Anyone know of any other current Kappa Sigma expansionary activity?

[stufield]

Does anyone out there know of any other current Kappa Sigma expansionary activity - interest groups, negotiations with local fraternites regarding affiliating with KS, attempts to revive presently dormant chapters, etc. - in addition to the recent colonizations at Arkansas State, Arkansas Tech, Southwest Oklahome State, RIT, North Florida, and Idaho State, all of which are now shown on the list ofactive chapters and colonies uner Current Locations subpage of the Join a Chapter page of the IMH website? The Idaho State colony was never first listed as an interest group on the Website; it jwas ust suddenly listed out of nowhere as a colony. So perhaps there are some other such groups that have not yet received offical status from IMH, but are working to become part of our fine Order. If anybody knows of any such group, I for one would enjoy reading about it.

[KSigIdahoState]

Umm...from what I heard at our Colonization weekend...In Utah there are 3 possible colonies. University of Utah is in the process of recolonizing after losing their charter last year, Weber State, and Utah State all have interest groups at them. I'm sure there are more than we even know about.

[HollisterDXiChi]

I believe some guys are trying to reactivate a chapter at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah GA!

[jggnoedig]

recently, we had mike olivas come help us with rush. while he was here, he let it slip that it looks like a chapter is restarting at UC - Santa Barbara and he mentioned one other southern california school, but i cannot remember for the life of me what it was.

AEKDB

Josh

[stufield]

HollisterDXiChi:

Thanks for responding to my enquiry.

Kappa Sigma has never had a chapter, or even a colony, at Armstrong Atlantic, or Armstrong State as it was previously called. So whatever interest group we might have there would be attempting to establish an altogether new chapter, not reactivate a dormant one.

Personally, I don't give that interest group much chance of succeeding. Armsrong has never had a strong Greek system and other fraternites have established chapters there which had short-lived existences before folding. But Kappa Sigma is definitely the strongest fraternity in Georgia (despite the fact that we are the only major fraternity that does not have a chapter at Emory University, one of the best private universities in the entire South, and a glaring omission from our activer chapter roll). So if any fraternity CAN establish a successful chapter at Armstrong, it could well be Kappa Sigma.

Please post again if you learn anything more about that group, or about any other Kappa Sig expansionary activity.

[stufield]

jggnoedig / Josh:

Thanks for responding to my enquiry.

I was very pleased to read your advisement that Mike Olivas had mentioned Kappa Sigma possibly returning to UCSB. It is long overdue. Epsilon-Theta Chapter at UCSB was once a prominent Kappa Sigma chapter, whose membership included future NFLer Johnny Morris. But it has been inactive since 1970. Since then, several other fraternities have chartered or rechartered at UCSB [and some have closed]. But Kappa Sigma has never yet returned. So if and when Epsilon-Theta is indeed revived, it will be a most welcome addition to our active chapter roll ... especially since we are SERIOUSLY underepresented in Southern California, with only three active chapters (at USC, Cal State Long Beach, UC Irvine) [or four, if one regards Cal Poly SLO as being in Southern California] and one colony (San Diego State). Several of our major rivals, like SAE and Sigma Chi, have over 10 Southern California chapters!!!. If we were able to restore our presently inactive chapters at UCLA, UCSB, Cal State Fullerton, and Occidental College, that would at least double our representation to eight chapters.

The other school that Brother Olivas mentioned may well have been any of those other four inactve chapters, or Pepperdine, to which we have been trying unsuccessfully to expand ever since its local Greek system 'went national' about ten years ago.

On another topic, congratulations on your chapter's successful rush this year. I hope it is the start of a new period of prominence for Theta-Delta Chapter.

[HollisterDXiChi]

Originally posted by stufield
HollisterDXiChi:

Thanks for responding to my enquiry.

Kappa Sigma has never had a chapter, or even a colony, at Armstrong Atlantic, or Armstrong State as it was previously called. So whatever interest group we might have there would be attempting to establish an altogether new chapter, not reactivate a dormant one.

Personally, I don't give that interest group much chance of succeeding. Armsrong has never had a strong Greek system and other fraternites have established chapters there which had short-lived existences before folding. But Kappa Sigma is definitely the strongest fraternity in Georgia (despite the fact that we are the only major fraternity that does not have a chapter at Emory University, one of the best private universities in the entire South, and a glaring omission from our activer chapter roll). So if any fraternity CAN establish a successful chapter at Armstrong, it could well be Kappa Sigma.

Please post again if you learn anything more about that group, or about any other Kappa Sig expansionary activity.

Hey :) All I've really heard from the guy thats organizing it is that it is a reactivation thing. I havn't really gotten into details with that but I will find out more for ya. I don't even know if they keep year books here so there is no way for me to check out how the greeks and what greeks were on campus. I know they had like a bunch of two letter frats...
They had a meeting on Wed. and had about 10-11 guys show up-which is pretty good. Im pullin for them and helping them out in any way I and my sorority can. From checkin' out KappaSig chapter websites and pages, there are a lot of guys, in my opinon, on this campus that would fit the bill.
I'll ask the guy more questions about the the fraternity and I'll be sure ta get back with ya! Who knows, they just may be trying ta bring a whole new chapter ta Armstrong. I'll will get back with you all though when the information becomes available!

[HollisterDXiChi]

They've met thier quota with over 26 guys so they'll be colonizing(?) in the Fall. For more info contact Chris at newaasufraternity@yahoo.com.

[James]

Congratulations:)

Originally posted by HollisterDXiChi
They've met thier quota with over 26 guys so they'll be colonizing(?) in the Fall. For more info contact Chris at newaasufraternity@yahoo.com.

[HollisterDXiChi]

:) I'll send Chris your congrats :)

[KSigkid]

There's a colony currently under development at Suffolk University in Boston.

[KappaSig1018]

The Kappa-Omincron Colony is in the process of re-colonization at LaGrange College in LaGrange, Georgia. I played baseball for one year with these guys before I joined Kappa Sigma at the Lambda-Xi Chapter at Georgia College & State University. I know most of the guys and Kappa Sigma should know that they have a great bunch of guys helping to get Kappa Sigma back on the map at LaGrange College!


A.E.K.D.B

[James]

Very nice :)

[NealKappaSigDH]

I'm at the Delta-Eta Chapter (USC), and it's really great to hear about UC Santa Barbara's possibility of colonizing in the near future. It is a great school with a rapidly growing greek system.

I agree it would also be nice to have a chapter at ucla again, although we generally hate those guys ;)...well, maybe I'd like a few people over there if they were Kappa Sigs

[stufield]

Kirk Chewning, the Fraternity's Expansion Commissioner, informed me that there was an interest group at UCSB several months ago, but that it collpased.

If anyone knows of a renewed attempt to return Epsilon-Theta chapter to UCSB, I'd sure like to hear about it.

Equally unfortunately, the Fraternity does not seem to be doing much of anything about, or at least making any progress towards, returning to UCLA.

With only nine active chapters (at Sac State, UC Davis, UC Berkeley, Stanford, San Jose State, Cal Poly SLO, USC, Long Beach State, and UC Irvine) and two colonies (Fresno State, which has been recolonized seemingly forever and apparently can't seem to build up sufficient strength numbers to meet SEC rechartering requirements and is probably doomed to close altogether; and San Diego State, which I had expected to have rechartered before the end of the school year, but hopefully will recharter soon) in all of California, KappaSigma remains very weakly represented in the Golden State. A return of inactive chapters at UCSB, UCLA, Cal State Fullerton, and Occidental College, all in Southern California, and expansion to at least one new Southern California school (Pepperdine, Cal State Northridge, Cal Poly Pomona, Loyola Marymount, Chapman, UC Riverside, UC San Diego ... there's certainly lots of schools whre we are presently unrepresented) and one new Northern California school - Chico State, which has a strong Greek system at which we are conspicuously absent, and the Univeristy of the Pacific, a really fine school with a slowly expanding Greek system - would be the most obvious choices. But given the second-rate schools at which the Fraternity presently has so many colonies (CW Post, Suffolk, Armstrong Atlantic, Nova Southeastern, SW Oklahoma, York College, etc., none of which enhance the Fraternity's prestige at all), our next California expasnion will probably be at some similar second-tier school like Cal State Hayward, Cal State San Bernadino, or Cal State Bakersfield. I suppose that any expansion in California would be welcome. But some schools obviously would be more preferable than others.

Anyway, a return to UCSB and/or UCLA certainly WOULD be GREAT. But, unfortunately, nothing seems to be happening for us at either school at present.:( :(

[stufield]

Hey KSigIdahoState.

How is your colony progressing? How many members did you finish the school year with? How do your group's numbers compare with the other fraternites at ISU? Any idea on when you might be receiving your charter? Have you petitioned for a charter yet?

[KSigkid]

Or any of the other expansion activity. From my understanding things are going well with the Suffolk colony here in Boston.

[AASUBeachChic]

Hola Kappa Sigmas! I am the president of a local sorority at Armstrong Atlantic State University (Theta Xi Alpha). We will be colonizing next month to become Sigma Sigma Sigma....

All of the sisters and I are SO excited that KE is colonizing at AASU. Most of us are really close with the guys who are so it has been great supporting each other's group throughout the process(es).

My uncle was (is) a KE and now I am dating one myself here at AASU. There ain't nothin' better than a KE! :D :D :D So far the guys have done so much on campus through service and socially. Let's hope greek life can make a huge comeback here. :-)

Take Care,
Megan
TZA/EEE @ AASU in Savannah, Georgia

[James]

Hey thanks for posting AASUBeachchic. . . and congrats on going Sigma. :)

[KSigkid]

Thanks for the post; it always feels good to read stuff like that in here.

[KSigIdahoState]

Originally posted by stufield
Hey KSigIdahoState.

How is your colony progressing? How many members did you finish the school year with? How do your group's numbers compare with the other fraternites at ISU? Any idea on when you might be receiving your charter? Have you petitioned for a charter yet?

Hey, just an update from the Idaho State colony! Our colony is very strong and we are nearing sending in our petition to charter. We just returned from leadership conference with a couple of awards and I had a long meeting with Kevin Kaplan about my colony. If everything stays on track we are looking at the start of november to charter!! We are ready. Our size is at 31 and we expect to pick up at least 20 this fall. We are already the largest on campus, so that is good too.

Thanks for the support,

Tyler Applonie
GM Idaho State Colony

[stufield]

Does anyone have any information on new colonizations or interest groups this Fall, and/or about chartering dates forany of the 22 colonies that we have carried over from the last academic year?

22 colonies sounds good, but it's just window dressing until those groups progress to chartering or rechartering, as the case may be. Hopefully, at least SOME of those colonies (San Diego State, Ohio State, North Florida, College of Charleston, RIT, Arkansas State, Arkansas Tech, and Idaho State would seem the most likely) will receive their charters this Fall.

Hopefully, we will also establish at least one new colony for each of the present colonies that does receive its charter, thus maintaining or even increasing the Fraternity's present rate of growth in schools at which we are represented by an active chapter or colony.

So does anybody have any updated news?

[KSigIdahoState]

Hey...just have an update from the Idaho State Colony. We just finished rush week and we have pledging tomorrow night. It looks like we will be pledging in 27 new guys! Which is huge for my campus and a big boost for the colony. This number will put us well over 50 guys. As I said in an earlier post...plans are for us to charter on November 12th. That is still the plan...which will work out great because that is the same time that this new pledge class will finish its 60 day pledge ed. We are excited to be so close. Also from what I heard at leadership in denver...the san diego state colony is on the schedule to charter as well. But I do not know a date or anything like that.

[stufield]

Hyethere, Ksigkid.

Thanks for providing updated inforamtion regarding your colony, and congratulations on the colony's continued success.

Actually, you did not state in your previous e-amil that "plans [were for you] to charter on November 12th". You simply said that "we are looking at the start of november to charter!!" But I am pleased to read not only that you are still on track in that regard, but also that an actual chartering date has now been set. November 12th will be a big day for ISU and every chartering member of your new chapter.

It will be a big day for Kappa Sigma as well. Not only will we be making a new addition to our active chapter roll, which is, of course, significant in itself, but also thechartering of your colony will give Idaho the disticntion of being only the third State in which Kappa Sigma has an active chapter at every college or university in that State with a national, or international, Greek system as opposed to just a local Greek system.

In your most recent previous posting you stated that you then had 31 members. Is that still the case, not counting, of course, your Fall pledges? If so, and if you do in fact pledge 27 and all of them complete their pledge education and want to join the Order, you would have a very healthy founding fathers class of almost 60. That would be terrific.

So if you don't mind, please do confirm the colony's present size, and how it ranks with the other fraternities at ISU. What other groups are there (I think Delta Sigma Phi is one). How large are those other fraternities and how did they do in Fall rush?

We'd apprecaite reading whatever else you care to psot, because Idaho State, having no previous Kap Sig history, is not a school whose Greek system we know much about.

[jggnoedig]

anyone hear anything about colonization activities starting up at eastern oregon university? i went to the kappa sig site and found a section talking about colonization coming soon and eou was on the list. anyone with any new info would be cool.

[KSigkid]

Originally posted by stufield
Hyethere, Ksigkid.

Thanks for providing updated inforamtion regarding your colony, and congratulations on the colony's continued success.

Actually, you did not state in your previous e-amil that "plans [were for you] to charter on November 12th". You simply said that "we are looking at the start of november to charter!!" But I am pleased to read not only that you are still on track in that regard, but also that an actual chartering date has now been set. November 12th will be a big day for ISU and every chartering member of your new chapter.

It will be a big day for Kappa Sigma as well. Not only will we be making a new addition to our active chapter roll, which is, of course, significant in itself, but also thechartering of your colony will give Idaho the disticntion of being only the third State in which Kappa Sigma has an active chapter at every college or university in that State with a national, or international, Greek system as opposed to just a local Greek system.

In your most recent previous posting you stated that you then had 31 members. Is that still the case, not counting, of course, your Fall pledges? If so, and if you do in fact pledge 27 and all of them complete their pledge education and want to join the Order, you would have a very healthy founding fathers class of almost 60. That would be terrific.

So if you don't mind, please do confirm the colony's present size, and how it ranks with the other fraternities at ISU. What other groups are there (I think Delta Sigma Phi is one). How large are those other fraternities and how did they do in Fall rush?

We'd apprecaite reading whatever else you care to psot, because Idaho State, having no previous Kap Sig history, is not a school whose Greek system we know much about.

Actually, I'm not the one with the colony - I am an alumni from the Mu-Psi chaper at Boston University (past GM, GS and AAA). Any results I give are only those I receive over the listserve. I think you meant KSigIdahoState

[stufield]

KSigkid.

You are correct. My careless, inattentive error.

Hopefully, however, KSigIdahoState will see the posting and reply to it.

Do you know anything about the progress of the Suffolk University colony, and/or how it, and the MIT, Northeastern, and BU chapters fared or are faring in Fall rush?

[KSigkid]

Originally posted by stufield
KSigkid.

You are correct. My careless, inattentive error.

Hopefully, however, KSigIdahoState will see the posting and reply to it.

Do you know anything about the progress of the Suffolk University colony, and/or how it, and the MIT, Northeastern, and BU chapters fared or are faring in Fall rush?

Don't worry about the mistake...with so many Ksig_____ names, it's easy to get confused.

As far as I knew, the Suffolk colony is doing well; I'm unsure of exact progress. I know Boston U. is just starting up school again, so they're getting right into the nitty gritty of rush (although, as we know rush is 365 days a year, they've been doing much work over the summer).

I'll see if I can get any info on how NU and MIT are doing...now that I'm no long an AAA the flow of info has slowed considerably.

[bluebeacon]

I'm undergoing pledge ritual this weeken, tomm. to be exact and can't wait to become a founding father of Kappa Sigma's newest colony, Kappa Lambda at Shippensburg University. Any tips on helping us with fundraising, in addition to acquiring a house would be great. The only way, the one way, Kappa Sigma all the way.

Hit me up at my im: TheSorgeman...

[goldendelta]

Hi Kappa Sigs! Sorry to crash your board but I heard that there is a group of guys at my school, Adelphi University, that are trying to start up a Kappa Sigma interest group. I believe they sent in a petiton last week and are hoping to be recognized sometime this month. I really hope all goes well for them. They are a great bunch of guys and Adelphi is in desperate need for another Fraternity on campus. Kappa Sig would be a great addition.

[James]

Ask away:)

[KSigIdahoState]

I am a founding father of the Idaho State Colony, as of today we have submitted everything required by the SEC to charter. We are waiting to hear back now and we should know if we are approved in the next week or two. I will keep everyone updated. Exciting times here at Idaho State. As for help with you, bluebeacon, I would recommend not trying to rush things, it just stresses people out and makes it not very much fun. Another tip would be to not lose focus on the brotherhood side of things. Make sure to plan out regular brotherhood events to go and have fun and forget about the stresses of being a colony. Keep current on your finances. Don't carry dead weight, if a guy is not pulling his weight, it may be time to review his membership in the colony, sounds mean, but chartering requires the help of everyone! To get all of the workshops done, we've found that it is easiest to do them all in one intense weekend, we just call it our BIA weekend. If you are on the EC, make sure to keep the other EC members fired up and excited, it helps keep every other guy motivated!! Good luck!!

[KSigIdahoState]

There is always help with recruitment. That is the reason for our Area Recruitment Managers. You can ask to have the one for your area come out and help you recruit, it costs some money, but it is well worth it. That is the kind of help from nationals you will probably get. Have you guys already fundraised all of the money needed to charter?

[bluebeacon]

Yes we have everything done, including workshops, we're just needing ten men right now, to obtain our charter. The SEC has just voted on our re-instatement as a chapter here at Shippensburg University, so we are all ready to go, I have a good feeling that on April 16th we will be undergoing our initiation ritual at the Zembo Shriner Mosque in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania...I literally cannot wait, neither can the rest of my fellow founding fathers to enter the order as full-fledged brothers, long live Kappa Lambda! Long Live Kappa Sigma!

[KSigkid]

Originally posted by bluebeacon
Yes we have everything done, including workshops, we're just needing ten men right now, to obtain our charter. The SEC has just voted on our re-instatement as a chapter here at Shippensburg University, so we are all ready to go, I have a good feeling that on April 16th we will be undergoing our initiation ritual at the Zembo Shriner Mosque in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania...I literally cannot wait, neither can the rest of my fellow founding fathers to enter the order as full-fledged brothers, long live Kappa Lambda! Long Live Kappa Sigma!

Good luck in getting the last few guys needed for charter status. I've always said I'm impressed by founding fathers who are able to start a chapter; I can't imagine how much work it must take to establish something like a fraternity chapter.

Good luck, and hopefully your hard work will bring another chapter to the Fraternity.

[ksigcanuck]

Hey guys, to give you all a heads-up there are colonies in the works in District 47 for the University of Alaska in Anchorage and the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada (Quite close to Montana)...

Also the colony in Kamloops, British Columbia, is now 8 months old and getting close to seeking installation approval.

That will bring Canadian chapters/colonies to 7, including UWO colony, UCC colony, and UL colony. I have heard a couple other colonies in Ontario and Manitoba are also not far off.

Keep the good news rollin...

AEKDB
Mike

[bluebeacon]

Guess what everyone, we did it! Kappa Lambda of Kappa Sigma is officially back, I'm still overwhelmed by it all, in one week, we signed on 11 great men as pledges and fellow founding fathers! We fundraised the $2500 chartering fee! We completed all workshops and are on our way to April 16th 2005 initiation into the order. I can't wait, we can't wait, long live kappa sigma, long live kappa lambda forever!

[clarkmsulm]

I'm not a Kappa Sig as they were kicked off of our campus here at ULM before I started here... I do know that their time table has elapsed and there are several, several guys interested and attempting to revive the ULM chapter....Any in Louisiana or close by they could use all the help and support possible becauase it will be very hard for them to get back on campus here

[ksigcanuck]

If you speak to any of them, tell them to get in contact with Kappa Sigma HQ, I am sure they will help them to the best of their ability.

Mike

[stufield]

bluebeacon:

Congratulations on your colony's success in attracting the necessary number of members and raising the sufficient funds to enable the colony to progress to the rechartering of Kappa-Lambda chapter.

It will be terrific to see Kappa-Lambda restored to the roll of active chapters, especially since Kappa Sigma currently does not have a particluarly strong presence in eastern Pennsylvania. Hopefully reinstallation of Kappa-Lambda will be soon followed by similar returns to our chapters at Bucknell and Dicksinson which have closed over the alst couple of years, thechartering of our present colony at York College, and new expansion to some other Pennyslvania schools.

Please note that in Kappa Sigma, chapter designations with two Greek letters are hyphenated. So the correct designation of your chapter is Kappa-Lambda, thus making it one word, not Kappa Lambda, which is two words.

What other fraternities are presently at Shippensberg, and how would you rate them comparative to one another and your own group?

[Darlinglilred]

Hi guys sorry for hijacking your thread but I wanted to let you know about one of your other new chapters at Carleton University in Ottawa. Ontario, Canada.

[kappasigma1869]

At Edinboro University in North west PA there is an established colony, which is good because there are plenty of oppurtunities for expansion in Western PA.

[ksigcanuck]

Hey everyone, lots of news I guess...

3 new Canadian colonies, at the University of Lethbridge, Carleton University, and the University of Western Ontario.

I heard from our ADGM that a colony at the University of Alaska - Anchorage is very close to being created.

Also, UCSB is once again colonized, along with Kappa Sigma's first colony in Hawaii at UH-Manoa

Congrats to all Kappa Sigs for their hard work!

Keep it up!

AEKDB
Mike

[KSigkid]

Originally posted by ksigcanuck
Hey everyone, lots of news I guess...

3 new Canadian colonies, at the University of Lethbridge, Carleton University, and the University of Western Ontario.

I heard from our ADGM that a colony at the University of Alaska - Anchorage is very close to being created.

Also, UCSB is once again colonized, along with Kappa Sigma's first colony in Hawaii at UH-Manoa

Congrats to all Kappa Sigs for their hard work!

Keep it up!

AEKDB
Mike

From what OTW has said, the Hawaii colony is doing well and has gotten a good reputation on campus.

An Alaskan colony? That would be quite a roadtrip for the DGM and any SEC members who were to visit. Have we had any chapters in Alaska? I can't think of any off the top of my head.

Thanks everyone for the news. Hopefully these colonies solidify their standing on campus and keep moving towards chapter status.

AEKDB
Collin

[AGDee]

Sorry for crashing your forum, but I was just chatting on AIM with one of my first ever internet buddies (back from CompuServe days in 1994) who is a Kappa Sigma. He has been involved with the recolonization at the University of Vermont, Alpha-Lambda. He said they rushed 25 guys last fall and hope to rush another 25 this fall. I told him about GreekChat and he said he bookmarked it, so hopefully he'll show up here and can give you more details himself!

Dee

[KSigkid]

Originally posted by AGDee
Sorry for crashing your forum, but I was just chatting on AIM with one of my first ever internet buddies (back from CompuServe days in 1994) who is a Kappa Sigma. He has been involved with the recolonization at the University of Vermont, Alpha-Lambda. He said they rushed 25 guys last fall and hope to rush another 25 this fall. I told him about GreekChat and he said he bookmarked it, so hopefully he'll show up here and can give you more details himself!

Dee

I hadn't heard too much about the re-colonization at Vermont, so thanks for the update. I believe they would be a part of my chapter's district, although with the re-allignment I'm not completely sure.

[KSUColonyGS]

Representing the Kennesaw State Colony in Kennesaw (Marietta), GA.

We've made close contact with the Southern Poly Colony in Marietta, GA. Gotten support from the chapters at Georgia Tech and Georgia State.

We hope to earn our charter by December. A year after we started as an interest group.

[stufield]

KSUColonyGS:

Thanks for your post. Good to read that your colony seems to be succeeding, perhaps even thriving, and that you have contact with other Kappa Sigma groups on some nearby campuses. One appreciates the Fraternity more when one has contact with members at other schools and thus realizes what a large Brotherhood the Order actually is.

What other fraternities are presently at Kennesaw State, and how does your colony compare to them in size. I know that Delta Tau Delta chartered there last year, but I don't know what other fraternities are presently on campus.

I understand that Sigma Pi also presently has a colony at KSU. Do you know anything about it?

[KSigkid]

Originally posted by KSUColonyGS
Representing the Kennesaw State Colony in Kennesaw (Marietta), GA.

We've made close contact with the Southern Poly Colony in Marietta, GA. Gotten support from the chapters at Georgia Tech and Georgia State.

We hope to earn our charter by December. A year after we started as an interest group.

Great job, and as stufield said, it has to be a help that there's another colony in the area that you've been contacting. If you're already making connections with other chapters, that's a great start.

Good luck with the colonization and keep us posted.

[KSUColonyGS]

We are currently at 36 men after organizing in December and being allowed to represent ourselves on campus in March. We've pledged in 50+ men so far and had a few quitters... which is understandable, colonization isn't the most rewarding (short term) process.

Other (NIC) fraternities on campus are:
Delta Tau Delta
Sigma Pi (colony)
Theta Chi (largest at 48)
Pi Kappa Phi

And only two (NPC) sororities:
Phi Mu
Delta Phi Epsilon

Student life isn't the biggest thing on campus right now. Greek life especially. But this school has grown to be the third largest in Georgia and becoming less and less of a commuter school. We just moved to Division I sports, so that'll help also.

Sigma Pi is a colony. A good friend of mine was Sigma Pi at Southern Poly but doesn't like the guys here, and frankly, I only like 1 or 2 of them. I don't know too much of their progress or position on campus. They're a lot like us when it comes to IFC, we don't like it and would rather not be forced into it.

We have a great AA that gets us in contact with all these other chapters. Dan Holland. He has very close ties with the Atlanta Alumni Chapter which helps a lot. Kirk Schuening (spelling?), the AA from GaTech, has been a lot of help also. He's been more than happy to help us with Recruitment training and whatnot.

[KSigkid]

Originally posted by KSUColonyGS
We are currently at 36 men after organizing in December and being allowed to represent ourselves on campus in March. We've pledged in 50+ men so far and had a few quitters... which is understandable, colonization isn't the most rewarding (short term) process.

Other (NIC) fraternities on campus are:
Delta Tau Delta
Sigma Pi (colony)
Theta Chi (largest at 48)
Pi Kappa Phi

And only two (NPC) sororities:
Phi Mu
Delta Phi Epsilon

Student life isn't the biggest thing on campus right now. Greek life especially. But this school has grown to be the third largest in Georgia and becoming less and less of a commuter school. We just moved to Division I sports, so that'll help also.

Sigma Pi is a colony. A good friend of mine was Sigma Pi at Southern Poly but doesn't like the guys here, and frankly, I only like 1 or 2 of them. I don't know too much of their progress or position on campus. They're a lot like us when it comes to IFC, we don't like it and would rather not be forced into it.

We have a great AA that gets us in contact with all these other chapters. Dan Holland. He has very close ties with the Atlanta Alumni Chapter which helps a lot. Kirk Schuening (spelling?), the AA from GaTech, has been a lot of help also. He's been more than happy to help us with Recruitment training and whatnot.

It sounds a little bit like my school, in that Greek Life was a small part of the community overall. It's a good thing you're getting alum support, as that can be huge to a chapter surviving. Kirk (Chewning I believe, if we're thinking of the same guy) has been very involved on a nationwide level with recruitment, so he's a good resource to have.

Here's to continued success, as it certainly sounds like you're on the right track.

[KSigSB]

Originally posted by stufield
If anyone knows of a renewed attempt to return Epsilon-Theta chapter to UCSB, I'd sure like to hear about it.


Well... here we are! 5 months old and already the second largest fraternity on campus with 70+ members!

(BLATANT FUNDRAISING PLUG)
We are also starting our first fundraiser, which is a Girls of Santa Barbara calendar (http://www.girlsofsb.com). we are selling them through our website: http://www.girlsofsb.com. If you are a brother, you can get a discounted rate by e-mailing me for the brothers website. The calendars won't ship until 9/15, but trust me, they will be wonderful. The price is $6 for brothers, $10 for everyone else. Shipping is around $2. The website is literally 10 minutes old, but I just wanted to spread the word about it and happened upon this website. [we are also looking for advertisers... e-mail me if interested]
(END BLATANT PLUG)


Hopefully you guys will all make it out to conclave this week. I can't because of summer school, and I'm jealous of my brothers who are making it out there.

Eric.

[KSigkid]

Originally posted by KSigSB
Well... here we are! 5 months old and already the second largest fraternity on campus with 70+ members!

(BLATANT FUNDRAISING PLUG)
We are also starting our first fundraiser, which is a Girls of Santa Barbara calendar (http://www.girlsofsb.com). we are selling them through our website: http://www.girlsofsb.com. If you are a brother, you can get a discounted rate by e-mailing me for the brothers website. The calendars won't ship until 9/15, but trust me, they will be wonderful. The price is $6 for brothers, $10 for everyone else. Shipping is around $2. The website is literally 10 minutes old, but I just wanted to spread the word about it and happened upon this website. [we are also looking for advertisers... e-mail me if interested]
(END BLATANT PLUG)


Hopefully you guys will all make it out to conclave this week. I can't because of summer school, and I'm jealous of my brothers who are making it out there.

Eric.

Good luck with the fundraiser and excellent job with recruitment. Seventy guys in 5 months - not too bad at all. Hope all other aspects are going well.

[ksigcanuck]

Hey guys,

just to keep you posted...

I hear Alaska is again being talked about... not Canada but close...

Thompson Rivers (formerly College of Cariboo) is being initiated in the first week of January and chartered. This will mark the second chapter in British Columbia.

I understand that U of Lethbridge is also progressing well and should be looking at chartering in the new year, bringing Alberta to 3 chapters.

U of Western Ontario folded after a problem with $$ but is apparently being re-formed with new leadership and many of the former members...

There are also plans in the works for at least 2 more BC schools, U of Manitoba, and a number of schools out East in Area 1.

We are beginning to rival Sigma Chi as the Fraternity with the most Canadian chapters... i believe they have 9 and we will be at 7 in the very near future (hopefully)....

Anyone know of any new efforts??

AEKDB

[KSigkid]

Originally posted by ksigcanuck
Hey guys,

just to keep you posted...

I hear Alaska is again being talked about... not Canada but close...

Thompson Rivers (formerly College of Cariboo) is being initiated in the first week of January and chartered. This will mark the second chapter in British Columbia.

I understand that U of Lethbridge is also progressing well and should be looking at chartering in the new year, bringing Alberta to 3 chapters.

U of Western Ontario folded after a problem with $$ but is apparently being re-formed with new leadership and many of the former members...

There are also plans in the works for at least 2 more BC schools, U of Manitoba, and a number of schools out East in Area 1.

We are beginning to rival Sigma Chi as the Fraternity with the most Canadian chapters... i believe they have 9 and we will be at 7 in the very near future (hopefully)....

Anyone know of any new efforts??

AEKDB

Thanks for the update; I'm not sure about any colonies, but from what I've heard, the chapter at Suffolk here in Boston is doing really well. They're relatively new, around a year old, and things seem to be going really well with them.

AEKDB

[aopirose]

I ran across this article last night. I wish them luck!

"Kappa Sigma colonizes at "Greek-free" Gonzaga
Gonzaga Bulletin
December 2, 2005

Students interested in frat

By Virginia Moore

With the exception of academic honor societies with Greek names such as Alpha Sigma Nu, the national Jesuit honor society, Greek life on campus is sparse. In fact, non-existent. However, 53 young men would like to pursue the good qualities and intentions of a social fraternity at Gonzaga.

"Not all Greek life is frivolous," sophomore Taylor Rickard said. Rickard, a transfer student from Arizona State University (ASU), was active within the Kappa Sigma community at his previous school. Since the beginning of the fall semester at Gonzaga, Rickard has received a substantial amount of interest from the male student body at the prospect of starting a fraternity..."

http://www.gonzagabulletin.com/media/paper375/news/2005/12/02/News/Students.Interested.In.Frat-1118833.shtml?norewrite&sourcedomain=www.gonzagabulletin.com

[KSigkid]

Originally posted by aopirose
I ran across this article last night. I wish them luck!

"Kappa Sigma colonizes at "Greek-free" Gonzaga
Gonzaga Bulletin
December 2, 2005

Students interested in frat

By Virginia Moore

With the exception of academic honor societies with Greek names such as Alpha Sigma Nu, the national Jesuit honor society, Greek life on campus is sparse. In fact, non-existent. However, 53 young men would like to pursue the good qualities and intentions of a social fraternity at Gonzaga.

"Not all Greek life is frivolous," sophomore Taylor Rickard said. Rickard, a transfer student from Arizona State University (ASU), was active within the Kappa Sigma community at his previous school. Since the beginning of the fall semester at Gonzaga, Rickard has received a substantial amount of interest from the male student body at the prospect of starting a fraternity..."

http://www.gonzagabulletin.com/media/paper375/news/2005/12/02/News/Students.Interested.In.Frat-1118833.shtml?norewrite&sourcedomain=www.gonzagabulletin.com

Thanks for the info - from what the article is saying, it seems like they have a long road ahead in convincing the school. I don't really understand the "paperwork" comment; it looks like there's an assumption that a Greek org wouldn't be willing to do the proper work to become recognized.

Either way, I hope things work out for them and that all there work pays off in the end.

[kegman83]

Brothers,

It pleases me greatly that there is so much activity on this board about the Epsilon-Theta colony at UCSB. First, let me introduce myself. My name is Jameson Tyler Drew, I am the current Gand Master of the Epsilon-Theta colony. I am one of two legacies who created the colony back in the fall of 2004 (my father was a Beta-Theta and Tristan Handland's father an Epsilon-Delta).

The story of the Epsilon-Theta colony is one of legend. Beginning as a promise to a dying father, I strove to become something I knew nothing about. It was along the way that I met 67 men of varying religions, incomes, races, and creeds. I also became friends with one Steven Alonzo Jackson, Ed Rogers, Bill McCormick to name a few. The dream of Kappa Sigma gradually evolved froma promise, to a challenge. Make no joke about it, the greek system (and its advisor) at UCSB are extremely hostile to newcomers. However, with some zeal (and my knowledge of real estate) we managed to grab a house formally owned by Lambda Chi Alpha. It is there, where we reside currently, that our roots have begun to take hold. We also hold the number 2 spot for recruitement in the country at the moment and are number 4 in community service hours.

It must be noted that none of this could not have been possible without the help of one Brother Julian Ungano of Pratt Institute and Mathew Gajeski (of Hofstra fame). They are currently serving as both GP and GMC, and I cannot thank them enough for their efforts.

Our current numbers, according to our grand scribe, are at 44. We have just rushed another 15 new members (despite the schools constant protest) and are well on our way to completing all of the workshops required to charter. Our DGM Chris Cooley (Fresno State) has also been extremely helpful in this task, bring the long arm of the law down on those greek advisors who wish to stunt our growth. Our only obsticle is one of money. Our current fundraiser, the Girls of UCSB Calendar, is going well but more calendar sales are needed if we ever want to be initiated. The website is located here (http://www.girlsofucsb.com) . Im sure if you contact Eric he can negotiate a good price for you. Winte rush is coming up, and we will not rest contentedly until we are once again the largest (and oldest) chapter on this campus.

Last, we cannot thank enough our two awesome ARMs: Mike Olivas (Sac State) and Kevin Madsen (UCI). they have been instrimental in kicking our asses when we thought we couldnt do it.

If you guys have any questions, or if you feel ike dropping by to surf to class, feel free to contact me at jamesondrew@umail.ucbs.edu or visit our website www.kappasigmsb.org
Im also on AIM: Kegman83

Thanks

Jameson "TheGodfather" Drew
Grand Master, Epsilon-Theta Colony
UCSB
And soon to be A.E.K.D.B.

[AGDee]

I talked (for over 4 hours) on AIM today to my Kappa Sigma buddy in Vermont and got this update on their recolonization:

They are up to 25 guys and are back in their house. He believes they are close to Initiation.

[KSigkid]

Originally posted by AGDee
I talked (for over 4 hours) on AIM today to my Kappa Sigma buddy in Vermont and got this update on their recolonization:

They are up to 25 guys and are back in their house. He believes they are close to Initiation.

That's great - it would be nice to end up with another New England chapter. I hope everything works out and those guys achieve chapter status.

[hayden83]

Chartering this fall:
CSU Bakersfield - Omicron-Mu
Murray State - Omicron-Nu
ULethbridge - Omicron-Xi

Looking good for this fall or early '07:
William & Mary
Kutztown
Monroe (LA)
UMontana

There are 25 other colonies, and 15 interest groups.

I'll second kegman83's comment about Kappa Sigma's ARMs - they're making Jackson's dream come true.

[KSigkid]

Chartering this fall:
CSU Bakersfield - Omicron-Mu
Murray State - Omicron-Nu
ULethbridge - Omicron-Xi

Looking good for this fall or early '07:
William & Mary
Kutztown
Monroe (LA)
UMontana

There are 25 other colonies, and 15 interest groups.

I'll second kegman83's comment about Kappa Sigma's ARMs - they're making Jackson's dream come true.

Do you happen to know if William & Mary used to have a chapter? I would be kind of surprised if this was the first go around; I don't know, it just seems like a school that would have been colonized by now.

[hayden83]

Do you happen to know if William & Mary used to have a chapter? I would be kind of surprised if this was the first go around; I don't know, it just seems like a school that would have been colonized by now.

They did, Nu chapter. I don't know when they originally lost their charter or became inactive. The current colony will of course become Nu chapter again when they complete their colonization period.

[KSigkid]

They did, Nu chapter. I don't know when they originally lost their charter or became inactive. The current colony will of course become Nu chapter again when they complete their colonization period.

Thanks, I thought that was correct, but I really wasn't sure. It's always good to get an old chapter up and going again.

[gruber]

Indiana Univ. of PA is also working hard at re-chaptering the Kappa Theta chapter. We had about 45 guys pledged in about 2 weeks ago... I'm serving as the Ast. GS and also trying to figure something out for a website.

We've got most of the policies down, and we're going to have all of the lecture things done (MBK, etc) by Monday, pretty much leaving us with raising the chartering fee & getting our community service hours in...

We're hoping to have everything in before we leave for break on the 15th of Dec & be ready to become a chapter and full brothers around valentines day!

[KSigkid]

Indiana Univ. of PA is also working hard at re-chaptering the Kappa Theta chapter. We had about 45 guys pledged in about 2 weeks ago... I'm serving as the Ast. GS and also trying to figure something out for a website.

We've got most of the policies down, and we're going to have all of the lecture things done (MBK, etc) by Monday, pretty much leaving us with raising the chartering fee & getting our community service hours in...

We're hoping to have everything in before we leave for break on the 15th of Dec & be ready to become a chapter and full brothers around valentines day!

Wow, three months from colony to chapter? That would be some sort of record, wouldn't it? Good luck with everything and let us know how it goes.

[gruber]

That’s the plan anyway, and we're making some good progress.

The EC has all of our bylaws and policies, making sure they all jive with each other and nationals, and I believe we're going to vote on them as a chapter to make them official at our next meeting on Monday.

Patrick Corr (from Xi-Epsilon) is coming on the 3rd of Dec to do the Code of Conduct workshop with us. Our attendance was a lil less than it should have been for MBK, so we’re going to try to find a local chapter that’s doing it (so anyone out there in the Pitt area that is holla back) or get him back here some time to present again (I was out of state for a conference myself).

Other than that, it just leaves us raising the chartering fee, which we have a fundraiser set up for next week that should kick most of that out, and make sure our GPA is high enough…

IFC requirements are pretty similar to nationals so we’ll be able to kick that out as well...

We’ve got a great group of guys here, I’m tremendously glad to call them all my brothers!!! I’m sure if anyone can do it, it’ll be the men of Kappa Theta!

[PeppyGPhiB]

Pepperdine's student newspaper last week included a story on Kappa Sigma coming to campus. Unfortunately I can't read the full article, so am wondering if any of you know anything about it?

[jjason82]

Omicron Mu was installed on Saturday (Nov. 18). It was a beautiful thing after two years of work. I am now the GMC for OM, as a sidenote.

[hayden83]

Pepperdine's student newspaper last week included a story on Kappa Sigma coming to campus. Unfortunately I can't read the full article, so am wondering if any of you know anything about it?

Check out this article. (http://graphic.pepperdine.edu/news/2006/2006-11-16-kappasigma.htm)

Kutztown University is confirmed as Omicron-Omicron. In total five more colonies will charter before the end of the year, and HQ is predicting seven more will complete their charter requirements and petition for installation for the beginning of 2007.

[KSigkid]

That’s the plan anyway, and we're making some good progress.

The EC has all of our bylaws and policies, making sure they all jive with each other and nationals, and I believe we're going to vote on them as a chapter to make them official at our next meeting on Monday.

Patrick Corr (from Xi-Epsilon) is coming on the 3rd of Dec to do the Code of Conduct workshop with us. Our attendance was a lil less than it should have been for MBK, so we’re going to try to find a local chapter that’s doing it (so anyone out there in the Pitt area that is holla back) or get him back here some time to present again (I was out of state for a conference myself).

Other than that, it just leaves us raising the chartering fee, which we have a fundraiser set up for next week that should kick most of that out, and make sure our GPA is high enough…

IFC requirements are pretty similar to nationals so we’ll be able to kick that out as well...

We’ve got a great group of guys here, I’m tremendously glad to call them all my brothers!!! I’m sure if anyone can do it, it’ll be the men of Kappa Theta!

Sounds like you guys have a good plan; luckily there are a lot of alums in place to help out with things if you run into any snags.

Congrats to the other chapters that are being chartered; it seems like almost every month we have a new chapter. Have we lost any chapters lately?

[hayden83]

Not sure how HQ generally communicates this info to alumni members, but here's a brief summary of recent events:
-Gamma-Omicron has been reinstated;
-Theta-Upsilon, Beta-Xi and Xi-Phi have had their charters suspended;
-Delta-Chi has been fined;
-Recognition of the Spokane Colony has been withdrawn.

[KSigkid]

Not sure how HQ generally communicates this info to alumni members, but here's a brief summary of recent events:
-Gamma-Omicron has been reinstated;
-Theta-Upsilon, Beta-Xi and Xi-Phi have had their charters suspended;
-Delta-Chi has been fined;
-Recognition of the Spokane Colony has been withdrawn.

Thanks - there used to be a listserve, but now it is only for alumni officers. I had access when I was a AAA, but not anymore. I try to keep a lookout in the Cadeucus, but usually the only news in there is good news.

[hayden83]

Folks, an update: along with 29 current colonies, we have 22 confirmed interest groups across the United States, and in Toronto (Delta-Epsilon lost their charter this fall but we hope to see it returned soon). We will be kicking off a colony at U of Alaska-Anchorage on December 8.

[Duchovnysfan]

Chartering this fall:
CSU Bakersfield - Omicron-Mu
Murray State - Omicron-Nu
ULethbridge - Omicron-Xi

Looking good for this fall or early '07:
William & Mary
Kutztown
Monroe (LA)
UMontana

There are 25 other colonies, and 15 interest groups.

I'll second kegman83's comment about Kappa Sigma's ARMs - they're making Jackson's dream come true.

Add Loyola Marymount to the chartering list....well actually they chartered a few weeks ago :) I only know b/c I know someone in it and saw he was wearing his letters in a picture, good for them! :)

[UTKappaSig21]

Kappa Sigma Announces Historic Return to the University of Tennessee

by Matthew Bott
Jan 10, 2008
Source: Charlottesville, VA

The Kappa Sigma Fraternity is preparing for its historic return to the University of Tennessee this January with the re-colonization of the Lambda Chapter, one of the campuses’ oldest and most historic fraternities. The Fraternity will be meeting and interviewing hundreds of students on the Knoxville campus in January and plans to establish a 70 man-plus pledge class of students who are committed to the Fraternity’s values of fellowship, leadership, scholarship and service.


“Kappa Sigma’s goal is to make the chapter again the leading, most respected and most active fraternity chapter at the University of Tennessee” said Mitchell B. Wilson, Kappa Sigma’s Executive Director. “I believe that this will be Kappa Sigma’s most successful re-colonization in history…we are that committed to seeing excellence in Knoxville.”


“I am personally very excited to welcome our historic Lambda Chapter back to the Fraternity” said Kappa Sigma’s Worthy Grand Master (National President) H. Phillip Bell, IV “Kappa Sigma has an extraordinary legacy at SEC institutions and I know that the men at the University of Tennessee will rush to this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a founding father.”


Over 30 men have already been identified for membership prior to the spring semester, when the fraternity plans an aggressive marketing and recruitment plan to identify current or emerging student leaders looking for the opportunity to take a leadership position in the chapter. Kappa Sigma will have at least two Headquarters staff members, Matt Rippetoe and Matt Bemister, on campus in January and February meeting with potential new members.


The original Lambda Chapter was founded in 1880 and is one of Kappa Sigma’s first chapters, and one of the first at the University of Tennessee. The chapter was closed in 2006 after the Fraternity decided that the then-members were not living up to the Fraternity’s high ideals of fellowship, leadership, scholarship and service. The Chapter has initiated notable members including William B. Stokely III, the namesake of the Stokely Athletic Center and Stokely Management Center; John T. Ward, 31-year “Voice of the Vols” and many others.

[OleMissGlitter]

http://media.www.thedmonline.com/media/storage/paper876/news/2008/01/28/News/Kappa.Sig.Granted.New.Charter.Saturday-3170961.shtml

[tkehippy06]

As you guys can probably tell, I'm not a Kappa Sig. But theres one of your guys' interest groups trying to get started at my school (University of Southern Indiana).

Now, normally, I would be fine with this, but unfortunately the tactics they are using are not quite what they should be, including taking a guy who has been affiliated with, and subsequently kicked out of, all six other fraternities on campus (Lambda Chi Alpha, TKE, Phi Delta Theta, Sigma Pi, Kappa Alpha, Alpha Sigma Phi) and they aren't abiding by the University's rules(or the NIC's, which here everyone, even the Phi Delts, follow) about colonization.

In addition, we are already straining for numbers. At a 10,000 student school, all of Greek Life makes up only about 3% of the students. us guys are lucky if we can get half a dozen pledges per fall semester, and maybe half that for the spring. At this time our University cannot support another fraternity. Maybe in a few years, but definitely not now.

Just thought I'd let you guys know about this. Good luck in your expansions elsewhere.

[hayden83]

Was this individual initiated by any of these groups, or just pledged? Or by affiliated do you mean he was simply rushed by them?

As for your other complaint, I would honestly say step up your game. If a football team is losing a game they don't expect the other team to stop playing.

[tkehippy06]

Was this individual initiated by any of these groups, or just pledged? Or by affiliated do you mean he was simply rushed by them?

He wasn't initiated by any of the others. I don't know about any of them pledging him though. He tried to join us, missed the induction night, and then complained that he was being treated unfairly when we told him he would have to wait.

Unfortunately this individual also had problems with aggression and a possible rape.


As for your other complaint, I would honestly say step up your game. If a football team is losing a game they don't expect the other team to stop playing.


Its not just us suffering though - its all six fraternities. The three sororities on campus are all hovering at about sixty girls each - its been that way for at least 5 years.

Spring Rush has always been difficult for all the fraternities here.

[stufield]

hayden83:

You seem to have some inside knowledge of the Fraternity's affairs. Can you advise as to the schools at which the Fraternity is presently actively attempting to colonize (or recolonize, as the case may be)? Also, can you advise of the schools at which the Fraternity presently has interest groups? These two lists would not be identical, as in several instances the Fraternity could be attempting to colonize at a school at which we do not presently have any interest group ... recruiting from scratch, as has recently been done with the Lambda recolonization at UT Knoxville ... and as some (if not most) interest groups will never progress to colony status, but instead will lose interest, not be able to compete for new members with already established groups on their campuses, decide that they are more comfortable with some other fraternity, and so on. Nonetheless, it would be interesting to know where we do presently have interest groups, so we can see which ones do progress to colony status.

In a November posting on this site, you mentioned a possible recolonization of Delta-Epsilon Chapter at the University of Toronto. Any progress there? It would be great to see a return of our first/oldest Canadian chapter.

[chicostateksig]

Chico State is currently in the works for chartering its Colony. We have 40 guys and rush is this coming week all the other requirements have been taken care of. So we are hopping to get our charter by this semester. I would like the return of Beta Phi Chapter @ UC Davis and UCLA to come back hopefully they will soon.

[stufield]

Thanks for your informative reply. Please advise at the end of the week how your colony fared with rush. What other fraternities are presently at Chico State. I know that the Greek system has had lots of disciplinary/hazing problems in recent years, and that several fraternities closed there in that time. I also know that Beta Theta Pi closed there withing the past year, although I don't know what caused that to happen. But I would like to know what fraternities are presently at Chico State, and how you rate them.

[chicostateksig]

Dear Stufield

Chico State has traditionally been a party school with a bad rep. and the greek system was strong but right now its doing okay. Our relations with other fraternities are good everyone voted us in IFC unanimous and show their support. A couple of my friends are in Sigma Chi, Sigma Nu, and Theta Chi. currently there are 10 IFC Fraternities. so far 50 guys have gone to our events we are going to probably get 25 and maybe hopefully 17 at least will accept our bids (ill report this to you friday once rush is over). About the other fraternities we have: in order of what i think they rank

1. Theta Chi: they are the biggest, known for their parties and socials
2. Sigma Chi: Just took over Beta Theta Pi in sports have the nicest house on campus, i know a great amount of sigs and they are cool kids.
3. Delta Chi: they are also sports but mostly all of them are rich blond kids
4. Kappa Sigma: despite being on campus for less than a year we are the 4th biggest fraternity on campus, we have the highest GPA and best rep (we havent fucked up yet), also sororities like us and everyone is happy that we are giving the greek system a new image. plus the friendly comp. that we bring.
5. Sigma Pi: they just got chartered 5 years ago they are cool guys as well, but their numbers are falling they only got 2 guys in fall.
6. Phi Delta Theta: despite only having 27 members their impression is felt on campus, usually the AS student body president is a Phi Delt, they win greek week, and greek man of the year.
7. Alpha Gamma Rho: i dont really have nothing to say about these guys but they all have pick ups and a nice house.
8. Sigma Nu: they have been here for a long time since the 70s the 2nd oldest greek fraternity on campus (recognized) but they are idk strange none the less a good group of guys i know 4 of those kids well and 2 of them are close friends, they wanted me to rush and offered me a bid last semester but i am glad i didnt go greek because thats when Kappa Sigma Came :).
9. Phi Kappa Tau: Well they were a important fraternity the oldest one on campus untill they decided to make a porno film a couple of years back once a thriving chapter of 80-100 men is a mere shadow of itself with only 8.
10. Gamma Zeta Alpha: they are just a fraternity that is a hispanic focused one, they are a good group of guys, but their small.

PS: Beta Theta Pi: was the best fraternity in campus when it came to Sorority relations and Sports no one could hold a candle to them. But they got booted because they hazed, i knew a couple of their pledges last semester and they made them do scavenger hunts, ice baths, locked them in the closet and threw stuff at them etc. Beta and Theta Chi had a big rivalry and sometimes resulted in Fights. I never liked the Chico Betas i must admit i had a few fights with them and so have a few kappa sigmas here but they are just bitter that they arent recognized and we are.

[hayden83]

Can you advise as to the schools at which the Fraternity is presently actively attempting to colonize (or recolonize, as the case may be)?

Currently there are interest groups at Willamette, Rutgers, Drexel, Villanova, Washburn, Colorado State, UCLA, UBC-O, Millikin, UMass, Indiana State, Rochester Institute of Technology, St. John's, Bentley College, Vanderbilt, Widener, Nebraska, Wyoming and Notre Dame. We have ten other schools on our watch list. And we have 29 current colonies.

[chicostateksig]

WHOA fellas we got 16 quality men to join the Kappa Sigma Fraternity today, more than any other pledge class in CSU Chico. WE beat Theta Chi, Sigma Chi, and Delta Chi YES!!! the last check on the check list is complete we have 52 members we are going to send our stuff to nationals and hopefully get chartered soon.

[stufield]

That is fantastic news, chicostateksig. Topping the Theta Chis, Sigma Chis, Phi Delts, Delta Chis, and others is a real achievement. Hopefully, you will be able to do it again in the Fall.

Hopefully your colony will now prepare and forward to IMH a petition that the SEC will find satisfactory. It certainly will be excellent to have another Northern California chapter. As we presently only have active chapters at UC Berkeley, Stanford, San Jose State, Sacramento State, and Cal State Stanislaus, we are moderately, but not highly, represented in Northern California. A sixth chapter at Chico will be a significant and long-overdue addition (we should have been at Chico years ago). Hopefully, your colony/chapter will be followed soon by a recolonization of Beta-Phi Chapter at UC Davis, and a colonization of the University of the Pacific, an excellent school we should also have been at years ago. THEN the Fraternity would have a really strong Northern California presence.

First things first though. Congrats on your pledge class and good luck with your petition. Keep us posted on developments.

[stufield]

Currently there are interest groups at Willamette, Rutgers, Drexel, Villanova, Washburn, Colorado State, UCLA, UBC-O, Millikin, UMass, Indiana State, Rochester Institute of Technology, St. John's, Bentley College, Vanderbilt, Widener, Nebraska, Wyoming and Notre Dame. We have ten other schools on our watch list. And we have 29 current colonies.

Historically, not all, or even half, of our interest groups ever become colonies. Do any of those interest groups, or which of those interest groups, have a serious/realistic likelihood of becoming colonies this Spring, i.e. before the end of the school year?

[thaloccsta]

hey chico state congrats that you met all the requirements, if this is josh, whats up bro its steve from sac state, we came up and pinned you guys... cant wait to come up and initiate you guys

and definitely dotn expect uc davis back anytime soon, they were given a chance recently and i believe they fucked up again with the same problem.

[hayden83]

Historically, not all, or even half, of our interest groups ever become colonies. Do any of those interest groups, or which of those interest groups, have a serious/realistic likelihood of becoming colonies this Spring, i.e. before the end of the school year?

HQ expects 14 of those interest groups to petition for colony status by the end of the year.

[tmorton3]

I'm a sigma nu at the university of wyoming but i've been hearing rumors about the nationals of kappa sig being very interested in starting back up here. (They had the charter taken a few years back) They had the most elegant house next to use, a huge stone mansion, but the damn honors kids are taking it over, so i'm not sure how well that is gonna work out for the kappa sig peoples...

[stufield]

Hayden 83:

You listed 19 interest groups in your February 21st posting on this thread. HQ may well "expect" 14 of them to petition for colony status "by the end of the year" [does "year" mean the end of the academic year, i.e, say the end of April, or the end of the calendar year, i.e. by December 31, 2008].

However,

1. I seriously doubt that 14 WILL actually end up petitioning. Although I'd love to be wrong, I'd bet the number will be closer to seven or eight. At least one out of every two interest groups folds for some reason or other. For instance, I was advised a couple of days ago that interest groups which we had as recently as less than a month ago Drexel, Seton Hall, and Towson have all since collapsed.

2. Just because an interest group petitions, does not mean that HQ (whoever that includes) accepts the petition. HQ may feel, correctly or incorrectly, that the group is not yet strong enough to succeed as a colony ... although that has not stopped HQ from granting colony status to at least 10 colonies in the past two years or so that any outside observer would say had NO CHANCE WHATSOEVER of succeeding, and all of which did subsequently fold.

The Fraternity website had a big announcement a few months ago, complete with a picture of the campus, that an interest group at Florida Atlantic University was preparing its petition for colony status. That was the last mention of that group; not a word about it since on the Website, in The Caduceus, or anywhere else that I have seen. Do you know if that group did submit a petition, which was not accepted? Or did it not get that far, and folded?

I would be very pleased indeed if 14 of the aforesaid 19 interest groups you have identified DO petition, and even more pleased if all of those petitions are accepted. But I'll never know, because the Fraternity is absolutely terrible about reporting to its membership about expansionary matters (or much else, for that matter). Colonies suddenly appear on the list of active chapters and colonies (like Dickinson did in the list few days) without any prior mention of our having an interest group there. Likewise, colonies and chapters simply
disappear from the same list, without any announcements or explanations ... most recently, in terms of colonies, Academy of Art University, University of Texas/Brownsville, and Troy University, the first two of which are among the aforementioned 10 or more colonies that had no chance whatsoever of succeeding and should not have been colonized in the first place. But unless one is paying close attention to the list, one would not even notice such disappearances ... which I suspect is the way HQ wants it ... trumpet the big rush numbers, don’t mention the failures.

Furthermore, we presently also have the opposite and completely ridiculous situation of a colony that is to be receiving its charter on March 8th that is NOT EVEN INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF CHAPTERS AND COLONIES. Until two days ago, the only reason one would even know the colony exists is because a notice of its chartering has been posted on the home page of the Website!! And that announcement does not name the colony or the school at which is located, just that it is in Charlotte, NC. Really now, how goofy is that!! Does HQ seriously think that the administration of the school at which the colony is located (the Charlotte campus of Johnson & Wales University) does not know the colony exists, and will not know if it is not mentioned on the Website??? In the last two days, the situation has been made even more ridiculous in that the colony is included in the list of top 25 rushing groups for 2007-2008, but again does not name the school in the list ... just an empty space where the Johnson & Wales, Charlotte should be! Will the school be added to the chapters and colonies list AFTER it has been chartered, or will it continue to exist in anonymity??? The whole thing is a complete farce.

In any case, my point is that neither I nor anyone else "outside of HQ" will ever know how many of those 19 interest groups eventually petitioned for colony status, because the Fraternity does not announce when such a petition has been received or from what interest group. We can only see which interest groups eventually become colonies when they are added to the chapters and colonies list. The others just disappear without a mention.

If it were not for people like you who clearly do have some knowledge of the Fraternity's affairs, posting on sites like this, those of us who are interested in such matters as expansion would know nothing other than the bare minimum that is posted on the Website. So please do keep posting!

[KsigAkron]

Myself and two others from the Akron Colony were down at headquarters this week, and we are going to help start interest groups at Kent State (Epsilon-Rho) and Walsh University. We are also looking at several other schools around Ohio such as Ohio University, Dayton, Youngstown State, and etc.

-Jon

[chicostateksig]

So we got 52 Guys and everything is done but apparently some of the brothers didn't deem it necessary to pay dues so we have to wait another semester to get initiated so Chico State will be a chapter by Fall 2008 for sure now that we got the money.

[stufield]

It's great that you now have over 50 members in your colony and appear to have met all the requirements for chartering.

Has your colony submitted its petition for chartering to the SEC?

I was hoping that your colony would be receiving its charter before the start of the 2008-2009 academic year, so that you could participate in Fall Rush as a chapter rather than as still just a colony. But a Fall chartering is something to look forward to. Another Northern California chapter will be a terrific addition to the Fraternity's active chapter roll.

How does your 52-man membership compare with the other fraternities presently on the Cals State Chico campus?

[stufield]

As you guys can probably tell, I'm not a Kappa Sig. But theres one of your guys' interest groups trying to get started at my school (University of Southern Indiana).

Now, normally, I would be fine with this, but unfortunately the tactics they are using are not quite what they should be, including taking a guy who has been affiliated with, and subsequently kicked out of, all six other fraternities on campus (Lambda Chi Alpha, TKE, Phi Delta Theta, Sigma Pi, Kappa Alpha, Alpha Sigma Phi) and they aren't abiding by the University's rules(or the NIC's, which here everyone, even the Phi Delts, follow) about colonization.

In addition, we are already straining for numbers. At a 10,000 student school, all of Greek Life makes up only about 3% of the students. us guys are lucky if we can get half a dozen pledges per fall semester, and maybe half that for the spring. At this time our University cannot support another fraternity. Maybe in a few years, but definitely not now.

Just thought I'd let you guys know about this. Good luck in your expansions elsewhere.


tkehippy06 will no doubt be pleased. I see that our University of Southern Indiana colony has closed.

[stufield]

Was this individual initiated by any of these groups, or just pledged? Or by affiliated do you mean he was simply rushed by them?

As for your other complaint, I would honestly say step up your game. If a football team is losing a game they don't expect the other team to stop playing.


It would seem that Kappa Sigma did not "step up [its] game". I see that the University of Southern Indiana colony has closed. Another hole in the "most preferred fraternity" myth that the SEC keeps promulgating. We clearly weren't the most preferred fraternity at USI (or any of the 26 other colonies the fraternity has closed in the last three to four years).

[chicostateksig]

We are doing pretty good i believe we are 3rd largest in campus and next year 45 people are all going to come back so we are going to be pretty stable for at least the next 2 years. Rush went bad for everyone no one really wants to join fraternities here as much as they used to. That alot of the Fraternities are going to get suspended for poor academic integrity, so that will be another blow to the system as a whole. We have the Highest GPA so we are good and we already sent the binder to the SEC so we are just waiting for their approval. Which i hope we get the charter, we are expected to get initiated by members of the Theta Zeta Chapter in New Mexico idk how accurate that is but it sounds good, idk why anyone would make this up.
WE lost in the fraternity league softball semi finals to the Champs by 1 run so that kind of blew but its our first year we can take them next year.
but we are doing good we need to fix minor things and people need to start paying dues because they are holding us back.

I really dont like how you have to have 50 men. Honestly its not fair that some are dedicated and some arent just to keep the "number one second to none" thing going. Our Docets are not even that elaborate on certain things unlike for example Sigma Chi's Norman Shield. I love Kappa Sigma but i dont like the way nationals handles some aspects of the Order. I also hate how they dont keep you updated on anything. For example i have a friend who is in KS in Mu-Delta UC Irvine and i told him i was about to be a founder in Chico and he was like i have no idea they were starting a colony there. Someone else told me that 70 guys were signed up to restart UCLA's chapter and that was 3 months ago wtf happend???

oh well i really want to go through the ritual so i can finally understand the meaning behind all of this. :(

[rbethea]

It was pretty contentious among our brothers about the change to the new BD. Our last Bononia Docet, the one from the '90s, was a really great exhibition of our history and traditions. The new one has good ideas but it seems so scant - maybe the SEC is scared of chapters making pledges "learn" all that material in 60 days (i.e. hazing). It's also differently designed to guide pledges along the four pillars as opposed to a much more "historical account" like the old one was. The expansion of the fraternity is hardly touched in the new one which is a travesty if you ask me. If you want more info on this send me an e-mail, I can probably help you out if, say, you want a copy of it to peruse.

I also heard of two other colonies they closed down this winter - Troy Univ. and one other I can't recall. BUT there's good expansion prospectively going on at (I also heard) UCLA (maybe in the fall?), Ohio (Univ.), and Denison.

The "Number One, Second to None" thing was really played up at Conclave. It's too bad that it's already becoming so cliche. We spout that off but we're shutting down chapters left and right like Nu-Omega, Kappa-Upsilon, Epsilon-Pi, Nu-Zeta, Lambda-Psi, and Gamma-Nu. All of these last winter. The one at Clemson (Kappa-Upsilon) was particularly nasty with the SEC mandating that a letter be put in the school newspaper informing the community of the chapter's closing (I was a bit taken aback by this extremity). See the Star & Crescent for more info on Brothers Services.

[nate2512]

We are doing pretty good i believe we are 3rd largest in campus and next year 45 people are all going to come back so we are going to be pretty stable for at least the next 2 years. Rush went bad for everyone no one really wants to join fraternities here as much as they used to. That alot of the Fraternities are going to get suspended for poor academic integrity, so that will be another blow to the system as a whole. We have the Highest GPA so we are good and we already sent the binder to the SEC so we are just waiting for their approval. Which i hope we get the charter, we are expected to get initiated by members of the Theta Zeta Chapter in New Mexico idk how accurate that is but it sounds good, idk why anyone would make this up.
WE lost in the fraternity league softball semi finals to the Champs by 1 run so that kind of blew but its our first year we can take them next year.
but we are doing good we need to fix minor things and people need to start paying dues because they are holding us back.

I really dont like how you have to have 50 men. Honestly its not fair that some are dedicated and some arent just to keep the "number one second to none" thing going. Our Docets are not even that elaborate on certain things unlike for example Sigma Chi's Norman Shield. I love Kappa Sigma but i dont like the way nationals handles some aspects of the Order. I also hate how they dont keep you updated on anything. For example i have a friend who is in KS in Mu-Delta UC Irvine and i told him i was about to be a founder in Chico and he was like i have no idea they were starting a colony there. Someone else told me that 70 guys were signed up to restart UCLA's chapter and that was 3 months ago wtf happend???

oh well i really want to go through the ritual so i can finally understand the meaning behind all of this. :(

When I was Grand Scribe we would get all kinds of letters congratulating colonies on their acceptance as chapters, so it's not that IMH that isn't putting the information out there. Also, each member of the executive gets all kinds of e-mails with such information in it, so it gets passed along. I believe there is an email group thats open to everyone -- I can't remember though, when I was on EC the two groups I was required to be in were Kappa Sigma One and 46 East Lawn.

[chicostateksig]

It was pretty contentious among our brothers about the change to the new BD. Our last Bononia Docet, the one from the '90s, was a really great exhibition of our history and traditions. The new one has good ideas but it seems so scant - maybe the SEC is scared of chapters making pledges "learn" all that material in 60 days (i.e. hazing). It's also differently designed to guide pledges along the four pillars as opposed to a much more "historical account" like the old one was. The expansion of the fraternity is hardly touched in the new one which is a travesty if you ask me. If you want more info on this send me an e-mail, I can probably help you out if, say, you want a copy of it to peruse.

I also heard of two other colonies they closed down this winter - Troy Univ. and one other I can't recall. BUT there's good expansion prospectively going on at (I also heard) UCLA (maybe in the fall?), Ohio (Univ.), and Denison.

The "Number One, Second to None" thing was really played up at Conclave. It's too bad that it's already becoming so cliche. We spout that off but we're shutting down chapters left and right like Nu-Omega, Kappa-Upsilon, Epsilon-Pi, Nu-Zeta, Lambda-Psi, and Gamma-Nu. All of these last winter. The one at Clemson (Kappa-Upsilon) was particularly nasty with the SEC mandating that a letter be put in the school newspaper informing the community of the chapter's closing (I was a bit taken aback by this extremity). See the Star & Crescent for more info on Brothers Services.

Thanks for the info... BTW today i received an old Docet circa 1979 by my friend in Kappa Sigma in an other chapter. i am reading it and its so much better than today's version but thanks for willing to help. I really cant wait to get initiated

[chicostateksig]

oh yeah Kappa Sigma has got 2 other colonies aside from us. Academy of the Art which i have no clue how they are doing or how thats going to work as there is no Greek System present, and they closed but suddenly came back. CSU Northridge also has a colony but this colony is special for the mute and def etc. this colony is bound to fail because one this school is a commuter school with more fraternities present. 2nd Sigma Nu has had a colony since 2004 and hasn't chartered to this date, SAE currently re-colonized a dormant chapter and the fact that half the members or the majority are mute/ or def means that its going to be different to get 50 men and other things. I talked to their grandmaster and he told me the same thing. A couple of friends go to that school and they haven't heard anything or rarely hear any Kappa Sigma Activity.

I hope i am wrong and they get established soon...

[nate2512]

I'm about a month late on this, but Kappa Sigma has begun the recolonization process at Vanderbilt.

[rbethea]

I think I heard that Academy of Art closed.

[KSigkid]

I'm about a month late on this, but Kappa Sigma has begun the recolonization process at Vanderbilt.

That's great. It's good to hear we're coming back to a lot of these schools, hopefully things go well.

[chicostateksig]

So gentlemen i got news from our GP that today Nationals has approved us to be the newest chapter of Kappa Sigma Fraternity and its going to be at Chico State. I am proud of the hard work we have done and cant wait to get initiated. YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

[stufield]

Terrific news. Congratulations to the entire colony. Has your chartering date been set?

[chicostateksig]

Terrific news. Congratulations to the entire colony. Has your chartering date been set?


yeah i believe it is September 6, 2008.

We have to wait longer than those 60 days or w.e but yeah ive waited for this every single day since May 6, 2007 when we were officially colonized.

Cant wait and thanks this is just the first big step for Kappa Sigma's tradition in our campus.

From the looks of it we are going to be Pi-Theta chapter idk why i had this freaky dream around sept last year and saw the letters Pi-Kappa so i was like oh that would be cool if we had those letters but no. ahha. anyways i am happy.

[chicostateksig]

And from the looks of it Delta-Nu UCLA is back as a colony

http://www.kappasigma.org/chaptersByRollNumber.php

http://www.kappasigma.org/php-bin/news/showArticle.php?id=178&ref=

[stevenscarfia]

Hey guys, I am not currently a Kappa Sigma, but I plan on pledging when I move to Anchorage, Alaska next summer. I hope to be at least a pledge of the new Alaskan chapter, but would love it if I could be a founding father (dependent on whether they get their chapter status by next year). I can't wait to become a Kappa Sig!

[nate2512]

Hey guys, I am not currently a Kappa Sigma, but I plan on pledging when I move to Anchorage, Alaska next summer. I hope to be at least a pledge of the new Alaskan chapter, but would love it if I could be a founding father (dependent on whether they get their chapter status by next year). I can't wait to become a Kappa Sig!.

Do you even know any of the Kappa Sigmas there? If your main goal is just to become a Kappa Sig, or be a founding father of a colony, or just to be in a fraternity at all, then I would hope the guys at Anchorage will see through that and refrain from bidding you. So your post should have looked much like this:
Hey guys, I'm not a Kappa Sigma, but I am going to be moving to Anchorage next summer, and am interesting in rushing Kappa Sigma, I have heard about all the great things Kappa Sigma is doing there, and if the brothers see fit, I would very much like to join such a fine organization.

I'm not trying to discourage you, but your words and thoughts should be differently at this point, cause there is no guarantee you'll get a bid.

[nate2512]

We have to wait longer than those 60 days or w.e but yeah ive waited for this every single day since May 6, 2007 when we were officially colonized.


Why would the sixty days apply to a colony?

[chicostateksig]

because your supposed to be installed 60 days prior to the SEC vote i have no clue why that is, but it is what it is.

[nate2512]

But generally, over breaks, they offer extensions. So this could be a very similar strategy, if you accept the midterm rush challenge, the time over the christmas break does not count. So over the summer could be considered very similar, since no one else has pledges. There are a few other reasons but they shouldn't be discussed.

[akwilcox]

Stevenscarfia: Will you be in Anchorage this summer (08) or next summer (09)? If you're in the area now, drop us a line-- we're semi-active over the summer...as active as a group can be with so many of us out in the bush or out to sea. We'd love to talk with you about the colony and our upcoming rush.


John

[tkehippy06]

tkehippy06 will no doubt be pleased. I see that our University of Southern Indiana colony has closed.

I'm not really pleased per se, but I'm a bit relieved. Maybe in a few years, if the college grows enough and the chapter size grows enough to where another chapter on campus wouldn't be a genuine threat to the survival of all the other chapters... I have no problems with another fraternity joining our campus, other than the fact that Greek life here is barely surviving at 3% of 10000 students.

[KSigkid]

I'm not really pleased per se, but I'm a bit relieved. Maybe in a few years, if the college grows enough and the chapter size grows enough to where another chapter on campus wouldn't be a genuine threat to the survival of all the other chapters... I have no problems with another fraternity joining our campus, other than the fact that Greek life here is barely surviving at 3% of 10000 students.

That's not necessarily determinative, though. My alma mater had a similar issue (low Greek turnout), and Pike was able to come on campus and be successful (from what I've heard).

I understand what you're saying, but there can be situations where an extra Greek org could thrive. Then again, you're on campus, and know better than the rest of us if it has room for another fraternity.

[stufield]

Okay, so Fall is here again, and the new academic year has begun.

I see that one new chapter has been chartered ... Pi-Theta at Coastal Carolina University, located at Conway, SC, not far from Myrtle Beach. The IMH Website has not posted anything yet, but I believe that the CSU Chico and PSU Harrisburg colonies are also set for chartering soon, and that the Lambda-Gamma colony at Jacksonville State is likewise set for rechartering. Hopefully, some other colonies will also receive their charters this Fall. There's no point having colonies if they don't progress to chapter status.

Meanwhile, does anyone know the identities of any schools which we will be colonizing or recolonizing this Fall?

[chicostateksig]

so chico state got installed yesterday. and the worthy grand master was there i am happy to be a full on brother of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. They said UC davis will be back next spring and they want to start stuff in UN Reno, UC Merced and University of the Pacific.

[stufield]

chicostateksig:

Congratulations on the installation of your chapter.
How many founding fathers were initiated?
What is your chapter designation, Pi-Iota?

Thanks for the news about, hopefully, the return of UC Davis and possible new colonies at Nevada, UC Merced, and UoP.

As we should have been at Nevada decades ago, a colony there can't come soon enough.

UoP is a first-rate school, another one we should have been at years ago. However, its Greek system is still expanding, so hopefully we WILL colonize there soon.

So with both Neavada and UoP, as it was with Chico, it's better late than never!

I, for one, have never even heard of UC Merced.

[chicostateksig]

Thanks alot i was almost about to cry but i maned up ahah. it felt great bringing or helping in bring KS to our school. I believed it was a perfect time to do so due to beta's absence and we came in. Yet your right this chapter should have been installed during the rigorous expansion period in which half of these fraternities came into campus the 80s. or late 70s. The ritual going through it was special and i will take its teachings at heart. Yet answering what you asked. we had 51 founders. 3 were already initiated, and about 40 were initiated that day some graduated or are studying abroad so they will have to return to be initiated. The chapter is the 325 Pi-Iota chapter.

Uop is perfect for expansion and you previously stated it. Our Grandmaster's brother is going to be a founder of the future Davis Beta-phi colony which should return spring 09. and UC Merced is a great place to start. This is a new University in the prestigious UC school system. There are presently no Greek letter organizations on this campus. I see this campus doing great things like the rest of its UC counterparts, and its a perfect time to get a foothold in the university that just opened its doors 4 years ago. This will make us a big in that campus and start out pretty easily. I hear that Sigma Chi is in the midst of starting a colony. However i cant wait for future expansion another colony in U of Pacific, Davis will make 5 kappa sigma locations in our district. Nu-Lambda, Omicron-Omega, and Pi- Iota with Beta-phi Colony, and Uof P colony would be great.

I forgot to note that Nu-Alpha Chapter at Cal Poly SLO may also return the DGM talked to me about it, they need to clear things out and they may possibly return spring or next fall as well.

Its a really great time to be a Kappa Sigma.

[flffydg9]

I am willing to be an alumni advisor for a colony at UC Riverside, but it looks like it would be a daunting task. There are only about 300 students in 10 fraternities out of a total enrollment of almost 20,000 and growing. There is no alumni chapter in the Inland Empire, although there are in LA and San Diego Counties. Most or all of the existing fraternities at Riverside don't have houses which reduces the incentive to join. The largest fraternity there numbers only 50 men (as it happens, it is a chapter of the nation's second largest fraternity), the minimum required by our National for chartering. The only way I see a Kappa Sig chapter succeeding is strong alumni support from a to-be-created Inland Empire alumni chapter, and a housing corporation. The strongest sorority on campus seems to be the Pi Phis. As it happens they have a house and a strong alumni chapter. My view is that Kappa Sig has the strength to put a chapter anywhere it wants to given the resolve to do so, but National can't do it alone, it's a question of the resolve of the brothers who live in the area. How badly do alumni want a meeting place. I see UC Riverside as a part of a strong presence in Southern California because it's big and geting bigger, and some students transfer to the other college campuses in SoCal from there, and it is well located geographically to support colonization efforts throughout SoCal, there is no place too far from there. They have an undergrad business major there which always seems to be a good source for members.

Is there any interest and support for the idea of starting a chapter out there and becoming the 11th fraternity on the campus and the largest?

[hayden83]

In my District, I have chapters of 20 members on campuses of 25,000 with a total of 100 Greek students, so you're not alone.

There may be an interest group forming at UCR. I will PM you the contact information of our recruitment manager who can help you get connected.

I am willing to be an alumni advisor for a colony at UC Riverside, but it looks like it would be a daunting task. There are only about 300 students in 10 fraternities out of a total enrollment of almost 20,000 and growing... Is there any interest and support for the idea of starting a chapter out there and becoming the 11th fraternity on the campus and the largest?

[als463]

Sorry for crashing but, I felt compelled to leave a message in the Kappa Sigma forum. I hope you all don't mind.

The other night on campus (Penn State Harrisburg-where I am now a Graduate Student) I walked out of class early after a test. I was excited to get a chance to go home early. Generally my Wednesday class is over at 9:15 p.m. and I have an hour and a half drive home from there.

I had gotten done with my test as I walked out to the parking lot. I hopped in my car and my engine wouldn't even turn over. I didn't leave the lights on and I had no idea why it wasn't starting. I freaked out because I was about an hour and a half from home-so, for anyone to even come pick me up-getting home could have been a total of 3 hours when all is said and done.

I quickly hopped out of my car to find someone who was willing to help me try and jump start my car. I carry my own jumper cables and all I needed was someone with a car that worked. I walked around the parking lot until I came upon two young-attractive guys dressed up in suits. I felt bad asking them because they were dressed so nice and obviously had some place to go. As soon as I walked up to their car (because they were hopping out of it) without even having to say a word-they stopped talking and greeted me.

I asked them if they would be willing to help me jump start my car and they were more than happy to help out. I was so thankful. Even though I had an idea how to do it, the one guy took charge of the cables and told me not to worry because he works on cars all the time. After hearing that-that made my night. I went from being tired and ready to go home-after freaking out...to meeting some great guys who were willing to help at the drop of a hat.

Maybe I got lucky because they noticed my hat. Who knows? I forget how it came up but, I began to tell them about how I was in graduate school. The one guy made a comment about how he realized I was most likely there for graduate school because he noticed my Penn State Phi Mu (lettered hat) that I was wearing. I smiled and said, "Oh-are you guys Tekes?" The reason I asked is because from all I knew they were the only IFC/NIC group on campus. They both smiled and said, "No-we are brothers of Kappa Sigma!" We began talking about Greek Life as my car was getting jumped and I took down their names and information so I may send them "thank you" cards and let them know how thankful I am.

Apparently, the guys were dressed up because they had something going on with the fraternity that night-I want to say it was something like a sorority's pinning ceremony (if that's something fraternities do). They were dressed very nice and willing to help me out. Had it not been for them-I would have never made it home. I just wanted to let the brothers of Kappa Sigma know how wonderful their new chapter/ colonization/ expansion is at Penn State Harrisburg because if those two guys are an example of Kappa Sigma brothers on this campus-you will have great pledge classes for years to come!

[chicostateksig]

well we are losing chapters fast too. I believe SDSU is in probation. and UC Santa Barbara is gone. wow that sucks.