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Brothers:
I hope you have noticed in recent
semesters a focus on four cornerstones
in Kappa Sigma: Fellowship, Leadership,
Scholarship and Service. These four
are the cornerstones our undergraduate
Brothers identified as most important to
their fraternal experience. This biennium,
you will see materials for Rush, Pledge
Education, Leadership Conference, and
our physical and electronic publications
concentrate on what our undergraduate
Brothers consider as Kappa Sigma’s
priorities.
Our undergraduate Brothers chose
Fellowship as the first of the
cornerstones, and rightly so. Fellowship
is the foundation upon which the other
aspects of fraternity are built. That is
why our Founders put the “promotion
of Friendship and Brotherly Feeling” so
prominently in our Constitution. Most
people think of fellowship and think of
parties and social functions. Those are
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important parts of the college experience
to be sure, but so much less than the
full measure of what Fellowship can and
should be.
First, fellowship helps our brothers
be the best students they can be.
Educators will tell you that the
fundamental skills that must be present
for learning to occur are the ability to
understand, relate to, and work with
instructors and peers. Living, studying,
and working together as a brotherhood
create exactly those skills. Many students
starting college today were never in Boy
Scouts, 4H, DeMolay, or any of the
other organizations that for generations
prepared young men to work together.
On entering college, these prospective
members find themselves on a campus
of five, ten, twenty or more thousand
students and without a supportive peer
group. There are good men out there
that do not sign up for Rush. We can
only teach them about fellowship if we
go out to find them. With more students
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Second, fellowship makes it possible
for Kappa Sigma to cross generations
and chapters of initiation to form
one united brotherhood. At the 1985
Conclave, I came down to the lobby one
evening and found 1961 Kappa Sigma
Man of the Year and former Texas
Senator John Tower, an initiate of Iota
chapter, Southwestern University, seated
at a table surrounded by undergraduates.
I listened as one of the then most
influential men in American defense
policy shared his own college and
fraternity experiences with a group of
young brothers hanging on his every
word. He moved quickly between global
military theory, life in the chapter house,
the workings of the United States Senate,
and the meaning of Kappa Sigma in his
life. Brother Tower always found time
for fellowship with undergraduates. It
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in college today in the United States and
Canada than ever before, it is a great
time to be an organization built around
teaching fellowship.
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is a powerful example of the positive
influence of good fellowship.
Third, fellowship strengthens our
common purpose, and our commitment
to serve others. It supports and sustains
us especially in difficulty or sorrow. I
want to ask each of you, as you attend
your devotions, to take a moment or
say a special prayer for the families
who have lost loved ones in the attacks
of September 11th. We know of two
brothers killed at the World Trade
Centers. They are Brother , an initiate
of chapter, and Brother , an initiate
of chapter; more about them is in the
Chapter Celestial pages of this issue of
The Caduceus. Please also remember
and pray for those Brothers who wear
the uniform of the United States of
America. Some of them may, and others
have already gone in harm’s way to
defend freedom.
in your undergraduate chapter activities
will be the stories that animate future
alumni dinners. Take a few minutes in
the coming weeks and exercise or
renew the bonds of fellowship that will
enrich your life through Kappa Sigma.
Take your little brother out to dinner.
Attend a Founder’s Day Celebration.
Call your pledge brothers. Visit a former
roommate. During the holidays, find a
young man in your community that will
be starting college in the next year and
introduce him to Kappa Sigma.
Lastly, let us be grateful to Him who
gives His creatures so great a pleasure as
the fellowship of our Brotherhood.
AEK∆B
Thomas P. Bishop
Fourth, fellowship will reward us
in fond memories. What you do today
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LettersToTheEditor
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FromTheEditor
On September 11,
2001, our lives and our
country were irrevocably
changed. The weeks following the terrorist attacks have
been a time of shock, disbelief and profound sadness.
Our thoughts and prayers
are with the victims, their
families and friends, and
to our Kappa Sigma brothers who have been affected
by these catastrophic events.
We must look to the beliefs
of our spirituality, the founding values of our great
nation and the basic tenets
of our brotherhood to provide comfort and support at
this difficult time.
We encourage all our
alumni and undergraduates
to consider helping any charity or organization on a
national or local level to
recognize the efforts of
those who give so much
to help others. We applaud
our members’ generosity of
spirit and faith in our democracy, which will fortify us for
the challenges ahead.
AEK∆B,
Jason E. See
Director of Communications
& Editor
F r a t e r n i t y
Dear Editor,
Well this is my real
first time being away from
home. I am across the
Pacific Ocean in the country of Japan for a year
of studying abroad. I am
studying for a year at
Kansai Gaidai University
in Osaka, Japan as a full
exchange student from
Muskingum College. I am
seeing and learning about
a culture that is so close
the western culture of the
United States but yet is
also completely different.
On the quiet nights here,
I am remembering all of
my brothers and the good
times that I am missing
this year, but I know there
are many good times waiting for me when I return
for senior year. This place
has so much to see and so
much to offer to all, and I
recommend that everyone
should at least visit some
part Asia in their life. The
culture here is just amazing
to me, this country has so
many things that America
hasn’t not even thought of,
but yet is also set back in
many different aspects at
the same time. From seeing cell phones with digital
camera built in, to seeing
8 story tall karaoke parlors,
this country is showing me
just a little bit of what the
world has to offer. But I
am hoping that my experience here with the
Japanese
culture
and
language background will
help me in my future.
Brothers can e-mail me at
[email protected]
and I will send pictures
and information on various
activities that I am doing
or have done in Japan.
18 years as Vice President,
Manufacturing for Acuson
Inc., the world’s leading
manufacturer of medical
ultrasound systems. The
company, which he joined
in its infancy, was recently
bought by Siemens, the
giant international firm
based in Erlangen. He
reports that he and his
wife are in excellent health,
and especially enjoying their
first granddaughter born
last year. They also enjoy
water skiing, jet skiing, golf,
and snow skiing. We apologize for the mistake.
AEK∆B,
Jad Johnson
Theta-Omicron Chapter
Muskingum College
Also in the Summer 2001
Issue, the story on Brother
Charlie Monfort, written by
Wes Mooney, should have
been titled “Baseball At
Its Peak.” On page 14
we showed a picture of
coach Erk Russell and
Vance Pike, and misspelled
their names. We are sorry
for the errors.
Corrections
In the Summer 2001
Issue,
we
mistakenly
reported that Brother Brad
Anker (‘65, Chi Chapter
Purdue) had joined the
Chapter Celestial. Brad is
alive and well and living
with his wife, Jan, in Palo
Alto, CA, where he has lived
since he graduated from
Purdue. He just retired after
2001-2003SupremeExecutiveCommittee
Thomas P. Bishop
Wor thy Grand Master
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Kevin S. Kaplan
Wor thy Grand Procurator
Donal L. “Pops”
McClamroch, Jr
Wor thy Grand Master
of Ceremonies
Ronald J.
“Spider” Webb
Wor thy Grand Scribe
E.L. Betz Jr.
Worthy Grand Treasurer
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Alumni Awards 2000-2001:
63rd Grand Conclave - Memphis, TN
William O. Waters District
Grand Master of the Year
KappaEta Chapter
Widener University
Alumnus Advisor of
the Year Award
Claude E. Grise III, Nu-Kappa
Chapter, (University of Central
Arkansas)
Kappa-Pi Chapter
University
of
Central
Oklahoma
David W. Velasco, Xi-Beta
Chapter,
(Northeastern
University)
Xi-Beta Chapter
Northeastern University
John A. Seeger, Epsilon-Xi
Chapter, (University of Texas
at El Paso)
Gamma-Pi Chapter
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
John D. Hellen, Theta-Delta
Chapter,
(Willamette
University)
Theta-Delta Chapter
Willamette University
Brian J. O’Dwyer, Alpha-Eta
Chapter,
(The
George
Washington University)
Nu-Gamma Chapter
Pratt Institute
Chip Howard, Kappa-Zeta
Chapter, (Georgia Southern
University)
Kappa-Zeta Chapter
Georgia Southern University
RobertJ.McCracken, GammaPsi Chapter, (Oklahoma State
University)
Gamma-Psi Chapter
Georgia Southern University
Richard V. Sculli, Kappa-Eta
Chapter, (Widener University)
George Stiles Rougeou, Phi
Chapter, (Rhodes College)
Phi Chapter
Rhodes College
Robert O. “Bob” Good II,
Lambda-Theta
Chapter,
(Dallas Baptist College)
Nu-Omicron Chapter
University of Texas at Dallas
William D. Gladney, Rho
Chapter,
(Arizona
State
University)
Rho Chapter
Arizona State University
Boyd L. Austin, Beta-Lambda
Chapter.
(University
of
Georgia)
Beta-Lambda Chapter
University of Georgia
Anton E. Schefer, Zeta
Chapter,
(University
of
Virginia)
Zeta Chapter
University of Virginia
Jason W. Lacy, Theta-Zeta
Chapter,
(Eastern
New
Mexico University)
Nu-Epsilon Chapter
New Mexico State University
Leroy D. Peer, Theta-Zeta
Chapter,
(Eastern
New
Mexico University)
Theta-Zeta Chapter
Eastern
New
Mexico
University
William P. Dorn, Theta-Nu
Chapter, (Ashland University)
Theta-Nu Chapter
Ashland University
Guy H. Looney, Alpha-Tau
Chapter, (Georgia Tech)
Kappa Chapter
Vanderbilt University
The William O. Waters
District Grand Master of the
Year Award is presented to
the District Grand Master
of Kappa Sigma Fraternity
who has exemplified his role
as the regional representative
of the Supreme Executive
Committee in working with
the chapters in his particular
area. This Brother is a shining
example of a Brother who
gives unselfishly to the Kappa
Sigma Fraternity both in his
time and energy. Our William
O. Waters District Grand
Master of the Year Award is
presented to Brother Donald
W. Jones, Jr., District Grand
Master 1.
Stephen Alonzo
Jackson Award
Our Stephen Alonzo
Jackson Award is presented
in honor of Stephen Alonzo
Jackson and his tireless
efforts and unselfish work
for the good of the Order.
This award recognizes a most
special Brother in Kappa
Sigma Fraternity who has
excelled in bringing his talents
and services for the benefit
of our Order. This year’s
Stephen Alonzo Jackson
Award winner is an initiate
of Alpha-Beta Chapter at
Mercer University. He has
served Kappa Sigma as
District Grand Master for
Districts 26 and 29. He has
also assisted the Endowment
Fund raise over one and a
half million dollars through
the Jackson’s Men Program.
Kappa Sigma could not be
more honored than to have
this Brother be the recipient
of the award this year. The
2001 Stephen Alonzo Jackson
Award winner is Brother
William O. Waters.
Most Improved
District Award
The Most Improved
District Award of Kappa
Sigma is presented at each
Grand Conclave to the
district that has evidenced
the most improvement in
fraternity relationships and
overall chapter strength for
the past biennium. Words
cannot express our profound
admiration to the District
Grand Master, the Alumnus
Advisors, and chapter
Brothers of this year’s most
improved district who have
collectively evidenced one of
the greatest resurgencies in
the history of the Fraternity.
The Brothers of District
12 under the leadership of
Brother Todd Ward, District
Grand Master.
John G. Tower Award
Each year the Fraternity
presents the John G. Tower
Award to alumni Brothers
who have shown a
commitment to their
business, family, church,
philanthropy and community
activities. The goal of the
SEC is to have one alumnus
per district be recognized for
this honor.
Brother Bart Kogan,
Alpha-Eta Chapter, George
Washington University and
District Grand Master 50.
Outstanding First Year
Volunteer Alumni Award
The Outstanding First
Year Volunteer Alumni
Award is presented to Brothers who are in their first year
of service to Kappa Sigma
Fraternity as a volunteer officer. These Brothers have distinguished themselves in their
particular office through their
dedication and hard work to
serve the Order. The following Brothers have received
this special award:
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Stephen L. Coxen,
Lambda-Xi Chapter, (Georgia
College)
Assistant District Grand
Master
District XV
Hugh M. Robert, Epsilon-Mu
Chapter, (University of Tulsa)
District Grand Master
District XXXVII
Jeffrey M. Gartz, Theta-Zeta
Chapter, (Eastern New
Mexico University)
District Grand Master
District 43
Outstanding Assistant
District Grand Master
Award
The Outstanding Assistant
District Grand Master Award
is presented to the Brother
who has provided the greatest
support to his District Grand
Master in carrying out the
work required to support
the chapters and volunteer
alumni support teams within
their district. This year Kappa
Sigma Fraternity is fortunate
to have 3 Brothers selected
for this award. The
2000-2001 Assistant District
Grand Master of the Year
Award recipients are:
Matthew M. Fisher, ThetaDelta Chapter, (Willamette
University)
Assistant District Grand
Master
District 47
Darrell A. Kilgore, GammaTheta Chapter, (University of
Idaho)
Assistant District Grand
Master
District 42
George J. Garro, Theta-Zeta
Chapter, (Eastern New
Mexico University)
Assistant District Grand
Master
District 43
DGM Service Awards
Darby L. Neidig, District
Grand Master 7
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Robert A. Dobson, III,
District Grand Master 13
Michael P. Griffin, District
Grand Master 21
Matthew F. Miller, District
Grand Master 23
Distinguished Service
Commendations
Bill San Giacomo (Theta-Xi)
Alumnus Advisor
Theta-Xi Chapter
Tri-State University
Adam S. Apatoff
Epsilon-Beta Chapter
University of Miami
Legal Commission Member
Jeff A. Crow
Omega Chapter
University of the South
Legal Commissioner
H. Phillip Bell IV
Lambda-Xi Chapter
Georgia College
Volunteer Commission
Member
C. Cole Jeffries, Jr.
Xi Chapter
University of Arkansas
Conclave Commissioner
James F. Dixon
Epsilon-Epsilon Chapter
University of British
Columbia
Assistant District Grand
Master 46
Legal Commission Member
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Xi-Sigma
Chapter
Chartered
by Todd Ward
In the beautiful mountains of
North Carolina, the Xi Sigma chapter
of Kappa Sigma was born on August
25, 2001 with the initiation of 33 men
into the Order.
Western Carolina University is
nestled between the Great Smoky
and Blue Ridge Mountains of western
North Carolina and is one of the 16
constituent universities of the UNC
system. The 6,900 students are evenly
divided between men and women
with 10 IFC fraternities and
approximately 15% of the
men being greek.
The men from Western
Carolina were colonized
February 3, 2001 by chapter
consultant Wes Mooney.
“From the beginning, Wes
Mooney recruited a different
male student. The colony
continued his example. They
recruited a variety of campus
leaders, athletes, and majors.
They have visible membership
in several prestigious organizations
such as Chancellor’s Ambassadors.
They have emphasized academics and
service in a way that no other chapter
on this campus has done recently,”
said Linda Riouff, greek adviser at
WCU.
Teams from Kappa Mu
(Tennessee Tech), Alpha Tau (Georgia
Tech), Kappa Omega (UNC
Charlotte) and a team from the
Atlanta Alumni Chapter assisted with
the installation. Ritual Commission
member Brian Kelly coordinated the
secret work and staff members
Andy Cantrell, Wes Mooney and
Clint Simon assisted in the logistics.
Recruitment and Expansion
Commissioner Kirk Chewning and
DGM XIV Dave Johnson also assisted in the initiations. The model initi-
ates were Grand Master Joshua Allen
and Matthew Horton.
“Our diligence and commitment
paid off, it was an honor to be initiated into the greatest fraternity and to
be able to share it with friends and
family at the banquet really capped off
all the hard work nicely,” said Horton,
who coordinated the logistics of petitioning.
Worth Grand Master Thomas P.
Bishop delivered a moving keynote at
the banquet about Kappa Sigma and
its dedication to core fraternal values.
Three brothers from Chi Chapter also
delivered the baby bottle.
“What seemed inevitable, was
anything but. There was nothing ordinary about us 33 friends and brothers.
Those 6 months took a lot of
work, and more importantly, a lot of
togetherness. We have built a
solid foundation, and after being
through such a heartfelt and
moving experience such as the
Ritual, I know that what I
am doing in this organization
is something I wish everyone
could see and be a part of. I
know I’m glad I made the decision to be a part of Kappa
Sigma and the Xi Sigma chapter,” said James Cramer. (this
could be in the story or pulled
out in a caption… Andy should
have a photo) Brother Cramer’s
father – William Cramer, a 1967 initiate of the Gamma Alpha chapter
(Oregon) – assisted in his son’s initiation and was present at the banquet.
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Mu-Sigma Chapter at Towson
University Rechartered
Kappa Sigma is proud to announce that
the Mu-Sigma Chapter of Kappa Sigma,
at Towson University was rechartered on
September 22, 2001. 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 Towson State University campus in
Maryland.
This installation weekend saw 38 new initiates
become the Founding Fathers of the rechartered Mu-Sigma Chapter. Overseeing the
initiations was Brian Kelly of the Ritual
Commission. Teams from Alpha-Eta (George
Washington), Mu-Iota (Gallaudet), Kappa-Phi
(George Mason), Gamma-Upsilon (Rutgers),
Nu-Iota (Rowan), Xi-Lambda (Delaware),
Xi-Rho (Richard Stockton), and Xi-Sigma
(Western Carolina), initiated the new brothers.
The Brothers of Mu-Sigma and the guests
were privileged to welcome Brother Kevin S.
Kaplan, Worthy Grand Procurator as he presented the keynote address and the charter to
the new chapter.
Several special guests were in attendance
including DGM VII Steve Thompson; DGM
V Christian Nascimento; ADGM VII Bill
Woodcock; ADGM V Clifford Keen; Alumnus
Advisor for Kappa-Phi Chapter (George
Mason) Tom Gee; Alumnus Advisor for
Mu-Sigma Guy Terry; and Alumnus Advisor
for the Mu-Iota Chapter (Gallaudet) Joe Dunn.
Other guests included: Past DGM VII Dan
Strachan, Representing the Washington D.C.
Alumni Chapter Brother Fred Asbell and Rev.
Rick Spencer.
Congratulations to the new Mu-Sigma Chapter
and we wish them much luck in the future!
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Endowment Fund Establishes
Scholarship Honoring Schissel
The Kappa Sigma Endowment
Fund has established a $2,500
Scholarship-Leadership Award
honoring Luke J. Schissel, of
Greenwood, Mississippi. This
award becomes the 36th such
award, and will be presented for
the first time on December 10,
2001 to one of the Kappa Sigma
Fraternity’s most outstanding
undergraduate student-leaders. In
2000, a total of 324 Kappa
Sigma brothers throughout North
America received Certificates of
Merit and $250,000 in awards.
More than 800 undergraduate
Kappa Sigma members applied for
an award in 2000.
The Kappa Sigma Endowment
Fund has granted more than
$3.0 million through the program
since 1948 and is pre-eminent
among Greek foundations in its
financial support to undergraduate
members. A
volunteer
commission
made awards
of $2,500 (34
Named
Awards),
$1,000 and
$500 on the
basis of
academic
performance,
campus
leadership and fraternity
involvement. This scholarship was
established through gifts from Mrs.
Muriel S. Bryant, (1914 - 2001),
who was introduced to Kappa
Sigma through her friendship with
long-time Endowment Fund
Jackson’s Scribe William O. Waters
(‘52, Alpha-Beta, Mercer). Brother
Waters proposed that her gifts
create a Named ScholarshipLeadership Award in honor of
Past Worthy Grand Master Luke
J. Schissel (‘62, Epsilon-Nu, S.
Mississippi).
As an undergraduate, Schissel
served as House Manager and
secured the Gates House Prize for
the chapter during his tenure. On
campus, he was student body
vice president, treasurer of his
senior class, and a member of
Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa
Phi and Kappa Mu Epsilon, among
other honors. While attending the
University of Mississippi School of
Law, he was president of his class
and law fraternity and chairman of
the honor council.
As a Kappa Sigma alumnus,
Brother Schissel has ‘done it all.’
He has served as Epsilon-Nu
House Corporation member, Legal
Commissioner, WGMC, WGP,
WGM (1983-1985), and
Endowment Fund Trustee since
1985 (including Chairman
1985-1988). In 1998, he was
named Epsilon-Nu Chapter’s “Man
of the Half-Century.” His son,
Jim, was the Model Initiate at the
1989 Grand Conclave in Orlando,
Fla. In December, 2000 he was
elected to the North-American
Interfraternity
Conference
(NIC) Board
of Directors.
Professionally,
he has been
a member of
the Mississippi
State Bar for
more than 30
years and was
a municipal
court judge
from 1973-1977. His record of
service to his alma mater and
to numerous civic and community
organizations is marked with
similar distinction. He is a
past president of the University
of Southern Mississippi Alumni
Association and is a charter
member of the USM Hall of
Fame. He has also served as
the president of the Greenwood,
Miss. Rotary Club and is president
of the Cottonlandia Educational
Foundation, Inc. His example is
truly one, which “some may equal,
but none excel.”
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Mississippi State University
Raises $65,000 for Charity
The brothers of the Delta-Chi Chapter have
had a busy spring. They kicked off the spring
with the 4th annual Charity Classic on March 2,
2001. This year Sigma Phi Epsilon placed the
highest bid and received the honor of competing with the brothers in the full padded football
game held at a local football stadium. Scott
Grisham lead the brothers as Charity Classic
chairman in raising money as well as on the
practice field. The donations and funds raised
are going to benefit Margaret McCarty. Margaret is a fellow student at M.S.U. and lost part of
her leg when a car hit her in the spring of 2000.
This year the brothers were blessed to be able
to raise $65,000.00. All of the money raised
was given to Margaret and her family. Next
year, Kell Smith will lead the brothers in, God
willing, another successful Charity Classic.
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Diary of an Army
Baker, Quartermaster
Corps,
Southwest Pacific,
1942-1945
By John H. “Jack” Wilson, ’47
Alpha-Phi
(Bucknell
University)
Edited by John H. Wilson, Jr.,
’80 Alpha-Zeta (Michigan)
On December 7, 1941,
the Japanese attack on Pearl
Harbor brought the United
States into the Second World
War. Jack Wilson registered
for the draft in February, 1942,
and he was inducted into the
U. S. Army on August 20. With
the war and other concerns
weighing on his mind, Jack
began to write in a small, leatherbound book. His diary is a
dramatic, day-to-day record of
one man’s service in the Pacific
War. Serving in Quartermaster
companies, baking bread for
troops on the front lines, Jack
wrote daily of the general conditions, supplies, troop movements and events of this tragic war. The entries in this book
also describe something of
the character of the American
G.I.
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Press
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Retribution
By John Copeland, ’49 BetaGamma (Missouri/Columbia)
John Burns, CIA operative
and former Marine officer,
tracks down the Hezbollah
terrorist who murdered his
military mentor. Burns discovers this same terrorist is
plotting to destroy major cities
of Western Civilization. When
the terrorist’s castle is blockaded, two of the five suitcase-sized nuclear bombs
intended for the West are
found. Burns’ enemy now is
time as he must find and
disarm the three remaining
nuclear bombs before they
reach their target. The urgent
race against time and nuclear
terrorism makes Retribution a
fast-paced, thrilling adventure.
-Published by Corinthian Books
(800) 876-6202
www.corinthianbooks.com
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North of the River
By Mark B. Higginson, ’66
Epsilon-Eta (Bowling Green
State University)
Colonel Clay Holloway’s
first tour of duty is in the
Korean DMZ of 1969.
Arriving in the summer just
as North Korean commandoes plan an ambush of
American forces, the inexperienced Holloway accepts and
executes his responsibilities in
helping to prevent the attack.
Later he is sent to a pair of
remote DMZ outposts where
boredom occasionally turns
to violence as he, a squad of
young infantrymen, and an old
Sgt. Major defend the guard
posts. Eventually he returns
to his home base where he
is torn between two women:
one is a free spirit beauty who
has no inclination to be serious and the other is his friend
who is already engaged to
a handsome helicopter pilot.
Continuing to battle both
the elements and the North
Koreans, this realistic military
story evolves into a love story
until the reader crashes head
on into its gripping and dramatic conclusion.
-Published by Writer’s Showcase
www.barnesandnoble.com
Tin Can Sailor
By Capt. Harold E. Jervey, Jr.
MC USNR, ’38 Chi-Omega
(University
of
South
Carolina)
Tin Can Soldier is an eye
witness account of the first
D-Day landing at Guadalcanal
on August 7, 1942, and the last
one at Balikpapan Borneo on
July 1, 1945. Harold Jervey was
present for many naval battles
in the Pacific and describes
the terrifying encounter with
typhoon Cobra and the Battle
of Leyte Gulf, perhaps the
greatest Naval Battle ever
fought. The seizure of the
Tachibana Maru, the only
Japanese ship captured during
the four years of World War
II, is well documented in this
historical adventure.
-Published by Press-TIGE
Publishing Company
www.presstigebooks.com
What Kids Say about
Life, Love, and God
By William R. Barbour, Jr.,
’42 Delta-Psi (Michigan State
University)
What Kids Say about Life,
Love, and God contains more
than 500 original quotes sent
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by parents, schoolteachers,
Sunday school teachers, and
by children themselves. This
book of wisdom, insight, and
humor will remind you of the
blissful simplicity of childhood. Even beyond the funny,
perceptive, sometimes embarrassingly honest comments
kids make, are the things they
say about specific subjects
including Grandparents, God,
Wisdom, The Bible, Heaven,
and more.
-Published by Promise Press
www.promisepress.com
Abuse of Process
By William P. Smith, ’73 BetaLambda (Georgia)
Teetering on the brink of
bankruptcy from a financially
devastating divorce, Brandon
Powell, once a very successful
entrepreneur, has a new goal
to make a personal and financial comeback. A long time
associate, Nelson Powell, no
relation, promises Brandon
financial backing to save his
empire with certain conditions.
These conditions prompt
Brandon’s lawyers to sue
Nelson. One lawsuit after
another follows, each spiraling
deeper into a corrupt legal sys-
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tem. This novel is a fictional
version of the author’s funny,
sensual, and often heartbreaking story.
-Published by Erica House
(877) 333-7422
www.ericahouse.com
Texas Criminal Jury
Charges
By W. Scott Carpenter, ’72
Tau (Texas)
Texas Criminal Jury Charges
chronicles the jury charges of
Paul McClung. The new charges include: aggravated robbery,
capital murder, misapplication
of cash invested by another,
possession of cocaine, and
aggravated sexual assault. In
this edition one will find
over 440 model charges,
indictments, and complaints
in print and on floppy disk.
In response to reader suggestions, Scott Carpenter has
provided better organization
and indexing, detailed tables
of contents, and helpful strategies and practice pointers.
-Published by James Publishing
www.jamespublishing.com
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Fascinating Fastener
Facts
By Dave Galey, ’48 GammaKappa (Oklahoma)
This reference manual for
standard “busnuts” includes
data tables on screws, nuts,
bolts, glues, welds, and metal
bonding. It is a valuable reference for applying attachment
methods including a short
course in structural engineering and reasons why fasteners
might fail to perform.
-Published by Winlock
(909) 943-0014
www.winlock.com
The Joys of Busing
By Dave Galey, ’48 GammaKappa (Oklahoma)
A hilarious collection of
adventures while motoring
around North America in a
converted bus, The Joys of
Busing confesses fifteen years
of screw-ups by the author.
By accident this book has
become a reverse maintenance
manual. Learn on-the-road
repairs while experiencing the
breakdowns of a comic group
of motorists.
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(909) 943-0014
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The Motor Coaching
Bible
By Dave Galey, ’48 GammaKappa (Oklahoma)
This handbook for motor
coach owners or anyone planning to purchase a motor
coach, features seven guest
authors who contribute information on insurance, associations, published material and
technical data. Check lists,
instructions for towing, camping locations, and government
parks are also incorporated in
this handy reference guide.
-Published by Winlock (909)
943-0014 www.winlock.com
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Please send a copy of
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library of Books By
Brothers, along with
a brief description to
Editor, Caduceus of
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P.O. Box 5066
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Glenn Atkinson Golf Tournament by Chuck Hansen
“Glenn is dead,” repeated
the voice on the phone, and
I felt a chill despite the warm
evening air of September 1,
1998. Tom “TJ” Wilson
paused as I grappled with
the devastating news, then
delivered the details. Glenn
Atkinson, our Kappa Sigma
brother from Virginia Tech,
my little brother in the fraternity, had died of a massive heart
attack that morning while jogging. He was 35.
Speechless, I watched my
two-year-old son, Daniel, toddle smiling into the kitchen.
“He had a couple kids, right?”
I asked, instantly ashamed. It
could have been four, for all I
knew. Glenn and I had been
close, but I’d since lost touch.
Missed his wedding... missed
the birth of his…
“Two girls,” TJ replied.
“Seven and three years old.”
Missed his life.
Two days later, a sad
reunion of brothers listened
as a preacher brought Glenn
back, if only in memory.
“Glenn was more than a gentleman. He was a gentle…
man…” “If he ever yelled,
ever raised his voice, I never
heard it…” “Glenn didn’t just
smile. When Glenn smiled,
his whole body smiled…”
“Glenn loved being a husband, a father. He loved
coaching his daughter’s soccer
team…”
The cemetery was brutal.
Too young to understand what
was happening, Katherine and
Sarah played in the grass by
their father’s grave. I spent
the rest of the service staring
at the tear-blurred image of
the ground at my feet. Over
a beer after the funeral, TJ
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and I lamented a neglected
friendship frozen by death.
We discussed Anne’s situation.
She’d just quit her job to stay
home with the kids. It must
have felt so right then. Now
what would she do? What
could we do?
TJ paused, sipped his beer,
then tossed out an idea: a
memorial golf tournament
for
Glenn.
Now
the
words spilled
out: captain’s
choice… we’d
contact fellow
Nu
Prime
brothers…
G l e n n’s
coworkers…
offer lunch,
novelty prizes…
and
donate
the
proceeds to
Anne. Hell,
maybe
we
could make it
an
annual
event.
It
might not be
ever ything
they’d need, but at least it
would be something. Six weeks
later, 24 participants came
together on a brisk autumn
Saturday to remember a true
gentle man, Glenn Cabell
Atkinson.
The proceeds,
swelled by donations from
many who could not make the
tournament, totaled $1,975.
Anne was surprised and
touched, and invested the
money in an education fund
for the girls. Somewhere
inside my gut, I felt a slight
realignment, a correction…
perhaps the start of making
something right.
Over the next three years
the tournament continued and
the fund grew. The fourth
annual
Glenn
Atkinson
Memorial Golf Tournament,
on September 15, 2001, netted 34 participants and another $2,000, bringing the total
raised for Katherine and
Sarah’s education fund to
$12,000. It’s not everything
they will need. But it is something. Recently, TJ and his
wife JoAnne visited Anne at
home. As he watched the girls
laughing and joking, TJ said,
it was as if Glenn were right
there in the room. Katherine,
now 9, and Sarah, now 5,
have grown since the day
we buried Glenn, but their
father is unmistakably present
in their faces – their eyes, their
features, and especially their
smiles. Anne has done a wonderful job raising Katherine
and Sarah. She spoke matterof-factly about Glenn, about
his death, even in front of the
girls. She said she wants them
to hear about Glenn, to talk
about him, to remember him,
to know him.
I agree -- it is a good
thing to honor Glenn’s memory with our memories. So
who was Glenn? Well, to start
with, the preacher had him
pegged: more than a gentleman, Glenn truly was a gentle
man, a good father, a good
husband.
The only angry words I
ever heard from Glenn came
in college when he thought
our chapter could do better
in a fundraiser for disabled
children. He wasn’t just a
good man – Glenn had faith
that we all were good men.
Glenn also had the worst
damn sense of direction I’d
ever seen. Ironically, he also
possessed the deep conviction that he always knew the
best shortcut. And, despite
our full understanding of his
directional deficiencies, Glenn
always managed to talk us
into taking these “shortcuts.”
Many a night we’d arrive long
after a party had peaked,
thanks to Glenn’s directions.
“Don’t worry,” he’d reassure
us. “I know a shortcut to
another party…”
I’ve often thought that
Glenn probably arrived in
Heaven a few hours late, after
having convinced St. Peter
that he knew a shortcut in,
and then leading the poor
holy greeter on a half-day tour
of the surrounding clouds.
And I’m sure St. Peter enjoyed
the detour and the company.
Glenn was always joking,
always happy. His eyes and
shoulders really did smile
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Alpha-Alpha (Maryland)
’86
graduated from the EMBA
program at Emory and has
started a new job in IBM
WebSphere marketing.
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when he smiled, and he had
a big heart. This was a good
man, an exemplary Kappa
Sigma -- someone his big
brother looked up to.
Occasionally someone
asks how long we’ll continue
the tournament. Our answer,
always understood: the day
Glenn was initiated into
Kappa Sigma he became our
brother, not for a college
term only, but for life. And
not just for his life – but for
our lives as well. As long as
Glenn’s family needs us, we –
and dozens more friends and
brothers – will be there for
them, keeping our brother in
our hearts.
Donations to the Glenn
Atkinson Memorial Fund are
always welcome. Please make
checks out to the Glenn
Atkinson Memorial Fund,
c/o TJ Wilson, 7414 Normandy Drive, Richmond, Virginia 23229.
Chuck Hansen is a writer living
in Richmond, Virginia.
Mark
Travis
Alpha-Iota (Tennessee/
Chattanooga)
The Chapter would like
to recognize the following
alumni
for
their
accomplishments in the
medical field. Stephen Shaw
’97 UT Memphis College
of Dentistry (2nd year);
Chris Innes ’94 UT Memphis
College of Medicine (2nd
year); Travis McDonald ’96
Southern
College
of
Optometry (2nd year); Dan
Logan ’96 Chicago College of
Osteopathic Medicine (1st
year); Daniel Branham ’94
UT Memphis College of
Medicine (4th year); Michael
Foster ’92 UT Memphis
College of Medicine (3rd
year); Billy Barton ’96 Medical
College of George School
of Dentistry (1st year); Chad
Eslinger ’93 UT Memphis
College
of
Dentistry
(pediatric residency); and
Mike Smith ’93 UT Memphis
College of Dentistry (class
of 2000: now practicing). It
is very impressive for this
percentage of professional
students to come from such
a small chapter. It is an
incredible testament to the
ideals
and
aspirations
instilled by Kappa Sigma.
Alpha-Mu (North
Chapel Hill)
Carolina/
C. Ruffin Poole ’91 has
been named Special Counsel
to Governor Michael F.
Easley of North Carolina.
Alpha-Nu (Wofford)
On November 3, 2001
Jeffery Scott Wood ’94 will
S i g m a
marry Julie Ann Tomayko at
St. Mary of the Anunciation
Catholic
Church
in
Charleston, SC. Several
Kappa Sigma brothers will
take part in the ceremonies,
including the bride’s Brother
Scott Tomayko (South
Carolina). Following the
wedding the couple will
spend their honeymoon in
Negril, Jamaica.
Watson
Alpha-Phi (Bucknell)
F r a t e r n i t y
Ordnance
Disposal
detachment. After his Army
days, he spent 22 years in
various
phases
of
environmental response and
chemical safety. He is a
licensed
blaster
from
Massachusetts to Virginia.
In 1986, he started Reactives
Management Corporation.
They manage hazardous
waste, especially explosive
materials, conduct training,
and
provide
technical
consulting services. This
spring,
the
American
Chemical Society published
the new Handbook of
Chemical Health and Safety.
He wrote the chapter on
disposal of explosive, airand water- reactive, and
pyrophoric (spontaneously
combustible) materials. He
can be reached at: Reactives
Management Corporation,
1025 Executive Blvd., Ste.
101, Chesapeake, VA 23320,
757-436-1033.
Lowell Watson ’65
shot a pair of 72’s to win the
2001 Maine Senior Amateur
Golf Championship on
August 21-22, 2001. The
two-day, 36-hole tournament
was held on two courses
and was his first state senior
event. He and his wife Cindi
live in Boothbay Harbor and
continue to own and operate
Action Sports Gear, Inc.,
wholesale distributors of ski,
golf, and sports equipment
and apparel.
Alpha-Sigma (Ohio
Alpha-Pi (Wabash)
Jerry de Gryse ’71 of
Inspiring Place Pty Ltd. has
just returned from a sixmonth appointment as the
HWS Cleveland Professor of
Landscape Architecture at
the University of Minnesota
where
he
showcased
Tasmania as a case study
George C. Walton ‘67 left
Wabash after two years and
was awarded both a BS and
MS from Penn State. Since
leaving school, he spent
seven years in the Army,
including four years as the
commander of an Explosive
State)
Phillip P. Sielatycki ’84
has graduated from the
Merrill Lynch Professional
Development Program and
has
been
recognized
professionally into Merrill
Lynch’s Executive Club. He
is a Financial Consultant with
Merrill Lynch in Raleigh,
NC and lives in Apex, NC
with his wife Becky and 3
children: Elizabeth, James
and Theo.
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the newly merged company
Teck Cominco Ltd. was a
recipient of the John Tower
Distinguished Alumni Award
last year. Teck Cominco Ltd.
will have operations around
the world, including zinc,
copper, coal and gold mines
as well as ore processing
assets.
Atlanta Alumni Chapter philanthropy with
St. Vincent de Paul Society.
of environmental planning
and design in the cause of
sustainability. One of the key
mechanisms for involving
practicing professionals in
the
HWS
Cleveland
Professorship which was
established by the College of
Architecture and Landscape
Architecture at the University
to Minnesota to enable
notable practitioners to teach
classes and conduct research.
Brother de Gryse was
recently named by his peers
in Australia as one of the
most influential Landscape
Architects in this country
during the 1990’s. “While in
America, I felt it my role
to be a vocal ambassador
for Tasmania and for the
efforts to which we’ve gone
to protect our corner of the
planet.” One of the ways
in which Jerry hopes to
maintain his connection to
the College of Architecture
and Landscape Architecture
at the University of
Minnesota is a plan to bring
a study tour of 10-15
students to the State in
May of 2002. Additional
information can be founded
at: http://www.cala.umn.edu/
landscape_architecture/fac/hws.html
Atlanta Alumni Chapter
On a recent Saturday
in June, 25 brothers and
friends of the newly revived
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Atlanta Alumni Chapter, got
together for their first
philanthropic activity of the
year. With assistance from
members of the Gamma Phi
Beta Sorority, the volunteer
team offered several hours
of assistance to the St.
Vincent de Paul Society. This
organization sponsors needy
families in the Atlanta area
and provides assistance to
elderly individuals as well.
The team visited a total
of 12 separate homes and
engaged in everything from
light shopping errands to
extensive yard maintenance.
In addition, the Atlanta
Alumni Chapter began
construction of a new library
that will be used for various
educational
programs
offered in conjunction with
the Society. To get involved
in the Atlanta Alumni
Chapter visit the website at
www.atlanta-ksig.org.
The Alumni Chapter
would like to congratulate
Tony Kirkland ’96 and
Matthew Jenkins ’99 on their
graduation and welcome
them as new alumni. The
Alumni Chapter has had an
exciting 2000-2001 year with
over 30 active members and
is still growing.
Delta-Epsilon (Toronto)
Dr. Norman B. Keevil
’56, chairman and CEO of
member of the Texas House
of Representatives. His
district includes much of
Tarrant County and Fort
Delta-Omega (Wake
Forest)
‘70
played 23 tournaments in his
first season on the Senior
Tour. He ranks 26th in career
victories on the PTA Tour,
won the PGA Championship
in 1977, won the Richmond
city junior title four straight
years. His brother Bobby
won it the next two years.
Worth. At SMU, Brother
Geren was Brotherhood
Development Chairman and
Grand Master.
Delta-Pi (Southern
Delta-Sigma (Utah)
Lanny
Wadkins
Methodist)
Robert J. Banner, Jr. ’40,
in a sense, is back where
he started. For more than
50 years, he was worked as
a television producer and
director behind the camera.
As of September 25th, 2001,
he will be in front of the
camera, this time teaching a
college-level, interactive class
in screenwriting, On-line.
“Distance learning today is
where television was when I
first started in it,” the 79-yearold University Park resident
and Southern Methodist
University professor said. He
is the long-time producer
of such shows as GarrowayAt-Large, Kukla, Fran &
Ollie and The Garry Moore
Show. He is excited about
the 26-week class, which will
be offered in two parts in
the traditional fall and spring
semesters. After more than
50 years in the television
business, he still hasn’t grown
tired of it.
Charles L. Geren ‘68 was
elected to a term as a
Angeleri
The Brothers of DeltaSigma Chapter would like
to thank Brother Fred
Wheeler for throwing yet
another successful golf
tournament. Over 100
brothers participated in the
tournament and many others
came by the house for the
post
golf
BBQ.
Congratulations are in order
to the following brothers
who were married this past
summer: Matthew Keane,
Paul Solomon, Pete Wilhelm
and Eric Conn.
Brother Justin Hitt has
become an associate at the
law firm of Plant, Wallace,
Christensen & Kanell. He
graduated in spring of 2001
from the University of Utah
College of Law.
Brother Justin Kasting
will be studying law at the
University of Montana.
Epsilon-Alpha (Alberta)
Lance Johnson ’96
married
his
long-time
girlfriend, Claudia on Easter
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Sunday. The couple was
pleased to have 21 Kappa
Sigmas appear at their
wedding reception. Recent
Alumnus Jared Strydhorst
’97 received a permanent
engineering job with JDS
Uniphase
in
Ottawa,
Ontario. Dave Prenoslo ’95
has headed off to the great
white north to work in
oilsands country, in a job
for Telus Communications,
installing and repairing
telephone equipment.
Builders Association of
Sarasota County; founder
and past chairman of the
Home Builders Association
of
Sarasota
County
Remodelers
Council;
member of the local, state
and national boards of
directors of the Home
Builders Association; and
“Remodeler of the Year”
(1995-96) for the Florida
Home Builders Association.
He is also a Life Spike
member of the National
Association
of
Home
Builders. In addition to
his Florida-based activities,
he is involved with several
projects in the northeastern
US. He is half-owner of a
land development company
in New Jersey and partner in
a building and development
company in Vermont. That
company recently restored
a 200-year-old farmhouse
and is currently laying the
groundwork for an 80-acre
ski resort in Mt. Snow, VT.
He can be reached at
941-925-1183.
Epsilon-Beta (Miami)
Epsilon-Phi (Texas
Wittliff
Remodeling Magazine,
the leading publication in
the remodeling industry, has
named Joseph Angeleri, Inc.
to its Big 50 list for 2001.
Brother Joseph Angeleri ’62
is president of the Sarasotabased company, which he
founded in 1987. His wife
Debbie serves as vice
president. He is a statelicensed Certified Building
Contractor and real estate
broker, is one of 16 Certified
Graduate Remodelers in the
state and one of only 400
nationally. He has been
chairman of the Florida
Home Builders Association
Remodelers
Council;
president of the Home
Tech)
The
American
Association for Clinical
Chemistry
recently
announced that the Awards
Committee has selected
James L. Wittliff
’57,
distinguished investigator at
the University of Louisville,
as the recipient of the award
for
Outstanding
Contributions to Clinical
Chemistry in a Selected Area
of Research. He was
recognized for his original
research in the area of the
molecular endocrinology of
human cancer, at the annual
meeting of the AACC held
July 30-August 2 in Chicago.
He
received
an
undergraduate degree in
S i g m a
chemistry and a degree in
Biochemistry at Louisiana
State University, School of
Medicine. His postdoctoral
studies were conducted in
the Biology Division of Oak
Ridge National Laboratory
in Tennessee. Before joining
the University of Louisville
in 1976 as Professor and
Chairman
of
the
Department
of
Biochemistry, he assisted in
the development of the
Cancer Center at the
University of Rochester,
where he was Director of
the Section of Endocrine
Biochemistry and a member
of the Department of
Biochemistry. Currently, Dr.
Wittliff is serving as Visiting
Industry
Professor
at
Arcturus Applied Genomics
in San Diego, where he
is conducting research with
microarrays to generate the
gene expression profiles of
normal and neoplastics cells
procured by a novel
technology
call
Laser
Capture Micro dissection.
Brother Wittliff joined
Kappa Sigma while attending
Texas Tech University in
Lubbock, TX in 1957.
Gamma (Louisiana
State)
Felix J. Jumonville ’39,
now 80 years old, has
returned from California, his
F r a t e r n i t y
home for most of his life,
to compete in the 2001
Summer National Senior
Games. In 1993, he qualified
fro the 200- and 400-meter
dashes. He was in position
for a bronze medal when
he fell, 10 yards short of
the finish line. His tumble
ended his hopes of winning
a medal. This time, he
entered in both the 200and 400-meter dashes and
hopes to win. At a college
meet at what is now called
the University of Louisiana
at Lafayette, he clocked a
48.4-second split as the
anchor leg on the mile relay.
The national record for the
open quarter, or 440-yard
dash, was 48.2 at that time.
That was his senior year,
now he’s back as a senior,
and a senior who will be
running his last competitive
race.
Local civic and business
leader D. Jensen Holliday
’59 received this year’s
“Excellence in General
Award” from Baton Rouge
General Medical Center on
October 10. At the age of
36, Brother Holliday was the
youngest recipient of Baton
Rouge’s prestigious Golden
Deeds Award. That was in
1977. As president and CEO
of Franklin Press, he was
involved in a number of
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local civic organizations and
was the first male vice
president of the National
Camp Fire Organization. He
was served in various
leadership capacities with
numerous organizations over
the years including the
Greater
Baton
Rouge
Chamber of Commerce,
United Way, the Baton Rouge
Foundation,
Louisiana
Association of Business and
Industry, the Nansen’s
Disease Foundation, Swine
Palace Productions, the LSU
Leadership Council and the
LSU Manship School of
Mass Communications and
the Arts Council of Greater
Baton Rouge. He organized
the 1999 Bonne Fete
Celebration and has served
with the Community Action
for
Public
Education,
Kiwanis, Baton Rouge
Speech
&
Hearing
Foundation, Red Cross,
Junior Achievement, Council
for a Better Louisiana,
Research Park Corp. the
Mayor’s Task Force on
Carlos Duval & Mel
Sparkman
Cultural Development and
the Baton Rouge Convention
& Visitors Bureau. His has
received numerous awards in
recent years in recognition
of his philanthropic work.
Gamma-Omicron (Kansas)
James D. Holt ’69 was
appointed Executive Vice
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President of the Colorado
Credit Union System on
May 1, 2001. The Colorado
Credit Union System is the
state trade association for
Colorado’s 172 state and
federally chartered credit
unions. Brother Holt is
married to Karen T.
(Newbery) Holt.
Gamma-Rho (Arizona
State)
The
Tucson
Area
Alumni Chapter is going
strong! Please contact Tony
Marksch at 800-228-7326 for
more information. Brother
Aaron Young ’96 has recently
been appointed as Alumnus
Advisor for the chapter.
He is aided by Assistant
Alumnus Advisors: Alex
Alcantara, Kurt Cooper, Ryan
Mahlstede, Tony Marksch,
Mike McCoy, Mark McLear,
and Pete Parker. Please stop
by the house if you’re in
town and see why we’re so
proud!
The
Gamma-Rho
Housing Corporation had its
meeting in San Diego in
July. Many alumni were in
attendance. Alumni in the
Tucson area have enjoyed
playing golf and meeting
for lunch and dinner several
times during the summer.
The brothers look forward
to seeing everyone at
Homecoming, November
9-11. The Annual Gold
Tournament will be Friday
morning, followed by the
tent on the U of A mall and
the football game against
Stanford on Saturday.
Gamma-Theta (Idaho)
The 50th Reunion of
the 1951 class of the
University of Idaho was
on May 5, 2001. Robert D.
Mays ’48, Jim Powers ’48,
Edgar F. Neal ’51 and J.
Clinton Peterson ’48 were in
attendance. Brother Edgar
Neal can be reached at
206-324-6028.
Gamma-Xi (Denison)
On June 14, 2001, Ryan
P. Jones ’95 sets out for
Africa with the Peace Corps.
Brother Jones encourages
people of all ages to get
involved in some type of
volunteer activity, not only
to “help people outside their
world” but also to feel more
fulfilled about their own
lives. It’s a formula that’s
worked for him ever since
he bumped into a Peace
Corps table while still in
college. “The bottom line is
the ideal–to help people,”
said Jones. “That’s a given.
But I also feel I’ve grown so
much personally over the last
year from the experiences I
had. To continue my steps
towards self-actualization. I
wanted to continue this kind
of learning, growth and
worldly type of experience.”
Brother
Jones
wrote
chronicles of his experiences
in Africa in a series of articles
that were published in West
Life this past summer.
Kappa-Delta (South
Florida)
Charles R. Trefry ’83 has
been hired by Bell Sports
in Santa Cruz, CA as Art
Director for their graphic
design
and
product
development
division.
Brother Trefry will be in
charge of redirecting the
identity of Bell Sports’ entire
product line, which includes
Bell and Giro Helmets,
Rhode Gear, Hydrapak,
Black Burn and VistaLite.
Prior to Bell, Brother Trefry
was the Senior Designer at
Storyline, a Holland based
design firm catering to the
theme
park
and
entertainment industry.
Kappa-Phi (George
Mason)
The Kappa-Phi Alumni
Chapter is proud to
announce its formation and
approval by the SEC this past
spring. Sixty-seven brothers
have already joined and the
chapter roll and are actively
seeking out more alumni
who were initiated at KappaPhi between 1970 and 2000.
The alumni chapter plans
to held quarterly meetings
and/or social functions at
the Kappa Sigma house at
George Mason University
in Fairfax, VA. All specific
meeting information will be
distributed to members
through our alumni e-mail
list. If you wish to join this
new group, please contact
JP Sousa (’95) by e-mail at:
[email protected].
Kappa-Rho (Boise State)
The Alumni Chapter at
Boise State University had a
great retreat the weekend
of March 10th at Bogus
basin, a local ski resort.
Several brothers were in
attendance including some
MIA alumni. All had a great
time. Activities included
skiing, sledding, a BBQ, and
a night of remembering
“Our days of Youth.” The
Boise
State
University
Alumni Chapter is open to
any Kappa Sigma living in
the Boise, ID area. For a list
of events, or to joint the
chapter, contact Brother Iran
Cheshire at 208-426-0755.
Lambda-Epsilon (Central
Florida)
Even though Richard K.
Middagh ’97 just recently
graduated, he started wanting
to save the world in 1997.
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He wanted to make it a
better place. He looked for
volunteer-service programs
to join and by his sophomore
year he was running and
overhauling many of them,
as student director, then
director of Volunteer UCF,
the campus clearinghouse
for many student-service
programs. His coordinating
skills took him to a statewide
collegiate volunteer network,
then to the Democratic
Party’s national convention
in Los Angeles last year,
where he supervised 50
student volunteers. The
summer before, he went to
Thailand to work in refugee
camps and jungle medical
clinics, helping people fleeing
the oppressive government
in Myanmar (previously
Burma). Then he came back
to UCF and helped establish
student international-service
groups on campus. Brother
Middagh and two UCF
students who went to
Thailand last year, fellow
graduate Sarah Kureshi and
college
senior
Renee
Blanchard, returned to the
refugee camps this past
summer, and took 100 more
UCF students with them.
Brother Middagh has his
sights on law school.
Lambda-Iota (Lyon
College)
Dr. J. Paul Zimmer ’85 has
accepted a Director position
with the Clinical Nutrition
Research Davison at WyethAyerst Pharmaceuticals. He
and his wife, Seana, will be
relocating to the Philadelphia
area with their two children,
Samantha and Erin.
Lambda-Phi (Sam
Houston)
Brother Ron A. Luehrs
’84 recently transferred from
the U.S. Embassy in
Cram
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their baby girl Sally Caroline
Davis.
Brother Stuart D. Ritter
’85 married Dee Ann Hays
on May 26, 2001 in Mobile,
AL. After a honeymoon in
Cancun, they moved into a
house in Spanish Fort, AL.
He is a teacher at Vigor
High School and coaches
football and soccer.
Lee R. Jones ’91, recently
accepted an accounting job
with Teksid Inc., a division
of Fiat, in Sylacauga, AL. He
will be living in Turin, Italy
for nine months beginning
in September 2001. He is
looking forward to visiting
Bologna with one of his
pledge brothers.
Mu-Epsilon (Linfield
Williams
Ljubljana, Slovenia, to our
Embassy in Tokyo, Japan,
where he is serving as a first
secretary. He is scheduled to
reside in Tokyo until summer
2003. This is Brother Luehrs’
fourth overseas assignment
since joining the Foreign
Service in 1991.
College)
As undergraduates Paul
Williams and Jeff R. Cram
’95 were intrigued as the
WWW became mainstream.
Shortly after graduating in
1997, they founded ISITE
Design, a Portland-based
web development company.
Working out of Paul’s
apartment, ISITE Design
F r a t e r n i t y
and Intel. Williams and Cram
were recently named Oregon
and Region X Young
Entrepreneurs of the Year
by the Small Business
Administration.
The
company currently has four
Kappa Sigmas employed and
many that were employed
in the past. It’s definitely a
large part of what enabled
us to succeed right out of
college. Included in the list of
brothers from Mu-Epsilon
who have helped ISITE
grow are Devon Lyon ’97,
Rick Sander ’98, Tyler Fitch
’98, Scott Robertson ’97 and
Ty Naugle ’98. Kappa Sigma
gave us a tremendous
network of people to help
us develop and grow the
company. Brother Cram can
be reached at 888-269-9103.
For more information about
ISITE Design visit http://
www.isitedsign.com.
Mu-Gamma (Texas
A & M)
Several brothers are
working on the development
of an alumni page that will
appear on the Mu-Gamma
Mu-Beta (Huntingdon)
Congratulations go out
to Alumnus Ben C. Blakeney
’96 and Rob W. Boyce ’97
on their new jobs. Brother
Blakeney is now working for
Wells Fargo, and Brother
Boyce is now working for
a local television station
WCOV. Also, we would like
to congratulate Brother E.
Webster Davis ’95 and wife
Courtney on the birth of
Brother Shane Shoulders (‘99 Mu-Tau, Austin Peay)
gets married
designed simple web sites
for small businesses. Four
years later, ISITE Design
has evolved into a leading
west coast interactive agency
working with Fortune 500
clients such as Nike, MCI
website. They are also
putting together a chapter
directory that will be posed
on the alumni page. The web
address
is
www.aggiekappasig.com. If
the posted information is
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outdated or missing please
contact Deke Bates at
[email protected]
or
972-494-9331. Please check
the site regularly for
updates.
Alumni
brothers
celebrate with fellow chapter
brothers. Brothers Rafic
Berbarie ’95 graduated from
UT Medical Branch in
Galveston
and
Jason
Marchetti ’93 from UT
Southwestern
Medical
Center in Dallas. Dr.
Berbarie,
AAA
of
Nu-Omicron,
will
be
completing his residency at
Baylor Hospital Dallas in
Internal Medicine. Dr.
Marchetti, ADGM District
38, will be completing the
first year of his residency
at Parkland Hospital in
Internal Medicine followed
by three years at the Tom
Landry Center at Baylor
Dallas in Physical Medicine
and Rehabilitation, which
will be his area of practice.
Brother Josh Powell ’94
graduated from Oklahoma
Health Science Center in
Oklahoma City.
Nu Prime (Virginia
Brother
Tech)
Charles
D.
’82 recently
accepted a position as Senior
Communications Specialist
with Capital One in
Richmond, VA, where he will
be involved in speechwriting
and
corporate
communications work.
On Saturday, September
15, 2001, the 2001 Glenn
Atkinson Memorial Golf
Tournament was held to
benefit the family of Glenn
Atkinson, who died of a
heart attack at 35 on Sept. 1,
1998. He is survived by his
two daughters (Katherine,
now 11, and Sarah, now 7)
Hansen
III
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F r a t e r n i t y
and his wife Anne. Glenn
was a friend and fraternity
brother. In the last three
years, $10,000 has been
raised for an education fund
for Katherine and Sarah.
Donations
are
always
welcome and appreciated!
Send them to the Glenn
Atkinson Memorial Fund,
c/o Tom Wilson, 7414
Normandy
Drive,
Richmond, VA 23229. Thank
you.
Nu-Sigma (Radford)
Brother Kelly S. Stern ’94
recently received a bronze
Telly Award. The Tellys are
given
each
year
for
outstanding work in video
production. Over 11,000
productions are entered each
year in two categories, TV
Commercial and Video, Film
and Programs.
Brother
Sterm’s award was for the
Video, Film and Programs
division. Tour of Hawthorne
Valley Gold Course was
written and produced by
Brother Stern and gives an
18 hole, tee to green tour
of the nationally ranked golf
course. “This is a great
honor for our production
team, being the first time
that they have entered this
highly recognized award
competition,” says Kelly
Stern, Executive Producer/
Director of
Snowshoe
Television
Productions.
Brother Stern can be reached
at 304-572-3300.
Nu-Upsilon (Winthrop)
Brother Devin J. Mitchell
and his wife, Laura
welcomed Cameron Pressly
Mitchell on May 13, 2001.
He is the first child and
weighed 7 lb. 4 oz. His
Godfather is Richard C.
Newsom, also a 1995 initiate
of Nu-Upsilon.
Rho (Arizona
State)
Brothers Tom Fannin ’63
and Archer Shelton ’81 are on
the Salvation Army Phoenix
Advisory Board 2001/2002.
In the last issue of
The Caduceus the contact
number for alumni chapter
activities was incorrectly
stated as 623-581-5320.
Brothers wishing to find
out more about Phoenix
Alumni activities should
contact Steven Fullmer at
623-581-4320.
Theta-Eta (Arkansas/Little
Rock)
Brother Paul Dunn a
former Grand Master from
the chapter is suffering from
a disease that has no cure.
Besides being an outstanding
friend and brother Paul is
also a wonderful husband
and father. When Paul was
first diagnosed with ALS
(May 2000) he asked several
of the brothers to help raise
awareness and did not want
them to do something that
would only benefit his family.
Several of the brothers and
a couple of Paul’s friends
from high school, have since
formed Friends of ALS and
organized
a
Golf
Tournament for the Dunn
Family. Friends of ALS have
been formed as the only
organization in Arkansas
dedicated to assisting those
who have been diagnosed
with ALS. The hope is to
eventually be able to provide
financial assistance, support
groups, assistance with ADA
forms and a comfort to
those that are suffering, not
only the victim, but his/her
family as well. This group is
not professional fundraisers
and this golf tournament
will be our 1st event. The
tournament is going to be an
annual event with a portion
of the proceeds going into a
trust for Paul’s son Parker.
Theta-Mu (Northwestern
Louisiana)
The Theta-Mu Chapter
is planning a celebration to
mark the 35th anniversary
of the Chapter’s founding.
The reunion of over 750
undergraduate and alumni
brothers is scheduled for
Friday,
November
16
through Sunday, November
18 in Natchitoches, LA.
Taylor Reunion Services is
currently coordinating a
search for missing/lost
brothers,
and
three
notifications have been sent
to all members. If any one
that was initiated into the
chapter has not received
notification of the weekend’s
events,
contact
Taylor
Reunion
Services
at
800-677-7800, or Brother
Steve
Horton
at
800-256-8025.
Tentative
festivities scheduled include
socials for members/guests
on Friday/Saturday evenings,
an alumni chapter meeting
on
Saturday
morning,
tailgating prior to the NSU
vs. Stephen F. Austin State
football game on Saturday
afternoon, and a golf
scramble
on
Sunday
morning. Questions about
the weekend can be directed
to Brother Horton.
Xi (Arkansas)
Brother Jed Young ’96
along with Dr. Ajay Malshe
and the department of
mechanical engineering from
HiDEC received a UA
Engineering
Researchers
Award for the best paper
at the National Conference.
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They are working on the
thinning, integration, thermal
modeling and fabrication of
ultra-thin silicon chips for
conformal electronic systems
ranging from smart cards
to deployable space systems.
They presented results of
their
work
at
the
International Conference and
Exhibition on High Density
Interconnect and Systems
Packaging in Santa Clara
CA on April 18. The team
of researchers from the
Kappa Sigma’s on Top of the World! Several brothers participated in the annual
Roundup Riders of the Rockies. The 3R organization is dedicated to the perpetuation
of the Western Tradition associated with the relationship between the American
Cowboy and his horse. The annual, weeklong horseback ride in the Colorado Rockies
is a challenging experience emphasizing horsemanship and horse mastership in an
environment of sportsmanship and camaraderie. This experience engenders respect
for the Western Tradition among warm and enduring friends. Equally important, the
organization is strongly dedicated to the promotion, advancement and prosperity of
the State of Colorado and the preservation and utilization of our public lands and
trails for the benefit of all citizens. The brothers that participated are: John W. Beier ’73
Beta-Omicron; Mike Hoppe ’68 Gamma-Gamma; Clint Hoagland ’67 Gamma-Gamma;
Jim Carpenter ’52 Alpha-Eta; and Doug Allen ’60 Upsilon.
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Founder’sCircle
Th e Fo u n d e r ’s C i rc l e Award is the highest honor a chapter
c a n re c e i ve. O n l y t h e to p 5 chapters in K appa S igma earn it. In
o rd e r to b e e l i g i b l e, a c h apter must win the Founder ’s Award of
C h a p te r E xc e l l e n c e a n d excel, beyond all others, in the areas of
Fe l l ow s h i p, Le a d e r s h i p, Scholarship, and S er vice. The Founder ’s
C i rc l e Awa rd w i n n e r s fo r 2000-2001 are featured here.
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Chapter:
Nu-Omicron, University of
Texas at Dallas,
Richardson, TX
Installed:
1992
Membership:
47 active brothers
Scholarship:
3.21 GPA
Ritual Proficiency:
100 percent and 7 Masters
of the Ritual
Service:
Several small community
service events for over 750
hours.
W H AT M A D E YO U A F O U N D E R ’ S C I R C L E C H A P T E R ?
Since Nu-Omicron’s installation, the brothers have endeavored to establish a strong
foundation for our organization. Although many expected the chapter’s tenure to be short-lived,
the chapter has not only survived, but has excelled. The development of the chapter has been
steady and gradual. Moreover, advancement has required the united efforts of every active and
alumni member. Through quality leadership and an unshakeable commitment to the betterment
of the chapter, we feel we have succeeded in creating one of Kappa Sigma’s finest chapters: one
that exemplifies the noble ideals of the Fraternity.
“The brothers of Nu-Omicron are so diverse in their talents, that success is just a logical
by-product,” said Grand Master Juan Vargas.
At the University of Texas at Dallas, we have established traditions, not simply for the
chapter, but for the university as a whole. The UT Dallas undergraduate program is quite
young, and Nu-Omicron’s presence has filled a gaping social void and provided the campus
unprecedented fervor. Most importantly, the traditions we have instituted adhere to no form
of hazing, substance abuse, or irresponsible action that are too commonly associated with
organizations of our type. Rather, they promote brotherhood, teamwork, and service to others.
“The manner in which our brothers conduct themselves has been an inspiration to me in
my daily efforts to live up to the high standards of our order,” said Brotherhood Development
Chair Aaron Cooper.
Although we exhibit great pride in the achievement of our chapter, our members have
never perceived Nu-Omicron as an island, isolated from the rest of the Fraternity. Our pride,
strength, and success come ultimately from the union that is the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. We
are but one jewel in a fine crown.
The level of leadership, commitment, and love for our Order that Nu-Omicron instills in its
members definitely places the chapter among the ranks of Kappa Sigma’s finest.
AEK∆B,
The Brothers of Nu-Omicron
Fall 2001 H Caduceus Kappa Sigma 21
Chapter:
Lambda-Tau, Baylor
University, Waco, TX
Installed:
1976
Membership:
120
Scholarship:
3.12 GPA
Ritual Proficiency:
30 percent of chapter with
one or more certificate
Service:
Spring Break Mission Trip
W H AT M A D E YO U A F O U N D E R ’ S C I R C L E C H A P T E R ?
What made Lambda-Tau Chapter a Founders’ Circle Award winner begins with our
strong brotherhood. The brotherhood in our chapter is based on our brotherhood in
Christ. Although we do not see Lambda-Tau as a “Christian fraternity,” our relationship
through Christ tightens the bonds within our chapter and sets us apart from other
organizations on Baylor University’s campus.
The brothers of Lambda-Tau were honored to receive the Founder’s Circle Award
the past two years considering how many great chapters there are in our Order.
Lambda-Tau seeks excellence in everything that we are involved in as a chapter, and
we are very appreciative for all the help we receive from volunteer alumni such as Brad
McConkey and Phil Thames toward reaching this goal.
Lambda-Tau is involved in several different areas on the Baylor campus and in
the surrounding community. This past year, our float won the coveted Judge’s Choice
Award in the Baylor Homecoming Parade. Our consistent success on the intramural
field is another area that helps Lambda-Tau gain campus recognition. Lambda-Tau also
gives members an opportunity to mentor at risk youth on a weekly basis. We have many
social events throughout the year such as foam parties and choose not to allow alcohol
at any of these parties or functions.
Lambda-Tau begins the building bond of our strong brotherhood with a very
organized and comprehensive rush program. We recognize before rush even starts
the exact characteristics and attributes needed to continue our tradition of excellence
at Baylor University.
The next step in this process involves a comprehensive pledge education program
– one that treats our pledges as the valuable asset to our chapter that they are and
prepares them to become strong members, not just good pledges. Beyond pledgeship,
each member participates in smaller accountability groups where we hold each other
accountable for our individual goals and responsibilities on campus and in the chapter.
AEK∆B,
The Brothers of Lambda-Tau
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Chapter:
Epsilon-Mu, University of
Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
Installed:
1948
Membership:
44
Scholarship:
3.242 GPA
Ritual Proficiency:
60 percent
Service:
Christmas for Kids benefiting local big brothers/big
sisters program.
W H AT M A D E YO U A F O U N D E R ’ S C I R C L E C H A P T E R ?
It would be wrong to take all the credit, as active brothers, for making Epsilon-Mu
a Founder’s Circle Chapter. We have been able to achieve such great success only
because we are able to build upon past examples of excellence. Epsilon-Mu has a rich
tradition. In the Bononia Docet it says that our duty is to pass on the Order better than
we received it. This is what we try to do. Every year we are trying to improve areas of
our house, while maintaining what we consider to be our strong areas. By doing this we
are able to pass the Order better than we received it and thereby provide an example for
our new brothers to follow in the future.
Another big strength for our chapter is our Brotherhood Development Program.
We feel that the Brotherhood Development Program for any chapter is the most
important aspect of what it takes to make a good person into a good brother. Over
the years we have been successful in putting together a nationally recognized program,
which continues to make great brothers for Epsilon-Mu.
By combining our past experience with new ideas for improvement we are able to
develop great programs and guidelines to keep our house running. But, while looking
good on paper is one thing, the thing that truly makes our house great is the fellowship
that exists between our brothers. Without this friendship and mutual respect, we would
not be able to function. It is the fellowship that gives us a great college experience, and
it is from this fellowship that all of our success and efforts are sprung.
AEK∆B,
The Brothers of Epsilon-Mu
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Chapter:
Theta-Zeta,
Eastern New Mexico
University, Portales, NM
Installed:
1962
Membership:
93
Scholarship:
2.79 GPA
Ritual Proficiency:
93 percent of chapter with
one or more certificate and
20 Masters of the Ritual
Service:
Raise funds for Susan G.
Komen Breast Cancer
Foundation
W H AT M A D E YO U A F O U N D E R ’ S C I R C L E C H A P T E R ?
Theta-Zeta was founded as Eastern New Mexico University’s first fraternity in
November of 1962. After years of hard work, our chapter remains the pride and joy
of our campus; but times were not always this good. Over the past two decades, our
brothers have implemented programs and have attained the right attitude in order to
make the necessary adjustments for the chapter to continue growing.
The first hurdle to overcome was putting a stop to hazing. Once the negative
atmosphere of hazing had been eliminated, the chapter could move forward in the right
direction. The next challenge faced was to get full participation from the chapter during
rush. Our chapter more than tripled in size from the late 1980s to the early 1990s.
Lastly, our brothers found the right mixture of hard work and fun that makes Kappa
Sigma the experience of a lifetime.
Today, Theta-Zeta continues to enjoy the benefits of the hard work put forth by the
brothers who have come before us. This is done with a strong undergraduate/volunteer
alumni relationship, the continuous right attitude, and a commitment to excellence. Our
chapter has such a pride for Kappa Sigma that we will not settle for second best in
anything. We have systems in place in order to ensure success in all areas of the
fraternity - whether it may be scholarship, intramurals, or community service - our
brothers expect to be at the top. We continue to live our lives by the Ritual everyday,
not only to become better fraternity men, but to become people as well.
Thank you to the SEC for this honor and we will continue to be the pride of
Kappa Sigma in Eastern New Mexico for years to come.
AEK∆B,
The Brothers of Theta-Zeta
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Chapter:
Delta-Pi, Southern Methodist
University, Dallas, TX
Installed:
1922
Membership:
82
Scholarship:
3.019 GPA
Ritual Proficiency:
43 percent of chapter with
one or more certificates.
Service:
“Spikes for Tikes” charity
volleyball tournament that
raised $4,000
W H AT M A D E YO U A F O U N D E R ’ S C I R C L E C H A P T E R ?
There is one word that describes the main factor, which separates the brothers of Delta-Pi
from every other house on the campus of Southern Methodist University: DIVERSITY. We
are a house which bears no stereotype. The brothers have realized that diversity, on a campus
such as SMU, can be very beneficial to the name and goals of our chapter and our Fraternity
as a whole. The brotherhood that is experienced by all 82 members has grown substantially as
we have all have learned to accept and appreciate the many talents and beliefs we all possess;
unified in the ideals of the Star and Crescent.
Our chapter has become recognized as a foundation of leadership on our campus. Brothers
of Delta-Pi currently serve the university in positions such as IFC President and Rush Chairman
as well as members of the Student Senate & Program Council. Delta-Pi has also made our mark
on campus in the athletic realm, finishing second overall in intramurals.
While we have involved ourselves on campus to a degree that sets a standard for other Greek
organizations to follow, our off-campus influence is equally as notable. In addition to our “Spikes
for Tikes” charity volleyball tournament, for the past two years, we have become involved in the
South Dallas community in cooperation with Habitat for Humanity.
At Grand Conclave this summer in Memphis, Delta-Pi was honored to receive their second
ever Founder’s Award for Chapter Excellence and our first Founder’s Circle award. We are
humbled to be considered one of the top five chapters of Kappa Sigma in the nation. Delta
-Pi would like to thank alumni volunteers such as DGM Phil Thames, Former AA and current
ADGM Jason Marchetti, ADGM, Brad McConkey and Alumnus Advisor Jay Smith who have
been and continue to be willing to devote their time to help us grow as a chapter.
AEK∆B,
The Brothers of Delta-Pi
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Kappa-Zeta Alumni Contin
The Kappa-Zeta Chapter, Georgia Southern
University, has enjoyed a history of alumni involvement.
Chartered October 26, 1968, they are still a young chapter by Fraternity standards. Over the years the alumni
have raised funds to build the chapter house, support
the undergrads’ rush efforts, and hosted various social
events. However, recently the KZ alumni demonstrated
the true meaning of “Brotherhood For Life.”
In August 2000 Kappa-Zeta was devastated by
the death of Brother Monty Davis. Initiated in1974,
Brother Davis was a natural leader during his days at
GSU. A member of the chapter’s championship football
and softball teams, Monty was a top rusher and a
strong voice of the chapter. A retired Marine Corp Lt.
Colonel, he was the director of ROTC at Lassiter High
School in Marietta Georgia. Among his students were
the sons and daughters of Kappa-Zeta alumni. Brother
Davis, a 21-year veteran of Desert Storm, Panama, and
Grenada, had been struck by lightning just a few feet
from his front door. Many of Monty’s brothers reconnected at his funeral, sharing memories and stories
of a brother called to the chapter celestial much too
soon.
Then in April of this year, Kappa-Zeta was once
again shocked with the news that Brother Lee Murray
had died of a heart attack while on vacation in Florida.
Brother Murray, initiated 1972, was known as “the
Maddog” during his tenure at GSU. Lee embodied
the spirit of Kappa Sigma. A perpetual organizer,
cheerleader, athlete and ambassador for Kappa-Zeta,
Lee had recently retired from a 25-year career as a
football, golf, track and swimming coach in the state
of Georgia. Brother Murray was one of the most recognized coaches in the state. He is credited with establishing three athletic programs that have become standard
curriculum throughout the Georgia High School system.
It’s estimated that Lee appeared on 25% of Georgia
Public Television’s high school sports shows. Kappa
Sigma’s from around the state joined coaches, friends,
and family to mourn, and celebrate the life of one it’s
most popular brothers.
Shortly after Brother Murray’s funeral Kappa-Zeta’s
AA, Chip Howard, was contacted by two fellow alumni,
M. H. Allen, and Henry Whitfield, with an idea of
creating a lasting memorial for their fallen brothers.
Our chapter has matured to the point where we need
to respond to these situations. To memorialize these
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outstanding brothers, who gave of themselves to make
Kappa Sigma a better fraternity and Georgia Southern
a better university. A board of directors was formed
with the responsibility of establishing the goals and
guidelines for a scholarship program. It was decided
that the Kappa-Zeta alumni would endow a scholarship in the amount of $50,000, with the guideline
for application to follow that of the Kappa Sigma
Scholarship-Leadership program.
The fund raising campaign was kicked of with a golf
tournament on August 6th. Sixty-four alumni attended
and over $10,000 was pledged towards the $50,000
goal. The families of Brothers Murray and Davis have
become involved as well, contributing to the fund.
Carol Murray, Lee’s wife, “Kappa Sigma meant so
much to Lee. It was important to him to see the
Fraternity grow. This keep’s Lee’s memory alive for all
of us.”
Mrs. Garvin Davis Monty’s mother, “We have fond
memories of Monty’s time at Georgia Southern and
Kappa Sigma. We’re grateful for this opportunity to
honor him.”
The alumni presented the first installment to the
chapter’s scholarship fund during Georgia Southern’s
football homecoming weekend on October 20th. The
alumni have also contributed the funds to refurbish the
trophy room at the chapter house, which will be dedicated to brothers Davis, Murray, and the other KappaZeta alumni who have joined the chapter celestial.
The undergraduate chapter wanted to show their
support with a dedication of their own. Even the old
coach Brother Murray had attended several intramural
events the previous year. His three daughters are students at 0513, and Lee became a fixture around campus, and was a frequent visitor to the chapter house.
GM Jason Catarineau, “Lee was always there for the
us, in rush, intramural’s, and the day to day activities
of the chapter. Out of respect for his devotion we’ve
dedicated our flag football season to him. We’re wearing special jerseys with his name on them, with the goal
of winning the Intramural Championship.”
In closing, to the outside world fraternities often times as viewed as short term, self-indulgent organizations. But
true Kappa Sigma’s understand the value of brotherhood. The bonds of brotherhood truly strengthen, and grow with
time. The brothers of the Kappa-Zeta Chapter are a lesson and example of this bond, a “Band of Brothers”…Not
for a day, or college term only, but for life.
Anyone interested in contributing to the Kappa-Zeta memorial scholarship fund should contact AA Chip Howard at
678/290-4704, or visit the chapter web site www2.gasou.edu/kappasigma.
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PROFILES IN
Brothers:
Here in Canada, we are
listening closely and our
thoughts are with you. I
know that we are doing
whatever we can to support
day.
Stay
strong;
your
Brothers in Canada have
you in our prayers.
AEK∆B
Jason Ward
Brothers,
I own a building in
Eugene, Oregon that
houses the U.S. Federal
Bankruptcy
Courts,
Congressman
Peter
DeFazio’s office, and
Senator Ron Wyden’s office.
We have been able to have
up to date information from
Washington D.C. and New
York
concerning
this
tragedy. The Bankruptcy
Courts have been evacuated,
however, the Congressional
and Senatorial offices are
staying open to handle any
calls that may have concern
to the citizens in the
Southern area of Oregon.
My
niece
is
Congressman David Wu’s
Chief of Staff from the
Oregon First District, and
the word that she has given
us is that that everyone was
evacuated safely from their
offices in the Capital. It is
very hard to get through to
the area involved because of
the fact that all telephone
lines are very busy.
However, as I hear anything,
I will post it to the list
serve.
I hope that all of us
are saying a prayer to God
for the tragic victims of this
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Sadly, Kappa Sigma is adding to the list of victims, two Kappa Sigma
brothers that joined the Chapter Celestial as a result of the events
that took place on September 11, 2001. Brothers Bill Tselepis (’88,
Alpha-Gamma, Illinois) and Richard Madden (’84, Gamma-Xi, Dennison)
both died in the World Trade Center Towers. The following stories
were collected from the Kappa Sigma e-mail group and are a powerful
reminder that, together, the brotherhood is always a united source of
strength.
horrendous attack on the
people of the United States.
I greatly appreciate the fact
that our Brothers from the
Great Country of Canada
are listening and praying for
all of us. Let’s not let this get
out of hand, but we need to
do something that will keep
this from happening again
to our country.
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Tom Wiper
DGM XLVII
Brothers,
My office is located
a half block from the
Capitol and everything here
is pretty chaotic. a number
of rumors floated about
planes heading toward the
capitol and when they
evacuated the capitol and
office buildings the
streets were packed.
Police are currently doing
bomb sweeps of the
offices surrounding the
capitol (including ours)
and some of the roads are
blocked right now. I am
in my office right now and
have about 25 members of
congress in my conference
room just monitoring the
activities. They were briefed
about an hour ago by police,
FBI, and other agencies
and are just trying to make
sense of what is going on.
Everyone is safe around
here -- apparently there
are several deaths at the
Pentagon.
Jason Osborne
I work in an area of
Arlington, Virginia called
Rosslyn. It is known for the
large
skyscrapers
overlooking the Potomac
and the Pentagon. My
office is on the 18th floor.
I was in a meeting when
the plane hit the Pentagon.
Many of my coworkers saw
it and here greatly upset.
Soon after they evacuated
my building and most of
the tall buildings in Rosslyn.
There was quite a bit of
panic as many had seen the
news from New York and
figured we were next.
Three
hours later I got home
to Maryland. Never been
so glad to get home in
my life.
Wheover did this has
awoken a sleeping giant
called the USA and we will
respond!
AEK∆B
Dan Strachan (LE 81)
Conclave Commission
Brothers,
I speak for my brothers
from Mu-Tau when I say
that all of our prayers and
thoughts are with those
families of our brothers
that were affected by this
greatest of tragedies. Let
us now come together as
Brothers and as Americans
and support our leaders and
our Nation.
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Chris Warpool,
AAA
Mu-Tau,
Austin
Peay State
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Brothers,
I recently started a new
job with Morgan Stanley
Dean Witter in their Tampa
office. As many of you I am
sure know, Morgan Stanley
was the largest single
employer in the World Trade
Center, encompassing 51
floors in 2 WTC, 6 floors
in 1WTC and 8 floors in
5 WTC, which as far as I
know, is at this time still on
fire.
While I have only been
with the firm for a short
time, I feel incredibly
touched by this terrible
tragedy. If I had started
my job when I was given
the offer instead of giving
notice at my old job, I
would have started my sales
training in New York
yesterday. MSDW’s training
center was on the 65th floor
of 2 WTC. When I realized
this, I wept openly. Not
simply because due to some
simple twist of fate my
life had been spared, but
rather I think I realized that
nothing is forever.
Let us take this
opportunity to tell those
close to us that we care for
them and thank God that
we have our families and
our brothers to support us
in these most trying times.
AEK∆B,
Bryan Farris,
Lambda-Epsilon (UCF) ‘96
Brothers,
Being a Jewish brother
of Kappa Sigma..
this
is absolute mayhem.. my
roommate here at school is a
Sigma Nu, his father works
for Citibank in Manhattan,
2 blocks from the WTC. He
was walking to work when
the first tower was struck...
due to the bridges being
shut off.. he walked from
Manhattan to Brooklyn for
safety.
May I turn everyones
eyes to a quote from the old
testament? It’s the start of
the story of RUTH and its
from memory so it may be
rough.. Now not the King
James version obviously..
“Now it came to pass in the
days when the Judges ruled
the land, and there was a
famine in the land..”
The only thing that can
help us as a poeple and a
society to hold on is love and
faith in God.. these terrible
and horrific acts today will
not go unanswered.. and
our prayers will echo in
heaven for years to come..
Cain he le’eer raht’zohn
(may this be God’s will)
AEK∆B
Shawn Chad Mirman
Kappa-Omega Chapter
Brothers,
I would like to say that
I feel rather lucky in all
of this, as far as one can
consider themselves lucky
after such a travesty. Those
of you who know me,
know that my wife is an
“SEC” member of Phi
Sigma Sigma. Many of her
Sisters live in the east, and
we know several people
who work in or around the
WTC, and all are accounted
for, and unharmed. We [are]
still wait[ing] to hear from
one sister who works for
the Navy in the Pentagon.
The most disturbing
part of all of this, besides
the death and diestruction,
is that I was just over there
the week after Conclave. I
was going to take a day
trip into Manhatten to walk
around, and show my six
month old daughter the
sights. We ended up staying
at the hotel because it was
extremely hot, and a serious
lighting storm came through
the area. It is always more
real when you have been
there. My wife and I pulled
out our pictures of the
WTC from our last trip to
NYC. It was sad to look that
those pictures, and watch
the damage on television.
How anyone could do this
is beyond me. I hope
we come after whoever is
responsible with the Wrath
of God.
AEK∆B
Steven C. Burke
My Brothers,
For the past three days
I’ve been sitting at home
and at work constantly
surrounded by images and
discussions of the events
in NYC and Washington
DC. At first I came to
the realization that these
events had shaken me to the
core. Tuesday morning I and
every other American and
brother of Kappa Sigma
lost something we might
never be able to get back. I
will admit I might be biased
here as I was scheduled to
get on a plane on the 24th
and head to Europe, but
what we had lost was our
sense of safety. The safety
to move freely within our
country, to fly the skies, to
visit the great monuments
of our nation for fear of
an act of terrorism. But as
time passed something else
seemed to become clear to
me. Today as I drove my
car through town I noticed
something I had never really
noticed before: the sheer
amount of Patriotism that
has swept through this
country. I have asked my
parents, and their friends.
They have told me that they
have never seen anything
like this before, this level of
commitment to the country.
At first I admit I too was
afraid. Afraid to fly, to travel,
to return to Boston or any
other city. But now the fear
has left me, and in it’s place
I find a stronger love for
my country than I thought
possible. Why am I writing
this? Maybe for my own
sense of closure I don’t
know. But it is something
I have come to believe and
I feel that I need to share
it with you my brothers.
Our Ritual and Fraternity
stresses cooperation with
our country and sometimes
I think we might forget this,
but never again. America
has been dealt a savage
blow, but we survive and
will continue to stand as
a beacon of freedom to
the world. As Kappa Sigma
stands as one so to may our
country. One People, One
Nation, One United States
of America.
AEKDB
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With heavy hearts, the men of AlphaGamma / University of Illinois regrettably
announce the passing of Brother William
“Bill” Tselepis on September 11, 2001.
Throughout his life, Bill profoundly
touched the lives of many in a positive
way and Alpha-Gamma is fortunate to have
counted Bill amongst our loyal ranks.
Hailing from Berwyn, Illinois, Bill
majored in finance. In addition to the
fraternity, Bill was active in many campus
activities including the University of Illinois
Athletic Association, for whom he served
as its Vice President of Illini Pride. Bill also
was very active in U of I intramurals and
was always a great soccer, basketball and
softball player.
Bill pledged Kappa Sigma during his
sophomore year in the fall of 1987. After
initiating in January of 1988, Bill rapidly
established himself as a leader in the fraternity house. Always quick with a joke
and a smile, Bill first
served the chapter as
its Grand Treasurer
during the 1988-1989
school year and his
business
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helped Alpha-Gamma
remain on firm financial ground. Bill also
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during the fall semester of 1989; that year,
Alpha-Gamma was a winner of the prestigious National Founder’s Award for chapter house excellence. During his tenure,
the chapter began laying the foundations
for its important 1991 Centennial celebration. Bill’s hard work and determined spirit
throughout his undergraduate years kept
Alpha-Gamma prominent on campus.
During his time at the University of
Illinois, Bill met his future wife Mary, an
initiate of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. Bill
graduated in May 1990, and upon graduation initially worked for Lassar Marshall as
a currency options broker in New York
City. A few years later Bill was offered a
job with the financial services firm Cantor
Fitzgerald, also located in New York City.
Always ready for a challenge, Bill then
accepted a move with Cantor Fitzgerald
that sent both he and Mary to Tokyo,
Japan.
After two years in Tokyo, Bill accepted
a promotion from Cantor Fitzgerald which
required the family to move back to
New York City. In August of 1998,
while living in New Jersey, Bill and Mary
were blessed with the birth of their first
child Katherine Christine (“Katie”) Tselepis.
Cantor Fitzgerald promoted Bill to partner
and he was a key player in the establishment
of a spin-off subsidiary company called
eSpeed.
As an alumnus, Bill never forgot the
great friends and strong emotional bonds
he had forged with his Alpha-Gamma
Brothers. He continued to participate in
various Alpha-Gamma fundraising events
and philanthropic activities after his graduation. Further, he always remained closely
connected to his Brothers via e-mails, telephone calls and personal get togethers.
Earlier this year, Bill and Mary
announced that Mary would be giving birth
to their second child, a baby boy due
in October 2001. But, sadly, Bill did not
survive the tragic events of September 11,
2001. Working on the 104th floor in the
north tower of the World Trade Center, Bill
and the majority of his co-workers were
unable to escape the devastation.
As Bill would want, more than forty
Brothers who went to school with him
have banded together to help his family and
keep Bill’s memory alive through various
positive ideas including a trust fund for his
children’s education, a University of Illinois
scholarship fund named in his honor and
the creation of a scrapbook of memories
for his kids and family. Capturing the true
brotherhood spirit of Bill Tselepis, Brothers
of the Alpha-Gamma Chapter of Kappa
Sigma have banded together for this cause.
Please remember Bill and his family
in your prayers while we take the time to
celebrate the moments that we had with
Bill: a great friend, a dedicated son, an
incredible brother, husband, father and a
lifelong Kappa Sigma Brother.
Working in conjunction with Bill’s older
brother Peter Tselepis, we are helping
to build a trust fund for the education
of Bill’s two children. Donations may be
made to: The William P. Tselepis Trust for
Children’s Education, c/o Cooper Rose &
English, LLP, 480 Morris Avenue, Summit,
NJ 07901-1527, Attention: John W. Cooper,
Esq.
In addition, an annual award/
scholarship fund in Bill’s name has been
established for the undergraduate chapter.
Donations for the chapter fund will be
tax deductible and may be made to: The
William P. Tselepis U of I Scholarship
Fund, c/o Thomas F. Nolan, 10348 Woburn
Court, Orland Park, IL 60462. For further
information regarding the chapter fund,
please call (708) 460-0806.
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RICHARD B. MADDEN
As with so many other families
touched by the recent terrorist attacks,
the Kappa Sigma family also lost a
friend and brother.
Richard B. “Mad Dog” Madden,
35, died in the collapse of the World
Trade Center buildings.
Rich was born in Elgin, Ill. and
grew up in Short Hills, NJ where he
attended Millburn High School. Rich
enrolled at Denison University in 1984
and pledged the Gamma-Xi chapter
that fall. Rich was very active in the
house as well as university activities.
He was a member of the Denison
University Lecture Series, attracting a
wide range of renowned speakers to
the campus. Rich was also a valuable
contributor to several of Gamma-Xi’s
intramural teams. From speed-ball to
basketball, Rich helped lead the Kappa
Sigma chapter to overall campus intramural championships in both his junior
and senior years.
After graduating from Denison,
Brother Madden attended New York
University Law School. While in law
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It was there that he also met his future
wife, the former Maura McIntyre. Rich
and Maura married in 1996 and welcomed Patricia, their only child, into
the world in 2000.
At the time of the World Trade
Center attacks, Rich worked for the law
firm AON on the 100th floor of the
South Tower.
He is remembered by his fellow
Gamma-Xi’s as a great Mets fan who
made sure we all understood the depth
of his devotion as they took the Series
from Boston in 1986. As difficult as this
may seem, he will be remembered as an
even more obnoxious Giants fan.
He was also, by all accounts, a very
devoted husband and father.
Always generous with his smile and
his laughter, brothers not heard from
in years have been calling and emailing
one another with fond memories of
their fallen brother. They have also
stepped up to honor and support his
greatest legacy, his wife and daughter.
The brothers of Gamma-Xi have
started an educational fund for Patricia
and would urge our fellow Kappa
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can be made to;
The College Bound Fund
c/o Maura McIntyre Madden
621 Hanford Place
Westfield, NJ 07090
As difficult as these tragic events
have been, the degree to which the loss
of Rich touches us is directly related to
how touched we were by him in life.
We find solace in the memories and are
heartened by the strength of the bond
of fraternity. That is a legacy Brother
Madden would be very proud of.
Peace and AEK∆B.
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and his first semester
as one of our Kappa
Sigma Brothers. What
followed would prove
to test the power of
Kappa Sigma beyond
all reasonable limits.
Brother Rizzo was brutally murdered by this
man who turned out to
be a serial killer, having killed three times
before his deadly spree
ended with his capture
a few days later. After
three agonizing days on
the missing person list,
he was found dead.
REMEMBERING JON RIZZO
A test of our
Brotherhood,
a profile in
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by Barton H. Kogan, AH (GWU)
On Friday evening July 27th 2001,
Jonathan Michael Rizzo, 19 (AH, 2001)
stopped to assist a stranded motorist
on the side of the road in Plymouth,
Massachusetts on his way home from
his summer job as a waiter. He had
just completed his freshman year at the
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Brother Rizzo was a
Kappa Sigma’s Kappa
Sigma.
During his
short tenure at GWU
he was active in the
house, active on campus and a true friend
and Brother to all who
knew him. Although
only to have been a
sophomore this fall, the chapter had
identified him as a convincing candidate for Grand Master. He was elected
outstanding pledge, was to be Rush
Chairman this fall and was full of
energy, vim and vigor for his Brothers
and all things Kappa Sigma.
Brother Rizzo was also a friend and
advisor in the most precious sense of
the word. He loved the world and all
who were in it. When his roommate
and brother, Jeremy Gilman, lost his
sister, Jon stayed up nights with him
to offer support. When his pledge
brother Sunny Kakwani lost his father
recently, Jon was there for him too.
There was no end to his caring, his
concern and his love for those around
him. According to AH Brother Paul
Kennedy, who knew him in High
School, he was a true friend to many
even back then. On July 27th a stranded motorist appeared wanting and, yes,
Jon stopped to help. Knowing Brother
Rizzo, he was compelled to stop and
help this man, and so he died; so young,
so scared and in such a painful manner.
We will miss him horribly.
When Jon was reported missing on
July 28th a shock wave struck the core
of the Alpha Eta Chapter. It was
summer break and so many Brothers
were scattered. The power of Kappa
Sigma would surely be tested. What
happened to Jon? He was there for
us, and now we had to be there for
him. Brothers living close to the family
literally moved in with Jon’s less than
composed parents and two younger
Brothers to comfort them, conduct
the search, post flyers, follow leads,
establish a website for all of us to
console the family by Email and to
locate additional Brothers in the area
with cell phones to help in the relentless
task of alerting Brothers around the
globe of Jon’s disappearance.
When Brother Rizzo’s body was found
and his killer apprehended, funeral
arrangements had to be made and the
tragic news disseminated. Here again
the active and young alumni Brothers
on the scene coordinated everything.
Brothers were coming in from as far
as Amsterdam, the Netherlands, as well
as from California, Louisiana, Ohio,
Nebraska and all points in between.
Ninty Brothers of Alpha Eta attended
the funeral in Massachusetts. Nothing
was going to stop these Brothers from
coming to honor their Brother. Local
Brothers opened their homes (and their
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visiting Brothers. Brothers also expedited all transportation to and from
airports.
Over a thousand people attended the
funeral Mass on August 4th 2001.
Everyone loved Jon Rizzo. The Cardinal
of Boston officiated. Kappa Sigma was
graced with Jon’s membership and now
we were grieving. Past Worthy Grand
Master and Alpha Eta Brother, Brian
O’Dwyer conducted a separate Kappa
Sigma memorial service with Brothers
from 15 chapters in attendance.
On September 7th, 2001 George
Washington University and the Alpha
Eta Chapter held a candle light vigil
on campus for Brother Rizzo. It was
obvious from the outpouring of love
from the GWU community (as well as
Kappa Sigma Brothers) and the sense
of loss expressed, that all who knew
Jon Rizzo are truly blessed. I know
that I am.
Jonathan Michael Rizzo will be remembered as a friend and advisor and as
a Brother. We will also remember how
Brothers from far and wide rallied to
help his family and to support each other
and Jon’s memory at a time of great
sadness and emotional strain. Although
we never know what tomorrow will
bring, one thing is certain; Kappa Sigma
fellowship is here for us, secure as
bedrock, sustaining us under the most
trying of circumstances, wherever and
when ever they may be.
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Today, August Fourth, I have done the hardest thing I
have ever had to do, to bury a friend and brother, Jon
Rizzo. I see it as a so called right of passage if you will,
to the ongoing trials and obstacles we will be forced to
overcome throughout the rest of our lives. I am happy
to say that I will not face these alone and today was a
true testament to that. I have never in my life cried the
way I have in the past few days, and I am so grateful
to say that I didn’t have to cry alone. As some of
you know who attended the wake and funeral, I was
a complete basket case and was touched by the littlest
things this weekend. Tonight, I will be spending the
night on the floor of my little brother Robert’s room,
because today, I was touched in my heart like never
before. I saw the sight of Jon’s youngest brother
pushing his casket from behind, and the amount of
pain him and his family must have been feeling hit me
like a ton of bricks. I thought of my little brother in
that position, and I started balling.
What I am so clumsily trying to say is that I have never
ever been so proud to be a part of Kappa Sigma than I
was today. A friend came to see me today and said that
she wouldn’t let me be alone, and I pointed, pointed
to the mass of brothers in the near distance and told
her that alone I was not.
For those of you whose shoulders I cried upon, I thank
you from the bottom of my heart.
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Kristopher William Harms
Kappa Sigma Alpha-Eta January 29, 2000
George Washington University
Written to his chapter by Brother Kristopher Harms, George Washington
University, right after attending the funeral of friend and Brother Jonathan Rizzo.
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(George Washington
University)
The Brothers of the AlphaEta have enjoyed a flurry
of activity since the start of
school. At the Grand Conclave in Memphis over the
summer Alpha-Eta received
the FACE Award for Outstanding Chapter. All of the
brothers were active participants in working towards this
award, but now the brothers
are aiming higher. The Brothers of Alpha-Eta are already
working towards the Founder’s Circle Award, by next
Conclave. Alpha-Eta also had
a very successful Rush this
fall. They took 19 pledges,
which will hopeful join the
ranks of the 75 brothers of
the chapter someday. Recently
Worthy Grand Procurator
Kevin Kaplan made a visit
to the Brothers of AlphaEta and encouraged them to
continue their good work.
Unfortunately, all of this success has been subdued by
the recent tragic death of
Alpha-Eta Brother Jonathan
Rizzo. Over the summer an
overwhelming majority of
Alpha-Eta Brothers left their
summer activities to fly to
Massachusetts for Brother
Rizzo’s funeral. The overwhelming support from all
Kappa Sigma Brothers was
amazing. Brother Rizzo’s
family and the Alpha-Eta
Brothers are grateful for all
of the Kappa Sigma Brothers’ words of support. Last
September a memorial service was held on The George
Washington
University
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Brother Rizzo. Overcoming
the death of one of their
brothers will be a long healing process, but the AlphaEta Brothers will continue to
strive to make their Kappa
Sigma brotherhood stronger.
(GA Tech)
Due to the hard work and
academic success of the chapter in the spring, Alpha-Tau
has planned one of the most
exciting Fall Semesters in
recent history. Under the
leadership of Brother Philip
Jaquith, rush chair, several
summer and fall rush events
have been a great success.
They are once again anticipating a strong fall pledge
class of well-rounded men.
The fall is also scheduled to
include several band parties
and road trips including a
joint party with the Epsilon
Omega Chapter at Georgia
State. When you combine
this with the high hopes for
this fall’s football season, the
chapter is eager to encourage alumni to stop by the
house for a little grilling and
pre-game activities. AlphaTau would like to showcase a
few welcome changes this fall
including several renovations
to the house, the addition
of an entertainment center,
and the arrival of a new
dog, Rocco, a puppy German
Shepherd.
Alpha-Tau
Delta-Chi
(Mississippi State
University)
The brothers of Delta-Chi
have had a busy spring. They
kicked off the spring with the
4th annual Charity Classic on
March 2, 2001. This year
Sigma Phi Epsilon placed the
highest bid and received the
honor of competing with the
brothers in the full padded
football game held at a local
football stadium. Scott
Grisham lead the brothers
as Charity Classic chairman
in raising money as well as
on the practice field. The
donations and funds raised
are going to benefit Margaret McCarty. Margaret is a
fellow student at M.S.U. and
lost part of her leg when a
car hit her in the spring
of 2000. This year the brothers were blessed to be able
to raise $65,000.00. All of
the money raised was given
to Margaret and her family.
Next year, Kell Smith will
lead the brothers in, God willing, another successful Charity Classic. The chapter sponsored an active/alumni golf
tournament on March 21,
2001. The funds raised were
used to buy tailgating equipment for the alumni during
football games. The new
officers for fall are Lee Hill,
G.M., Sebron Harrison, G.P.,
Jeremy Smitherman, G.M.C.,
Jeremy Slocum, G.T., Kelley
McWhirter, G.S. The brothers
are truly leading on campus
among all organizations. Two
of the brothers are currently
holding two officer positions:
Sebron Harrison is the Student Association President
and Parker Wiseman is the
S.A. Vice-President. As well
as this the brothers are also
leading with the most Roadrunners, alumni delegates, ori-
entation leaders, rush counselors, and the most Student
Association senators with 9.
The city of Starkville held its
elections in June. The brothers supported Josh Blades in
his campaign for Alderman at
large. Josh Blades is a freshman from Sylacagua, AL. He
was involved with city government in his hometown.
If he is elected, he will be
the first student elected to a
government position in the
city of Starkville. Graduating
Brother Adam Smitherman
was awarded a full ride to
University Medical Center in
Jackson. The brothers elected
Scott Watson as alumni of
year and James Swanner as
active of the year. They would
like to thank the exiting
officers for the past year
of hard work and commitment: Matthew Sumrall, Patrick Dornan, Drew McNeil,
Lee Hill, and Nathan Moore.
Your leadership and hard
work is greatly appreciated.
Delta-Delta Colony
(Univer-
sity of Florida)
The colony ended the spring
semester on a great note.
Former UF President Dr.
John Lombardi agreed to
be the Faculty Advisor. He
joined the group at the First
Annual Kappa Sigma Alumni
Golf Tournament in Kissimmee, FL. About fifteen DeltaDelta Alumni took time out
of their busy schedules to
participate. Prizes were given
for Longest Drive, Longest
Putt, and Lowest Scores. The
colony is looking forward to
meeting more alumni during
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the upcoming football season.
The website is up and running
for more contact information
www.kappasigdeltadelta.com.
They are very excited about
the rapid approach to their
proposed October 20th
Installation date.
Delta-Mu (North
Dakota)
The Delta-Mu house, which
stood at 2510 University
Avenue for 70 years, was torn
down in June. The chapter
was established in 1926 and
the house was built in 1929.
The flood of 1997 caused
irreparable damage to the
house, which was uninhabited for the past two years.
The chapter will rebuild the
house with donations from
the alumni and the flood
insurance money. The new
$1 million house will stand
on the same site as the
old house. Plans call for
a 12,000-square-foot facility,
including 16 suite-style bedrooms, a kitchen, library, and
formal meeting space. It is
scheduled to be completed in
December. In May the active
members and alumni celebrated the groundbreaking of
the new house. “It’s not a
house that makes the brotherhood of a fraternity. We have
been doing just fine without
an actual house, but it will
definitely be nice to have it,”
said GM Josh Hensch.
(Southern Methodist
University)
It is with great sadness that
they report the death of
“Mom” Duce Hanes. She
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died on May 21, 2001, at age
94, at her home in Caddo,
Texas. As Delta-Pi’s housemother from 1963 to 1997
Mom Hanes cared for over
seven hundred brothers,
always looking out for them
and keeping their secrets. She
was a remarkable woman with
whom they owe a great debt
for her contribution to the
success of their chapter.
(University of New
Mexico)
Brotherhood is alive and well
at Delta-Zeta. They are more
excited than ever for the
upcoming fall rush. While
at the 63rd Biannual Grand
Conclave, Delta-Zeta won it’s
fourth consecutive Founders
Award of Chapter Excellence
award as well as a scholarDelta-Zeta
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ship award. Individual awards
included Most Outstanding
Grand Master awarded to
Raymond Rivera, Most Outstanding Grand Master of
Ceremonies awarded to Bryan
Colton and Most Outstanding Grand Treasurer awarded
to Justin LeVois. Delta-Zeta
also added its’ first Master
of the Ritual, Brother Scott
R. Burks who received his
Certificate at Conclave. With
this momentum Delta -Zeta
is ready to lead their campus,
and wish the same to every
chapter of their beloved
Order.
(GA State
University)
The Brothers at EpsilonOmega pulled more than
their weight this last semester
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winning a Member Retention
Award and a Brotherhood
Development Award during
Greek Week. Not only did
the chapter get number one
in grades on fraternity row,
they pulled above the all
men’s average at Georgia
State for the second consecutive semester. The chapter
got pumped up for Grand
Conclave in Memphis and
sent 8 brothers who made the
long 10 hour drive to attend
and represent the chapter.
Epsilon-Omega had the biggest showing out of all the
Georgia chapters. The chapter also received academic
recognition at Conclave. Zach
S. Todd, current GM of the
chapter, was elected to represent Area 2 as the new
UAC delegate for 2001-2002.
A new executive committee
took seat as well in May: Zach
S. Todd- GM, Tyler GilesGP, Dave Ford- GMC, Andy
Ramsden- GT, Mike RouthGS, Kevin Venza and Brian
Wright- G. They are looking
forward to a very strong
Rush, even better than last
year. It began August 4 and
ended with Bid Night on
October 13. Should anyone
need to reach the chapter,
feel free to contact us at
school: 404/688-2739 or contact Zach: 770/421-9408.
Good Luck to all the chapters and colonies, lets get out
there and make this their best
year yet.
Epsilon-Psi (Lambuth)
The Epsilon-Psi chapter
proudly reports that they have
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pledged 24 new men and repledged 5 men for the fall
semester. This was the best
rush in 10 years for the chapter. IFC rush only yielded
around 40 men, and Kappa
Sigma took 60% of the new
freshman. Also, the chapter
has spent thousands of dollars on house projects such
as a new fence, sod for the
front and back yards, and furniture. With a full brotherhood development and social
calendar, things are looking
wonderful (and busy) from
Jackson, TN.
Eta (Randolph-Macon)
The Brothers of Eta Chapter
had a great spring semester
and summer. At the Conclave
at Memphis, Eta took home
a FACE Award, the community service award, and several scholarship awards. To
top the weekend off, Brother
Donal “Pops” McClamroch
Jr. returned to the Supreme
Executive Committee as the
Worthy Grand Master of
Ceremonies. They are very
excited to be nationally recognized and to have representation on the SEC. Many
events are planned for this
fall including Homecoming
on October 20th as well as
tailgating at all home football
games, including this year’s
Hampden-Sydney game on
November 10th. All brothers are welcome to attend.
Also many brothers have
inquired about their housing
situation for the future. This
past summer, RMC conducted various repairs to the
house. They hope to have a
new home sometime in the
next couple of years but must
remain patient. Hopefully
this issue will be resolved
in the near future. Brothers,
your assistance is requested in
helping Eta establish a scholarship fund in the memory
of the late Col. Keith M.
Sweaney who died in a helicopter accident last fall. For
the scholarship to become
reality, they must raise $10,000
within three years. Once
their goal is met, the chapter
will be able to issue a scholarship each year to a deserving undergraduate. If you
wish to make a donation to
this foundation please send
checks to the following: Col.
Keith M. Sweaney Memorial
Fund, Kappa Sigma Endowment Fund, P.O. Box 5643,
Charlottesville, VA 22905.
Please make checks payable
to Kappa Sigma Endowment
Fund c/o Eta Chapter (034).
Your support is appreciated
as they hope to see you this
fall.
Eta Prime (Duke)
Thank you to all alumni
who made donations to their
annual fund. Your support
helps offset costs associated
with operating their alumni
newsletter.
They look
forward to seeing alumni
during football season. Eta
Prime continues to be one of
the strongest fraternities on
campus and now has close
to 55 men.
Also, they
continue to do well in all
aspects of campus life includ-
ing intramurals, academics,
and campus leadership.
Gamma-Alpha
(University of
Oregon)
Despite the fact that this
year’s Executive Committee
consists of all juniors,
Gamma-Alpha expects senior
leadership from its newest
class of officers. Jordan
Fezler presides as Grand
Master for the academic year
2001-2002 with Dustin
Finney, Grand Procurator;
Drew Tydeman, Grand
Master of Ceremonies; Brad
Schmidt, Grand Scribe; and
Sam Eastman, Grand Treasurer. The Brothers hope
to improve their academic
standing this fall after last
year’s impressive showing.
Gamma-Alpha also expects
a strong pledge class this
fall after having a Brotherhood retreat earlier in the
year, which focused a majority of its time on Rush. On
December 1, 2001, GammaAlpha will pair with Gamma
Sigma in the annual “Game
Ball Run.” This philanthropic
event takes place every year
on the day of the “Civil
War” football game between
the University of Oregon
and Oregon State University.
Members of Gamma-Sigma
chapter will run the football
halfway to Eugene, where the
ball will be handed off to
Brothers of Gamma-Alpha.
The ball will stay in Eugene
until next year’s game, when
it will return to Corvallis. The
Chapter will also participate
in the University of Oregon’s
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Greek system on campus this
fall. Gamma-Alpha hopes to
see its alumni present.
(Millikin)
The summer was a great time
for rekindling friendships and
brotherhood. With having
twenty active members living
in the house this summer, the
house became even closer.
The number of guys living
in the house also allowed
Gamma-Beta Prime
for many work improvement
projects to be completed.
There was also time for
individuals to remodel and
build things in their rooms.
They continued the progress
on their house trying to
improve it even more with
their kitchen renovation.
They are also looking forward
to remodeling and fixing a
few of their bathrooms once
the kitchen is complete. As
the summer came to an end,
they are anxious for a new
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semester at Millikin and looking forward to a fantastic first
semester recruitment and a
successful year. They are
planning to have a big homecoming celebration this fall
celebrating 35 years of being
on Millikin’s Campus. The
festivities are still in planning
but it will be a great time
for actives and alumni to
come together and reminisce
and see how the house has
changed.
(Left to right) Michael Thrift, Travis Holeman and Ruben Curiel of the Kappa-Pi Chapter
of Kappa Sigma at the University of Central Oklahoma stand atop the Playboy Cigarette
Race Boat. The three brothers spent part of the Labor Day Holiday cruising the shores of
Grand Lake, Oklahoma at an eye watering 78 mph. The playboy boat pictured was the
official APBA (American Powerboat Association) Pace Boat during the 2001 season.
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Gamma-Chi (Kansas
State)
A roofing contractor has been
hired and work will begin
shortly on the house. Keesler Roofing of Concordia,
KS will be handling the project. In order to fund this
project as well as take advantage of the currently favorable interest rates, the Alumni
board is pursuing a debt consolidation along with the refinancing of the Alumni Association’s mortgage. The fall
semester is off to a great
start at the chapter house.
Summer rush resulted in
18 fall pledges. Six spring
pledges were initiated this
past fall. The total number
of men living in the chapter house is currently at
around 60. The chapter is
placing a major emphasis
on rush this year, having
already elected new rush
chairmen, Chris Lowe and
Greg Dressman, who have
already had several spring
rushees to the chapter
house for dinner. The
chapter welcomes Rush
Recommendations from
alumni. The chapter has
nearly gotten it’s social calendar finalized for the fall
semester, and will be doing
Homecoming this year with
the Sigma Kappa sorority
and Fiji fraternity. This
year, pairings with sororities for homecoming were
done by a random drawing,
rather than by sororities submitting bids to the fraternities as in the past. Homecoming is October 27th, the
weekend of the K-State/KU
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game. Family weekend will
be the weekend of the Texas
A&M game, October 20th
and Red Dog is set for
November 3rd. In Intramurals, the chapter made the
playoffs in both football and
soccer. If you are “tailgating” prior to one of the KSU
home football games, be sure
to look for the Chapter’s tailgating spot, which can be
found just north of Kimball
Ave in the east area of the
AG parking lot. Stop by and
say hello to the fine young
men of their chapter.
(University of
Arizona)
Kappa Sigma continues to
be a powerhouse at the University of Arizona. With
over 100 members, the chapter is constantly improving
its scholarship, philanthropy,
and intramural programs.
Several members are actively
involved on campus with student government and other
organizations. The chapter is
planning a Drug and Alcohol
Awareness Weekend for the
fall semester.
They are
also looking forward to
Homecoming with Kappa
Kappa Gamma Sorority
during the weekend of
November 10th.
Gamma-Rho
Kappa-Mu (Tennessee
Tech)
Over 75 alumni attended the
official groundbreaking ceremony for the new Kappa-Mu
hapter house at Tennessee
Tech University in Cookeville
on Saturday, June 23. Construction of the new chapter house is scheduled to be
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completed prior to the start
of the winter semester. Dan
Johnson, chairman of the
building committee, is pushing the contractor to have
their new chapter house
“dried in” before Tech’s
homecoming on October
6. The Kappa-Mu Chapter
has really pulled together
since the house was
destroyed by fire last
October. To date, 93 alumni
and actives have pledged
over $73,000 towards their
rebuilding effort exceeding
their original goal of $60,000.
In addition to the groundbreaking ceremonies, the
Kappa-Mu alumni association held a golf tournament
to raise money for the
chapter’s scholarship endowment fund. The golf tournament raised over $1,700
towards the chapter’s scholarship endowment fund. After
the tournament, the alumni
presented the chapter’s first
scholarship to Stuart Ruis.
Two additional scholarships
will be awarded in 2002.
Be sure to check out their
progress on their web site
at www.ttuKappaSigma.com.
The Brothers of the
Kappa-Mu Chapter proudly
congratulate Brother Cameron Stinnett on becoming
Master of the Ritual in Memphis at Conclave. Brother
Stinnett was initiated in January 2000 and served as the
Grand Master in 2000-2001.
Seven members of the chapter traveled to Memphis in
July for the 63rd Grand
Conclave. The trip served
both as an educational and
rewarding experience. Initiation was held on August
18th, they hope to add five
new brothers to their fraternity. As for their new house,
it is in progress of being
built, and they hope to move
in within a few months.
Kappa-Phi (George Mason Uni-
versity)
The Kappa-Phi Chapter celebrated its 31st anniversary
this past spring and enjoyed
its second year in its beautiful
new house. After countless
summer hours spent painting, cleaning, and redecorating the chapter house, they
now enjoy the most comfortable house of any campus
fraternity. Kappa-Phi initiated a total of ten gentlemen
into Kappa Sigma this past
school year and celebrated
a 150% increase in ritual
proficiency. The brothers of
Kappa-Phi placed second
in the All-Sports Fraternity
Competition this past spring,
and having placed in one
of the top two positions in
each of the past eight years,
established themselves as a
dynasty in George Mason’s
Greek sporting world. Their
endeavors in the classroom
were no less exciting as
Kappa-Phi ranked third
among all Greek organizations in combined grade
point average, exemplifying
the meaning of excellence
in both athletic and scholastic
affairs. This past September,
WGP Brother Kevin Kaplan,
paid a visit to their District
to participate in the installment of Mu-Sigma (Towson
University) and to visit with
various chapters throughout
District Seven. The chapter
was more than happy to
help with the initiation of 39
Kappa Sigma brothers and
congratulate them on their
hard work and dedication.
The Brothers of Kappa-Phi
were also excited to meet
with Brother Kaplan as he
gave words of advice and
encouragement to active
brothers and pledges. After
a stellar rush complete with
exceptional alumni and active
brother involvement, KappaPhi pledged nineteen gentlemen for the Fall 2001
class, all of whom it hopes
to see initiated in the near
future. Kappa-Phi has several planned community service projects in the coming
months including a 5K Run
for various medical causes,
car washes for the victims
of the recent tragedies, and
a statewide Kappa Sigma
chapter event of which, you
will soon hear.
Kappa-Rho (Boise
State)
They at Kappa-Rho have
recently been blessed with a
new Alumnus Advisor, Kenneth “Rusty” O’Leary. What
makes this so special for us is
that his son, Russell O’Leary
is their Grand Procurator.
This is a special honor for
all of us, and I would like to
thank him again for his help.
They have had an outstanding summer, followed by a
brilliant fall. About twenty
men have decided to pledge
their chapter and they have
great hopes for all of them.
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Mu-Iota (Gallaudet) with WGP Kaplan
They are looking forward
to Homecoming, where they
have plans to repeat their
performance with another
amazing float. They have
also made plans for a visit to
the Gamma-Theta Chapter
at the University of Idaho,
where they know that Brotherhood will again conquer
the rivalry between their individual schools. The chapter
would also like to send their
love and prayers to all of
their brothers that have been
affected by the attack on the
World Trade Center, and they
hope that in the future they
will never again face such
atrocities. They also send
their prayers to all brothers
who have made the commitment to protect their lives
and freedom.
Lambda-Mu
(Elon College)
They look forward to seeing
all alumni during football
season this year. Please mark
your calendars for Homecoming, November 9-11.
Thank you to all alumni
who have supported the
chapter during the last year.
The chapter continues to
thrive and remain one of the
top organizations on campus.
They now have close to
200 Elon alumni on their
listserv. If you are interested in signing up for the
Lambda-Lambda Listserv,
please contact Carter Smith
at [email protected].
Lambda-Lambda
(Southern New
Hampshire)
Lambda-Mu is looking forward to their first semester
as Southern NH University.
Already this year Brothers
John Ventre and Paul Nigro
have enrolled as One
Jackson’s Men.
Brother
Ventre also became the first
Master of the Ritual from
Lambda-Mu. They’ve also
become the 2-time defending
intramural points champion
and are looking to win their
third straight year. After
Conclave they’re more motivated than ever and are looking to double their chapter
with the largest freshman
class in their schools history.
They’re looking forward to
working with the brothers
in their district and having
them come up for the second
Bologna Bash to be held this
year.
Lambda-Xi (Delaware)
Lambda-Xi is looking forward to a great new year
with 34 returning brothers.
Brother Bill Mcgouirk is
President of Student Government and Brother Ben
Sacco is the Treasurer of
Student Government along
with two other brothers that
are Senators of the same.
Brother Gary Virden is the
Vice President of IFC. The
chapter had a very successful summer rush event with
around ninety people attending. The chapter sent three
brothers and alumni to Conclave in Memphis where the
chapter
received
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Scholarship awards. The
Middle Georgia Alumni
Association hosted a golf
outing and around nine
brothers attended. The chapter along with alumni plans
to remodel the chapter house
the coming semester. The
chapter is also trying to
update its alumni business
card album so please send in
any new information. Also
they would like to congratulate Brother Stephen Coxen,
which will is new DGM.
(Texas A&M
University)
The Brothers of Mu-Gamma
are looking forward to welcoming four new brothers
into the chapter as a result
of spring rush. Mu-Gamma
moved up four spots in the
rankings of chapter GPA
among fraternities and
scored above the all men’s
average at Texas A&M. MuGamma’s scholastics have
been gradually improving
over the last several years,
this last semester being one
of the best in recent memory.
The chapter sent Brian
Prehn, Jorde Scott, Jarrod
Shough,
and
Andrew
Widmer to Conclave in
Memphis, where Widmer
earned the Master of the
Ritual award. Mu-Gamma
is searching for alumni with
experience in web based
database creation to work
with us to put an interactive
alumni page on-line. Visit the
Mu-Gamma Chapter on-line
at www.aggiekappasig.com.
Congratulations go to Grand
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Scribe Paul Avila on his marriage in which Kappa Sigma’s
from across the South were
in attendance. Best wishes
go to Heather and Paul for a
long and happy life together.
Wicked Woods, the chapter’s fall service project is
generating a lot of excitement around College Station. Last year the chapter
donated over 2 tons of food
to the Brazos Valley Food
Bank from the event. Goals
have been set even higher
this year to surpass last year’s
totals.
Mu-Iota (Gallaudet)
The chapter is poised for a
productive year. After completing a successful rush, the
chapter pledged eight qualified men. Also, the brothers
continue to distinguish themselves on campus by participating in university sports.
In fact, all three captains of
the University football team
are Kappa Sigma brothers.
The chapter is also excited
about its annual Autumn
Blaze event on November 9.
In addition, the brothers of
Mu-Iota enjoyed meeting the
Worthy Grand Procurator,
Brother Kevin Kaplan, while
he was in the nation’s Capitol on Saturday, September
22. Brother Kaplan stressed
the importance of ritual proficiency among other goals
that the chapter should strive
for the current year. The
chapter was receptive to
Brother Kaplan’s remarks
and the brothers look forward to reaching these new
heights.
Mu-Psi (Boston)
Brothers Collin Seguin and
Aaron Plitt attended the
Grand Conclave in Memphis, representing Mu-Psi at
Kappa Sigma’s Finest Hour.
The time was a thrill for
both, full of informative sessions, talks with other brothers about chapter management, and a lot of fun
when all was said and done.
They picked up a number
of awards, including several
scholarship
awards,
philanthropy and recruitment awards, and their
second straight FACE award.
Individually, Adam Marks
won a Grand Master award,
Brendan Malay a Grand
Procurator award, Tim Pettit
a Grand Scribe award, and
Rob Kanzer a Grand Treasurer award, while Aaron
Plitt was recognized for his
year of service on the Undergraduate Advisory Committee. Congratulations go
out to fellow Boston Kappa
Sigs at Northeastern, who
won their first FACE award,
and to their District Grand
Master Don Jones, who won
District Grand Master of the
Year. Thanks to all of those
at IMH and on the Conclave Commission who prepared and ran an outstanding Conclave, and they here
at Mu-Psi can’t wait until the
fall to get another great year
for the chapter underway.
Mu-Tau (Austin
Peay)
The Mu-Tau Chapter has had
some interesting happenings
lately. Brother Shane Shoulders got married to Kim
Sipsy on June 26th. Many
alumni and undergraduate
brothers were in attendance.
The chapter had a blast in
Memphis at Conclave. The
chapter won several awards
the areas of scholarship,
community service, campus
involvement, and Ritual proficiency. Two of the EC
members, James Mott and
Josh Sullivan won awards for
their
respective
offices,
Grand
Master
and Grand Master of Ceremonies. Also, five of the
undergraduate brothers committed themselves to the
Endowment Fund by becoming Jackson’s Men: James
Mott, Josh Sullivan, Josh
Kimmins, Todd Staley, Joel
Newsom. The chapter is
looking forward to Rush and
wish to thank all alumni who
show their support. Mu-Tau
celebrated its 16th Anniversary on Founder’s Day, October 19th.
Nu-Omicron (UT/Dallas)
After coming home from
Memphis with a few awards,
Nu-Omicron is excited about
the upcoming year. Under
the leadership of a strong
EC, the chapter is planning
many great things.
NuOmicron is already working
hard at the best rush in this
chapter’s history, with a calendar of rush events unrivaled by any other fraternity
on campus. Brothers have
been doing car washes every
weekend to ensure an excel-
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lent rush attracting many
quality guys from the largest
freshman class the campus
has ever seen. The chapter’s
amazing campus involvement is also a strong rush
tool. With brothers in varsity
soccer, lacrosse, and rugby,
Kappa Sigma is very involved
with the athletics here at
the University of Texas at
Dallas. In addition to that,
there are brothers involved
in student government, student ambassadors, peer advisors, and many other organizations on campus. Kappa
Sigma is everywhere on
campus and they plan to
make themselves even more
prominent throughout this
year. Lastly, while doing all
of these things, the chapter is
keeping its eye on the George
Miles Arnold Award, staying
committed to maintaining
100% ritual proficiency and
adding many more masters
of the ritual to the noble
brotherhood.
(University of Wisconsin Oshkosh)
The Brothers of the Nu-Zeta
Chapter are near the completion of the renovation of
their chapter house. The
renovation has been mostly
completed by the teamwork
and dedication of their own
brothers. They are also looking forward to the comNu-Zeta
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pletion of a new deck to
be installed by late summer.
They look forward to a
great semester. They have
obtained many new ideas
from their attendance at the
Grand Conclave in Memphis, Tennessee. They will
be trying many new things
with in their executive committee and other areas of
their chapter. They also
are hoping for a huge rush
this semester. Nu-Zeta has
also been actively fundraising
for Mothers Against Drunk
Driving through hot dog
sales a.k.a. MADD dogs.
New ideas for fundraisers
will be tried out in the
upcoming semester. Brothers
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also took to the woods for
the annual Nu-Zeta brotherhood retreat weekend. This
gives us a chance to come
together and help strengthen
their bond and brotherhood.
They discuss new idea to help
lead this chapter towards a
prosperous future.
Rho (Arizona
State)
The Rho Chapter ended up
the year at sunny Arizona
State on a definite high note
with high aspirations for the
upcoming semester. One of
the chapter’s biggest projects
this past semester was putting on their second annual
philanthropy, “Touchdown
with Kappa Sigma.” Girls
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from the various sororities
on campus displayed their
creativity through decorating
the house, showed their best
dance moves and a since of
humor through the skit competition, and were really put
to the test during the flag
football tournament. Brothers worked hard finding
sponsors for the event and
coaching each of the sororities (which could also double
as the most exciting part as
well). But all of this fun
was just an added bonus to
the chapter’s real goal of
helping out a charity. The
house raised $1,200 through
this philanthropy, which was
donated to help the fight
against Multiple Sclerosis. A
big thank you goes out to
their alumni for a great night
out at the Diamondbacks’
game. It was a fun time and
of course they managed to be
civilized. The Rho Chapter
is looking forward to an awesome fall semester and they
hope you are all making plans
to attend “MASKERAID”
this October.
(Midwestern
State University)
Theta-Gamma just came off
an exciting spring and a
very productive summer. All
throughout the summer,
Theta-Gamma had many
fundraising events to benefit the chapter house. They
also have several charity
events planned for the
upcoming semester including
their famous Box-A-Thon to
raise money for Faith MisTheta-Gamma
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F r a t e r n i t y
sion. The chapter strives to
meet the goals that were
established over the summer,
and plans on bringing back
the FACE award to ThetaGamma. One of the primary
events to happen over the
summer was the election of
the new EC, which includes:
Jeremy Watts-GM, Devon
King-GP, Brian FaulknerGMC, Rob Fleury-GS, and
Chris Lankford-GT. They’d
also like to congratulate Ben
‘Wiggles’ Nickell for once
again being re-elected as
President of the IFC.
They’re looking forward to
an exciting Fall 2001, and
plan on doubling if not
tripling their membership.
Theta-Gamma would also
like to congratulate alumni
and former GM, Giuseppi
Piccinini on his upcoming
wedding this fall in Jamaica.
Theta-Gamma is looking to
update its alumni listing.
Please contact us below with
your information if you’re
alumni from 1959 to present.
E-Mail:
[email protected] For
more information on ThetaGamma, or if you happen to
be traveling through Wichita Falls, TX, contact them
at 940/716-0580 or check
out their newly updated web
page at
www.kappasigmathetagamma.com
Theta-Nu (Ashland)
The Theta-Nu Chapter is
working on completing several fundraising and community service projects. The
chapter will be running a
haunted house at Cedar Point
Amusement Park in Sandusky, Ohio, for Halloween.
They will also be carving
pumpkins with a local preschool. They are continuing
their pop tab collection,
which thus far has raised
over $10,000 for Kidney
Dialysis. They also have their
new webpage up and running. The new address is
www.kappa-sigma.net. If any
one has any questions about
the Theta-Nu Chapter, e-mail
us at [email protected],
or call GM Dan Tierney
at 419/207-4090 or GS Joe
Sanchez at 419/207-4208.
(Eastern New
Mexico)
The Theta-Zeta Chapter is
coming off another successful semester. Brother Joseph
Frie was elected ENMU student body president and
Brother David Alcon was
elected Executive Director
for the Associated Students
of New Mexico. Five new
brothers were initiated this
past August and the chapter
was once again above the
all-men’s grade point average. The chapter was fortunate to return from Kappa
Sigma’s 63rd Biennial Grand
Conclave with many awards
including the chapter’s 8th
consecutive George Miles
Arnold Cup, 8th consecutive
Founders Award of Chapter
Excellence, 2nd consecutive
Founders Circle Award, the
Silver Bowl and Traveler’s
Cup. In addition, many
Theta-Zeta alumni won indiTheta-Zeta
vidual awards including the
chapter’s AA Leroy Peer,
who received the Alumnus
Advisor of the Year award.
Thirty-two
Theta-Zeta
undergraduate and alumni
brothers were in attendance
for the week’s festivities. The
brothers are looking forward
to the upcoming year and
anticipate another successful
rush and year.
(Northwest Missouri
State)
The men of the Xi-Zeta
Chapter had a full summer
starting with Brother Sam
Lingo’s wedding in May. In
July, Xi-Zeta celebrated their
five-year anniversary in
Kansas City with a phenomenal alumni turn out. XiZeta also attended the Grand
Conclave bringing home
numerous awards: Campus
involvement, intramural, and
best chapter t-shirt. Two
members of Xi-Zeta’s E.C.
won awards for their respective positions as well.
Brother
Jarrod
Smith
received Outstanding Grand
Scribe, the third brother in
Xi-Zeta’s history to do so,
and Brother John Williams’s
received the outstanding
GMC award. Xi-Zeta is
already making plans for the
fall by participating once
again in the annual relay
for life and many attended
Brother Sean Humphrey’s
wedding to former Kappa
Sigma sweetheart Miss
Brandi Nobling in early September.
Xi-Zeta
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DevelopmentNews
K a p p a
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E n d o w m e n t
F u n d
KSEF Board of Directors Established
The Kappa Sigma Endowment Fund has established a new Board of Directors to assist the Trustees in securing
funds to support important educational programs and services.
Each member of the Board of Directors makes a generous financial commitment and assists the Endowment
Fund’s resource development efforts. Directors are appointed by the Trustees to a renewable three-year term.
Kappa Sigma Endowment Fund Board of Directors
Class of 2004
George J. Garro
(’69, Theta-Zeta, E. New
Mexico)
Colorado Spring, CO
Professional
• VP – Investments,
Salomon Smith Barney
• With SSB since 1982
Volunteer Service
• Race for the Cure
• Community Partnership
for Child Devel.
• Kappa Sigma Finance
Committee
• ADGM, Colorado
• BW (Colorado College)
House Corporation
James T. Morris
(‘62, Beta-Theta, Indiana)
Indianapolis, IN
Professional
• Chairman/CEO,
Indianapolis Water
Company
• The Lilly Endowment
• The Office of the
Mayor of Indianapolis
Volunteer Service
• Chairman, NCAA
Foundation
• Indiana University
• U. S. Olympic
Committee
• United Way of Central
Indiana
James D. Peters
(’53, Beta-Lambda,
Georgia)
Greensboro, GA
Professional
• Human Resources
Consultant
• Ret. VP, Westinghouse
Electrical Corp.
• Field Sales , Electric
Utility, Industrial and
Construction Divisions
Volunteer Service
• Kappa Sigma Int’l.
Housing Corporation
• AA, Beta-Lambda
(Georgia)
• Beta-Lambda House
Corp. President
(’64, Rho, Arizona State)
Eugene, Oregon
Professional
• VP, Pacific Const. &
Development, Inc.
• CEO, Design Studio,
Architecture and
Planning, P.C.
Volunteer Service
• Eugene Public Library
Foundation
• Lane Comm. College
• University of Oregon
• Nat’l Education Ass’n.
• Founder of Rho
Chapter
• DGM, Oregon AA,
Gamma-Alpha (Oregon)
Thomas L. Wiper, Jr.
Brothers interested in serving on the KSEF Board of Directors should contact Chief Development Officer Dave Coyne at
301/592-0961 or [email protected].
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DevelopmentNews
K a p p a
Annual Fund
Campaign In
High Gear
The Kappa Sigma Endowment Fund Annual Fund has
received more than $260,000
in gifts and pledges since
the start of the 2001-2002
PWGM Brian J. O’Dwyer, right, Annual Fund Campaign on
announcing the new William O. June 1. More than $100,000
Waters Scholarship-Leadership
was given during the official
Award with Brother Waters
Kick-Off at the Memphis
Grand Conclave in July.
This total includes gifts from 67 Brothers who became One
of Jackson’s Men and more than 100 undergraduate Brothers
who have joined the new Worthy Grand Master’s Circle.
A highlight of the Grand Conclave came during the
Jackson’s Men Reception, when Past Worthy Grand Master
Brian J. O’Dwyer announced a gift of $25,000 to establish the
William O. Waters Scholarship-Leadership Award. Brother
Waters has served the Order well as a District Grand Master
and has been Jackson’s Scribe for the Endowment Fund since
1989.
The 2001-2002 KSEF Annual
Fund Campaign
Key educational programs… and a permanent
Chapter Scholarship Fund endowment for your chapter
• Scholarship-Leadership Awards
• Alcohol/Drug Education
• Leadership Development
• The Chapter Scholarship Fund Program
The Endowment Fund will direct half of your
Annual Fund gift to a permanent Chapter Scholarship Fund
endowment for your chapter. As an incentive to all brothers
from your chapter, the Endowment Fund has approved the
Chapter Scholarship Fund Challenge. As soon as your chapter’s scholarship fund balance reaches $5,000, the Endowment
Fund will match it with an additional $5,000, so that it will
immediately begin generating scholarships for your chapter.
For more information and to make your Annual
Fund gift on-line, please visit www.ksefnet.org.
S i g m a
E n d o w m e n t
F u n d
Eldridge Joins KSEF Staff
James Howard (Jamey) Eldridge was appointed to the
new position of Director of Annual Giving in October. He
will oversee all direct mail and telephone programs in support
of the KSEF Annual Fund Campaign. In addition, he will
manage the WGM Circle Program.
Brother Eldridge is a 1993 initiate and Founding
Member of the Theta Prime Chapter at Cumberland
University. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Public
Administration in 1996 and his Master’s degree in
Organizational Management in 2000, both from Cumberland
University.
He served Theta Prime as Grand Scribe (1993-1994)
and held offices as Rush Chairman, Social Chairman, and
Pledge Educator and was inducted into the Pi Gamma Mu
Honor Society during graduate school. He received the
Theta Prime Alumnus of the Year Award in 2000 and the
Cumberland University Kappa Sigma Alumnus of the Year
Award earlier this year.
Brother Eldridge has worked the past four years in
Adult and Juvenile Social Service Departments in Tennessee
and Virginia. He lives in Lexington, Va. with his wife
Kathryn, a student at the Washington & Lee University
School of Law and a Kappa Alpha Theta alumna from
Centre College. He can be reached at 434/295-3193, x. 125
or [email protected].
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