KAPPA ALPHA ORDER NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE AT MULBERRY HILL July 21, 2013 Dear Brother, Kappa Alpha Order seeks to reorganize and rebuild Omicron Chapter at the University of Texas in Austin, but the Texas Omicron group is actively working to block those efforts. Expelled members of KA who lead Texas Omicron are attempting to hold a membership meeting on July 28th in Austin to vote on changes that, if passed, will change the purpose and operations of the KA Omicron Chapter House. We need your vote AGAINST the proposed Amendments to make sure there is a chapter house for future Omicron KAs. Kappa Alpha Order is the ONLY organization committed to reorganizing Omicron Chapter, and was forced to undertake a successful but very expensive lawsuit against the expelled members and Texas Omicron to ensure that the chapter house is committed to Omicron KA’s, not a breakaway, local group or another national fraternity. While KA was successful in the lawsuit, only you can save Omicron Chapter and its house. Here is why you should: If the purpose of the chapter house is changed, Omicron Chapter may well be lost forever. The expelled members leading this effort are the same former alumni volunteers who did not enforce Kappa Alpha Order and University of Texas Policies, resulting in the risk management violations and suspension of the chapter in 2011. An entirely new set of alumni volunteers are needed for Omicron Chapter. This proposed change is an attempt to offer the chapter house to another national fraternity. Jerry Reed, the current housing corporation president, has stated to me that he has had contact with two national fraternities to take over the house. He previously offered the chapter and the house to Phi Delta Theta in writing. I have a copy. Without a house committed to KAs, it is virtually impossible to reorganize Omicron Chapter. You may hear that the “change in purpose” is only temporary, until a KA chapter can be reorganized. However, Kappa Alpha Order CANNOT, under its rules, issue a charter directly to Texas Omicron. The judge in our lawsuit has ruled Texas Omicron is a rival Greek organization, and the Kappa Alpha Order CANNOT issue charters to rival fraternities. Any reorganization of the Omicron Chapter would follow the Order’s proven and successful re-organizational plan, which could begin as early as 2014 if the house is returned for use by the KA Omicron Chapter. Such a reorganization could include members of Texas Omicron if they meet KA standards and requirements and are willing to adhere to KA rules and values. Excellence is our Aim! Post Office Box 1865 115 Liberty Hall Road Lexington, Virginia 24450 Phone 540-463-1865 Fax 540-463-2140 www.kappaalphaorder.org The Omicron Alumni Receivership Committee, officially appointed by me to represent and rebuild Omicron Chapter, will not oppose housing Texas Omicron members in the house for 2013-2014 in order to provide cash flow to the K.A. Educational Corporation (legitimate KA chapter housing corporation and owner of the KA Omicron Chapter House). However, the Omicron Alumni Receivership Committee DOES OBJECT to an improper change of purpose of the house, the support of which is a violation of any KA’s personal oaths and obligations to Kappa Alpha Order. Kappa Alpha Order welcomes talks with the undergraduate members of Texas Omicron who want to become KA’s, but only if the chapter house is committed to Omicron KA’s. I have personally sought a dialog with Jerry Reed in this regard as recently as May 23. That effort remains unanswered. Men who are no longer KAs are leading this effort. All but one member of the house corporation board of directors resigned their memberships so that they would no longer be accountable to their KA oaths and obligations. Therefore, they have NO right to call, participate or vote at a meeting of the KA Omicron membership. Because of the actions of a small number of men, Omicron Chapter of KA may never be able to reorganize at the University of Texas. You have a say and you have a vote. Attend the meeting or submit your proxy vote AGAINST the measure being proposed. Then forward this letter to every single KA Omicron alumnus you can. Your involvement will help ensure that Omicron Chapter has a future at the University of Texas. Enclosed is a proxy addressed to The Honorable Paul Green, Omicron Alumnus and Chairman of the Omicron Alumni Receivership Committee, for a vote AGAINST the proposal that maintains the house for KA Omicron purposes. Please sign and send to Larry Wiese by any of the following methods: Overnight mail or courier: Fax: Scan and email: Larry S. Wiese Kappa Alpha Order 115 Liberty Hall Road Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 463-2140 [email protected] This must be received before midnight on Saturday, July 27, 2013. Only YOU can save Omicron Chapter. We need YOU to make your voice heard. Fraternally, William E. Dreyer Knight Commander WED:lsw
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