK∆B,Toddo
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Delta-Xi (Mississippi)
Alpha Beta (Mercer) EC members are joined by DGM
Phillip Bell, ADGM Steve Coxen,
and AA Corey Fountain at an EC retreat
at Indian Springs State Park
Alpha-Beta (Mercer)
The Chapter has yet another successful
semester in the spring of 2000. The Chapter
finished the year with a 3.09 GPA and was
awarded the Scholarship Bowl for having the
highest fraternity GPA, and the silver bowl at
the Area II Leadership Conference. Brother's
Barrett Hayes, Bryan Lankford, Mike Miller,
and John Wright were elected to the student
government association. Brother's Hayes and
Wright also serve as IFC Vice President of
Scholarship and President, respectively. Six
brothers attended the Area II Leadership
Conference where Trey M. Millwood was
elected Undergraduate Advisory Committee
delegate for Area II. In addition to the many
accomplishments in scholarship and leadership, the Chapter joined with Chi Omega to
build a float for the Make-A-Wish Foundation
which ran in the annual Cherry Blossom
Parade. The brothers are excited about their
new house and would like to thank all alumni who have contributed thus far. A Founders'
Day Celebration and house dedication is
planned for December 9, 2000. A great fall
rush is planned and the Chapter has set a goal
to pledge 26 men.
Chapter also had 100% Campus Involvement,
(the percentage of men in the Chapter that
are involved in organizations other than the
fraternity.)
munity events. The brothers of Beta-Theta
would especially like to congratulate their
District Grand Master Mike Griffin for the
recent addition to his family.
Beta-Theta (Indiana)
Chi Colony (Purdue)
The Brothers of the Beta-Theta Chapter have
enjoyed a great deal of success thus far this
summer. In addition to working very hard
instituting a summer rush program, and making a large number of house improvements,
they have also been active within their respective communities. They have brothers working
in all aspects of life; ranging from prestigious
consultants in Washington D.C. to brothers
working for the Summer Orientation Program
at Indiana University. They also recently made
a very strong showing at the summer
Illinois, sending ten undergraduates along
with the Alumnus Advisor. The brothers are
once again preparing for Formal Rush in addition to a number of philanthropic and com-
On August 19th, the Chi Colony moved into
the newly remodeled west wing of the chapter
house. On September 23rd, Homecoming
guests will be welcomed to the chapter house
for the first time since 1996. The nearly complete first of two construction phases is the
result of 280 alumni contributing $1.7 million. The pursuit of the $3.5 million campaign goal continues. More than 20 alumni
of all generations are directly engaged with the
Colony in recreating Chi's tradition of excellence. The forty-five members are recruiting
vigorously and expect to pledge 30 new members this semester. The members are engaged
in philanthropic activities and service projects,
while concentrating on studies as they complete re-colonization requirements. The cur-
Alpha-Upsilon (Millsaps)
Average of 2.90 and the All Men's Average of
2.83. The Chapter was 3rd in Community
Service with a total of 1,231 hours. The
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Pictured left to right: Robert Solomon ('98), District Grand Master Bart Kogan (1966), Grand Master Doug
Grimshaw (1997), Scholarship Chairman Rick Kissler (1975), and Edward Smith (1999)
Beta-Omega (Colorado College) crowned as intramural hockey champs for 1999–2000.
The Chapter was also champions in intramural football for 1999–2000.
rent goal for installation is November 11th.
Good news is on the horizon for the DeltaDelta Chapter. The last few years Delta-Delta
Chi-Omega (South Carolina)
has been a dormant chapter but that is soon
For the second year in a row, the Chi-Omega to change. The University of Florida has given
Chapter has won the University of South
the Fraternity permission to re-colonize the
Carolina's Fraternity of the Year Award. In
chapter in the Spring of 2001. The alumni are
competition with over 20 other fraternities,
very excited and are looking forward to the
the Chapter was chosen primarily for its out- challenge. It is especially good news during
standing academic accomplishments,
the middle of a fund raising campaign to
improved alumni relations, dedicated commu- rebuild the fraternity house. The alumni hope
nity service, and overall chapter excellence.
to raise close to $1 million. If anyone would
like to help please contact Marshall Stevens at
Delta-Chi (Mississippi State)
(727) 573-3900 or email at
The brothers of Delta-Chi have been very busy marshlplan@aol.com.
this summer preparing for rush. Head rush
chairman, Joe Dixon, and his assistant chairDelta-Eta (University of Southern California)
men, Gray Williams, Nathan Moore and David Two outstanding Delta-Eta undergraduates
Jones, along with the rest of the Chapter, have received the Ken Kalmbach Scholarship Awards
been working hard this year to insure yet anoth- at a ceremony during a Spring Rush dinner
er outstanding rush class. Congratulations to
attended by over 40 alumni in January. Robert
Nathan Moore, Patrick Dornan, Wilson Shirley, Solomon ('98) received $2,500 and Edward
Adam Smitherman and Matthew Sumrall for
Smith ('99) received $1,500. The Scholarship
their acceptance into the prestigious Alumni
Fund was created in 1980 by Jim Moise ('72)
Delegates. Congratulations are also in order for in remembrance of pledge Brother Ken
Craig Curtis for making Mississippi State's stu- Kalmbach who had passed away that year. For
dent recruiting order, Roadrunners. Finally,
fifteen years, alumni and brothers participated
congratulations to the new EC: GM Matthew in the Kalmbach Kup volleyball tournament to
Sumrall, GP Michael Parker, GMC Lee Hill,
raise money for the scholarship fund. The tourGS Nathan Moore and GT Drew McNeil.
nament proceeds, individual donations and
interest now amount to nearly $100,000.
Delta-Delta (University of Florida)
The Chapter recently had seven members
inducted into the Order of Omega. Order of
Omega is an honor society for members of
Greek organizations who not only excel in
their own organizations but also in all other
aspects of university life. The Dean of
Students' office and Order of Omega members based upon an application process choose
the Members. Kappa Sigma had more
inductees than any other fraternity on campus. Inductees include Brothers Lance
Sannino, Byron Brown, Michael Williamson,
Andy Rice, Jeff Boyd, John Beck and Scott
Walker. Brother Walker was also elected
President for 2000.
Epsilon-Delta (Northwestern University)
While the Epsilon-Delta chapter house was
relatively quiet this summer compared to the
rest of the year, Northwestern’s Kappa Sigs
were as busy as ever with summer jobs at such
places as: NASA, 3Com, General Motors,
Hearst Magazines, Proctor & Gamble,
MSNBC, Burson-Marsteller, The [Chicago
Suburban] Daily Herald and the offices of
U.S. Rep. Joe Knollberg (R-Mich.). Brother
James Rauh (AGT), meanwhile, continued his
studies during the summer at the prestigious
London School of Economics.
Brothers involved with the NROTC program
served tours of duty around the globe in such
places as San Diego and Hong Kong while
those still in the states celebrated the marriage
of Brother Patrick Webb (’00) who tied the
knot in late June. In late July, Brothers Ed
Fanselow (GS) and William Lloyd (GM) represented the chapter at the 2000 regional
Kappa Sigma Leadership Conference hosted
by Worthy Grand Treasurer E.L. "Bill" Betz.
The Chapter brought home seven awards during the weekend for scholarship (GPA over
all-men’s and all-fraternity average) membership, campus involvement and community
service. As the school year began in
September, Brothers Lloyd and Holt Lackey
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continued on with their summer positions as
campaign coordinators for Mark Kirk, a
Republican running for congress in Illinois’
10th Congressional District while Brothers
Nick Tilley and Bob Dess studies abroad in
Australia and London respectively.
Plans for fall quarter include a focus on rush
with a rush road trip planned for the
Northwestern-Iowa football game in Iowa
City as well as a continued commitment to
the refurbishment and upkeep of the historic
Epsilon-Delta chapter house. The improvement of alumni relations, namely upgrading
the quality of the alumni newsletter "The
Spiel," is another focal point while plans for
the chapter’s 60th anniversary are also in the
works.
Epsilon-Epsilon (British Columbia)
The brothers of the Epsilon-Epsilon Chapter
have been very busy this summer improving
the Chapter and helping the community.
One of the highlights includes a road trip,
consisting of a dozen members, down to Reno
for the Leadership Conference. At the conference the Epsilon-Epsilon Chapter received
multiple awards for scholarship standings and
was recognized for their successful brotherhood development program. In June, the
Chapter contributed hundreds of man-hours
to help setup a charity function for the Variety
Club/Children’s Hospital. On the side, several brothers are involved in volunteering time
for the community bike patrol, guarding the
streets of Vancouver! All summer the Chapter
worked countless hours on the house, from
repainting the interior and exterior, to maintaining a high speed internet connection and
house computer network, to trimming 8 enormous trees covering the front entrance.
Epsilon-Omega (Georgia State)
The brothers of the Epsilon-Omega Chapter
celebrated a year of success and prosperity by
going to Panama City Beach, Florida on the
weekend of May 19th-21st for the annual
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"Star and Crescent Ball". The festivities provided the opportunity to recognize several
brothers for their outstanding efforts during
the 1999-2000 academic year. Awards were
presented to the following Brothers: James
Manganelli (GT)-"Brother of the Year", Eric
Mosley-"Athlete of the Year", Brian Walters"Pledge of the Year", Roger Truba-"Alumni of
the Year". The brothers of the Epsilon-Omega
Chapter gathered once again on June 10th,
this time to celebrate the marriage of Brother
Travis Pearre (1997) to Nicole Fanguy Pearre.
Travis is the son of Brother Greg Pearre
(1965) who is also an initiate of the EpsilonOmega. Initiates attended the occasion from
all four decades of our Chapter's history. On
the weekend of July 28-30th, several Brothers
from the Epsilon Omega Chapter attended
the Area II Leadership Conference for the
Year 2000 at the University of Georgia. The
Chapter was recognized, during the
Conference, for surpassing the recruitment
goals set forth by the Supreme Executive
Committee. The weekend provided an opportunity for the Brothers to develop their leadership skills while enjoying the fellowship of
Brothers from other Kappa Sigma Chapters.
The beginning of the 2000-2001 academic
year offers the Epsilon-Omega Chapter yet
another opportunity to exemplify how the
Star and Crescent is the pride of Georgia State
University. The brothers cannot contain their
excitement as they anxiously await their
opportunity to recruit the future leaders of the
Chapter and the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Fall
recruitment began with "Fraternity Open
House" on August 24th and it concluded with
"Fraternity Bid Night" on September 16th.
The Executive Committee wishes to announce
that the annual "Black and White Formal"
will be held on the weekend of December
15th-17th. They would also like to extend an
open invitation to all Kappa Sigma Brothers,
both alumni and undergraduate, in the
Atlanta area who wish to visit the Chapter.
Meetings are on Tuesday nights. Please con-
tact Grand Master Joseph Nordmark
(joeyks1997@hotmail.com) if you have any
questions.
Epsilon-Phi (Texas Tech)
For Epsilon-Phi, the summer of 2000 was an
eventful one. In June, five brothers visited the
city of Bologna. For three days, Brothers
Blake Smith (GM), Brandon Hall (GT), Gray
Williams, Josh Irwin, and Jack Lewis toured
the birthplace of Kappa Sigma. In addition,
new member recruiting began in late July
with a summer rush party in Dallas, Texas.
Dozens of brothers met for a bar-b-que to
give rush guests a glimpse at what Kappa
Sigma has to offer. Finally, Epsilon-Phi would
like to give special thanks to Brothers
Brandon Hall (GT), Blake Smith (GM), and
Nick Jennings for working especially diligently in preparing the FACE Awards applications!
The brothers are looking forward to a successful fall semester. The brothers would like to
thank former Alumnus Advisor Brother Bob
"Heavycat" Thompson for his many years of
hard work for the Chapter. The brothers
would also like to welcome Robert Causer as
their new Alumnus Advisor. The brothers
continued their commitment to campus
involvement with Scott Hooper elected as
IFC J-Board V. President, Chris Merchant
elected as IFC Treasurer, and Josh Allen as a
Student Senator. Epsilon-Phi also initiated 9
new members in August.
Epsilon-Psi (Lambuth University)
The Epsilon-Psi Chapter had a very busy
spring semester. Overall, they have participated in five community service projects and
have helped raise over $6,000 for local charities. In February, they participated in the
annual Lambuth Phon-a-thon to raise funds
for scholarships and financial aid. Kappa
Sigma led all Greek organizations in participation, number of donations, and amount of
money raised and also helped set a record for
the most amount of money raised in one year.
The Fraternity raised over $4,800 for the
University. Epsilon-Psi also held a band benefit for the Humane Society. The benefit was a
great success and raised $1000 for the
Humane Society. Due to the success of this
function, it is the Chapter's hope that this will
be an annual occurrence. With house and
chapter renovations along with newfound
involvement and excitement, the brothers at
Epsilon-Psi are very excited about the upcoming year.
Epsilon-Upsilon (North Texas)
Epsilon-Phi
After school this year, five Friends and Brothers from
the Epsilon-Phi Chapter traveled to Bologna, Italy this
summer. Here brothers stand on the San Donato (from
L to R) Gray Williams, Blake Smith, Brandon Hall, Jack
Lewis and Josh Irwin.
This has been a relaxing and enjoyable summer for the Chapter. They are anxiously
awaiting the start of the new twelve bedroom,
$650,000 chapter house at the beginning of
January 2001. The brothers attended the
Leadership Conference held at SMU this past
July, walking away with the Intramural,
Chapter Involvement, Membership and
Community Service awards. The Chapter
Eta
(From Top L-R) Eta Brothers Jamie Sharp, Rick Craver, Alumnus Advisor Shawn Lassiter, Scott Hardee,
Alumni Donal "Pops" McClamroch, (Bottom L-R) J.R. Haddway, and Keith Weber showcase the chapter's
awards at the Area I Leadership Conference in Newark, DE.
looks forward to a great rush.
Eta (Randolph-Macon)
Recently five brothers of the Eta Chapter
attended the Area I Leadership Conference at
the University of Delaware and were recognized both individually and as a group with
awards for their achievements over the past
school year. The awards included Scholarship
Certificates for the following: Above All
Men's Average Fall 1999, Above All Men's
Average Spring 1999, Above All Fraternity
Average Spring 1999, and #1 on Campus
Spring 1999. Eta Chapter also received the
Community Service Award for its work
throughout the Ashland and greater
Richmond area over the last year. Brother
James Sharp also received the Outstanding
Grand Scribe Award. Alumni Brothers Donal
(Pops) L. McClamroch Jr. and Raymond K.
Tuttle were also recognized for their contributions to the Fraternity by joiningMcCormick's
Circle. Joining Brother McClamroch in
attendance at the Leadership Conference was
District Grand Master and Eta alumnus
Kenton Dunn and Alumnus Advisor and Eta
alumnus Shawn Lassiter. Eta would also like
to congratulate Brother Joseph T. Rezabek for
his tremendous academic accomplishments
over his collegiate career as he received the
distinction of Summa Cum Laude and earned
the college's highest academic award, the
H.W. Murray Medal for Scholarship. His
achievements are truly admirable and the
Chapter wishes him future success. The
Chapter is looking forward to the fall in anticipation for events such as Home-coming on
October 7 and November's Hampden Sydney
football game, which is at HSC this year. The
Chapter is also planning its yearly paintball
excursion with freshmen sometime before
Thanksgiving as well as several community service and fund raising projects.
Gamma-Chi (Kansas State)
After having a great spring semester, the
brothers of Gamma-Chi are excited about the
new school year. The Chapter will have a total
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membership of ninety, including a twentytwo men fall pledge class. Recently, eleven
brothers attended the Area IV Leadership
Conference in Dallas, Texas and brought
home nine awards, including the Chapter's
first ever Founders Award of Chapter
Excellence. The Chapter is excited to be
paired with Chi Omega and Sigma Chi for
Homecoming Week this fall. The Chapter
held many alumni events, including an
Alumni Tailgate, Homecoming Open House,
and Pig Dinner in early April. Alumni are
encouraged to visit the chapter's web site at
www.ksu.edu/kappasigma.
Gamma-Gamma (Colorado School of Mines)
Gamma-Gamma is trying to renew ties with
alumni who may have lost contact with the
Chapter over the years. Please send information to: dbenedic@mines.edu. This fall, the
Chapter is having the annual alumni golf
tournament at the Thorn Creek Golf Course,
followed by a Bar-B-Que at the house. Other
alumni events are in the works and will be
posted on the website and the new alumni
newsletter. This past summer continued what
the past semester brought about, renewed
enthusiasm and an excitement for the future.
Sixteen brothers and one pledge just attended
Area V Leadership Conference in Reno,
where a great time was had by all, and are
proud to report that Gamma-Gamma
received several awards for academics, athletics, leadership, and service for the past year.
Aside from Leadership Conference, the brothers have been busy making both structural
and aesthetic improvements on the Chapter,
including a refurbished patio and remodeled
rooms. They are looking forward to what
promises to be an outstanding fall rush. The
Chapter would like to welcome any brothers
and alumni in the area to stop by for a good
time!
extremely prosperous summer and formal
recruitment. Hard work and dedication has
allowed the Chapter to successfully obtain an
excellent group of young men for the fall
pledge class. Although achieving such prosperity with rush and having great success at
rush events, the Chapter has also found time
during the summer months and early fall to
make several improvements to their house.
One such improvement involves installing a
high-speed Dedicated Subscriber Line (DSL)
Internet connection throughout the Chapter
house. By installing the DSL line, the
Gamma-Lambda Chapter gained a significant
edge over other Greek houses and was able to
use this advantage as an excellent rush tool.
The brothers of Gamma-Lambda would like
to extend a deep appreciation and thank you
to AAA Matt Emerson, Brother Jason Mead,
and Alumnus Whitey Stang for their generous
contributions that made the DSL line installation possible. The Chapter had a successful
Homecoming 2000, paired with Kappa
Kappa Gamma Sorority and Alpha Gamma
Rho Fraternity. The Men of Gamma-Lambda
recently hosted an Alumni Reunion weekend.
The brothers would like to send their thanks
out to all that attended! It was great to see
everyone in the true Kappa Sigma Spirit!
Gamma-Pi (MIT)
The brothers of Gamma-Pi have had quite a
productive end of term and summer. They
had a great spring retreat whitewater rafting
on the raging Deerfield River, and returned to
volunteer for the Boston Marathon. GammaPi also received several awards at the Area I
Leadership Conference (including an outstanding GM award to Christopher Peikert),
and would like to extend a special congratulation to fellow chapters of District 1 who won
the Most Improved District and to Don Jones
for his Distinguished Service award.
Gamma-Lambda (Iowa State University)
Kappa-Iota (Middle Tennessee State)
The Gamma-Lambda Chapter starts the new
school year off on a high note by having an
Kappa-Iota Chapter held its annual golf tournament on July 29, 2000. Fifty-two brothers
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participated in the tournament at the Indian
Hills Golf Club in Murfreesboro, Tennessee,
raising $1,750 to benefit the Kappa-Iota
Chapter Housing Corporation. The team
draft, auction and card games at Kappa-Iota's
beautiful new Cliff Gillespie Chapter House
on MTSU's Greek Row kicked off the event
on the evening of July 28. Following play on
July 29, the golfers retired to the alumni
house (the old chapter house) for presentation
of prizes, refreshments and more fellowship.
The annual summer party was held later that
evening at the alumni house. The Chapter is
excited about the upcoming year and is
geared up for another successful fall rush.
Several returning alumni got their first look at
the new house and were suitably impressed by
it as well as the many new buildings on the
growing Middle Tennessee State University
campus. Alumni also enjoyed visiting the
alumni house and reminiscing about their
college days.
Kappa-Kappa
(Georgia Southwestern State University)
On Saturday March 25, the brothers of the
Kappa-Kappa Chapter put on a concert featuring David Allan Coe with Tobacco Trailor
Blues as his opening band. There were 1000
pre-sold tickets with 700 sold at the door for
a total attendance of 1700. The concert went
smoothly and a great time was had by all.
The Chapter received much publicity and
radio time during the weeks leading up to the
concert. The brothers of Kappa-Kappa are
now currently working on a 1969 Pontiac
GTO giveaway. The car was willed to the present GM's father by his best friend who died
of a brain tumor in 1993. The Chapter then
received the car in order that they could raise
money for the prevention and cure of brain
tumors. The tickets are available now and are
only $30 each with a limited number of 7500
being offered. These tickets may be purchased by mailing your $30 to Kappa Sigma,
800 Wheatley Street, GSW Box 1192,
Americus, GA 31709. You may also call
(912) 924-9928, (912) 924-6402, or (912)
854-0109 for additional information. If you
have any questions, please e-mail us at
rolltide231@hotmail.com. Please help the
Chapter support the prevention and cure of
brain cancer while at the same time helping
us pay off our house!
Kappa-Omicron (LaGrange)
The Kappa-Omicron Chapter would like to
welcome back Austin Tidwell from his semester abroad in England. This past fall quarter
Kappa-Omicron was glad to help out in
many service projects. The brothers stayed up
all night and acted as security for
Kaleidoscope in downtown LaGrange. They
participated in service day on campus as well
as in King of the Hill to raise money for
arthritis research through the sorority of
Alpha Omicron Pi, and a Dorm Storm,
which raised $180 for the Good Shepherd
Riding Academy. They are also glad to
announce and congratulate the election of
Brother Will Coil, Nicholas Bellayuto, Matt
Aiken and Rob Pennybaker to the Student
Government Senate and the appointment of
Nicholas Bellayuto as next year's editor of the
school yearbook. Also, congratulations to
those brothers who graduated this year: Travis
Walker, Todd Llevans, John Seymour, and
Brad Craven.
Kappa-Pi (Central Oklahoma)
Kappa-Pi recently initiated 3 new undergraduate brothers and Special Initiate Charles
Alan Anderson. Anderson, the father of
Kappa-Pi alumnus Chase Anderson, carries
on a family tradition of Kappa Sigma brotherhood spanning nearly 80 years. Anderson
joins his father, brother, cousins and son to
become the 5th Kappa Sigma initiated from
the Anderson family.
Kappa-Rho (Boise State)
The Kappa-Rho Chapter at Boise State
University has had a prosperous summer.
At the end of the spring term, they initiated
six magnificent young men who are full of
passion for the Fraternity. The Chapter was
proud to boast a large showing at Leadership
Conference in Reno - ten undergraduates and
three alumni were in attendance. Each brother who attended left with incredible ideas and
an overwhelming desire to do well in the fall
semester. Also, undergraduate Brother
Nicholas Leonardson has been appointed to
the ritual Commission. Kappa-Rho will continue to improve Ritual proficiency and
grades and expects an awesome semester.
Kappa-Zeta (Georgia Southern)
The Kappa-Zeta Chapter recently sent 10
brothers to the Area II Leadership
Conference. The brothers of Kappa-Zeta
walked away with a first place certificate for
increasing it's number of men pledged by 19
from last year. The brothers are heading into
this fall looking forward to having a great year
and becoming #1 on campus!
Lambda-Epsilon (Central Florida)
Summer, usually a slow and quiet time at the
University of Central Florida, was quite active
and productive for the brothers of the
Chapter. With only half of the house full and
roughly one third of the members in town for
the summer some long needed house
improvements began. As they bid farewell to
former house dad, Brother Matthew Wattles,
and welcome new house dad, Brother
Christopher Wolf, things kicked off quite
quickly at the end of May. A lot of work has
been put into the exterior of the chapter
house. Both landscaping to the sides of the
house and overall yard work has made the
appearance of the house outstanding to say
the least. Also, with a favor from District
Grand Master, Jeff York, the Chapter has a
working lawn mower and yard equipment to
use until the current mower can be repaired.
With all the work put in this summer as well
as great planning by all committee chairs, the
Chapter expects a great rush both fall and
spring semesters.
Lamdbda-Lambda (Elon)
Thanks to the Alumni Board of Control for
all of their help and support. A thank-you
also to Greek Advisor, Grahaeme Hesp, for all
his encouragement. The Chapter continues
to reorganize with great success and the future
looks bright. Alumni are encouraged to
donate contributions to the Elon/Kappa
Sigma Scholarship. Donations can be sent to
Campus Box 2600, Elon College, NC 27244.
Please join the Chapter for homecoming
November 3-5. Send rush recommendations
to: Kappa Sigma/Lambda-Lambda Chapter,
PO Box 4633, Chapel Hill, NC 27515-4633.
Lambda-Mu (New Hampshire)
The annual event, SquidStock 2000, was held
on the beautiful weekend of August 5th. The
weather was great, especially down in
Warwick, RI. Alumni and undergrads gathered together for a celebration of life-long
friendship and brotherhood.
The brothers of the Lambda-Mu Chapter,
from New Hampshire College (soon to be
Southern New Hampshire University) were
all present for their annual get-together at
Brother Brian Dalesandro's house. It was a
weekend of music, swimming, activities and
fun. The gathering allows the brothers to
"catch-up" on missed experiences, and to simply enjoy each other's company. With alumni
holding activities such as this, the bond that
all share will be strong for a long time.
Brothers that attended were: Marc Battaglia,
Marc Wydom, Ricky Mates, Steve Foote, Ray
Dion, Brian Dalesandro, John Ventre, Roland
St. Germain, Mike Warenda, Billy Long, Kurt
Pisani, Craig Porter, Dan Wagner, Todd
Estabrook, Kyle Rinker, Jeff Petit.
Lambda-Omicron (North Alabama)
On August 29, 1999, the Chapter held an
alumni banquet to raise money for renovations to the chapter house. The event was
planned and funded by the Alumni Housing
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Corporation. The much needed renovations,
which include new carpet, new tile and newly
painted walls in the upstairs living quarters; as
well as newly painted walls in the downstairs
living area, began in early July. The Housing
Corporation also funded these renovations.
Alumni and undergraduates together are
doing the work. Brother Jim Page, past GM,
was honored as a top Grand Master at the
Area II Leadership Conference.
Lambda-Psi (St. Mary's)
The Lambda-Psi Chapter at St. Mary's is once
again thriving, and greatly looks forward to
the possibilities for the fall semester. The
Fraternity increased its overall GPA in the
spring, surpassing the Greek and men's average on campus, as well as leading in community service hours. The Chapter has titles to
defend in intramural flag football, as well as
the Greek Week competition, which is a contest, athletic and talent based, amongst all the
fraternities on campus. Their sights have also
been set on conquering intramural softball.
The member's raised the bar of what is
expected from the Chapter and from each
individual brother, and look forward to consistent improvement. With the initiation of
eight pledges into the Fraternity in the spring,
the expectations for the fall rush are great
with the increasing presence on campus. The
fall semester looks to be prosperous.
The Chapter has had a very successful summer. Eleven brothers just returned from
Leadership Conference with many awards.
Brother Stephen Coxen received the
Outstanding GM award and Brother Derek
Pettigrew received the GT Proficiency award.
The Chapter also received five scholarship
awards for fall '99 and spring '00 along with
Intramural and Community Service awards.
Brother's Bill Mcgouirk, Derek Pettigrew, Ben
Sacco, and Brit Treadway were nominated as
the Four Horseman at Georgia College. The
Chapter has also hosted a very successful sum-
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mer rush party, which has reassured us of a
strong rush in the fall. The Chapter is very
excited and ready for another strong year.
Mu-Delta (University of Calif., Irvine)
The Mu-Delta Chapter is continuing to grow
and become more properous year after year.
They ended the year with 24 new brothers
and currently have an excess of 90 brothers.
They will start the year once again the biggest
and strongest fraternity on campus and are
optimistic about the up coming year. The
Chapter would also like to congratulate our
brothers who graduated in the class of 2000.
Lastly, they would like to say good luck to all
brother's across the nation on the up coming
year and in rush.
Mu-Gamma (Texas A&M)
This past summer, although quiet, proved to
be a busy time for the brothers of MuGamma. The alumni of the Chapter planning a work weekend in August to remodel
the kitchen and make other repairs to the fraternity house. Congratulations to Brother
Gary Livingston for earning the coveted
Master of the Ritual award and to Brothers
Jason Hawkins and Marc Martinez, who
earned Ritual Proficiency certificates at this
summer's Leadership Conference. Plans are
currently underway for the Chapter's fall philanthropy, Wicked Woods VI, and the annual
Fall Formal in New Orleans. Fall rush is in
full swing, and the brothers are looking forward to an exciting, fun, and productive
semester. For more information, including
the fall rush schedule and chapter event's
schedule, go to the chapter website at:
http://www.aggiekappasig.com.
Mu-Iota (Gallaudet University)
Two of the brothers in the Chapter went to
the Area I Leadership Conference, Robert
James Miller and Bertram Weston. Brother
Bertram Weston was one of the biggest motivator in the Chapter this past year. He
reminded the Chapter that being a member of
Kappa Sigma must have a heart. These two
brothers had a great time and would like to
thank Worthy Grand Master, Brother David
Persky and Brother Andy Cantrell, from
IMH, who helped make the trip possible for
the two brothers.
ing over 150 hours this past year raising
$250. Ritual Proficiency continues to grow
with the highest level of participation as does
Campus Involvement. Every award and
accomplishment has only raised the bar for
this coming year and Mu-Psi is ready to meet
the next challenge.
Mu-Psi (Boston)
What a year it has been for Mu-Psi! After
complete domination of BU IFSC awards
(most notably the Outstanding Fraternity
Award) and a second consecutive Greek Week
victory, the Mu-Psi train continued to roll this
summer. The outstanding work of the
Chapter and its members really came to the
forefront at the Area I Leadership Conference
at which Mu-Psi walked away with a veritable
trophy case of awards. Eleven brothers made
the long trek from several cities to take part in
this year's conference in the deep South
(Delaware). Individual awards received by
Mu-Psi brothers included: Outstanding Grand
Master for Brother Daniel Mark Berger,
Outstanding Grand Treasurer for Brother
Stephen Matthew Gullo, and Outstanding
Grand Scribe for Brother Aaron Merle Plitt.
Brother Plitt also deserves further accolades
for his election as Area I representative on the
Undergraduate Advisory Committee. These
great individual accomplishments were a
springboard for the many chapter awards
received. Two scholarship awards, a community service award, a membership award, a campus involvement award, and last but not least,
the nirvana of Kappa Sigma awards, Mu-Psi's
first ever Founders Award for Chapter
Excellence completed the hardware total. MuPsi would also like to thank District Grand
Master Don Jones for his help in leading
District I to the Most Improved District award
and congratulate him on receiving the Kappa
Sigma Distinguished Service Award. Mu-Psi is
looking forward to a fantastic year continuing
the momentum generated over the past few
years. Community Service Projects such as the
Walk for Hunger have grown consistently in
size and scope with thirty brothers contribut-
Mu-Zeta (North Carolina/Wilmington)
The Chapter is anxious about the upcoming
2000-2001 academic year. During the summer, Brothers Sahil Patel and Earl Corbett set
up tables to show off their Kappa Sigma
pride. Also, Brother Earl Corbett was
involved in orientation where he met many
new people. Brothers, Ben Jones, Jessie
Nunery and Gabriel Ciampi are hosts of
UNCW's first sports talk show on campus
and have been a great success. The Chapter is
very proud of the brother's initiative to be
recognized on campus and take fourth place
in leadership roles. The Chapter plans to have
a wonderful and prosperous rush and can't
wait to expand the brotherhood.
an annual project for the Chapter.
Congratulations to Brothers Troy Majnerick
('97) and Timothy Hagan ('97), who
announced their engagements in March and
May respectively. Nu-Iota will be celebrating
its 10-year anniversary this April and plans
are already underway to celebrate ten years of
Kappa Sigma at Rowan University. With the
youngest Executive Committee in our history,
the brothers at Nu-Iota look forward to a fulfilling 2000-2001 school year!
Nu-Omega (Tampa)
The Chapter is excited about this semester.
The brothers have a new brotherhood development program. Grand Master Simmons
was recently engaged at the annual formal
and Brother Hernandez was married in late
August. The brothers are also proud to have
Brother Amin as the new AA.
Nu-Upsilon (Winthrop University)
Chirs Keitzman received his last level of the
ritual and is now a master of the ritual.
Brother John Rouda is one level away and
should be tested soon. Marc Pyrc received the
position as student director of orientation
Shannon Thompkins and Chris Farmer
received jobs as Resident Directors on
Campus. Brother Chris Thompson was the
mascot of the Winthrop University basketball
team (Big Stuff was his name). The Chapter
received highest GPA on campus for mens
groups as well as won intramural championships again in the spring 2000 semester.
Winthrop University is getting a lacross team
and the brothers from the Chapter form 90%
of the team. The Chapter’s web page,
designed and maintained by Brother Ben
Jones, won web of the month for August
2000 and can be found at
www.birdnest.org/kappasigma. Going strong
into its 7th year, Nu-Upsilon has had very
productive spring and summer semesters.
Twelve new brothers were initiated in April.
The Chapter also maintained the highest
men's G.P.A. on campus, as well as working
with local programs such as the March of
Dimes and the Salvation Army. The Chapter
Nu-Iota (Rowan University)
The 1999-2000 school year brought a great
deal of change at Nu-Iota. Seventeen of the
20 men pledged were initiated, but nearly 20
men also graduated or left the surrounding
area, leaving the Chapter with a whole new
image. Positive progress seemed to be the
theme for Kappa Sigma at Rowan University.
After a 3rd place finish in Homecoming and
2nd place in the President's Cup standings
(intramurals), Nu-Iota captured the Greek
Week title for the fifth consecutive year along
side Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority. Nu-Iota
also retained its #1 ranking of the 10 fraternities on campus for scholarship. Among the
many events the Chapter participated in,
"The Big Event" was perhaps the most successful. Organized by the University and the
surrounding town of Glassboro, this community service project consisted of road cleanup,
a park beautification project, and other small
construction tasks. "The Big Event" will be
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recently elected new officers: Peter Olinger,
GM; Marc Pyrc, GP; John Rouda, GMC;
David Mitchell, GT; Thomas Oliver, GS;
Travis Chapman, BDC. This past summer
several brothers participated in a newly
founded lacrosse program at Winthrop. NuUpsilon would also like to wish good luck to
a number of local alumni that have recently
moved down to the Charleston area.
Chapter at California State University, Long
Beach (CSULB) gathered at the chapter
house on February 26, 2000 for a reception
and Bar-b-que in celebration of the ThetaBeta Chapter's 40th anniversary and
CSULB's 50th anniversary. Afterwards, the
brothers and their families traveled to the
Forty Niner Athletic Pyramid located on
campus to watch the men's Forty Niner basketball team battle the Anteaters of the
Rho (Arizona State)
The Chapter is proud to say that they took 6
awards at the Area IV Leadership Conference.
Included were 3 scholarship awards, a silver
scroll award, GT of the Year award, and First
Year Alumnus Advisor of the Year. They are
proud of everyone who won this year from
the Chapter. The Chapter is looking forward
to starting this new school year and has plans
for a large fall pledge class. This semester will
be very promising with 23 brothers living in
the house. Also, alumni weekend is October
28th, if you are interested in attending, please
email Dan Zentgraf at
dzentgraf@hotmail.com or call (480) 884
8492. They are inducting 5 alumni into the
hall of fame at the First Annual Hall of Fame
Brunch on October 29th and hope to see all
alumni there.
Theta-Beta (California/Long Beach)
Approximately 75 Kappa Sigma undergraduate and alumni brothers from the Theta-Beta
Theta-Eta (Arkansas/Little Rock)
Theta-Eta
University of California, Irvine. The past year
has seen the further advancements of the
Theta-Beta Chapter, with plans to continue
this trend in the Fall of 2000. With an anticipated freshman class of 8,000 students, the
rush 2000 campaign is in full effect, hoping
to improve upon last year's accomplishments.
Rush chairman, Dane LaPorte, together with
the University's I.F.C., have set up campuswide events to introduce Greek Life to the
community, including orientations and tours
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by Greeks. At a house level, Theta-Beta hosted a spring vs. fall pledge class' football competition, bringing Brothers, alumni, and rush
guests together. This proved to be a positive
rush tool, as over fifteen men were introduced
to Kappa Sigma. Adding this fire, Brothers
Daniel Blackburn, Adam Hartsfield, Mike
Ortalli, John Pabon and Philip Uy attended
the Area V Leadership Conference in Reno,
NV, late July, earning awards for:
Brotherhood Development, as well as holding
a house G.P.A. over the all men's average.
Added to this, Brother Philip Uy, who
attained his Master of the Ritual certification,
as well as John Pabon, who received the same,
along with invitations from Riutalists Mike
Langley and Bill Waters to join the
Undergraduate Ritualist Committee.
Theta-Eta had a rather rare occurrence in
December 1999. Three legacies of active members were initiated on the same day. The new
brothers were Nick Ring, Blake Crabtree, and
Caleb Shamlin. Their older brothers are Brady
Ring, Danny Crabtree, and Jasen Shamlin.
pre-rush party held at the end of July. They
will be combining their efforts with other
Louisiana chapters to make fall rush even bigger and better all over the state. In addition,
the new Theta-Mu website
(http://www.nsula.edu/kapsi/) is helping the
chapter to stay better in touch with rush
guests, alumni, and active brothers.
Theta-Nu (Ashland)
The Annual Theta-Nu Alumni Golf Outing
was held April 22nd at Mohican Hills Golf
Course outside of Ashland. Turnout was great
for the event, which included 18 holes of golf
and a barbecue supper. The Chapter looks
forward to see more alumni during the
upcoming homecoming weekend. They
encourage any alumni to send e-mail at
thetanu@hotmail.com to let them know what
alumni news you may have. If you have any
questions concerning Theta-Nu, call GM Josh
Falconer at (419) 207-4090 or GS Dan
Tierney at (419) 207-4097. You can visit the
Chapter online at
www.geocities.com/ColleaePark/Den/3069/
Theta-Phi (Wichita State)
Theta-Mu (Northwestern State)
The summer was rather slow for the brothers
of Theta-Mu (Northwestern State), but most
of the Chapter managed to stay fairly busy.
Just before the spring semester ended, the
Chapter participated in the March of Dimes
Walk America campaign by setting up the
stage and route, and many brothers stayed to
participate in the charity event. Plus many of
the member's helped to build the three stages
for the 2000 Natchitoches Jazz Festival.
Right after classes let out, several of the
brother's were on hand to drive to
Shreveport, Louisiana (about 80 miles) and
donate blood after hearing about a brother
from Theta-Rho (McNeese) who was in an
accident. The fall looks like it will be a great
semester - and that includes another pledge
class bigger than anyone else on campus,
judging from the turnout at their summer
The brothers of Theta-Phi enjoyed a nice
summer vacation after a year of the college
grind. Rush has been a top priority with a
large pledge class planned for the fall. Many
plans are being made for the fall as undergraduates and alumni will be teaming up to
make improvements to the fraternity house.
They also will be planning for the event
called Shocktoberfest in which they will show
their shocker pride and competing with other
fraternities and sororities in a variety of
events. Alumni are encouraged to contact
Jason J. Kosty at jjkosty@yahoo.com.
Theta-Psi (Oklahoma City University)
With this summer coming to a close, the
Chapter would like to look back at the successes this year. Their biggest honor is the celebration of their great senior class. The
Chapter recently graduated six brothers with
Theta-Zeta
honors. That is over 75% of the senior member's. They would like to thank these brothers
for all the hard work they have put into both
their education and their Fraternity, all of
their hard work has paid off. Along with the
honor of this senoir class, the Chapter has
again received the coveted Silver Bowl award,
#1 ranked fraternity academically on campus
(fall '99), significantly exceeding the all men's
average on campus (fall '99 and spring '00),
and significantly exceeding the all fraternity
average plus on campus (fall '99 and spring
'00). The Chapter has also enjoyed the wonderful success of running our campus another
year as they head into the fall '00 with the
presidents of Student Senate, Tri Beta (biological honor society), and Student Foundation.
The summer was lauched by some renovations! With this all behind the Chapter, they
are looking forward to a wonderful year of
being the GREATEST Fraternity on campus!
Theta-Zeta enjoyed a very successful Area V
Leadership Conference over the past summer.
The Chapter brought 22 brothers to Reno,
Nevada for the event in which Brother David
Alcon received the honor of Model Initiate.
Theta-Zeta performed the initiation and
Brother David Ortega gave the Explanatory
Lecture in front of nearly 300 Kappa Sigma
brothers. Brother Justin Ward also became
the Chapter's 47th Master of the Ritual. The
Brothers received multiple awards, including
its 7th consecutive Founders Award of
Chapter Excellence and 7th consecutive
George Miles Arnold Award. The Chapter
also received its first ever Silver Bowl along
with Kappa Sigma's highest achievement the
newly formed Founders Circle Award. The
Chapter currently has four of the seven IFC
office positions, including President. Brother
Dave Ortega also holds the position of
Student Body Vice president. The brothers
are looking forward to a great fall semester
and had its largest Homecoming in three
years on September 29-30.
Xi-Beta (Northeastern University)
This past spring and summer has brought
with it a relaxed atmosphere after the hectic
fall and winter quarters. The Chapter played
host to all chapters in District I during the
first ever "Colonial Conlave" held on
Saturday April 8th, 2000 here on
Northeastern's campus. The Colonial
Conclave was a wonderful success, and the
Chapter would like to thank all those that
made it possible. In a week of absolute madness, the Chapter took home a couple awards
during Northeastern's Greek Week, including
"Most Outstanding Alumni Program," and
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CHAPTER
ALUMNI
NEWS AND EVENTS
U P D A T E S
continued from page 20
The Business Journal-Triangle in May.
Theta-Psi (Oklahoma City)
Rep. Earnest Istook of Oklahoma (2000)
is currently working on a constitutional
amendment clarifying the rights of the
American people to free speech and religious
expression. The Istook amendment will have
the United States Congress define liberty issues,
not the Supreme Court. According to him, over
the past several decades the courts have created
a disadvantage for religion, relating to public
schools and students right to prayer at football
games, etc.
at 615-746-0262 or email: Noehurt@aol.com
with correct Phone numbers, addresses and
emails. If there is a brother that you are looking
for let him know.
Xi-Alpha (Minnesota State)
Theta-Theta
(Western Kentucky University)
Theta-Eta
Brother Stepchew took home first place for
Kappa Sigma during the Greek God competition. Eight brothers from the chapter to
attended this year's Area I Leadership
Conference.
is courageously and triumphantly battling
Hodgkin’s Disease. Lastly, we would like to
thank all of our alumni for their recent donations.
Xi-Gamma (SUNY/New Paltz)
Xi-Eta (Christian Brothers)
Coming off another highly successful year,
the Xi-Eta Chapter is looking forward to its
best rush ever. The brothers are working hard
toward ensuring this year’s success. Six of XiEta’s members recently attended the Area III
Illinois in Champaign, IL. They took home
nine awards in all. Scholarship awards were:
GPA above All Men's Average (fall and
spring), GPA above All Fraternity Average
(fall and spring) and Highest GPA on campus
(spring). Special recognition awards included:
Campus Involvement Award, Brotherhood
Development Award, Grand Master of the
Year Award (Kevin Benkert) and yet another
FACE Award. The Chapter would also like to
congratulate the seniors that graduated this
past school year: Adam Bernard, Justin Cash,
Jason Hageman, Pate Hogan and Rusty
Rodriguez. Special prayers go out to Alumni
and Founding Father Olman Hernandez who
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The Chapter recently performed over 650
hours of community service at the New Paltz
Youth and Recreation Center. They helped out
with the children's homework and cleaning
and maintenance of the youth center.
Xi-Iota (Columbus State University)
The Xi-Iota Chapter recently held a softball
game pitting the alumni against the undergrads. After nine innings of heated competition the alumni beat the undergrads with a
score of 8-3. This makes two different sports
(football and softball) in which the alumni
have defeated the brothers. After the game, the
alumni threw a barbecue for everyone at the
fraternity house. It was a great chance for the
brothers and alumni to get closer. The brothers
of Xi-Iota would like to give a special thanks to
Roger Nicholson, owner of Nicholson
Landscapes and father of Grand Treasurer
James Nicholson, for helping the Chapter
grade and sod the yard. The Chapter is proud
of the new lawn. Congratulations are in order
for some of their members. Alumnus Greg
Price and his wife Tracy celebrated the addition
of Kyle Jeffrey Price to their family on
September 2nd, 1999. Alumnus Mike Tante
and his wife Kelly recently added Gavin
Michael Tante to their family on June 22nd,
2000. Brother Scott Renew and Kelly Taylor
were married on June 24th, 2000 and are
expecting soon. The brothers are busy preparing for the 5th annual Xi-Iota Founder's Day
which will be held on November 18th, and
would like to invite all brothers and alumni
interested. The Xi-Iota Chapter would like to
thank alumni Scott Pless (DGM), Jason Elrod
(ADGM), Shannon Hamilton (AA), Torrey
Wiley(AAA), Greg Price(AAA), Matt Hudson,
Brannon Kuykendall, and the rest of the
Chattahoochee Valley Alumni Association for
all of their generous contributions and for
upholding the creed " not for a day, an hour, or
a college term only... but for life".
Dalton Maples (1981) and family are living in Anchorage, Alaska. Dalton is currently
serving in the US Air Force part-time and is
attending School to become a physician’s assistant.
Michael Banks (1986) is currently the
assistant managing editor of The Gaston
Gazette, in Gaston, NC which is a suburb of
Charlotte. Mike is still single and enjoying
bachelorhood.
Dr. David Sneed (1980) and his family
recently moved to Elkins, WV, where David is
the Vice President of Student Life and the
Dean of Students at Davis and Elkins College.
Brad Schlagenhauf (1990) and his wife
Shanda are proud to announce the birth of
their son, Adam Robert, born April 27, 2000.
Darrel Stewart (1982) is a Special Agent
with the U.S. Treasury Dept. Darrel and his
family live in Bowling Green, KY.
Scott Whitehouse (1987) is the VP of
Sales at Brinly-Hardy Company. Scott and his
wife Teresa and daughter, Olivia live in
LaGrange, KY.
Walter Norris (1973) is currently living
in Lexington, Ky. where he is the Alumnus
Advisor for the Beta-Nu Chapter.
The Southern Kentucky Alumni Association is
currently updating their mailing list. As they
begin to plan the return of Kappa Sigma to
"The Hill" they ask that you contact Tim Hurt
them. Time was provided for each author to
orally review books and experience researching
in the Dallas region.
Freidline
Brian Freidline (1995) was commissioned
as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army and completed his Medical Service Corps Officer Basic
Course in Fort Sam Houston, TX. Brother
Freidline currently serves overseas in Kosovo for
a six-month deployment as a Medical Platoon
Leader for 35 medics. Recently, he earned the
Expert Field Medical Badge and was one of 66
who made it out of 370 candidates.
Xi (Arkansas)
Bill Mays (1952) has spent his career in
hospital administration. Recently retired from
his years with the Dallas Presbyterian Hospital,
Bill's new book, Behind the Scenes in Hospitals,
is becoming quite popular throughout the medical community. Brother Phillip Steele (1953)
also attended the University of Arkansas with
1998 Kappa Sigma Fraternity Man of the Year,
Philip Anderson, and Bill Mays. All have
remained good friends over the years. Steele,
from Springdale, Arkansas, like Brother Mays,
also had a new book released this year: The
Family Story of Bonnie & Clyde. This is Steele's
eighth book. Celebrating the fact that both had
books published in 2000, Brother Mays
arranged a special recognition luncheon at the
Dallas Country Club recently. Bill invited some
fifteen other Kappa Sigma brothers to join
Communication Service for the Deaf
(CSD), a private, non-profit telecommunication
and human service organization, is please to
announce the selection of Jim Skjeveland (1994)
as Chief Business Officer of the company's
Business Affairs Department headquartered in
Sioux Falls, SD. CSD's Business Affairs
Department handles the day-to-day functions
and operations of six telecommunication relay
centers, an equipment distribution call center
and a newly established online video interpreting
service. Accordingly, Skjeveland will coordinate a
wide variety of activities including call volumes,
staffing and traffic patterns, and the general personnel management of nearly 1500 employees
across the nation. On an interim basis, Jim
assumed responsibility for the overall direction
of the Business Affairs Department, on March
27, 2000. He was permanently appointed to the
position as of June 19th.
Xi-Kappa (Florida International)
Demetrio Perez (1996) a Founding Father
of the Xi-Kappa Chapter, is currently entering
his last year of law school at the University of
Miami. In addition, he ran for the District 7 seat
on the Miami-Dade County School Board in the
The Atlanta Alumni Chapter is welcoming
and recruiting new alumni.There are several
functions scheduled for the fall including
social get-togethers, mixers with local alumnae groups, Founder’s Day Celebration and
Sports Events. Additionally, there are opportunities for volunteer service and leadership
within the chapter and with local undergraduate chapters. All Alumni in the North Georgia
and Atlanta area interested should contact W.
Tad Jenkins (Alpha-Iota) at wtj3@msn.com or
(678) 522-7120 or Dave Johnson (LambdaDelta) at ksdj@mindspring.com or (404) 2570220.
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U P D A T E S
September 5 elections. He can be reached at
djperez@yahoo.com.
If you live in Baltimore City, or in
Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Carroll,
Frederick, Harford, or Howard
Counties, or in the York, PA area, the
Greater Baltimore Alumni Chapter of
Kappa Sigma is looking for you! The
GBAC is reorganizing and has a lot of
plans for the coming year, leading up
to Conclave 2001! For more information on activities and membership in
the GBAC, call Brother Bill Woodcock,
ADGM VIII, at 410-461-3730 or e-mail
him at woodcock17@aol.com
AN OPEN LETTER TO
ALL KAPPA SIGMAS
I am writing this letter from the Area II Leadership Conference at Athens,
Georgia on July 29, 2000. It has been a fine conference, with old friendships
renewed, valuable educational content, and encouraging interaction between
undergraduates and alumni. Extensive financial and human resources have
been devoted to develop fellowship, leadership, scholarship and service. We
all want to become the best Kappa Sigmas we can be.
What is the single most important attribute of a good Kappa Sigma? The
answer is found in "The Star and Crescent" our venerable definition of a
Kappa Sigma which is recited with reverence and respect wherever and whenever we gather. A Kappa Sigma is "above all else, one who walks in the light
of God." Above all else. "The Star and Crescent" and our secret work show
clearly that those Brothers who founded and nurtured our Order considered a
man’s relationship with God to be an essential element of his Kappa Sigma
membership.
Yet over the course of this Conference, and others like it, there has been little
mention of God. There have been no prayers to begin or end business or
educational sessions, no advice to our members about how they might be
strengthened in their "walk in the light of God". We have been encouraged
to be leaders and scholars but not to worship. We have been exhorted to render service, to the end that we may receive good publicity. But we have neither been instructed nor encouraged in that one attribute which should be "above all else" – our relationship with God.
One might observe that a person’s spiritual life is a personal matter. Yes it is, like scholarship, sex, alcohol use and all of
those other "personal" matters which shape a man’s character and personality, and which demand our loving input and
instruction as we help each other become better men. We are a very personal fraternity. If it is important, it is not off
limits.
But is it important? Have we changed? Are the words of "The Star and Crescent" real, or are they merely a benign
hypocrisy, a bow to a tradition long dead? I think not. I hope and I pray not. I believe that we, like so many others,
have fallen prey to the fear of the politically incorrect. I believe that we must conquer that fear and restore concern for
our members’ relationship with God to our Kappa Sigma agenda. It is reasonable to expect that this will ultimately result
in fewer behavioral problems and in enhanced personal and financial responsibility. It will help make us better men.
How could we accomplish this? Whether it is a can of worms or a divine opportunity depends entirely on our perspective. I believe that we are called to live our lives not in fear, but in confidence that if we faithfully seek the right goal,
God will deliver us and conduct us safely. And so, Brothers, as we continue our journey, let us rely upon God above all
else.
We have had a terrific Leadership Conference. We have wonderful and devoted leaders. We have a great Fraternity, the
best Fraternity! But it can be more, we can be more.
AEK∆B,
Bobby Dodson
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10
Years
Ago
William R. Wickham, Historian
The Philadelphia Grand Conclave, held at Thanksgiving time in 1900, marked
not only the beginning of a new century, but also a new kind of Kappa Sigma
convention. No longer would Conclaves be held in small cities and towns with
little formality of program and with only modest numbers of brothers present.
Attendance at the past three biennial meetings had averaged only 55 brothers,
but it soared to 161 men at Philadelphia and set the tone for accelerating numbers in the future.
One undergraduate commented there on the number of men over 30 who were
present. Indeed, the alumni were getting more and more involved other than as
the members of the Supreme Executive Committee. With the creation on
January 1, 1900, of the nine original Districts, the first appearance at a Grand
Conclave of the District Grand Masters provided a new focus and direction. In
addition, general appointive officers, later called Commissioners, were beginning to take up their specific responsibilities.
The only constitutional amendment proposed and adopted in Philadelphia was
that permitting the manufacture of the badge in sizes less than three-quarters of
an inch in diameter. These became very popular and for the most part replaced
the larger badges of the first 31 years.
Perhaps the highlight of this Grand Conclave, however, was the installation of
Beta-Iota Chapter on the opening day, November 28. Not only was this the
first time a chapter was installed at such a meeting, it provided the ultimate
Model Initiation experience for the chapters attending, as well as the first use of
a few "lantern slides" as a part of the Explanatory Lecture, then being developed
by WGS Herbert M. Martin and Past WGMC and new DGM Finis K. Farr.
Beta-Iota Chapter at Lehigh University in nearby Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was
organized by members of the Supreme Executive Committee, and its Charter
Members numbered ten. Each candidate was placed in the charge of a separate
conductor, as the entire Grand Conclave participated in the ceremonies.
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